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Radial growth change of temperate tree species in response to altered regional climate and air quality in the period 1901–2008 by Kint, Vincent, Aertsen, Wim, Campioli, Matteo, Vansteenkiste, Dries, Delcloo, Andy, Muys, Bart

“…Both increasing and decreasing 20th century growth trends have been reported in forests throughout Europe, but only for few species and areas suitable…”
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Predicting forest site productivity in temperate lowland from forest floor, soil and litterfall characteristics using boosted regression trees by Aertsen, Wim, Kint, Vincent, De Vos, Bruno, Deckers, Jozef, Van Orshoven, Jos, Muys, Bart

“…Aims The aim of this study is on the one hand to identify the most determining variables predicting the site productivity of pedunculate oak, common beech and…”
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Non-linear height-diameter models for oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) in the Hyrcanian forests, Iran by AHMADI, Kourosh, SEYED JALIL ALAVI, MASOUD TABARI KOUCHAKSARAEI, AERTSEN, Wim

“…The relationship between tree height and diameter is an important element in growth and yield models, in carbon budget and timber volume models, and in the…”
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Comparison and ranking of different modelling techniques for prediction of site index in Mediterranean mountain forests by Aertsen, Wim, Kint, Vincent, van Orshoven, Jos, Özkan, Kürşad, Muys, Bart

“…Forestry science has a long tradition of studying the relationship between stand productivity and abiotic and biotic site characteristics, such as climate,…”
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Evaluation of modelling techniques for forest site productivity prediction in contrasting ecoregions using stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis (SMAA) by Aertsen, Wim, Kint, Vincent, Van Orshoven, Jos, Muys, Bart

“…Accurate estimation of site productivity is crucial for sustainable forest resource management. In recent years, a variety of modelling approaches have been…”
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Long-term growth changes of common beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) are less pronounced on highly productive sites by Aertsen, Wim, Janssen, Ellen, Kint, Vincent, Bontemps, Jean-Daniel, Van Orshoven, Jos, Muys, Bart

“…•We model radial growth of common beech on highly productive sites.•Growth reached its maximum in the second half of the 20th century.•Growth is decreasing in…”
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Soil nitrogen explanatory factors across a range of forest ecosystems and climatic conditions in Italy by Rodeghiero, Mirco, Vesterdal, Lars, Marcolla, Barbara, Vescovo, Loris, Aertsen, Wim, Martinez, Cristina, Di Cosmo, Lucio, Gasparini, Patrizia, Gianelle, Damiano

“…•Variability of soil N and C/N of Italian forests were studied with BRT in 1404 plots.•BRT models explained approximately 50% of the N variability.•Latitude…”
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Effects of scale and scaling in predictive modelling of forest site productivity by Aertsen, Wim, Kint, Vincent, Muys, Bart, Van Orshoven, Jos

“…Site productivity, commonly expressed by site index, is a key indicator of the potential of forested land to deliver ecosystem services like wood production…”
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Pollination and seed set of an obligatory outcrossing plant in an urban–peri-urban gradient by Verboven, Hans A.F., Aertsen, Wim, Brys, Rein, Hermy, Martin

“…Urban land use strongly affects pollinators and plant pollination due to fragmentation and isolation of natural plant populations. On the other hand, urban…”
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Quantification and Prediction of Biomass Yield of Temperate Low-Input High-Diversity Ecosystems by Van Meerbeek, Koenraad, Van Beek, Jonathan, Bellings, Lore, Aertsen, Wim, Muys, Bart, Hermy, Martin

“…Little is known about the biomass production and bioenergy potential of low-input high-diversity (LIHD) systems in temperate nonforest conservation areas. In…”
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Hierarchical land classification and mapping of Aglasun forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean region, Turkey by Ozkan, Kursad, Mert, Ahmet, Aertsen, Wim, Muys, Bart

“…Hierarchical Land Classification of forest ecosystems is an attempt to classify the territory considering hierarchical distinctions of plant communities…”
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Non-linear height-diameter models for oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) in the Hyrcanian forests, Iran/Modèles non linéaires de diamètre de hauteur pour le hêtre oriental (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) dans les forêts Hyrcaniennes en Iran by Ahmadi, Kourosh, Alavi, Seyed Jalil, Kouchaksaraei, Masoud Tabari, Aertsen, Wim

“…The relationship between tree height and diameter is an important element in growth and yield models, in carbon budget and timber volume models, and in the…”
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Forest structure and soil fertility determine internal stem morphology of Pedunculate oak: a modelling approach using boosted regression trees by Kint, Vincent, Vansteenkiste, Dries, Aertsen, Wim, De Vos, Bruno, Bequet, Raphael, Van Acker, Joris, Muys, Bart

“…This study aims at the explanation of internal stem morphology of vital (co)dominant Pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur L.) trees in homogeneous even-aged…”
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Comparison of location-based, attribute-based and hybrid regionalization techniques for mapping forest site productivity by Aertsen, Wim, Kint, Vincent, Von Wilpert, Klaus, Zirlewagen, Dietmar, Muys, Bart, Van Orshoven, Jos

“…Forest site productivity maps can be of great help for sustainable forest management. Site productivity maps, commonly representing the site index (SI) of a…”
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