Frans Bongers

Frans Bongers

Wageningen Universiteit

H-index: 100

Europe-Netherlands

About Frans Bongers

Frans Bongers, With an exceptional h-index of 100 and a recent h-index of 70 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Wageningen Universiteit, specializes in the field of succession, lianas, functional traits, forest ecology, forest use.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Height growth and biomass partitioning during secondary succession differ among forest light strata and successional guilds in a tropical rainforest

Good intentions meet complex realities: CITES listing of diverse frankincense (Boswellia species) might do more harm than good

Armed conflict as an underappreciated driver of conservation outcomes in frankincense (Boswellia spp.)

Crown cover of a dominant pioneer legume affects tree species regeneration in a secondary tropical dry forest

Consistent climatic controls of global wood density among angiosperms and gymnosperms

Climbing mechanisms as a central trait to understand the ecology of lianas across the tropics

Effects of lianas on forest biogeochemistry during their lives and afterlives

Global patterns and environmental drivers of forest functional composition

Frans Bongers Information

University

Wageningen Universiteit

Position

Professor of Tropical Forest Ecology The Netherlands

Citations(all)

43782

Citations(since 2020)

21608

Cited By

31053

hIndex(all)

100

hIndex(since 2020)

70

i10Index(all)

268

i10Index(since 2020)

221

Email

University Profile Page

Wageningen Universiteit

Frans Bongers Skills & Research Interests

succession

lianas

functional traits

forest ecology

forest use

Top articles of Frans Bongers

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Height growth and biomass partitioning during secondary succession differ among forest light strata and successional guilds in a tropical rainforest

Oikos

Tomonari Matsuo

Frans Bongers

Miguel Martínez‐Ramos

Masha T van der Sande

Lourens Poorter

2024/3

Good intentions meet complex realities: CITES listing of diverse frankincense (Boswellia species) might do more harm than good

Forest Policy and Economics

Stephen Johnson

Sue Canney Davison

Kelly Ablard

Frans Bongers

Anthony B Cunningham

...

2024/6/1

Armed conflict as an underappreciated driver of conservation outcomes in frankincense (Boswellia spp.)

Trees, Forests and People

Stephen Johnson

Frans Bongers

2024/3/1

Crown cover of a dominant pioneer legume affects tree species regeneration in a secondary tropical dry forest

Botanical Sciences

Ursula S Revilla

Marielos Peña-Claros

Rey David López-Mendoza

Jorge A Meave

Frans Bongers

2024/4/16

Consistent climatic controls of global wood density among angiosperms and gymnosperms

Lidong Mo

Thomas Crowther

Daniel Maynard

Johan van den Hoogen

Haozhi Ma

...

2024/2/22

Climbing mechanisms as a central trait to understand the ecology of lianas across the tropics

Authorea Preprints

Arildo Souza Dias

Rafael Oliveira

Fernando Martins

Frans Bongers

Niels Anten

...

2021/5/3

Effects of lianas on forest biogeochemistry during their lives and afterlives

Global Change Biology

Gbadamassi GO Dossa

Hong‐Lin Li

Bo Pan

Tial C Ling

Douglas A Schaefer

...

2024/4

Global patterns and environmental drivers of forest functional composition

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Elise Bouchard

Eric B Searle

Pierre Drapeau

Jingjing Liang

Javier GP Gamarra

...

2024/2

A comprehensive framework for vegetation succession

Ecosphere

Lourens Poorter

Masha T van Der Sande

Lucy Amissah

Frans Bongers

Iris Hordijk

...

2024/4

Feedback loops drive ecological succession: towards a unified conceptual framework

Michiel van Breugel

Frans Bongers

Natalia Norden

Jorge A Meave

Lucy Amissah

...

2024/1/16

To List or Not to List: Governance Challenges and Complexities in Global Frankincense Supply Chains

CITES for Sustainable Development; Cordonier Segger, M.-C., Wardell, DA, Harrington, A., Eds

Stephen Johnson

Anjanette DeCarlo

Frans Bongers

Anthony B Cunningham

2023

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improve nutrient status of Commiphora myrrha seedlings under drought

Journal of Arid Environments

Emiru Birhane

Frans Bongers

Abebe Damtew

Abadi Tesfay

Lindsey Norgrove

...

2023/2/1

Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential

Nature

Lidong Mo

Constantin M Zohner

Peter B Reich

Jingjing Liang

Sergio De Miguel

...

2023/12/7

Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions

Nature

Camille S Delavaux

Thomas W Crowther

Constantin M Zohner

Niamh M Robmann

Thomas Lauber

...

2023/9/28

Tree demographic strategies largely overlap across succession in Neotropical wet and dry forest communities

bioRxiv

Markus E Schorn

Stephan Kambach

Robin L Chazdon

Dylan Craven

Caroline E Farrior

...

2023

Landscape-scale forest cover drives the predictability of forest regeneration across the Neotropics

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez

Kátia F Rito

Michelle Farfán

Iván C Navia

Francisco Mora

...

2023/1/11

Evenness mediates the global relationship between forest productivity and richness

Journal of Ecology

Iris Hordijk

Daniel S Maynard

Simon P Hart

Mo Lidong

Hans Ter Steege

...

2023/6

Spatial and temporal abilities of proxies used to detect pre-Columbian Indigenous human activity in Amazonian ecosystems

CNH McMichael

C Levis

WD Gosling

AB Junqueira

DR Piperno

...

2023/12/1

Soil resistance and recovery during neotropical forest succession

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

Masha T Van Der Sande

Jennifer S Powers

Thom W Kuyper

Natalia Norden

Beatriz Salgado-Negret

...

2023/1/2

Successional shifts in tree demographic strategies in wet and dry Neotropical forests

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Nadja Rüger

Markus E Schorn

Stephan Kambach

Robin L Chazdon

Caroline E Farrior

...

2023/6

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Frans Bongers FAQs

What is Frans Bongers's h-index at Wageningen Universiteit?

The h-index of Frans Bongers has been 70 since 2020 and 100 in total.

What are Frans Bongers's top articles?

The articles with the titles of

Height growth and biomass partitioning during secondary succession differ among forest light strata and successional guilds in a tropical rainforest

Good intentions meet complex realities: CITES listing of diverse frankincense (Boswellia species) might do more harm than good

Armed conflict as an underappreciated driver of conservation outcomes in frankincense (Boswellia spp.)

Crown cover of a dominant pioneer legume affects tree species regeneration in a secondary tropical dry forest

Consistent climatic controls of global wood density among angiosperms and gymnosperms

Climbing mechanisms as a central trait to understand the ecology of lianas across the tropics

Effects of lianas on forest biogeochemistry during their lives and afterlives

Global patterns and environmental drivers of forest functional composition

...

are the top articles of Frans Bongers at Wageningen Universiteit.

What are Frans Bongers's research interests?

The research interests of Frans Bongers are: succession, lianas, functional traits, forest ecology, forest use

What is Frans Bongers's total number of citations?

Frans Bongers has 43,782 citations in total.

What are the co-authors of Frans Bongers?

The co-authors of Frans Bongers are Lourens Poorter, Robin L Chazdon, Ian J. Wright, Douglas Sheil, Miguel Martínez Ramos, Stefan A Schnitzer.

Co-Authors

H-index: 103
Lourens Poorter

Lourens Poorter

Wageningen Universiteit

H-index: 103
Robin L Chazdon

Robin L Chazdon

University of the Sunshine Coast

H-index: 89
Ian J. Wright

Ian J. Wright

Macquarie University

H-index: 86
Douglas Sheil

Douglas Sheil

Wageningen Universiteit

H-index: 76
Miguel Martínez Ramos

Miguel Martínez Ramos

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

H-index: 60
Stefan A Schnitzer

Stefan A Schnitzer

Marquette University

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