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Researcher

Camille Meeussen

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47 Results

2025

Negative effects of forest edges and canopy opening on moth communities

Pieter VangansbekePallieter De SmedtCyr MestdaghSanne GovaertCamille MeeussenThomas VannesteDries BonteKim CaldersJonathan LenoirFabien Spicher et al.

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

2024

Dataset for De Pauw et al. (2024) Nutrient-demanding and thermophilous plants dominate urban forest edge vegetation across temperate Europe

Karen De PauwLeen DepauwKim CaldersSara CousinsGuillaume DecocqEmiel De LombaerdeMartin DiekmannDavid FreyJonathan LenoirCamille Meeussen et al.

Effects of experimental warming at the microhabitat scale on oak leaf traits and insect herbivory across a contrasting environmental gradient

Xoaquín MoreiraLuis Abdala‐RobertsBeatriz Lago‐NúñezAna CaoKaren De PauwAnnelore De RoCristina GasperiniPer‐Ola HedwallGiovanni IacopettiJonathan Lenoir et al.

A1 Journal Article in OIKOS

Nutrient‐demanding and thermophilous plants dominate urban forest‐edge vegetation across temperate Europe

Karen De PauwLeen DepauwKim CaldersSara A. O. CousinsGuillaume DecocqEmiel De LombaerdeMartin DiekmannDavid FreyJonathan LenoirCamille Meeussen et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

The urban heat island accelerates litter decomposition through microclimatic warming in temperate urban forests

Karen De PauwLeen DepauwSara A. O. CousinsEmiel De LombaerdeMartin DiekmannDavid FreyKatarzyna KwietniowskaJonathan LenoirCamille MeeussenAnna Orczewska et al.

A1 Journal Article in URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Trade-offs in biodiversity and ecosystem services between edges and interiors in European forests

Thomas VannesteLeen DepauwEmiel De LombaerdeCamille MeeussenSanne GovaertKaren De PauwPieter SanczukKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim Calders et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Trait–micro‐environment relationships of forest herb communities across Europe

Sanne GovaertCamille MeeussenThomas VannesteKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim CaldersSara A. O. CousinsKaren De PauwMartin DiekmannBente J. Graae et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

2023

Data on litter decomposition experiment in six urban forests

Karen De PauwLeen DepauwSara CousinsEmiel De LombaerdeMartin DiekmannDavid FreyKatarzyna KwietniowskaJonathan LenoirCamille MeeussenAnna Orczewska et al.

ForestClim-Bioclimatic variables for microclimate temperatures of European forests

Stef HaesenJonas J. LembrechtsPieter De FrenneJonathan LenoirJuha AaltoMichael B. AshcroftMartin KopeckýMiska LuotoIlya MacleanIvan Nijs et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Govaert et al GEB Trait–micro‐environment relationships of forest herb communities across Europe

Sanne GovaertPieter VangansbekePieter De FrenneCamille MeeussenKaren De PauwKris VerheyenThomas VannesteKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim Calders et al.

Microclimate and forest density drive plant population dynamics under climate change

Pieter SanczukKaren De PauwEmiel De LombaerdeMiska LuotoCamille MeeussenSanne GovaertThomas VannesteLeen DepauwJörg BrunetSara A. O. Cousins et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE

Trait variation in juvenile plants from the soil seed bank of temperate forests in relation to macro‐ and microclimate

Cristina GasperiniElisa CarrariSanne GovaertCamille MeeussenKaren De PauwJan PluePieter SanczukThomas VannestePieter VangansbekeGiovanni Iacopetti et al.

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE

Urban forest microclimate gradients

Karen De PauwLeen DepauwKim CaldersSteven CaluwaertsSara CousinsEmiel De LombaerdeMartin DiekmannDavid FreyJonathan LenoirCamille Meeussen et al.

Urban forest microclimates across temperate Europe are shaped by deep edge effects and forest structure

Karen De PauwLeen DepauwKim CaldersSteven CaluwaertsSara A.O. CousinsEmiel De LombaerdeMartin DiekmannDavid FreyJonathan LenoirCamille Meeussen et al.

A1 Journal Article in AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

2022

Changes in the foliar fungal community between oak leaf flushes along a latitudinal gradient in Europe

Álvaro GaytánAhmed AbdelfattahMaria FaticovXoaquín MoreiraBastien CastagneyrolInge Van HalderPieter De FrenneCamille MeeussenBart G. H. TimmermansJan P. J. G. Ten Hoopen et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Context matters : the landscape matrix determines the population genetic structure of temperate forest herbs across Europe

Tobias NaafJannis Till FeigsSiyu HuangJorg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsGuillaume DecocqPieter De FrenneMartin DiekmannSanne GovaertPer-Ola Hedwall et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Forest density and edge effects on soil microbial communities in deciduous forests across Europe

Jie YangHaben BlondeelCamille MeeussenSanne GovaertPieter VangansbekePascal BoeckxJonathan LenoirAnna OrczewskaQuentin PonettePer-Ola Hedwall et al.

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Forest understorey communities respond strongly to light in interaction with forest structure, but not to microclimate warming

Karen De PauwPieter SanczukCamille MeeussenLeen DepauwEmiel De LombaerdeSanne GovaertThomas VannesteJorg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsCristina Gasperini et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Functional trait variation of Anemone nemorosa along macro- and microclimatic gradients close to the northern range edge

Leen DepauwRi HuKhumanand S. DhunganaSanne GovaertCamille MeeussenPieter VangansbekeRichard StrimbeckBente J. GraaePieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Functioning of forest edges in the face of climate change

Camille MeeussenPieter De FrennePieter VangansbekeKris Verheyen

Historical forest microclimates

Emiel De LombaerdeKaren De PauwPallieter De SmedtJonathan LenoirCamille MeeussenThomas VannesteKris VerheyenFlorian ZellwegerPieter De Frenne

Bookchapter in Historical ecology : learning from the past to understand the present and forecast the future of ecosystems

Initial oak regeneration responses to experimental warming along microclimatic and macroclimatic gradients

Camille MeeussenKaren De PauwPieter SanczukJ. BrunetS. A. O. CousinsC. GasperiniP.‐O. HedwallG. IacopettiJ. LenoirJ. Plue et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT BIOLOGY

Maintaining forest cover to enhance temperature buffering under future climate change

Emiel De LombaerdePieter VangansbekeJonathan LenoirKoenraad Van MeerbeekJonas LembrechtsFrancisco Rodríguez-SánchezMiska LuotoBrett ScheffersStef HaesenJuha Aalto et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Soil seed bank responses to edge effects in temperate European forests

Cristina GasperiniKurt BollmannJörg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsGuillaume DecocqKaren De PauwMartin DiekmannSanne GovaertBente J. GraaePer‐Ola Hedwall et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

The combined effects of climate and canopy cover changes on understorey plants of the Hyrcanian forest biodiversity hotspot in northern Iran

Alireza NaqinezhadEmiel De LombaerdeHamid GholizadehSafaa WasofMichael P. PerringCamille MeeussenPieter De FrenneKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

The co‐existence of multiple oak leaf flushes contributes to the large within‐tree variation in chemistry, insect attack and pathogen infection

Álvaro GaytánXoaquín MoreiraBastien CastagneyrolInge Van HalderPieter De FrenneCamille MeeussenBart G. H. TimmermansJan P. J. G. Ten HoopenPil U. RasmussenNick Bos et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Unveil the unseen : using LiDAR to capture time‐lag dynamics in the herbaceous layer of European temperate forests

Jonathan LenoirEva GrilSylvie DurrieuHélène HorenMarianne LaslierJonas J. LembrechtsFlorian ZellwegerSamuel AlleaumeBoris BrasseurJérôme Buridant et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

2021

"Taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity of forest understorey plants in European forest edges"

Karen De PauwCamille MeeussenSanne GovaertPieter SanczukThomas VannesteMarkus Bernhardt-RömermannKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim CaldersSara Cousins et al.

Drivers of carbon stocks in forest edges across Europe

Camille MeeussenSanne GovaertThomas VannesteStef HaesenKoenraad Van MeerbeekKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim CaldersSara CousinsMartin Diekmann et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Edge effects on the realised soil seed bank along microclimatic gradients in temperate European forests

Cristina GasperiniElisa CarrariSanne GovaertCamille MeeussenKaren De PauwJan PluePieter SanczukThomas VannestePieter VangansbekeGiovanni Jacopetti et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of latitude and conspecific plant density on insect leaf herbivory in oak saplings and seedlings

Xoaquín MoreiraLuis Abdala‐RobertsPieter De FrenneAndrea GalmánÁlvaro GaytánRaimo JaatinenBeatriz Lago‐NúñezCamille MeeussenPertti PulkkinenPil U. Rasmussen et al.

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Forest microclimates and climate change : importance, drivers and future research agenda

Pieter De FrenneJonathan LenoirMiska LuotoBrett R. ScheffersFlorian ZellwegerJuha AaltoMichael B. AshcroftDitte M. ChristiansenGuillaume DecocqKaren De Pauw et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

ForestTemp : sub‐canopy microclimate temperatures of European forests

Stef HaesenJonas J. LembrechtsPieter De FrenneJonathan LenoirJuha AaltoMichael B. AshcroftMartin KopeckýMiska LuotoIlya MacleanIvan Nijs et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Lianas and trees exhibit divergent intrinsic water-use efficiency along elevational gradients in South American and African tropical forests

Francis Mumbanza MundondoMarijn BautersFélicien MeunierPascal BoeckxLucas A. CernusakHannes P. T. De DeurwaerderMiro DemolCamille MeeussenBram SercuLore T. Verryckt et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Microclimatic edge-to-interior gradients of European deciduous forests

Camille MeeussenSanne GovaertThomas VannesteKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim CaldersSara A.O. CousinsKaren De PauwMartin DiekmannCristina Gasperini et al.

A1 Journal Article in AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Sensitivity to habitat fragmentation across European landscapes in three temperate forest herbs

Tobias NaafJannis Till FeigsSiyu HuangJoerg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsGuillaume DecocqPieter De FrenneMartin DiekmannSanne GovaertPer-Ola Hedwall et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Small scale environmental variation modulates plant defence syndromes of understorey plants in deciduous forests of Europe

Pieter SanczukSanne GovaertCamille MeeussenKaren De PauwThomas VannesteLeen DepauwXoaquín MoreiraJonas SchoelynckMarthe De BoevreSarah De Saeger et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity of understorey plants respond differently to environmental conditions in European forest edges

Karen De PauwCamille MeeussenSanne GovaertPieter SanczukThomas VannesteMarkus Bernhardt‐RömermannKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim CaldersSara A. O. Cousins et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Trait data 2019 and 2020 experimental microclimate warming and light addition across Europe (FORMICA). Data used for the analysis in 'Forest understorey communities respond strongly to light in interaction with forest structure but not to microclimate warming' (De Pauw et al., New Phytologist, 2021)

Karen De PauwPieter SanczukCamille MeeussenLeen DepauwEmiel De LombaerdeSanne GovaertThomas VannesteJörg BrunetSara CousinsCristina Gasperini et al.

2020

Edge influence on understorey plant communities depends on forest management

Sanne GovaertCamille MeeussenThomas VannesteKurt BollmannJörg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsMartin DiekmannBente J. GraaePer‐Ola HedwallThilo Heinken et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Plant diversity in hedgerows and road verges across Europe

Thomas VannesteSanne GovaertWillem De KeselSanne Van Den BergePieter VangansbekeCamille MeeussenJörg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsGuillaume DecocqMartin Diekmann et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

SoilTemp : a global database of near-surface temperature

Jonas J. LembrechtsJuha AaltoMichael B. AshcroftPieter De FrenneMartin KopeckyJonathan LenoirMiska LuotoIlya M. D. MacleanOlivier RoupsardEduardo Fuentes-Lillo et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Structural variation of forest edges across Europe

Camille MeeussenSanne GovaertThomas VannesteKim CaldersKurt BollmannJörg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsMartin DiekmannBente J. GraaePer-Ola Hedwall et al.

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

2019

The impact of macroclimate, management and edge-to-core gradients on forest structure

Camille MeeussenSanne GovaertPieter VangansbekeKim CaldersSruthi Krishna Moorthy ParvathiHans VerbeeckKris VerheyenPieter De Frenne

2018

Early stage sound planning in urban re-development : the Antwerp case study

Dick BotteldoorenLuc DekoninckCamille MeeussenTimothy Van Renterghem

Microclimatic buffering of plant responses to macroclimate warming in temperate forests

Sanne GovaertCamille MeeussenPieter VangansbekePieter De Frenne

Validating sound propagation predictions with increasing complexity near multi-lane roads

Timothy Van RenterghemCamille MeeussenYasuhiro HiraguriLuc DekoninckFrancesco AlettaDick Botteldooren