A5024881660- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Forest ecology and management
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
Ghent University
2025
Royal Museum for Central Africa
2024
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
2024
University of Liège
2024
Université de Kisangani
2018
Introduction The common hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius L. is a vulnerable species that requires efficient methods to monitor its populations for conservation purposes. Rapid evolution of civil drones provides new opportunities but survey protocols still need development. This study aims determine the optimal flight parameters accurate population estimates. A second objective evaluate effects three environmental factors: wind speed, sun reflection and cloud cover. Method We estimated two...
Abstract A large share of the global forest restoration potential is situated in artificial ‘unstable’ mesic African savannas, which could be restored to higher carbon and biodiversity states if protected from human‐induced burning. However, uncertainty on recovery rates unstable savannas impedes science‐informed initiatives. Here, we quantify success anthropogenic fire exclusion within an 88‐ha savanna patch Kongo Central province Democratic Republic Congo (DR Congo). We found that...
Xylogenesis is synchronous among trees in regions with a distinct growing season, leading to forest-wide time lag between growth and carbon uptake. In contrast, little known about interspecific or even intraspecific variability of xylogenesis tropical forests. Yet an understanding patterns key successfully combine bottom-up (e.g., from permanent forest inventory plots) top-down eddy covariance flux towers) estimates. Here, we monitor development 18 belonging 6 abundant species during 8 weeks...
Abstract In the tropics, more precisely in equatorial dense rainforest, xylogenesis is driven by a little distinct climatological seasonality, and many tropical trees do not show clear growth rings. This makes retrospective analyses modeling of future tree performance difficult. research investigates presence, distinctness, periodicity ring for dominant species two semi‐deciduous rainforests, which contrast terms precipitation dynamics. Eighteen common to both forests were investigated. We...
A large share of the global forest restoration potential is situated in artificial 'unstable' mesic African savannas, which could be restored to higher carbon and biodiversity states if protected from human-induced burning.However, uncertainty on recovery rates unstable savannas impedes science-informed initiatives.Here, we quantify success anthropogenic fire exclusion within an 88-ha savanna
Introduction The Congo Basin forests, a crucial global carbon sink, are expected to face increased challenges of climate change by 2027, with an temperature rise 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, accompanied humidity conditions. However, studies that try understand their functioning and untangle the species-specific responses about how weather conditions impact secondary growth dynamics still rare. Methods Here we present results study on diel annual stem in 17 trees, belonging 11 most...
Une étude géochimique a été effectuée sur l’eau d’une source géothermale appelé Lilida, située dans la province de l’Ituri, partie nord-est République Démocratique du Congo. Ses objectifs étaient définir le faciès chimique ladite eau, déterminer nature lithologique son réservoir et d’estimer température qu’elle possède réservoir. Les échantillons d’eau ont prélevés au mois février l’année 2017 soumis à des analyses chimiques physiques. En plus, les diagrammes D’Amore al. (1983), Giggenbach...
La structure diamétrique et la répartition spatiale d’une essence tolérante à l’ombre graines pesantes, de forêt tropicale humide, Cynometra alexandri, ont été étudiées respectivement au travers le prélèvement Diamètre Hauteur Poitrine (DHP) fonction K Ripley transformée. L’étude a menée en République Démocratique du Congo, dans localité Banana, territoire Mambasa, Province l’Ituri, sur une parcelle 120 ⨯ 500 m, où 101 individus adultes recensés, mesurés cartographiés. s’est révélée agrégée...