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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Comparing daily, circalunar and seasonal activity patterns of cheetah Acinonyx jubatus in response to livestock presence in Botswana
Wildlife Biology (2025), Volume: 2025, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0909-6396 -
A flash in the pan? The population dynamics of a dominant pioneer species in tropical dry forest succession
Population Ecology (2025), Volume: 67, Issue: 1 - ISSN 1438-3896 - p. 32-44. -
Canopy openness rather than tree species determines atmospheric deposition into forests
Science of the Total Environment (2025), Volume: 958 - ISSN 0048-9697 -
Drivers of biomass stocks and productivity of tropical secondary forests
Ecology (2025), Volume: 106, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0012-9658 -
Tree growth responses to severe droughts for assessment of forest growth potential under future climate
Forest Ecology and Management (2025), Volume: 578 - ISSN 0378-1127