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Personal profile
Research expertise
Luc De Keersmaeker is a forest ecologist, at work from 1995 to 1998 at Ghent University and since 1998 at the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) of the Flemish Government. He studied various aspects of forest ecosystems, with an emphasis on forest vegetation: nutrient cycling, forest restoration on farmland, the impact of land use history and forest management, and spontaneous development of unmanaged forest reserves.
Education/Academic qualification
Bioscience Engineering, PhD, Universiteit Gent - Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
Award Date: 28-Oct-2013
Taxonomic List
- vascular plants (Tracheophyta)
Policy
- forest and agriculture policy
- woodland protection
- nature management
- spatial planning policy
Disciplinecode List
- Environmental management
- Landscape ecology
Thematic List
- Management
- Forest management
- Oak- and beechwoods
- Woods and parks
- Valley- and marshwoods
- Eutrophication
- Acidification
- Fragmentation
Geographic List
- Flanders
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FOURCAST - FOrest cold and URban heat island effects on Climate Adaptation of biodiversity at different Spatial and Temporal scales
De Keersmaeker, L., De Vos, B., Esprit, M., Goessens, S., Thomaes, A., Van de Kerckhove, P., Vandekerkhove, K., Lambrechts, S. & Hendrickx, S.
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Evinbo
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Machine learning digitization of historical land use
De Keersmaeker, L., Onkelinx, T. & Wils, C.
1/04/22 → 31/03/23
Project: own initiative (position paper)
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Optimize climate-smart forest management to alleviate drought stress in temperate forest systems
De Keersmaeker, L., Esprit, M., Goessens, S., Thomaes, A., Van de Kerckhove, P., Vandekerkhove, K. & Verdonck, S.
1/11/21 → 31/10/25
Project: fwo_doctoraat
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Fungal community analysis within and among Fagus woody debris and links to ectomycorrhizal tree regeneration
De Keersmaeker, L., Esprit, M., Goessens, S., Leyman, A., Thomaes, A., Vandekerkhove, K., Van de Kerckhove, P. & Dierickx, G.
1/11/20 → 30/06/24
Project: fwo_doctoraat
Research output
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Bossen en hun groeiplaats. Deel : Over snelle en trage bossen.
De Schrijver, A., De Keersmaeker, L. & Mertens, J., 1-Mar-2023, (In preparation) In: Bomen - vakblad voor de boomverzorging. 62, p. 6 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A3: Article in a journal without peer review
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Vegetatieontwikkeling in onbeheerde bosreservaten na de intrede van essentaksterfte
Van den Bossche, A., De Keersmaeker, L. & Verheyen, K., 20-Feb-2023, In: Bosrevue. 104a, 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A2: Article in a journal with peer review, not included in A1 › peer-review
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‘Blue deal of meer bos? Voor het klimaat is kiezen verliezen’
De Keersmaeker, L., Vandekerkhove, K., Verheyen, K. & Muys, B., 22-Feb-2023, 1 p.Research output: Other contribution › Online publication - Web publication
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A cost‑efficient and accurate pheromone‑baited monitoring protocol for Elater ferrugineus, a biodiversity indicator of hollow trees
Thomaes, A., Onkelinx, T., Westra, T., Van De Poel, S., De Keersmaeker, L., Ledegen, H. & Neukermans, A., 6-Jan-2022, In: Journal of insect conservation. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Advies over de mogelijke risico's verbonden aan het gebruik van elsbes en Noorse esdoorn bij (her)bebossing
De Keersmaeker, L., De Haeck, A., Vandekerkhove, K., De Cuyper, B., Vanden Broeck, A. & D'hondt, B., 6-Sep-2022, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4444)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Data to: Enjoying tranquility - Development of ground vegetation after cessation of management in forests on loamy soils in Flanders (Belgium)
Vandekerkhove, K. (Creator), Thomaes, A. (Creator), De Keersmaeker, L. (Creator), Van de Kerckhove, P. (Creator) & Onkelinx, T. (Creator), 10-Feb-2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.k98sf7m42
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Activities
- 2 Lecture and oral contribution
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Herstelstrategieën en gebiedsanalyses als basis voor stikstofsanering
Luc De Keersmaeker (Invited speaker), Cécile Herr (Invited speaker) & Jeroen Vanden Borre (Invited speaker)
7-Mar-2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Het woud der verwachtingen
Luc De Keersmaeker (Invited speaker)
12-Nov-2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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