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Adjunct Professors
 
Name:
Frans Bongers
Education:
Ph.D
Positions:
 
Academic title:
Professor
Postal Code:
 
Subject categories:
Foerest Ecology
Mailing Address:
Droevendaalsesteeg 3 Lumen, building no.100 6708 PB Wageningen The Netherlands
E-mail:
Frans.Bongers@wur.nl

Resume:
 
 CV of Dr. Frans Bongers
  • Msc Biology, Catholic University Nijmegen (1982)
  • Environment Coordinator, Provincie Noord Brabant (1987-1989)
  • PhD Tropical Biology, Utrecht University/UNAM, Mexico (1988)
  • Lecturer Forest Ecology, Wageningen University (1989-1996)
  • Senior lecturer Forest Ecology, Wageningen University (1996- 2000)
  • Professor Tropical Forest Ecology, Wageningen University (2001-present)
  • Extensive research experience in Mexico, French Guiana, Venezuela, C?te d’Ivoire, Cameroun Work visits to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guiana, Malaysia, China, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana  

Direction:
 
 Forest dynamics, forest regeneration; rejuvenation; forest and tree development; forest and tree architecture; light; seed dispersalecophysiology of tropical trees; lianas; secondary forest; restoration ecology

Achievements:
 

Article:
 
  
  • Cai, Z.Q.; Schnitzer, S.A.; Bongers, F. (2009) Seasonal differences in leaf-level physiology give lianas a competitive advantage over trees in a tropical seasonal forest. Oecologia 161 (1). - p. 25 - 33.
  • Cai, Z.Q.; Schnitzer, S.A.; Wen, B.; Chen, Y.J.; Bongers, F. (2009) Liana communities in three tropical forest types in Xishuangbanna, south-west China. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 21 (3). - p. 252 - 264.
  • Bongers, F.; Poorter, L.; Hawthorne, W.D.; Sheil, D. (2009) The intermediate disturbance hypothesis applies to tropical forests, but disturbance contributes little to tree diversityEcology Letters 12 . - p. 798 - 805.
  • Brienen, R.J.W.; Lebrija Trejos, E.E.; Breugel, M. van; Bongers, F.; Meave, J.; Martinez-Ramos, M. (2009) The Potential of Tree Rings for the Study of Forest Succession in Southern Mexico. Biotropica 41 (2). - p. 186 - 195
  • Martinez-Sanchez, J.L.; Meave, J.; Bongers, F. (2008) Light-related variation in sapling architecture of three shade-tolerant tree species of the Mexican rain forest. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 81 (3). - p. 361 - 371.
  • Wassie Eshete, A.; Sterck, F.J.; Teketay, D.; Bongers, F. (2008). Tree regeneration in Church forest in Ethiopia: effects of microclimate and management. Biotropica.(in press).
  • Wassie Eshete, A.; Sterck, F.J.; Teketay, D.; Bongers, F. (2008). Effects of life stock exclusion on tree regeneration in Church forests of Ethiopie. Forest Ecology and Management (in press)
  • Jansen, P.A.; Meer, P.J. van der; Bongers, F. (2008) Spatial contagiousness of canopy disturbance in tropical rain forest: An individual - tree-based test. Ecology 89 (12). - p. 3490 - 3502.
  • Chen, J-Y.; Bongers, F.; Cao, K.F.; Cai, Z.Q. (2008) Above- and below-ground competition in high and low irradiance: tree seedling responses to a competing liana Byttneria grandifolia Journal of Tropical Ecology 24 (5). - p. 517 - 524.
  • Chave, J.; Olivier, J.; Bongers, F.J.J.M.; Chatelet, P.; Forget, P.M.; Meer, P.J. van der; Norden, N.; Riera, B.; Charles-Dominique, P. (2008) Above-ground biomass and productivity in a rain forest of eastern South America. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24 . - p. 355 - 366
  • Cai, Z.Q.; Poorter, L.; Han, Q.; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2008). Effects of light and nutrients on seedlings of tropical Bauhinia lianas and trees. Tree Physiology 28 (8). - p. 1277 - 1285.
  • Cai Z-Q.; Chen, Y.J.; Bongers F. (2007). Seasonal changes in photosynthesis and growth of Zizyphus attopensis seedlings in three contrasting microhabitats in a tropical seasonal rain forest. Tree Physiology 27: 827 - 836.
  • Cai, Z.Q.; Poorter, L.; Cao, K.F.; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2007). Seedling growth strategies in Bauhinia species: comparing lianas and trees. Annals of Botany 100(4) :831-838.
  • Chazdon, R.L.; Letcher, S.G.; Breugel, M. van; Martínez-Ramos, M.; Bongers, F.J.J.M.; Finegan, B. (2007) Rates of change in tree communities of secondary Neotropical forests following major disturbances. Royal Society of London. Philosophical Transactions. Biological Sciences 362 (1478). - p. 273 - 289.  
  • Parmentier, I; Malhi, Y.; Senterre, B.; Whittaker, R.J.; Alonso, A.; Balinga, M.P.B.; Bakayoko, A.; Bongers, F.J.J.M.; Chatelain, C.; Comiskey, J.; Cortay, R.; Djuikouo Kamdem, M.N.; Doucet, J.L.; Gauier, L.; Hawthorne, W.D.; Issembe, Y.A.; Kouamé, F.N.; Kouka, L.; Leal, M.E.; Lejoly, J.; Lewis, S.L.; Newbery, D.; Nusbaumer, L.; Parren, M.P.E.; Peh, K.S.-H.; Phillips, O.L.; Sheil, D.; Sonké, B.; Sosef, M.S.M.; Sunderland, T.; Stropp, J.; Steege, H. ter; Swaine, M.; Tchouto, P.; Gemerden, B.S. van; Valkenburg, J.; W?ll, H. (2007) The odd man out? Might climate explain the lower tree a-diversity of African rain forests relative to Amazonian rain forests? Journal of Ecology 95 (5). - p. 1058 - 1071.
  • Cai, Z-Q.; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2007) Contrasting nitrogen and phosphorus resorption efficiencies in trees and lianas from a tropical montane rain forest in Xishuangbanna, south-west China. Journal of Tropical Ecology 23 (2007)1. - ISSN 0266-4674 - p. 115 - 118.
  • Rijkers, A.J.M.; Ogbazghi, W; Wessel, M.; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2006) The effect of tapping for frankincense on sexual reproduction in Boswellia papyriferaJournal of Applied Ecology 43 (2006)6. - ISSN 0021-8901 - p. 1188 - 1195.
  • Breugel, M. van; Martinez-Ramos, M.; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2006) Community dynamics during early secondary succession in Mexican tropical rain forests. Journal of Tropical Ecology 22 (2006)6. - ISSN 0266-4674 - p. 663 - 674.
  • Abebe, T.; Wiersum, K.F.; Bongers, F.J.J.M.; Sterck, F.J. (2006) Diversity and dynamics in homegardens of Southern Ethiopia
    In: Tropical Homegardens: A time-Tested Example of Sustainable Agroforestry / Kumar, B.M., Nair, P.K.R., . - Springer, 2006 (Advances in agroforestry 3) - ISBN 1402049471 - p. 123 - 142.
  • Bongers, F.J.J.M.; Sterck, F.J. (2006) Ecological restoration and church forests in northern Ethiopia. Journal of the Drylands 1 (2006)1. - ISSN 1817-3322 - p. 35 - 44.
  • Jansen, P.A.; Bongers, F.J.J.M.; Prins, H.H.T. (2006) Tropical rodents change rapidly germinating seeds into long-term food supplies. Oikos 113 (2006)3. - ISSN 0030-1299 - p. 449 - 458.
  • Jeffrey, G.J.; Schnitzer, S.A.; Burnham, R.J.; Bongers, F.J.J.M.; Chave, J.; DeWalt, S.J.; Ewango, C.E.N.; Foster, R.; Kenfack, D.; Martinez-Ramos, M.; Parren, M.P.E.; Parthasarathy, N.; Pérez-Salicrup, D.R.; Putz, F.E.; Thomas, D.W. (2006) A standard protocol for liana censuses. Biotropica 38 (2006)2. - ISSN 0006-3606 - p. 256 - 261.
  • Nangendo, G.; Steege, H. ter; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2006) Composition of woody species in a dynamic forest-woodland-savannah mosaic in Uganda: implications for conservation and management. Biodiversity and Conservation 15 (2006)4. - ISSN 0960-3115 - p. 1467 - 1495.
  • Ogbazghi, W; Rijkers, A.J.M.; Wessel, M.; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2006) The distribution of the frankincense tree Boswellia papyrifera in Eritrea: the role of environment and land use. Journal of Biogeography 33 (2006)3. - ISSN 0305-0270 - p. 524 - 535.Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2006 - p. 524 - 535.
  • Ogbazghi, W; Bongers, F.J.J.M.; Rijkers, A.J.M.; Wessel, M. (2006) Population structure and morphology of the frankincense tree Boswellia papyrifera along an altitude gradient in Eritrea. Journal of the Drylands 1 (2006)1. - ISSN 1817-3322 - p. 85 - 94.
  • Peyre, A.; Guidal, A.; Wiersum, K.F.; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2006) Dynamics of homegarden structure and function in Kerala, India. Agroforestry Systems 66 (2006)2. - ISSN 0167-4366 - p. 101 - 115.
  • Peyre, A.; Guidal, A.; Wiersum, K.F.; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2006) Homegarden Dynamics in Kerala, India. In: Tropical Homegardens: A time-Tested Example of Sustainable Agroforestry / Kumar, B.M., Nair, P.K.R., . - Springer, 2006 (Advances in agroforestry 3) - ISBN 1402049471 - p. 87 - 103.
  • Poorter, L.; Bongers, L; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2006) Architecture of 54 moist forest species: traits, trade-offs, and functional groups. Ecology 87 (2006)5. - ISSN 0012-9658 - p. 1289 - 1301.
  • Poorter, L.; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2006) Leaf traits are good predictors of plant performance across 53 rain forest species. Ecology 87 (2006)7. - ISSN 0012-9658 - p. 1733 - 1743. Review by Reich
  • Nangendo, G.; Stein, A.; Steege, H. ter; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2005) Changes in woody plant composition of three vegetation types exposed to a similar fire regime for over 46 years. Forest Ecology and Management 217 (2005). - ISSN 0378-1127 - p. 351 - 364.
  • Cai Zhiquan, --; Rijkers, A.J.M.; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2005) Photosynthetic acclimation to light changes in tropical monsoon forest woody species differing in adult stature. Tree Physiology 25 (2005)8. - ISSN 0829-318X - p. 1023 - 1031.
  • Poorter, L.; Bongers, F.J.J.M.; Sterck, F.J.; W?ll, H-J. (2005) Beyond the regeneration phase: differentiation of height-light trajectories among tropical species. Journal of Ecology 93 (2005). - ISSN 0022-0477 - p. 256 - 267.
  • Schnitzer, S.A.; Kuzee, M.E.; Bongers, F.J.J.M. (2005) Disentangling above- and below-ground competition between lianas and trees in a tropical forest. Journal of Ecology 93 (2005). - ISSN 0022-0477 - p. 1115 - 1125.
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