
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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“I came here for the land to sustain me”: land-use change and smallholder decisions in a tropical agro-forest frontier
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): F.J.J.M. Bongers, co-promotor(en): G.M. Verschoor; Eduardo García Frapolli. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789464470512 - p. -
Plant species distribution along an elevational gradient in the Himalayas, Nepal : On drivers, mechanisms and the effects of climate change
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): L. Poorter; F.J. Sterck, co-promotor(en): N. Raes. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463439343 - p. -
Conifer tree species differ in traits, growth, and drought resilience
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): L. Poorter; F. Sterck. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463959773 - p.
Latest publications
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Mexican agricultural frontier communities differ in forest dynamics with consequences for conservation and restoration
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation (2022). - ISSN 2056-3485 -
Pit and tracheid anatomy explain hydraulic safety but not hydraulic efficiency of 28 conifer species
Journal of Experimental Botany 73 (2022)3. - ISSN 0022-0957 - p. 1033 - 1048. -
Temperature and Rainfall Patterns Constrain the Multidimensional Rewilding of Global Forests
Advanced Science (2022). - ISSN 2198-3844 -
Slowing deforestation in Indonesia follows declining oil palm expansion and lower oil prices
PLoS ONE 17 (2022)3 March. - ISSN 1932-6203 -
Tropical tree growth driven by dry-season climate variability
Nature Geoscience 15 (2022)4. - ISSN 1752-0894 - p. 269 - 276.