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Publications of Dr.FOREST research

2025

Romero, A. G. C., Rozario, K., Marselle, M., Oh, R., Mueller, S., Becker, O. A., et al. (2025). Sense of
place matters: Mental well-being effects of acoustic diversity differ for local and non-local forest
soundscapes. doi: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/yqcwp

2024


Gillerot, L., Landuyt, D., Bourdin, A., Rozario, K., Shaw, T., Steinparzer, M., et al. (2024). Forest
biodiversity and structure modulate human health benefits and risks. doi:
https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4669329/v1

Gillerot, L., Landuyt, D., De Frenne, P., Muys, B., and Verheyen, K. (2024). Urban tree canopies drive
human heat stress mitigation. Urban For. Urban Green. 92, 128192. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.128192

Gillerot, L., Rozario, K., de Frenne, P., Oh, R., Ponette, Q., Bonn, A., et al. (2024). Forests are chill: The
interplay between thermal comfort and mental wellbeing. Landsc. Urban Plan. 242, 104933. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104933

Jaroszewicz, B., Stojek, K., Bruelheide, H., Ponette, Q., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., et al.
(2024). Canopy openness, proportion of deciduous trees and topsoil C/N ratio drive the yield, but
their effect on the polyphenol content of medicinal plants is species-specific. Eur. J. For. Res. 143,
1759–1771. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-024-01724-7

Rozario, K., Oh, R. R. Y., Marselle, M., Schröger, E., Gillerot, L., Ponette, Q., et al. (2024). The more
the merrier? Perceived forest biodiversity promotes short-term mental health and well-being—A
multicentre study. People Nat. 6, 180–201. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10564

Rozario, K., Shaw, T., Marselle, M., Oh, R. R. Y., Schroeger, E., Giraldo Botero, M., … & Bonn, A. (2024). Perceived biodiversity: is what we measure also what we see and hear?. bioRxiv, 2024-04.

Steinparzer, M., Gillerot, L., Rewald, B., Godbold, D., Haluza, D., Guo, Q., et al. (2024). Forest
Temperature Buffering in Pure and Mixed Stands: A High-Resolution Temporal Analysis with
Generalized Additive Models. doi: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4780880

Stojek, K., Czortek, P., Bobrowska-Korczak, B., Krośniak, M., and Jaroszewicz, B. (2024). Fungal
species and element type modulate the effects of environmental factors on the concentration of
potentially toxic elements in mushrooms. Environ. Pollut. 353, 124152. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124152

Stojek, K., Krośniak, M., Bobrowska-Korczak, B., Czortek, P., Decock, L., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., et al.
(2024). The concentrations of microelements in forest mushrooms are influenced by soil pH and C/N ratio and less by stand characteristics. J. Trace Elem. Med. Biol. 86, 127534. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2024.127534

Stojek, K., Bobrowska, B., Kusińska, B., Czerwonka, M., Decruyenaere, J., Decock, L., et al. (2024a).
Factors affecting composition of fatty acids in wild-growing forest mushrooms. Mycologia, 1–11. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2024.2325045

2023

Bourdin, A., Dokhelar, T., Bord, S., van Halder, I., Stemmelen, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., et al. (2023).
Forests harbor more ticks than other habitats: A meta-analysis. For. Ecol. Manag. 541, 121081. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121081

Cervinka, R., Schwab Spletzer, M., and Haluza, D. (2023). Furnishing a Recreational Forest—Findings from the Hallerwald Case Study. Forests 14, 836. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040836

Steinparzer, M., Schaubmayr, J., Godbold, D. L., and Rewald, B. (2023). Particulate matter
accumulation by tree foliage is driven by leaf habit types, urbanization- and pollution levels. Environ.Pollut. 335, 122289. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122289

2022


Bourdin, A., Séverine, B., Durand, J., Moutailler, S., Lorenzen, M., and Jactel, H. (2022). Forest
Diversity Reduces the Prevalence of Pathogens Transmitted by the Tick Ixodes ricinus. Front. Ecol.
Evol. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.891908

Gillerot, L., Landuyt, D., Oh, R., Chow, W., Haluza, D., Ponette, Q., et al. (2022). Forest structure and
composition alleviate human thermal stress. Glob. Change Biol. 28, 7340–7352. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16419

Steinparzer, M., Haluza, D., and Godbold, D. L. (2022). Integrating Tree Species Identity and Diversity in Particulate Matter Adsorption. Forests 13, 481. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/f13030481

Stojek, K., Gillerot, L., and Jaroszewicz, B. (2022). Predictors of mushroom production in the
European temperate mixed deciduous forest. For. Ecol. Manag. 522, 120451. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120451

2021


Jaroszewicz, B., Cholewińska, O., Chećko, E., and Wrzosek, M. (2021). Predictors of diversity of
deadwood-dwelling macrofungi in a European natural forest. For. Ecol. Manag. 490, 119123. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119123

Kortmann, M., Müller, J. C., Baier, R., Bässler, C., Buse, J., Cholewińska, O., et al. (2021). Ecology
versus society: Impacts of bark beetle infestations on biodiversity and restorativeness in protected
areas of Central Europe. Biol. Conserv. 254, 108931. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108931

Marselle, M. R., Hartig, T., Cox, D. T. C., de Bell, S., Knapp, S., Lindley, S., et al. (2021). Pathways
linking biodiversity to human health: A conceptual framework. Environ. Int. 150, 106420. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.106420

Wysoczański, W., Węgrzyn, E., Lembicz, M., and Jaroszewicz, B. (2021). Fungal microbiota in seeds,
seedlings and mature plants of raspberry (Rubus ideaus L.). Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 161, 815–820. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-021-02364-y

Biodiversa – Policy Briefs

Biodiversity mitigates health risks
https://www.biodiversa.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Biodiversa_policybrief_biodiversity-
mitigates-health-risks.pdf

Landscape diversity enhances human health
https://www.biodiversa.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Biodiversa_policybrief_biodiversity-
mitigates-health-risks.pdf