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Carl Van Colen

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81 Results

2026

Benthic footprints of marine industries: offshore energy and deep-seabed mining

Nene LefaibleAnn VanreuselUlrike BraeckmanTom MoensEllen PapeCarl Van Colen

Costs of thermal adaptation : warm-adapted copepods show increased energetic demands under cold exposure

Julieta Vigliano RelvaCarl Van ColenMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

2025

Ecophysiological responses of benthic copepods to rising temperatures : an integrative biomarker and bioenergetic approach

Julieta Vigliano RelvaMarleen De TrochCarl Van ColenAisling Daly

Food quality mediates the temperature–size rule in a marine primary consumer: evidence from trophic biomarkers

Julieta Vigliano RelvaCarl Van ColenGilles LepointMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Laying out the foundations : assessing the spatial extent and drivers of offshore wind turbine artificial reef effects on soft sediments

Nene LefaibleCarl Van ColenChristelle JammarJan VanaverbekeTom MoensSven Van HaelstAlain NorroSteven DegraerUlrike Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH

Macrofauna community structure and population dynamics in the Flemish bank region : assessing long-term change in the Anthropocene

Sarah BroosGert Van HoeyCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH

Microplastic pollution in Vietnamese sandy beaches : exploring the role of beach morphodynamics and local management

My Yen NguyenAnn VanreuselXuan Quang NgoMaaike VercauterenJana AsselmanCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Seabed microplastics in the European continental shelf : unravelling physical and biological transport pathways and reciprocal fauna–polymer relationships

Gabriella PantòAnn VanreuselMaaike VercauterenJana AsselmanCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The invisible invasion: the study of microplastics dynamics and biological interactions in marine benthos

Gabriella PantòAnn VanreuselCarl Van Colen

2024

Fauna – Microplastics interactions : empirical insights from benthos community exposure to marine plastic waste

Gabriella PantòPaula Aguilera Dal GrandeAnn VanreuselCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Regulating greenhouse gas dynamics in tidal wetlands : impacts of salinity gradients and water pollution

Long Tuan HoMatti BarthelThi Kim Dung PhamSamuel BodéCarl Van ColenTom MoensJohan SixPascal BoeckxPeter Goethals

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Structurally stable but functionally disrupted marine microbial communities under a future climate change scenario : potential importance for nitrous oxide emissions

Annabelle DairainHelena VoetAnna-Maria VafeiadouNele De MeesterAnnelien RigauxCarl Van ColenJan VanaverbekeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

2023

Combined effects of climate change, offshore wind farms and aquaculture on marine ecosystem functioning

Helena VoetJan VanaverbekeCarl Van ColenKarline Soetaert

Ecosystem functioning in offshore windfarms : integrating ocean warming and acidification effects on macrofauna ecophysiology, behavior and biogeochemistry

Ellen VlaminckCarl Van ColenTom MoensKarline Soetaert

Ocean acidification and warming modify stimulatory benthos effects on sediment functioning: An experimental study on two ecosystem engineers

Ellen VlaminckTom MoensUlrike BraeckmanCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

Organic matter processing in a [simulated] offshore wind farm ecosystem in current and future climate and aquaculture scenarios

Helena VoetEllen VlaminckCarl Van ColenSamuel BodéPascal BoeckxSteven DegraerTom MoensJan VanaverbekeUlrike Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Temperature increase alters relative fatty acid composition and has negative effects on reproductive output of the benthic copepod Tachidius discipes (copepoda: Harpacticoida)

Julieta Vigliano RelvaCarl Van ColenWissam BarhdadiAisling DalyMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY

2022

Blueprint for the ideal microplastic effect study : critical issues of current experimental approaches and envisioning a path forward

Jonne KottaMark LenzFrancisco R. BarbozaHolger JänesPaula Aguilera Dal GrandeAaron BeckCarl Van ColenThea HammJamileh JavidpourAnts Kaasik et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Climate change effects on the ecophysiology and ecological functioning of an offshore wind farm artificial hard substrate community

Helena VoetCarl Van ColenJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

2021

Allometric scaling of faunal-mediated ecosystem functioning : a case study on two bioturbators in contrasting sediments

Xiaoyu FangTom MoensAntony KnightsKarline SoetaertCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

The biological plastic pump : evidence from a local case study using blue mussel and infaunal benthic communities

Carl Van ColenLieke MoereelsBrecht VanhoveHenk VrielinckTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

2020

Clam feeding plasticity reduces herbivore vulnerability to ocean warming and acidification

Carl Van ColenEe Zin OngMark BriffaDavid S. WetheyEmmanuel AbatihTom MoensSarah A. Woodin

A1 Journal Article in NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE

Do different habits affect microplastics contents in organisms? A trait-based analysis on salt marsh species

Stefania PiarulliBrecht VanhovePaolo ComandiniSara ScapinelloTom MoensHenk VrielinckGiorgia SciuttoSilvia PratiRocco MazzeoAndy M. Booth et al.

A1 Journal Article in MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Does microplastic ingestion by zooplankton affect predator-prey interactions? An experimental study on larviphagy

Carl Van ColenBrecht VanhoveAnna DiemTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Dredging-induced turbid plumes affect bio-irrigation and biogeochemistry in sediments inhabited by Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766)

Sebastiaan MestdaghTom YsebaertTom MoensCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Seasonal variability in ecosystem functioning across estuarine gradients : the role of sediment communities and ecosystem processes

Sebastiaan MestdaghXiaoyu FangKarline SoetaertTom YsebaertTom MoensCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

2019

Bioturbation in estuarine sediments : modelling macrofauna-mediated oxygen dynamics

Xiaoyu FangTom MoensCarl Van ColenKarline SoetaertAntony Knights

Cost-effective coastal habitat mapping : detecting intertidal polychaete aggregations with low-altitude photogrammetry

Renata Mamede da Silva AlvesCarl Van ColenMarijn RabautAlain De WulfMagda VincxCornelis Stal

A1 Journal Article in PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING AND REMOTE SENSING

Spatio-temporal variation in sediment ecosystem processes and roles of key biota in the Scheldt estuary

Xiaoyu FangSebastiaan MestdaghTom YsebaertTom MoensKarline SoetaertCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

2018

Active and species-specific dispersal behaviour in a marine nematode cryptic species complex

Nele De MeesterT Van DaeleJ Van MalderenLuana Da Costa MonteiroCarl Van ColenSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Behavioural and ecophysiological responses of marine benthos to ocean acidification and warming

Ee Zin OngCarl Van ColenTom MoensMark Briffa

Biogeographic vulnerability to ocean acidification and warming in a marine bivalve

Carl Van ColenAnna JanssonAlice SaunierThomas Lacoue-LabatheMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

BioTIME : a database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

Maria DornelasLaura H AntãoFaye MoyesAmanda E BatesAnne E MagurranDušan AdamAsem A AkhmetzhanovaWard AppeltansJosé Manuel ArcosHaley Arnold et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Combined, short-term exposure to reduced seawater pH and elevated temperature induces community shifts in an intertidal meiobenthic assemblage

Lisa MevenkampEe Zin OngCarl Van ColenAnn VanreuselKatja Guilini

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Functional roles of benthic macrofauna in sediment biogeochemistry across natural and anthropogenic gradients

Sebastiaan MestdaghTom MoensCarl Van ColenTom Ysebaert

Functional trait responses to sediment deposition reduce macrofauna-mediated ecosystem functioning in an estuarine mudflat

Sebastiaan MestdaghLeila Marisa Sousa BagaçoUlrike BraeckmanTom YsebaertBart De SmetTom MoensCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

Global warming-induced temperature effects to intertidal tropical and temperate meiobenthic communities

Anna-Maria VafeiadouBryan Lloyd P BretañaCarl Van ColenGiovanni AP dos SantosTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Structural and functional diversity of soft-bottom macrobenthic communities in the Southern North Sea

Naomi T BreineAnnelies De BackerCarl Van ColenTom MoensKris HostensGert Van Hoey

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

The upper living levels : invertebrate macrofauna

Bookchapter in Mudflat ecology

2017

A case study on the growth of Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) aggregations and their ecosystem engineering impact on sedimentary processes

Renata Mamede da Silva AlvesCarl Van ColenMagda VincxJan VanaverbekeBart De SmetJean-Marc GuariniMarijn RabautTjeerd J Bouma

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Effects of human pressures on ecosystem structure, functioning and services in salt marshes

Veronica LoLaura AiroldiTom MoensCarl Van ColenTjeerd Bouma

Effects of temporal fluctuation in population processes of intertidal Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) aggregations on its ecosystem engineering

Renata Mamede da Silva AlvesJan VanaverbekeTjeerd J BoumaJean-Marc GuariniMagda VincxCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Interactive effects of vegetation and sediment properties on erosion of salt marshes in the Northern Adriatic Sea

Veronica LoTJ BoumaJ van BelzenCarl Van ColenL Airoldi

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Physiological responses to ocean acidification and warming synergistically reduce condition of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule

Ee Zin OngM BriffaTom MoensCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Spatial structure and temporal dynamics of an intertidal population of the marine ecosystem engineering worm Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766)

Renata Mamede da Silva AlvesAnn VanreuselJean-Marc GuariniMagda VincxTjeerd BourmaCarl Van ColenMarijn Rabaut

2015

A doubling of microphytobenthos biomass coincides with a tenfold increase in denitrifier and total bacterial abundances in intertidal sediments of a temperate estuary

Helen DecleyreKim HeylenKoen SabbeBjorn TytgatDieter DeforceFilip Van NieuwerburghCarl Van ColenAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Biotic interactions influence sediment erodibility on wave exposed sandflats

Rachel J HarrisConrad A PilditchJudi E HewittAndrew M LohrerCarl Van ColenMichael TownsendSimon F Thrush

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Bottom–up and top–down mechanisms indirectly mediate interactions between benthic biotic ecosystem components

Carl Van ColenSimon F ThrushSamantha ParkesRachel HarrisSally A WoodinDavid S WetheyConrad A PilditchJudi E HewittAndrew M LohrerMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH

Climate change and marine benthos : a review of existing research and future directions in the North Atlantic

Silvana NR BirchenoughHenning ReissSteven DegraerNova MieszkowskaÁngel BorjaLene Buhl-MortensenUlrike BraeckmanJohan CraeymeerschIlse De MeselFrancis Kerkhof et al.

A1 Journal Article in WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-CLIMATE CHANGE

Detecting subtle shifts in ecosystem functioning in a dynamic estuarine environment

Daniel R PrattAndrew M LohrerSimon F ThrushJudi E HewittMichael TownsendKatie CartnerConrad A PilditchRachel J HarrisCarl Van ColenIván F Rodil

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Dissimilatory nitrogen reduction in intertidal sediments of a temperate estuary: small scale heterogeneity and novel nitrate-to-ammonium reducers

Helen DecleyreKim HeylenCarl Van ColenAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Nutrient levels modify saltmarsh responses to increased inundation in different soil types

Joanne Xiao Wen WongCarl Van ColenLaura Airoldi

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

2014

Ecology of intertidal microbial biofilms: mechanisms, patterns and future research needs

Carl Van ColenGraham JC UnderwoodJoão SerôdioDavid M Paterson

Editorial material

Empirical evidence reveals seasonally dependent reduction in nitrification in coastal sediments subjected to near future ocean acidification

Ulrike BraeckmanCarl Van ColenKatja GuiliniDirk Van GansbekeKarline SoetaertMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Experimenting with ecosystem interaction networks in search of threshold potentials in real-world marine ecosystems

Simon F ThrushJudi E HewittSamantha ParkesAndrew M LohrerConrad PilditchSarah A WoodinDavid S WetheyMariachiara ChiantoriValentina AsnaghiSilvia De Juan et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY

Microphytobenthos increases denitrifier and total bacterial abundances in intertidal sediments of a temperate estuary

Helen DecleyreKim HeylenKoen SabbeBjorn TytgatCarl Van ColenAnne Willems

Sediment-benthos relationships as a tool to assist in conservation practices in a coastal lagoon subjected to sediment change

Carl Van ColenDominique VerbelenKoen DevosLaure AgtenJoke Van TommeMagda VincxSteven Degraer

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

2013

A bioturbation classification of European marine infaunal invertebrates

Ana M QueirósSilvana NR BirchenoughJulie BremnerJasmin A GodboldRuth E ParkerAlicia Romero-RamirezHenning ReisMartin SolanPaul J SomerfieldCarl Van Colen et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Aggregation at windmill artificial reefs: CPUE of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and pouting (Trisopterus luscus) at different habitats in the Belgian part of the North Sea

Jan ReubensUlrike BraeckmanJan VanaverbekeCarl Van ColenSteven DegraerMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in FISHERIES RESEARCH

Conditional responses of benthic communities to interference from an intertidal bivalve

Carl Van ColenSimon F ThrushMagda VincxTom Ysebaert

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Diversity and abundance of dissimilatory nitrate reducers present in estuarine sediments of the Paulina Polder tidal flat, The Netherlands

Helen DecleyreKim HeylenBjorn TytgatCarl Van ColenAnne Willems

Ecology of free-living marine nematodes

Tom MoensUlrike BraeckmanSofie DeryckeGustavo FonsecaFabiane GallucciJeroen IngelsDaniel LeducJan VanaverbekeCarl Van ColenAnn Vanreusel et al.

Bookchapter in Handbook of zoology : Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera, vol. 2 : Nematoda

2012

Encounter competition partly explains the segregation of the sandy beach amphipods Bathyporeia pilosa and Bathyporeia sarsi: a mesocosm experiment

Joke Van TommeCarl Van ColenMagda VincxSteven Degraer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Organism-sediment interactions govern post-hypoxia recovery of ecosystem functioning

Carl Van ColenFrancesca RossiFrancesc MontserratMaria AnderssonPeter MJ HermanSteven DegraerMagda VincxTom YsebaertJack J Middelburg

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

The early life history of the clam Macoma balthica in a high CO₂ world

Carl Van ColenElisabeth DebusschereUlrike BraeckmanDirk Van GansbekeMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2011

Bioturbation effects of Corophium volutator: importance of density and behavioural activity

Annelies De BackerFien Van CoillieFrancesc MontserratPieter ProvoostCarl Van ColenMagda VincxSteven Degraer

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Contrasting macrobenthic activities differentially affect nematode density and diversity in a shallow subtidal marine sediment

Ulrike BraeckmanCarl Van ColenKarline SoetaertMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

Spatial distribution and general population characteristics of mysid shrimps in the Westerschelde estuary (SW the Netherlands)

Karen RappéNancy FockedeyCarl Van ColenAndré CattrijsseJan MeesMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

The structure and functional roles of tidal flat meiobenthos

Tom MoensLeon MoodleyMaaike SteyaertCarl Van ColenDick van OevelenHendrikus TS BoschkerPeter JM HermanJack J MiddelburgKarlien SoetaertTom Ysebaert et al.

Bookchapter in Aspects of coastal research in contribution to LOICZ in the Netherlands and Flanders (2002-2010)

2010

Diversity, trait displacements and shifts in assemblage structure of tidal flat deposit feeders along a gradient of hydrodynamic stress

Carl Van ColenAnnelies De BackerGreet MeulepasDaphne Van der walMagda VincxSteven DegraerTom Ysebaert

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

Long-term divergent tidal flat benthic community recovery following hypoxia-induced mortality

Carl Van ColenFrancesc MontserratMagda VincxPeter MJ HermanTom YsebaertSteven Degraer

A1 Journal Article in MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Macrobenthos recruitment success in a tidal flat: feeding trait dependent effects of disturbance history

Carl Van ColenFrancesc MontserratMagda VincxPeter MJ HermanTom YsebaertSteven Degraer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

The role of biophysical interactions within the IJzermonding tidal flat sediment dynamics

Annelies De BackerCarl Van ColenMagda VincxSteven Degraer

A1 Journal Article in CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH

2009

Macrobenthic community structure and distribution in the Zwin nature reserve (Belgium and The Netherlands)

Carl Van ColenFrederik SnoeckKris StruyfMagda VincxSteven Degraer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Nematode assemblages in a nature reserve with historical pollution

Wim BertJoeri ManhoutCarl Van ColenGaetan BorgonieWilfrida Decraemer

A1 Journal Article in BELGIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Sediment segregation by biodiffusing bivalves

Francesc MontserratCarl Van ColenPieter ProvoostM MillaM PontiKarel Van Den MeerscheTom YsebaertPeter MJ Herman

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Settlement of Macoma balthica larvae in response to benthic diatom films

Carl Van ColenJoke LenoirAnnelies De BackerBart VanelslanderMagda VincxSteven DegraerTom Ysebaert

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY

Tidal flat nematode responses to hypoxia and subsequent macrofauna-mediated alterations of sediment properties

Carl Van ColenFrancesc MontserratKatleen VerbistMagda VincxMaaike SteyaertJan VanaverbekePeter MJ HermanSteven DegraerTom Ysebaert

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

2008

Benthic community-mediated sediment dynamics

Francesc MontserratCarl Van ColenSteven DegraerTom YsebaertPeter MJ Herman

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

Macrobenthic recovery from hypoxia in an estuarine tidal mudflat

Carl Van ColenFrancesc MontserratMagda VincxPeter MJ HermanTom YsebaertSteven Degraer

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

2006

Does medium-term emersion cause a mass extinction of tidal flat macrobenthos? The case of the Tricolor oil pollution prevention in the Zwin nature reserve (Belgium and The Netherlands)

Carl Van ColenMagda VincxSteven Degraer

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE