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Pieter De Frenne

Ghent University

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Scholarly Papers (6)

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Shade Tree Species Effects on Soil Biogeochemistry and Coffee Bean Quality in Plantation Coffee Agroforestry

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Oct 2022
Merkebu Getachew Gebre, Kris Verheyen, Kassaye Tolassa, Ayco Tack, Kristoffer Hylander, Biruk Ayalew, Pascal Boeckx and Pieter De Frenne
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Ghent University, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm University, Stockholm University, Ghent University and Ghent University
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Coffee quality, soil biogeochemistry, shade tree species identity, Ethiopia

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Agroforlight: 3d Light Distribution Modelling in Agroforestry Systems Using High-Resolution Tree Lidar Scans

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2025
Tom De Swaef, Willem Coudron, Toon Baeyens, Kim Calders, Peter Lootens, Paul Pardon, Bert Reubens, Sanne Van Den Berge, Pieter De Frenne and Kris Verheyen
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Ghent University, Ghent University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Ghent University, Ghent University and Ghent University
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Light modelling, Decision support tools, Alley cropping, Precision management, terrestrial LiDAR

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Heading for a Fall: The Fate of Old Wind-Thrown Beech Trees (Fagus Sylvatica) is Detectable in Their Growth Pattern

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 09 May 2023
Louis Verschuren, Tom De Mil, Pieter De Frenne, Kristof Haneca, Joris Van Acker, Kris Vandekerkhove and Jan Van den Bulcke
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Liège, Ghent University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Ghent University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Fagus sylvatica, Radial growth, Windthrow, X-ray micro-Computed Tomography, Drought tolerance, Sonian forest

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Lianas enhance microclimate buffering in tropical forests

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 04 Nov 2025
Kasper Coppieters, Marco D. Visser, Hans Verbeeck, Stefan A. Schnitzer, Emma Van de Walle, Pieter De Frenne and Félicien Meunier
Ghent University, Leiden University, Ghent University, Marquette University, Ghent University, Ghent University and Ghent University
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Lianas, vines, microclimate, Energy balance, tropical forests, buffering

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Microclimate effects on soil water storage and crop yield of agroforestry croplands in the semi-arid regions. Case of Rwanda

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 18 Dec 2025
Julienne Gatesi, Liselot De Praetere, Hakan Metehan, Gael Colin, Jean Aime Ruticumugambi, uwizeyimana valens, Guillaume Nyagatare, Athanase Mukuralinda, Alain Ndoli, Wim Cornelis, Pascal Boeckx, Pieter De Frenne and Ann Verdooddt
Universiteit Gent, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Ghent University, Ghent University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, KU Leuven, University of Rwanda, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Ghent University, Ghent University, Ghent University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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agroforestry, cropland, crops yield, microclimate, nature based solutions, soil water storage, semi-arid

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Impact of Coppicing on Microclimate and Understorey Vegetation Diversity in an Ancient Mediterranean Oak Forest

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 05 Dec 2023
Ilaria Santi, Elisa Carrari, Pieter De Frenne, Mercedes Valerio, Cristina Gasperini, Marco Cabrucci and Federico Selvi
University of Florence, University of Florence, Ghent University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Florence, University of Florence and University of Florence
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Coppice management, Mediterranean forest, microclimate, phylogenetic community structure, Plant diversity, understorey.