Staff directory

Félix Laurent

Biology
Wood biology
  • 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. 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(1). Hoboken, USA : Wiley. ISSN: 1354-1013. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17154.  I.F. 10.8.
  • Wasukundi, M.,  Solefack, M.C.,  Kafuti, C.,  Beeckman, H.Bourland, N.,  Mweru, J.-P.,  Jourez, B.,  Liévens, K.Monnoye, M.Laurent, F.,  Osiveri, F.,  Doucet, R.,  Vikanza, P.K.,  Ferrari, S.,  Gérard, J.,  Luambua, N.K.,  Van Acker, J.,  Van den Bulcke, J.,  Hubau, W. & De Mil, T. 2026. ‘An integrated Forest-to-Market approach to promote lesser-known timber species (LKTS) in a domestic timber market of the Congo Basin’. Figshare. DOI: 10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.32400630.VI.
  • Verbiest, W.W.M,  Beeckman, H.,  Fayolle, A.,  Gorel, A.,  Van den Bulcke, J.,  Hicter, P.De Blaere, R.Monnoye, M.Laurent, F.Van Houtte Alonso, B.Wallenus, D.Liévens, K.,  De Mil, T.,  De Ridder, M.,  Kearsley, E.,  de Haulleville, T.,  Makana, J.-R.,  Kimbuluma, C.X.,  Ewango, C.,  Otepa Wemambolo, C.O.,  Wankara, T.,  Bastin, J.-F.,  Djiofack, B.V.,  Chave, J.,  Fischer, F.-J.,  Van de Velde, V.,  Kompanyi, M.A.,  Ambounda, R.,  Lewis, S.L.,  Sullivan, L.,  Bauters, M. & Hubau, W. 2025. ‘Revealing wood density patterns across old-growth Afrotropical forests using Tervuren xylarium’. 61st Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, 3/7/2025. Book of abstracts. 7 pp.
  • Luse Belanganayi, B.,  Delvaux, C.,  Kearsley, E.,  Liévens, K.,  Rousseau, M.,  Mbungu Phaka, C.,  Djiofack, B.Laurent, F.Bourland, N.Hubau, W.,  De Mil, T. & Beeckman, H. 2024. ‘The wood anatomical structure between two dated marks reveals periodicity of secondary growth of rainforest species’. IUFRO 26th World Congress, Stockholm 2024 - Forests and Society Towards 2050. Book of abstracts.
  • Ilunga Mulala, C.,  Doucet, JL.,  Biwolé, A.,  Bourland, N. & Ligot, G. 2024. ‘Plantations of native tree species in Africa: a synthesis of tree survival and growth across plantation methods in the Guineo-Congolian region’. IUFRO 26th World Congress, Stockholm 2024 - Forests and Society Towards 2050. Book of abstracts.
  • Djiofack, BY.Beeckman, H.Bourland, N.Luse Belanganyi, B.Laurent, F.,  Angoboy Ilondea, B.,  Nsenga, L.,  Huart, A.,  Deklerck, V.,  Verbiest, W.,  De Mil, T. & Hubau, W. 2024. ‘Carbon and biodiversity restoration potential in an artificial savanna in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’. IUFRO 26th World Congress, Stockholm 2024 - Forests and Society Towards 2050. Book of abstracts.
  • Kashikija Luambua, N.Kadorho, A.,  Nshimba, H.,  Beeckman, H.,  Ewango, C.,  Salako, K.,  Musepena, D.,  Rousseau, M.,  Laurent, F.Bourland, N.,  Hardy, O.,  De Mil, T. & Hubau, W. 2024. ‘Light-demanding canopy tree species are not indicators of past human disturbance in the Yangambi rainforest (Democratic Republic of the Congo)’. GAPSYM17: Africa at the intersection of Climate, Migration & Health challenges. Book of abstracts. Ghent : Africa Platform of Ghent University Association (GAPSYM).
  • Kasongo Yakusu, E.,  Van Acker, J.,  Van den Bulcke, J. & Hubau, W. 2024. ‘Decades of ground-based climate monitoring reveal evidence of climate change in the Congo Basin’. GAPSYM17: Africa at the intersection of Climate, Migration & Health challenges. Book of abstracts. Ghent : Africa Platform of Ghent University Association (GAPSYM).
  • Kadorho, A.,  Tshibamba, J.,  Ntamwira, S.,  Messina, JP.,  Van den Bulcke, J. & Hubau, W. 2024. ‘Untangling forest history in the Central Congo basin through fossil charcoal analysis’. GAPSYM17: Africa at the intersection of Climate, Migration & Health challenges. Book of abstracts. Ghent : Africa Platform of Ghent University Association (GAPSYM).
  • Djiofack, BY.Beeckman, H.Bourland, N.Luse, BB.Laurent, F.,  Angoboy, BI.,  Nsenga, L.,  Huart, A.,  Mbende, ML.,  Deklerck, V.,  Lejeune, G.,  Verbiest, W.,  Van den Bulcke, J.,  Van Acker, J.,  De Mil, T. & Hubau, W. 2024. ‘Protecting an artificial savanna as a nature-based solution for restoring carbon and biodiversity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’. GAPSYM17: Africa at the intersection of Climate, Migration & Health challenges. Book of abstracts. Ghent : Africa Platform of Ghent University Association (GAPSYM).