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Researcher

Elizabeth Kearsley

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46 Results

2026

Historical tree phenology data across contrasting sites in the Congo Basin

Koen HufkensElizabeth KearsleyPiet StoffelenSteven JanssensCamille CouraletMargaret KosmalaEmmanuel Kasongo YakusuDonatien MusepenaDieu-Merci AssumaniNestor Luambua Kashikija et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC DATA

2025

Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests

Iris HordijkLourens PoorterJingjing LiangPeter B. ReichSergio de-MiguelGert-Jan NabuursJavier G. P. GamarraHan Y. H. ChenMo ZhouSusan K. Wiser et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras

Timothy R. BakerStephen Adu-BreduKofi Affum-BaffoeShin-ichiro AibaPerpetra AkiteMiguel AlexiadesEverton AlmeidaEdmar Almeida de OliveiraEsteban Alvarez DavilaChristian Amani et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Mycorrhizal symbioses and tree diversity in global forest communities

Feng JiangXucai PuBernhard SchmidPeter B. ReichJingjing LiangAkane O. AbbasiJesús Aguirre-GutiérrezAngelica Maria Almeyda ZambranoJan AltmanJuan Gabriel Álvarez-González et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ADVANCES

2024

Consistent patterns of common species across tropical tree communities

Declan L. M. CooperSimon L. LewisMartin J. P. SullivanPaulo I. PradoHans ter SteegeNicolas BarbierFerry SlikBonaventure SonkéCorneille E. N. EwangoStephen Adu-Bredu et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe : patterns, predictors and threats

Iris HordijkLalasia Bialic‐MurphyThomas LauberDevin RouthLourens PoorterMalin C. RiversHans ter SteegeJingjing LiangPeter B. ReichSergio de‐Miguel et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Historical tree phenology data reveal the seasonal rhythms of the Congo Basin rainforest

Elizabeth KearsleyHans VerbeeckPiet StoffelenSteven JanssensEmmanuel Kasongo YakusuMargaret KosmalaTom De MilMarijn BautersElasi Ramanzani KitimaJosé Mbifo Ndiapo et al.

A2 Journal Article in PLANT-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS

Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types

Yibiao ZouConstantin M. ZohnerColin AverillHaozhi MaJulian MerderMiguel BerdugoLalasia Bialic-MurphyLidong MoPhilipp BrunNiklaus E. Zimmermann et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

The global distribution and drivers of wood density and their impact on forest carbon stocks

Lidong MoThomas W. CrowtherDaniel S. MaynardJohan van den HoogenHaozhi MaLalasia Bialic-MurphyJingjing LiangSergio de-MiguelGert-Jan NabuursPeter B. Reich et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Towards a liana plant functional type for vegetation models

Hans VerbeeckHannes P.T. De DeurwaerderElizabeth KearsleySruthi Krishna Moorthy ParvathiFrancis Mumbanza MundondoKasper CoppietersStefan A. SchnitzerMarcos LongoMarc PeaucelleMarijn Bauters et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

2023

Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential

Lidong MoConstantin M. ZohnerPeter B. ReichJingjing LiangSergio de MiguelGert-Jan NabuursSusanne S. RennerJohan van den HoogenArnan ArazaMartin Herold et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions

Camille S. DelavauxThomas W. CrowtherConstantin M. ZohnerNiamh M. RobmannThomas LauberJohan van den HoogenSara KuebbingJingjing LiangSergio de-MiguelGert-Jan Nabuurs et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit

Haozhi MaThomas W. CrowtherLidong MoDaniel S. MaynardSusanne S. RennerJohan van den HoogenYibiao ZouJingjing LiangSergio de-MiguelGert-Jan Nabuurs et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE PLANTS

2022

Aboveground biomass density models for NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission

Laura DuncansonJames R. KellnerJohn ArmstonRalph DubayahDavid M. MinorSteven HancockSean P. HealeyPaul L. PattersonSvetlana SaarelaSuzanne Marselis et al.

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients

Jingjing LiangJavier G. P. GamarraNicolas PicardMo ZhouBryan PijanowskiDouglass F. JacobsPeter B. ReichThomas W. CrowtherGert-Jan NabuursSergio de-Miguel et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

2021

Resistance of African tropical forests to an extreme climate anomaly

Amy C. BennettGreta C. DargieAida Cuni-SanchezJohn Tshibamba MukendiWannes HubauJacques M. MukinziOliver L. PhillipsYadvinder MalhiMartin J. P. SullivanDeclan L. M. Cooper et al.

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Soil nutrient depletion and tree functional composition shift following repeated clearing in secondary forests of the Congo Basin

Marijn BautersPieter MoonenLaura SummerauerSebastian DoetterlDaniel WasnerMarco GriepentrogFrancis Mumbanza MundondoElizabeth KearsleyCorneille EwangoFaustin Boyemba et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOSYSTEMS

sPlotOpen : an environmentally balanced, open-access, global dataset of vegetation plots

Francesco Maria SabatiniJonathan LenoirTarek HattabElise Aimee ArnstMilan ChytrýJürgen DenglerPatrice De RuffrayStephan M. HennekensUte JandtFlorian Jansen et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots

[missing] ForestPlots.netCecilia BlundoJulieta CarillaRicardo GrauAgustina MaliziaLucio MaliziaOriana Osinaga-AcostaMichael BirdMatt BradfordDamien Catchpole et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

The central African soil spectral library : a new soil infrared repository and a geographical prediction analysis

Laura SummerauerPhilipp BaumannLeonardo Ramirez-LopezMatti BarthelMarijn BautersBenjamin BukombeMario ReichenbachPascal BoeckxElizabeth KearsleyKristof Van Oost et al.

A1 Journal Article in SOIL

2020

Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests

Wannes HubauSimon L. LewisOliver L. PhillipsKofi Affum-BaffoeHans BeeckmanAida Cuní-SanchezArmandu K. DanielsCorneille E. N. EwangoSophie FausetJacques M. Mukinzi et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Historical aerial surveys map long-term changes of forest cover and structure in the Central Congo basin

Koen HufkensThalès de HaullevilleElizabeth KearsleyKim JacobsenHans BeeckmanPiet StoffelenFilip VandelookSofie MeeusMichael AmaraLeen Van Hirtum et al.

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING

Liana communities exhibit different species composition, diversity and community structure across forest types in the Congo Basin

Francis Mumbanza MundondoMarijn BautersElizabeth KearsleyPascal BoeckxConstantin A. LubiniHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in BIOTROPICA

Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth's tropical forests

Martin J. P. SullivanSimon L. LewisKofi Affum-BaffoeCarolina CastilhoFlavia CostaAida Cuni SanchezCorneille E. N. EwangoWannes HubauBeatriz MarimonAbel Monteagudo-Mendoza et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE

TRY plant trait database : enhanced coverage and open access

Jens KattgeGerhard BönischSandra DíazSandra LavorelIain Colin PrenticePaul LeadleySusanne TautenhahnGijsbert D. A. WernerTuomas AakalaMehdi Abedi et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

2019

Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest-tree symbioses

B. S. SteidingerT. W. CrowtherJ. LiangM. E. Van NulandG. D. A. WernerP. B. ReichG. NabuursS. de-MiguelM. ZhouN. Picard et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Disentangling how management affects biomass stock and productivity of tropical secondary forests fallows

Pieter C. J. MoonenBruno VerbistFaustin Boyemba BoselaLindsey NorgroveStefaan DondeyneKoenraad Van MeerbeekElizabeth KearsleyHans VerbeeckPieter VermeirPascal Boeckx et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Large‐sized rare tree species contribute disproportionately to functional diversity in resource acquisition in African tropical forest

Elizabeth KearsleyKoen HufkensHans VerbeeckMarijn BautersHans BeeckmanPascal BoeckxDries Huygens

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

2018

Isotopic evidence for oligotrophication of terrestrial ecosystems

Joseph M. CraineAndrew J. ElmoreLixin WangJulieta AranibarMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxBrooke E. CrowleyMelissa A. DawesSylvain DelzonAlex Fajardo et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Pan-tropical prediction of forest structure from the largest trees

Jean-François BastinErvan RutishauserJames R. KellnerSassan SaatchiRaphael PélissierBruno HéraultFerry SlikJan BogaertCharles De CannièreAndrew R. Marshall et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Phylogenetic classification of the world's tropical forests

JW Ferry SlikJanet FranklinVíctor Arroyo-RodríguezRichard FieldSalomon AguilarNikolay AguirreJorge AhumadaShin-Ichiro AibaLuciana F AlvesAnitha K et al.

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reconciling biodiversity and carbon stock conservation in an Afrotropical forest landscape

Frederik Van de PerreMichael R WilligSteven J PresleyFrank Bapeamoni AndemwanaHans BeeckmanPascal BoeckxStijn CoolemanMyriam de HaanAndré De KeselSteven Dessein et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ADVANCES

2017

Functional community structure of African monodominant Gilbertiodendron dewevrei forest influenced by local environmental filtering

Elizabeth KearsleyHans VerbeeckKoen HufkensFrederik Van de PerreSebastian DoetterlGeert BaertHans BeeckmanPascal BoeckxDries Huygens

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Model performance of tree height-diameter relationships in the central Congo Basin

Elizabeth KearsleyPieter CJ MoonenKoen HufkensSebastian DoetterlJanvier LisingoFaustin Boyemba BoselaPascal BoeckxHans BeeckmanHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

The ecology of Maesopsis eminii Engl. in tropical Africa

Jackie EpilaHans VerbeeckThomas Otim-EpilaPaul OkulloElizabeth KearsleyKathy Steppe

A1 Journal Article in AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

2016

An integrated pan-tropical biomass map using multiple reference datasets

Valerio AvitabileMartin HeroldGerard BM HeuvelinkSimon L LewisOliver L PhillipsGregory P AsnerJohn ArmstonPeter AsthonLindsay BaninNicolas Bayol et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Facultative nitrogen fixation by legumes in the central Congo basin is downregulated during late successional stages

Marijn BautersNeville MapenziElizabeth KearsleyBernard VanlauwePascal Boeckx

A1 Journal Article in BIOTROPICA

The importance of including lianas in global vegetation models

Hans VerbeeckElizabeth Kearsley

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2015

Aboveground vs. belowground carbon stocks in African tropical lowland rainforest : drivers and implications

Sebastian DoetterlElizabeth KearsleyMarijn BautersKoen HufkensJanvier LisingoGeert BaertHans VerbeeckPascal Boeckx

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

An estimate of the number of tropical tree species

JW Ferry SlikVíctor Arroyo-RodríguezShin-Ichiro AibaPatricia Alvarez-LoayzaLuciana F AlvesPeter AshtonPatricia BalvaneraMeredith L BastianPeter J BellinghamEduardo van den Berg et al.

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Carbon storage and functional diversity of tropical rainforest in the Congo Basin

Elizabeth KearsleyHans VerbeeckPascal BoeckxHans Beeckman

Functional identity explains carbon sequestration in a 77-year-old experimental tropical plantation

Marijn BautersEvy AmpoorterDries HuygensElizabeth KearsleyThales De HaullevilleGiacomo SellanHans VerbeeckPascal BoeckxKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in ECOSPHERE

2014

Functional leaf trait diversity of 10 tree species in Congolese secondary tropical forest

Hans VerbeeckEfuetacha Betehndoh NchufangWouter MaesWannes HubauElizabeth KearsleyLen BuggenhoutKoen HufkensDries HuygensJoris Van AckerHans Beeckman et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF TROPICAL FOREST SCIENCE

2013

Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests

Simon L LewisBonaventure SonkéTerry SunderlandSerge K BegneGabriela Lopez-GonzalezGeertje MF van der HeijdenOliver L PhillipsKofi Affum-BaffoeTimothy R BakerLindsay Banin et al.

A1 Journal Article in PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Conventional tree height–diameter relationships significantly overestimate aboveground carbon stocks in the Central Congo Basin

Elizabeth KearsleyThales de HaullevilleKoen HufkensAlidé KidimbuBenjamin ToirambeGeert BaertDries HuygensYodit KebedePierre DefournyJan Bogaert et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Herbebossen in de Andes : op zoek naar koolstofvoorraden in Noord-Ecuador

Marijn BautersMatthias StrubbeElizabeth KearsleyKathy SteppeHans Verbeeck

A4 Journal Article in BOSREVUE (MELLE)