Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group
We aim to understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems and their responses to changing environmental, biotic and social conditions, and to apply this knowledge for the development of sustainable forest resource use systems.
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News
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Road networks stretch into Congo Basin forests: Satellites and AI help to monitor
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European grants of 2.5 million for WUR professors Liesje Mommer and Thijs Ettema
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IUCN report: Better production practices key to minimising impact vegetable oils
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How do trees survive dry and hot summers? Leaf lifespan and growth recovery are key
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Latest PhD dissertations
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The role of pioneer Mimosa species in secondary succession in Mexican tropical dry forest
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): F.J.J.M. Bongers, J.A. Meave del Castillo, M. Peña Claros - Wageningen: Wageningen University -
Functional ecology in tropical forest restoration
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): F.J.J.M. Bongers, M. Peña-Claros, co-promotor(en): P.H.S. Brancalion - Wageningen: Wageningen University -
Drivers and mechanisms of tropical secondary forest succession
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Lourens Poorter, co-promotor(en): Masha T. van der Sande, Lucy Amissah - Wageningen: Wageningen University
Latest publications
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A simple competition model can predict rainforest tree diversity, species abundance and ecosystem functions
Journal of Ecology (2025) - ISSN 0022-0477 -
Composition and Diversity of Understory and Canopy Species Vary Along a Logging Gradient in an African Semi-Deciduous Tropical Rainforest
Forests (2025), Volume: 16, Issue: 1 - ISSN 1999-4907 -
Mining tailings severely impact plant communities in a rainforest watershed
Anthropocene (2025), Volume: 49 - ISSN 2213-3054 -
Climate change impacts on cocoa production in the major producing countries of West and Central Africa by mid-century
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (2025), Volume: 362 - ISSN 0168-1923 -
Plant Species Richness and the Root Economics Space Drive Soil Fungal Communities
Ecology Letters (2025), Volume: 28, Issue: 1 - ISSN 1461-023X