Personal profile
Research expertise
Deskundige Monitoring van de Vlaamse Bosreservaten
Education/Academic qualification
Bosbouw, Bosbouwbekwaamheid, Inverde
Award Date: 30-Jul-1999
Chemie, Graduaat Chemie Mileuzorg, CTL Hogeschool Gent
Award Date: 30-Jun-1992
Thematic List 2020
- Forest
Taxonomic List
- fungi (Fungi)
- plants (Plantae)
- beetles (Coleoptera)
Geographic List
- Flemish Ardennes
- Zoniën Forest
- Meerdaal Forest
- public access woodland
- recreational woodland
Technological
- forestry technology
- fieldwork (observations and sampling)
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 7 Active
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BiodivERsA+ Subpilot soil biodiversity in near natural forests
De Vos, B. (Project leader), Esprit, M. (Cooperator), Hendrickx, S. (Cooperator), Lambrechts, S. (Cooperator), Van de Kerckhove, P. (Cooperator) & Vandekerkhove, K. (Cooperator)
1/03/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Samenwerkingsovereenkomst INBO-ANB
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FOURCAST - FOrest cold and URban heat island effects on Climate Adaptation of biodiversity at different Spatial and Temporal scales
De Vos, B. (Project leader), De Keersmaeker, L. (Cooperator), Esprit, M. (Cooperator), Goessens, S. (Cooperator), Hendrickx, S. (Cooperator), Lambrechts, S. (Cooperator), Thomaes, A. (Cooperator), Van de Kerckhove, P. (Cooperator), Vandekerkhove, K. (Cooperator) & Vangansbeke, P. (Cooperator)
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: EVINBO - Andere overheden
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INFORMA - science-based integrated forest mitigation management made operational for Europe
Vandekerkhove, K. (Project leader), Cools, N. (Cooperator), De Keersmaeker, L. (Cooperator), De Vos, B. (Cooperator), De Win, Y. (Cooperator), Deroo, H. (Cooperator), Esprit, M. (Cooperator), Goessens, S. (Cooperator), Lettens, S. (Cooperator), Leyman, A. (Cooperator) & Van de Kerckhove, P. (Cooperator)
1/06/22 → 30/06/26
Project: EVINBO - Europees
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Optimize climate-smart forest management to alleviate drought stress in temperate forest systems
Thomaes, A. (Project leader), De Keersmaeker, L. (Cooperator), Esprit, M. (Cooperator), Goessens, S. (Cooperator), Van de Kerckhove, P. (Cooperator), Vandekerkhove, K. (Cooperator) & Verdonck, S. (Cooperator)
1/11/21 → 31/03/26
Project: PhD (FWO)
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LIFE PROGNOSES- LIFE PRotection of Old Growth Forests in Europe: Natural heritage, Outline, Synthesis and Ecosystem Services (Strengthening primary and old growth forest protection in Europe by capitalising on World Heritage sites)
Vandekerkhove, K. (Project leader), De Schrijver, J. (Cooperator), Esprit, M. (Cooperator), Goessens, S. (Cooperator), Van de Kerckhove, P. (Cooperator) & Vanhellemont, M. (Cooperator)
1/01/21 → 30/06/26
Project: EVINBO - Europees
Research output
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Daslook - een logische winnaar in Bos Ter Rijst en daarbuiten
Van de Kerckhove, P., Vangansbeke, P. & De Keersmaeker, L., 2025, In: Bosreservatennieuws . 18Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Bosreservatennieuws
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FAS plus LIS is de MAX
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., 2025, In: Bosreservatennieuws . 18Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Bosreservatennieuws
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Twintig jaar metingen in Wijnendalebos: hoe verandert de bosstructuur bij nietsdoen?
Vandekerkhove, K., Leyman, A., Van de Kerckhove, P., Esprit, M., Goessens, S. & De Keersmaeker, L., 2025, In: Bosreservatennieuws . 18Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Bosreservatennieuws
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Verschuivingen in de vegetatie van het Wijnendalebos (2003-2023): Verdonkering, verdroging en achteruitgang van bramen in beeld
De Keersmaeker, L., Vandekerkhove, K., Van de Kerckhove, P., Esprit, M., Goessens, S. & Leyman, A., 2025, In: Bosreservatennieuws . 18Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Bosreservatennieuws
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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
File580 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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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), Dryad Digital Repository, 10-Feb-2021
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Monitoring programme on strict forest reserves in Flanders (Belgium) - site level stand structure, regeneration and vegetation data
De Keersmaeker, L. (Creator), Esprit, M. (Creator), Goessens, S. (Creator), Leyman, A. (Creator), Thomaes, A. (Creator), Van de Kerckhove, P. (Creator) & Vandekerkhove, K. (Creator), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, 13-Jun-2023
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LIFE+ PROGNOSES Plot-level Dendrometric Summary
Vanhellemont, M. (Creator), Aleksandrov, S. (Data Collector), Alessandrelli, C. (Data Collector), Caggegi, A. (Data Collector), Di Filippo, A. (Project Member), Di Fiore, L. (Data Collector), Ertl, S. (Data Collector), Esprit, M. (Data Collector), Fidej, G. (Data Collector), Frede, A. (Data Collector), Fricelj, B. (Data Collector), Fuxjäger, C. (Data Collector), Gentile, C. (Data Collector), Goessens, S. (Data Collector), Henkel, A. (Data Collector), Ivanova, Y. (Data Collector), Janisch, J. (Data Collector), Kirchmeir, H. (Project Member), Kozák, D. (Data Collector), Meyer, P. (Project Member), Mikoláš, M. (Data Collector), Nagel, T. A. (Project Member), Petritan, A. M. (Sponsor), Petritan, I. C. (Sponsor), Pirc, T. (Data Collector), Pokynchereda, V. (Data Collector), Rakos, V. (Data Collector), Schwienbacher, M. (Data Collector), Steinbauer, K. (Researcher), Stillhard, J. (Sponsor), Svoboda, M. (Project Member), Van de Kerckhove, P. (Data Collector), Vandekerkhove, K. (Creator), Weber, N. M. (Data Collector), Wögerer, M. (Data Collector), Zimmerman, T. (Data Collector), Vanhaecht, R. (Project Manager), Celis, C. (Project Manager) & Veltjen, E. (Editor), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), 1-Jul-2025
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LIFE+ PROGNOSES Plots
Vanhellemont, M. (Creator), Caggegi, A. (Data Collector), Di Filippo, A. (Project Member), Di Fiore, L. (Data Collector), Ertl, S. (Data Collector), Esprit, M. (Data Collector), Fidej, G. (Data Collector), Frede, A. (Data Collector), Fricelj, B. (Data Collector), Fuxjäger, C. (Data Collector), Gentile, C. (Data Collector), Goessens, S. (Data Collector), Henkel, A. (Data Collector), Hirschmugl, M. (Project Member), Ivanova, Y. (Data Collector), Janisch, J. (Data Collector), Kirchmeir, H. (Project Member), Kozák, D. (Data Collector), Meyer, P. (Project Member), Mikoláš, M. (Data Collector), Moser, H. (Project Member), Nagel, T. A. (Project Member), Petritan, A. M. (Sponsor), Petritan, I. C. (Sponsor), Pirc, T. (Data Collector), Pokynchereda, V. (Data Collector), Posch, L. (Researcher), Rakos, V. (Data Collector), Schwienbacher, M. (Data Collector), Steinbauer, K. (Researcher), Stillhard, J. (Sponsor), Svoboda, M. (Project Member), Van de Kerckhove, P. (Data Collector), Vandekerkhove, K. (Project Member), Weber, N. M. (Data Collector), Wögerer, M. (Data Collector), Zichy, A. (Project Member), Zimmerman, T. (Data Collector), Vanhaecht, R. (Project Manager), Celis, C. (Project Manager) & Veltjen, E. (Editor), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), 1-Jul-2025
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LIFE+ PROGNOSES Soil Sample Data
Vanhellemont, M. (Creator), Caggegi, A. (Data Collector), De Schrijver, J. (Data Collector), Di Filippo, A. (Project Member), Di Fiore, L. (Data Collector), Esprit, M. (Data Collector), Fuxjäger, C. (Data Collector), Goessens, S. (Data Collector), Hofmeister, J. (Data Collector), Meyer, P. (Project Member), Moktan, L. (Data Collector), Priori, S. (Data Collector), Schürhagel, J. (Data Collector), Svoboda, M. (Project Member), Van de Kerckhove, P. (Data Collector), Vandekerkhove, K. (Project Member), Wellhäuser, J. (Data Collector), Vanhaecht, R. (Project Manager), Celis, C. (Project Manager) & Veltjen, E. (Editor), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), 1-Jul-2025
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