Journal article
Nibasumba, A., Vanasten, P., Jassogne, L., Nkurunziza, C., Nahimana, G., Kaboneka, S., Delvaux, B., & Bielders, C. (2026). Agronomic and economic (dis)advantages of intercropping young coffee and banana in central Burundi. Agronomy Journal, 118(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.70402 (Original work published 2026)
Seydou, K.-d., Tovihoudji, P., Zakari, S., Yemadje, P., Akponikpè, P., & Bielders, C. (2026). Response of cereals to intercropping with non‐food crops in tropical and subtropical regions: A meta‐analysis. Agronomy Journal, 118(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.70378 (Original work published 2026)
Ramahaimandimby, Z., Randriamaherisoa, A., Vanclooster, M., & Bielders, C. (2026). Raingauge vs IMERG precipitation data for SWAT modelling: balancing accuracy and cost for reliable hydrological observatories in a tropical river basin. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2025.2608134 (Original work published 2026)
Boutarfa, A., Benabdelouahab, T., Aboutayeb, R., Manssens, G., Swerts, G., Brostaux, Y., Bielders, C., & Degré, A. (2026). Impact of Miscanthus giganteus and short-rotation coppice vegetative barriers on surface runoff velocity. Journal of Ecological Engineering, 27(1), 365-379. https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/210377 (Original work published 2026)
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Kagisye, A., Nibasumba, A., Nduwayo, G., & Bielders, C. (2025). What agronomic and environmental factors drive coffee yield in Burundi? A country-wide study. European Journal of Agronomy, 171, 127788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2025.127788 (Original work published 2025)
Clément, T., Bielders, C., Degré, A., Manssens, G., Foucart, G., Pigeon, O., Blondel, A., & Huyghebaert, B. (2025). Suitability of Strip‐Tillage and Undersowing in Maize Crops to Control Runoff, Soil Erosion and Herbicide Loss: Field Trials and Modelling. Hydrological Processes, 39(7). https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70170 (Original work published 2025)
Mawe, G. I., Landu, E. L., Dujardin, E., Imwangana, F. M., Bielders, C., Hubert, A., Michellier, C., Nzolang, C., Poesen, J., Dewitte, O., & Vanmaercke, M. (2025). Mapping urban gullies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nature, 644(8078), 952-959. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09371-7 (Original work published 2025)
Bagri Bouraima, M., Bielders, C., Sikirou, R., Ezin, V. A., Ahohuendo, B. C., & Achigan‐Dako, E. G. (2025). Do agroecological practices control “Ralstonia solanacearum” wilt on solanaceous crops? A meta‐analysis. Plant Pathology : a record of current work on plant diseases and pests. Published. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.14000 (Original work published 2025)
Bagri Bouraima, M., Sikirou, R., Zohoungbogbo, H. P. F., Sakiti, C., Awe, E. V., Ahohuendo, B. C., Bielders, C., & Achigan-Dako, E. G. (2025). Participatory evaluation of tolerant tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum) genotypes in naturally contaminated fields by Ralstonia solanacearum species complex in Benin. European Journal of Plant Pathology. Published. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-025-03084-3 (Original work published 2025)
Herpoel, M., Bielders, C., Baert, P., Michez, A., Meersmans, J., & Degré, A. (2025). Field patterns as game changers of the sediment connectivity. Geomorphology, 477, 109679. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2025.109679 (Original work published 2025)
Ouédraogo, R. A., Kambiré, F. C., Cournac, L., & Bielders, C. (2025). Urban Market Gardening Improves Soil Health: A Case Study in Burkina Faso. Soil Systems, 9(2), 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems9020059 (Original work published 2025)
Journal article
Zanutel, M., Lefebvre, A., Garré, S., & Bielders, C. (2024). Does century-old biochar affect soil interrill erodibility on cropland soils? A study on pre-industrial kiln sites. Soil & Tillage Research, 240, 106091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2024.106091 (Original work published 2024)
Mawe, G. I., Landu, E. L., Imwangana, F. M., Hubert, A., Dille, A., Bielders, C., Poesen, J., Dewitte, O., & Vanmaercke, M. (2024). What controls the expansion of urban gullies in tropical environments? Lessons learned from contrasting cities in D.R. Congo. CATENA, 241, 108055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2024.108055 (Original work published 2024)
Allakonon, M., Tovihoudji, P., Akponikpè, P. B. I., & Bielders, C. (2024). Optimizing deficit irrigation and fertilizer application for off-season maize production in Northern Benin. Field Crops Research, 318, 109613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109613 (Original work published 2024)
Clement, T., Bielders, C., & Degré, A. (2024). How much do conservation cropping practices mitigate runoff and soil erosion under Western European conditions: A focus on conservation tillage, tied ridging and winter cover crops. Soil Use and Management, 40(2). https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.13047 (Original work published 2024)
Maki, J.-C. M., Dewitte, O., & Bielders, C. (2024). Living with landslides: Land use on unstable hillslopes in a rural tropical mountainous environment in DR Congo. Science of the Total Environment, 171624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171624 (Original work published 2024)
Lutete Landu, E., Ilombe Mawe, G., Makanzu Imwangana, F., Bielders, C., Dewitte, O., Poesen, J., Hubert, A., & Vanmaercke, M. (2024). The potential of runoff retention structures as a strategy to control urban gullying in tropical cities. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. Accepted/in-press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2024.11.002 (Original work published 2024)
Zanutel, M., Garré, S., Sanglier, P., & Bielders, C. (2024). Biochar modifies soil physical properties mostly through changes in soil structure rather than through its internal porosity. Vadose Zone Journal. Published. https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.20301 (Original work published 2024)
Journal article
Zanutel, M., & Bielders, C. (2023). Contrasted effects of biochar application on interrill erosion depending on age, application rate and soil type. Geoderma Regional, 34, e00706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2023.e00706 (Original work published 2023)
Maki, J.-C. M., Bielders, C., Monsieurs, E., Depicker, A., Smets, B., Tambala, T., Bagalwa Mateso, L., & Dewitte, O. (2023). Characteristics and causes of natural and human-induced landslides in a tropical mountainous region: the rift flank west of Lake Kivu (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 23(2), 643-666. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-643-2023 (Original work published 2023)
Ramahaimandimby, S. Z., Randriamaherisoa, A., Vanclooster, M., & Bielders, C. (2023). Driving Factors of the Hydrological Response of a Tropical Watershed: The Ankavia River Basin in Madagascar. Water, 15(12), 2237. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15122237 (Original work published 2023)
Lutete Landu, E., Ilombe Mawe, G., Makanzu Imwangana, F., Bielders, C., Dewitte, O., Poesen, J., Hubert, A., & Vanmaercke, M. (2023). Effectiveness of measures aiming to stabilize urban gullies in tropical cities: Results from field surveys across D.R. Congo. International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 11(1), 14-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2022.10.003 (Original work published 2023)
Clement, T., Bielders, C., Degré, A., Manssens, G., & Foucart, G. (2023). Soil pitting mitigates runoff, erosion and pesticide surface losses in maize crops in the Belgian loess belt. Soil & Tillage Research, 234, 105853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2023.105853 (Original work published 2023)
Matthews, F., Verstraeten, G., Borrelli, P., Vanmaercke, M., Poesen, J., Steegen, A., Degré, A., Rodríguez, B. C., Bielders, C., Franke, C., Alary, C., Zumr, D., Patault, E., Nadal-Romero, E., Smolska, E., Licciardello, F., Swerts, G., Thodsen, H., Casalí, J., et al. (2023). EUSEDcollab: a network of data from European catchments to monitor net soil erosion by water. Scientific Data, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02393-8 (Original work published 2023)
Alonso, A., Froidevaux, M., Javaux, M., Laloy, E., Mattern, S., Roisin, C., Vanclooster, M., & Bielders, C. (2023). Fine-resolution profile-scale data to depict the impact of tillage treatment and machine traffic on agricultural soil structure and hydrologic properties. Data in Brief, 51, 109759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109759 (Original work published 2023)
Journal article
Alonso, A., Froidevaux, M., Javaux, M., Laloy, E., Mattern, S., Roisin, C., Vanclooster, M., & Bielders, C. (2022). A hybrid method for characterizing tillage-induced soil physical quality at the profile scale with fine spatial details. Soil & Tillage Research, 216, 105236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2021.105236 (Original work published 2022)
Chuma, G. B., Mondo, J. M., Ndeko, A. B., Bagula, E. M., Lucungu, P. B., Bora, F. S., Karume, K., Mushagalusa, G. N., Schmitz, S., & Bielders, C. (2022). Farmers’ knowledge and Practices of Soil Conservation Techniques in Smallholder Farming Systems of Northern Kabare, East of D.R. Congo. Environmental Challenges, 7, 100516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2022.100516 (Original work published 2022)
Sanogo, M., Gaspart, F., Kaboré, D., Taonda, J.-B., Sermé, I., Kestemont, M.-P., & Bielders, C. (2022). Farmers perceptions of fertilizer micro-dosing adoption and continued use in Burkina Faso. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 18(11), 907-918. https://doi.org/10.5897/ajar2022.16086 (Original work published 2022)
Ramahaimandimby, S. Z., Randriamaherisoa, A., Jonard, F., Vanclooster, M., & Bielders, C. (2022). Reliability of Gridded Precipitation Products for Water Management Studies: The Case of the Ankavia River Basin in Madagascar. Remote Sensing, 14(16), 3940. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14163940 (Original work published 2022)
Ouedraogo, Y., Taonda, J.-B. S., Sermé, I., Tychon, B., & Bielders, C. (2022). Drivers of sorghum response to fertilizer microdosing on smallholder farms across Burkina Faso. Field Crops Research, 288, 108709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108709 (Original work published 2022)
Journal article
Frankl, A., De Boever, M., Bodyn, J., Buysens, S., Rosseel, L., Deprez, S., Bielders, C., Degré, A., & Stokes, A. (2021). Report on the effectiveness of vegetative barriers to regulate simulated fluxes of runoff and sediment in open agricultural landscapes (Flanders, Belgium). Land Degradation & Development. Published. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4048 (Original work published 2021)
Nibasumba, A., Jassogne, L., VanAsten, P., Nduwayo, G., Nkurunziza, C., Bielders, C., & Delvaux, B. (2021). Coffee-banana systems in transition: Resource allocation and crop interactions in smallholder farms of Burundi. Journal of Agricultural and Crop Research, 9(11), 250-263. https://doi.org/10.33495/jacr_v9i11.21.167 (Original work published 2021)
Nibasumba, A., Jassogne, L., Nduwayo, G., Ngayempore, E., Simbashizubwoba, C., Van Asten, P., & Bielders, C. (2021). Status and management of coffee plantations in Burundi: Reasons to worry. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 17(9), 1180-1191. https://doi.org/10.5897/ajar2021.15494 (Original work published 2021)
Zanutel, M., Garré, S., & Bielders, C. (2021). Long‐term effect of biochar on physical properties of agricultural soils with different textures at pre‐industrial charcoal kiln sites in Wallonia (Belgium). European Journal of Soil Science. Published. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13157 (Original work published 2021)
Heri-Kazi, A. B., & Bielders, C. (2021). “Cropland characteristics and extent of soil loss by rill and gully erosion in smallholder farms in the KIVU highlands, D.R. Congo”. Geoderma Regional, 26(*), e00404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2021.e00404 (Original work published 2021)
Vanmaercke, M., Panagos, P., Vanwalleghem, T., Hayas, A., Foerster, S., Borrelli, P., Rossi, M., Torri, D., Casali, J., Borselli, L., Vigiak, O., Maerker, M., Haregeweyn, N., De Geeter, S., Zgłobicki, W., Bielders, C., Cerdà, A., Conoscenti, C., de Figueiredo, T., et al. (2021). Measuring, modelling and managing gully erosion at large scales: A state of the art. Earth - Science Reviews, 218, 103637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103637 (Original work published 2021)
Journal article
Ouedraogo, Y., Taonda, J.-B. S., Sermé, I., Tychon, B., & Bielders, C. (2020). Factors driving cereal response to fertilizer microdosing in sub‐Saharan Africa: A meta‐analysis. Agronomy Journal : an international journal of agriculture and natural resource sciences, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20229 (Original work published 2020)
Baartman, J. E. M., Nunes, J. P., Masselink, R., Darboux, F., Bielders, C., Degré, A., Cantreul, V., Cerdan, O., Grangeon, T., Fiener, P., Wilken, F., Schindewolf, M., & Wainwright, J. (2020). What do models tell us about water and sediment connectivity? Geomorphology, 367, 107300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107300 (Original work published 2020)
Ouedraogo, R. A., Chartin, C., Kambiré, F. C., van Wesemael, B., Delvaux, B., Milogo, H., & Bielders, C. (2020). Short and long-term impact of urban gardening on soil organic carbon fractions in Lixisols (Burkina Faso). Geoderma, 362, 114110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.114110 (Original work published 2020)
Heri-Kazi, A. B., & Bielders, C. (2020). Dégradation des terres cultivées au Sud-Kivu, R.D. Congo : perceptions paysannes et caractéristiques des exploitations agricoles. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 24(2), 99-116. https://doi.org/10.25518/1780-4507.18544 (Original work published 2020)
Heri-Kazi Bisimwa, A., & Bielders, C. (2020). Dégradation des terres cultivées au Sud-Kivu, R.D. Congo : perceptions paysannes et caractéristiques des exploitations agricoles. Biotechnol.Agron.Soc.Environ., 200(24 (2)), 99-116. (Original work published 2020)
Cantreul, V., Pineux, N., Swerts, G., Bielders, C., & Degré, A. (2020). Performance of the LandSoil expert‐based model to map erosion and sedimentation: application to a cultivated catchment in central Belgium. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 45, 1376-1391. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4808 (Original work published 2020)
Got, J.-B., Bielders, C., & Lambot, S. (2020). Characterizing soil piping networks in loess‐derived soils using ground‐penetrating radar. Vadose Zone Journal, 19(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.20006 (Original work published 2020)
Heri‐Kazi, A. B., & Bielders, C. (2020). Erosion and soil and water conservation in South‐Kivu (eastern DR Congo): The farmers’ view. Land Degradation & Development, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3755 (Original work published 2020)
Journal article
Tarasenko, I., Bielders, C., Guevara, A., & Delmelle, P. (2019). Surface crusting of volcanic ash deposits under simulated rainfall. Bulletin of Volcanology, 81(5 (2019)), 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-019-1289-6 (Original work published 2019)
Ouedraogo, R. A., Fabékouré, C. K., Kestemont, M.-P., & Bielders, C. (2019). Caractériser la diversité des exploitations maraîchères de la région de Bobo-Dioulasso au Burkina Faso pour faciliter leur transition agroécologique. Cahiers d’études et de recherches francophones. Agricultures, 28(20). https://doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2019021 (Original work published 2019)
Tovihoudji, P. G., Akponikpè, P. B. I., Agbossou, E. K., & Bielders, C. (2019). Variability in maize yield and profitability following hill-placement of reduced mineral fertilizer and manure rates under smallholder farm conditions in northern Benin. Field Crops Research, 230, 139-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2018.10.018 (Original work published 2019)
Tovihoudji, P. G., Akponikpè, P. B. I., Agbossou, E. K., & Bielders, C. (2019). Using the DSSAT Model to Support Decision Making Regarding Fertilizer Microdosing for Maize Production in the Sub-humid Region of Benin. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 7(13), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00013 (Original work published 2019)
Journal article
Malam Assane, M., Ambouta, K. J.-M., Bielders, C., Tidjani, A. D., Jacquemart, A.-L., & Laminou Manzo, O. (2018). Evaluation of the viable seed potential of degraded dune soils in Gouré (south-eastern Niger). Geo-Eco-Trop, 42(2), 307-320. (Original work published 2018)
Nunes, J. P., Wainwright, J., Bielders, C., Darboux, F., Fiener, P., Finger, D., & Turnbull, L. (2018). Better models are more effectively connected models. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. Published. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4323 (Original work published 2018)
Lompo, D. J.-P., Compaoré, E., Sedogo, M. P., Melapie, M., Bielders, C., Schlecht, E., & Buerkert, A. (2018). Horizontal flows of nitrogen, potassium, and carbon in urban vegetables gardens of Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. Published. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-018-9949-z (Original work published 2018)
Karimou Barké, M., Tychon, B., Oussein, I., Ozer, A., & Bielders, C. (2018). Détection des cuvettes oasiennes du centre-est du Niger par classifications d’images-satellite SPOT5-THX. Photo-Interpretation European Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 2017-53, 32-84. (Original work published 2018)
Malam Assane, M., Ambouta, K. J.-M., Bielders, C., & Tidjani, A. D. (2018). Characterization of degraded dune vegetation in south-eastern Niger. Environmental and Water Sciences, Public Health & Territorial Intelligence, 2(4), 83-94. (Original work published 2018)
Journal article
Pineux, N., Lisein, J., Swerts, G., Bielders, C., Lejeune, P., Colinet, G., & Degré, A. (2017). Can DEM time series produced by UAV be used to quantify diffuse erosion in an agricultural watershed? Geomorphology, 280, 122-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.12.003 (Original work published 2017)
Tovihoudji, G. P., Akponikpe, P. B. I., Adjogboto, A., Djenontin, J. A., Agbossou, E. K., & Bielders, C. (2017). Combining hill-placed manure and mineral fertilizer enhances maize productivity and profitability in northern Benin. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-017-9872-8 (Original work published 2017)
Pineux, N., Michel, B., Legrain, X., Bielders, C., Degré, A., & Colinet, G. (2017). Diachronic soil surveys: A method for quantifying long-term diffuse erosion? Geoderma Regional, 10, 102-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2017.06.001 (Original work published 2017)
Tovihoudji, G. P., Akponikpé, P. B. I., Agbossou, E. K., Bertin, P., & Bielders, C. (2017). Fertilizer microdosing enhances maize yields but may exacerbate nutrient mining in maize cropping systems in northern Benin. Field Crops Research, 213, 130-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2017.08.003 (Original work published 2017)
Cantreul, V., Bielders, C., Calsamiglia, A., & Degré, A. (2017). How pixel size affects a sediment connectivity index in central Belgium : Pixel size and weighting factor in a sediment connectivity index. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4295 (Original work published 2017)
Karimou Barké Mahamadou, Ousseini Issa, Bielders, C., Ambouta Karimou J.M., & Tychon Bernard. (2017). Caractérisation morphologique des cuvettes oasiennes du Centre-Est du Niger. Physio-Géo : Géographie Physique et Environnement, XI, 255-276. (Original work published 2017)
De Walque, B., Degré, A., Maugnard, A., & Bielders, C. (2017). Artificial surfaces characteristics and sediment connectivity explain muddy flood hazard in Wallonia. CATENA, 158, 89-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2017.06.016 (Original work published 2017)
Staquet, J.-B., Dewez, A., & Bielders, C. (2017). Inondations boueuses et érosion. Mille Lieux, 4, 34-41. (Original work published 2017)
Journal article
Tidjani, A. D., Abdourhamane Toure, A., Rajot, J.-L., Marticorena, B., Bielders, C., & Brouet, C. (2016). Flux éolien et dynamique des fronts dunaires dans le Manga, Sud-Est du Niger. Rev.Ivoir.Sci.Technol., 28, 323-332. (Original work published 2016)
Penuela Fernandez, A., Darboux, F., Javaux, M., & Bielders, C. (2016). Evolution of Overland flow connectivity in bare agricultural plots. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 41, 1595-1613. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3938 (Original work published 2016)
Journal article
Penuela Fernandez, A., Javaux, M., & Bielders, C. (2015). How do slope and surface roughness affect plot-scale overland flow connectivity? Journal of Hydrology, 528, 192-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.06.031 (Original work published 2015)
Bielders, C., & Gérard, B. (2015). Millet response to microdose fertilization in south–western Niger: Effect of antecedent fertility management and environmental factors. Field Crops Research, 171, 165-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2014.10.008 (Original work published 2015)
Kambire, F., Bielders, C., & Kestemont, M.-P. (2015). Optimizing Indigenous Soil Fertility Assessments. A Case Study in Cotton-Based Systems in Burkina Faso. Land Degradation & Development, 28, 1875-1886. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2381 (Original work published 2015)
Muliele Muku, T., Bielders, C., & van Asten, P. (2015). Short- and medium-term impact of manual tillage and no-tillage with mulching on banana roots and yields in banana-bean intercropping systems in the East African Highlands. Field Crops Research, 171, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2014.10.015 (Original work published 2014)
Book chapter
Bielders, C. (2015). Soil nutrient balance changes: status and trends. In Gerasimova Maria, Thomas Reinsch, Pete Smith (ed.), Status of the World’s Soil Resources (p. p. 132-137). FAO.
Journal article
Lambrechts, T., De Braekeleer, C., Fautsch, V., Iserentant, A., Rentmeesters, G., Lutts, S., & Bielders, C. (2014). Can vegetative filter strips efficiently trap trace elements during water erosion events? A flume experiment with contaminated sediments. Ecological Engineering, 68, 60-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.03.092 (Original work published 2014)
Akponikpe, P., Gérard, B., & Bielders, C. (2014). Soil water crop modeling for decision support in millet-based systems in the Sahel: a challenge. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 9(22), 1700-1713. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR10.263 (Original work published 2014)
Maugnard, A., Cordonnier, H., Degre, A., Demarcin, P., Pineux, N., & Bielders, C. (2014). Uncertainty assessment of ephemeral gully identification, characteristics and topographic threshold when using aerial photographs in agricultural settings. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 39(10), 1279-1420. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3526 (Original work published 2014)
Maugnard, A., Van Dyck, S., & Bielders, C. (2014). Assessing the regional and temporal variability of the topographic threshold for ephemeral gully initiation using quantile regression in Wallonia (Belgium). Geomorphology, 206, 165-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.3013.10.007 (Original work published 2014)
Houyou, Z., Bielders, C., Benhorma, H. A., Dellal, A., & Boutmedjet, A. (2014). Evidence of strong land degradation by wind erosion as a result of rainfed cropping in the algerian steppe: a case study at Laghouat. Land Degradation & Development, 27(8), 1788-1796. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2295 (Original work published 2016)
Lambrechts, T., François, S., Lutts, S., Munoz-Carpena, R., & Bielders, C. (2014). Impact of plant growth and morphology and of sediment concentration on sediment retention efficiency of vegetative filter strips: Flume experiments and VFSMOD modeling. Journal of Hydrology, 511, 800-810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.02.030 (Original work published 2014)
Lambrechts, T., Lequeue, G., Lobet, G., Godin, B., Bielders, C., & Lutts, S. (2014). Comparative analysis of Cd and Zn impacts on root distribution and morphology of Lolium perenne and Trifolium repens: implications for phytostabilization. Plant and Soil : international journal on plant-soil relationships, 376(1-2), 229-244. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-013-1975-7 (Original work published 2013)
Rodriguez Pleguezuelo, C. R., Duran Zuazo, V. H., Bielders, C., Jimenez Bocanegra, J. A., Perea Torres, F., & Francia Martinez, J. R. (2014). Bioenergy farming using woody crops. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development : sciences des productions vegetales et de l’environnement. Published. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-014-0262-1 (Original work published 2014)
Journal article
Maugnard, A., Bielders, C., Bock, L., Colinet, G., Cordonnier, H., Degré, A., Demarcin, P., Dewez, A., Feltz, N., Legrain, X., Pineux, N., & Mokadem, A. I. (2013). Cartographie du risque d’érosion hydrique à l’échelle parcellaire en soutien à la politique agricole wallonne (Belgique). Etudes et Gestion des Sols, 20(2), 127-141. (Original work published 2013)
Maugnard, A., Van Dyck, S., & Bielders, C. (2013). Assessing the regional and temporal variability of the topographic threshold for ephemeral gully initiation using quantile regression in Wallonia (Belgium). Geomorphology, 206, 165-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.10.007 (Original work published 2013)
Saqalli, M., Bielders, C., Defourny, P., & Gérard, B. (2013). Reconstituting family transitions of Sahelian western Niger 1950-2000: an agent-based modelling approach in a low data context. CyberGeo : revue européenne de géographie, 634. https://doi.org/10.4000/cybergeo.25760 (Original work published 2013)
Penuela Fernandez, A., Javaux, M., & Bielders, C. (2013). Scale effect on overland flow connectivity at the plot scale. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-1-2013 (Original work published 2013)
Book chapter
Fatondji, D., Martius, C., Vlek, P. L. G., Bielders, C., & Bationo, A. (2012). Effect of Zai Soil and Water Conservation Technique on Water Balance and the Fate of Nitrate from Organic Amendments Applied: A Case of Degraded-Crusted Soils in Niger. In Bationo A., Waswa B., Okeyo J.M., Maina F., Kihara J.M. (Eds) (ed.), Innovations as Key to the Green Revolution in Africa (p. p. 1125-1135). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2543-2_115
Journal article
Jassogne, L., van Asten, P., Laderach, P., Capraro, A., Wanyama, I., Nibasumba, A., & Bielders, C. (2012). Climate-smart perennial systems. R4D Reviews, 9, 12-16. (Original work published 2012)
Antoine, M., Chalon, C., Darboux, F., Javaux, M., & Bielders, C. (2012). Estimating changes in effective values of surface detention, depression storage and friction factor at the interrill scale, using a cheap and fast method to mold the soil surface micro-topography. CATENA, 91, 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2010.11.003 (Original work published 2012)
Sangaré, S., Compaore, E., Buerket, A., Vanclooster, M., Sedogo, M. P., & Bielders, C. (2012). Field-scale analysis of water and nutrient use efficiency for vegetable production in a West African urban agricultural system. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 92, 207-224. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-012-9484-2 (Original work published 2012)
Hiel, M.-P., & Bielders, C. (2012). Face aux risques d’écoulement de boue: la fascine agricole, un aménagement végétal anti-érosif. Sillon Belge, 4-6. (Original work published 2012)
Journal article
Antoine, M., Javaux, M., & Bielders, C. (2011). Integrating subgrid connectivity properties of the micro-topography in distributed runoff models, at the interill scale. Journal of Hydrology, 403(3-4), 213-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.03.027 (Original work published 2011)
Besson, A., Javaux, M., Bielders, C., & Vanclooster, M. (2011). Impact of tillage on solute transport in a loamy soil from leaching experiments. Soil & Tillage Research, 112(1), 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2010.11.001 (Original work published 2011)
Saqalli, M., Gérard, B., Bielders, C., & Defourny, P. (2011). Targeting rural development interventions: Empirical agent-based modeling in Nigerien villages. Agricultural Systems, 104(4), 354-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2010.12.007 (Original work published 2011)
Tidjani, A. D., Bielders, C., Rosillon, D., & Ambouta, K. J.-M. (2011). Uncertainties in Plot-Scale Mass Balance Measurements Using Aeolian Sediment Traps. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 75(2), 708-718. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2010.0182 (Original work published 2011)
Laloy, E., Javaux, M., Vanclooster, M., Roisin, C., & Bielders, C. (2011). Electrical Resistivity in a Loamy Soil: Identification of the Appropriate Pedo-Electrical Model. Vadose Zone Journal, 10(3), 1023-1033. https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2010.0095 (Original work published 2011)
Akponikpe, P., Minet, J., Gérard, B., Defourny, P., & Bielders, C. (2011). Spatial fields’ dispersion as a farmer stragegy to reduce agro-climatic risk at the household level in pearl millet-based systems in the Sahel: A modeling perspective. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 151(2), 215-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2010.10.007 (Original work published 2011)
Book chapter
Tidjani, A. D., Bielders, C., Rosillon, D., & Ambouta, J.-M. K. (2011). Experimental uncertainties associated with plot-scale mass balance measurements of aeolian sediment using MWAC samplers. In Jan Vermang, Donald Gabriels, Wim M. Cornelis, Maarten De Boever (ed.), Land degradation processes and assessment - Wind erosion, interrill erosion, gully erosion, land cover features (p. p. 145-154). UNESCO Chair of Eremology.
Journal article
Bielders, C., Dahiratou, I., & Maïmouna, G. (2010). Contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to pearl milled Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. nutrition on Sahelian acid sandy soils at various levels of soil degradation. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, 4(4), 924-938. (Original work published 2010)
Bielders, C., & Grymonprez, B. (2010). Raindrop Impact: A Neglected but Potentially Major Contributor to Particle Mobilization in Soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 74(5), 1446-1456. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2009.0245 (Original work published 2010)
Laloy, E., Weynants, M., Bielders, C., Vanclooster, M., & Javaux, M. (2010). How efficient are one-dimensional models to reproduce the hydrodynamic behavior of structured soils subjected to multi-step outflow experiments? Journal of Hydrology, 393, 37-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.02.017 (Original work published 2010)
Laloy, E., & Bielders, C. (2010). Effect of intercropping period management on runoff and erosion in a maize cropping system. Journal of Environmental Quality, 39(3), 1001-1008. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2009.0239 (Original work published 2010)
Saqalli, M., Bielders, C., Gérard, B., & Defourny, P. (2010). Simulating Rural Environmentally and Socio-Economically Constrained Multi-Activity and Multi-Decision Societies in a Low-Data Context: A Challenge Through Empirical Agent-Based Modeling. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation : an inter-disciplinary journal for the exploration and understanding of social processes by means of computer simulation, 13(2), 21. (Original work published 2010)
Laloy, E., Fasbender, D., & Bielders, C. (2010). Parameter optimization and uncertainty analysis for plot-scale continuous modeling of runoff using a formal Bayesian approach. Journal of Hydrology, 380(1-2), 82-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.10.025 (Original work published 2010)
Saqalli, M., Gérard, B., Bielders, C., & Defourny, P. (2010). Testing the impact of social forces on the evolution of Sahelian farming systems: A combined agent-based modeling and anthropological approach. Ecological Modelling, 221(22), 2714-2727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.08.004 (Original work published 2010)
Wauters, E., Bielders, C., Poesen, J., Govers, G., & Mathijs, E. (2010). Adoption of soil conservation practices in Belgium: An examination of the theory of planned behaviour in the agri-environmental domain. Land Use Policy, 27(1), 86-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.02.009 (Original work published 2010)
Akponikpe, P., Gérard, B., Michels, K., & Bielders, C. (2010). Use of the APSIM model in long term simulation to support decision making regarding nitrogen management for pearl millet in the Sahel. European Journal of Agronomy, 32(2), 144-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2009.09.005 (Original work published 2010)
Monography
Laloy, E., & Bielders, C. (2010). Gestion des cultures de couvertures hivernales en maïs pour la lutte contre le ruissellement et l’érosion. Application aux régions limoneuse et sablo-limoneuse wallonnes. UCL-GERU.
Journal article
Antoine, M., Javaux, M., & Bielders, C. (2009). What indicators can capture runoff-relevant connectivity properties of the micro-topography at the plot scale? Advances in Water Resources, 32(8), 1297-1310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2009.05.006 (Original work published 2009)
Besson, A., Vanclooster, M., Javaux, M., & Bielders, C. (2009). Analyse de l’impact de techniques culturales sur les transferts en eau et en solutés du sol à l’échelle de colonnes de sol non perturbé. Bulletin du GFHN, 54, 125-130. (Original work published 2009)
Laloy, E., Javaux, M., Vanclooster, M., Roisin, C., & Bielders, C. (2009). Comparaison de 3 méthodes de caractérisation de l’impact du travail du sol sur sa structure: description de profil cultural, tomographie par résistivité électrique et pénétrométrie. bulletin du Groupe français d’humidimétrie neutronique et des techniques associées, 54, 185-186. (Original work published 2009)
Bielders, C. (2009). Erosion éolienne dans le Sahel nigérien: perception paysanne, causes et moyens de lutte. Institut Royal Colonial Belge. Bulletin des Seances, 54(4), 537-550. (Original work published 2009)
Tychon, B., Ambouta, K. J.-M., Ozer, A., Bielders, C., Paul, R., & Ozer, P. (2009). What future for the oasian interdunal depressions of eastern Niger? Geo-Eco-Trop, 33, III-IVI. (Original work published 2009)
Tidjani, A. D., Ambouta, J.-M., & Bielders, C. (2009). Réhabilitation d’une dune vive par fixation mécanique: flux éoliens, fertilité du sol et biodiversité des herbacées. Geo-Eco-Trop, 33, 81-98. (Original work published 2009)
Tidjani, A. D., Bielders, C., & Ambouta, J.-M. (2009). Dynamique saisonnière des paramètres déterminant l’érosion éolienne sur les pâturages dunaires du Niger oriental. Geo-Eco-Trop, 33, 39-56. (Original work published 2009)
Laloy, E., & Bielders, C. (2009). Modelling intercrop management impact on runoff and erosion in a continuous maize cropping system: Part I. Model description, global sensitivity analysis and Bayesian estimation of parameter identifiability. European Journal of Soil Science, 60(6), 1005-1021. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2009.01187.x (Original work published 2009)
Evrard, O., Cerdan, O., van Wesemael, B., Chauvet, M., Le Bissonnais, Y., Raclot, D., Vandaele, K., Andrieux, P., & Bielders, C. (2009). Reliability of an expert-based runoff and erosion model: Application of STREAM to different environments. CATENA, 78(2), 129-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2009.03.009 (Original work published 2009)
Laloy, E., & Bielders, C. (2009). Modelling intercrop management impact on runoff and erosion in a continuous maize cropping system: Part II. Model Pareto multi-objective calibration and long-term scenario analysis using disaggregated rainfall. European Journal of Soil Science, 60(6), 1022-1037. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2009.01190.x (Original work published 2009)
Fatondji, D., Martius, C., Zougmore, R., Vlek, P., Bielders, C., & Koala, S. (2009). Decomposition of organic amendment and nutrient release under the zai technique in the Sahel. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 85(3), 225-239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-009-9261-z (Original work published 2009)
Journal article
Laloy, E., & Bielders, C. (2008). Plot scale continuous modelling of runoff in a maize cropping system with dynamic soil surface properties. Journal of Hydrology, 349(3-4), 455-469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.11.033 (Original work published 2008)
Evrard, O., Vandaele, K., Bielders, C., & van Wesemael, B. (2008). Seasonal evolution of runoff generation on agricultural land in the Belgian loess belt and implications for muddy flood triggering. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 33(8), 1285-1301. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1613 (Original work published 2008)
Evrard, O., Vandaele, K., van Wesemael, B., & Bielders, C. (2008). A grassed waterway and earthen dams to control muddy floods from a cultivated catchment of the Belgian loess belt. Geomorphology, 100(3-4), 419-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.01.010 (Original work published 2008)
Akponikpe, P., Michels, K., & Bielders, C. (2008). Integrated Nutrient Management of Pearl Millet in the Sahel Combining Cattle Manure, Crop Residue and Mineral Fertilizer. Experimental Agriculture, 44(4), 453-472. https://doi.org/10.1017/S001447970800673X (Original work published 2008)
Journal article
Van Cauwenbergh, N., Biala, K., Bielders, C., Brouckaert, V., Franchois, L., Cidad, V. G., Hermy, M., Mathijs, E., Muys, B., Reijnders, J., Sauvenier, X., Valckx, J., Vanclooster, M., Van der Veken, B., Wauters, E., & Peeters, A. (2007). SAFE - A hierarchical framework for assessing the sustainability of agricultural systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 120(2-4), 229-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2006.09.006 (Original work published 2007)
Evrard, O., Bielders, C., Vandaele, K., & van Wesemael, B. (2007). Spatial and temporal variation of muddy floods in central Belgium, off-site impacts and potential control measures. CATENA, 70(3), 443-454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2006.11.011 (Original work published 2007)
Journal article
Fatondji, D., Martius, C., Bielders, C., Vlek, P., Bationo, A., & Gérard, B. (2006). Effect of planting technique and amendment type on pearl millet yield, nutrient uptake, and water use on degraded land in Niger. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 76(2-3), 203-217. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-005-6209-9 (Original work published 2006)
Michels, K., & Bielders, C. (2006). Pearl millet growth on an erosion-affected soil in the Sahel. Experimental Agriculture, 42(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479705002899 (Original work published 2006)
Book chapter
Dautrebande, S., Cordonnier, H., Thirion, M., & Bielders, C. (2006). Lutter contre l’érosion des terres. In Région wallonne, Direction Générale de l’Agriculture (ed.), Les livrets de l’agriculture (p. p. 41).
Verstraeten, G., Poesen, J., Govers, G., Gillijns, K., Bielders, C., Goossens, D., Ruysschaert, G., Van Den Eeckhout, M., & Vanwalleghem, T. (2006). Soil erosion in Belgium : chap.1.30. In J. Boardman and J. Poesen (ed.), Soil erosion in Europe (p. p. 386-411). Wiley.
Mando, A., Fatondji, D., Zougmoré, R., Brussaard, L., Bielders, C., & Martius, C. (2006). Restoring Soil Fertility in Semi-Arid West Africa: Assessment of an Indigenous Technology. In Uphoff N. (ed.), Biological approaches to sustainable soil systems (p. p. 391-399). CRC.
Boardman, J., Verstraeten, G., & Bielders, C. (2006). Risk assessment and Prediction: muddy floods. In J. Boardman & J. Poesen (ed.), Soil Erosion in Europe (p. p. 743-755). Wiley.
Monography
Cordonnier, H., & Bielders, C. (2006). Erosion hydrique des sols de Wallonie. Victor Thomas.
Monography
Gillijns, K., Govers, G., Poesen, J., Mathijs, E., & Bielders, C. (2005). Erosion des sols en Belgique. Etat de la question.
Journal article
Bielders, C., Rajot, J.-L., & Michels, K. (2004). L’érosion éolienne dans le Sahel nigérien: influence des pratiques culturales actuelles et méthodes de lutte. Sécheresse - science et changements planétaires, 15(1), 19-32. (Original work published 2004)
Journal article
Bielders, C., Ramelot, C., & Persoons, E. (2003). Farmer perception of runoff and erosion and extent of flooding in the silt-loam belt of the Belgian Walloon Region. Environmental Science & Policy, 6(1), 85-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1462-9011(02)00117-X (Original work published 2003)
Journal article
Bielders, C., Rajot, J.-L., & Amadou, M. (2002). Transfer of soil and nutrients by wind in vegetated fallow land and traditionnally-managed cultivated fields in the Sahel. Geoderma, 109(1-2), 19-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-7061(02)00138-6 (Original work published 2002)
Bielders, C., Michels, K., & Batiano, A. (2002). On-farm Evaluation of Ridging and Residue Management Options in a Sahelian millet-cowpea intercrop. 1. Soil Quality Changes. Soil Use and Management, 18(3), 216-222. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2002.tb00242.x (Original work published 2002)
Bielders, C., & Michels, K. (2002). On-farm evaluation of ridging and residue management options in a Sahelian millet-cowpea intercrop. 2. Crop development. Soil Use and Management, 18(4), 309-315. https://doi.org/10.1079/SUM2002136 (Original work published 2002)
Book chapter
Vanclooster, M., Javaux, M., Hupet, F., Lambot, S., Rochdi, A., Pineros Garcet, J., & Bielders, C. (2002). Effective Approaches for Modelling Chemical Transport in Soils Supporting Soil Management at the Larger Scale. In Pagliai, Marcello ; Jones, Robert (eds) (ed.), Sustainable Land Management Environnement Protection. A soil Physical Approach. (p. 171-184 (chap.III: soil hydrology)). Schweizerbart Science Publishers.
Journal article
Bielders, C., Lamers, J. P. A., & Michels, K. (2001). Wind erosion control technologies in the West African Sahel: The effectiveness of windbreaks, mulching and soil tillage, and the perspective of farmers. Annals of Arid Zone, 40(3), 369-394. (Original work published 2001)
Van Duivenbooden, N., Pala, M., Studer, C., Bielders, C., & Beukes, D. J. (2001). Cropping systems and crop complementarity in dryland agriculture to increase soil water use efficiency: a review. Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science, 48, 213-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1573-5214(00)80015-9 (Original work published 2001)
Bielders, C., Alvey, S., & Cronyn, N. (2001). Wind erosion: The perspective of grass-roots communities in the Sahel. Land Degradation & Development, 12(1), 57-70. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.424 (Original work published 2001)
Journal article
Bielders, C., Michels, K., & Rajot, J. (2000). On-farm evaluation of ridging and residue management practices to reduce wind erosion in Niger. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 64(5), 1776-1785. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2000.6451776x (Original work published 2000)
Book chapter
Batiano, A., Wani, S. P., Bielders, C., Vlek, P. L. G., & Mokwunye, A. U. (2000). Crop Residue and Fertilizer Management to Improve Soil Organic Carbon Content, Soil Quality and Productivity in the Desert Margins of West Africa. In R. Lal, J.M. Kimble, B.A. Stewart (ed.), Global Climate Change and Tropical Ecosystems (p. 117-145 (Chap.6)). CRC Press.
Journal article
Hiernaux, P., Bielders, C., Valentin, C., Bationo, A., & Fernandez-Rivera, S. (1999). Effects of livestock grazing on physical and chemical properties of sandy soils in Sahelian rangelands. Journal of Arid Environments, 41, 231-245. (Original work published 1999)
Journal article
Bielders, C., & Baveye, P. (1996). Processes of structural crust formation on coarse-textured soils. European Journal of Soil Science, 46, 221-232. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1995.tb01830.x (Original work published 1996)
Bielders, C., Baveye, P., Wilding, L. P., Drees, L. R., & Valentin, C. (1996). Tillage-Induced Spatial Distribution of Surface Crusts on a Sandy Paleustult from Togo. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 60(3), 843-855. (Original work published 1996)
Journal article
Bielders, C., & Baveye, P. (1995). Vertical particle segregation in structural crusts: experimental observations and the role of shear strain. Geoderma, 67, 247-261. (Original work published 1995)
Journal article
Bielders, C., Delvaux, B., & De Backer, L. (1990). Particle Density of Volcanic Soils As Measured With a Gas Pycnometer. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 54(3), 822-826. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1990.03615995005400030034x (Original work published 1990)
