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Researcher

Emiel De Lombaerde

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47 Results

2025

Cool topoclimates promote cold-adapted plant diversity in temperate mountain forests

Jeremy BorderieuxEmiel De LombaerdeKaren De PauwPieter SanczukPieter VangansbekeThomas VannestePieter De FrenneJean-Claude GégoutJosep Serra-Diaz

A2 Journal Article in PEER COMMUNITY JOURNAL

Smallholder farmers’ knowledge on management of Cinchona in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bezawit MekonnenCizungu Ntaboba LandryJulio AlegreHaben BlondeelEmiel De LombaerdeHans VerbeeckLuc DuchateauEddie SchrevensKris VerheyenPascal Boeckx et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

2024

Combining multiple investigative approaches to unravel functional responses to global change in the understorey of temperate forests

Dries LanduytMichael PerringHaben BlondeelEmiel De LombaerdeLeen DepauwEline LorerSybryn L. MaesLander BaetenLaurent BergèsMarkus Bernhardt‐Römermann et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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.

Declining potential nectar production of the herb layer in temperate forests under global change

Wim De SchuyterEmiel De LombaerdeLeen DepauwPallieter De SmedtAlina Stachurska‐SwakońAnna OrczewskaBalázs TelekiBogdan JaroszewiczDéborah ClossetFrantišek Máliš et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Embracing plant-plant interactions : rethinking predictions of species range shifts

Pieter SanczukDries LanduytEmiel De LombaerdeJonathan LenoirEline LorerMiska LuotoKoenraad Van MeerbeekFlorian ZellwegerPieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Enhancing tree performance through species mixing : review of a quarter-century of TreeDivNet experiments reveals research gaps and practical insights

Leen DepauwEmiel De LombaerdeEls DhiedtHaben BlondeelLuis Abdala-RobertsHarald AugeNadia BarsoumJuergen BauhusChengjin ChuAbebe Damtew et al.

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT FORESTRY REPORTS

Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography

Julia KemppinenJonas J. LembrechtsKoenraad Van MeerbeekJofre CarnicerNathalie Isabelle ChardonPaul KardolJonathan LenoirDaijun LiuIlya MacleanJan Pergl et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

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

Veldexperimenten in natuurgebieden : een evenwichtsoefening

Haben BlondeelPieter De FrenneEmiel De LombaerdeKaren De PauwEline LorerKris Verheyen

A4 Journal Article in NATUURFOCUS

2023

Changes in the functional composition of the understorey across European temperate forests, in relation to changes in canopy openness, changes in N deposition rates and climate warming

Dries LanduytMichael PerringHaben BlondeelEmiel De LombaerdeLeen DepauwEline LorerSybryn MaesKris Verheyen

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

Light more than warming impacts understory tree seedling growth in a temperate deciduous forest

Chao XuPieter De FrenneHaben BlondeelKaren De PauwDries LanduytEline LorerPieter SanczukKris VerheyenEmiel De Lombaerde

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

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

The effects of light, conspecific density and soil fungi on seedling growth of temperate tree species

Jin YinFei LinEmiel De LombaerdeZikun MaoShufang LiuJi YeShuai FangXugao Wang

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

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

Competition mediates understorey species range shifts under climate change

Pieter SanczukEmiel De LombaerdeStef HaesenKoenraad Van MeerbeekMiska LuotoBas Van der VekenEric Van BeekMartin HermyKris VerheyenPieter Vangansbeke et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Even small forest patches can help fight climate change!

Leen DepauwCamille MeeussenEmiel De LombaerdeKaren De PauwKris VerheyenPieter De Frenne

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS FOR YOUNG MINDS

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

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

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

Negative effects of winter and spring warming on the regeneration of forest spring geophytes

Pieter VangansbekePieter SanczukSanne GovaertEmiel De LombaerdePieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in PLANT BIOLOGY

Species distribution models and a 60-year-old transplant experiment reveal inhibited forest plant range shifts under climate change

Pieter SanczukEmiel De LombaerdeStef HaesenKoenraad Van MeerbeekBas Van der VekenMartin HermyKris VerheyenPieter VangansbekePieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF 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 use of photos to investigate ecological change

Leen DepauwHaben BlondeelEmiel De LombaerdeKaren De PauwDries LanduytEline LorerPieter VangansbekeThomas VannesteKris VerheyenPieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Understorey plant dynamics under climate change : biogeographical impacts of small-scale biotic and abiotic environmental variation

Pieter SanczukPieter De FrennePieter VangansbekeEmiel De Lombaerde

2021

Evaluating structural and compositional canopy characteristics to predict the light-demand signature of the forest understorey in mixed, semi-natural temperate forests

Leen DepauwMichael PerringDries LanduytSybryn MaesHaben BlondeelEmiel De LombaerdeGuntis BrūmelisJörg BrunetDéborah Closset-KoppGuillaume Decocq et al.

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE

Forest understorey plant responses to long-term experimental warming, light and nitrogen addition

Sanne GovaertPieter VangansbekeHaben BlondeelEmiel De LombaerdeKris VerheyenPieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in PLANT 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

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.

Understorey removal effects on tree regeneration in temperate forests : a meta-analysis

Emiel De LombaerdeLander BaetenKris VerheyenMichael PerringShiyu MaDries Landuyt

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

2020

Individualistic responses of forest herb traits to environmental change

Haben BlondeelMichael PerringEmiel De LombaerdeLeen DepauwDries LanduytSanne GovaertSybryn MaesPieter VangansbekePieter De FrenneKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in PLANT BIOLOGY

Light and warming drive forest understorey community development in different environments

Haben BlondeelMichael PerringLeen DepauwEmiel De LombaerdeDries LanduytPieter De FrenneKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Light availability and land-use history drive biodiversity and functional changes in forest herb layer communities

Leen DepauwMichael PerringDries LanduytSybryn MaesHaben BlondeelEmiel De LombaerdeGuntis BrūmelisJörg BrunetDéborah Closset-KoppJanusz Czerepko et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Light, temperature and understorey cover predominantly affect early life stages of tree seedlings in a multifactorial mesocosm experiment

Emiel De LombaerdeHaben BlondeelLander BaetenDries LanduytMichael PerringLeen DepauwSybryn MaesBin WangKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Managing overstorey and understorey vegetation for natural regeneration across environmental contexts

Emiel De LombaerdeKris VerheyenLander BaetenDries Landuyt

2019

Direct and understorey-mediated indirect effects of human-induced environmental changes on litter decomposition in temperate forest

Bin WangHaben BlondeelLander BaetenIka DjukicEmiel De LombaerdeKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Interactive effects of past land use and recent forest management on the understorey community in temperate oak forests in South Sweden

Leen DepauwMichael PerringJörg BrunetSybryn MaesHaben BlondeelEmiel De LombaerdeRobbe De GrooteKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

The functional role of temperate forest understorey vegetation in a changing world

Dries LanduytEmiel De LombaerdeMichael PerringLionel HertzogEvy AmpoorterSybryn MaesPieter De FrenneShiyu MaWillem ProesmansHaben Blondeel et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Tree regeneration responds more to shade casting by the overstorey and competition in the understorey than to abundance per se

Emiel De LombaerdeKris VerheyenHans Van CalsterLander Baeten

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

2018

Global environmental change effects on plant community composition trajectories depend upon management legacies

Michael PerringMarkus Bernhardt-RömermannLander BaetenGabriele MidoloHaben BlondeelLeen DepauwDries LanduytSybryn MaesEmiel De LombaerdeMaria Mercedes Carón et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Responses of competitive understorey species to spatial environmental gradients inaccurately explain temporal changes

Emiel De LombaerdeKris VerheyenMichael PerringMarkus Bernhardt-RömermannHans Van CalsterJörg BrunetMarkéta ChudomelováGuillaume DecocqMartin DiekmannTomasz Durak et al.

A1 Journal Article in BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

2017

Combining biodiversity resurveys across regions to advance global change research

Kris VerheyenPieter De FrenneLander BaetenDonald M WallerRadim HédlMichael PerringHaben BlondeelJörg BrunetMarkéta ChudomelováGuillaume Decocq et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOSCIENCE