Overview
Background
Vilim has BSc and MSc degrees in Agroecology with a major in Soil Science and a PhD in Environmental Soil Physics and Ecohydrology from the University of Zagreb, Croatia. After the completion of his PhD on the topic of nitrate transport modelling in soil (2012), he has undertaken a postdoctoral fellowship (INRAE, France) focusing on modelling the impact of agricultural practices at the field scale on water dynamics and pesticide transport with Professor Yves Coquet and Dr. Pierre Benoit. He took on the academic position at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (Croatia) in 2016 as Assistant Professor and from 2022 as Associate Professor. He has been teaching Environmental soil science and hydrology courses and has supervised 21 MSc and 2 PhD students. In 2022 he took on a research position at Federation University in Australia in the Future Region Research Centre led by Professor Thomas Baumgartl focusing on mine rehabilitation issues. During his career, he has been a visiting scholar at CSIRO (Australia), SLU (Sweden), University of California, University of Florida, Penn State University (USA), BOKU (Austria), CEH (UK), ZALF (Germany), CZU (Czech Republic) and ILVO (Belgium).
Vilim has led various national and international projects focusing on agricultural and environmental issues in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. He was granted a bilateral project with CSIRO in 2019 and Starting grant project in 2020 with ZALF and Forschungszentrum Jülich. These grants were funded by the Croatian Science Foundation (equivalent to the ARC funding body).
Vilim is currently Associate Editor of the Soil Science Society of America Journal and Vadose Zone Journal and is actively involved in different international scientific groups focusing on vadose zone processes and numerical modelling. He was the recipient of the Soil Society of America Early Career Award for 2019 and selected as a Visiting Fellow in 2021 at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research ZALF Institute (with Dr Horst H. Gerke) in Germany.
Availability
- Dr Vilim Filipović is:
- Available for supervision
Research interests
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Soil physical and hydraulic properties estimation
Variations in soil water contents and water flow affect soil biogeochemistry, plant uptake, solute (e.g., nutrients and pesticides) movement, and heat transport. These processes are controlled by the soil's physical and hydraulic properties. Proper knowledge of soil water retention curves and hydraulic properties derived from infield, laboratory or inverse numerical methods is essential for sustainable agroecosystem management. My research aims to advance the estimation and understanding of soil hydraulic properties and improve the level of implementation of such information in applied environmental and agricultural studies.
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Transport processes in soil-plant-atmosphere continuum
The soil-plant-atmosphere nexus is a complex and interconnected system that is essential for the functioning of ecosystems. Understanding the dynamics and processes occurring in this system is crucial for addressing issues related to soil degradation, climate change, and food security. My research is focusing on the proper quantification of transport processes (water and solute fluxes) in soil-plant-atmosphere systems based on experimental data collection from displacement soil cores or monoliths (soil columns), lysimeters, CT imaging and in-situ monitoring techniques with emphasis on structured soils.
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Numerical modelling of water flow and solute dynamics in heterogenous soils
Numerical modelling can be used as a predicting tool for the estimation of various agricultural management systems (e.g., water management, tillage, fertilizer, compost, and pesticide application) leading towards more environmentally sustainable production. I’m focusing on applying models of various complexity (single and dual porosity and dual permeability models using HYDRUS suite) in one-, two-, or three-dimensional porous media. My research has shown the importance of estimation and modelling of preferential flow and nonuniform solute transport in structured soils.
Research impacts
Plant agricultural production primarily takes place in soil critical (vadose) zone which represents one of the most complex terrestrial systems due to a wide range of processes occurring within its boundaries. As the human population is continuously rising, large pressure is projected on soil and water resources, as well as on food production in agroecosystems. The aim of Vilim's research is to understand transport processes within the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum by combining novel soil monitoring and modelling approaches and examining the possibilities of decreasing environmental pressures on soil and water resources and supporting sustainable agriculture. Through his activities, he contributed to research topics on soil water dynamics and soil physics, preferential flow and non-equilibrium transport processes in soil, the fate of contaminants (e.g., nutrients, pesticides, trace metals, pharmaceuticals), mine rehabilitation ecohydrology, and numerical modelling within the soil vadose zone. His research includes large field experiments, as well as lysimeter, glasshouse, and laboratory scale research with expertise in numerical modelling. He has been working on these topics through fundamental scientific and applied projects at national and international levels.
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Long-term analysis of soil water regime and nitrate dynamics at agricultural experimental site: field-scale monitoring and numerical modeling using HYDRUS-1D
Krevh, Vedran, Filipović, Lana, Petošić, Dragutin, Mustać, Ivan, Bogunović, Igor, Butorac, Jasminka, Kisić, Ivica, Defterdarović, Jasmina, Nakić, Zoran, Kovač, Zoran, Pereira, Paulo, He, Hailong, Chen, Rui, Toor, Gurpal S., Versini, Antoine, Baumgartl, Thomas and Filipović, Vilim (2023). Long-term analysis of soil water regime and nitrate dynamics at agricultural experimental site: field-scale monitoring and numerical modeling using HYDRUS-1D. Agricultural Water Management, 275 108039, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2022.108039
2021
Journal Article
Estimation of stagnosol hydraulic properties and water flow using uni-and bimodal porosity models in erosion-affected hillslope vineyard soils
Filipović, Vilim, Defterdarović, Jasmina, Krevh, Vedran, Filipović, Lana, Ondrašek, Gabrijel, Kranjčec, Filip, Magdić, Ivan, Rubinić, Vedran, Stipičević, Sanja, Mustać, Ivan, Kovačić, Marina Bubalo, He, Hailong, Haghverdi, Amir and Gerke, Horst H. (2021). Estimation of stagnosol hydraulic properties and water flow using uni-and bimodal porosity models in erosion-affected hillslope vineyard soils. Agronomy, 12 (1) 33, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/agronomy12010033
2020
Journal Article
Estimation of vineyard soil structure and preferential flow using dye tracer, X-ray tomography, and numerical simulations
Filipović, Vilim, Defterdarović, Jasmina, Šimůnek, Jiří, Filipović, Lana, Ondrašek, Gabrijel, Romić, Davor, Bogunović, Igor, Mustać, Ivan, Ćurić, Josip and Kodešová, Radka (2020). Estimation of vineyard soil structure and preferential flow using dye tracer, X-ray tomography, and numerical simulations. Geoderma, 380 114699, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114699
2020
Journal Article
Modeling water flow and phosphorus sorption in a soil amended with sewage sludge and olive pomace as compost or biochar
Filipovic, Vilim, Cerne, Marko, Simunek, Jirí, Filipovic, Lana, Romic, Marija, Ondra ek, Gabrijel, Bogunovic, Igor, Mustac, Ivan, Krevh, Vedran, Ferencevic, Anja, Robinson, David, Palcic, Igor, Paskovic, Igor, Ban, Smiljana Goreta, U ila, Zoran and Ban, Dean (2020). Modeling water flow and phosphorus sorption in a soil amended with sewage sludge and olive pomace as compost or biochar. Agronomy, 10 (8) 1163, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/agronomy10081163
2020
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Sprayable Biodegradable Polymer Membrane technology for cropping systems: challenges and opportunities
Filipovic, Vilim, Bristow, Keith L., Filipovic, Lana, Wang, Yusong, Sintim, Henry Y., Flury, Markus and Simunek, Jiri (2020). Sprayable Biodegradable Polymer Membrane technology for cropping systems: challenges and opportunities. Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (8), 4709-4711. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00909
2019
Journal Article
Global environmental changes impact soil hydraulic functions through biophysical feedbacks
Robinson, David A., Hopmans, Jan W., Filipovic, Vilim, van der Ploeg, Martine, Lebron, Inma, Jones, Scott B., Reinsch, Sabine, Jarvis, Nick and Tuller, Markus (2019). Global environmental changes impact soil hydraulic functions through biophysical feedbacks. Global Change Biology, 25 (6), 1895-1904. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14626
2019
Journal Article
Representation of plot-scale soil heterogeneity in dual-domain effective flow and transport models with mass exchange
Filipović, Vilim, Coquet, Yves and Gerke, Horst H. (2019). Representation of plot-scale soil heterogeneity in dual-domain effective flow and transport models with mass exchange. Vadose Zone Journal, 18 (1) 180174, 1-14. doi: 10.2136/vzj2018.09.0174
2016
Journal Article
Plastic mulch and nitrogen fertigation in growing vegetables modify soil temperature, water and nitrate dynamics: Experimental results and a modeling study
Filipović, Vilim, Romić, Davor, Romić, Marija, Borošić, Josip, Filipović, Lana, Mallmann, Fábio Joel Kochem and Robinson, David A. (2016). Plastic mulch and nitrogen fertigation in growing vegetables modify soil temperature, water and nitrate dynamics: Experimental results and a modeling study. Agricultural Water Management, 176, 100-110. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2016.04.020
2014
Journal Article
Modeling the effect of soil structure on water flow and isoproturon dynamics in an agricultural field receiving repeated urban waste compost application
Filipović, Vilim, Coquet, Yves, Pot, Valérie, Houot, Sabine and Benoit, Pierre (2014). Modeling the effect of soil structure on water flow and isoproturon dynamics in an agricultural field receiving repeated urban waste compost application. Science of the Total Environment, 499, 546-559. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.010
2024
Journal Article
Hydro-pedotransfer functions: a roadmap for future development
Weber, Tobias Karl David, Weihermüller, Lutz, Nemes, Attila, Bechtold, Michel, Degré, Aurore, Diamantopoulos, Efstathios, Fatichi, Simone, Filipović, Vilim, Gupta, Surya, Hohenbrink, Tobias L., Hirmas, Daniel R., Jackisch, Conrad, de Jong van Lier, Quirijn, Koestel, John, Lehmann, Peter, Marthews, Toby R., Minasny, Budiman, Pagel, Holger, van der Ploeg, Martine, Shojaeezadeh, Shahab Aldin, Svane, Simon Fiil, Szabó, Brigitta, Vereecken, Harry, Verhoef, Anne, Young, Michael, Zeng, Yijian, Zhang, Yonggen and Bonetti, Sara (2024). Hydro-pedotransfer functions: a roadmap for future development. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 28 (14), 3391-3433. doi: 10.5194/hess-28-3391-2024
2024
Journal Article
Soil heterogeneity and the challenge of identifying a trajectory of soil properties development at a mine rehabilitated site
Vilim, Filipović, Bucka, Franziska B., Pihlap, Evelin and Baumgartl, Thomas (2024). Soil heterogeneity and the challenge of identifying a trajectory of soil properties development at a mine rehabilitated site. Soil and Tillage Research, 239 106056, 106056-7. doi: 10.1016/j.still.2024.106056
2024
Journal Article
Impact of Hillslope Agriculture on Soil Compaction and Seasonal Water Dynamics in a Temperate Vineyard
Defterdarović, Jasmina, Filipović, Lana, Ondrašek, Gabrijel, Bogunović, Igor, Dugan, Ivan, Phogat, Vinod, He, Hailong, Rashti, Mehran Rezaei, Tavakkoli, Ehsan, Baumgartl, Thomas, Baghbani, Abolfazl, McLaren, Timothy I. and Filipović, Vilim (2024). Impact of Hillslope Agriculture on Soil Compaction and Seasonal Water Dynamics in a Temperate Vineyard. Land, 13 (5) 588, 588. doi: 10.3390/land13050588
2024
Journal Article
Miscellaneous methods for determination of unfrozen water content in frozen soils
Feng, Shuna, Chen, Junru, Jones, Scott B., Flerchinger, Gerald, Dyck, Miles, Filipovic, Vilim, Hu, You, Si, Bingcheng, Lv, Jialong, Wu, Qingbai and He, Hailong (2024). Miscellaneous methods for determination of unfrozen water content in frozen soils. Journal of Hydrology, 631 130802, 130802. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.130802
2023
Journal Article
Effects of Biochar and Cattle Manure under Different Tillage Management on Soil Properties and Crop Growth in Croatia
Bogunovic, Igor, Dugan, Ivan, Pereira, Paulo, Filipovic, Vilim, Filipovic, Lana, Krevh, Vedran, Defterdarovic, Jasmina, Matisic, Manuel and Kisic, Ivica (2023). Effects of Biochar and Cattle Manure under Different Tillage Management on Soil Properties and Crop Growth in Croatia. Agriculture, 13 (11) 2128, 2128. doi: 10.3390/agriculture13112128
2023
Journal Article
Mulch and grass cover unevenly halt runoff initiation and sediment detachment during the growing season of hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) in Croatia
Matisic, Manuel, Reljic, Marko, Dugan, Ivan, Pereira, Paulo, Filipovic, Vilim, Filipovic, Lana, Krevh, Vedran and Bogunovic, Igor (2023). Mulch and grass cover unevenly halt runoff initiation and sediment detachment during the growing season of hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) in Croatia. Sustainability, 15 (21) 15200, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/su152115200
2023
Journal Article
Sustainability of a rainfed wheat production system in relation to water and nitrogen dynamics in the soil in the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
Phogat, Vinod, Šimůnek, Jirka, Petrie, Paul, Pitt, Tim and Filipović, Vilim (2023). Sustainability of a rainfed wheat production system in relation to water and nitrogen dynamics in the soil in the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Sustainability, 15 (18) 13370, 1-22. doi: 10.3390/su151813370
2023
Journal Article
Straw mulch application enhanced soil properties and reduced diffuse pollution at a steep vineyard in Istria (Croatia)
Dugan, Ivan, Pereira, Paulo, Defterdarovic, Jasmina, Filipovic, Lana, Filipovic, Vilim and Bogunovic, Igor (2023). Straw mulch application enhanced soil properties and reduced diffuse pollution at a steep vineyard in Istria (Croatia). Land, 12 (9) 1691, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/land12091691
2023
Journal Article
Mulch as a nature-based solution to halt and reverse land degradation in agricultural areas
Bogunović, Igor and Filipović, Vilim (2023). Mulch as a nature-based solution to halt and reverse land degradation in agricultural areas. Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health, 34 100488, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.coesh.2023.100488
2023
Journal Article
Soil–Water Dynamics Investigation at Agricultural Hillslope with High-Precision Weighing Lysimeters and Soil–Water Collection Systems
Krevh, Vedran, Groh, Jannis, Filipović, Lana, Gerke, Horst H., Defterdarović, Jasmina, Thompson, Sally, Sraka, Mario, Bogunović, Igor, Kovač, Zoran, Robinson, Nathan, Baumgartl, Thomas and Filipović, Vilim (2023). Soil–Water Dynamics Investigation at Agricultural Hillslope with High-Precision Weighing Lysimeters and Soil–Water Collection Systems. Water, 15 (13) 2398, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/w15132398
2023
Journal Article
Using dye and bromide tracers to identify preferential water flow in agricultural hillslope soil under controlled conditions
Defterdarović, Jasmina, Krevh, Vedran, Filipović, Lana, Kovač, Zoran, Phogat, Vinod, He, Hailong, Baumgartl, Thomas and Filipović, Vilim (2023). Using dye and bromide tracers to identify preferential water flow in agricultural hillslope soil under controlled conditions. Water, 15 (12) 2178, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/w15122178
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Supervision history
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Doctor Philosophy
Wheat responses to different sources of nitrogen as affected by phosphorus in the northern grain region of eastern Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michael Bell, Dr Tim McLaren
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