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Researcher

Tom De Mil

Awards & Distinctions

38 Results

2025

A high-throughput X-ray micro-CT pipeline for dendrochronological applications

Vladimir MatskovskiyLouis VerschurenTom De MilValerie TrouetCharlotte PearsonMatthieu BooneLuc Van HoorebekeJan Van den Bulcke

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

Enabling high-throughput quantitative wood anatomy through a dedicated pipeline

Jan Van den BulckeLouis VerschurenRuben De BlaereSimon VansuytMaxime DekegeleerPierre KibleurOlivier PietersTom De MilWannes HubauHans Beeckman et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT METHODS

X-ray micro-CT pipeline for large-scale tree-ring densitometry studies

Louis VerschurenVladimir MatskovskiyMatthieu BooneLuc Van HoorebekeJoris Van AckerTom De MilValerie TrouetCharlotte PearsonJorden De BolleToon Gheyle et al.

A1 Journal Article in DENDROCHRONOLOGIA

X-ray micro-CT pipeline optimized for large-scale tree-ring paleoclimate research

Vladimir MatskovskiyLouis VerschurenMatthieu BooneLuc Van HoorebekePieter De FrenneJoris Van AckerTom De MilValerie TrouetCharlotte PearsonJorden De Bolle 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

Light-demanding canopy tree species do not indicate past human disturbance in the Yangambi rainforest (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Nestor Luambua KashikijaSheria KadorhoHippolyte S. M. NshimbaHans BeeckmanCorneille EwangoKolawolé V. SalakoDonatien MusepenaMélissa RousseauFélix LaurentNils Bourland et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

2023

Heading for a fall : the fate of old wind-thrown beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) is detectable in their growth pattern

Louis VerschurenTom De MilPieter De FrenneKristof HanecaJoris Van AckerKris VandekerkhoveJan Van den Bulcke

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Heading for a fall? Het groeipatroon van levende en windgeworpen beuken vertelt ons meer

Louis VerschurenTom De MilKristof HanecaKris VandekerkhovePieter De FrenneJoris Van AckerJan Van den Bulcke

A4 Journal Article in BOSREVUE (MELLE)

Tree core analysis with X-ray computed tomography

Tom De MilJan Van den Bulcke

A1 Journal Article in JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS

2022

Height-diameter allometric equations of an emergent tree species from the Congo Basin

Chadrack KafutiJan Van den BulckeHans BeeckmanJoris Van AckerWannes HubauTom De MilHulda HatakiweBrice Y. DJIOFACKAdeline FayolleGrace Jopaul Loubota Panzou et al.

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Variation in onset of leaf unfolding and wood formation in a Central African tropical tree species

Bhely Angoboy IlondeaJan Van den BulckeHans BeeckmanJoris Van AckerCamille CouraletAdeline FayolleWannes HubauChadrack KafutiMélissa RousseauEmmanuel Kasongo Yakusu et al.

2021

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

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

Phenology and growth traits governing forest dynamics of tropical tree species communities : experimental data based on the Luki Man and Biosphere Reserve, DRCongo

Bhely Angoboy IlondeaJoris Van AckerAdeline FayolleHans BeeckmanTom De Mil

Variation in onset of leaf unfolding and wood formation in a Central African tropical tree species

Bhely Angoboy IlondeaHans BeeckmanJoris Van AckerJan Van den BulckeAdeline FayolleCamille CouraletWannes HubauChadrack KafutiMélissa RousseauAlain Kaka di-Makwala et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE

When xylarium and herbarium meet : linking Tervuren xylarium wood samples with their herbarium specimens at Meise Botanic Garden

Samuel Vanden AbeeleHans BeeckmanTom De MilCecile De TroyerVictor DeklerckHenry EngledowWannes HubauPiet StoffelenSteven B. Janssens

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL

2020

Foliar and wood traits covary along a vertical gradient within the crown of long-lived light-demanding species of the Congo Basin semi-deciduous forest

Chadrack KafutiNils BourlandTom De MilSofie MeeusMélissa RousseauBenjamin ToirambePapy-Claude BolaluembeLéopold NdjeleHans Beeckman

A1 Journal Article in FORESTS

Towards improving the assessment of rainforest carbon : complementary evidence from repeated diameter measurements and dated wood

Ilondea Bhely AngoboyTom De MilWannes HubauJoris Van AckerJan Van den BulckeAdeline FayolleNils BourlandOlivier KapalayArthur ChantrainCorneille Ewango

A1 Journal Article in DENDROCHRONOLOGIA

2019

Advanced X-ray CT scanning can boost tree-ring research for earth-system sciences

Jan Van den BulckeMarijn A BooneJelle DhaeneDenis Van LooLuc Van HoorebekeMatthieu BooneFrancis wyffelsHans BeeckmanJoris Van AckerTom De Mil

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF BOTANY

Asynchronous leaf and cambial phenology in a tree species of the Congo Basin requires space-time conversion of wood traits

Tom De MilWannes HubauBhely Angoboy IlondeaMirvia Angela Rocha VargasPascal BoeckxKathy SteppeJoris Van AckerHans BeeckmanJan Van den Bulcke

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF BOTANY

Methodology for the treatment of increment cores to assess the vessel size distribution of a tree along a pith-to-bark transect

Félix LaurentVictor DeklerckEmmanuel Kasongo YakusuKévin LievensTom De MilWannes HubauHans Beeckman

Monitoring trees response in the Congo Basin : daily stem fluctuations, carbon gain and leaf phenology

Chadrack KafutiMélissa RousseauBhely Angoboy IlondeaTom De MilNils BourlandJoris Van AckerAdeline FayolleHans BeeckmanJan Van Den Bulcke

Rate of forest recovery after fire exclusion on anthropogenic savannas in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Victor DeklerckTom De MilBA IlondeaLaurent NsengaC De CaluwéJan Van den BulckeJoris Van AckerH BeeckmanWannes Hubau

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Scientific merits and analytical challenges of tree-ring densitometry

J. BjorklundG. von ArxD. NievergeltR. WilsonJan Van den BulckeB. GuentherN. J. LoaderM. RydvalP. FontiT. Scharnweber et al.

A1 Journal Article in REVIEWS OF GEOPHYSICS

Sleeping beauties in materials science : unlocking the value of xylarium specimens in the search for timbers of the future

Victor DeklerckTom De MilPatrick Onotamba KondjoHans BeeckmanJoris Van AckerJan Van den Bulcke

A1 Journal Article in HOLZFORSCHUNG

The persistence of carbon in the African forest understory

Wannes HubauTom De MilJan Van den BulckeOliver L PhillipsBhély Angoboy IlondeaJoris Van AckerMartin JP SullivanLaurent NsengaBenjamin ToirambeCamille Couralet et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE PLANTS

Une forte saisonnalité du climat et de la phénologie reproductive dans la forêt du Mayombe : l’apport des données historiques de la Réserve de Luki en République démocratique du Congo

Bhely Angoboy IlondeaHans BeeckmanDakis-Yaoba Ouedraogo OuedraogoNils BourlandTom De MilJan Van den BulckeJoris Van AckerCamille CouraletCorneille EwangoWannes Hubau et al.

A1 Journal Article in BOIS & FORETS DES TROPIQUES

2018

A new method for exploring and explaining dimensional stability of commercial and lesser-used wood species from the Congo Basin

Victor DeklerckPatrick KondjoTom De MilHans BeeckmanJoris Van AckerJan Van den Bulcke

Climate driven trends in tree biomass increment show asynchronous dependence on tree-ring width and wood density variation

Astrid VannoppenPascal BoeckxTom De MilVincent KintQuentin PonetteJan Van den BulckeKris VerheyenBart Muys

A1 Journal Article in DENDROCHRONOLOGIA

Wood density profiles and their corresponding tissue fractions in tropical angiosperm trees

Tom De MilYegor TarelkinStephan HahnWannes HubauVictor DeklerckOlivier DebeirJoris Van AckerCharles de CannièreHans BeeckmanJan Van den Bulcke

A1 Journal Article in FORESTS

2017

A generic platform for hyperspectral mapping of wood

Nele DefoirdtAli SenJelle DhaeneTom De MilHelena PereiraJoris Van AckerJan Van den Bulcke

A1 Journal Article in WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cambial activity in the understory of the Mayombe forest, DR Congo

Tom De MilBhély Angoboy IlondeaSelwin MaginetJeroen DuvillierJoris Van AckerHans BeeckmanJan Van den Bulcke

A1 Journal Article in TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Evaluating the robustness of three ring-width measurement methods for growth release reconstruction

Sybryn MaesAstrid VannoppenJan AltmanJan Van den BulckeGuillaume DecocqTom De MilLeen DepauwDries LanduytMichael PerringJoris Van Acker et al.

A1 Journal Article in DENDROCHRONOLOGIA

Intra-annual to multi-decadal xylem traits in a tropical moist semi-deciduous forest of Central Africa

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Intra-annual to multi-decadal xylem traits in a tropical moist semi-deciduous forest of Central Africa

Tom De MilJoris Van AckerHans BeeckmanJan Van den Bulcke

Using X-ray CT based tree-ring width data for tree growth trend analysis

Astrid VannoppenSybryn MaesVincent KintTom De MilQuentin PonetteJoris Van AckerJan Van den BulckeKris VerheyenBart Muys

A1 Journal Article in DENDROCHRONOLOGIA

2016

A field-to-desktop toolchain for X-ray CT densitometry enables tree ring analysis

Tom De MilAstrid VannoppenHans BeeckmanJoris Van AckerJan Van den Bulcke

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF BOTANY