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De Mil Tom

Département GxABT > Gestion des ressources forestières

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ORCID
0000-0001-6207-9613
Main Referenced Co-authors
Van den Bulcke, Jan (20)
Beeckman, Hans (18)
Van Acker, Joris (15)
Hubau, Wannes (11)
Van den Bulcke, J. (9)
Main Referenced Keywords
Plant Science (13); Ecology (9); Forestry (6); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (5); Wood (5);
Main Referenced Unit & Research Centers
TERRA Research Centre. Gestion des ressources forestières - ULiège (3)
Terra Teaching and Research Centre, Forest Is Life, Gestion des Ressources Forestières (1)
UGent - Department of Electronics and information systems (1)
UGent - Department of Environment (1)
UGent - Department of Physics and astronomy (1)
Main Referenced Disciplines
Phytobiology (plant sciences, forestry, mycology...) (42)
Environmental sciences & ecology (40)
Agriculture & agronomy (39)
Life sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others (12)
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others (3)

Publications (total 53)

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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 https://hdl.handle.net/2268/265198

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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 https://hdl.handle.net/2268/336595

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
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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
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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
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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
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Matskovskiy, V., Verschuren, L., De Mil, T., Trouet, V., Pearson, C., Boone, M., Van Hoorebeke, L., & Van den Bulcke, J. (2025). A high-throughput X-ray micro-CT pipeline for dendrochronological applications. In Book of Abstracts (pp. 1). Mainz, Germany: JGU Mainz.
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Ligot, G., Gorel, A., & De Mil, T. (June 2025). Tracking tree growth and tree water status to reveal their intra-annual response to climatic events and to foresee future forest dynamics [Paper presentation]. Adapting temperate forest management to climate change: from assessment to solutions, Orléans, France.
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De Mil, T., Philippot, A., Zeoli, L., Van Keymeulen, V., Tasseroul, M.-P., Gilles, A., Kaddouri, M., Nansounon, N. S. C., Luse Belanganayi, B., Gorel, A., Fayolle, A., Lejeune, P., & Ligot, G. (29 April 2025). Deploying a dendrometer network in tropical and temperate forests [Paper presentation]. General Assembly European Geosciences Union 2025.

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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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