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Dr Vanaverbeke, Jan
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Thesaurus terms: Belgium; Meiobenthos Taxonomic term: Nematoda [WoRMS]

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Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen; Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu; Aquatische en Terrestrische Ecologie (ATECO) Direct contact at institute: E-mail: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium

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Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more Function: Biologist - PhD

Projects (16)

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A field manipulation experiment on four European beaches investigating the response of meiofauna communities to increased rainfall
Belgian Register of Marine & Coastal Species
Biotic interactions across size classes as structuring factors for marine benthic ecosystem functioning
Body - size and ecosystem dynamics: integrating pure and applied approaches from aquatic and terrestrial ecology to support an ecosystem approach
De functionele rol van het mariene macrobenthos in het metabolisme van de zeebodem.
ExPERimental approaches towards Future Sustainable Use of North Sea Artificial HarD SubstratEs
Global patterns in biodiversity in marine sediments. Modelling of nematode communities
Higher trophic levels in the Southern North Sea, more
Interactions between meiobenthic diversity (in casu Nematoda) and tourism on three European sandy beaches
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence
Meiobenthic And Nematode biodiversity: Unraveling Ecological and Latitudinal Aspects
Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria
OUTFLOW
Study of Post-extraction ecological effects in the Kwintebank sand dredging area
The effect of ocean acidification on the functioning of coastal marine benthos
Understanding benthic, pelagic and air-borne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas, more

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TROPHOS: Onraedt, G.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Marine Biology Research Group - Ugent: Belgium; (2003): Macrobenthos: temporal patterns for BCS stations 115b and 330. Marine Data Archive., more TROPHOS: See unpublished Maria Franco, more Vanaverbeke, J. (1999). Nematodes from station 330: structural and functional biodiversity on the Belgian Continental Shelf. Ghent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Section (MARBIOL), Belgium., more Vanaverbeke, J. et al., Meiobenthos of subtidal sandbanks on the Belgian Continental Shelf. Manuela Database, Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Afdeling Mariene Biologie, Ghent, Belgium., more TROPHOS: Pigment data for stations 115bis and 330 in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (2002-2003), more Temporal patterns of bacterial diversity in a changing environment, more

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A1 Publications (120) [show]
Aoufi, S.; Rumes, B.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Degraer, S.; Debusschere, E. (2026). A novel method to infer harbor porpoise foraging behavior from acoustic data: A comparative assessment against established techniques. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 42(4): 1-22. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.70292 Degraer, S.; Cornacchia, L.; Ziemba, A.; Agardy, T.; van den Burg, S.W.K.; van de Braak, K.; van Duren, L.A.; Declercq, A.M.; Eggermont, M.; Van Gerven, A.; Kerkhove, T.R.H.; Moulaert, I.; Patel, T.; Petersen, J.K.; Poelman, M.; Stratigaki, V.; Strothotte, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; El Serafy, G. (2026). Rethinking the responsible application of nature-inclusive design in marine infrastructure to restore ecosystems and enhance biodiversity. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 83(4): fsag050. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsag050 Mavraki, N.; Want, A.; Bolam, S.G.; Yeuw, T.T.; Birchenough, S.; Boutin, K.; Coral, C.; Dannheim, J.; Desroy, N.Y.; Janas, U.; Kapasakali, D.; Kornau, L.M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vinagre, P.A.; Coolen, J.W.P. (2026). Differences in epifaunal ecological functioning between natural and artificial hard substrates with implications for offshore renewable energy development. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 83(5): fsag074. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsag074 Reynés-Cardona, A.; De Borger, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Marina, T.I.; Buyse, J.; Braeckman, U. (2026). Offshore wind farm development alters food web structure and carbon flows: Insights from a 14-year data-driven study. Ecol. Indic. 190: 115432. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115432 Dannheim, J.; Kloss, P.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Mavraki, N.; Zupan, M.; Spielmann, V.; Degraer, S.; Birchenough, S.N.R.; Janas, U.; Sheehan, E.; Teschke, K.; Gill, A.B.; Hutchison, Z.; Carey, D.A.; Rasser, M.; Buyse, J.; van der Weide, B.; Bittner, O.; Causon, P.; Krone, R.; Faasse, M.; Wrede, A.; Coolen, J.W.P. (2025). Biodiversity information of benthic species at artificial structures – BISAR. Scientific Data 12(1): 604. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04920-1 Dannheim, J.; Beermann, J.; Coolen, J.W.P.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Degraer, S.; Birchenough, S.N.R.; Garcia, C.; Lacroix, G.; Fiorentino, D.; Lindeboom, H.; Krone, R.; Pehlke, H.; Braeckman, U.; Brey, T. (2025). Offshore wind turbines constitute benthic secondary production hotspots on and around constructions. J. Environ. Manage. 393: 126922. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126922 De Borger, E.; van Oevelen, D.; Mavraki, N.; De Backer, A.; Braeckman, U.; Soetaert, K.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2025). Offshore wind farms modify coastal food web dynamics by enhancing suspension feeder pathways. Commun. Earth Environ. 6(1): 330. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02253-w Denis, P.; Capet, A.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Kerkhove, T.R.H.; Lacroix, G.; Legrand, S. (2025). Hydrodynamic alterations induced by floating solar structures co-located with an offshore wind farm. Front. Mar. Sci. 12: 1674859. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1674859 Dornelas, Maria; Antão, Laura H.; Bates, Amanda E.; Brambilla, Viviana; Chase, Jonathan M.; Chow, Cher F. Y.; Fontrodona‐Eslava, Ada; Magurran, Anne E.; Martins, Inês S.; Moyes, Faye; Sagouis, Alban; Adu‐Acheampong, Samuel; Acquah‐Lamptey, Daniel; Adam, Dušan; Ajani, Penelope A.; Albaina, Aitor; Almaraz, Pablo; An, Jeongseop; Anderson, Roger Sigismund; Anderson, Madelaine Jean Robertson; Antunes, Alexsander Z.; Arismendi, Ivan; Armbrecht, Linda; Aros‐Mardones, Pedro; Ashtamoorthy, Sreejith Kalpuzha; Ayyappan, Narayanan; Badihi, Gal; Bailey, Joseph J.; Baird, Andrew H.; Baird, Mark Edward; Balakrishnan, Sreekumar Vadakkethil; Barão‐Nóbrega, José António L.; Barash, Adi; Barbosa, Miguel; Barlow, Jos; Bässler, Claus; Beaumont, Matthieu; Beenaerts, Natalie; Begot, Tiago Octavio; Beiroz, Wallace; Beldade, Ricardo; Bell, David M.; Bellgrove, Alecia; Belmaker, Jonathan; Benedetti‐Cecchi, Lisandro; Benkwitt, Cassandra E.; Berkum, Pamela Medina‐van; Bestelmeyer, Brandon T.; Betts, Matthew G.; Billah, Maxwell Kelvin; Bjorkman, Anne D.; Błażewicz, Magdalena; Bloch, Christopher P.; Blowes, Shane A.; Bode, Antonio; Bogoni, Juliano A.; Bolger, Thomas; Bonebrake, Timothy C.; Bonsdorff, Erik; Bottarin, Roberta; Brokensha, Luke N.; Brooker, Rob W.; Brooks, Andrew J.; Bruelheide, Helge; Bueno, Thiago Almeida; Laguionie, Claire; Campagnoli, Mariana Lopes; Cant, James; Caramaschi, Erica Pellegrini; Caron, Alexandre; Carroll, Tadhg; Caruso, Tancredi; Carvajal‐Quintero, Juan; Castaldelli, Giuseppe; Castañeda‐Moya, Edward; Castilho, Pedro V.; Cechin, Sonia Zanini; Chaikin, Shahar; Chandrashekara, Uchangi Manjunatha; Chase, Tory J.; Chen, Chaolun Allen; Cherem, Jorge José; Choi, Sei‐Woong; Christensen, Erica M.; Christianini, Alexander V.; Chu, Jackson Wing Four; Coad, Peter; Van Colen, Carl; Comte, Lise; Cooper, Elisabeth J.; Cornelissen, J. Hans C.; Cosson, Eddy; Cotano, Unai; Crevecoeur, Luc; Crow, Shannan Kyle; Cumming, Graeme S.; Daga, Vanessa S.; Damasceno, Gabriella; Daskalova, Gergana N.; Davies, Claire H.; Davis, Robert A.; Day, Frank P.; De‐La‐Zerda, Sussy; Deacon, Amy Elizabeth; de Castro‐Arrazola, Indradatta; Degraer, Steven; Deonarinesingh, Kharran; Diaz‐Ricaurte, Juan C.; Dickman, Christopher R.; Dirilgen, Tara; Dolan, Ciaran John; Duffy, J. Emmett; Dunn, Timothy E.; Durigan, Giselda; Dwyer, Ciara; Earl, Stevan; Edelist, Dor; Edgar, Graham John; Edmondson, Sally; Elgin, Ashley K.; Ellingsen, Kari Elsa; Elmendorf, Sarah C.; Eriksen, Ruth S.; Ernest, S. K. Morgan; Escribano, Ruben; Eterovick, Paula Cabral; Evans, Brian S.; Everett, Jason D.; Evtimova, Vesela; Exton, Dan A.; Fairbairn, Andrew J.; Fantacini, Felipe Moreli; Farah, Fabiano Turini; Farneda, Fábio Zanella; Favila, Mario E.; Fernandez‐Fournier, Philippe; Fernández‐Zapata, Braulio; Ferreira, Diogo F.; Ferronato, Carola; du Feu, Christopher R.; Fidelis, Alessandra; Fifield, David A.; Filho, Vilmar Picinatto; Filho, Walter Mesquita; Fitt, Robert N. L.; Flechtmann, Carlos A. H.; Fraser, William R.; Fraser, Donna L.; Freixas, Lídia; Fryxell, John; Fundakowski, Garrett J.; Gabara, Scott Stanley; Gallois, Elise; Criado, Mariana García; García‐Berthou, Emili; Garrabou, Joaquim; Gates, Andrew R.; Gatti, Roberto Cazzolla; Gavioli, Anna; Gavriel, Tal; Gendreau‐Berthiaume, Benoit; Giam, Xingli; Gjerdrum, Carina; Glemnitz, Michael; Godbold, Jasmin Annica; Gómez‐Gras, Daniel; Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa; Goold, Andy; Gordon, Richard R.; Goren, Menachem; Goulart, Fernando Vilas Boas; Gould, William A.; Grabowski, Meagan M.; Graham, Nicholas A. J.; Graipel, Maurício Eduardo; Grange, Laura J.; Greenville, Aaron C.; Grossman, Gary D.; Guinder, Valeria A.; Haase, Peter; Haskins, Gary N.; Havstad, Kris; Hermanutz, Luise; Hickford, Michael Julian Hames; Hidalgo, Pamela; Higuchi, Pedro; Hoey, Andrew S.; Van Hoey, Gert; Hofgaard, Annika; Holeck, Kristen T.; Hollister, Robert D.; Holmes, Richard T.; Hoogenboom, Mia Odell; Hortal, Joaquín; Horton, Tammy; Hsieh, Chih‐hao; Huffard, Christine L.; Huikkon Hendriks, E.; Langedock, K.; van Duren, L.A.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Boone, W.; Soetaert, K. (2025). The impact of offshore wind turbine foundations on local hydrodynamics and stratification in the Southern North Sea. Front. Mar. Sci. 12: 1619577. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1619577 Jammar, C.; Reynés-Cardona, A.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Lefaible, N.; Moens, T.; Degraer, S.; Braeckman, U. (2025). Decadal trends in macrobenthic communities in offshore wind farms: Disentangling turbine and climate effects. J. Sea Res. 203: 102557. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2024.102557 Lefaible, N.; Van Colen, C.; Jammar, C.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Moens, T.; Van Haelst, S.; Norro, A.; Degraer, S.; Braeckman, U. (2025). Laying out the foundations: Assessing the spatial extent and drivers of offshore wind turbine artificial reef effects on soft sediments. J. Sea Res. 208: 102631. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2025.102631 Byron, C.J.; Koch, S.J.I.; Callier, M.D.; Kluger, L.; Angel, D. L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Filgueira, R. (2024). Indicators for ecological carrying capacity of bivalve and seaweed aquaculture. Reviews in Aquaculture 16(4): 2010-2022. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/raq.12945 Dairain, A.; Voet, H.; Vafeiadou, A.-M.; De Meester, N.; Rigaux, A.; Van Colen, C.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Moens, T. (2024). Structurally stable but functionally disrupted marine microbial communities under a future climate change scenario: Potential importance for nitrous oxide emissions. Sci. Total Environ. 907: 167928. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167928 Knights, A.M.; Lemasson, A.J.; Firth, L.B.; Bond, T.; Claisse, J.; Coolen, J.W.P.; Copping, A.; Dannheim, J.; De Dominicis, M.; Degraer, S.; Elliott, M.; Fernandes, P.G.; Fowler, A.M.; Frost, M.; Henry, L.A.; Hicks, N.; Hyder, K.; Jagerroos, S.; Jones, D.O.B.; Love, M.; Lynam, C.P.; Macreadie, P.I.; Marlow, J.; Mavraki, N.; McLean, D.; Montagna, P.A.; Paterson, D.M.; Perrow, M.; Portera, J.; Russell, D.J.F.; Bull, A.S.; Schratzberger, M.; Shipley, B.; van Elden, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Want, A.; Watson, S.C.L.; Wilding, T.A.; Somerfield, P. (2024). Developing expert scientific consensus on the environmental and societal effects of marine artificial structures prior to decommissioning. J. Environ. Manage. 352: 119897. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119897 Zupan, M.; Coolen, J.; Mavraki, N.; Degraer, S.; Moens, T.; Kerckhof, F.; Lopez Lopez, L.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2024). Life on every stone: Characterizing benthic communities from scour protection layers of offshore wind farms in the southern North Sea. J. Sea Res. 201: 102522. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2024.102522 Festjens, F.; Buyse, J.; De Backer, A.; Hostens, K.; Lefaible, N.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van Hoey, G. (2023). Functional trait responses to different anthropogenic pressures. Ecol. Indic. 146: 109854. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109854 Goedefroo, N.; Braeckman, U.; Hostens, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Moens, T.; De Backer, A. (2023). Understanding the impact of sand extraction on benthic ecosystem functioning: A combination of functional indices and biological trait analysis. Front. Mar. Sci. 10: 1268999. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1268999 Lefaible, N.; Braeckman, U.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Moens, T. (2023). A wind of change for soft-sediment infauna within operational offshore windfarms. Mar. Environ. Res. 188: 106009. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106009 Li, C.; Coolen, J.W.P.; Scherer, L.; Mogollón, J.M.; Braeckman, U.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Tukker, A.; Steubing, B. (2023). Offshore wind energy and marine biodiversity in the North Sea: life cycle impact assessment for benthic communities. Environ. Sci. Technol. 57(16): 6455-6464. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c07797 Santi, Ioulia; Beluche, Odette; Beraud, Mélanie; Buttigieg, Pier Luigi; Casotti, Raffaella; Cox, Cymon J.; Cunliffe, Michael; Davies, Neil; de Cerio, Oihane Diaz; Exter, Katrina; Kervella, Anne Emmanuelle; Kotoulas, Georgios; Lagaisse, Rune; Laroquette, Arnaud; Louro, Bruno; Not, Fabrice; Obst, Matthias; Pavloudi, Christina; Poulain, Julie; Præbel, Kim; Vanaverbeke, Jan; Pade, Nicolas (2023). European marine omics biodiversity observation network: A strategic outline for the implementation of omics approaches in ocean observation. Front. Mar. Sci. 10(1118120): 1-13. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1118120 Van de Pol, L.; Van der Biest, K.; Taelman, S.E.; De Luca Peña, L.; Everaert, G.; Hernandez, S.; Culhane, F.; Borja, A.; Heymans, J.J.; Van Hoey, G.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Meire, P. (2023). Impacts of human activities on the supply of marine ecosystem services: A conceptual model for offshore wind farms to aid quantitative assessments. Heliyon 9(3): e13589. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13589 Voet, H.; Soetaert, K.; Moens, T.; Bodé, S.; Boeckx, P.; Van Colen, C.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2023). N₂O production by mussels: Quantifying rates and pathways in current and future climate settings. Front. Mar. Sci. 10: 1101469. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1101469 Voet, H.E.E.; Vlaminck, E.; Van Colen, C.; Bodé, S.; Boeckx, P.; Degraer, S.; Moens, T.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U. (2023). Organic matter processing in a [simulated] offshore wind farm ecosystem in current and future climate and aquaculture scenarios. Sci. Total Environ. 857(Part 1): 159285. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159285 Zupan, M.; Rumes, B.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Degraer, S.; Kerckhof, F. (2023). Long-term succession on offshore wind farms and the role of species interactions. Diversity 15(2): 288. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020288 Coolen, J.W.P.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Dannheim, J.; Garcia, C.; Birchenough, S.; Krone, R.; Beermann, J. (2022). Generalized changes of benthic communities after construction of wind farms in the southern North Sea. J. Environ. Manage. 315: 115173. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115173 Mavraki, N.; Coolen, J.W.P.; Kapasakali, D.-A.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Beermann, J. (2022). Small suspension-feeding amphipods play a pivotal role in carbon dynamics around offshore man-made structures. Mar. Environ. Res. 178: 105664. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105664 Tara Ocean Foundation; Tara Oceans; European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL); European Marine Biological Resource Centre - European Research Infrastructure Consortium (EMBRC-ERIC) (2022). Priorities for ocean microbiome research. Nature Microbiology 7(7): 937-947. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41564-022-01145-5 Vlaminck, E.; Moens, T.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van Colen, C. (2022). Physiological response to seawater pH of the bivalve Abra alba, a benthic ecosystem engineer, is modulated by low pH. Mar. Environ. Res. 179: 105704. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105704 Voet, H.E.E.; Van Colen, C.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2022). Climate change effects on the ecophysiology and ecological functioning of an offshore wind farm artificial hard substrate community. Sci. Total Environ. 810: 152194. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152194 De Borger, E.; Ivanov, E.; Capet, A.; Braeckman, U.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Grégoire, M.; Soetaert, K. (2021). Offshore windfarm footprint of sediment organic matter mineralization processes. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 632243. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.632243 Ivanov, E.; Capet, A.; De Borger, E.; Degraer, S.; Delhez, E.; Soetaert, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Grégoire, M. (2021). Offshore wind farm footprint on organic and mineral particle flux to the bottom. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 631799. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.631799 Mavraki, N.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2021). Offshore wind farms and the attraction-production hypothesis: insights from a combination of stomach content and stable isotope analyses. Hydrobiologia 848(7): 1639-1657. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s10750-021-04553-6 Toussaint, E.; De Borger, E.; Braeckman, U.; De Backer, A.; Soetaert, K.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2021). Faunal and environmental drivers of carbon and nitrogen cycling along a permeability gradient in shallow North Sea sediments. Sci. Total Environ. 767: 144994. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.144994 Dannheim, J.; Bergström, L.; Birchenough, S.N.R.; Brzana, R.; Boon, A.R.; Coolen, J.W.P.; Dauvin, J.-C.; De Mesel, I.; Derweduwen, J.; Gill, A.B.; Hutchison, Z.L.; Jackson, A.C.; Janas, U.; Martin, G.; Raoux, A.; Reubens, J.; Rostin, L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Wilding, T.A.; Wilhelmsson, D.; Degraer, S. (2020). Benthic effects of offshore renewables: identification of knowledge gaps and urgently needed research. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 77(3): 1092-1108. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz018 Degraer, S.; Carey, D.A.; Coolen, J.; Hutchison, Z.; Kerckhof, F.; Rumes, B.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2020). Offshore wind farm artificial reefs affect ecosystem structure and functioning: A synthesis. Oceanography 33(4): 48-57. https://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2020.405 Gogina, M.; Zettler, M.L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Dannheim, J.; Van Hoey, G.; Desroy, N.; Wrede, A.; Reiss, H.; Degraer, S.; Van Lancker, V.; Foveau, A.; Braeckman, U.; Fiorentino, D.; Holstein, J.; Birchenough, S.N.R. (2020). Interregional comparison of benthic ecosystem functioning: Community bioturbation potential in four regions along the NE Atlantic shelf. Ecol. Indic. 110: 105945. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105945 Greathead, C.; Magni, P.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Buhl-Mortensen, L.; Janas, U.; Blomqvist, M.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Dannheim, J.; Darr, A.; Degraer, S.; Desroy, N.; Donnay, A.; Griffiths, Y.; Guala, I.; Guérin, L.; Hinchen, H.; Labrune, C.; Reiss, H.; Van Hoey, G.; Birchenough, S.N.R. (2020). A generic framework to assess the representation and protection of benthic ecosystems in European marine protected areas. Aquat. 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Biological geography of the European seas: Results from the MacroBen database. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 265-278. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07955 Grémare, A.; Labrune, C.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Amouroux, J.M.; Bachelet, G.; Zettler, M.L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Fleischer, D.; Bigot, L.; Maire, O.; Deflandre, B.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Degraer, S.; Dounas, C.; Duineveld, G.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herrmann, M.; Hummel, H.; Karakassis, I.; Kedra, M.; Kendall, M.A.; Kingston, P.; Laudien, J.; Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Rachor, E.; Sardá, R.; Speybroeck, J.; Van Hoey, G.; Vincx, M.; Whomersley, P.; Willems, W.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Zenetos, A. (2009). Comparison of the performances of two biotic indices based on the MacroBen database. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 297-311. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08030 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 van Oevelen, D.; Soetaert, K.; Franco, M.A.; Moodley, L.; van Ijzerloo, L.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2009). Organic matter input and processing in two contrasting North Sea sediments: insights from stable isotope and biomass data. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 380: 19-32. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07921 De Leonardis, C.; Sandulli, R.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M.; De Zio Grimaldi, S. (2008). Meiofauna and nematode diversity in some Mediterranean subtidal areas of the Adriatic and Ionian Sea. Sci. Mar. (Barc.) 72(1): 5-13. dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2008.72n15 Franco, M.A.; Soetaert, K.; Costa, M.J.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2008). Uptake of phytodetritus by meiobenthos using ¹³C labelled diatoms and Phaeocystis in two contrasting sediments from the North Sea. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 362(1): 1-8. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2008.04.010, more 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 Franco, M.A.; Soetaert, K.; van Oevelen, D.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Costa, M.J.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2008). Density, vertical distribution and trophic responses of metazoan meiobenthos to phytoplankton deposition in contrasting sediment types. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 358: 51-62. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07361, more Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (2008). Short-term changes in nematode communities from an abandoned intense sand extraction site on the Kwintebank (Belgian Continental Shelf) two years post-cessation. Mar. Environ. Res. 66(2): 240-248. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2008.02.066 Franco, M.A.; De Mesel, I.; Demba Diallo, M.; Van der Gucht, K.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Van Rijswijk, P.; Costa, M.J.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2007). Effect of phytoplankton bloom deposition on benthic bacterial communities in two contrasting sediments in the southern North Sea. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 48(3): 241-254. dx.doi.org/10.3354/ame048241, more Vanaverbeke, J.; Deprez, T.; Vincx, M. (2007). Changes in nematode communities at the long-term sand extraction site of the Kwintebank (Southern Bight of the North Sea). Mar. Pollut. Bull. 54(9): 1351-1360. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.05.019 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 Gheskiere, T.; Hoste, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2004). Horizontal zonation patterns and feeding structure of marine nematode assemblages on a macrotidal, ultra-dissipative sandy beach (De Panne, Belgium). J. Sea Res. 52(3): 211-226. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2004.02.001 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 Vanaverbeke, J.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M. (2004). Changes in morphometric characteristics of nematode communities during a spring phytoplankton bloom deposition. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 273: 139-146. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps273139, 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 Beyst, B.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M.; Mees, J. (2002). Tidal and diurnal periodicity in macrocrustaceans and demersal fish of an exposed sandy beach, with special emphasis on juvenile plaice Pleuronectes platessa. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 225: 263-274. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps225263 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 Heip, C.H.R.; Duineveld, G.; Flach, E.; Graf, G.; Helder, W.; Herman, P.M.J.; Lavaleye, M.S.S.; Middelburg, J.J.; Pfannkuche, O.; Soetaert, K.; Soltwedel, T.; de Stiger, H.; Thomsen, L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; de Wilde, P. (2001). The role of the benthic biota in sedimentary metabolism and sediment-water exchange processes in the Goban Spur area (NE Atlantic). Deep-Sea Res., Part 2, Top. Stud. 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Gheerardyn, H.; Bezerra, T.N.; Cnudde, C.; Deprez, T.; Derycke, S.; De Troch, M.; Ingels, J.; Merckx, B.; Moens, T.; Pape, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M. (Ed.) (2010). Fourteenth International Meiofauna Conference, Aula Academica, Ghent, 11-16 July 2010. Book of Abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 44. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. xxii, 237 pp. Van Hoey, G.; Pecceu, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Hostens, K.; Vincx, M. (2009). Macrobenthos monitoring on the Belgian Part of the North Sea in the framework of the OSPAR eutrophication assessment (EUTROF). ILVO: Oostende. 50 pp. Schallier, R.; Vanaverbeke, J. (1993). Het hyperbenthos van de Eems-Dollard. Universiteit Gent (RUG): Gent. 7 pp.
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Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B.; Vigin, L.; Braeckman, U.; Buyse, J.; Courtens, W.; De Backer, A.; Haelters, J.; Hostens, K.; Jammar, C.; Lefaible, N.; Moens, T.; Paoletti, S.; Reynés-Cardona, A.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van de walle, M.; Vanermen, N.; Van Maele, T.M.; Verstraete, H. (2023). Executive summary: Progressive insights in changing species distribution patterns informing marine management, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Progressive insights in changing species distribution patterns informing marine management. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 7-9 Jammar, C.; Reynés-Cardona, A.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Lefaible, N.; Moens, T.; Braeckman, U. (2023). Long-term impact of turbine presence on macrobenthic communities in the Belgian part of the North Sea, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Progressive insights in changing species distribution patterns informing marine management. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 21-41 Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B.; Vigin, L.; Braeckman, U.; Bruns, E.; Buyse, J.; Courtens, W.; De Backer, A.; Hostens, K.; Lefaible, N.; Mavraki, N.; Moens, T.; Norro, A.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van de walle, M.; Vanermen, N.; Verstraete, H. (2020). Executive summary: Empirical evidence inspiring priority monitoring, research and management, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Empirical evidence inspiring priority monitoring, research and management. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 7-11 Mavraki, N.; Braeckman, U.; Degraer, S.; Moens, T.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2020). On the food-web ecology in offshore wind farms areas: Lessons from 4 years of research, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Empirical evidence inspiring priority monitoring, research and management. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 115-131 Rumes, B.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Degraer, S. (2019). An analysis of harbour porpoise strandings after a decade of offshore wind farm construction in the southern North Sea, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: making a decade of monitoring, research and innovation. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 125-134 Rice, J.; Arvanitidis, C.; Boicenco, L.; Kasapidis, P.; Mahon, R.; Malone, T.C.; Montevecchi, W.A.; Monton, M.C.; Moretzsohn, F.; Ouellet, P.; Oxenford, H.; Smith, T.; Tunnell, J.W.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van Gaever, S. (2017). North Atlantic Ocean, in: The Group of Experts of the Regular Process (Ed.) The First Global Integrated Marine Assessment: World Ocean Assessment I. pp. 557-594 Degraer, S.; Rumes, B.; Alsebai, M.; Botteldooren , D.; Brabant, R.; Courtens, W.; Debusschere, E.; Derweduwen, J.; De Mesel, I.; Erkman, A.; Haelters, J.; Hostens, K.; Kerckhof, F.; Lafontaine, R.-M.; Laurent, Y.; Moens, T.; Norro, A.; Persoon, K.; Ranson, J.; Reubens, J.; Smith, A.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Ribeiro da Costa, A.M.; Torreele, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vandendriessche, S.; Vanermen, N.; Van de walle, M.; Verstraete, H.; Vigin, L.; Vidao, J.; Vincx, M.; Wittoeck, J. (2016). Executive summary, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Environmental impact monitoring reloaded. pp. i-ix Haelters, J.; Rumes, B.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Degraer, S. (2016). Seasonal and interannual patterns in the presence of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Belgian waters from 2010 to 2015 as derived from passive acoustic monitoring, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Environmental impact monitoring reloaded. pp. 249-267 Degraer, S.; Hostens, K.; Provoost, S.; Stienen, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Pirlet, H. (2015). Natuur en milieu, in: Pirlet, H. et al. Compendium voor Kust en Zee 2015: Een geïntegreerd kennisdocument over de socio-economische, ecologische en institutionele aspecten van de kust en zee in Vlaanderen en België. Compendium voor Kust en Zee = Compendium for Coast and Sea, : pp. 57-76 Degraer, S.; Hostens, K.; Provoost, S.; Stienen, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Pirlet, H. (2015). Nature and environment, in: Pirlet, H. et al. Compendium for Coast and Sea 2015: An integrated knowledge document about the socio-economic, environmental and institutional aspects of the coast and sea in Flanders and Belgium. Compendium voor Kust en Zee = Compendium for Coast and Sea, : pp. 55-74 Coates, D.; Van Hoey, G.; Reubens, J.; Vanden Eede, S.; De Maersschalck, V.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2013). The macrobenthic community around an offshore wind farm, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Learning from the past to optimise future monitoring programmes. pp. 87-97 Coates, D.; Deschutter, Y.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2013). Macrobenthic enrichment around a gravity based foundation, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Learning from the past to optimise future monitoring programmes. pp. 141-151 Degraer, S.; Baeye, M.; Botteldooren, D.; Brabant, R.; Coates, D.; Courtens, W.; Debusschere, E.; Dekoninck, L.; De Maersschalk, V.; De Mesel, I.; Deschutter, Y.; Derweduwen, J; Di Marcantonio, M.; Dulière, V.; Fettweis, M.; Francken, F.; Haelters, J.; Haerens, P.; Hostens, K.; Houthaeve, R.; Houziaux, J.-S.; Kerckhof, F.; Mathys, M.; Norro, A.; Onkelinx, T.; Reubens, J.; Rumes, B.; Sas, M.; Stienen, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vandendriessche, S.; Vanden Eede, S.; Van den Eynde, D.; Van de walle, M.; Vanermen, N.; Van Hoey, G.; Vanhulle, A.; Van Lancker, V.; Van Renterghem, T.; Verstraete, H.; Vigin, L.; Vincx, M. (2013). Executive summary, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Learning from the past to optimise future monitoring programmes. pp. 9-13 Degraer, S.; De Mesel, I.; Baeye, M.; Botteldooren, D.; Brabant, R.; Coates, D.; Courtens, W.; Debusschere, E.; Dekoninck, L.; De Maersschalck, V.; Deschutter, Y.; Derweduwen, J; Di Marcantonio, M.; Dulière, V.; Fettweis, M.; Francken, F.; Haelters, J.; Haerens, P.; Hostens, K.; Houthaeve, R.; Houziaux, J.-S.; Kerckhof, F.; Mathys, M.; Norro, A.; Onkelinx, T.; Reubens, J.; Rumes, B.; Sas, M.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vandendriessche, S.; Vanden Eede, S.; Van den Eynde, D.; Van de walle, M.; Vanermen, N.; Van Hoey, G.; Vanhulle, A.; Van Lancker, V.; Van Renterghem, T.; Verstraete, H.; Vigin, L.; Vincx, M. (2013). Optimising the future Belgian offshore wind farm monitoring programme, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Learning from the past to optimise future monitoring programmes. pp. 193-197 Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Mees, J. (2013). 'In Cod we trust': Trends in gadoid fisheries in Iceland 1929-1996, in: Lescrauwaet, A.-K. Belgian fisheries: ten decades, seven seas, forty species: Historical time-series to reconstruct landings, catches, fleet and fishing areas from 1900. pp. 182-197 Coates, D.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (2012). Enrichment of the soft sediment macrobenthos around a gravity based foundation on the Thorntonbank, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Heading for an understanding of environmental impacts. pp. 41-54 Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Coates, D.; Courtens, W.; Derweduwen, J.; Haelters, J.; Hostens, K.; Houziaux, J.-S.; Kerckhof, F.; Norro, A.; Onkelinx, T.; Rumes, B.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vandendriessche, S.; Van de Walle, M.; Vanermen, N.; Van Roy, W.; Verschelde, P.; Vigin, L.; Vincx, M.; Willems, T. (2012). Executive summary, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Heading for an understanding of environmental impacts. pp. 1-8 Braeckman, U.; Van Colen, C.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Contrasting macrobenthic activities differentially affect nematode density and diversity in a shallow subtidal marine sediment, in: Braeckman, U. Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem = De structurerende rol van macrobenthos in de zeebodem: belang van de functionele biodiversiteit voor het benthische ecosysteem. pp. 53-75 Braeckman, U.; Provoost, P.; Moens, T.; Soetaert, K.; Middelburg, J.J.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Biological vs. physical mixing effects on benthic food web dynamics, in: Braeckman, U. Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem = De structurerende rol van macrobenthos in de zeebodem: belang van de functionele biodiversiteit voor het benthische ecosysteem. pp. 77-101 Braeckman, U.; Provoost, P.; Sabbe, K.; Middelburg, J.J.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Temporal variation in macrobenthic diet as inferred from fatty acid biomarkers, in: Braeckman, U. Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem = De structurerende rol van macrobenthos in de zeebodem: belang van de functionele biodiversiteit voor het benthische ecosysteem. pp. 103-130 Braeckman, U.; Provoost, P.; Gribsholt, B.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Middelburg, J.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Role of macrofauna functional traits and density in biogeochemical fluxes and bioturbation, in: Braeckman, U. Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem = De structurerende rol van macrobenthos in de zeebodem: belang van de functionele biodiversiteit voor het benthische ecosysteem. pp. 25-50 Coates, D.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Rabaut, M.; Vincx, M. (2011). Soft-sediment macrobenthos around offshore wind turbines in the Belgian part of the North Sea reveals a clear shift in species composition, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Selected findings from the baseline and targeted monitoring. pp. 47-63 Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Courtens, W.; Derweduwen, J.; Haelters, J.; Hostens, K.; Kerckhof, F.; Norro, A.; Onkelinx, T.; Rabaut, M.; Reubens, J.; Rumes, B.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vandendriessche, S.; Van de walle, M.; Vanermen, N.; Van Hoey, G.; Vigin, L.; Vincx, M. (2011). Executive summary, in: Degraer, S. et al. Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Selected findings from the baseline and targeted monitoring. pp. 1-7 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.; 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 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). 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 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 Calewaert, J.-B.; Maes, F.; Lymbery, G.; Engelen, G.; Van Lancker, V.; Douvere, F.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Collins, M.; Mink, E.; Elliot, M. (2007). Conclusions and recommendations, in: Calewaert, J.-B. et al. (Ed.) Science and sustainable management of the North Sea: Belgian case studies. pp. 251-305 Vanaverbeke, J.; Courtens, W.; Deneudt, K.; Franco, M.A.; Gysels, E.S.; Hellemans, B.; Huyse, T.; Larmuseau, M.; Mees, J.; Moodley, L.; Pampoulie, C.; Provoost, P.; Remerie, T.; Soetaert, K.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Van de walle, M.; van Oevelen, D.; Volckaert, F.A.M.; Vincx, M. (2007). TROPHOS: Fundamental research for policy and sustainable management, in: Calewaert, J.-B. et al. (Ed.) Science and sustainable management of the North Sea: Belgian case studies. pp. 21-81, more Vandepitte, L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Campinas Bezerra, T. (2007). Developing an integrated database to perform joint analyses: MANUELA (Meiobenthic And Nematode biodiversity Unravelling Ecological and Latitudinal Aspects, in: Thirteenth International Meiofauna Conference (THIRIMCO) July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Brazil: Abstract book. pp. [17] 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 Gheskiere, T.; Hoste, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2005). Horizontal zonation patterns and feeding structure of marine nematode assemblages on a macrotidal, ultra-dissipative sandy beach (De Panne, Belgium), in: Gheskiere, T. Nematode assemblages from European sandy beaches: diversity, zonation patterns and tourist impacts = Nematodengemeenschappen van Europese zandstranden: diversiteit, zonatiepatronen en impacts van toerisme. pp. 19-41 De Mesel, I.G.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2004). Development of a nematode community on decomposing organic matter (Spartina anglica) under contrasting conditions, in: De Mesel, I.G. Nematoden geassocieerd met fytodetritus in schorren: kolonisatiepatronen en soort- en diversiteitsafhankelijke invloed op afbraakprocessen = Nematodes associated with phytodetritus in salt marshes: colonization patterns and species- and diversity related impacts on decomposition processes. pp. 82-100 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 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 Vanaverbeke, J. (2003). General introduction and outline, 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. 1-12 Vanaverbeke, J.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M. (2003). Changes in morphometric characteristics of nematode communities during a spring phytoplankton bloom deposition, in: Vanaverbeke, J. 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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
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Vanaverbeke, J. (2003). 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. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent - Faculteit Wetenschappen, Vakgroep Biologie: Gent. XVI, 127 pp., more
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Braeckman, U.; Gamela, E.C.; De Borger, E.; Van den Eynde, D.; Bodé, S.; Lizaga, I.; Boeckx, P.; Capet, A.; Lacroix, G.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2026). OUTFLOW: Quantifying the contribution of fouling fauna to the local carbon budget of an offshore windfarm, in: Norro, A.M.J. (Ed.) 25 years of occupational scientific diving at RBINS symposium, 19 March 2026, Brussels, Belgium, Book of Abstract. pp. 16 Kapasakali, D.-A.; Kerkhove, T.R.H.; De Clercq, W.; Stechele, B.; Podholová, P.; Kerckhof, F.; Trabulo, R.; Delhaye, L.; Taymans, C.; Van Lancker, V.; Haelters, J.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Degraer, S. (2026). Guiding European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) reef restoration in Belgian waters: From concept to implementation , in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 4 March 2026, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 96: pp. 80-81 Reynés-Cardona, A.; Vanaverbeke, J.; De Borger, E.; Marina, T.; Buyse, J.; Braeckman, U. (2026). Wind farms and food webs: 14 Years of marine change, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 4 March 2026, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 96: pp. 41 Amadei Martínez, L.; Ong, E.Z.; Sabbe, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vyverman, W. (2025). Can mussel feces reduce turbidity in coastal areas?, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 5 March 2025, Brugge. VLIZ Special Publication, 94: pp. 9 Denis, P.; Capet, A.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Ong, E.Z.; Kerkhove, T.; Legrand, S. (2025). Modelling the impacts of floating solar structures in a Belgian offshore wind farm, in: EGU General Assembly 2025. Vienna, Austria & Online \| 27 April–2 May 2025. pp. EGU25-16328,. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-16328 Denis, P.; Capet, A.; Vanaverbeke, J; Ong, E.Z.; Kerkhove, T.; Legrand, S. (2025). Assessing the hydrodynamic impacts and Carbon deposition pattern associated with floating solar structures within a Belgian offshore wind farm, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 5 March 2025, Brugge. VLIZ Special Publication, 94: pp. 19 Gaber, H.; Lopez Mateo, C.; Thylys, H.; Sabbe, K.; Braeckman, U; Vanaverbeke, J. (2025). Trophic structure and resource use in SW Greenland fjord communities: A stable isotope approach, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 5 March 2025, Brugge. VLIZ Special Publication, 94: pp. 67 Reynés-Cardona, A.; Braeckman, U.; Vanaverbeke, J.; De Borger, E.; Buyse, J. (2025). Impact of offshore wind farms on marine food web structure, functioning, and carbon dynamics : A 13-year study in a Belgian offshore wind farm, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 5 March 2025, Brugge. VLIZ Special Publication, 94: pp. 122 Cepeda Gamella, E.; Boeckx, P.; Bodé, S.; De Borger, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U. (2024). Tracking labelled faecal pellets and their effect on carbon dynamics in offshore wind farms sediments, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 58 Goedefroo, N.; Braeckman, U.; De Borger, E.; Hostens, K.; Moens, T.; Vanaverbeke, J.; De Backer, A. (2024). Sand extraction affects the functioning of benthic ecosystems, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 76 Hendriks, E.; Langedock, K.; van Duren, L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Boone, W.; Soetaert, K. (2024). Near-field measurements around offshore wind turbines show how they enhance hydrodynamics in their direct environment, in: EGU General Assembly 2024. Vienna, Austria & Online, 14-19 April 2024. pp. EGU24-20440. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-20440 Reynés-Cardona, A.; Braeckman, U.; Vanaverbeke, J.; De Borger, E. (2024). Marine ecosystem functioning under anthropogenic pressure: applying a food web approach, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 112 Cepeda Gamella, E.; Boeckx, P.; Bodé, S.; Braeckman, U.; Degraer, S.; Moens, T.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2023). Determining the contribution of fouling fauna to the marine organic matter pool of offshore wind farms, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 21 Cepeda Gamella, E.; Boeckx, P.; Bodé, S.; Braeckman, U.; Van Colen, C.; Degraer, S.; Moens, T.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2022). How do faecal pellets from fouling fauna contribute to the marine organic matter pool in offshore wind farms?, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 43 Goedefroo, N.; Braeckman, U.; Hostens, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Moens, T.; De Backer, A. (2022). An experimental assessment of the effect of sand extraction on benthic nutrient cycling and carbon storage, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 19 Goedefroo, N.; Braeckman, U.; Hostens, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; De Borger, E.; Moens, T.; De Backer, A. (2022). The impact of sand extraction on sediment biogeochemistry: preliminary results of an experimental approach, in: 6^th Nereis Park & International Conference Bioturbation Thematic School, 22-26 August 2022, Logonna Daoulas, France. Bioturbation in the past and presents: from terrestrial to marine ecosystems. pp. 11 Fernandes, J.; Van Hoey, G.; Braeckman, U.; De Backer, A.; Depestele, J.; Lefaible, N.; Tiano, J.; T’Jampens, M.; Toussaint, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Hostens, K. (2021). Sediment Profile Imagery (SPI) applicability for environmental impact assessment in shallow coastal environments, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 56-57 Vlaminck, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Moens, T.; Van Colen, C. (2021). Burrowing macrofauna modifies climate change effects on sediment metabolism, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 126 Voet, H.; Van Colen, C.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2021). Disentangling the effects of climate change on the offshore wind farm hard substrate fouling community, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 22 Zupan, M.; Van Colen, C.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2021). Sensitivity of selected gravel bed species to burial, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 128 Mavraki, N.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U. (2020). Carbon assimilation by offshore wind farm fouling communities, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 29 Vlaminck Ellen, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Moens, T.; Van Colen, C. (2020). Climate change modifies faunal effects on seafloor nutrient cycling and metabolism, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 41 De Meester, N.; Voet, H.; Vlaeminck, E.; Rigaux, A.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Moens, T. (2019). Effect of climate change on the microbiome of the blue mussel, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 101 Mavraki, N.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2019). Feeding behaviour of seven important fouling species: The key to their success?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 121 Mavraki, N.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2019). Feeding preferences of seven dominant fouling species: trophic specialists or generalists?, in: 54th European Marine Biology Symposium Dublin, Ireland, 25-29 August 2019: Book of Abstracts. pp. 89 Vanaverbeke, J.; Rumes, B. (2019). Providing ICES advice to OSPAR – an impression of the process, in: Abstracts of the BICEpS19 Colloquium. pp. 8 Verstraeten, T.; Vanreusel, A.; Deprez, T.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2019). EMBRC: a pan-European Research Infrastructure for marine biological and ecological research, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 54 Vlaminck, E.; Voet, H.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Degraer, S.; Moens, T.; Cattrijsse, A.; Soetaert, K.; Van Colen, C. (2019). Experimental approach towards the understanding of food web interactions in an offshore wind farm environment under different climate and aquaculture scenarios, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 154 Voet, H.; Van Colen, C.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2019). Ecophysiology and survival of the Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) as offshore wind farm fouling and aquaculture key species, is adversely affected by a changing marine climate, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 30-31 Mavraki, N.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2018). Functional characteristics of the food web of artificial hard substrates of offshore wind farms along a depth gradient, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53^rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 51 Mavrfaki, N.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2018). Food web structure of fouling communities along the ecological zonation of artificial hard substrates in a North Sea offshore wind farm, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 20 Toussaint, E.; Braeckman, U.; De Borger, E.; Soetaert, K.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2018). How is benthic biogeochemical cycling affected by sediment fining arising from human activities?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 113 Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; De Borger, E.; Mavraki, N.; Toussaint, E.; Voet, H.; Van Colen, C.; Degraer, S. (2018). Interactions between biological and physical effects modify local biogeochemical cycling processes in offshore wind farms, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53^rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 62 Vlaminck, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Soetaert, K.; Moens, T.; Van Colen, C. (2018). Macrobenthos-mediated nutrient cycling in offshore windmill farm environments under future ocean climate settings, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53^rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 65 Vlaminck, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Soetaert, K.; Van Colen, C. (2018). Macrobenthos-mediated nutrient cycling in offshore wind farm environments under future ocean climate settings, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 126 Voet, H.; Van Colen, C.; Van den Bulcke, L.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2018). Investigating the combined effects of climate change on ecophysiological response of offshore wind farm fouling fauna, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53^rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 66 Voet, H.; Van Colen, C.; Van den Bulcke, L.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2018). Investigating the combined effects of climate change on ecophysiological response of offshore wind farm fouling fauna, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 127 Amadei Martínez, L.; Blanco Fernández, C.; Braeckman, U.; Geldhof, R.; Peene, N.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Wittoeck, J.; Depestele, J. (2017). Consumption of discarded plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) by epibenthic scavengers: common starfish (Asterias rubens) and hermit crabs (Pagurus bernhardus), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 3 Toussaint, E.; Braeckman, U.; De Borger, E.; Soetaert, K.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2017). Impact of macrofaunal activities on the biogeochemical cycling in anthropogenically disturbed sediments, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 84 Alsebai, M.; Brownlie, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vanreusel, A.; Van Colen, C. (2016). A 11-year study to understand long-term changes in macrofaunal communities in the Belgian Part of the North Sea, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 43 Colson, L.; Van Hoey, G.; Pecceu, E.; Van Colen, C.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2016). The foreshore: an ecological valuable ecosystem in danger, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 65 De Borger, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; Grégoire, M.; Soetaert, K. (2016). Upscaling small-scale environmental studies of the Southern Bight of the North Sea by biogeochemical modelling, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 95 De Smet, B.; Van Oevelen, D.v.O.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Soetaert, K.S. (2016). Getting trapped: Lanice conchilega structures carbon flows in soft-bottom intertidal areas, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 41 Moens, T.; Vafeiadou, A.M.; De Meester, E.; Wu, X.; Bezerra, T.C.; Guilini, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Derycke, S. (2016). Assessing functional diversity of marine nematodes in the 21st century: moving away from the black box approach, in: Brownlie, K. et al. (Ed.) Second Mares Conference: Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation, February 1^st - 5^th 2016, Olhão, Portugal: Abstract book. pp. 49 Toussaint, E.; Braeckman, U.; Moens, T.; Soetaert, K.; Vanaverbeke, J (2016). Towards investigating the effect of fining and hardening of marine coastal areas on ecosystem functioning in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BPNS), in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 55 Van Colen, C.; Braeckman, U.; Guilini, K.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2016). Context-dependent effects of ocean acidification on soft-sediment biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 36 Yazdani Foshtomi, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Leliaert, F.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2016). 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VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 40 Debusschere, E.; De Coensel, B.; Adriaens, D.; Bajek, A.; Botteldooren, D.; Hostens, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vandendriessche, S.; Van Ginderdeuren, K.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2014). Impact of pile-driving of offshore monopile foundations on young sea bass, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 42 Taheri, M.; Grego, M.; Riedel, B.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2014). Effect of induced anoxia on nematode densities, vertical distribution patterns and recovery at the Gulf of Trieste (Northern Adriatic Sea), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 104 Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; Van Colen, C.; Guilini, K.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M. (2014). Ocean acidification affects the benthic nitrogen cycle in coastal sediments: evidence from the Belgian Part of the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 113 Yazdani, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2014). Direct and indirect effects of macrofaunal functional diversity and bacterial and archaeal community characteristics determine benthic nitrogen cycling in coastal marine sediments, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 132 Braeckman, U.; Van Colen, C.; Foshtomi, M.Y.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Marchant, H.; Lavik, G.; Meysman, F.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2013). 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VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 15 Coates, D.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (2012). A historical view of the macrobenthic communities on the Thorntonbank and Goote Bank, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 17 Taheri, M.; Braeckman, U.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2012). Short-term hypoxia does not affect nematode densities and vertical distribution patterns at the Belgian Part of the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 81 Yazdani, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2012). Linking microbial and macrofaunal diversity with benthic ecosystem functioning of the Belgium parts of the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 112-113 Coates, D.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (2011). A close up on the soft-sediment macrobenthos around offshore wind turbines, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 19 Coates, D.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (2011). A close up on the soft-sediment macrobenthos around offshore wind turbines, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2011. Our Oceans, Our Future: Oral Abstract Booklet. pp. 66 Maria, T.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Esteves, A.; De Troch, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2011). The role of abiotic and biotic factors in the vertical distribution of sandy beach nematodes, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2011. Our Oceans, Our Future: Oral Abstract Booklet. pp. 34 Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; Merckx, B.; Vincx, M. (2011). 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VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 29 Braeckman, U.; Provoost, P.; Soetaert, K.; Middelburg, J.J.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2009). Does macrofauna affect the benthic processing of a settling phytoplankton bloom?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts: an overview of marine research in Belgium anno 2009. 10th VLIZ Young Scientists' Day. Special edition at the occasion of 10 years VLIZ. VLIZ Special Publication, 43: pp. 23 Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Braeckman, U.; Coates, D.; Courtens, W.; Derweduwen, J.; Di Marcantonio, M.; Haelters, J.; Hostens, K.; Jacques, T.; Kerckhof, F.; Norro, A.; Reubens, J.; Stienen, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van Colen, C.; Vandendriessche, S.; Van den Eynde, D.; Van de walle, M.; Vanermen, N.; Van Hoey, G.; Vigin, L.; Vincx, M.; Wittoeck, J. (2009). Monitoring the impact of offshore windfarms on the marine environment: an obligate multidisciplinary and integrated programme, in: Mees, J. et al. 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Study related to the realization of the Water Framework Directive intercalibration for the Belgian coastal waters, to design the descriptive elements 1 and 6 of the marine strategy framework directive and the nature objectives of the habitat directive for invertebrate bottom fauna of soft substrates. ILVO Mededeling, 170. Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek: Merelbeke. 45 + annexes pp. Van Hoey, G.; Hillewaert, H.; Colson, L.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2014). Staalname rapportage 4shore campagne T0 - Voorjaar 2014 . ILVO Mededeling, 162. Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek: Merelbeke. [no pag.] pp. Buhl-Mortensen, L.; Galparsoro, I.; Vega Fernandez, T.; Johnson, K.; Carlström, J.; D'Anna, G.; Pipitone, C.; Piwowarczyk, J.; Rabaut, M.; Schipper, C.; Kirk Sorensen, T.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vassilopoulou, V.; Pecceu, E.; Hostens, K.; Jak, R.; Röckmann, C.; van der Wal, J. (2013). Experiences from applying a generic framework for the monitoring and evaluation of spatially managed areas in nine case studies in EU sea basins. CM Documents - ICES, 2013/I:26. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea: Copenhagen. Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; van Hoof, L. (Ed.) (2013). Position paper on lessons‐learned for the improvement of the generic concept and the necessary tools. D3.4. [S.n.]: [s.l.]. ii, 24 pp. Pecceu, E.; Hostens, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Rabaut, M. (2013). Application of the MESMA Framework. Case Study: Belgian Part of the North Sea. ILVO Mededeling, 138. ILVO: Oostende. 79 pp. Van Hoey, G.; Colson, L.; Hillewaert, H.; Hostens, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (2013). Staalname rapportage 4shore campagne T0 (najaar 2013). ILVO Mededeling, 143. Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek: Oostende. 29 pp. Van Hoey, G.; Colson, L.; De Backer, A.; Hillewaert, H.; Holzhauer, H.; Hostens, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M.; van Dalfsen, J.; Wittoeck, J. (2013). Meetplan ecologische studie onderwatersuppleties aan de Vlaamse kust (4shore). ILVO Mededeling, 144. Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek: Oostende. 33 pp. Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (Ed.) (2013). Comparison paper: paper on the comparison of case studies, building on the overlap of human pressures and/or priority habitats. D3.5. [S.n.]: [s.l.]. 19 pp. Baguet, F.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (2012). The added value of ‘small‐scale’ monitoring of the soft‐sediment endobenthos aroundoffshore wind farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. CM Documents - ICES, CM 2012(O:04). ICES: Copenhagen. 3 pp. Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (Ed.) (2012). Zoning plan of case studies: evaluation of spatial management options for the case studies. D3.6. IMARES: IJmuiden. 32 pp. Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (Ed.) (2012). Zoning plan of case studies: evaluation of spatial management options for the case studies. Annex 2: second framework run, Belgian part of the North Sea. D3.6. IMARES: IJmuiden. 79 pp. Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (Ed.) (2012). Zoning plan of case studies: evaluation of spatial management options for the case studies. Annex 1. D3.6. IMARES: IJmuiden. 88 pp. Vanaverbeke, J.; Braarup, A.B.; Braeckman, U.; Courtens, W.; Cuveliers, E.; Deneudt, K.; Goffin, A.; Hellemans, B.; Huyse, T.; Lacroix, G.; Larmuseau, M.; Mees, J.; Provoost, P.; Rabaut, M.; Remerie, T.; Savina, M.; Soetaert, K.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Verstraete, H.; Volckaert, F.; Vincx, M. (2011). Understanding benthic, pelagic and airborne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas. "Westbanks": Final Report. Belgian Science Policy Office: Brussels. 82 pp. Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; Claus, S.; Courtens, W.; De Hauwere, N.; Degraer, S.; Deneudt, K.; Goffin, A.; Mees, J.; Merckx, B.; Provoost, P.; Rabaut, M.; Soetaert, K.; Stienen, E.; Vincx, M. (2009). Long-term data from the Belgian Continental Shelf in the framework of science-based management of the coastal North Sea: Report of the WestBanks integrative workshop, October 2008. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 23 pp. Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; Cuveliers, E.L.; Courtens, W.; Huyse, T.; Lacroix, G.; Larmuseau, M.H.D.; Maes, G.E.; Provoost, P.; Rabaut, M.; Remerie, T.; Savina, M.; Soetaert, K.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Verstraete, H.; Volckaert, F.A.M.; Vincx, M. (2009). Understanding benthic, pelagic and airborne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas. "Westbanks": Final Report Phase 1. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 46 pp. Vanaverbeke, J.; Beuselinck, B.; Braeckman, U.; Van Colen, C.; De Troch, M.; Moens, T.; Rigeaux, A.; Schram, D.; van Gansbeke, D.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2008). Ecologische Monitoring Kustverdedigingsproject Oostende (t₀-situatie, fase 3). Aanvullende studie: Kwantificering en kwalificering van organisch materiaal in mariene sedimenten: hun onderlinge relaties en de relatie tot de korrelgrootteverdeling. Dossiernummer 205.240. MD & K: Oostende. 14 pp. Goffin, A.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Calewaert, J.-B.; Mees, J.; Seys, J.; Delbare, D.; Demaré, W.; Hostens, K.; Moulaert, I.; Parmentier, K.; Redant, F.; Mergaert, K.; Vanhooreweder, B.; Maes, F.; De Meyer, P.; Belpaeme, K.; Maelfait, H.; Degraer, S.; De Maersschalck, V.; Derous, S.; Gheskiere, T.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van Hoey, G.; Kuijken, E.; Stienen, E.; Haelters, J.; Kerckhof, F.; Overloop, S.; Peeters, B. (2007). MIRA Milieurapport Vlaanderen, Achtergronddocument 2006: Kust & zee. Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij: Erembodegem. 180 pp. Vanaverbeke, J.; Franco, M.A.; Remerie, T.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Moodley, L.; Soetaert, K.; van Oevelen, D.; Courtens, W.; Stienen, E.; Van de walle, M.; Deneudt, K.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Draisma, S.; Hellemans, B.; Huyse, T.; Volckaert, F.A.M.J.; Van den Eynde, D. (2007). Higher trophic levels in the southern North Sea “TROPHOS”: Final report EV/25. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 89 pp., more Vanaverbeke, J.; Bellec, V.; Bonne, W.; Deprez, T.; Hostens, K.; Moulaert, I.; Van Lancker, V.; Vincx, M. (2007). Study of post-extraction ecological effects in the Kwintebank sand dredging area (SPEEK). Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 92 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 Vanaverbeke, J.; Moodley, L.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M. (2003). Food web interactions at the Belgian Continental Shelf, in: Hogere trofische niveaus in de Zuidelijke Noordzee 'TROPHOS': wetenschappelijk verslag voor de periode van 01/02/2002-31/01/2003. pp. 1-4, more
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Mavraki, N.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2019). Feeding preferences of seven dominant fouling species: the key to their success? Poster presented at the VLIZ Marine Science Day 13 March 2019. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment: Brussel. 1 poster pp. Alsebai, M.; Colson, L.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2015). The effect of the installation of offshore wind farms on soft-sediment macrofauna: a 5-year study from the Thornton Bank. Poster presented at the VLIZ Young Marine Scientist's Day 20 February 2015. Marine Biology, Ghent University: Gent. 1 poster pp. Colson, L.; Peccue, E.; Van Hoey, G.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (2015). The foreshore: an ecological valuable ecosystem in danger. Poster presented at the VLIZ Young Marine Scientist's Day 20 February 2015. Marine Biology, Ghent University/ILVO: Gent, Oostende. 1 poster pp. Colson, L.; Van Hoey, G.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (2014). Ecological study of foreshore nourishment at the Flemish coast. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 7 March 2014. Ghent University, Biology Department, Marine Biology Section: Gent. 1 poster pp. De Smet, B.; D'Hondt, A.-S.; Verhelst, P.; Fournier, J.; Godet, L.; Desroy, N.; Rabaut, M.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2014). New insights in the structuring role of Lanice conchilega reefs in interidal food-webs - a focus on epi- and hypderbenthos. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 7 March 2014. Ghent University, Biology Department, Marine Biology Section: Gent. 1 poster pp. Taheri, M.; Grego, M.; Riedel, B.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2014). Effect of induced anoxia on nematode densities, vertical distribution patterns and recovery at the Gulf of Trieste (Northern Adriatic Sea). Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 7 March 2014. Ghent University, Biology Department, Marine Biology Section: Gent. 1 poster pp. De Smet, B.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (2013). The importance of Lanice conchilega reefs in trophic linkages on intertidal sandy beaches. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 15 February 2013. Ghent University, Marine Biology Section: Gent. 1 poster pp. Coates, D.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (2012). A historical view of the macrobenthic communities on the Thorntonbank and Goote Bank. Ghent University, Biology Department, Marine Biology Section: Gent. 1 poster pp. Taheri, M.; Braeckman, U.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2012). Short-term hypoxia does not affect nematode densities and vertical distribution patterns at the Belgian Part of the North Sea. Ghent University, Marine Biology Research Group: Gent. 1 poster pp. Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; Goffin, A.; Larmuseau, M.; Rabaut, M.; Stienen, E.; Volckaert, F.; Vincx, M. (2012). WestBanks: fundamenteel, beleidsgericht onderzoek in het Belgisch Deel van de Noordzee. Sci. connect. (Ned. ed.) 37: 18-20 Yazdani, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2012). Linking microbial and macrofaunal diversity with benthic ecosystem functioning of the Belgium parts of the North Sea. Ghent University, Marine Biology Research Group: Gent. 1 poster pp. Coates, D.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M. (2011). A close up on the soft-sediment macrobenthos around offshore wind turbines. Poster presentation. Marine Biology, Ghent University/MUMM: Gent. 1 poster pp. Pecceu, E.; Van Hoey, G.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Hostens, K.; Vincx, M. (2009). Monitoring of the macrobenthos on the Belgian Continental Shelf in the framework of the OSPAR eutrophication assessment (EUTROF project) [Poster]. Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek (ILVO-Visserij): Oostende. 1 poster pp. Vanaverbeke, J. (2007). MANUELA in Brazil: A report from the 13th International Meiofauna Conference (Thirimco). MarBEF Newsletter 7: 7 Vanaverbeke, J.; Martinez Arbizu, P.; Dahms, H.-U.; Schminke, H.K. (1998). The metazoan meiobenthos along a depth gradient in the Arctic Laptev Sea with special attention to nematode communities. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 65: 191-192
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Zupan, M. (2024). Towards optimizing the opportunities and minimizing the risks of offshore wind farms for the benthic environment. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 180 pp. https://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01HF79Y3NVK92ZPQ32W3W7JKBF Christelle, J. (2022). Long-term impacts of offshore wind farms presence on benthic communities in the Belgian part of the North Sea. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 55 pp. Lucía, L.L. (2022). Protecting the marine environment whilst installing offshore windfarms: The effect of scour protection layers on benthic biodiversity. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 45 pp. Mavraki, N. (2020). On the food-web ecology of offshore wind farms, the kingdom of suspension feeders. PhD Thesis. Ghent University, Biology Department, Marine Biology Research Group: Ghent. ISBN 9789464022322. 276 pp. Satish, S.K. (2020). Investigating species interactions in the light of ocean acidification in benthic communities of the North Sea. MSc Thesis. University of Antwerp/Ghent University/Free University of Brussels (VUB): Antwerp/Ghent/Brussels. 29 pp. Sindikubwabo, V. (2020). Predictive modeling of the abundance and biomass of functionally important species at Belgian part of North Sea. MSc Thesis. University of Antwerp/Ghent University/Free University of Brussels (VUB): Antwerp/Ghent/Brussels. 42 pp. Van den Bulcke, L. (2018). A quantification of the ecophysiological response of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) in windmill farms, in current and future settings. MSc Thesis. Research Group Marine Biology: Ghent. 44 pp. Yazdani Foshtomi, M. (2017). Linking microbial communities and macrofauna functional diversity with benthic ecosystem functioning in shallow coastal sediments, with an emphasis on nitrifiers and denitrifiers. PhD Thesis. Ghent University: Gent. 234 pp. De Smet, B. (2015). The importance of Lanice conchilega reefs in trophic linkages in intertidal areas = Het belang van Lanice conchilega riffen voedselwebinteracties in de intergetijdengebieden. PhD Thesis. Ghent University: Gent. 209 pp. Coates, D. (2014). The effects of offshore wind farms on macrobenthic communities in the North Sea = Het effect van offshore windmolenparken op macrobenthos gemeenschappen in de Noordzee. PhD Thesis. Ghent University: Ghent. 182 pp. Elsen, J. (2014). The effect of ocean acidification on the functioning of coastal marine benthos. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/VUB: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 13, 33 pp. Mestdagh, S. (2014). Fisheries exclusion in offshore wind farms: effects on macrobenthic communities. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/VUB: Antwerpen, Gent Brussel. 16, 21 + appendix pp. Braeckman, U. (2011). Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem = De structurerende rol van macrobenthos in de zeebodem: belang van de functionele biodiversiteit voor het benthische ecosysteem. PhD Thesis. Marine Biology Research Group: Gent. ISBN 9789490695590. 239 pp. Merckx, B. (2011). Habitat suitability and community modelling of marine benthos = Modeleren van habitatgeschiktheid en gemeenschapsstructuren van marien benthos. PhD Thesis. Ghent University: Gent. ISBN 978-90-77713-87-7. 309 pp. Gogo, S. (2010). A first evaluation of the biodiversity of a possible Marine Protected Area in the Belgian part of the North Sea. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Afdeling Mariene Biologie: Gent. 44 pp. Da Assunção de Carvalho Soares Franco, M. (2007). Nematode response to changing food conditions in shallow marine and estuarine sediments. PhD Thesis. Rijksuniversiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Gent. 191 pp. Onraedt, G. (2004). Macrobenthische variabiliteit bekeken vanuit een ecosysteem perspectief. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Gent. , more Gheskiere, T. (2000). Structurele diversiteit van nematodengemeenschappen van de Bligh Bank (Zuidelijke bocht van de Noordzee). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 91 pp.

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