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Researcher

Sanne Govaert

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39 Results

2025

Negative effects of forest edges and canopy opening on moth communities

Pieter VangansbekePallieter De SmedtCyr MestdaghSanne GovaertCamille MeeussenThomas VannesteDries BonteKim CaldersJonathan LenoirFabien Spicher et al.

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

2024

FORMICA_LEPIDOPTERA - Lepidoptera along edge-to-core transects in open and dense forests in the framework of the Forest Microclimate Assessment (FORMICA) project

Pieter VangansbekePallieter De SmedtCyr MestdaghPieter De FrenneSanne Govaert

Trade-offs in biodiversity and ecosystem services between edges and interiors in European forests

Thomas VannesteLeen DepauwEmiel De LombaerdeCamille MeeussenSanne GovaertKaren De PauwPieter SanczukKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim Calders et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Trait–micro‐environment relationships of forest herb communities across Europe

Sanne GovaertCamille MeeussenThomas VannesteKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim CaldersSara A. O. CousinsKaren De PauwMartin DiekmannBente J. Graae et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

2023

ForestClim-Bioclimatic variables for microclimate temperatures of European forests

Stef HaesenJonas J. LembrechtsPieter De FrenneJonathan LenoirJuha AaltoMichael B. AshcroftMartin KopeckýMiska LuotoIlya MacleanIvan Nijs et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Govaert et al GEB Trait–micro‐environment relationships of forest herb communities across Europe

Sanne GovaertPieter VangansbekePieter De FrenneCamille MeeussenKaren De PauwKris VerheyenThomas VannesteKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim Calders et al.

Microclimate and forest density drive plant population dynamics under climate change

Pieter SanczukKaren De PauwEmiel De LombaerdeMiska LuotoCamille MeeussenSanne GovaertThomas VannesteLeen DepauwJörg BrunetSara A. O. Cousins et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE

Trait variation in juvenile plants from the soil seed bank of temperate forests in relation to macro‐ and microclimate

Cristina GasperiniElisa CarrariSanne GovaertCamille MeeussenKaren De PauwJan PluePieter SanczukThomas VannestePieter VangansbekeGiovanni Iacopetti et al.

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE

2022

Context matters : the landscape matrix determines the population genetic structure of temperate forest herbs across Europe

Tobias NaafJannis Till FeigsSiyu HuangJorg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsGuillaume DecocqPieter De FrenneMartin DiekmannSanne GovaertPer-Ola Hedwall et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Forest density and edge effects on soil microbial communities in deciduous forests across Europe

Jie YangHaben BlondeelCamille MeeussenSanne GovaertPieter VangansbekePascal BoeckxJonathan LenoirAnna OrczewskaQuentin PonettePer-Ola Hedwall et al.

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Forest understorey communities respond strongly to light in interaction with forest structure, but not to microclimate warming

Karen De PauwPieter SanczukCamille MeeussenLeen DepauwEmiel De LombaerdeSanne GovaertThomas VannesteJorg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsCristina Gasperini et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Functional trait variation of Anemone nemorosa along macro- and microclimatic gradients close to the northern range edge

Leen DepauwRi HuKhumanand S. DhunganaSanne GovaertCamille MeeussenPieter VangansbekeRichard StrimbeckBente J. GraaePieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Maintaining forest cover to enhance temperature buffering under future climate change

Emiel De LombaerdePieter VangansbekeJonathan LenoirKoenraad Van MeerbeekJonas LembrechtsFrancisco Rodríguez-SánchezMiska LuotoBrett ScheffersStef HaesenJuha Aalto et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Negative effects of winter and spring warming on the regeneration of forest spring geophytes

Pieter VangansbekePieter SanczukSanne GovaertEmiel De LombaerdePieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in PLANT BIOLOGY

Soil seed bank responses to edge effects in temperate European forests

Cristina GasperiniKurt BollmannJörg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsGuillaume DecocqKaren De PauwMartin DiekmannSanne GovaertBente J. GraaePer‐Ola Hedwall et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

2021

"Taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity of forest understorey plants in European forest edges"

Karen De PauwCamille MeeussenSanne GovaertPieter SanczukThomas VannesteMarkus Bernhardt-RömermannKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim CaldersSara Cousins et al.

Biological flora of Central Europe : impatiens glandulifera Royle

Kenny HelsenMartin DiekmannGuillaume DecocqKaren De PauwSanne GovaertBente Jessen GraaeJenny HagenbladJaan LiiraAnna OrczewskaPieter Sanczuk et al.

A1 Journal Article in PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Drivers of carbon stocks in forest edges across Europe

Camille MeeussenSanne GovaertThomas VannesteStef HaesenKoenraad Van MeerbeekKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim CaldersSara CousinsMartin Diekmann et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Edge effects on the realised soil seed bank along microclimatic gradients in temperate European forests

Cristina GasperiniElisa CarrariSanne GovaertCamille MeeussenKaren De PauwJan PluePieter SanczukThomas VannestePieter VangansbekeGiovanni Jacopetti et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Forest microclimates and climate change : importance, drivers and future research agenda

Pieter De FrenneJonathan LenoirMiska LuotoBrett R. ScheffersFlorian ZellwegerJuha AaltoMichael B. AshcroftDitte M. ChristiansenGuillaume DecocqKaren De Pauw et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Forest understorey plant responses to long-term experimental warming, light and nitrogen addition

Sanne GovaertPieter VangansbekeHaben BlondeelEmiel De LombaerdeKris VerheyenPieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in PLANT BIOLOGY

ForestTemp : sub‐canopy microclimate temperatures of European forests

Stef HaesenJonas J. LembrechtsPieter De FrenneJonathan LenoirJuha AaltoMichael B. AshcroftMartin KopeckýMiska LuotoIlya MacleanIvan Nijs et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Microclimatic edge-to-interior gradients of European deciduous forests

Camille MeeussenSanne GovaertThomas VannesteKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim CaldersSara A.O. CousinsKaren De PauwMartin DiekmannCristina Gasperini et al.

A1 Journal Article in AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

On the measurement of microclimate

Ilya M. D. MacleanJames P. DuffyStef HaesenSanne GovaertPieter De FrenneThomas VannesteJonathan LenoirJonas J. LembrechtsMarcus W. RhodesKoenraad Van Meerbeek

A1 Journal Article in METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Rapid thermophilization of understorey plant communities in a 9 year-long temperate forest experiment

Sanne GovaertPieter VangansbekeHaben BlondeelKathy SteppeKris VerheyenPieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Sensitivity to habitat fragmentation across European landscapes in three temperate forest herbs

Tobias NaafJannis Till FeigsSiyu HuangJoerg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsGuillaume DecocqPieter De FrenneMartin DiekmannSanne GovaertPer-Ola Hedwall et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Small scale environmental variation modulates plant defence syndromes of understorey plants in deciduous forests of Europe

Pieter SanczukSanne GovaertCamille MeeussenKaren De PauwThomas VannesteLeen DepauwXoaquín MoreiraJonas SchoelynckMarthe De BoevreSarah De Saeger et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity of understorey plants respond differently to environmental conditions in European forest edges

Karen De PauwCamille MeeussenSanne GovaertPieter SanczukThomas VannesteMarkus Bernhardt‐RömermannKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim CaldersSara A. O. Cousins et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Trait data 2019 and 2020 experimental microclimate warming and light addition across Europe (FORMICA). Data used for the analysis in 'Forest understorey communities respond strongly to light in interaction with forest structure but not to microclimate warming' (De Pauw et al., New Phytologist, 2021)

Karen De PauwPieter SanczukCamille MeeussenLeen DepauwEmiel De LombaerdeSanne GovaertThomas VannesteJörg BrunetSara CousinsCristina Gasperini et al.

Understorey plant responses to microclimate in temperate forests

Sanne GovaertPieter De FrenneKris VerheyenPieter Vangansbeke

2020

Contrasting microclimates among hedgerows and woodlands across temperate Europe

Thomas VannesteSanne GovaertFabien SpicherJörg BrunetSara A.O. CousinsGuillaume DecocqMartin DiekmannBente J. GraaePer-Ola HedwallRozália E. Kapás et al.

A1 Journal Article in AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Edge influence on understorey plant communities depends on forest management

Sanne GovaertCamille MeeussenThomas VannesteKurt BollmannJörg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsMartin DiekmannBente J. GraaePer‐Ola HedwallThilo Heinken et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Individualistic responses of forest herb traits to environmental change

Haben BlondeelMichael PerringEmiel De LombaerdeLeen DepauwDries LanduytSanne GovaertSybryn MaesPieter VangansbekePieter De FrenneKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in PLANT BIOLOGY

Plant diversity in hedgerows and road verges across Europe

Thomas VannesteSanne GovaertWillem De KeselSanne Van Den BergePieter VangansbekeCamille MeeussenJörg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsGuillaume DecocqMartin Diekmann et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Plant functional trait response to environmental drivers across European temperate forest understorey communities

Sybryn MaesMichael PerringLeen DepauwM. Bernhardt‐RömermannHaben BlondeelG. BrūmelisJ. BrunetG. DecocqJ. den OudenSanne Govaert et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT BIOLOGY

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

Structural variation of forest edges across Europe

Camille MeeussenSanne GovaertThomas VannesteKim CaldersKurt BollmannJörg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsMartin DiekmannBente J. GraaePer-Ola Hedwall et al.

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

2019

The impact of macroclimate, management and edge-to-core gradients on forest structure

Camille MeeussenSanne GovaertPieter VangansbekeKim CaldersSruthi Krishna Moorthy ParvathiHans VerbeeckKris VerheyenPieter De Frenne

2018

Microclimatic buffering of plant responses to macroclimate warming in temperate forests

Sanne GovaertCamille MeeussenPieter VangansbekePieter De Frenne