Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group
We aim to understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems and their responses to changing environmental, biotic and social conditions, and to apply this knowledge for the development of sustainable forest resource use systems.
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Latest PhD dissertations
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Tree species of cold and humid temperate forests diverge in functional traits, phenology, growth and tolerance to frost
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): F.J. Sterck, co-promotor(en): U.G.W. Sass-Klaassen, G.Y. Hao - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789464477719 -
Tropical forest dynamics in a changing world
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): F.J.J.M. Bongers, L. Poorter, co-promotor(en): J.A. Meave, M. Martínez-Ramos - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789464478143 -
Chemical methods for timber tracing
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): P.A. Zuidema, co-promotor(en): U.G.W. Sass-Klaassen, M. Vlam - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789464477689
Latest publications
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Predictive mapping of tree species assemblages in an African montane rainforest
Biotropica (2024), Volume: 56, Issue: 2 - ISSN 0006-3606 -
Stem decomposition of temperate tree species is determined by stem traits and fungal community composition during early stem decay
Journal of Ecology (2024) - ISSN 0022-0477 -
Farmer Options and Risks in Complex Ecological-Social systems : The FORCES game designed for agroforestry management of upper watersheds
Agricultural Systems (2024), Volume: 213 - ISSN 0308-521X -
Facilitation: Isotopic evidence that wood-boring beetles drive the trophic diversity of secondary decomposers
Soil Biology and Biochemistry (2024), Volume: 192 - ISSN 0038-0717 -
Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding
Nature Communications (2024), Volume: 15 - ISSN 2041-1723