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
VODS 2023
- Environmental management
- Landscape ecology
- Ecology not elsewhere classified
- Plant ecology
Taxonomic List
- vascular plants (Tracheophyta)
Policy
- forest and agriculture policy
- woodland protection
- nature management
- spatial planning policy
Geographic List
- Flanders
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Guiding restoration by improving ecosystem models
Raman, M. (Project leader), De Keersmaeker, L. (Cooperator), De Knijf, G. (Cooperator), Strubbe, D. (Cooperator), Thomaes, A. (Cooperator), Van Uytvanck, J. (Cooperator) & Vanden Borre, J. (Cooperator)
20/01/26 → 20/01/31
Project: EVINBO - Europees
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PhD Floris Meert: spatialising forest compensation
De Keersmaeker, L. (Project leader)
1/01/26 → 1/07/29
Project: PhD (FWO)
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Forest as a nitrogen buffer (EVINBO)
De Keersmaeker, L. (Project leader), Vangansbeke, P. (Cooperator) & Vanhellemont, M. (Cooperator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: EVINBO - Vlaamse overheid
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Nature Restoration Law
Van den Berghe, J. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), De Keersmaeker, L. (Cooperator), Jacobs, S. (Cooperator), Maes, D. (Cooperator), Melckebeke, J. (Cooperator), Spanhove, T. (Cooperator), Van de Meutter, F. (Cooperator), Vanden Borre, J. (Cooperator) & Wouters, J. (Cooperator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/50
Project: INBO
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FOREDGEMAP2
De Keersmaeker, L. (Project leader) & Matthijs, M. (Cooperator)
2/12/24 → 31/12/26
Project: EVINBO - Andere overheden
Research output
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76 jaar flora- en vegetatieveranderingen in Neigembos: lessen voor beheer en beleid
Verheyen, K., Barbé, J., Cosyns, E., Vandekerkhove, K., De Keersmaeker, L. & Van den Bremt, P., 1-Mar-2026, In: NatuurFocus. 25, 1, p. 19-29 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A2: Article in a journal with peer review, not included in A1 › peer-review
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Advies over bemesting op graslanden in het Vrieselhof
Adriaens, D. (Main author), De Keersmaeker, L. & Herr, C., 10-Mar-2026, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.5110)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Advies over criteria voor onbeheerde climaxvegetaties
Vandekerkhove, K. (Main author), De Keersmaeker, L. & Vangansbeke, P., 31-Mar-2026, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.5260)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Advies over het belang van bosgordels voor het capteren van stikstof in het maatwerkgebied Kalmthoutse Heide
Wuyts, K. (Main author) & De Keersmaeker, L., 11-Mar-2026, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.5267)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Harnessing the power of machine and deep learning for transferring joint species distribution models considering the structure of biotic interactions
Basile, M., Pichler, M., Valerio, F., Balducci, L., Chianucci, F., Godinho, S., Rota, F., Archaux, F., Bouget, C., Brazaitis, G., Campagnaro, T., D'Andrea, E., Keersmaeker, L. D., Dekoninck, W., De Smedt, P., Elek, Z., Mijangos, I.G., Gosselin, F., Gosselin, M. & Gross, A. & 25 others, , 15-Apr-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ecography. n/a, n/a, p. e08269Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Potentieel Natuurlijke Vegetatie, 2001
De Keersmaeker, L. (Creator), Rogiers, N. (Creator), Lauriks, R. (Creator) & De Vos, B. (Creator), Agentschap Digitaal Vlaanderen, 12-Dec-2002
https://metadata.vlaanderen.be/srv/dut/catalog.search#/metadata/7298E391-C45B-40BF-95F9-F1FDA879FD0D
Dataset
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Digitalisatie historisch landgebruik en landgebruiksveranderingen in Vlaanderen (1778-2022)
De Keersmaeker, L. (Creator), Roggemans, P. (Creator), Ghysels, T. (Creator), Poelmans, L. (Creator), Buskens, I. (Creator), Petermans, T. (Creator), Taillir, S. (Creator) & Van Valckenborgh, J. (Creator), Agentschap Digitaal Vlaanderen, 18-Sept-2024
https://metadata.vlaanderen.be/srv/dut/catalog.search#/metadata/0de23940-8af2-4014-aa9a-6a3d207d7038
Dataset
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Open en gesloten landschappen topokaart_1873 (1860-1873)
De Vroey, M. (Creator), Roggemans, P. (Creator) & De Keersmaeker, L. (Creator), MercatorNet, 31-Oct-2024
https://metadata.vlaanderen.be/srv/dut/catalog.search#/metadata/b427541a-41a9-5519-8713-3dfed8e3395c
Dataset
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Open en gesloten landschappen evolutie (1778-1969)
De Vroey, M. (Creator), Roggemans, P. (Creator) & De Keersmaeker, L. (Creator), MercatorNet, 31-Oct-2024
https://metadata.vlaanderen.be/srv/dut/catalog.search#/metadata/04d7e6a8-77f0-5f0a-b636-ade9816dd833
Dataset
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Houtkanten Ferraris (1771-1778)
De Vroey, M. (Creator), Roggemans, P. (Creator) & De Keersmaeker, L. (Creator), MercatorNet, 31-Oct-2024
https://metadata.vlaanderen.be/srv/dut/catalog.search#/metadata/d4bc8230-5968-5e68-9e86-a1e2714e80b0
Dataset
Activities
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KNVB: Populierenexcursie Vlaanderen
Van Nieuwenhove, R. (Participant), De Keersmaeker, L. (Speaker), De Maesschalck, G. (Participant), Van Schoors, A. (Participant), Tallieu, R. (Participant), Goossens, S. (Participant) & Haelterman, S. (Participant)
15-Apr-2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Westvlaamse natuurstudiedag
De Keersmaeker, L. (Speaker), Adriaens, T. (Speaker), Stienen, E. (Speaker), Gouwy, J. (Speaker) & Dochy, O. (Organiser)
2-Mar-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Digitalisatie historisch landgebruik en analyse landgebruiksveranderingen
De Keersmaeker, L. (Invited speaker)
18-Apr-2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Digitalisatie historisch landgebruik en landschappen met houtkanten en bomenrijen
De Keersmaeker, L. (Invited speaker)
26-Nov-2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Herstelstrategieën en gebiedsanalyses als basis voor stikstofsanering
De Keersmaeker, L. (Invited speaker), Herr, C. (Invited speaker) & Vanden Borre, J. (Invited speaker)
7-Mar-2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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