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Researcher

Marijn Bauters

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102 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.

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

2025

Aquatic and soil CO2 emissions from forested wetlands of Congo's Cuvette Centrale

Antoine de ClippeleAstrid C. H. JaegerSimon BaumgartnerMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxClement BotefaGlenn BushJessica CarilliTravis W. DrakeChristian Ekamba et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

Asynchronous xylogenesis among and within tree species in the central Congo Basin

Pauline HicterHans BeeckmanBasile Luse BelanganayiTom De MilJan Van den BulckePeter KitinMarijn BautersKévin LievensDonatien MusepenaJosé Mbifo Ndiapo et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Cattle grazing exclusion and precipitation are key factors associated with early-stage tree carbon productivity in reforested Andean montane forests

Franklin Geovanny Marin MolinaSelene BáezXimena PalomequeMarijn BautersMichael P. PerringNina OvertoomEva TamargoSusana León-YánezHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Global decoupling of functional and phylogenetic diversity in plant communities

Georg J. A. HaehnGabriella DamascenoEsteban Alvarez-DavilaIsabelle AubinMarijn BautersErwin BergmeierIdoia BiurrunAnne D. BjorkmanGianmaria BonariZoltan Botta-Dukat et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Greater landscape-scale forest cover and animal-mediated seed dispersal syndromes associate with faster recovery rates in restoring tropical Andean forests

Selene BáezXavier Haro‐CarriónEva Tamargo‐LópezMarijn BautersMichael P. PerringSusana León‐YánezXimena PalomequeHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in BIOTROPICA

Gross soil phosphorus fluxes remain constant along forest recovery trajectories in Central Africa

Viktor Van de VeldeLucia FuchsluegerJudith PrommerJonathan Bachiseze MagalaJoseph Lokana MandeSebastian DoetterlIsaac Ahanamungu MakeleleWolfgang WanekSamuel BodéAndreas Richter et al.

A1 Journal Article in SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Makelele et al. 2025 - New Phytologist

Isaac Ahanamungu MakeleleMarijn Bauters

Modelling impacts of ozone on gross primary production across European forest ecosystems using JULES

Ines dos Santos VieiraFélicien MeunierMaria Carolina Duran RojasStephen SitchFlossie BrownGiacomo GerosaSilvano FaresPascal BoeckxMarijn BautersHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

Mycorrhizal symbioses and tree diversity in global forest communities

Feng JiangXucai PuBernhard SchmidPeter B. ReichJingjing LiangAkane O. AbbasiJesús Aguirre-GutiérrezAngelica Maria Almeyda ZambranoJan AltmanJuan Gabriel Álvarez-González et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ADVANCES

Network-informed analysis of a multivariate trait-space reveals optimal trait selection

Quan PanMarijn BautersMarc PeaucelleDavid EllsworthJens KattgeHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY

Photosynthetic traits scale linearly with relative height within the canopy in an African tropical forest

Thomas SibretMarc PeaucelleKristine Y. CrousFélicien MeunierMarijn BautersDavid S. EllsworthIvan A. JanssensPascal BoeckxHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Projected shrinking of tropical vegetation biomass potential with future hydroclimatic shifts

Félicien MeunierMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxPhilippe CiaisSteven De HertogWim ThieryYitong YaoHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Spatiotemporal variability of CO2, N2O and CH4 fluxes from a semi-deciduous tropical forest soil in the Congo Basin

Roxanne DaelmanMarijn BautersMatti BarthelEmmanuel BulonzaLodewijk LefevreJose MbifoJohan SixKlaus Butterbach-BahlBenjamin WolfRalf Kiese et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

State of the art and for remote sensing monitoring of carbon dynamics in African tropical forests

Thomas BossyPhilippe CiaisSolène RenaudineauLiang WanBertrand YgorraElhadi AdamNicolas BarbierMarijn BautersNicolas DelbartFrédéric Frappart et al.

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN REMOTE SENSING

2024

Explore before you restore : incorporating complex systems thinking in ecosystem restoration

Sybryn MaesM. P. PerringR. CohenF. K. AkinnifesiA. Bargues-TobellaJ. -f. BastinMarijn BautersP. N. BernardinoP. H. S. BrancalionJ. M. Bullock et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

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

Improved crop productivity and soil properties under varying planting densities of Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth. and Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. in Congo Basin

Neville MapenziAlain L. KatayiMarijn BautersJules MasimaneJolien SchureRaphael KweyuNsharwasi L. Nabahungu

A1 Journal Article in AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS

Intact Amazon forests hit a record low gross primary productivity level in 2023-2024

Félicien MeunierPascal BoeckxSantiago BotíaMarijn BautersWout CherletPhilippe CiaisSteven De HertogMichael DietzeMarc PeaucelleThomas Sibret et al.

New tree height allometries derived from terrestrial laser scanning reveal substantial discrepancies with forest inventory methods in tropical rainforests

Louise TerrynKim CaldersFélicien MeunierMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxBenjamin BredeAndrew BurtJerome ChaveAntonio Carlos Lola da CostaBarbara D'hont et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Performance evaluation of UKESM1 for surface ozone across the pan-tropics

Flossie BrownGerd FolberthStephen SitchPaulo ArtaxoMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxAlexander W. CheesmanMatteo DettoNinong KomalaLuciana Rizzo et al.

A1 Journal Article in ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

The PAN tropical investigation of bioGeochemistry and Ecological Adaptation (PANGEA) : scoping a NASA-sponsored field campaign

Marijn BautersHans VerbeeckFélicien MeunierPascal BoeckxWannes Hubau

Towards a liana plant functional type for vegetation models

Hans VerbeeckHannes P.T. De DeurwaerderElizabeth KearsleySruthi Krishna Moorthy ParvathiFrancis Mumbanza MundondoKasper CoppietersStefan A. SchnitzerMarcos LongoMarc PeaucelleMarijn Bauters et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

2023

Atmospheric phosphorus deposition amplifies carbon sinks in simulations of a tropical forest in Central Africa

Daniel S. GollMarijn BautersHaicheng ZhangPhilippe CiaisYves BalkanskiRong WangHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Connecting the multiple dimensions of global soil fungal diversity

Vladimir MikryukovOlesya DulyaAlexander ZizkaMohammad BahramNiloufar Hagh-DoustSten AnslanOleh PrylutskyiManuel Delgado-BaquerizoFernando T. MaestreHenrik Nilsson et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ADVANCES

Global reanalysis products cannot reproduce seasonal and diurnal cycles of tropospheric ozone in the Congo Basin

Ines dos Santos VieiraHans VerbeeckFélicien MeunierMarc PeaucelleThomas SibretLodewijk LefevreAlexander W. CheesmanFlossie BrownStephen SitchJosé Mbifo et al.

A1 Journal Article in ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

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

Hydrology drives export and composition of carbon in a pristine tropical river

Travis W. DrakeMatti BarthelChristian Ekemba MbongoDavin Mata MpambiSimon BaumgartnerClement Ikene BotefaMarijn BautersMartin R. KurekRobert G. M. SpencerAmy M. McKenna et al.

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Monitoring nitrogen deposition in global forests

Gregory M. BeachleyMark E. FennEnzai DuWim de VriesMarijn BautersMichael D. BellUmesh C. KulshresthaAndreas SchmitzJohn T. Walker

Bookchapter in Atmospheric nitrogen deposition to global forests

Substantial organic and particulate nitrogen and phosphorus export from geomorphologically stable African tropical forest landscapes

Simon BaumgartnerMarijn BautersTravis W. DrakeMatti BarthelSerge AlebadwaNadine BahizireBasile Mujinya BazirakeJohan SixPascal BoeckxKristof Van Oost

A1 Journal Article in ECOSYSTEMS

Temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon respiration along a forested elevation gradient in the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda

Joseph OkelloMarijn BautersHans VerbeeckSamuel BodéJohn KaseneneAstrid FrançoysTill EngelhardtKlaus Butterbach-BahlRalf KiesePascal Boeckx

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

2022

Aboveground carbon stocks, woody and litter productivity along an elevational gradient in the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda

Joseph OkelloMarijn BautersHans VerbeeckJohn KasenenePascal Boeckx

A1 Journal Article in BIOTROPICA

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

Biogeochemical cycles along an elevational transect in Rwenzori montane forests of Uganda

Joseph OkelloPascal BoeckxHans VerbeeckMarijn BautersJohn Masse Kasenene

Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients

Jingjing LiangJavier G. P. GamarraNicolas PicardMo ZhouBryan PijanowskiDouglass F. JacobsPeter B. ReichThomas W. CrowtherGert-Jan NabuursSergio de-Miguel et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

CongoFlux : the first eddy covariance flux tower in the Congo Basin

Thomas SibretMarijn BautersEmmanuel BulonzaLodewijk LefevrePaolo Omar CeruttiMichel LokondaJosé MbifoBaudouin MichelHans VerbeeckPascal Boeckx

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN SOIL SCIENCE

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

Coupled forest zoning and agricultural intervention yields conflicting outcomes for tropical forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

J. NackoneyMiro DemolH. A. AkponaMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxJ. DupainC. FacheuxM. C. HansenJ.-C. KalembaA. G. Kehbila et al.

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS

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

Isaac Ahanamungu MakelelePascal BoeckxKris VerheyenMarijn BautersCorneil Ewango

Fluvial sediment export from pristine forested headwater catchments in the Congo Basin

Simon BaumgartnerMarijn BautersMatti BarthelSerge AlebadwaNadine BahizireClaudino SumailiDegra NgoyMerveille KongoloBasile Mujinya BazirakeLandry Cizungu Ntaboba et al.

A1 Journal Article in GEOMORPHOLOGY

FunAndes : a functional trait database of Andean plants

Selene BaezLuis CayuelaManuel J. MaciaEsteban Alvarez-DavilaAmira Apaza-QuevedoItziar ArnelasNatalia Baca-CortesGuillermo Banares de DiosMarijn BautersCelina Ben Saadi et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC DATA

Global maps and factors driving forest foliar elemental composition : the importance of evolutionary history

Helena VallicrosaJordi SardansJoan MasponsPaolo ZuccariniMarcos Fernández‐MartínezMarijn BautersDaniel S. GollPhilippe CiaisMichael ObersteinerIvan A. Janssens et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Global maps of soil temperature

Jonas J. LembrechtsJohan HoogenJuha AaltoMichael B. AshcroftPieter De FrenneJulia KemppinenMartin KopeckýMiska LuotoIlya M. D. MacleanThomas W. Crowther et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Global patterns in endemicity and vulnerability of soil fungi

Leho TedersooVladimir MikryukovAlexander ZizkaMohammad BahramNiloufar Hagh-DoustSten AnslanOleh PrylutskyiManuel Delgado-BaquerizoFernando T. MaestreJaan Parn et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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

Response of Afromontane soil organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus to in situ experimental warming along an elevational gradient

Joseph OkelloMarijn BautersHans VerbeeckJohn KasenenePascal Boeckx

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN SOIL SCIENCE

Shade tree canopy cover affects coffee plant traits across elevations in coffee farms in southwest Ethiopia

Merkebu GetachewKris VerheyenKassaye TolessaBiruk AyalewKristoffer HylanderAyco TackWeyessa GaredewMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxPieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Soil geochemistry as a major driver of carbon allocation, stocks and dynamics in vegetation and soils of African tropical forests

Sebastian DoetterlBenjamin BukombeMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxLandry CizunguMatthew CooperPeter FienerLaurent KidindaIsaac MakeleleDaniel Muhindo et al.

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

The ozone-climate penalty over South America and Africa by 2100

Flossie BrownGerd A. FolberthStephen SitchSusanne BauerMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxAlexander W. CheesmanMakoto DeushiInes dos Santos VieiraCorinne Galy-Lacaux et al.

A1 Journal Article in ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Towards a worldwide structural economics spectrum

Xi PengKim CaldersLouise TerrynNiall OrigoJoanne NightingaleMathias DisneyMarijn BautersTobias JacksonAlexander ShenkinStéphane Momo Takoudjou et al.

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

Warming and redistribution of nitrogen inputs drive an increase in terrestrial nitrous oxide emission factor

E. HarrisL. YuY-P. WangJ. MohnS. HenneE. BaiM. BarthelMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxC. Dorich et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

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

Effects of climate and atmospheric nitrogen deposition on early to mid-term stage litter decomposition across biomes

TaeOh KwonHideaki ShibataSebastian Kepfer-RojasInger K. SchmidtKlaus S. LarsenClaus BeierBjörn BergJean-Francois LamarqueFrank HagedornKris Verheyen et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE

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

High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests

Aida Cuni-SanchezMartin J. P. SullivanPhilip J. PlattsSimon L. LewisRob MarchantGérard ImaniWannes HubauIveren AbiemHari AdhikariTomas Albrecht et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

High photosynthetic capacity of Sahelian C-3 and C-4 plants

Thomas SibretWim VerbruggenMarc PeaucelleLore T. VerrycktMarijn BautersMarie CombePascal BoeckxHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH

Ideas and perspectives : patterns of soil CO2, CH4, and N2O fluxes along an altitudinal gradient : a pilot study from an Ecuadorian neotropical montane forest

Paula Lamprea PinedaMarijn BautersHans VerbeeckSelene BaezMatti BarthelSamuel BodéPascal Boeckx

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

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

Lianas and trees exhibit divergent intrinsic water-use efficiency along elevational gradients in South American and African tropical forests

Francis Mumbanza MundondoMarijn BautersFélicien MeunierPascal BoeckxLucas A. CernusakHannes P. T. De DeurwaerderMiro DemolCamille MeeussenBram SercuLore T. Verryckt et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Mapping canopy heights in dense tropical forests using low-cost UAV-derived photogrammetric point clouds and machine learning approaches

He ZhangMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxKristof Van Oost

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING

Nitrate source apportionment in the complex Nyando tropical river basin in Kenya

Benjamin NyilityaStephen MureithiMarijn BautersPascal Boeckx

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Organic matter cycling along geochemical, geomorphic, and disturbance gradients in forest and cropland of the African Tropics - project TropSOC database version 1.0

Sebastian DoetterlRodrigue K. AsifiweGeert BaertFernando BambaMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxBenjamin BukombeGeorg CadischMatthew CooperLandry N. Cizungu et al.

A1 Journal Article in EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA

Soil nutrient depletion and tree functional composition shift following repeated clearing in secondary forests of the Congo Basin

Marijn BautersPieter MoonenLaura SummerauerSebastian DoetterlDaniel WasnerMarco GriepentrogFrancis Mumbanza MundondoElizabeth KearsleyCorneille EwangoFaustin Boyemba et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOSYSTEMS

sPlotOpen : an environmentally balanced, open-access, global dataset of vegetation plots

Francesco Maria SabatiniJonathan LenoirTarek HattabElise Aimee ArnstMilan ChytrýJürgen DenglerPatrice De RuffrayStephan M. HennekensUte JandtFlorian Jansen et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Stable isotope signatures of soil nitrogen on an environmental-geomorphic gradient within the Congo Basin

Simon BaumgartnerMarijn BautersMatti BarthelTravis W. DrakeLandry C. NtabobaBasile M. BazirakeJohan SixPascal BoeckxKristof Van Oost

A1 Journal Article in SOIL

Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots

[missing] ForestPlots.netCecilia BlundoJulieta CarillaRicardo GrauAgustina MaliziaLucio MaliziaOriana Osinaga-AcostaMichael BirdMatt BradfordDamien Catchpole et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

The central African soil spectral library : a new soil infrared repository and a geographical prediction analysis

Laura SummerauerPhilipp BaumannLeonardo Ramirez-LopezMatti BarthelMarijn BautersBenjamin BukombeMario ReichenbachPascal BoeckxElizabeth KearsleyKristof Van Oost et al.

A1 Journal Article in SOIL

The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research

Leho TedersooVladimir MikryukovSten AnslanMohammad BahramAbdul Nasir KhalidAdriana CorralesAhto AganAída-M. Vasco-PalaciosAlessandro SaittaAlexandre Antonelli et al.

A1 Journal Article in FUNGAL DIVERSITY

The role of lianas for the structure and function of tropical rainforests of the Congo basin

Francis Mumbanza MundondoHans VerbeeckMarijn BautersConstantin Lubini Ayingweu

Tropical biogeochemistry of soils in the Congo Basin and the African Great Lakes region

Sebastian DoetterlMarijn BautersAsmeret Asefaw BerhePauline ChivengePeter FinkeStefan Hauser

Editorial material

2020

Atmospheric deposition of elements and its relevance for nutrient budgets of tropical forests

Leandro Van LangenhoveLore T. VerrycktLaëtitia BréchetElodie A. CourtoisClement StahlFlorian HofhanslMarijn BautersJordi SardansPascal BoeckxErik Fransen et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Century‐long apparent decrease in iWUE with no evidence of progressive nutrient limitation in African tropical forests

Marijn BautersSofie MeeusMatti BarthelPiet StoffelenHannes De DeurwaerderFélicien MeunierTravis W. DrakeQuentin PonetteJerôme EbuyPieter Vermeir et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Liana communities exhibit different species composition, diversity and community structure across forest types in the Congo Basin

Francis Mumbanza MundondoMarijn BautersElizabeth KearsleyPascal BoeckxConstantin A. LubiniHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in BIOTROPICA

Poverty and climate change challenges for sustainable intensification of cocoa systems

Pascal BoeckxMarijn BautersKoen Dewettinck

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

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

SoilTemp : a global database of near-surface temperature

Jonas J. LembrechtsJuha AaltoMichael B. AshcroftPieter De FrenneMartin KopeckyJonathan LenoirMiska LuotoIlya M. D. MacleanOlivier RoupsardEduardo Fuentes-Lillo et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

TRY plant trait database : enhanced coverage and open access

Jens KattgeGerhard BönischSandra DíazSandra LavorelIain Colin PrenticePaul LeadleySusanne TautenhahnGijsbert D. A. WernerTuomas AakalaMehdi Abedi et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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

Influence of plant growth form, habitat and season on leaf-wax n-alkane hydrogen-isotopic signatures in equatorial East Africa

Marco GriepentrogLien De WispelaereMarijn BautersSamuel BodéAndreas HempDirk VerschurenPascal Boeckx

A1 Journal Article in GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Large‐sized rare tree species contribute disproportionately to functional diversity in resource acquisition in African tropical forest

Elizabeth KearsleyKoen HufkensHans VerbeeckMarijn BautersHans BeeckmanPascal BoeckxDries Huygens

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Long‐term recovery of the functional community assembly and carbon pools in an African tropical forest succession

Marijn BautersOscar VercleyenBernard VanlauweJohan SixBernard BonyomaHenri BadjokoWannes HubauAlison HoytMathieu BoudinHans Verbeeck et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOTROPICA

Mobilization of aged and biolabile soil carbon by tropical deforestation

Travis W DrakeKristof Van OostMatti BarthelMarijn BautersAlison M HoytDavid C PodgorskiJohan SixPascal BoeckxSusan E TrumboreLandry Cizungu Ntaboba et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE GEOSCIENCE

Time for a plant structural economics spectrum

Hans VerbeeckMarijn BautersTobias JacksonAlexander ShenkinMathias DisneyKim Calders

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE

2018

Biogeochemical cycles in contrasting tropical forests of the Congo Basin

Marijn BautersPascal BoeckxHans Verbeeck

Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

Ika DjukicSebastian Kepfer-RojasInger Kappel SchmidtKlaus Steenberg LarsenClaus BeierBjörn BergKris VerheyenAdriano CalimanAlain PaquetteAlba Gutiérrez-Girón et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Global trait-environment relationships of plant communities

Helge BruelheideJürgen DenglerOliver PurschkeJonathan LenoirBorja Jiménez-AlfaroStephan M. HennekensZoltán Botta-DukátMilan ChytrýRichard FieldFlorian Jansen et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

High fire-derived nitrogen deposition on central African forests

Marijn BautersTravis W DrakeHans VerbeeckSamuel BodéPedro Alejandro Hervé FernándezPhoebe ZitoDavid C PodgorskiFaustin BoyembaIsaac MakeleleLandry Cizungu Ntaboba et al.

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Isotopic evidence for oligotrophication of terrestrial ecosystems

Joseph M. CraineAndrew J. ElmoreLixin WangJulieta AranibarMarijn BautersPascal BoeckxBrooke E. CrowleyMelissa A. DawesSylvain DelzonAlex Fajardo et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

2017

Functional composition of tree communities changed topsoil properties in an old experimental tropical plantation

Marijn BautersHans VerbeeckSebastian DoetterlEvy AmpoorterGeert BaertPieter VermeirKris VerheyenPascal Boeckx

A1 Journal Article in ECOSYSTEMS

Parallel functional and stoichiometric trait shifts in South American and African forest communities with elevation

Marijn BautersHans VerbeeckMiro DemolStijn BruneelCys TaveirneDries Van der HeydenLandry CizunguPascal Boeckx

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

Testing a general approach to assess the degree of disturbance in tropical forests

Giacomo SellanFilippo SiminiAmos MaritanJayanth R BanavarThalès de HaullevilleMarijn BautersJean-Louis DoucetHans BeeckmanTommaso Anfodillo

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

2016

Facultative nitrogen fixation by legumes in the central Congo basin is downregulated during late successional stages

Marijn BautersNeville MapenziElizabeth KearsleyBernard VanlauwePascal Boeckx

A1 Journal Article in BIOTROPICA

In de mist van het nevelwoud : koolstofopslag, nutriëntendynamiek en functionele diversiteit in de tropische bossen van het Andesgebergte van Ecuador

Stijn BruneelMiro DemolHans VerbeeckMarijn Bauters

A4 Journal Article in BOSREVUE (MELLE)

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

Functional identity explains carbon sequestration in a 77-year-old experimental tropical plantation

Marijn BautersEvy AmpoorterDries HuygensElizabeth KearsleyThales De HaullevilleGiacomo SellanHans VerbeeckPascal BoeckxKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in ECOSPHERE

Leaky nitrogen cycle in pristine African montane rainforest soil

Tobias RuttingCizungu Ntaboba LandryDries RoobroeckMarijn BautersDries HuygensPascal Boeckx

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

2013

Herbebossen in de Andes : op zoek naar koolstofvoorraden in Noord-Ecuador

Marijn BautersMatthias StrubbeElizabeth KearsleyKathy SteppeHans Verbeeck

A4 Journal Article in BOSREVUE (MELLE)

2011

Ecosysteemdiensten in de praktijk: een studie voor de bossen van Geel-Bel

Marijn BautersBen SpiessensSanne Van Den BergeMarie-Leen VerdonckMarlies VolckaertKris Verheyen

A4 Journal Article in ANTENNE [ANKONA]