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Bart Muys
Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Publications - 272
Citations - 14788
Bart Muys is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biodiversity & Forest management. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 239 publications receiving 12723 citations. Previous affiliations of Bart Muys include Forest Institute & Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
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Review of methods for in situ leaf area index determination Part I. Theories, sensors and hemispherical photography
TL;DR: It is suggested that the use of a digital camera with high dynamic range has the potential to overcome a number of described technical problems related to indirect LAI estimation.
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Jatropha bio-diesel production and use
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of the currently available information on the different process steps of the production process of bio-diesel from JCL, being cultivation and production of seeds, extraction of the oil, conversion to and the use of the biodiesel and the by-products.
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Trees, forests and water : Cool insights for a hot world
David Ellison,Cindy E. Morris,Cindy E. Morris,Bruno Locatelli,Douglas Sheil,Jane Maslow Cohen,Daniel Murdiyarso,Daniel Murdiyarso,Victoria Gutierrez,Meine van Noordwijk,Meine van Noordwijk,Irena F. Creed,Jan Pokorny,David L. A. Gaveau,Dominick V. Spracklen,Aida Bargués Tobella,Ulrik Ilstedt,Adriaan J. Teuling,Solomon Gebreyohannis Gebrehiwot,Solomon Gebreyohannis Gebrehiwot,David Sands,Bart Muys,Bruno Verbist,Elaine Springgay,Yulia Sugandi,Caroline A Sullivan +25 more
TL;DR: In this article, a call to action targets a reversal of paradigms, from a carbon-centric model to one that treats the hydrologic and climate cooling effects of trees and forests as the first order of priority.
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The role of fine and coarse roots in shallow slope stability and soil erosion control with a focus on root system architecture: a review
TL;DR: Empirically and intuitively, architectural features seem to determine the effect of root systems on erosion phenomena and an effort is made here to link both aspects.
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SAFE--A hierarchical framework for assessing the sustainability of agricultural systems
N. Van Cauwenbergh,Katarzyna Biala,Charles Bielders,Véronique Brouckaert,L. Franchois,V. Garcia Cidad,Martin Hermy,Erik Mathijs,Bart Muys,J. Reijnders,Xavier Sauvenier,Jan Valckx,Marnik Vanclooster,B. Van der Veken,Erwin Wauters,Alain Peeters +15 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a consistent and comprehensive framework of principles, criteria and indicators for sustainability assessment of agricultural systems, referred to as the Sustainability Assessment of Fanning and the Environment (SAFE) framework.