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Thomas Vanneste

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65 Results

2026

Widespread Shrubification on European Mountain Summits

Thomas VannesteHarald PauliStefan DullingerBente J. GraaeOtar AbdaladzeJosé Luis Benito AlonsoChristopher AndrewsPeter BarančokManfred Bardy‐DurchhalterHaben Blondeel et al.

U Journal Article in Global Change Biology

2025

Allometric equations underestimate woody volumes of large solitary trees outside forests

Karlien MoeysAstrid Van den BosscheTom VerhelstPieter De FrenneArno ThomaesJörg BrunetSara A.O. CousinsKaren De PauwMartin DiekmannBente J. Graae et al.

A1 Journal Article in URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

CARAT : an innovative tool for quantifying carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems

Thomas VannesteLiselot De PraeterePaul PardonTom CoussementEveline BaensAnnemie ElsenSarah CartonBert ReubensKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS

Cool topoclimates promote cold-adapted plant diversity in temperate mountain forests

Jeremy BorderieuxEmiel De LombaerdeKaren De PauwPieter SanczukPieter VangansbekeThomas VannestePieter De FrenneJean-Claude GégoutJosep Serra-Diaz

A2 Journal Article in PEER COMMUNITY JOURNAL

Forest density drives survival and trait variation in south European understorey species : a continental-scale translocation experiment

Cristina GasperiniElisa CarrariKaren De PauwGiovanni IacopettiSofia MartiniPieter SanczukThomas VannestePieter VangansbekePieter De FrenneFederico Selvi

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY LETTERS

Functional trait variation of an emblematic saproxylic beetle along rural-to-urban gradients across Europe

Astrid Van den BosscheKarlien MoeysPallieter De SmedtKoenraad Van MeerbeekJörg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsŁucasz DepaKaren De PauwMartin DiekmannBente J. Graae et al.

A1 Journal Article in INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY

Grassification in forest understories : increasing dominance of graminoids affects tree seedling growth and survival

Chao XuEmiel De LombaerdeThomas VannesteDries LanduytKris VerheyenPallieter De SmedtPieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Het microklimaat van grote solitaire bomen

Astrid Van den BosscheKarlien MoeysKaren De PauwKoenraad Van MeerbeekArno ThomaesThomas VannesteLouis VerschurenPieter De Frenne

A4 Journal Article in BOSREVUE (MELLE)

Interactive effects of weather and forest structure on microclimate buffering in European deciduous forests

Liping WeiPieter SanczukPieter VangansbekeKaren De PauwThomas VannesteKurt BollmannJörg BrunetKim CaldersSara A. O. CousinsMartin Diekmann et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Microclimate of large solitary trees along rural-to-urban gradients across Europe

Astrid Van den BosscheKarlien MoeysKaren De PauwKoenraad Van MeerbeekArno ThomaesJörg BrunetSara A.O. CousinsMartin DiekmannBente J. GraaeJenny Hagenblad et al.

A1 Journal Article in AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

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

Small net local temporal changes in taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic biodiversity across European temperate forests

Liping WeiEmiel De LombaerdeThomas VannestePieter SanczukLander BaetenJonathan LenoirKaren De PauwKris VerheyenMarkus Bernhardt‐RömermannAntoine Becker‐Scarpitta et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Widespread shrubification on European mountain summits

Thomas VannesteHarald PauliStefan DullingerBente J. GraaeKris VerheyenPieter De FrenneThe GLORIA Consortium

2024

Forest canopies as nature-based solutions to mitigate global change effects on people and nature

Kris VerheyenLoïc GillerotHaben BlondeelPieter De FrenneKaren De PauwLeen DepauwEline LorerPieter SanczukJeroen SchreelThomas Vanneste et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Limited effects of population age on the genetic structure of spatially isolated forest herb populations in temperate Europe

Siyu HuangJannis Till FeigsStephanie I. J. HolzhauerKatja KrampJörg BrunetGuillaume DecocqPieter De FrenneMartin DiekmannJaan LiiraFabien Spicher et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Taking sides? Aspect has limited influence on soil environment or litter decomposition in pan-European study of roadside verges

A. AmstutzLB. FirthJI. SpicerPieter De FrenneL. Gómez-AparicioBJ. GraaeS. KuśS. LindmoA. OrczewskaF. Rodríguez-Sánchez et al.

A1 Journal Article in PEDOBIOLOGIA

The urban heat island accelerates litter decomposition through microclimatic warming in temperate urban forests

Karen De PauwLeen DepauwSara A. O. CousinsEmiel De LombaerdeMartin DiekmannDavid FreyKatarzyna KwietniowskaJonathan LenoirCamille MeeussenAnna Orczewska et al.

A1 Journal Article in URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

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

Two decades of increasing functional and phylogenetic richness in a mountaintop flora in central Norway

Thomas VannesteBente J. GraaeMagni O. KyrkjeeideSigrid LindmoOttar MichelsenDomenica J. Naranjo-OrricoCourtenay A. RayMatthias VandersteeneKris VerheyenPieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Unexpected westward range shifts in European forest plants link to nitrogen deposition

Pieter SanczukKris VerheyenJonathan LenoirFlorian ZellwegerJonas J. LembrechtsFrancisco Rodríguez-SánchezLander BaetenMarkus Bernhardt-RömermannKaren De PauwPieter Vangansbeke et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE

Variation in insect herbivory across an urbanization gradient : the role of abiotic factors and leaf secondary metabolites

Xoaquín MoreiraAstrid Van den BosscheKarlien MoeysKoenraad Van MeerbeekArno ThomaesCarla Vázquez-GonzálezLuis Abdala-RobertsJörg BrunetSara A.O. CousinsEmmanuel Defossez et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

2023

Data on litter decomposition experiment in six urban forests

Karen De PauwLeen DepauwSara CousinsEmiel De LombaerdeMartin DiekmannDavid FreyKatarzyna KwietniowskaJonathan LenoirCamille MeeussenAnna Orczewska et al.

Forest management drives evolution of understorey herbs

Charlotte MøllerPieter De FrenneMartí March-SalasThomas VannesteKris VerheyenJ.F. Scheepens

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

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

Different effects of warming treatments in forests versus hedgerows on the understorey plant Geum urbanum

Pablo Fernández-FernándezPieter SanczukThomas VannesteJ. BrunetJ. EhrlénP.‐O. HedwallK. HylanderSanne Van Den BergeKris VerheyenPieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in PLANT BIOLOGY

Directional turnover towards larger‐ranged plants over time and across habitats

Ingmar R. StaudeHenrique M. PereiraGergana N. DaskalovaMarkus Bernhardt‐RömermannMartin DiekmannHarald PauliHans Van CalsterMark VellendAnne D. BjorkmanJörg Brunet et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY LETTERS

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

Hedgerows as a habitat for forest plant species in the agricultural landscape of Europe

Kathrin LitzaAudrey AlignierDéborah Closset-KoppAude ErnoultCendrine MonyMagdalena OsthausJoanna StaleySanne Van Den BergeThomas VannesteMartin Diekmann

A1 Journal Article in AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Historical forest microclimates

Emiel De LombaerdeKaren De PauwPallieter De SmedtJonathan LenoirCamille MeeussenThomas VannesteKris VerheyenFlorian ZellwegerPieter De Frenne

Bookchapter in Historical ecology : learning from the past to understand the present and forecast the future of ecosystems

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

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

The European Forest Plant Species List (EuForPlant) : concept and applications

Thilo HeinkenMartin DiekmannJaan LiiraAnna OrczewskaMarcus SchmidtJörg BrunetMilan ChytrýOlivier ChabrerieGuillaume DecocqPieter De Frenne et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

The use of photos to investigate ecological change

Leen DepauwHaben BlondeelEmiel De LombaerdeKaren De PauwDries LanduytEline LorerPieter VangansbekeThomas VannesteKris VerheyenPieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Vegetation change on mountaintops in northern Sweden : stable vascular‐plant but reordering of lichen and bryophyte communities

Liyenne Wu Chen HagenbergThomas VannesteØystein H. OpedalHanne Torsdatter PetlundMats P. BjörkmanRobert G. BjörkHåkon HolienJuul LimpensUlf MolauBente Jessen Graae et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

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.

Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats

Idoia BiurrunRemigiusz PielechIwona DembiczFrançois GilletŁukasz KozubCorrado MarcenòTriin ReitaluKoenraad Van MeerbeekRiccardo GuarinoMilan Chytrý et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Biomass expansion factors for hedgerow-grown trees derived from terrestrial LiDAR

Sanne Van Den BergePieter VangansbekeKim CaldersThomas VannesteLander BaetenHans VerbeeckSruthi Krishna Moorthy ParvathiKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in BIOENERGY RESEARCH

Biomass increment and carbon sequestration in hedgerow-grown trees

Sanne Van Den BergePieter VangansbekeLander BaetenMargot VanhellemontThomas VannesteTom De MilJan Van den BulckeKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in DENDROCHRONOLOGIA

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

Linear landscape elements as ecological corridors for plant species under a changing climate

Thomas VannestePieter De FrenneKris Verheyen

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

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

Soil carbon of hedgerows and ‘ghost’ hedgerows

Sanne Van Den BergePieter VangansbekeLander BaetenThomas VannesteFien VosKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS

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

Temperature effects on forest understorey plants in hedgerows : a combined warming and transplant experiment

Thomas VannesteSanne Van Den BergeJorg BrunetPer-Ola HedwallKris VerheyenPieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF BOTANY

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.

2020

Biological flora of the British Isles : Poa nemoralis

Jan PlueSara A. O. CousinsKaren De PauwMartin DiekmannJenny HagenbladKenny HelsenMartin HermyJaan LiiraAnna OrczewskaThomas Vanneste et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

Hedging against biodiversity loss : forest herbs’ performance in hedgerows across temperate Europe

Thomas VannesteSanne Van Den BergeEnya RiskéJörg BrunetGuillaume DecocqMartin DiekmannBente J. GraaePer‐Ola HedwallJonathan LenoirJaan Liira et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

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

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

Functional trait variation of forest understorey plant communities across Europe

Thomas VannesteAlicia ValdésKris VerheyenMichael PerringMarkus Bernhardt-RömermannEmilie AndrieuJörg BrunetSara AO CousinsMarc DeconchatPallieter De Smedt et al.

A1 Journal Article in BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

2018

Atmospheric nitrogen deposition on petals enhances seed quality of the forest herb Anemone nemorosa

Pieter De FrenneHaben BlondeelJörg BrunetMaria Mercedes CaronOlivier ChabrerieMathias CougnonSara A.O. CousinsGuillaume DecocqMartin DiekmannBente J. Graae et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT BIOLOGY

GrassPlot : a database of multi-scale plant diversity in Palaearctic grasslands

Juergen DenglerViktoria WagnerIwona DembiczItziar Garcia-MijangosAlireza NaqinezhadSteffen BochAlessandro ChiarucciTimo ConradiGoffredo FilibeckRiccardo Guarino et al.

A1 Journal Article in PHYTOCOENOLOGIA

Impact of climate change on alpine vegetation of mountain summits in Norway (vol 32, pg 579, 2017)

Thomas VannesteOttar MichelsenBente Jessen GraaeMagni Olsen KyrkjeeideHakon HolienKristian HasselSigrid LindmoRozalia Erzsebet KapasPieter De Frenne

2017

Impact of climate change on alpine vegetation of mountain summits in Norway

Thomas VannesteOttar MichelsenBente Jessen GraaeMagni Olsen KyrkjeeideHåkon HolienKristian HasselSigrid LindmoRozália Erzsebet KapásPieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH