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Bart Muys

KU Leuven · BE
Area of research
Global and Planetary Change · Nature and Landscape Conservation
Research interest
Research interests include Environmental science, Biodiversity, Ecology, Climate change, Environmental resource management, and Ecosystem.
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citations
7,994
works
100
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Widespread slow growth of acquisitive tree species
Nature 2025cited by 34position: middledoi
Biodiversity Credits: An Overview of the Current State, Future Opportunities, and Potential Pitfalls
Business Strategy and the Environment 2025cited by 24position: middledoi
Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding
Nature Communications 2024cited by 68position: middledoi
Enhancing Tree Performance Through Species Mixing: Review of a Quarter-Century of TreeDivNet Experiments Reveals Research Gaps and Practical Insights
Current Forestry Reports 2024cited by 49position: middledoi
Explore before you restore: Incorporating complex systems thinking in ecosystem restoration
Journal of Applied Ecology 2024cited by 41position: lastdoi
Tree diversity reduces variability in sapling survival under drought
Journal of Ecology 2024cited by 24position: middledoi
Established Invasive Tree Species Offer Opportunities for Forest Resilience to Climate Change
Current Forestry Reports 2024cited by 22position: lastdoi
Green deserts, but not always: A global synthesis of native woody species regeneration under tropical tree monocultures
Global Change Biology 2024cited by 19position: middledoi
Feasibility of wood as a renewable carbon feedstock for the production of chemicals in Europe
Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining 2024cited by 17position: middledoi
Urban tree canopies drive human heat stress mitigation
Urban forestry & urban greening 2023cited by 59position: middledoi
Forests are chill: The interplay between thermal comfort and mental wellbeing
Landscape and Urban Planning 2023cited by 44position: middledoi
A balancing act: Principles, criteria and indicator framework to operationalize social-ecological resilience of forests
Journal of Environmental Management 2023cited by 41position: lastdoi
The more the merrier? Perceived forest biodiversity promotes short‐term mental health and well‐being—A multicentre study
People and Nature 2023cited by 37position: middledoi
Protect old-growth forests in Europe now
Science 2023cited by 32position: middledoi
Accelerated weathering of silicate rock dusts predicts the slow-release liming in soils depending on rock mineralogy, soil acidity, and test methodology
Geoderma 2023cited by 27position: middledoi
Earthworms are not just “earth” worms: Multiple drivers to large diversity in deadwood
Forest Ecology and Management 2023cited by 21position: middledoi
The priorities in managing forest disturbances to enhance forest resilience: A comparison of a literature analysis and perceptions of forest professionals
Forest Policy and Economics 2023cited by 18position: lastdoi
Governing Europe's forests for multiple ecosystem services: Opportunities, challenges, and policy options
Forest Policy and Economics 2022cited by 166position: middledoi
Forest structure and composition alleviate human thermal stress
Global Change Biology 2022cited by 66position: middledoi
Managing Mediterranean Forests for Multiple Ecosystem Services: Research Progress and Knowledge Gaps
Current Forestry Reports 2022cited by 58position: lastdoi
Tree diversity effects on soil microbial biomass and respiration are context dependent across forest diversity experiments
Global Ecology and Biogeography 2022cited by 51position: middledoi
Effects of Photovoltaic Solar Farms on Microclimate and Vegetation Diversity
Sustainability 2022cited by 50position: lastdoi
Impact of tree litter identity, litter diversity and habitat quality on litter decomposition rates in tropical moist evergreen forest
Forest Ecosystems 2022cited by 29position: lastdoi
Roadmap to develop a stress test for forest ecosystem services supply
One Earth 2022cited by 17position: middledoi
For the sake of resilience and multifunctionality, let's diversify planted forests!
Conservation Letters 2021cited by 391position: middledoi
Diversity for Restoration (D4R): Guiding the selection of tree species and seed sources for climate‐resilient restoration of tropical forest landscapes
Journal of Applied Ecology 2021cited by 88position: lastdoi
Circular economy monitoring – How to make it apt for biological cycles?
Resources Conservation and Recycling 2021cited by 85position: middledoi
Climate mitigation by energy and material substitution of wood products has an expiry date
Journal of Cleaner Production 2021cited by 85position: lastdoi
Relative importance of tree species richness, tree functional type, and microenvironment for soil macrofauna communities in European forests
Oecologia 2021cited by 45position: middledoi
Above‐ and below‐ground complementarity rather than selection drive tree diversity–productivity relationships in European forests
Functional Ecology 2021cited by 40position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Kris Verheyen · Service Public de Wallonie21 papers (2012–2024)Quentin Ponette · KU Leuven11 papers (2013–2023)Koenraad Van Meerbeek · KU Leuven10 papers (2015–2021)Bruno Verbist · KU Leuven10 papers (2014–2024)Karen Vancampenhout · KU Leuven7 papers (2018–2023)Ellen Desie · KU Leuven6 papers (2018–2022)Raf Aerts · KU Leuven6 papers (2012–2016)Olivier Honnay · KU Leuven6 papers (2012–2022)Jos Van Orshoven · KU Leuven6 papers (2013–2024)Bogdan Jaroszewicz · Białowieża National Park5 papers (2016–2022)Kitessa Hundera · KU Leuven5 papers (2012–2016)Kidane Giday · KU Leuven5 papers (2013–2020)Martin Hermy · KU Leuven5 papers (2015–2018)Lander Baeten · University College Ghent5 papers (2012–2017) · 5 papers (2016–2022)Pieter De Frenne · Ghent University5 papers (2012–2023) · 4 papers (2016–2021)Loïc Gillerot · KU Leuven4 papers (2022–2023)Wouter Achten · KU Leuven4 papers (2012–2018)Erik Mathijs · KU Leuven4 papers (2012–2018)