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Project

Modelling lianas as key drivers of tropical forest responses to climate change

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Publications

Damage to living trees contributes to almost half of the biomass losses in tropical forests

Daniel ZuletaGabriel ArellanoSean M. McMahonSalomón AguilarSarayudh BunyavejchewinNicolas CastañoChia‐Hao Chang‐YangAlvaro DuqueDavid MitreMusalmah NasardinRolando PérezI‐Fang SunTze Leong YaoRenato ValenciaSruthi Krishna Moorthy ParvathiHans VerbeeckStuart J. Davies et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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. LubiniHans Verbeeck et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Low sensitivity of three terrestrial biosphere models to soil texture over the South American tropics

Félicien MeunierWim VerbruggenHans VerbeeckMarc Peaucelle

A1 Journal Article in GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT

Accurate phenology analyses require bud traits and energy budgets

Marc PeaucelleJosep PeñuelasHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in NATURE PLANTS

Two co-occurring liana species strongly differ in their hydraulic traits in a water-limited neotropical forest

Kasper CoppietersHans VerbeeckSimon DequekerJennifer S. PowersGerman Vargas G.Chris M. Smith-MartinKathy SteppeFélicien Meunier

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE

Vertical distribution of trunk and crown volume in tropical trees

Daniel ZuletaSruthi Krishna Moorthy ParvathiGabriel ArellanoHans VerbeeckStuart J. Davies

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Volumetric overestimation of small branches in 3D reconstructions of Fraxinus excelsior

Miro DemolPhil WilkesPasi RaumonenSruthi Krishna Moorthy ParvathiKim CaldersBert GielenHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in SILVA FENNICA

Liana optical traits increase tropical forest albedo and reduce ecosystem productivity

Félicien MeunierMarco D. VisserAlexey ShiklomanovMichael C. DietzeJ. Antonio Guzmán Q.G. Arturo Sanchez‐AzofeifaHannes P. T. De DeurwaerderSruthi M. Krishna MoorthyStefan A. SchnitzerDavid C. MarvinMarcos LongoChang LiuEben N. BroadbentAngelica M. Almeyda ZambranoHelene C. Muller‐LandauMatteo DettoHans Verbeeck et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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. VerrycktJana PauwelsLandry N. CizunguSelene BáezConstantin A. LubiniHans Verbeeck et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

'Lianification' or liana invasion : is there a difference?

Michael PerringPieter De FrenneLionel R. HertzogHaben BlondeelLeen DepauwSybryn MaesSafaa WasofHans VerbeeckKris Verheyen[missing] forestREplot

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Lianas significantly reduce aboveground and belowground carbon storage : a virtual removal experiment

Félicien MeunierGeertje M. F. van der HeijdenStefan A. SchnitzerHannes P. T. De DeurwaerderHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE

Robust estimation of absorbing root surface distributions from xylem water isotope compositions with an inverse plant hydraulic model

Hannes De DeurwaerderMarco D. VisserFélicien MeunierMatteo DettoPedro Alejandro Hervé FernándezPascal BoeckxHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE

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

Francis Mumbanza MundondoHans VerbeeckMarijn BautersConstantin Lubini Ayingweu

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

Unraveling the relative role of light and water competition between lianas and trees in tropical forests : a vegetation model analysis

Félicien MeunierHans VerbeeckBetsy CowderyStefan A. SchnitzerChris M. Smith‐MartinJennifer S. PowersXiangtao XuMartijn SlotHannes De DeurwaerderMatteo DettoDamien BonalMarcos LongoLouis S. SantiagoMichael Dietze et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF 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 SaegerKurt BollmannJörg BrunetSara A. O. CousinsJan PlueMartin DiekmannBente J. GraaePer‐Ola HedwallGiovanni IacopettiJonathan LenoirAnna OrczewskaQuentin PonetteFederico SelviFabien SpicherPieter VermeirKim CaldersHans VerbeeckKris VerheyenPieter VangansbekePieter De Frenne et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Comparable canopy and soil free-living nitrogen fixation rates in a lowland tropical forest

Leandro Van LangenhoveThomas DepaepeLore T. VerrycktLucia FuchsluegerJulian DonaldCeline LeroySruthi Krishna Moorthy ParvathiAlbert Gargallo-GarrigaM. D. Farnon EllwoodHans VerbeeckDominique Van Der StraetenJosep PeñuelasIvan A. Janssens et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Within-site variability of liana wood anatomical traits : a case study in Laussat, French Guiana

Félicien MeunierSruthi Krishna Moorthy ParvathiHannes De DeurwaerderRobin KreusJan Van den BulckeRomain LehnebachHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in FORESTS

Towards extraction of lianas from terrestrial LiDAR scans of tropical forests

Yunfei BaoSruthi Krishna Moorthy ParvathiHans Verbeeck

Terrestrial laser scanning to detect liana impact on forest structure

Sruthi Krishna Moorthy ParvathiKim CaldersManfredo di Porcia e BrugneraStefan SchnitzerHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING

Liana and tree below-ground water competition : evidence for water resource partitioning during the dry season

Hannes De DeurwaerderPedro Hervé-FernándezClément StahlBenoit BurbanPascal PetronelliBruce HoffmanDamien BonalPascal BoeckxHans Verbeeck

A1 Journal Article in TREE PHYSIOLOGY

The importance of including lianas in global vegetation models

Hans VerbeeckElizabeth Kearsley

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