Alberto Vieira Borges

Researcher associate at the FRS-FNRS

Chemical Oceanography Unit
University of Liège

Allée du 6 Août, 17 (Bât B5)
B-4000 Liège - BELGIUM

Ph: +32 4 366 31 87
Fx: +32 4 366 33 67
Alberto.Borges@ulg.ac.be

Carbon and carbonate cycling across aquatic systems including freshwater ecosystems (lakes and rivers), coastal ecosystems (estuaries, seagrass beds, mangroves and continental margins), and open ocean with particular emphasis on the exchange of CO₂ with the atmosphere and on the coupling between inorganic carbon dynamics and biological processes.

2001 : Ph. D. in Oceanology from the Université de Liège
1996 : Master in Oceanology from the Université de Liège
1995 : Bachelor in Oceanology from the Université de Liège
1994 : Bachelor in Biology from the Université Libre de Bruxelles

[78] Bouillon S., A. Yambélé, R.G.M. Spencer, D.P. Gillikin, P.J. Hernes, J. Six, R. Merckx & A.V. Borges (in press) Organic matter sources, fluxes and greenhouse gas exchange in the Oubangui River (Congo River basin), Biogeosciences

[77] Artioli Y., J.C. Blackford, M. Butenschön, J.T. Holt, S.L. Wakelin, H. Thomas, A.V. Borges & I. Allen (in press) The carbonate system in the North Sea: sensitivity and model validation, Journal of Marine Systems

[76] Schmidt S., J. Harlay, A.V. Borges, S. Groom, B. Delille, N. Roevros, S. Christodoulou & L. Chou (in press) Particle export during a bloom of Emiliania huxleyi in the North-West European continental margin, Journal of Marine Systems

[75] Champenois W. & A.V. Borges (2012) Seasonal and interannual variations of community metabolism rates of a Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow, Limnology and Oceanography, 57(1), 347–361

[74] Borges A.V. & G. Abril (2011) Carbon Dioxide and Methane Dynamics in Estuaries, In: Editors-in-Chief: Eric Wolanski and Donald McLusky, Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science - Volume 5: Biogeochemistry, Academic Press, Waltham, 2011, Pages 119-161, ISBN 9780080878850, 10.1016/B978-0-12-374711-2.00504-0

[73] Borchard C., A.V. Borges, N. Händel & A. Engel (2011) Biogeochemical response of Emiliania huxleyi (PML B92/11) to elevated CO2 and temperature under phosphorous limitation: A chemostat study, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 410, 61-71

[72] Borges A.V., G. Abril, B. Delille, J.-P. Descy & F. Darchambeau (2011) Diffusive methane emissions to the atmosphere from Lake Kivu (Eastern Africa), Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences, 116, G03032, doi:10.1029/2011JG001673

[71] Suykens K., S. Schmidt, B. Delille, J. Harlay, L. Chou, C. De Bodt, N. Fagel & A.V. Borges (2011) Benthic remineralization in the northwest European continental margin (northern Bay of Biscay), Continental Shelf Research, 31, 644-658

[70] Joassin P., B. Delille, K. Soetaert, J. Harlay, A.V. Borges, L. Chou, U. Riebesell, K. Suykens & M. Grégoire (2011) Carbon and nitrogen flows during a bloom of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi: modelling a mesocosm experiment, Journal of Marine Systems, 85 (3-4), 71-85

[69] Gypens N., G. Lacroix, C. Lancelot & A.V. Borges (2011) Seasonal and inter-annual variability of air-sea CO2 fluxes and seawater carbonate chemistry in the Southern North Sea, Progress in Oceanography, 88, 59–77

[68] Harlay J., L. Chou, C. De Bodt, N. Van Oostende, J. Piontek, K. Suykens, A. Engel, K. Sabbe, S. Groom, B. Delille & A.V. Borges (2011) Biogeochemistry and carbon mass balance of a coccolithophore bloom in the northern Bay of Biscay (June 2006), Deep-Sea Research I, 58, 111-127

[67] Borges A.V. (2011) Present day carbon dioxide fluxes in the coastal ocean and possible feedbacks under global change, IN Oceans and the atmospheric carbon content (P.M. da Silva Duarte & J.M. Santana Casiano Eds), Chapter 3, pp. 47-77

[66] Kühn K, J. Pätsch, H. Thomas, A.V. Borges, L.-S. Schiettecatte, Y. Bozec & A. E. F. Prowe (2010) Nitrogen and carbon cycling in the North Sea and exchange with the North Atlantic - a model study Part II. Carbon budget and fluxes, Continental Shelf Research, 30(16), 1701-1716

[65] Suykens K., B. Delille, L. Chou, C. De Bodt, J. Harlay & A.V. Borges (2010) Dissolved inorganic carbon dynamics and air-sea carbon dioxide fluxes during coccolithophore blooms in the Northwest European continental margin (northern Bay of Biscay), Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 24, GB3022, doi:10.1029/2009GB003730

[64] Koné Y.J.M., G. Abril, B. Delille & A.V. Borges (2010) Seasonal variability of methane in the rivers and lagoons of Ivory Coast (West Africa), Biogeochemistry, 100, 21–37

[63] Harlay J., A.V. Borges, C. Van Der Zee, B. Delille, R.H.M. Godoi, L.-S. Schiettecatte, N. Roevros, K. Aerts, P.-E. Lapernat, L. Rebreanu, S. Groom, M.-H. Daro, R. Van Grieken & L. Chou (2010) Biogeochemical study of a coccolithophorid bloom in the northern Bay of Biscay (NE Atlantic Ocean) in June 2004, Progress in Oceanography, 86, 317–336

[62] Laruelle G.G., H.H. Dürr, C.P. Slomp & A.V. Borges (2010) Evaluation of sinks and sources of CO2 in the global coastal ocean using a spatially-explicit typology of estuaries and continental shelves, Geophysical Research Letters, 37, L15607, doi:10.1029/2010GL043691

[61] Omar A.M., A. Olsen, T. Johannessen, M. Hoppema, H. Thomas & A.V. Borges (2010) Spatiotemporal variations of fCO2 in the North Sea, Ocean Science, 6, 77–89

[60] Borges A.V. & N. Gypens (2010) Carbonate chemistry in the coastal zone responds more strongly to eutrophication than to ocean acidification, Limnology and Oceanography, 55, 346-353

[59] Bouillon S., G. Abril, A.V. Borges, F. Dehairs, G. Govers H. Hughes, R. Merckx, F.J.R. Meysman J. Nyunja, C. Osburn & J.J. Middelburg (2009) Distribution, origin and cycling of carbon in the Tana River (Kenya): a dry season basin-scale survey from headwaters to the delta, Biogeosciences, 6, 2475–2493

[58] Prowe F.A.E., H. Thomas, J. Pätsch, W. Kühn, Y. Bozec, L.-S. Schiettecatte, A.V. Borges & H.J.W. de Baar (2009) Mechanisms controlling the air-sea CO2 flux in the North Sea, Continental Shelf Research, 29, 1801–1808

[57] Chen C.T.A. & A.V. Borges (2009) Reconciling opposing views on carbon cycling in the coastal ocean: continental shelves as sinks and near-shore ecosystems as sources of atmospheric CO2, Deep-Sea Research II, 56 (8-10), 578-590

[56] Álvarez–Salgado X.A., A.V. Borges, F.G. Figueiras & L. Chou (2009) Iberian Margin: The Rias, In: Carbon and Nutrient Fluxes in Continental Margins, (Liu K.-K., L. Atkinson, R. Quinones & L. Talaue-McManus, Eds), pp. 102-119, Springer

[55] Thomas H., Y. Bozec, H. de Baar, K. Elkalay, M. Frankignoulle, W. Kühn, H. Lenhart, A. Moll, J. Pätsch, G. Radach, L.-S. Schiettecatte & A.V. Borges (2009) The North Sea, In: Carbon and Nutrient Fluxes in Continental Margins, (Liu K.-K., L. Atkinson, R. Quinones & L. Talaue-McManus, Eds), pp. 346-355, Springer

[54] Gypens N., A.V. Borges & C. Lancelot (2009) Effect of eutrophication on air-sea CO2 fluxes in the coastal Southern North Sea: a model study of the past 50 years,Global Change Biology, 15(4), 1040-1056

[53] Thomas H., L.-S. Schiettecatte, K. Suykens, Y.J.M. Koné, E. H. Shadwick, A.E.F. Prowe, Y. Bozec, H.J.W. de Baar & A. V. Borges (2009) Enhanced ocean carbon storage from anaerobic alkalinity generation in coastal sediments, Biogeosciences, 6, 1–8

[52] Koné Y.J.M., G. Abril, K.N. Kouadio, B. Delille & A.V. Borges (2009) Seasonal variability of carbon dioxide in the rivers and lagoons of Ivory Coast (West Africa), Estuaries and Coasts, 32:246–260

[51] Delille B., A.V. Borges & D. Delille (2009) Influence of giant kelp beds (Macrocystis pyrifera) on diel cycles of pCO2 and DIC in Sub-Antarctic coastal area, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 81, 114–122

[50] Ralison O.H., A. V. Borges, F. Dehairs, J.J. Middelburg & S. Bouillon (2008), Carbon biogeochemistry of the Betsiboka Estuary (north-western Madagascar), Organic Geochemistry, 39,1649–1658

[49] Kristensen E., M.R. Flindt, S. Ulomi, A.V. Borges, G. Abril, S. Bouillon (2008) Emission of CO2 and CH4 to the atmosphere by sediments and open waters in two Tanzanian mangrove forests, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 370, 53–67

[48] Gypens N. & A.V. Borges (2008) Carbon dynamics in the highly eutrophicated Belgian Coastal Zone, In Current status of eutrophication in the Belgian coastal zone (Eds V. Rousseau, C. Lancelot and D. Cox), pp. 111-122

[47] Borges A.V., K. Ruddick, L.-S. Schiettecatte & B. Delille (2008) Net ecosystem production and carbon dioxide fluxes in the Scheldt estuarine plume, BMC Ecology, 8:15, doi:10.1186/1472-6785-8-15

[46] Ciais P., A.V. Borges, G. Abril, M. Meybeck, G. Folberth, D. Hauglustaine & I.A. Janssens (2008) The impact of lateral carbon fluxes on the European carbon balance, Biogeosciences, 5, 1259-1271

[45] Ciais P., A.V. Borges, G. Abril, M. Meybeck, G. Folberth, D. Hauglustaine & I.A. Janssens (2008) The Lateral Carbon Pump, and the European Carbon Balance IN The Continental-Scale Greenhouse Gas Balance of Europe (Eds. Dolman H., R. Valentini & A. Freibauer), pp. 341-360

[44] Bouillon S., A.V. Borges, E. Castañeda-Moya, K. Diele, Thorsten Dittmar, N.C. Duke, E. Kristensen, S.Y. Lee, C. Marchand, J.J. Middelburg, V.H. Rivera-Monroy, T.J. Smith III & R.R. Twilley (2008) Mangrove production and carbon sinks: a revision of global budget estimates, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 22, GB2013, doi:10.1029/2007GB003052

[43] Koné Y. J.-M. & A. V. Borges (2008) Dissolved inorganic carbon dynamics in the waters surrounding forested mangroves of the Ca Mau Province (Vietnam), Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 77(3): 409-421

[42] Borges A.V., B. Tilbrook, N. Metzl, A. Lenton & B. Delille (2008) Inter-annual variability of the carbon dioxide oceanic sink south of Tasmania, Biogeosciences, 5, 141–155

[41] Thomas, H., F. Prowe, S. van Heuven, Y. Bozec, H.J.W. de Baar, L.-S. Schiettecatte, K. Suykens, M. Koné, A.V. Borges, I.D. Lima, S.C. Doney (2007) Rapid decline of the CO2 buffering capacity in the North Sea and implications for the North Atlantic Ocean, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 21 (GB4001), doi:10.1029/2006GB002825

[40] Schiettecatte L.-S., H. Thomas, Y. Bozec & A.V. Borges (2007) High temporal coverage of carbon dioxide measurements in the Southern Bight of the North Sea, Marine Chemistry, 106(1-2), 161-173

[39] Rochelle-Newall E.J., C. Winter, C. Barrón, A.V. Borges, C.M. Duarte, M. Elliott, M. Frankignoulle, F. Gazeau, J.J. Middelburg, M.-D. Pizay & J.-P. Gattuso (2007) An artificial neural network analysis of factors controlling ecosystem metabolism in the coastal ocean, Ecological Applications, 17(5) Supplement, S185–S196

[38] Delille B., B. Jourdain, A.V. Borges, J.-L. Tison & D. Delille (2007) Biogas (CO2, O2, dimethylsulfide) dynamics in spring Antarctic fast ice, Limnology and Oceanography, 52(4),1367-1379

[37] Bouillon S., J.J. Middelburg, F. Dehairs, A.V. Borges, G. Abril, M.R. Flindt, S. Ulomi & E. Kristensen (2007) Importance of intertidal sediment processes and porewater exchange on the water column biogeochemistry in a pristine mangrove creek (Ras Dege, Tanzania), Biogeosciences, 4, 311–322

[36] Bouillon S., F. Dehairs, B. Velimirov, G. Abril & A.V. Borges (2007) Dynamics of organic and inorganic carbon across contiguous mangrove and seagrass systems (Gazi bay, Kenya), Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences, VOL. 112, G02018, doi:10.1029/2006JG000325

[35] Paquay F.S., F.T. Mackenzie & A.V. Borges (2007) Carbon dioxide dynamics in rivers and coastal waters of the “Big Island” of Hawaii, USA, during baseline and heavy rain condition, Aquatic Geochemistry, 13(1):1-18

[34] Bouillon S., F. Dehairs, L.-S. Schiettecatte & A.V. Borges (2007) Biogeochemistry of the Tana estuary and delta (northern Kenya), Limnology and Oceanography, 52(1), 45-59

[33] Borges A.V., L.-S. Schiettecatte, G. Abril, B. Delille & F. Gazeau (2006) Carbon dioxide in European coastal waters, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 70(3), 375-387

[32] Bozec Y., H. Thomas, L.-S. Schiettecatte, A.V. Borges, K. Elkalay & H.J.W. de Baar (2006) Assessment of the processes controlling the seasonal variations of dissolved inorganic carbon in the North Sea, Limnology and Oceanography, 51(6), 2746–2762

[31] Barrón C., C.M. Duarte, M. Frankignoulle & A. V. Borges (2006) Organic carbon metabolism and carbonate dynamics in a Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) meadow, Estuaries and Coasts, 29(3), 417:426

[30] Schiettecatte L.-S., F. Gazeau, C. Van der Zee, N. Brion & A.V. Borges (2006) Time series of the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (2001-2004) and preliminary inorganic carbon budget in the Scheldt plume (Belgian coast waters), Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G3), VOL. 7, Q06009, doi:10.1029/2005GC001161

[29] Gazeau F., J.-P. Gattuso, J.J. Middelburg, N. Brion, L.-S. Schiettecatte, M. Frankignoulle & A.V. Borges (2005) Planktonic and whole system metabolism in a nutrient-rich estuary (the Scheldt estuary), Estuaries, 28(6): 868-883

[28] Thomas H., Y. Bozec, K. Elkalay, H.J.W. de Baar, A.V. Borges & L.-S. Schiettecatte (2005) Controls of the surface water partial pressure of CO2 in the North Sea, Biogeosciences, 2(4), 323-334

[27] Gazeau F., A.V. Borges, C. Barrón, C.M. Duarte, N. Iversen, J.J. Middelburg, B. Delille, M.-D. Pizay, M. Frankignoulle & J.-P. Gattuso (2005) Net ecosystem metabolism in a micro-tidal estuary (Randers Fjord, Denmark): evaluation of methods, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 301, 23-41

[26] Borges A.V., B. Delille & M. Frankignoulle (2005) Budgeting sinks and sources of CO2 in the coastal ocean: Diversity of ecosystems counts, Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L14601, doi:10.1029/2005GL023053

[25] Delille B., J. Harlay, I. Zondervan, S. Jacquet, L. Chou, R. Wollast, R.G.J. Bellerby, M. Frankignoulle, A.V. Borges, U. Riebesell & J.-P. Gattuso (2005) Response of primary production and calcification to changes of pCO2 during experimental blooms of the coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 19, GB2023, doi:10.1029/2004GB002318

[24] Borges A.V. (2005) Do we have enough pieces of the jigsaw to integrate CO2 fluxes in the Coastal Ocean ? Estuaries, 28(1): 3-27

[23] Thomas H., Y. Bozec, H. J. W. de Baar, K. Elkalay, M. Frankignoulle, L.-S. Schiettecatte & A.V. Borges (2005) The Carbon budget of the North Sea. Biogeosciences, 2(1), 87-96

[22] Gazeau F., C. M. Duarte, J.- P. Gattuso, C. Barrón, N. Navarro, S. Ruíz, Y.T. Prairie, M. Calleja, B. Delille, M. Frankignoulle & A.V. Borges (2005) Whole-system metabolism and CO₂ fluxes in a Mediterranean Bay dominated by seagrass beds (Palma Bay, NW Mediterranean). Biogeosciences, 2(1), 43-60

[21] Abril G. & A.V. Borges (2004) Carbon dioxide and methane emissions from estuaries. In Greenhouse gases emissions from natural environments and hydroelectric reservoirs: fluxes and processes, Chapter 7, pp. 187- 207, A. Tremblay, L. Varfalvy, C. Roehm & M. Garneau (Eds), Environmental Science Series, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 730 pages

[20] Gypens N., C. Lancelot & A.V. Borges (2004) Carbon dynamics and CO2 air-sea exchanges in the eutrophicated coastal waters of the southern bight of the North Sea: a modelling study. Biogeosciences, 1(2), 147-157

[19] Borges A.V., B. Delille, L.-S. Schiettecatte, F. Gazeau, G. Abril & M. Frankignoulle (2004) Gas transfer velocities of CO2 in three European estuaries (Randers Fjord, Scheldt and Thames). Limnology and Oceanography, 49(5), 1630-1641

[18] Borges A.V., J.-P. Vanderborght, L.-S. Schiettecatte, F. Gazeau, S. Ferrón-Smith, B. Delille & M. Frankignoulle (2004) Variability of the gas transfer velocity of CO₂ in a macrotidal estuary (The Scheldt). Estuaries, 27(4), 595-605

[17] Bouillon S., M. Frankignoulle, F. Dehairs, B. Velimirov, A. Eiler, G. Abril, H. Etcheber & A.V. Borges (2003) Inorganic and organic carbon biogeochemistry in the Gautami Godavari estuary (Andhra Pradesh, India) during pre-monsoon : the local impact of extensive mangrove forests. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 17, No. 4, 1114, doi:10.1029/2002GB002026.

[16] Frankignoulle M., R. Biondo, J.-M. Théate & A.V. Borges (2003) Carbon dioxide daily variations and atmospheric fluxes over the Great Bahama Bank using a novel autonomous measuring system. Caribbean Journal of Sience, 39(3), 257-264.

[15] Borges A.V., S. Djenidi, G. Lacroix, J.-M. Théate, B. Delille & M. Frankignoulle (2003) Atmospheric CO2 flux from mangrove surrounding waters. Geophysical Research Letters , 30 , 11, 1558, 10.1029/2003GL017143

[14] Abril G., H. Etcheber, B. Delille, M. Frankignoulle & A.V. Borges (2003) Carbonate dissolution in the turbid and eutrophic Loire estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 259, 129-138

[13] Borges A.V. & M. Frankignoulle (2003) Distribution of surface carbon dioxide and air-sea exchange in the English Channel and adjacent areas. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108 (C5), 10.1029, doi:2000JC000571

[12] Álvarez-Salgado X.A, F.G. Figueiras, F.F. Pérez, S. Groom, E. Nogueira, A.V. Borges, L. Chou, C.G. Castro, G. Moncoiffe, A.F. Rios, A.E.J. Miller, M. Frankignoulle, G. Savidge & R. Wollast (2003) Thermohaline, chemical and biological characterisation of the poleward flowing Portugal coastal counter current off NW Spain. Progress in Oceanography, 56(2), 281-321

[11] Borges A.V. & M. Frankignoulle (2002) Distribution of surface carbon dioxide and air-sea exchange in the upwelling system off the Galician coast. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 16, 4/1-4/14

[10] Borges A.V. & M. Frankignoulle (2002) Aspects of inorganic carbon dynamics in the upwelling system off the Galician coast. Journal of Marine Systems, 32, 181-198

[09] Borges A.V. & M. Frankignoulle (2002) Distribution and air-water exchange of carbon dioxide in the Scheldt plume off the Belgian coast. Biogeochemistry, 59(1-2), 41-67

[08] Frankignoulle M., A. Borges & R. Biondo (2001) A new design of equilibrator to monitor carbon dioxide in highly dynamic and turbid environments. Water Research, 35(5), 1344-1347

[07] Frankignoulle M. & A.V. Borges (2001) Direct and indirect pCO2 measurements in a wide range of pCO2 and salinity values. Aquatic Geochemistry, 7, 267-273

[06] Frankignoulle M. & A.V. Borges (2001) European continental shelf as a significant sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 15(3), 569-576

[05] Borges A.V. & M. Frankignoulle (2001) Short-term variations of the partial pressure of CO2 in surface waters of the Galician upwelling system. Progress in Oceanography, 50(2-4), 283-302

[04] Álvarez-Salgado X.A., M.D. Doval, A.V. Borges, I. Joint, M. Frankignoulle, E.M.S. Woodward & F.G. Figueiras (2001) Off-shelf fluxes of labile materials by an upwelling filament in the NW Iberian upwelling system. Progress in Oceanography, 50(2-4), 321-337

[03] Abril G., H. Etcheber, A.V. Borges & M. Frankignoulle (2000) Excess atmospheric carbon dioxide transported by rivers into the Scheldt Estuary. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris, 330, 761-768

[02] Borges A.V. & M. Frankignoulle (1999) Daily and seasonal variations of the partial pressure of CO2 in surface seawater along the Belgian and southern Dutch coastal areas. Journal of Marine Systems, 19, 251-266

[01] Frankignoulle M., G. Abril, A. Borges, I. Bourge, C. Canon, B. Delille, E. Libert & J.-M. Théate (1998) Carbon dioxide emission from European estuaries. Science, 282, 434-436