Lourens Poorter

Wageningen University & Research — Netherlands

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

110h-index47.5kcitations390works10.92yr avg
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Research Topics

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(219), Forest ecology and management(135), Plant and animal studies(88), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics(84), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management(50)

Publications365 total

Dataset Accompanying the Study by Boeschoten et al. 'All reforestation methods can support tropical tree diversity recovery, but drivers and species composition vary'
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2026Open Access
Dataset Accompanying the Study by Boeschoten et al. 'All reforestation methods can support tropical tree diversity recovery, but drivers and species composition vary'
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2026Open Access
All Reforestation Methods Can Support Tropical Tree Diversity Recovery, but Drivers and Species Composition Vary
Global Change Biology·2026Open Access
Fragmented tropical forests can maintain tree diversity and function, but not under high deforestation
2025Open Access
Fragmented tropical forests can maintain tree diversity and function, but not under high deforestation
2025Open Access
Recovery of tree species functional composition in eucalypt plantations with natural regeneration differs among canopy strata
Forest Ecology and Management·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Functional recovery of tropical forests: The role of restoration methods and environmental conditions
Biological Conservation·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
The global spectrum of tree crown architecture
Nature Communications·2025· 15 citedOpen Access
Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests
Nature Communications·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Author Correction: Simple ecological indicators benchmark regeneration success of Amazonian forests
Communications Earth & Environment·2025Open Access
Dissecting forest transition: Contribution of mature forests, second-growth forests and tree plantations to tree cover dynamics in the tropics
Land Use Policy·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Functional composition of the Amazonian tree flora and forests
Communications Biology·2025· 14 citedOpen Access
Mining tailings severely impact plant communities in a rainforest watershed
Anthropocene·2025· 9 citedOpen Access
Breaking down to build up: litter decomposition drives soil organic carbon accumulation in young secondary forests
Journal of Tropical Ecology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Simple ecological indicators benchmark regeneration success of Amazonian forests
Communications Earth & Environment·2024· 12 citedOpen Access
Drivers of biomass stocks and productivity of tropical secondary forests
Ecology·2024· 13 citedOpen Access
The pace of life for forest trees
Science·2024· 26 citedOpen Access
Land use history and landscape forest cover determine tropical forest recovery
Journal of Applied Ecology·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe: Patterns, predictors and threats
Global Ecology and Biogeography·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Wind dispersed tree species have greater maximum height
Global Ecology and Biogeography·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Frans Bongers(21), Marielos Peña‐Claros(17), Miguel Martínez‐Ramos(10), Jorge A. Meave(9), Eduardo A. Pérez‐García(9), Hans ter Steege(8), Marisol Toledo(8), Ian J. Wright(7), Jérôme Chave(7), Juan Carlos Licona(7), Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira(7), Frank J. Sterck(7), Yadvinder Malhi(6), Esteban Álvarez‐Dávila(6), Damien Bonal(6), Bruno Hérault(6), Geertje van der Heijden(6), Patricia Balvanera(6), Madelon Lohbeck(6), Rodrigo Muñoz(6)