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80
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  • 2019 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Hans de Kroon is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands, where their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Over the years, their work has addressed various aspects of ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, with considerable attention to nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, and plant science.

The scientist's research spans multiple subfields, including:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Plant Science

Hans de Kroon has contributed extensively to topics such as plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics, avian ecology and behavior, ice dynamics in Arctic and Antarctic regions, fire effects on ecosystems, species distribution related to climate change, and the taxonomy and behavior of diptera species.

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Diptera species taxonomy and behavior

Their frequent co-authors include Eelke Jongejans, Magali Frauendorf, Andrew M. Allen, Bruno J. Ens, and Martijn van de Pol. Collaborations with these researchers have resulted in numerous publications, indicating a consistent partnership in advancing ecological and environmental research.

The scientist's research has been published repeatedly in key venues such as Nature Ecology & Evolution, Zenodo, Journal of Ecology, Radboud Repository, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. These outlets reflect the multidisciplinary nature and high impact of their scientific contributions.

  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Ecology
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Selected recent publications include:

  • "International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Plant traits alone are poor predictors of ecosystem properties and long-term ecosystem functioning," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Insect biomass decline scaled to species diversity: General patterns derived from a hoverfly community," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Biodiversity increases multitrophic energy use efficiency, flow and storage in grasslands," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Species abundance fluctuations over 31 years are associated with plant-soil feedback in a species-rich mountain meadow," 2020, Journal of Ecology

Hans de Kroon was named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2019, recognizing their contributions within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas.

    Caspar A. Hallmann;Martin Sorg;Eelke Jongejans;Henk Siepel

  • Declines in insectivorous birds are associated with high neonicotinoid concentrations

    Caspar A. Hallmann;Ruud P. B. Foppen;Chris A. M. van Turnhout;Hans de Kroon

  • Elasticity: The Relative Contribution of Demographic Parameters to Population Growth Rate

    Hans de Kroon;Anton Plaisier;Jan van Groenendael;Hal Caswell

  • ELASTICITIES: A REVIEW OF METHODS AND MODEL LIMITATIONS

    Hans de Kroon;Jan M. van Groenendael;Johan Ehrlén

  • VEGETATION PATTERN FORMATION IN SEMI-ARID GRAZING SYSTEMS

    Reinier HilleRisLambers;Max Rietkerk;Frank van den Bosch;Herbert H. T. Prins

  • A modular concept of phenotypic plasticity in plants

    Hans De Kroon;Heidrun Huber;Josef F. Stuefer;Jan M. Van Groenendael

  • Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: Patterns, mechanisms, and open questions

    Wolfgang W. Weisser;Christiane Roscher;Sebastian T. Meyer;Anne Ebeling

  • Fast-slow continuum and reproductive strategies structure plant life-history variation worldwide.

    Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Owen R. Jones;Eelke Jongejans;Simon P. Blomberg

  • The Future of Complementarity: Disentangling Causes from Consequences

    Kathryn E. Barry;Liesje Mommer;Jasper van Ruijven;Christian Wirth;Christian Wirth

  • The evolution of the worldwide leaf economics spectrum

    Lisa A. Donovan;Hafiz Maherali;Christina M. Caruso;Heidrun Huber

  • The influence of savanna trees on nutrient, water and light availability and the understorey vegetation

    F. Ludwig;J.C.J.M. de Kroon;F. Berendse;H.H.T. Prins

  • High benefits of clonal integration in two stoloniferous species, in response to heterogeneous light environments

    J.F. Stuefer;H.J. During;H. de Kroon

  • The compadre Plant Matrix Database: an open online repository for plant demography

    Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Owen R. Jones;C. Ruth Archer;Yvonne M. Buckley;Yvonne M. Buckley

  • Extreme flooding events on the Rhine and the survival and distribution of riparian plant species

    P.J.A. Vervuren;C.W.P.M. Blom;J.C.J.M. de Kroon

  • Unveiling below-ground species abundance in a biodiversity experiment: a test of vertical niche differentiation among grassland species

    Liesje Mommer;Liesje Mommer;Jasper Van Ruijven;Hannie De Caluwe;Annemiek E. Smit-Tiekstra

  • International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery

    Jeffrey A. Harvey;Robin Heinen;Inge Armbrecht;Yves Basset

  • CLONAL GROWTH IN PLANTS: REGULATION AND FUNCTION

    Jan van Groenendael;Hans de Kroon

  • Soil nutrient heterogeneity alters competition between two perennial grass species

    Bart Fransen;Hans de Kroon;Frank Berendse

  • Lost in diversity: the interactions between soil-borne fungi, biodiversity and plant productivity.

    Liesje Mommer;T. E. Anne Cotton;T. E. Anne Cotton;Jos M. Raaijmakers;Aad J. Termorshuizen

  • Root morphological plasticity and nutrient acquisition of perennial grass species from habitats of different nutrient availability.

    Bart Fransen;Hans de Kroon;Frank Berendse

  • Root responses to nutrients and soil biota: drivers of species coexistence and ecosystem productivity

    Hans de Kroon;Marloes Hendriks;Jasper van Ruijven;Janneke Ravenek

  • Functional traits as predictors of vital rates across the life cycle of tropical trees

    Marco D. Visser;Marco D. Visser;Marjolein Bruijning;S. Joseph Wright;Helene C. Muller‐Landau

  • Effects of nutrients and shade on tree-grass interactions in an East African savanna

    Fulco Ludwig;Hans de Kroon;Herbert H.T. Prins;Frank Berendse

Frequent Co-Authors

Liesje Mommer
Liesje Mommer Wageningen University & Research
Eelke Jongejans
Eelke Jongejans Radboud University
Eric J. W. Visser
Eric J. W. Visser Radboud University
Alexandra Weigelt
Alexandra Weigelt Leipzig University
Nico Eisenhauer
Nico Eisenhauer Leipzig University
Christiane Roscher
Christiane Roscher Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen University of Freiburg
Anne Ebeling
Anne Ebeling Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Christian Wirth
Christian Wirth Leipzig University
Gerd Gleixner
Gerd Gleixner Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

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