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Dr Steyaert, Maaike
Information last updated: 2004-10-18

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Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more Function: Postdoctoral researcher

Projects (7)

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A field manipulation experiment on four European beaches investigating the response of meiofauna communities to increased rainfall
Belgian Shipwreck: hotspots for Marine Biodiversity
Higher trophic levels in the Southern North Sea, more
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence
Meiobenthic And Nematode biodiversity: Unraveling Ecological and Latitudinal Aspects
Meiobenthos of intertidal and subtidal areas along the Belgian coast and the Westerschelde estuary
Study of Post-extraction ecological effects in the Kwintebank sand dredging area

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A1 Publications (19) [show]
Merckx, B.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Null models reveal preferential sampling, spatial autocorrelation and overfitting in habitat suitability modelling. Ecol. Model. 222(3): 588-597. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.11.016 Merckx, B.; Van Meirvenne, M.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2010). Mapping nematode diversity in the Southern Bight of the North Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 406: 135-145 Merckx, B.; Goethals, P.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2009). Predictability of marine nematode biodiversity. Ecol. Model. 220(11): 1449-1458. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.03.016 Soetaert, K.; Franco, M.; Lampadariou, N.; Muthumbi, A.; Steyaert, M.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2009). Factors affecting nematode biomass, length and width from the shelf to the deep sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 392: 123-132. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08202 Van Colen, C.; Montserrat, F.; Verbist, K.; Vincx, M.; Steyaert, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Herman, P.M.J.; Degraer, S.; Ysebaert, T.J. (2009). Tidal flat nematode responses to hypoxia and subsequent macrofauna-mediated alterations of sediment properties. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 381: 189-197. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07914 Franco, M.A.; Steyaert, M.; Cabral, H.N.; Tenreiro, R.; Chambel, L.; Vincx, M.; Costa, M.J.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2008). Impact of discards of beam trawl fishing on the nematode community from the Tagus estuary (Portugal). Mar. Pollut. Bull. 56(10): 1728-1736. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.07.003 Moodley, L.; Steyaert, M.; Epping, E.; Middelburg, J.J.; Vincx, M.; van Avesaath, P.; Moens, T.; Soetaert, K. (2008). Biomass-specific respiration rates of benthic meiofauna: Demonstrating a novel oxygen micro-respiration system. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 357(1): 41-47. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2007.12.025 Steyaert, M.; Moodley, L.; Nadong, T.; Moens, T.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M. (2007). Responses of intertidal nematodes to short-term anoxic events. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 345(2): 175-184. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2007.03.001 Gallucci, F.; Steyaert, M.; Moens, T. (2005). Can field distributions of marine predacious nematodes be explained by sediment constraints on their foraging success? Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 304: 167-178. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps304167 Steyaert, M.; Moodley, L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vandewiele, S.; Vincx, M. (2005). Laboratory experiments on the infaunal activity of intertidal nematodes. Hydrobiologia 540(1-3): 217-223. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-004-7145-4 Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M.; Soetaert, K.; Rousseau, V.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Parent, J.-Y.; Vincx, M. (2004). Changes in structural and functional diversity of nematode communities during a spring phytoplankton bloom in the southern North Sea. J. Sea Res. 52(4): 281-292. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2004.02.004, more Steyaert, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vanreusel, A.; Barranguet, C.; Lucas, C.; Vincx, M. (2003). The importance of fine-scale, vertical profiles in characterising nematode community structure. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 58(2): 353-366. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0272-7714(03)00086-6 Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M. (2003). Nematode biomass spectra as descriptors of functional changes due to human and natural impact. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 249: 157-170. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps249157, more Vanaverbeke, J.; Gheskiere, T.; Steyaert, M.; Vincx, M. (2002). Nematode assemblages from subtidal sandbanks in the Southern Bight of the North Sea: effect of small sedimentological differences. J. Sea Res. 48(3): 197-207. dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1385-1101(02)00165-x, more Steyaert, M.; Herman, P.M.J.; Moens, T.; Widdows, J.; Vincx, M. (2001). Tidal migration of nematodes on an estuarine tidal flat (the Molenplaat, Schelde Estuary, SW Netherlands). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 224: 299-304. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps224299 Moens, T.; Herman, P.M.J.; Verbeeck, L.; Steyaert, M.; Vincx, M. (2000). Predation rates and prey selectivity in two predacious estuarine nematodes. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 205: 185-193. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps205185 Steyaert, M.; Garner, N.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Vincx, M. (1999). Nematode communities from the North Sea: environmental controls on species diversity and vertical distribution within the sediment. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 79(2): 253-264. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315498000289 Schrijvers, J.; Okondo, J.; Steyaert, M.; Vincx, M. (1995). Influence of epibenthos on meiobenthos of the Ceriops tagal mangrove sediment at Gazi Bay, Kenya. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 128(1-3): 247-259 Steyaert, M.; Schrijvers, J. (1993). Structural and trophic relationships between meiobenthos and epifauna in Ceriops mangroves (Gazi Bay, Kenya). Belg. J. Zool. 123(Suppl. 1): 70
Book chapters (18) [show]
Merckx, B.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Null models reveal preferential sampling, spatial autocorrelation and overfitting in habitat suitability modelling, in: Merckx, B. Habitat suitability and community modelling of marine benthos = Modeleren van habitatgeschiktheid en gemeenschapsstructuren van marien benthos. pp. 83-102 Merckx, B.; Goethals, P.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Predictability of marine nematode biodiversity, in: Merckx, B. Habitat suitability and community modelling of marine benthos = Modeleren van habitatgeschiktheid en gemeenschapsstructuren van marien benthos. pp. 45-64 Merckx, B.; Van Meirvenne, M.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Mapping nematode diversity in the Southern Bight of the North Sea, in: Merckx, B. Habitat suitability and community modelling of marine benthos = Modeleren van habitatgeschiktheid en gemeenschapsstructuren van marien benthos. pp. 65-82 Merckx, B.; Steyaert, M.; Ferrero, T.; McEvoy, A.; Gheskiere, T.; Schratzberger, M.; Lambshead, J.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Revealing species assembly rules in nematode communities, in: Merckx, B. Habitat suitability and community modelling of marine benthos = Modeleren van habitatgeschiktheid en gemeenschapsstructuren van marien benthos. pp. 25-43 Merckx, B.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Habitat suitability modelling of common species, in: Merckx, B. Habitat suitability and community modelling of marine benthos = Modeleren van habitatgeschiktheid en gemeenschapsstructuren van marien benthos. pp. 103-121 Moens, T.; Moodley, L.; Steyaert, M.; Van Colen, C.; Van Oevelen, D.; Boschker, H.T.S.; Herman, P.M.J.; Middelburg, J.J.; Soetaert, K.; Ysebaert, T.; Vincx, M. (2011). The structure and functional roles of tidal flat meiobenthos, in: Heip, C. et al. (Ed.) Aspects of coastal research in contribution to LOICZ in the Netherlands and Flanders (2002-2010). LOICZ Research & Studies, 38: pp. 171-184 Van Colen, C.; Montserrat, F.; Verbist, K.; Vincx, M.; Steyaert, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Herman, P.M.J.; Degraer, S.; Ysebaert, T.J. (2009). Tidal flat nematode responses to hypoxia and subsequent macrofauna-mediated alterations of sediment properties, in: Van Colen, C. Tidal flat macrobenthos ecology, recolonisation and succession = Ecologie, herkolonisatie en successie van het macrobenthos in slikken. pp. 105-122 Deprez, T.; Steyaert, M.; Speybroeck, J.; Raes, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Merckx, B.; Vincx, M. (2006). NeMysKey: a concept for documented, polytomous digital identification keys, in: Deprez, T. Taxonomy and biogeography of the Mysida (Peracarida, Crustacea): a global approach through the biological information system NeMys = Taxonomie en biogeografie van de Mysida (Peracarida, Crustacea): een globale aanpak via het biologisch informatiesysteem NeMys. pp. 111-133 Steyaert, M. (2003). General introduction and aims, in: Steyaert, M. Ruimtelijke en temporele patronen van nematodengemeenschappen in de Noordzee en Westerschelde = Spatial and temporal scales of nematode communities in the North Sea and Westerschelde. pp. 1-11 Steyaert, M.; Moodley, L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vandewiele, S.; Vincx, M. (2003). The direct role of oxygen in the vertical distribution of nematodes: microcosm experiments, in: Steyaert, M. Ruimtelijke en temporele patronen van nematodengemeenschappen in de Noordzee en Westerschelde = Spatial and temporal scales of nematode communities in the North Sea and Westerschelde. pp. 87-97 Steyaert, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vanreusel, A.; Barranguet, C.; Lucas, C.; Vincx, M. (2003). The importance of fine-scale, vertical profiles in characterising nematode community structure, in: Steyaert, M. Ruimtelijke en temporele patronen van nematodengemeenschappen in de Noordzee en Westerschelde = Spatial and temporal scales of nematode communities in the North Sea and Westerschelde. pp. 53-74 Steyaert, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Rousseau, V.; Parent, J.-Y.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M. (2003). Bentho-pelagic coupling: changes in nematode community structure during sedimentation of pelagic primary production in an organically enriched coastal environment (North Sea), in: Steyaert, M. Ruimtelijke en temporele patronen van nematodengemeenschappen in de Noordzee en Westerschelde = Spatial and temporal scales of nematode communities in the North Sea and Westerschelde. pp. 37-52, more Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M.; Soetaert, K.; Rousseau, V.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Parent, J.-Y.; Vincx, M. (2003). Changes in structural and functional diversity of nematode communities during a spring phytoplankton bloom in the Southern North Sea, in: Vanaverbeke, J. Structural and functional diversity of the meiobenthos on the Belgian Continental Shelf, with emphasis on nematode communities = Structurele en functionele diversiteit van het meiobenthos op het Belgisch Continentaal Plat, met nadruk op de nematodengemeenschappen. pp. 91-111 Vincx, M.; Bonne, W.; Cattrijsse, A.; Degraer, S.; Dewicke, A.; Steyaert, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van Hoey, G.; Stienen, E.; Van Waeyenberge, J.; Kuijken, E.; Meire, P.; Offringa, H.; Seys, J.; Volckaert, F.A.M.J.; Gysels, E.S.; Huyse, T.; Zietara, M.S.; Geets, A.; Hellemans, B. (2002). Structural and functional biodiversity of North Sea ecosystems: species and their habitats as indicators for a sustainable development of the Belgian Continental Shelf = De structurele en functionele biodiversiteit van de Noordzee-ecosystemen, in: Duurzaam Beheer van de Noordzee: presentatie van de onderzoeksresultaten, 21-22/01/2002. Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy (SPSD I): Programme "Sustainable Management of the North Sea" = Plan voor wetenschappelijke ondersteuning van een beleid gericht op duurzame ontwikkeling (PODO I): Programma "Duurzaam beheer van de Noordzee", De Smet, G.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vanhove, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M. (2001). Nematoda - free living, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 161-174 Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M.; Bonne, W.; Vincx, M. (2001). Three decades of meiobenthos research on the Belgian Continental Shelf: an overview, in: Cattrijsse, A. et al. Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. pp. 11-16 Vincx, M.; Dewicke, A.; Mees, J.; Steyaert, M.; Van Gansbeke, D. (1996). Benthos of the North Sea: able to recover or desperately lost?, in: Dialogue between scientists and users of the sea: Proceedings of a Symposium held on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the civil service oceanographic research vessel Belgica, Ostend, 17-19 October 1994. pp. 33-41 Vincx, M.; Mees, J.; Steyaert, M.; Dewicke, A.; Fockedey, N. (1994). Structure and function of the benthos in estuarine and coastal marine ecosystems in relation to the present and future anthropogenic impact, in: Vanderborght, O. et al. (Ed.) IGBP and 'Global Change' related research in Belgium II. pp. 156-157
Theses (2) [show]
Steyaert, M. (2003). Ruimtelijke en temporele patronen van nematodengemeenschappen in de Noordzee en Westerschelde = Spatial and temporal scales of nematode communities in the North Sea and Westerschelde. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. XI, 114 pp., more Steyaert, M. (1993). Structurele en trofische relaties tussen meiobenthos en epifauna in Ceriops mangroves (Gazi Bay, Kenya); Structural and trophic relationships between meiobenthos and epifauna in Ceriops mangroves (Gazi Bay, Kenya). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Ghent. 118 (vol1), appendix (vol 2) pp.
Abstracts (12) [show]
Merckx, B.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2010). When is a habitat suitability model a reliable model? Randomization techniques in habitat suitability modeling, in: ISEI7 - Seventh International Conference on Ecological Informatics: Unravelling complexity and supporting sustainability, 13-16 December 2010, Gent, Belgium. Book of abstracts. pp. 104-105 Van Campenhout, J.; Bezerra, T.N.; Fonseca, G.; Steyaert, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Ingels, J.; Braeckman, U.; Merckx, B.; De Groote, A.; Pape, E.; De Meester, N.; Maria, T.; Guilini, K.; Moens, T.; Vanreusel, A.; Deprez, T.; Vincx, M. (2010). NEMYS: an online nematode indication and taxonomical tool, in: Gheerardyn, H. et al. Fourteenth International Meiofauna Conference, Aula Academica, Ghent, 11-16 July 2010. Book of Abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 44: pp. 199 Deprez, T.; Braeckman, U.; Bezerra, T.; Fonseca, G.; Ingels, J.; Hoste, E.; De Rycke, S.; Merckx, B.; Raes, M.; Smol, N.; Steenhuyse, L.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M. (2008). NEMYS: a digital encyclopedia on marine nematodes, in: Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress of Nematology: Nematodes Down Under. pp. 338 Ferrero, T.; Barnes, N.; Adão, H.; Campinas-Bezerra, T.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Steyaert, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Dgras, A.; Urban-Malinga, B.; Kuhnert, J.; Veit-Köhler, G.; Lampadariou, N.; Schratzberger, M.; Whomerley, P. (2008). The effect of increased rainfall on meiofauna assemblages: is there a uniform response to environmental perturbation?, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain, 11-15 November 2008: book of abstracts. pp. 2 Vanaverbeke, J.; Franco, M.; Steyaert, M.; Lampadariou, N.; Muthumbi, A.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Soetaert, K. (2008). Nematode size and shape from the shelf to the deep sea: adaptations to benthic ecosystem functioning, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain, 11-15 November 2008: book of abstracts. pp. 2 Ferrero, T.J.; Lampadariou, N.; Adão, H.; Ameryk, A.; Barnes, N.; Bezerra, T.N.; Deprez, T.; Drgas, A.; Kalogeropoulou, V.; Kuhnert, J.; Schratzberger, M.; Sevastou, K.; Urban-Malinga, B.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Veit-Köhler, G.; Whomersley, P.; Steyaert, M. (2007). Response of meiofauna communities to increased rainfall as predicted by global climate change models, in: Thirteenth International Meiofauna Conference (THIRIMCO) July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Brazil: Abstract book. pp. [23] Merckx, B.; Goethals, P.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2007). Predicting nematode biodiversity using artificial neural networks, in: Thirteenth International Meiofauna Conference (THIRIMCO) July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Brazil: Abstract book. pp. [19] Steyaert, M.; Bezerra, T.N.; Braeckman, U.; Fonseca, G.; Hoste, E.; Ingels, J.; Merckx, B.; Raes, M.; Steenhuyse, L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van Gaever, S.; Vincx, M.; Deprez, T. (2007). NeMys: an online nematode identification and taxonomical tool, in: Thirteenth International Meiofauna Conference (THIRIMCO) July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Brazil: Abstract book. pp. [16] Vanaverbeke, J.; Franco, M.A.; Lampadariou, N.; Muthumbi, A.; Steyaert, M.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Soetaert, K. (2007). Nematode morphometry from the shelf to the deep sea in European marine water, in: Thirteenth International Meiofauna Conference (THIRIMCO) July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Brazil: Abstract book. pp. [21] Zintzen, V.; Massin, Cl.; Norro, A.; Cattrijsse, A.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Degraer, S.; Steyaert, M.; Vincx, M.; Mallefet, J. (2004). Belgian shipwrecks: hotspots for marine biodiversity, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 5 March 2004: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 17: pp. 85 Steyaert, M.; Vandewiele, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Moodley, L.; Vincx, M. (2002). The role of oxygen in the vertical distribution of nematodes: an experimental approach, in: ECSA Local Meeting: ecological structures and functions in the Scheldt Estuary: from past to future, Antwerp, Belgium October 7-10, 2002: abstract book. pp. 59 Steyaert, M.; Herman, P.M.J.; Moens, T.; Vincx, M. (2001). Tidal migration of nematodes on an estuarine mudflat (Molenplaat, Schelde Estuary, SW Netherlands), in: VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 23 February 2001: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 1: pp. 57
Reports (5) [show]
Mallefet, J.; Zintzen, V.; Massin, C.; Norro, A.; Vincx, M.; De Maersschalck, V.; Steyaert, M.; Degraer, S.; Cattrijsse, A.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2008). Belgian shipwreck: hotspots for marine biodiversity BEWREMABI: final report. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 151 pp. Vanaverbeke, J.; Franco, M.A.; van Oevelen, D.; Moodley, L.; Provoost, P.; Steyaert, M.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M. (2006). Benthic responses to sedimentation of phytoplankton on the Belgian Continental Shelf, in: Rousseau, V. et al. (Ed.) Current status of eutrophication in the Belgian coastal zone. pp. 73-90 Vanaverbeke, J.; Deprez, T.; Steyaert, M.; Vincx, M. (2005). The effects of long-term sand extraction activities on nematode communities from the Kwintebank, in: Programmatorische Federale Overheidsdienst Wetenschapsbeleid: Tweede plan voor wetenschappelijke ondersteuning van een beleid gericht op duurzame ontwikkeling: Deel II. "Global change, Ecosystemen en Biodiversiteit": Netwerkovereenkomst EV/02/38A. SPEEK - Study of Post-extraction Ecological Effects in the Kwintebank sand dredging area: Wetenschappelijk verslag voor de periode 01/01/2004-31/12/2004. pp. 6-14 Franco, M.A.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M.; Vincx, M. (2004). Dynamics of meiobenthos and bacteria at two contrasting sites at the Belgian Continental Shelf, in: Hogere trofische niveaus in de Zuidelijke Noordzee 'TROPHOS': wetenschappelijk verslag voor de periode van 01/02/2003-31/01/2004. pp. 1-8, more Vincx, M.; Bonne, W.; Cattrijsse, A.; Degraer, S.; Dewicke, A.; Steyaert, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van Hoey, G.; Stienen, E.; Van Waeyenberge, J.; Kuijken, E.; Meire, P.; Offringa, H.; Seys, J.; Volckaert, F.A.M.J.; Gysels, E.S.; Hellemans, B.; Huyse, T.; Pampoulie, C. (2004). Structural and functional biodiversity of North Sea ecosystems: species and their habitats as indicators for a sustainable development of the Belgian Continental Shelf. Belgian Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs (OSTC): Brussel. 94 pp., more
Other publications (2) [show]
Steyaert, M.; Vincx, M. (1996). The vertical distribution of meiobenthos in coastal sediments (Belgium). Bull. Soc. r. Sci. Liège 65(1-3): 155-157 Vincx, M.; Dewicke, A.; Fockedey, N.; Mees, J.; Steyaert, M. (1996). The benthic food path. Bull. Soc. r. Sci. Liège 65(1): 179-182
Thesis supervisor [show]
Tuhumury, S.F. (1995). Vertical distribution of meiofauna related to biogeochemistry: a case study from one station in the North Sea and one station in the Westerschelde estuary. MSc Thesis. RUG: Gent. 102 pp.

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