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Researcher

Emmanuel Kasongo

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20 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

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

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

2023

Ground-based climate data show evidence of warming and intensification of the seasonal rainfall cycle during the 1960–2020 period in Yangambi, central Congo Basin

Emmanuel Kasongo YakusuJoris Van AckerHans Van de VyverNils BourlandJosé Mbifo NdiapoThéophile Besango LikwelaMichel Lokonda Wa KipifoAmand Mbuya KankolongoJan Van den BulckeHans Beeckman et al.

A1 Journal Article in CLIMATIC CHANGE

2022

Analysis of climate change in the forests of the Congo Basin : from local to regional scales

Emmanuel Kasongo YakusuJoris Van AckerNils BourlandHans BeeckmanJan Van den BulckeMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxWannes Hubau

Variation in onset of leaf unfolding and wood formation in a Central African tropical tree species

Bhely Angoboy IlondeaJan Van den BulckeHans BeeckmanJoris Van AckerCamille CouraletAdeline FayolleWannes HubauChadrack KafutiMélissa RousseauEmmanuel Kasongo Yakusu et al.

2021

African and Amazonian carbon sinks are diverging : science and policy implications

Wannes HubauSimon LewisJohn Tshibamba MukendiCorneille EwangoHans BeeckmanThe AfriTON ConsortiumEmmanuel Kasongo Yakusu

Entandrophragma : taxonomy and ecology of a genus of African tree species with economic importance : a review

Emmanuel Kasongo YakusuFranck MontheNils BourlandOlivier J. HardyDominique LoupeFélicien Bola Mbele LokandaWannes HubauJean-Marie Kahindo MuhongyaJan Van den BulckeJoris Van Acker et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOTECHNOLOGIE AGRONOMIE SOCIETE ET ENVIRONNEMENT

Improved management of species of the African Entandrophragma genus, now listed as vulnerable

Emmanuel Kasongo YakusuDominique LouppeFranck K. MontheOlivier HardyFélicien Bola Mbele LokandaWannes HubauJan Van den BulckeJoris Van AckerHans BeeckmanNils Bourland

A1 Journal Article in BOIS ET FORETS DES TROPIQUES

Les forêts du bassin du Congo face aux pressions climatiques et anthropiques : enjeux et perspectives des politiques environnementales nationales, régionales et internationales

Emmanuel Kasongo YakusuJoris Van AckerNils BourlandWannes Hubau

Urgent need to monitor climate change to improve policies and strategies for the sustainable management of tropical forests in the Congo Basin

Emmanuel Kasongo YakusuJoris Van AckerHans BeeckmanNils BourlandWannes Hubau

Variation in onset of leaf unfolding and wood formation in a Central African tropical tree species

Bhely Angoboy IlondeaHans BeeckmanJoris Van AckerJan Van den BulckeAdeline FayolleCamille CouraletWannes HubauChadrack KafutiMélissa RousseauAlain Kaka di-Makwala et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE

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

2019

Enjeux et amélioration de la gestion des espèces du genre Entandrophragma, arbres africains devenus vulnérables

Emmanuel Kasongo YakusuDominique LouppeFranck S MontheOlivier J HardyFélicien Bola Mbele LokandaWannes HubauJan Van den BulckeJoris Van AckerHans BeeckmanNils Bourland

A1 Journal Article in BOIS & FORETS DES TROPIQUES

Management of African economic trees for new research, the review of Entandrophragma genus (Meliaceae)

Emmanuel Kasongo YakusuNils BourlandDominique LouppeWannes HubauJan Van Den BulckeJoris Van AckerHans Beeckman

Methodology for the treatment of increment cores to assess the vessel size distribution of a tree along a pith-to-bark transect

Félix LaurentVictor DeklerckEmmanuel Kasongo YakusuKévin LievensTom De MilWannes HubauHans Beeckman

Pith-to-bark profiles of xylem vessel traits reveal unique information on tree performance in a tropical moist semi-deciduous forest of the Congo Basin

Emmanuel Kasongo YakusuVictor DeklerckWannes HubauKevin LievensFélix LaurentNils BourlandJan Van den BulckeJoris Van AckerHans Beeckman

2018

Le genre Entandrophragma (Meliaceae) : taxonomie et écologie d’arbres africains d’intérêt économique (synthèse bibliographique)

Emmanuel Kasongo YakusuFrank S MontheNils BourlandOlivier J HardyDominique LouppeFélicien Bola Mbele LokandaWannes HubauJean-Marie Kahindo MuhongyaJan Van den BulckeJoris Van Acker et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOTECHNOLOGIE AGRONOMIE SOCIETE ET ENVIRONNEMENT

Recent climate change in a tropical rainforest in the Congo Bassin : local and regional scale

Emmanuel Kasongo YakusuHans Van de VyverNils BourlandJosé MbifoGaston DemaréeWannes HubauJan Van den BulckeJoris Van AckerFrançoise Gellens-MeulenberghsHans Beeckman

The African timber tree Entandrophragma congoense (Pierre ex De Wild.) A. Chev. is morphologically and genetically distinct from Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C. DC

Franck K MontheJérôme DuminilEmmanuel Kasongo YakusuHans BeeckmanNils BourlandJean-Louis DoucetMarc SM SosefOlivier J Haerdy

A1 Journal Article in TREE GENETICS & GENOMES