Charlotte Vandenberghe
Project Administrator
charlotte.vandenberghe@epfl.ch +41 21 693 76 15 https://www.epfl.ch/schools/enac/homepage-enac/sustainability-challenges/
Working days
70% each dayFields of expertise
academic project management
international research funding advise
organization of outreach events
scientific writing and communication
biodiversity and sustainability
plant and animal ecology
experimental design and statistics
inter-and transdisciplinarity
international research funding advise
organization of outreach events
scientific writing and communication
biodiversity and sustainability
plant and animal ecology
experimental design and statistics
inter-and transdisciplinarity
Mission
ENAC is EPFL’s school for the sustainable development of the natural and built environments. My work aims at promoting and supporting ENAC initiatives and innovative, inter-and transdisciplinary projects in three strategic focus areas: climate change, digitalization and urbanization. With combined expertise in architecture, civil engineering and environmental engineering, ENAC has a unique capability and responsibility to put forward a vision for the future, and to develop innovative, inclusive solutions to make it happen. At a time of immense societal and environmental upheaval, the mission is to address some of the biggest challenges facing the world today: the threat of ecosystem collapse; infrastructure upkeep and renewal; rapid urbanization; and energy-intensive lifestyles.Professional course
Program manager international research funding
Research Office
EPFL
March 2014 - February 2021
Program coordinator
Laboratoire Leenaards-Jeantet d'imagerie fonctionnelle et m�tabolique, EPFL
Swiss National Competence Center for Biomedical Imaging (NCCBI)
September 2010 - March 2014
Researcher and lecturer
Ecological Systems Laboratory
EPFL and Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
May 2008 - June 2011
Postdoctoral fellow (SNF)
The Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland
2007
PhD research assistant
Ecological Systems Laboratory
EPFL and Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
February 2003 - October 2006
Education
PhD research in Ecology
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne EPFL
2003-2006
Post graduate project in Ecology
Wageningen University
2002
B.Sc. and M.Sc. Biology-Zoology
Ghent University
1997-2001
Publications
Selected publications
| Smith, S., Vandenberghe, C., Hastings, A., Johnson, D., Pakeman, R., van der Wal, R., Woodin, S. 2013, Ecosystems, DOI: 10.1007/s10021-013-9731-7. |
16. Optimising carbon storage within a spatially heterogeneous upland grassland through sheep grazing management. |
| Mariotte P., Vandenberghe C., Kardol P., Hagedorn F., Buttler A. 2013, Journal of Ecology, 101: 763-773. |
15. Subordinate plant species enhance community resistance against drought in semi-natural grasslands |
| Mariotte P., Vandenberghe C., Meugnier C., Rossi P., Bardgett R., Buttler A. 2013, Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 15: 77-85. |
14. Subordinate plant species impact on soil microbial communities and ecosystem functioning in grasslands: findings from a removal experiment |
| Mariotte P., Buttler, A., Johnson D., Th�bault A. and Vandenberghe C. 2012, Journal of Vegetation Science 23(6): 1148-1158 |
13. Exclusion of root competition increases competitive abilities of subordinate plant species through root-shoot interactions. |
| Kohler F., Vandenberghe C., Imstepf R. & Gillet F. 2011, Restoration Ecology, 19: 62-69. |
12. Restoration of threatened arable weed communities in abandoned mountainous crop fields |
| Gillet F., Kohler F., Vandenberghe C. & Buttler A. 2010, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 135: 34-41. |
11. Effect of dung deposition on small-scale patch structure and seasonal vegetation dynamics in mountain pastures |
| Vandenberghe C., Prior G., Littlewood N., Brooker R. & Pakeman R. 2009, Basic and Applied Ecology, 10: 662-670. |
10. Influence of livestock grazing on meadow pipit foraging behaviour in upland grassland. |
| Vandenberghe C., Smit C., Pohl M., Buttler A. & Frel�choux F. 2009, Basic and Applied Ecology, 10: 427-436. |
9. Does the strength of facilitation by nurse shrubs depend on grazing resistance of tree saplings? |
| Vandenberghe, C., Frel�choux, F. & Buttler, A. 2008, Oikos, 117: 415-423 |
8. The influence of competition from herbaceous vegetation and shade on simulated browsing tolerance of coniferous and deciduous saplings. |
| Smit C., Vandenberghe C., den Ouden J. and M�ller-Sh�rer H. 2007, Oecologia, 152: 265-273. |
7. Nurse plants, tree saplings and grazing pressure: decreasing facilitation along a biotic environmental gradient. |
| Vandenberghe C., Frel�choux F., Moravie M-A., Gadallah F. & Buttler A. 2007, Plant Ecology 188: 253-264. |
6. Short-term effects of cattle grazing on tree sapling growth in mountain wooded pastures. |
| Vandenberghe C., Frel�choux F, Gadallah, F. & Buttler A. 2006, Journal of Vegetation Science, 17: 481-488. |
5. Competitive effects of herbaceous vegetation on tree seedling emergence, growth and survival: does gap size matter? |
| Lamoot I., Callebaut J., Demeulenaere E., Vandenberghe C. & Hoffmann M. 2005, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 92(1-2): 93-112. |
4. Foraging behaviour of donkeys grazing in a coastal dune area in temperate climate conditions. |
| Lamoot I., Vandenberghe C., Bauwens D. & Hoffmann M. 2005, Journal of Ethology, 23: 19-27. |
3. Grazing behaviour of free-ranging Donkeys and Shetland ponies in different reproductive states. |
| Bakker E.S., Olff H., Vandenberghe C., De Maeyer K., Smit R., Gleichman J.M. and Vera F. W. M. 2004, Journal of Applied Ecology, 41: 571-582. |
2. Ecological anachronisms in the recruitment of temperate light-demanding tree species in wooded pastures. |
| Lamoot I., Callebaut J., Degezelle T., Demeulenaere E., Joy Laqui�re J., Vandenberghe C. & Hoffmann M. 2004, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 86(1-2): 105-121. |
1. Eliminative behaviour of free-ranging horses: do they show latrine behaviour or do they defecate where they graze? |