A5019208286- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and fisheries research
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Maritime Ports and Logistics
- Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
Wageningen University & Research
2024
HZ University of Applied Sciences
2018-2020
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
2019
University of Groningen
2018
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
2018
Food webs are an integral part of every ecosystem on the planet, yet understanding mechanisms shaping these complex networks remains a major challenge. Recently, several studies suggested that non-trophic species interactions such as habitat modification and mutualisms can be important determinants food web structure. However, it unclear whether findings generalize across ecosystems, affect randomly, or specific trophic levels functional groups. Here, we combine analyses 58 from seven...
Restoration of coastal ecosystem engineers that trap sediment and dampen waves has proven to be difficult, especially in the wave‐exposed eroding areas where they are needed most. Environmental stressors, such as hydrodynamic stress predation, can only overcome if transplanted organisms able establish self‐facilitating feedbacks. We investigate artificial lowering multiple environmental stressors used give juveniles opportunity form a self‐sustainable system thereby increase their long‐term...
Large carnivores can reduce ungulate numbers by predation and via induced risk effects alter behavior, indirectly affecting lower trophic levels. However, predator-induced probably act at different spatial scales, which have often been ignored in cascade studies. We studied how a fine-scale factor (distance from tree logs) affects browsing intensity this is modified over landscape-scale gradient human settlements to wolf core) the Białowieża forest, Poland. found that landscape-and factors...
Abstract Coastal ecosystem engineers often depend on self‐facilitating feedbacks to ameliorate environmental stress. This makes the restoration of such coastal difficult. We question if we can increase transplantation success in highly dynamic areas by engineering measures that promote development feedback processes. Intertidal blue mussels Mytilus edulis are a typical example difficult restore. A lack at low densities limits establishment when young transplanted mudflats. In large field...
Transplantation success of ecosystem-engineering species can be low in dynamic environments, as such ecosystem-engineers often require density-dependent positive feedback mechanisms to overcome environmental stressors. These self-facilitating play an important role self-organization, whereby complex systems tend organize and create patterns order ameliorating physical and/or biological In this study we used biodegradable structures ameliorate stressors the initial post-transplantation phase....
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 624:77-87 (2019) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13039 Mussel seed is highly plastic settling conditions: influence of waves versus tidal emergence Jildou Schotanus1,*, Jacob J. Capelle2, Lennet Leuchter1, Johan van de Koppel3, Tjeerd Bouma1,3 1HZ University Applied Sciences, 4380 AJ Vlissingen, The...
Mussel bottom culture is historically based on transplanting wild mussel seed to designated plots. Seed collectors (SMCs) that are deployed in the water column gradually replacing benthic beds for resource provisioning. Traditional SMCs consist of weighted filamentous nylon ropes. The performance promising, but major disadvantages increased cost, effort, and use non-sustainable materials. In this study, we developed an innovative SMC: BioShell-SMC. It consists a coconut core rope surrounded...
Abstract Identifying isolated populations is a key step towards enacting effective conservation management. European lobsters (Homarus gammarus) from Oosterschelde in the Netherlands are subject to fishery pressure and have previously been reported as genetically differentiated. They also putatively of transplanted origin subsequently endured recent bottlenecking environmental change. We assessed evaluate their demographic independence appraise potential founder effects evolutionary...
Habitat restoration through transplantation of ecosystem engineering species has become an increasingly popular conservation strategy. However, the success these efforts depends largely on ability transplanted organisms to establish and persist in their new environment. Ecosystem engineers typically occur large numbers rely self-facilitating feedback mechanisms overcome physical and/or biological stressors for successful establishment. These can only arise when a certain density or size...
Transplantations of organisms in aquatic ecosystems play an important role ecological restoration and commercial practices. However, success rates these transplantations, especially when ecosystem engineers are involved, often low. To enhance transplantation success, the promotion self‐facilitation between transplants that mitigate environmental stressors is crucial. Besides, spatial patterns resulting from can resilience. Using blue mussels as a model organism, we explored possibility...
Artificial structures are often used as a tool for habitat restoration and the recreation of degraded coastal ecosystems their associated food webs. However, it is unknown if how these artificial may influence use target species, thereby hampering goals. In this study, we test barriers, deployed to enhance creation an intertidal mussel bed, influenced mussel‐habitat by two bird species under pressure, Eurasian oystercatchers curlews. Average presence was monitored using time‐lapse camera's...