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Researcher
Margot Vanhellemont
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2023
Ecosystem multifunctionality lowers as grasslands under restoration approach their target habitat type
Eva DeCock
Iris Moeneclaey
Stephanie Schelfhout
Margot Vanhellemont
An De Schrijver
Lander Baeten
A1
Journal Article
in
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
2023
2022
Dringend nood aan herstel van laaggelegen schraal hooiland
An De Schrijver
Margot Vanhellemont
Elise Van Broeckhoven
Hans Van Calster
Stephanie Schelfhout
Jan Mertens
Pieter Vangansbeke
A4
Journal Article
in
NATUURFOCUS
2022
Linking wood density records of common beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) with temperature and precipitation variability from a temperate lowland site
Jaime Bytebier
Tom De Mil
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
Kristof Haneca
Jan Van den Bulcke
A1
Journal Article
in
DENDROCHRONOLOGIA
2022
Phosphorus puts a mortgage on restoration of species-rich grasslands on former agricultural land
E. P. Goossens
An De Schrijver
Stephanie Schelfhout
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
Jan Mertens
A1
Journal Article
in
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
2022
Uitmijnen van fosfor bij graslandherstel : een win-win voor landbouw en natuur?
Stephanie Schelfhout
Margot Vanhellemont
Iris Moeneclaey
Pieter Vangansbeke
Kris Verheyen
Ellen De Vrieze
Jef Hendrix
An De Schrijver
Jan Mertens
A4
Journal Article
in
NATUURFOCUS
2022
2021
Advies uitmijnen in Landschap De Liereman
Stephanie Schelfhout
Margot Vanhellemont
An De Schrijver
Kris Verheyen
Jan Mertens
Report
2021
Biomass increment and carbon sequestration in hedgerow-grown trees
Sanne Van Den Berge
Pieter Vangansbeke
Lander Baeten
Margot Vanhellemont
Thomas Vanneste
Tom De Mil
Jan Van den Bulcke
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
DENDROCHRONOLOGIA
2021
Species ecological strategy and soil phosphorus supply interactively affect plant biomass and phosphorus concentration
Iris Moeneclaey
Stephanie Schelfhout
Margot Vanhellemont
Eva DeCock
Frieke Van Coillie
Kris Verheyen
Lander Baeten
Preprint
2021
2020
Verschralen richting bloemrijk hooiland : lessen uit praktijkgericht onderzoek
An De Schrijver
Margot Vanhellemont
Pieter Vangansbeke
Andreas Demey
Sien De Haes
Laurence Wygaerts
Sam Schietekatte
Yasmien Lenaerts
Myrrhe Dhoore
Aaron Van Maele
et al.
Article in a magazine
2020
2019
A general framework for quantifying the effects of land-use history on ecosystem dynamics
Leen Depauw
Dries Landuyt
Michael Perring
Haben Blondeel
Sybryn Maes
Martin Kopecký
František Máliš
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
2019
Context-dependency of agricultural legacies in temperate forest soils
Haben Blondeel
Michael Perring
Laurent Bergès
Jörg Brunet
Guillaume Decocq
Leen Depauw
Martin Diekmann
Dries Landuyt
Jaan Liira
Sybryn Maes
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ECOSYSTEMS
2019
Distinct growth responses to drought for oak and beech in temperate mixed forests
Margot Vanhellemont
Rita Sousa-Silva
Sybryn Maes
Jan Van den Bulcke
Lionel Hertzog
Stefanie De Groote
Joris Van Acker
Dries Bonte
An Martel
Luc Lens
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
2019
Environmental drivers interactively affect individual tree growth across temperate European forests
Sybryn Maes
Michael Perring
Margot Vanhellemont
Leen Depauw
Jan Van den Bulcke
Guntis Brūmelis
Jörg Brunet
Guillaume Decocq
Jan den Ouden
Werner Härdtle
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
2019
Local soil characteristics determine the microbial communities under forest understorey plants along a latitudinal gradient
Shiyu Ma
Pieter De Frenne
Margot Vanhellemont
Safaa Wasof
Pascal Boeckx
Jörg Brunet
Sara AO Cousins
Guillaume Decocq
Annette Kolb
Isa Lemke
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY
2019
Phytomining to re-establish phosphorus-poor soil conditions for nature restoration on former agricultural land
Stephanie Schelfhout
An De Schrijver
Margot Vanhellemont
Pieter Vangansbeke
Safaa Wasof
Michael Perring
Geert Haesaert
Kris Verheyen
Jan Mertens
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT AND SOIL
2019
2018
A million and more trees for science
Alain Paquette
Andy Hector
Bastien Castagneyrol
Margot Vanhellemont
Julia Koricheva
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen
Kris Verheyen
Editorial material
2018
Competition, tree age and size drive the productivity of mixed forests of pedunculate oak, beech and red oak
Stefanie De Groote
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
Jan Van den Bulcke
An Martel
Dries Bonte
Luc Lens
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
2018
Effects of mineral soil and forest floor on the regeneration of pedunculate oak, beech and red oak
Stefanie De Groote
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
María Carón
An Martel
Dries Bonte
Luc Lens
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
FORESTS
2018
Plant and soil microbe responses to light, warming and nitrogen addition in a temperate forest
Shiyu Ma
Kris Verheyen
Ruben Props
Safaa Wasof
Margot Vanhellemont
Pascal Boeckx
Nico Boon
Pieter De Frenne
A1
Journal Article
in
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
2018
Species and structural diversity affect growth of oak, but not pine, in uneven-aged mature forests
Margot Vanhellemont
Rienk-Jan Bijlsma
Luc De Keersmaeker
Kris Vandekerkhove
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY
2018
Species diversity, pollinator resource value and edibility potential of woody networks in the countryside in northern Belgium
Sanne Van Den Berge
Lander Baeten
Margot Vanhellemont
Evy Ampoorter
Willem Proesmans
Maxime Eeraerts
Martin Hermy
Guy Smagghe
I Vermeulen
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
2018
Synthesis and future research directions linking tree diversity to growth, survival, and damage in a global network of tree diversity experiments
Jake J Grossman
Margot Vanhellemont
Nadia Barsoum
Jürgen Bauhus
Helge Bruelheide
Bastien Castagneyrol
Jeannine Cavender-Bares
Nico Eisenhauer
Olga Ferlian
Dominique Gravel
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
2018
The impact of tree species identity and diversity on primary producers and nutrient cycling
Stefanie De Groote
Kris Verheyen
Lander Baeten
Margot Vanhellemont
Dissertation
2018
Tree species diversity indirectly affects nutrient cycling through the shrub layer and its high-quality litter
Stefanie De Groote
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
An De Schrijver
An Martel
Dries Bonte
Luc Lens
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT AND SOIL
2018
Very large trees in a lowland old-growth beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest : density, size, growth and spatial patterns in comparison to reference sites in Europe
Kris Vandekerkhove
Margot Vanhellemont
Tomáš Vrška
Peter Meyer
Vath Tabaku
Arno Thomaes
Anja Leyman
Luc De Keersmaeker
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
2018
2017
Evaluating the robustness of three ring-width measurement methods for growth release reconstruction
Sybryn Maes
Astrid Vannoppen
Jan Altman
Jan Van den Bulcke
Guillaume Decocq
Tom De Mil
Leen Depauw
Dries Landuyt
Michael Perring
Joris Van Acker
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
DENDROCHRONOLOGIA
2017
Local neighbourhood effects on sapling growth in a young experimental forest
Nuri Nurlaila Setiawan
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
Thomas Van de Peer
Evy Ampoorter
Quentin Ponette
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
2017
Tree species identity outweighs the effects of tree species diversity and forest fragmentation on understorey diversity and composition
Stefanie De Groote
Irene van Schrojenstein Lantman
Bram Sercu
Daan Dekeukeleire
Roschong Boonyarittichaikij
Hannah Keely Smith
Robbe De Beelde
Kris Ceunen
Pieter Vantieghem
Hans Matheve
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
2017
2016
Contributions of a global network of tree diversity experiments to sustainable forest plantations
Kris Verheyen
Margot Vanhellemont
Harald Auge
Lander Baeten
Christopher Baraloto
Nadia Barsoum
Simon Bilodeau-Gauthier
Helge Bruelheide
Bastien Castagneyrol
Douglas Godbold
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
AMBIO
2016
Does neighbourhood tree diversity affect the crown arthropod community in saplings?
Nuri Nurlaila Setiawan
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
Ritchie Gobin
Pallieter De Smedt
Willem Proesmans
Evy Ampoorter
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
2016
Driving mechanisms of overstorey-understorey diversity relationships in European forests
Evy Ampoorter
Federico Selvi
Harald Auge
Lander Baeten
Sigrid Berger
Elisa Carrari
Andrea Coppi
Mariangela Fotelli
Kalliopi Radoglou
Nuri Nurlaila Setiawan
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS
2016
Experimental assessment of tree diversity-ecosystem functioning relationships in young forest plantations
Nuri Nurlaila Setiawan
Kris Verheyen
Lander Baeten
Margot Vanhellemont
Dissertation
2016
Exploring life growth patterns in birch (Betula pendula)
Margot Vanhellemont
Joris Van Acker
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
2016
Integrating black cherry in forest management in the Netherlands and Belgium
Bart Nyssen
Jan den Ouden
Kris Verheyen
Margot Vanhellemont
Bookchapter
in
Introduced tree species in European forests : opportunities and challenges
2016
Mixing effects on litter decomposition rates in a young tree diversity experiment
Nuri Nurlaila Setiawan
Margot Vanhellemont
An De Schrijver
Stephanie Schelfhout
Lander Baeten
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
2016
Productivity, stand dynamics and the selection effect in a mixed willow clone short rotation coppice plantation
Mathias Dillen
Margot Vanhellemont
Pieter Verdonckt
Wouter Maes
Kathy Steppe
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
2016
2015
5 jaar FORBIO : een tussentijdse update van het Belgische boomsoortendiversiteitsexperiment
Thomas Van de Peer
Margot Vanhellemont
Evy Ampoorter
Lander Baeten
Bart Muys
Quentin Ponette
Kris Verheyen
A4
Journal Article
in
BOSREVUE (MELLE)
2015
Disentangling tree species identity and richness effects on the herb layer: first results from a German tree diversity experiment
Evy Ampoorter
Lander Baeten
Margot Vanhellemont
Helge Bruelheide
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen
Annett Baasch
Alexandra Erfmeier
Maria Hock
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE
2015
Growth and yield of mixed versus pure stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) analysed along a productivity gradient through Europe
Hans Pretzsch
M del Río
Ch Ammer
A Avdagic
I Barbeito
K Bielak
G Brazaitis
L Coll
G Dirnberger
L Drössler
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
2015
Het pratende bos
Margot Vanhellemont
Sanne Van Den Berge
Arne Verstraeten
Dirk JW De Pauw
Kathy Steppe
Kris Verheyen
A4
Journal Article
in
BOSREVUE (MELLE)
2015
Intraspecific variation in flowering phenology affects seed germinability in the forest herb Primula elatior
Lander Baeten
Bram Sercu
Dries Bonte
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
2015
2014
Bos in de vallei van de Gondebeek : 1775-2013
Margot Vanhellemont
Stephanie Schelfhout
Jan Mertens
Kris Verheyen
A4
Journal Article
in
BOSREVUE (MELLE)
2014
Do diverse overstoreys induce diverse understoreys?: lessons learnt from an experimental-observational platform in Finland
Evy Ampoorter
Lander Baeten
Julia Koricheva
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
2014
Relating changes in understorey diversity to environmental drivers in an ancient forest in northern Belgium
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
2014
Spatio-temporal variation in seed predation by a native weevil in the invasive Prunus serotina
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
Annelies Smeets
Jan Mertens
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
FLORA
2014
The effects of local neighbourhood diversity on pest and disease damage of trees in a young experimental forest
Nuri Nurlaila Setiawan
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
Mathias Dillen
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
2014
2013
Assessment of the functional role of tree diversity: the multi-site FORBIO experiment
Kris Verheyen
Kris Ceunen
Evy Ampoorter
Lander Baeten
Bernard Bosman
Etienne Branquart
Monique Carnol
Hans De Wandeler
Jean-Claude Grégoire
Pierre Lhoir
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
2013
Shrub clearing adversely affects the abundance of Ixodes ricinus ticks
Wesley Tack
Maxime Madder
Lander Baeten
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
2013
Understorey vegetation shifts following the conversion of temperate deciduous forest to spruce plantation
Gorik Verstraeten
Lander Baeten
Pieter De Frenne
Margot Vanhellemont
Arno Thomaes
Wim Boonen
Bart Muys
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
2013
2012
Local habitat and landscape affect Ixodes ricinus tick abundances in forests on poor, sandy soils
Wesley Tack
Maxime Madder
Lander Baeten
Margot Vanhellemont
Robert Gruwez
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
2012
2011
An intraspecific application of the leaf-height-seed ecology strategy scheme to forest herbs along a latitudinal gradient
Pieter De Frenne
Bente J Graae
Annette Kolb
Anna Shevtsova
Lander Baeten
Jörg Brunet
Olivier Chabrerie
Sara Cousins
Guillaume Decocq
Rob Dhondt
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ECOGRAPHY
2011
Bos onder de loep: 40 jaar onderzoek in het Aelmoeseneiebos
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
Book
2011
Former land use affects the nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations and biomass of forest herbs
Lander Baeten
Gorik Verstraeten
Pieter De Frenne
Margot Vanhellemont
Karen Wuyts
Martin Hermy
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
PLANT ECOLOGY
2011
Long-term scenarios of the invasive black cherry in pine-oak forest: impact of regeneration success
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
Hans Verbeeck
Martin Hermy
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
ACTA OECOLOGICA
2011
Spatio-temporal litterfall dynamics in a 60-year-old mixed deciduous forest
Jeroen Staelens
Lieven Nachtergale
An De Schrijver
Margot Vanhellemont
Karen Wuyts
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE
2011
The effects of sampling method and vegetation type on the estimated abundance of Ixodes ricinus ticks in forests
Wesley Tack
Maxime Madder
Pieter De Frenne
Margot Vanhellemont
Robert Gruwez
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
2011
2010
Early trajectories of spontaneous vegetation recovery after intensive agricultural land use
Lander Baeten
Darline Velghe
Margot Vanhellemont
Pieter De Frenne
Martin Hermy
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
2010
Factors affecting radial growth of the invasive Prunus serotina in pine plantations in Flanders
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
Jeroen Staelens
Martin Hermy
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
2010
Faut-il lutter ou vivre avec?: le cas de l'invasion par le cerisier tardif
Anne-Laure Jacquemart
Guillaume Decocq
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
A4
Journal Article
in
SILVA BELGICA
2010
Invasieve exoten in bossen
Margot Vanhellemont
Wim van der Putten
Kris Verheyen
Bookchapter
in
Bosecologie en bosbeheer
2010
Patterns of Prunus serotina invasion in two contrasting forests
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
Martin Hermy
Kris Verheyen
C1
Conference
2010
Plasticity in response to phosphorus and light availability in four forest herbs
Lander Baeten
Margot Vanhellemont
Pieter De Frenne
An De Schrijver
Martin Hermy
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
OECOLOGIA
2010
Present and future population dynamics of Prunus serotina in forests in its introduced range
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
Martin Hermy
Dissertation
2010
Prunus serotina unleashed: invader dominance after 70 years of forest development
Margot Vanhellemont
Lotte Wauters
Lander Baeten
Rienk-Jan Bijlsma
Pieter De Frenne
Martin Hermy
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
2010
The phosphorus legacy of former agricultural land use can affect the production of germinable seeds in forest herbs
Lander Baeten
Margot Vanhellemont
Pieter De Frenne
Martin Hermy
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
ECOSCIENCE
2010
2009
De wisselende rol van Amerikaanse vogelkers in het bosbeheer
Guy Geudens
Margot Vanhellemont
Bart Nyssen
A4
Journal Article
in
BOSREVUE (MELLE)
2009
Does Prunus serotina act as an aggressive invader in areas with a low propagule pressure?
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
Luc De Keersmaeker
Kris Vandekerkhove
Martin Hermy
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
2009
Een balans van 20 jaar spontane bosontwikkeling in Liedekerkebos
Luc De Keersmaeker
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Vandekerkhove
A4
Journal Article
in
BOSRESERVATENNIEUWS
2009
Is Amerikaanse vogelkers overal even invasief?
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
Luc De Keersmaeker
Kris Vandekerkhove
Martin Hermy
Kris Verheyen
A4
Journal Article
in
DE LEVENDE NATUUR
2009
Long-term population dynamics of Prunus serotina in natural forests on sandy soils
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
Martin Hermy
C3
Conference
2009
Patterns of Prunus serotina invasion in two contrasting forests on sandy soils
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
Martin Hermy
Kris Verheyen
C3
Conference
2009
The invasive Prunus serotina stabilizes its erratic early regeneration by building up a seedling bank
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
Martin Hermy
Kris Verheyen
C3
Conference
2009
The seedling bank stabilizes the erratic early regeneration stages of the invasive Prunus serotina
Margot Vanhellemont
Lander Baeten
Martin Hermy
Kris Verheyen
A1
Journal Article
in
ECOSCIENCE
2009
Zullen bosplantenpopulaties zich ooit vestigen in jonge bossen op voormalige landbouwgronden?
Lander Baeten
Margot Vanhellemont
Hans Van Calster
Martin Hermy
An De Schrijver
Kris Verheyen
A4
Journal Article
in
DE LEVENDE NATUUR
2009
2008
Bestrijding van Amerikaanse vogelkers in Vlaanderen : stand van zaken
Margot Vanhellemont
Bram Calle
Ophélie Eliat-Eliat
Stephanie Schelfhout
Ellen Van De Vijver
Kris Verheyen
A4
Journal Article
in
BOSREVUE (MELLE)
2008
Impact of avian frugivores on dispersal and recruitment of the invasive Prunus serotina in an agricultural landscape
B DECKERS
Kris Verheyen
Margot Vanhellemont
E MADDENS
Bart Muys
Martin Hermy
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
2008
Is Prunus serotina an aggressive invader in areas with a low propagule pressure?
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
L DE KEERSMAEKER
K VANDEKERKHOVE
Martin Hermy
C1
Conference
2008
2007
Modelling radial growth of Prunus serotina in pine forests.
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
Martin Hermy
C1
Conference
2007
Omvorming van dennenbos op arme zandgronden
Guy Geudens
Leen Gielis
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
A4
Journal Article
in
BOSREVUE (MELLE)
2007
Predicting patterns of invasion by black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) in Flanders (Belgium) and its impact on the forest understorey community
Kris Verheyen
Margot Vanhellemont
T STOCK
Martin Hermy
A1
Journal Article
in
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
2007
Van dennenplantages naar een beloofd land?!: theoretische en praktische aspecten van bosomvorming
Kris Verheyen
An De Schrijver
Karen Wuyts
Magdalena Gielis
Peter Van Gossum
Guy Geudens
Ann Van Herzele
Lieven De Boever
Margot Vanhellemont
A4
Journal Article
in
SILVA BELGICA
2007
2006
Population dynamics of the invasive Prunus serotina in pine forest on poor sandy soils in Flanders (Belgium)
Margot Vanhellemont
Kris Verheyen
C1
Conference
2006