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Researcher

Isaac Ahanamungu Makelele

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14 Results

2026

Net primary productivity and carbon allocation along secondary succession in a central African tropical forest

Isaac Ahanamungu MakeleleKris VerheyenPascal BoeckxViktor Van de VeldeCizungu Ntaboba LandryBasile Mujinya BazirakeFaustin Boyemba BoselaFabrice KimbesaJonathan Bachiseze MagalaJoseph Lokana Mande et al.

U Journal Article in New Phytologist

2025

Makelele et al. 2025 - New Phytologist

Isaac Ahanamungu MakeleleMarijn Bauters

2022

Conservative N cycling despite high atmospheric deposition in early successional African tropical lowland forests

Isaac Ahanamungu MakeleleMarijn BautersKris VerheyenMatti BarthelJohan SixTobias RüttingSamuel BodéLandry Cizungu NtabobaBasile Mujinya BazirakeFaustin Boyemba Bosela et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT AND SOIL

Ecology and biogeochemistry of secondary succession in a central African lowland forest

Isaac Ahanamungu MakelelePascal BoeckxKris VerheyenMarijn BautersCorneil Ewango

Increasing calcium scarcity along Afrotropical forest succession

Marijn BautersIvan A. JanssensDaniel WasnerSebastian DoetterlPieter VermeirMarco GriepentrogTravis W. DrakeJohan SixMatti BarthelSimon Baumgartner et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Lianas rapidly colonize early stages of tropical forests, presumably through leaf trait diversification

Francis Mumbanza MundondoMarijn BautersIsaac Ahanamungu MakeleleFélicien MeunierElizabeth KearsleyPascal BoeckxKris VerheyenCorneille EwangoInnocent M. MbulaConstantin A. Lubini et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Low N2O and variable CH4 fluxes from tropical forest soils of the Congo Basin

Matti BarthelMarijn BautersSimon BaumgartnerTravis W. DrakeNivens Mokwele BeyGlenn BushPascal BoeckxClement Ikene BotefaNathanaël DériazGode Lompoko Ekamba et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Soil geochemistry – and not topography – as a major driver of carbon allocation, stocks, and dynamics in forests and soils of African tropical montane ecosystems

Benjamin BukombeMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxLandry Ntaboba CizunguMatthew CooperPeter FienerLaurent Kidinda KidindaIsaac Ahanamungu MakeleleDaniel Iragi MuhindoBoris Rewald et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Tropical wood stores substantial amounts of nutrients, but we have limited understanding why

Marijn BautersOriol GrauSebastian DoetterlKatherine D. HeinemanJames W. DallingCecilia M. PradaMarco GriepentrogYadvinder MalhiTerhi RiuttaMarina Scalon et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOTROPICA

2021

Afrotropical secondary forests exhibit fast diversity and functional recovery, but slow compositional and carbon recovery after shifting cultivation

Isaac Ahanamungu MakeleleKris VerheyenPascal BoeckxLandry Cizungu NtabobaBasile Mujinya BazirakeCorneille EwangoMarijn Bauters

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Fire-derived phosphorus fertilization of African tropical forests

Marijn BautersTravis W. DrakeSasha WagnerSimon BaumgartnerIsaac Ahanamungu MakeleleSamuel BodéKris VerheyenHans VerbeeckCorneille EwangoLandry Cizungu et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

In-depth analysis of N2O fluxes in tropical forest soils of the Congo Basin combining isotope and functional gene analysis

Nora GallarottiMatti BarthelElizabeth VerhoevenEngil Isadora Pujol PereiraMarijn BautersSimon BaumgartnerTravis W. DrakePascal BoeckxJoachim MohnManon Longepierre et al.

A1 Journal Article in ISME JOURNAL

2020

Seasonality, drivers, and isotopic composition of soil CO2 fluxes from tropical forests of the Congo Basin

Simon BaumgartnerMatti BarthelTravis William DrakeMarijn BautersIsaac Ahanamungu MakeleleJohn Kalume MugulaLaura SummerauerNora GallarottiLandry Cizungu NtabobaKristof Van Oost et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

2019

Contrasting nitrogen fluxes in African tropical forests of the Congo Basin

Marijn BautersHans VerbeeckTobias RüttingMatti BarthelBasile Bazirake MujinyaFernando BambaSamuel BodéFaustin BoyembaEmmanuel BulonzaElin Carlsson et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS