Florent NOULEKOUN

About

I am a scientist with a background in Ecology and Natural Resources Management. I hold a PhD in Agricultural Sciences with distinctions (summa cum laude) from Bonn University, Germany. I strive through my research works to improve understanding of ecological processes shaping the functioning of agroecosystems to identify critical leverage aspects for their sustainable management under changing global environmental conditions. In this endeavor, I bridge ideas and theories from natural and applied sciences and combine them with integrated modelling approaches to advance scientific knowledge and propose novel and actionable options for the management of natural resources. My current research interests are centered around biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relationships in (semi-) natural agroecosystems, with a particular emphasis on functional traits and their application in the management of these ecosystems to increase their resilience vis-à-vis global environmental changes.”

Employment

• Korea University Assistant Professor
  2026 - Present
• University of Parakou Associate Research Scientist
  2021 - Present
• Korea University Research Professor
  2018 - Present

Education

• University of Bonn Dr. agr. (PhD, Summa Cum Laude)
  2014 - 2018
• Mekelle University MSc in Agroecology and sustainable development
  2012 - 2014
• University of Abomey-calavi Diploma (BSc) in Agronomic Engineering
  2006 - 2011

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (37)

• Diameter class-based model for predicting forest growth dynamics and responses to thinning regimes
  Forest Ecology and Management 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123680
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• Three Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Japan (1994–2024): A Systematic Literature Review of Trajectories, Drivers, and Sustainability Implications
  Land 2026 DOI: 10.3390/land15030448
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• Community Socio-cultural Knowledge of Deforestation and Forest Degradation Shapes Local Perceptions of Conservation Strategies in a Tropical Forest Reserve of Benin
  Environmental Management 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-026-02602-1
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• Variability in Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. Traits Along an Aridity Gradient Provides Insights Into Its Adaptation to Dry Environmental Conditions
  African Journal of Ecology 2025 DOI: 10.1111/aje.70138
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• Contrasting ecological mechanisms mediate the impact of land conversion on ecosystem multifunctionality
  Functional Ecology 2025 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14738
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• Trees diversity explains variations in biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships across environmental gradients and conservation status in riparian corridors
  Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 2024 DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2024.1291252
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• Both the selection and complementarity effects underpin the effect of structural diversity on aboveground biomass in tropical forests
  Global Ecology and Biogeography 2024 DOI: 10.1111/geb.13800
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• Phylogenetic diversity and community wide-trait means offer different insights into mechanisms regulating aboveground carbon storage
  Science of The Total Environment 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167905
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• Incorporating intraspecific variation into species distribution models improves climate change analyses of a widespread West African tree species (Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir, Fabaceae)
  Global Ecology and Conservation 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02538
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• Structural and taxonomic diversity predict above‐ground biomass better than functional measures of maximum height in mixed‐species forests
  Applied Vegetation Science 2023 DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12732
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