Search publications of the members of the Royal Belgian institute of natural Sciences
-
Natuursteen in het museum
-
Le cimetière paroissial de Boussu (Hainaut, VIIe - XIXe siècle). Premiers résultats de l’étude anthropologique.
-
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Xiphinema zagrosense sp.n. (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae) from the Zagros Mountains, Iran
-
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Xiphinema mazandaranense n.sp. (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae), a new member of the Xiphinema pyrenaicum species complex
-
An integrative approach to characterize cryptic species in the Thoracostoma trachygaster Hope, 1967 complex (Nematoda: Leptosomatidae)
-
Seven new species of Trichodorus (Diphtherophorina, Trichodoridae) from Spain, an apparent centre of speciation.
-
Phylogeny, diversity, and species delimitation of the Xiphinema americanum-group complex (Nematoda: Longidoridae), as inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphology
-
Longidoridae and Trichodoridae
-
In het voetspoor van Camerman: de opmars van de Franse steen in Belgïe
-
Pont-à-Celles/Viesville (Hainaut) : une tombe romaine au sein de la nécropole mérovingienne.
-
Ecologie
-
Spoorwegen als 'enabling technology' voor de architectuur: veranderend natuursteengebruik in 1860-1960.
-
Het Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika in Tervuren - de glorie van de Luxemburgse zandsteen, niet zonder problemen.
-
Potentialités et historique de la collection de squelettes identifiés de Schoten. (Belgique, 1837-1931).
-
Les squelettes néolithiques découverts dans les grottes du Bassin mosan.
-
5200-2000 av. J.-C. Premiers agriculteurs en Belgique
-
Etude des restes humains de l’Ahu Te Niu (île de Pâques, Chili).
-
Etude des os incinérés de la tombe de Saint-Denis, « Suargeon » (commune de La Bruyère, Province de Namur).
-
Life strategy traits of the liana Sericostachys scandens spreading in the montane forests in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park (DR Congo).
- Sericostachys scandens is a monocarpic and heliophilous liana, native in tropical African forests. In the montane forests of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park (KBNP) (East of DR Congo), it has been expanding very strongly for a decade, and is currently considered as having negative impacts on biodiversity conservation. In this paper, we test if S. scandens differs from three co-occurring, native, non spreading lianas (Gouania longispicata, Tacazzea apiculata and Adenia bequaertii) for functional traits which might influence plant expansion. For leaf traits (SLA, dry matter content, nitrogen concentration), S. scandens did not show extreme values compared to those of the three other lianas. In contrast, S. scandens had much higher biomass allocation to sexual reproduction. It also differs from the three other lianas for its reproductive strategy that combines both vegetative propagation and sexual reproduction, and propagule dispersal by wind. Moreover, S. scandens has larger leaves and a greater number of lateral branches per unit stem length. It is argued that the particular combination of functional traits exhibited by S. scandens may in part explain its propensity to behave as an opportunistic weed in the disturbed areas in the montane forests of Kahuzi-Biega.
-
Natural woodland composition and vegetation dynamic during the Linearbandkeramik in north-western Europe (central Belgium, 5200-5000 b.c.)
- Charcoal analysis was carried out on seven Linearbandkeramik sites in Hesbaye (central Belgium), where a first and a second stage of settlement were highlighted. This provides opportunity to examine the vegetation dynamic during the LBK culture which lasted around 200 years in this region. The natural forest at the arrival of the Neolithic farming communities may have been quite closed, with low species diversity. A few gaps in the forest canopy probably allowed the local development of heliophilous species like Rosaceae as well as shrubs in the undergrowth. The impact of human activities, like house building, setting up fields or foddering, favoured the availability of light and the development of heliophilous post-pioneer taxa like Maloideae which have been particularly exploited for firewood during the second stage of settlement.
