Luc De Keersmaeker

Research output

Research output per year 1998 2003 2004 2006 2011 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024 2024

• 64 Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
• 41 A1: Web of Science-article
• 38 Contribution to INBO Bosreservatennieuws
• 36 Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
• 90 More
  • 28 A2: Article in a journal with peer review, not included in A1
  • 12 A3: Article in a journal without peer review
  • 10 Communications of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
  • 9 Contribution to INBO Nieuwsbrief
  • 6 Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
  • 5 Contribution to Annual Reports of Research Institute of Nature and Forest
  • 3 Report not published by INBO
  • 3 Contribution to Nature Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
  • 3 Poster
  • 2 Contribution to book not published by INBO
  • 2 INBO Bosreservatennieuws
  • 2 Online publication - Web publication
  • 1 Nature Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
  • 1 Contribution to Communications of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
  • 1 Contribution to a report not published by INBO
  • 1 Data Management Plans
  • 1 Doctoral dissertation - Doctoral dissertation

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  Assessing coarse woody debris by integrating Full Area Sampling and Line Intersect Sampling: combining the best of both worlds

  Thomaes, A., Van de Kerckhove, P., Van Calster, H., De Keersmaeker, L., Esprit, M., Goessens, S., Leyman, A., Vander Mijnsbrugge, K., Vanhellemont, M. & Vandekerkhove, K., 15-Jun-2024, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 562, 121943.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Predicting trajectories of temperate forest understorey vegetation responses to global change

  Wen, B., Blondeel, H., Baeten, L., Perring, M., Depauw, L., Maes, S., De Keersmaeker, L., Van Calster, H., Wulf, M., Naaf, T., Kirby, K., Bernhardt-Roemermann, M., Dirnböck, T., Máliš, F., Kopecký, M., Vild, O., Macek, M., Hédl, R., Chudomelová, M. & Lenoir, J. & 4 others, Brunet, J., Nagel, T. A., Verheyen, K. & Landuyt, D., 15-Aug-2024, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 566

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

• Site-specific additionality in aboveground carbon sequestration in set-aside forests in Flanders (northern Belgium)

  Vanhellemont, M., Leyman, A., Govaere, L., De Keersmaeker, L. & Vandekerkhove, K., 6-Feb-2024, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 7

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2022

  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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• Are historical land use patterns and chemical soil characteristics complementary for assessing the restoration potential of Nardus grassland?

  Van Daele, F., Onkelinx, T., Verheyen, K., Van Calster, H., Raman, M., Van Ruijven, J. & De Keersmaeker, L., 23-Aug-2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Vegetation Science.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• 2021

  Enjoying tranquility ‐ Development of ground vegetation after cessation of management in forests on loamy soils in Flanders (Belgium)

  Vandekerkhove, K., Thomaes, A., De Keersmaeker, L., Van de Kerckhove, P., Onkelinx, T., Van Calster, H. & Verheyen, K., Sept-2021, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 24, 3, e12593.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Growth Recovery and Phenological Responses of Juvenile Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Exposed to Spring Warming and Late Spring Frost

  Vander Mijnsbrugge, K., Malanguis, J. M., Moreels, S., Lauwers, A., Thomaes, A., De Keersmaeker, L. & Vandekerkhove, K., Nov-2021, In: FORESTS. 2021, 1604, p. 1 21 p., 1604.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• 2020

  Partner turnover and changes in ectomycorrhizal fungal communities during the early life stages of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

  Boeraeve, M., Everts, T., Vandekerkhove, K., De Keersmaeker, L., Van de Kerckhove, P. & Jacquemyn, H., 2-Nov-2020, In: Mycorrhiza. 31, 1, p. 43–53 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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• 2019

  Effects of decomposing beech (Fagus sylvatica) logs on the chemistry of acidified sand and loam soils in two forest reserves in Flanders (northern Belgium).

  Dhiedt, E., De Keersmaeker, L., Vandekerkhove, K. & Verheyen, K., May-2019, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 445, p. 70-81 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• 2018

  Observer and relocation errors matter in resurveys of historical vegetation plots

  Verheyen, K., De Frenne, P., De Keersmaeker, L., Vangansbeke, P. & Baeten, L., 31-Aug-2018, In: Journal of vegetation science.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Species and structural diversity affect growth of oak, but not pine, in uneven-aged mature forests

  Vanhellemont, M., Bijlsma, R. J., De Keersmaeker, L., Vandekerkhove, K. & Verheyen, K., Feb-2018, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 27, p. 41-50

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• The impact of spatial isolation and local habitat conditions on colonization of recent forest stands by ectomycorrhizal fungi

  Boeraeve, M., Honnay, O., Mullens, N., Vandekerkhove, K., De Keersmaeker, L., Thomaes, A. & Jacquemyn, H., Jul-2018, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 429, p. 84-92 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Very large trees in a lowland old-growth beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest: Density, size, growth and spatial patterns in comparison to reference sites in Europe

  Vandekerkhove, K., Vanhellemont, M., Vrska, T., Meyer, P., Tabaku, V., Thomaes, A., Leyman, A., De Keersmaeker, L. & Verheyen, K., Feb-2018, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 417, p. 1-17 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• 2017

  Intensified habitat management to mitigate negative effects of nitrogen pollution can be detrimental for faunal diversity: a comment on Jones et al. (2017)

  Maes, D., Decleer, K., De Keersmaeker, L., Van Uytvanck, J. & Louette, G., 2017, In: Biological Conservation. 212, B, p. 493-494 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• 2016

  500 years of coppice-with-standards management in Meerdaal Forest (Central Belgium)

  Vandekerkhove, K., Baeté, H., Van der Aa, B., De Keersmaeker, L., Thomaes, A., Leyman, A. & Verheyen, K., 2016, In: iForest – Biogeosciences and Forestry. 9, p. 509-517 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Saproxylic beetles in non-intervention and coppice-with-standards restoration management in Meerdaal forest (Belgium): an exploratory analysis

  Vandekerkhove, K., Thomaes, A., Crèvecoeur, L., De Keersmaeker, L., Leyman, A. & Köhler, F., 2016, In: iForest – Biogeosciences and Forestry. 9, p. 509-517 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• 2015

  The analysis of spatio-temporal forest changes (1775–2000) in Flanders (northern Belgium) indicates habitat-specific levels of fragmentation and area loss

  De Keersmaeker, L., Onkelinx, T., De Vos, B., Rogiers, N., Vandekerkhove, K., Thomaes, A., De Schrijver, A., Hermy, M. & Verheyen, K., Feb-2015, In: Landscape Ecology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• 2014

  A spatially explicit empirical model on actual and potential ancient forest plant diversity in a fragmented landscape

  De Keersmaeker, L., Onkelinx, T., Vandekerkhove, K., Thomaes, A., Hermy, M. & Verheyen, K., 30-Jul-2014, In: Landscape and Urban Planning. 130, p. 149-158

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Tree species determine the colonisation success of forest herbs in post-agricultural forests: Results from a 9 yr introduction experiment

  Thomaes, A., De Keersmaeker, L., Verschelde, P., Vandekerkhove, K. & Verheyen, K., 2014, In: Biological Conservation. 169, p. 238–247

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• 2013

  Application of the ancient forest concept to potential natural vegetation mapping in Flanders, a strongly altered landscape in northern Belgium

  De Keersmaeker, L., Rogiers, N., Vandekerkhove, K., De Vos, B., Roelandt, B., Cornelis, J., De Schrijver, A., Onkelinx, T., Thomaes, A., Hermy, M. & Verheyen, K., 2013, In: Folia Geobotanica. 48, 2, p. 137-162 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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  • Belgium 100%
  • Flanders 100%
  • Ancient Forest 100%
  • Altered Landscapes 100%
  • Potential Natural Vegetation 100%
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• Can soil acidity and light help to explain tree species effects on forest herb layer performance in post-agricultural forests?

  Thomaes, A., De Keersmaeker, L., Schrijver, A., Baeten, L., Vandekerkhove, K., Verstraeten, G. & Verheyen, K., 2013, In: Plant and Soil. p. 1-17 17 p.

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• Selective woodland exploitation for charcoal production. A detailed analysis of charcoal kiln remains (ca. 1300e1900 AD) from Zoersel (northern Belgium)

  Deforce, K., Boeren, I., Adriaenssens, S., Bastiaens, J., De Keersmaeker, L., Haneca, K., Tys, D. & Vandekerkhove, K., 2013, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 40, p. 681-689 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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  • Belgium 100%
  • Woodland Exploitation 100%
  • Charcoal Production 100%
  • Kiln 100%
  • Charcoal Kilns 100%
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• 2012

  Diverging effects of two contrasting tree species on soil and herb layer development in a chronosequence of post-agricultural forest

  Thomaes, A., De Keersmaeker, L., Van Calster, H., De Schrijver, A., Vandekerkhove, K., Verstraeten, G. & Verheyen, K., 2012, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 278, p. 90-100 11 p.

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• 2011

  Can tree species choice influence recruitment of ancient forest species in post-agricultural forest?

  Thomaes, A., De Keersmaeker, L., De Schrijver, A., Vandekerkhove, K., Verschelde, P. & Verheyen, K., 2011, In: Plant Ecology. 212, 4, p. 573-584 12 p.

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• Clear-felling effects on colonization rates of shade-tolerant forest herbs into a post-agricultural forest adjacent to ancient forest

  De Keersmaeker, L., Vandekerkhove, K., Verstraeten, A., Baeten, L., Verschelde, P., Thomaes, A., Hermy, M. & Verheyen, K., 2011, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 14, 1, p. 75–83 9 p.

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• Four decades of post-agricultural forest development have caused major redistributions of soil phosphorus fractions

  De Schrijver, A., Augusto, L., Baeten, L., Vesterdal, L., Hansen, K., Achat, D. L., De Keersmaeker, L., De Frenne, P., Staelens, J., De Neve, S. & Verheyen, K., 2011, In: Oecologia. p. 1-14 14 p.

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• Reappearance of Old-Growth Elements in Lowland Woodlands in Northern Belgium: Do the Associated Species Follow?

  Vandekerkhove, K., De Keersmaeker, L., Walleyn, R., Köhler, F., Crevecoeur, L., Govaere, L., Thomaes, A. & Verheyen, K., 2011, In: Silva Fennica. 45, 5, p. 909-935 27 p.

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• 2009

  Does Prunus serotina act as an aggressive invader in areas with a low propagule pressure?

  Vanhellemont, M., Verheyen, K., De Keersmaeker, L., Vandekerkhove, K. & Hermy, M., 2009, In: Biological Invasions. 11, p. 1451-1462 12 p.

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• Herb layer changes (1954-2000) related to the conversion of coppice-with-standards forest and soil acidification

  Baeten, L., Bauwens, B., De Schrijver, A., De Keersmaeker, L., Van Calster, H., Vandekerkhove, K., Roelandt, B., Beeckman, H. & Verheyen, K., 2009, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 12, 2, p. 187-197 11 p.

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• When nature takes over from man: dead wood accumulation in previously managed oak and beech woodlands in North-western and Central Europe

  Vandekerkhove, K., De Keersmaeker, L., Menke, N., Meyer, P. & Verschelde, P., 2009, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 258, 4, p. 425-435 11 p.

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• 2008

  Diverging effects of different overstorey conversion scenarios on the understorey vegetation in a former coppice-with-standards forest

  Van Calster, H., Baeten, L., Verheyen, K., De Keersmaeker, L., Dekeyser, S., Rogister, J. E. & Hermy, M., 2008, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 256, 4, p. 519-528 10 p.

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• 2007

  Management driven changes (1967 - 2005) in soil acidity and the understory plant community following conversion of a coppice-with-standards forest

  Van Calster, H., Baeten, L., De Schrijver, A., De Keersmaeker, L., Rogister, J. E., Verheyen, K. & Hermy, M., 2007, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 241, 1-3, p. 258-271 14 p.

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• 2006

  Acidification of forested podzols in North Belgium during the period 1950-2000

  De Schrijver, A., Mertens, J., Geudens, G., Staelens, J., Campforts, E., Luyssaert, S., De Temmerman, L., De Keersmaeker, L., De Neve, S. & Verheyen, K., 2006, In: Science of the total environment. 361, 1-3, p. 189–195 1 p.

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• Landscape factors and regional differences in recovery rates of herb layer richness in Flanders (Belgium)

  Verheyen, K., Fastenaekels, I., Vellend, M., De Keersmaeker, L. & Hermy, M., 2006, In: Landscape Ecology. 21, 7, p. 1109-1118 10 p.

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• 2004

  Comparison of throughfall and soil solution chemistry between a high-density Corsican pine stand and a naturally regenerated silver birch stand

  De Schrijver, A., Nachtergale, L., Staelens, J., Luyssaert, S., De Keersmaeker, L. & Lust, N., 2004, In: Environmental Pollution. 131, 1, p. 93-105 13 p.

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• Impact of soil fertility and insolation on diversity of herbaceous woodland species colonizing afforestations in Muizen forest (Belgium)

  De Keersmaeker, L., Martens, L., Verheyen, K., Hermy, M., De Schrijver, A. & Lust, N., 2004, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 188, 1-3, p. 291-304 14 p.

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• 2001

  Spontaneous ingrowth of tree species in poplar plantations in Flanders

  Lust, N., Kongs, T., Nachtergale, L. & De Keersmaeker, L., 2001, In: Annals of Forest Science. 58, 8, p. 861-868 8 p.

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• 2000

  Comparison of nitrate leaching to groundwater under Silver birch (Betula pendula ) and Corsican pine (Pinus nigra ssp. laricio)

  De Schrijver, A., Nachtergale, L., Van Hoydonck, G., De Keersmaeker, L. & Lust, N., 2000, In: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 122, 1-2, p. 77-91 15 p.

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• Soil water chemistry and revegetation of a limed clearcut in a nitrogen saturated forest

  De Keersmaeker, L., Neirynck, J., Maddelein, D., De Schrijver, A. & Lust, N., 2000, In: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 122, 1/2, p. 49-62 14 p.

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  • Ground Vegetation 100%
  • Calcium Magnesium 100%
  • Fagus 100%
  • Acer 100%
  • Nitrification 100%
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• 1998

  Biomass and nutrient cycling of a highly productive Corsican pine stand on former heathland in northern Belgium

  Neirynck, J., Maddelein, D., De Keersmaeker, L., Lust, N. & Muys, B., 1998, In: Annals of Forest Science. 55, 4, p. 389-405 17 p.

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• Soil acidification along an ammonium deposition gradient in a Corsican Pine stand in northern Belgium

  De Schrijver, A., Nachtergale, L., Roskams, P., De Keersmaeker, L., Mussche, S. & Lust, N., 1998, In: Environmental Pollution. 102, S1, p. 427-431 5 p.

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  • Ammonium Deposition 100%
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