Monnoye, M., Mbusa Wasukundi, M., Bourland, N., De Blaere, R., Deklerck, V., De Mil, T., De Ridder, M., Hubau, W., Laurent, F., Liévens, K., Luambua, N., Van den Bulcke, J., & Beeckman, H. (24 November 2025). Combining wood anatomy and chemical fingerprinting maximizes tropical timber identification success. Annals of Forest Science, 82 (1). doi:10.1186/s13595-025-01317-3 |
Luse Belanganayi, B., Phaka, C. M., Djiofack, B. Y., Laurent, F., Liévens, K., Luambua, N. K., Bolaya, T., Bourland, N., Hubau, W., Beeckman, H., & De Mil, T. (October 2025). Timing of cambial phenology of rainforest trees as indicator of climate sensitivity of the Congo Basin biome. Global Ecology and Conservation, 62, 03740. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03740 |
Verschuren, L., Matskovsky, V., Boone, M. N., Van Hoorebeke, L., Van Acker, J., De Mil, T., Trouet, V., Pearson, C., De Bolle, J., Gheyle, T., & Van den Bulcke, J. (August 2025). X-ray micro-CT pipeline for large-scale tree-ring densitometry studies. Dendrochronologia, 92, 126343. doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126343 |
Duyck, A., Mortelmans, T., De Mil, T., Van Parys, L., & Descamps, T. (04 July 2025). Timber selection for sustainable construction: A holistic approach to species assessment and decision support. Construction and Building Materials, 490, 142483. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.142483 |
Zeoli, L., De Mil, T., Forler, A., Pau, M., Latte, N., Claessens, H., & Ligot, G. (21 March 2025). Le bouleau verruqueux, un allié précieux pour diversifier les forêts : éléments clés de son autécologie et de sa productivité [Poster presentation]. 9e Carrefour Forestier. |
Zeoli, L., Pau, M., Claessens, H., De Mil, T., & Ligot, G. (March 2025). LE BOULEAU VERRUQUEUX, UN ALLIÉ PRÉCIEUX POUR DIVERSIFIER LES FORÊTS. ÉLÉMENTS CLÉS DE SA PRODUCTIVITÉ ET DE SON AUTÉCOLOGIE EN WALLONIE. Forêt.Nature, 174 (janvier-mars), 28-38. |
Zeoli, L., De Mil, T., Forler, A., Pau, M., Latte, N., Claessens, H., & Ligot, G. (15 February 2025). Modeling productivity of silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) combining phytocentric and geocentric approaches in Northwestern Europe. Forest Ecology and Management, 578, 122473. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122473 |
Peters, R., Klesse, S., Van den Bulcke, J., Jourdain, L. M. Y., von Arx, G., Anadon-Rosell, A., Krejza, J., Kahmen, A., Fonti, M., Prendin, A. L., Babst, F., & De Mil, T. (12 February 2025). Quantitative vessel mapping on increment cores: a critical comparison of image acquisition methods. Frontiers in Plant Science, 16. doi:10.3389/fpls.2025.1502237 |
Van den Bulcke, J., Verschuren, L., De Blaere, R., Vansuyt, S., Dekegeleer, M., Kibleur, P., Pieters, O., De Mil, T., Hubau, W., Beeckman, H., Van Acker, J., & Wyffels, F. (04 February 2025). Enabling high-throughput quantitative wood anatomy through a dedicated pipeline. Plant Methods, 21 (1), 11. doi:10.1186/s13007-025-01330-7 |
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. |
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 |
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 |
Vanden Abeele, S., Beeckman, H., De Mil, T., De Troyer, C., Deklerck, V., Engledow, H., Hubau, W., Stoffelen, P., & Janssens, S. B. (2021). When xylarium and herbarium meet: linking Tervuren xylarium wood samples with their herbarium specimens at Meise Botanic Garden. Biodiversity Data Journal, 9, 62329. doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e62329 |
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 |
Kafuti, C., Bourland, N., De Mil, T., Meeus, S., Rousseau, M., Toirambe, B., Bolaluembe, P.-C., Ndjele, L., & Beeckman, H. (2020). Foliar and wood traits covary along a vertical gradient within the crown of long-lived light-demanding species of the congo basin semi-deciduous forest. Forests, 11 (1), 35. doi:10.3390/f11010035 |
Björklund, J., von Arx, G., Nievergelt, D., Wilson, R., Van den Bulcke, J., Günther, B., Loader, N. J., Rydval, M., Fonti, P., Scharnweber, T., Andreu-Hayles, L., Büntgen, U., D'Arrigo, R., Davi, N., De Mil, T., Esper, J., Gärtner, H., Geary, J., Gunnarson, B. E., ... Frank, D. (December 2019). Scientific Merits and Analytical Challenges of Tree-Ring Densitometry. Reviews of Geophysics, 57 (4), 1224 - 1264. doi:10.1029/2019RG000642 |
Van den Bulcke, J., Boone, M. A., Dhaene, J., Van Loo, D., Van Hoorebeke, L., Boone, M. N., Wyffels, F., Beeckman, H., Van Acker, J., & De Mil, T. (15 November 2019). Advanced X-ray CT scanning can boost tree ring research for earth system sciences. Annals of Botany, 124 (5), 837 - 847. doi:10.1093/aob/mcz126 |
Deklerck, V., De Mil, T., Kondjo, P., Beeckman, H., Van Acker, J., & Van Den Bulcke, J. (October 2019). Sleeping beauties in materials science: Unlocking the value of xylarium specimens in the search for timbers of the future. Holzforschung, 73 (10), 889 - 897. doi:10.1515/hf-2018-0269 |
De Mil, T., Hubau, W., Angoboy Ilondea, B., Rocha Vargas, M. A., Boeckx, P., Steppe, K., Van Acker, J., Beeckman, H., & Van den Bulcke, J. (24 September 2019). Asynchronous leaf and cambial phenology in a tree species of the Congo Basin requires space-time conversion of wood traits. Annals of Botany, 124 (2), 245 - 253. doi:10.1093/aob/mcz069 |
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 |
Deklerck, V., De Mil, T., Ilondea, B. A., Nsenga, L., De Caluwé, C., Van den Bulcke, J., Van Acker, J., Beeckman, H., & Hubau, W. (May 2019). Rate of forest recovery after fire exclusion on anthropogenic savannas in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Biological Conservation, 233, 118 - 130. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2019.02.027 |
Vannoppen, A., Boeckx, P., De Mil, T., Kint, V., Ponette, Q., Van den Bulcke, J., Verheyen, K., & Muys, B. (April 2018). Climate driven trends in tree biomass increment show asynchronous dependence on tree-ring width and wood density variation. Dendrochronologia, 48, 40 - 51. doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2018.02.001 |
Maes, S. L., Vannoppen, A., Altman, J., Van den Bulcke, J., Decocq, G., De Mil, T., Depauw, L., Landuyt, D., Perring, M. P., Van Acker, J., Vanhellemont, M., & Verheyen, K. (December 2017). Evaluating the robustness of three ring-width measurement methods for growth release reconstruction. Dendrochronologia, 46, 67 - 76. doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2017.10.005 |
Defoirdt, N., Sen, A., Dhaene, J., De Mil, T., Pereira, H., Van Acker, J., & Van den Bulcke, J. (July 2017). A generic platform for hyperspectral mapping of wood. Wood Science and Technology, 51 (4), 887 - 907. doi:10.1007/s00226-017-0903-z |
Vannoppen, A., Maes, S., Kint, V., De Mil, T., Ponette, Q., Van Acker, J., Van den Bulcke, J., Verheyen, K., & Muys, B. (June 2017). Using X-ray CT based tree-ring width data for tree growth trend analysis. Dendrochronologia, 44, 66 - 75. doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2017.03.003 |
De Mil, T., Angoboy Ilondea, B., Maginet, S., Duvillier, J., Van Acker, J., Beeckman, H., & Van den Bulcke, J. (February 2017). Cambial activity in the understory of the Mayombe forest, DR Congo. Trees : Structure and Function, 31 (1), 49 - 61. doi:10.1007/s00468-016-1454-x |
De Mil, T. (2017). Intra-annual to multi-decadal xylem traits in a tropical moist semi-deciduous forest of Central Africa. Afrika Focus, 30 (1), 136 - 140. doi:10.1163/2031356X-03001010 |
De Mil, T., Vannoppen, A., Beeckman, H., Van Acker, J., & Van den Bulcke, J. (June 2016). A field-to-desktop toolchain for X-ray CT densitometry enables tree ring analysis. Annals of Botany, 117 (7), 1187 - 1196. doi:10.1093/aob/mcw063 |
De Mil, T. (2012). Bioenergetische karakterisering van tropische houtsoorten [Specialised master, UGent - Universiteit Gent]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/338131 |
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