Publications and communications of Tom De Mil

Luambua, N. K., Kadorho, A. S., Nshimba, H. S. M., Beeckman, H., Ewango, C., Salako, K. V., Musepena, D., Rousseau, M., Laurent, F., Bourland, N., Hardy, O. J., De Mil, T., & Hubau, W. (December 2024). Light-demanding canopy tree species do not indicate past human disturbance in the Yangambi rainforest (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Annals of Forest Science, 81 (1). doi:10.1186/s13595-024-01263-6

Xu, G., Broadman, E., Dorado-Liñán, I., Klippel, L., Meko, M., Büntgen, U., De Mil, T., Esper, J., Gunnarson, B., Hartl, C., Krusic, P. J., Linderholm, H. W., Ljungqvist, F. C., Ludlow, F., Panayotov, M., Seim, A., Wilson, R., Zamora-Reyes, D., & Trouet, V. (2024). Jet stream controls on European climate and agriculture since 1300 CE. Nature. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07985-x

Luse Belanganayi, B., Ilondea, B. A., Phaka, C. M., Laurent, F., Djiofack, B. Y., Kafuti, C., Peters, R., Bourland, N., Beeckman, H., & De Mil, T. (16 August 2024). Diel and annual rhythms of tropical stem size changes in the Mayombe forest, Congo Basin. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 7. doi:10.3389/ffgc.2024.1185225

De Mil, T., Matskovsky, V., Salzer, M., Corluy, L., Verschuren, L., Pearson, C., Van Hoorebeke, L., Trouet, V., & Van den Bulcke, J. (31 July 2024). Bristlecone Pine Maximum Latewood Density as a Superior Proxy for Millennium‐Length Temperature Reconstructions. Geophysical Research Letters, 51 (15), 1-10. doi:10.1029/2024gl109799

Trachte, S., & De Mil, T. (July 2024). A sustainable and circular development of the wood sector in Wallonia, Southern Belgium [Poster presentation]. IUFRO World Congress 2024, Stockholm, Sweden.

Djiofack, B. Y., Beeckman, H., Bourland, N., Belanganayi, B. L., Laurent, F., Ilondea, B. A., Nsenga, L., Huart, A., Longwwango, M. M., Deklerck, V., Lejeune, G., Verbiest, W. W. M., Van den Bulcke, J., Van Acker, J., De Mil, T., & Hubau, W. (June 2024). Natural forest regeneration through fire protection is a less imminent threat for truly stable savannas than afforestation. Global Change Biology, 30 (6), 17370. doi:10.1111/gcb.17370

Luse Belanganayi, B., Delvaux, C., Kearsley, E., Lievens, K., Rousseau, M., Mbungu Phaka, C., Djiofack, B. Y., Laurent, F., Bourland, N., Hubau, W., De Mil, T., & Beeckman, H. (June 2024). Growth periodicity in semi-deciduous tropical tree species from the Congo Basin. Plant-Environment Interactions, 5 (3), 10144. doi:10.1002/pei3.10144

Van Keymeulen, V., Zeoli, L., Gilles, A., Tasseroul, M.-P., Ernst de Bunswyck, A., Kaddouri, M., Ligot, G., Claessens, H., & De Mil, T. (June 2024). Déployer des réseaux de dendromètres pour évaluer la résilience des forêts face aux changements climatiques. Forêt.Nature, 171 (avril-mai-juin), 48-56.

Kearsley, E., Verbeeck, H., Stoffelen, P., Janssens, S. B., Yakusu, E. K., Kosmala, M., De Mil, T., Bauters, M., Kitima, E. R., Ndiapo, J. M., Chuda, A. L., Richardson, A. D., Wingate, L., Ilondea, B. A., Beeckman, H., van den Bulcke, J., Boeckx, P., & Hufkens, K. (April 2024). Historical tree phenology data reveal the seasonal rhythms of the Congo Basin rainforest. Plant-Environment Interactions (Hoboken, N.J.), 5 (2), 10136. doi:10.1002/pei3.10136

Charles, G., Ligot, G., Claessens, H., Fortin, M., & De Mil, T. (2024). La sylviculture peut-elle contribuer à combattre le changement climatique ? Silva Belgica, (1), 32-39.

Djiofack, B. Y., Beeckman, H., Bourland, N., Belanganayi, B. L., Laurent, F., Ilondea, B. A., Nsenga, L., Huart, A., Longwwango, M. M., Deklerck, V., Lejeune, G., Verbiest, W. W. M., Van den Bulcke, J., Van Acker, J., De Mil, T., & Hubau, W. (24 January 2024). Protecting an artificial savanna as a nature-based solution to restore carbon and biodiversity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Global Change Biology, 30, 17154. doi:10.1111/gcb.17154

De Mil, T., & Van den Bulcke, J. (22 September 2023). Tree Core Analysis with X-ray Computed Tomography. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2023 (199). doi:10.3791/65208

Verschuren, L., De Mil, T., De Frenne, P., Haneca, K., Van Acker, J., Vandekerkhove, K., & Van den Bulcke, J. (11 August 2023). Heading for a fall: The fate of old wind-thrown beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) is detectable in their growth pattern. Science of the Total Environment, 903, 166148. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166148

De Blaere, R., Lievens, K., Van Hassel, D., Deklerck, V., De Mil, T., Hubau, W., Van Acker, J., Bourland, N., Verwaeren, J., Van den Bulcke, J., & Beeckman, H. (13 May 2023). SmartWoodID-an image collection of large end-grain surfaces to support wood identification systems. Database: The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation, 2023, 1-12. doi:10.1093/database/baad034

Charles, G., Ligot, G., & De Mil, T. (2023). Caractérisation de la filière bois wallonne pour le logiciel CAT (Carbon Accounting Tool).

Bytebier, J., De Mil, T., Vanhellemont, M., Verheyen, K., Haneca, K., & Van den Bulcke, J. (December 2022). Linking wood density records of common beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) with temperature and precipitation variability from a temperate lowland site. Dendrochronologia, 76, 126018. doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2022.126018

Hambuckers, A., Trolliet, F., Dury, M., Henrot, A.-J., Porteman, K., El Hasnaoui, Y., Van den Bulcke, J., De Mil, T., Remy, C. C., Cheddadi, R., & François, L. (2022). Towards a More Realistic Simulation of Plant Species with a Dynamic Vegetation Model Using Field-Measured Traits: The Atlas Cedar, a Case Study. Forests, 13 (3), 446. doi:10.3390/f13030446

Kafuti, C., Van den Bulcke, J., Beeckman, H., Van Acker, J., Hubau, W., De Mil, T., Hatakiwe, H., Djiofack, B., Fayolle, A., Loubota Panzou, G. J., & Bourland, N. (January 2022). Height-diameter allometric equations of an emergent tree species from the Congo Basin. Forest Ecology and Management, 504 (119822), 11. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119822

Doucet, R., Doucet, J.-L., Lejeune, P., Verheyen, C., De Mil, T., Martin, P., Lagoute, P., & Jourez, B. (2021). Wood description and timber use investigation of Pachyelasma tessmannii (Harms) Harms. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. doi:10.1007/s00107-021-01758-3

londea, B. A., Beeckman, H., Van Acker, J., Van den Bulcke, J., Fayolle, A., Couralet, C., Hubau, W., Kafuti, C., Rousseau, M., Kaka di-Makwala, A., Bourland, N., Deklerck, V., Kasongo Yakusu, E., Ewang, C., & De Mil, T. (October 2021). Variation in Onset of Leaf Unfolding and Wood Formation in a Central African Tropical Tree Species. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4 (673575), 9. doi:10.3389/ffgc.2021.673575

Van Den Berge, S., Vangansbeke, P., Baeten, L., Vanhellemont, M., Vanneste, T., De Mil, T., Van den Bulcke, J., & Verheyen, K. (October 2021). Biomass increment and carbon sequestration in hedgerow-grown trees. Dendrochronologia, 70 (125894), 11. doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2021.125894

Björklund, J., von Arx, G., Fonti, P., Stridbeck, P., De Mil, T., Neycken, A., & Seftigen, K. (2021). The utility of bulk wood density for tree-ring research. Dendrochronologia, 69, 9. doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2021.125880

De Mil, T., Meko, M., Belmecheri, S., February, E., Therrell, M., Van den Builke, J., & Trouet, V. (2021). A lonely dot on the map: Exploring the climate signal in tree-ring density and stable isotopes of clanwilliam cedar, South Africa. Dendrochronologia, 69, 9. doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2021.125879

Ilondea, B. A., De Mil, T., Hubau, W., Van Acker, J., Van den Bulcke, J., Fayolle, A., Bourland, N., Kapalay, O., Chantrain, A., Ewango, C., & Beeckman, H. (22 June 2020). Towards improving the assessment of rainforest carbon: Complementary evidence from repeated diameter measurements and dated wood. Dendrochronologia, 62. doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2020.125723

Ilondea, B. A., Beeckman, H., Ouédraogo, D.-Y., De Mil, T., Van den Bulcke, J., Van Acker, J., Couralet, C., Ewango, C., Hubau, W., Toirambe, B., Doucet, J.-L., & Fayolle, A. (2019). Une forte saisonnalité du climat et de la phénologie reproductive dans la forêt du Mayombe : l’apport des données historiques de la Réserve de Luki en République démocratique du Congo. Bois et Forêts des Tropiques, (341), 39-53. doi:10.19182/bft2019.341.a31753

Hubau, W., De Mil, T., Van den Bulcke, J., Phillips, O. L., Ilondea, B. A., Van Acker, J., Sullivan, M. J. P., Nsenga, L., Toirambe, B., Couralet, C., Banin, L. F., Begne, S. K., Baker, T. R., Bourland, N., Chezeaux, E., Clark, C. J., Collins, M., Comiskey, J. A., Cuni-Sanchez, A., ... Beeckman, H. (2019). The persistence of carbon in the African forest understory. Nature Plants. doi:10.1038/s41477-018-0316-5