Publications
(you can mail me hans.deboeck@uantwerp.be to get a pdf of these, or check ResearchGate - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hans_De_Boeck)
Vetter VM, Kreyling J, Dengler J, Apostolova I, Arfin‐Khan MA, Berauer BJ, Berwaers S, De Boeck HJ, Nijs I, Schuchardt MA, Sopotlieva D, von Gillhausen P, Wilfahrt PA, Zimmermann M, Jentsch A. 2020. Invader presence disrupts the stabilizing effect of species richness in plant community recovery after drought. Global Change Biology.
Halbritter AH, De Boeck HJ, Eycott AE, Reinsch S, et al. 2019. The handbook for standardised field and laboratory measurements in terrestrial climate‐change experiments and observational studies (ClimEx). Methods in Ecology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13331.
Qu L, Dong G, De Boeck HJ, Tian L, et al. 2019. Joint forcing of heat waves and mowing poses a threat to grassland ecosystems: Evidence from a manipulative experiment. Land Degradation & Development https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3483.
De Boeck HJ, Bloor JM, Aerts R, Bahn M, et al. 2019. Understanding ecosystems of the future will require more than realistic climate change experiments – A response to Korell et al. Global Change Biology https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14854.
Rineau F, Malina R, Beenaerts N, Arnauts N, Bardgett RD, Berg MP, Boerema A, Bruckers L, Clerinx J, Davin EL, De Boeck HJ et al. 2019. Improving the predictive power and interdisciplinarity of climate change experiments. Nature Climate Change 1-8.
Berwaers S, De Boeck HJ, Nijs I. 2019. End-of-season senescence in grassland species can be traced to leaf temperature during preceding summer drought. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 38, 31-38.
De Boeck HJ, Hiltbrunner E, Jentsch A, Vandvik V. 2019. Responses to climate change in the cold biomes. Frontiers in plant science 10.
Liu Y, De Boeck HJ, Li Z, Nijs I. 2019. Unimodal relationship between three-dimensional soil heterogeneity and plant species diversity in experimental mesocosms. Plant and Soil 436, 397-411.
De Boeck HJ, Hiltbrunner E, Verlinden M, Bassin S, Zeiter M. 2018. Legacy effects of climate extremes in alpine grassland. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 1586. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01586
Stuart-Haëntjens E, De Boeck HJ, Lemoine NP, Mänd P, Kröel-Dulay G, Schmidt IK, Jentsch A, Stampfli A, Anderegg WRL, Bahn M, Kreyling J, Wohlgemuth T, Lloret F, Classen AT, Gough CM, Smith MD. 2018. Mean annual precipitation predicts primary production resistance and resilience to extreme drought. Science of the Total Environment, 636, 360-366.
De Boeck HJ, Bloor JMG, Kreyling J, Ransijn JCG, Nijs I, Jentsch A, Zeiter M. 2018. Patterns and drivers of biodiversity-stability relationships under climate extremes. Journal of Ecology, 106, 890-902.
Lembrechts JJ, De Boeck HJ, Liao J, Milbau A, Nijs I. 2018. Effects of species evenness can be derived from species richness - ecosystem functioning relationships. Oikos, 127, 337-344.
Liu Y, Bortier MF, De Boeck HJ, Nijs I. 2017. Root distribution responses to three-dimensional soil heterogeneity in experimental mesocosms. Plant and Soil, 421, 353-366.
Kreyling J, Dengler J, Walter J, Velev N, Ugurlu E, Sopotlieva D, Ransijn J, Picon-Cochard C, Nijs I, Hernandez P, Güler B, von Gillhaussen P, De Boeck HJ, Bloor JMG, Berwaers S, Beierkuhnlein C, Arfin Khan MAS, Apostolova I, Altan Y, Zeiter M, Wellstein C, Sternberg M, Stampfli A, Campetella G, Bartha S, Bahn M, Jentsch A. 2017. Species richness effects on grassland recovery from drought depend on community productivity in a multi-site experiment. Ecology Letters, 20, 1405-1413.
De Boeck HJ, Kockelbergh F, Nijs I. 2017. More realistic warming by including plant feedbacks: A new field-tested control method for infrared heating. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 237, 355-361.
Maljanen M, Yli-Moijala H, Biasi C, Leblans NIW, De Boeck HJ, Bjarnadottir B, Sigurdsson BD. 2017. The emissions of nitrous oxide and methane from natural soil temperature gradients in a volcanic area in southwest Iceland. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 109, 70-80.
Liu Y, De Boeck HJ, Wellens MJ, Nijs I. 2017. A simple method to vary soil heterogeneity in three dimensions in experimental mesocosms. Ecological Research. DOI 10.1007/s11284-017-1435-6.
Elst EM, De Boeck HJ, Vanmaele L, Verlinden M, Dhliwayo P, Nijs I. 2017. Impact of climate extremes modulated by species characteristics and richness. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 24, 80–92.
De Boeck HJ, Nijs I. 2017. Climate Warming Experiments: selecting the appropriate technique. In: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Infrastructures: Challenges, New developments and Perspectives, Chabbi A and Loescher HW, eds. CRC Press, pp 213-234.
Schuster MJ, Kreyling J, Berwaers S, Walter J, De Boeck HJ, Dengler J, Nijs I, Jentsch A. 2017. Drought inhibits synergistic interactions of native and exotic litter mixtures during decomposition in temperate grasslands. Plant and Soil.
De Boeck HJ, Van De Velde H, De Groote T, Nijs I. 2016. Ideas and perspectives: Heat stress: more than hot air. Biogeosciences, 13, 5821-5825.
Fu YH, Liu YPH, De Boeck HJ, Menzel A, Nijs I, Peaucelle M, Peñuelas J, Piao S, Janssens IA. 2016. Three times greater weight of daytime than of nighttime temperature on leaf unfolding phenology in temperate trees. New Phytologist, 212, 590–597.
De Boeck HJ, Bassin S, Verlinden M, Zeiter M, Hiltbrunner E. 2016. Simulated heat waves affected alpine grassland only in combination with drought. New Phytologist, 209, 531-541.
De Boeck HJ, Vicca S, Roy J, Nijs I, Milcu A, Kreyling J, Jentsch A, Chabbi A, Campioli M, Callaghan T, Beierkuhnlein C, Beier C. 2015. Global Change Experiments: Challenges and Opportunities. Bioscience 65: 922-931.
Liao J, De Boeck HJ, Li Z, Nijs I. 2015. Gap formation following climatic events in spatially structured plant communities. Scientific Reports 5: 11721.
Dreesen FE, De Boeck HJ, Horemans J, Janssens IA, Nijs I. 2015. Recovery dynamics and invasibility of herbaceous plant communities after exposure to experimental climate extremes. Basic and Applied Ecology 16: 583-591.
Kayler ZE, De Boeck HJ, Fatichi S, Grünzweig JM, Merbold L, Beier C, McDowell N, Dukes JS. 2015. Experiments to confront the environmental extremes of climate change. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13: 219-225.
Fu YSH, Piao SL, Vitasse Y, Zhao H, De Boeck HJ, Liu Q, Yang H, Weber U, Hänninen H, Janssens IA. 2015. Increased heat requirement for leaf flushing in temperate woody species over 1980‐2012: effects of chilling, precipitation and insolation. Global Change Biology 21: 2687-2697.
Van den berge J, Naudts K, De Boeck HJ, Ceulemans R, Nijs I. 2014. Do interactions with neighbours modify the above-ground productivity response to drought? A test with two grassland species. Environmental and Experimental Botany 105, 18-24.
Fu YSH, Campioli M, Vitasse Y, De Boeck HJ, Van den Berge J, AbdElgawad H, Asard H, Piao SL, Deckmyn G, Janssens IA. 2014. Variation in leaf flushing date influences autumnal senescence and next year's flushing date in two temperate tree species. PNAS 20: 7355-7360.
Verlinden M, De Boeck HJ, Nijs I. 2014. Climate warming alters competition between two highly invasive alien plant species and dominant native competitors. Weed Research 54: 234-244.
Dreesen FE, De Boeck HJ, Janssens IA, Nijs I. 2014. Do successive climate extremes weaken the resistance of plant communities? An experimental study using plant assemblages. Biogeosciences 11: 109-121.
Ilieva-Makulec K, De Boeck HJ. 2013. Changes in soil nematode community structure following warming and drought manipulations in a grassland mesocosm experiment. Polish Journal of Ecology 61: 157-163.
De Boeck H.J., Kimball B.A., Miglietta F., Nijs I. 2012. Quantification of excess water loss in plant canopies warmed with infrared heating. Global Change Biology 18: 2860-2868.
Beier C, Beierkuhnlein C, Wohlgemuht T, Penuelas J, Emmett B, Körner C, De Boeck H, Hesselbjerg Christensen J, Leuzinger S, Janssens IA, Hansen K. 2012. Precipitation manipulation experiments – challenges and recommendations for the future. Ecology Letters 15: 899-911.
De Boeck H.J., De Groote T., Nijs I. 2012. Leaf temperatures in glasshouses and open-top chambers. New Phytologist 194: 1155-1164.
Dreesen FE, De Boeck HJ, Janssens IA, Nijs I. 2012. Summer heat and drought extremes trigger unexpected changes in productivity of a temperate annual/biannual plant community. Environmental and Experimental Botany 79: 21-30.
De Boeck H.J., Verbeeck H. 2011. Drought-associated changes in climate and their relevance for ecosystem experiments and models. Biogeosciences 8: 1121-1130.
De Boeck H.J., Dreesen F.E., Janssens I.A., Nijs I. 2011. Whole-system responses of experimental plant communities to climate extremes imposed in different seasons. New Phytologist 189: 806-817.
De Boeck H.J., Nijs I. 2011. An alternative approach for infrared heater control in warming and extreme event experiments. Journal of Ecology 99: 724-728.
Malchair S, De Boeck HJ, Lemmens CMHM, Merckx R, Nijs I, Ceulemans R, Carnol M. 2010. Do climate warming and plant species richness affect potential nitrification, basal respiration and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in experimental grasslands? Soil Biology & Biochemistry 42: 1944-1951.
Malchair S, De Boeck HJ, Lemmens CMHM, Ceulemans R, Merckx R, Nijs I, Carnol M. 2010. Diversity-activity relationship of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in soils among functional groups of grassland species under climate warming. Applied Soil Ecology 44: 15-23.
De Boeck H.J., Dreesen F.E., Janssens I.A., Nijs I. 2010. Climatic characteristics of heat waves and their simulation in plant experiments. Global Change Biology 16: 1992-2000.
Zavalloni C, Gielen B, De Boeck HJ, Lemmens C, Ceulemans R, Nijs I. 2009. Greater impact of extreme drought on photosynthesis of grasslands exposed to a warmer climate in spite of acclimation. Physiologia Plantarum 136: 57-72.
De Boeck H.J., Lemmens C.M.H.M., Zavalloni C., Gielen B., Bossuyt H., Malchair S., Carnol M., Merckx R., Van den Berge J., Ceulemans R., Nijs I. 2008. Biomass production in experimental grasslands of different species richness during three years of climate warming. Biogeosciences 5:585-594.
Lemmens CHMH, De Boeck HJ, Zavalloni C, Nijs I, Ceulemans R. 2008. How is phenology of grassland species influenced by climate warming across a range of species richness? Community Ecology 9: 33-42.
Zavalloni C., Gielen B., Lemmens C.M.H.M., De Boeck H.J., Blasi S., Van den Bergh S., Nijs I., Ceulemans R. 2008. Does a warmer climate with frequent mild water shortages protect grassland communities against a prolonged drought? Plant and Soil 308:119-130.
De Boeck H.J., Liberloo M., Gielen B., Nijs I., Ceulemans R. 2008. The observer effect in plant science. New Phytologist 177:579-583.
De Boeck H.J., Visscher A., Milbau A., Nijs I. 2008. Quantifying the randomness of extinctions. Ecography 31:327-334.
De Boeck H.J., Lemmens C.M.H.M., Vicca S., Van den Berge J., Van Dongen S., Janssens I., Ceulemans R., Nijs I. 2007. How do climate warming and species richness affect CO2 fluxes in experimental grasslands? New Phytologist, 175: 512-522.
Gielen B., Naudts K., D’Haese D., Lemmens C.M.H.M., De Boeck H.J., Biebaut E., Serneels R., Valcke R., Nijs I., Ceulemans R. 2007. Effects of climate warming and species richness on photochemistry of grassland. Physiologia Plantarum, 131: 251-262.
De Boeck H.J., Lemmens C.M.H.M., Gielen B., Bossuyt H., Malchair S., Carnol M., Merckx R., Ceulemans R., Nijs I. 2007. Combined effects of climate warming and plant diversity loss on above- and below-ground grassland productivity. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 60: 95-104.
Vicca S., Serrano-Ortiz P., De Boeck H.J., Lemmens C.H.M.H., Nijs I., Ceulemans R., Kowalski A.S., Janssens I.A. 2007. Effects of climate warming and declining species richness in grassland model ecosystems: acclimation of CO2 fluxes. Biogeosciences 4:27-36.
De Boeck H.J., Nijs I., Lemmens C.M.H.M., Ceulemans R. 2006. Underlying effects of spatial aggregation (clumping) in relationships between plant diversity and resource uptake. Oikos 113:269-278.
De Boeck H.J., Lemmens C.M.H.M., Bossuyt H., Malchair S., Carnol M., Merckx R., Nijs I., Ceulemans R. 2006. How do climate warming and plant species richness affect water use in experimental grasslands? Plant and Soil 288:249-261.
Lemmens C.M.H.M., De Boeck H.J., Gielen B., Bossuyt H., Malchair S., Carnol M., Merckx R., Nijs I., Ceulemans R. 2006. End-of-season effects of elevated temperature on ecophysiological processes of grassland species at different species richness levels. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 56:245-254.
Gielen B., De Boeck H.J., Lemmens C.M.H.M., Valcke R., Nijs I., Ceulemans R. 2005. Grassland species will not necessarily benefit from future elevated air temperatures: a chlorophyll fluorescence approach to study autumn physiology. Physiologia Plantarum, 125:52–63.
Marchand F.L., Nijs I., De Boeck H.J., Kockelbergh F., Mertens S., Beyens L. 2004. Increased turnover but little change in the carbon balance of High-Arctic tundra exposed to whole growing season warming. Arctic, antarctic and alpine research 36: 298-307.