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Researcher

Koen Hufkens

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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

MeteoSaver v1.0 : a machine-learning based software for the transcription of historical weather data

Derrick MuhekiBas VercruysseKrishna Kumar Thirukokaranam ChandrasekarChristophe VerbruggenJulie M. BirkholzKoen HufkensHans VerbeeckPascal BoeckxSeppe LampeEd Hawkins et al.

A1 Journal Article in GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT

2025

A critical evaluation of tabular data extraction methods for historical climate data

Bas VercruysseDerrick MuhekiKrishna Kumar Thirukokaranam ChandrasekarJulie M. BirkholzWim ThieryKoen HufkensChristophe Verbruggen

MeteoSaver: a new machine-learning based software for transcription of historical weather data

Derrick MuhekiBas VercruysseKrishna Kumar Thirukokaranam ChandrasekarChristophe VerbruggenJulie M. BirkholzKoen HufkensHans VerbeeckPascal BoeckxSeppe LampeEd Hawkins et al.

2024

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

2021

Calcium [Ca] tracers using X-Ray fluorescence (XRF) as a potential high throughput measurement technique in ringless highly diverse tropical ecosystems.

Koen HufkensSolenn RegeurCamille RivardJan Van den BulckeHans BeeckmanTom De MilLisa Wingate

2020

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

2019

Satellite-observed pantropical carbon dynamics

Lei FanJean-Pierre WigneronPhilippe CiaisJérôme ChaveMartin BrandtRasmus FensholtSassan S SaatchiAna BastosAmen Al-YaariKoen Hufkens et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE PLANTS

2018

Climate data rescue from the Belgian colonial archives : helping to close the data-gap over Central Africa

Kim JacobsenLeen Van HirtumMichael AmaraHans BeeckmanSofie MeeusFilip VandelookJan Van den BulckePiet StoffelenHans VerbeeckKoen Hufkens

Contributions of the Belgian Congo archives to contemporary research questions

Kim JacobsenSofie MeeusPiet StoffelenPatricia MergenHans BeeckmanFilip VandelookJan Van den BulckeMichael AmaraHans VerbeeckKoen Hufkens

Historical forestry research from the Belgian colonial period in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Kim JacobsenKoen HufkensHans BeeckmanFilip VandelookPiet StoffelenJan Van den BulckeSofie MeeusMichael AmaraHans Verbeeck

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

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

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

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

N2O and NO emission from the Nyungwe tropical highland rainforest in Rwanda

Nasrin Gharahi GhehiC WernerKoen HufkensR KieseEric Van RanstD NsabimanaG WallinL KlemedtssonK Butterbach-BahlPascal Boeckx

A2 Journal Article in GEODERMA REGIONAL

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

2012

Terrestrial biosphere model performance for inter-annual variability of land-atmosphere CO2 exchange

TF KeenanIan BakerAlan BarrPhilippe CiaisKen DavisMichael DietzeDanillo DragoniChristopher M GoughRobert GrantDavid Hollinger et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY