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Elie Verleyen

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155 Results

2025

(Sub-)Antarctic endemic cyanobacteria from benthic mats are rare and have restricted geographic distributions

Benoit DurieuValentina SavagliaYannick LaraAlexandre LambionIgor S. PessiWim VyvermanElie VerleyenAnnick Wilmotte

A1 Journal Article in ECOGRAPHY

Differences in community structuring among planktonic bacterial and micro-eukaryotic phyla in Chilean freshwater lakes

Maxime SweetloveBjorn TytgatEvelien Van de VyverElie VerleyenSofie D'hondtDagmar ObbelsMoritz BuckRoberto UrrutiaStefan BertilssonWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGICA

Fingerprinting sediment sources using fallout radionuclides demonstrates that subsoil provides the major source of sediment in sub-humid Ethiopia

Tirusew Abere ChekolOlivier EvrardThomas Chalaux‑ClergueEnyew AdgoHanibal LemmaElie VerleyenAmaury Frankl

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

Identifying hotspots of erosion from local knowledge and sediment fingerprinting (Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia)

Tirusew Abere ChekolOlivier EvrardThomas Chalaux-ClergueEnyew AdgoHanibal LemmaElie VerleyenAmaury Frankl

Identifying the sources of sediment using plant-based eDNA - a proof of principle analysis

Amaury FranklBjorn TytgatBrice DupinAdelaide NaudinJean-Luc MaeghtMeindert CommelinErik CammeraatJantiene BaartmanOlivier EvrardElie Verleyen et al.

U Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

Local and regional, not latitudinal, variation in microclimate and bedrock shapes moss-associated diatom communities in Greenland

Charlotte GoeyersBart Van De VijverTyler J. KohlerElie VerleyenBjorn TytgatS. Robbert GradsteinKoen Sabbe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Omics approaches to study the microbial diversity and functioning in Antarctic and High-Arctic lakes and soils

Jill De VisscherElie VerleyenWim Vyverman

Using plant-based eDNA for identifying the origins of sediment in two contrasting catchments: a lowland agricultural area and a high mountain environment characterized by semi-natural vegetation.

Amaury FranklBjorn TytgatBrice DupinAdélaide NaudinJean-Luc MaeghtMeindert CommelinErik CammeraatJantiene BaartmanOlivier EvrardElie Verleyen et al.

2024

A new dawn for protist biogeography

Eveline PinseelKoen SabbeElie VerleyenWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Geology defines microbiome structure and composition in nunataks and valleys of the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica

Valentina SavagliaSam LambrechtsBjorn TytgatQuinten VanhellemontJosef ElsterAnne WillemsAnnick WilmotteElie VerleyenWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial and macroinvertebrate community composition and pesticide presence in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia

Bayeh Abera BeyeneElie VerleyenPeter GoethalsMulugeta Kibret

Spawning migration and habitat characteristics of Labeobarbus species in the Gumara River and its tributaries, Lake Tana subbasin, Ethiopia

Wondie ZelalemMinwyelet MingistWassie AntenehMulugeta KibretEnyew AdgoJan NyssenElie VerleyenAlain De Vocht

A1 Journal Article in BELGIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

The genus Brachysira (Brachysiraceae, Bacillariophyceae) in the Arctic with the description of two new species

Charlotte GoeyersKoen SabbeElie VerleyenBart van de Vijver

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGIA

The genus Humidophila (Bacillariophyta) in Greenland with the description of 2 new species

Charlotte GoeyersKoen SabbeElie VerleyenPaul B. HamiltonTyler J. KohlerBart Van De Vijver

A1 Journal Article in FOTTEA

2023

Extent of Lake Tana's papyrus swamps (1985-2020), North Ethiopia

Abrehet Kahsay MehariBiadgilgn Demissie MullawJan NyssenLudwig TriestPieter LemmensLuc De MeesterMulugeta KibretElie VerleyenEnyew AdgoIris Stiers

A1 Journal Article in WETLANDS

From strains to communities : an omics approach to study the diversity and adaptation of Antarctic cyanobacteria

Valentina SavagliaAnnick WilmotteElie Verleyen

High-throughput sequencing and marker pigment analysis of freshwater phytoplankton : a direct comparison with microscopic count data in the tropical crater lakes of Western Uganda

Heidi TanttuDirk VerschurenWannes De CropAngela NankabirwaChristine CocquytBjorn TytgatElie Verleyen

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGICA

Novel diversity of polar Cyanobacteria revealed by genome-resolved metagenomics

Igor S. PessiRafael V. PopinBenoit DurieuYannick LaraBjorn TytgatValentina SavagliaBeatriz Roncero-RamosJenni HultmanElie VerleyenWim Vyverman et al.

A1 Journal Article in MICROBIAL GENOMICS

Pesticide concentration in three selected fish species and human health risk in the Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia

Wondie ZelalemWassie AntenehMinwyelet MingistMulugeta KibretEnyew AdgoFelegush ErartoJasmine De RopAndrée De CockPieter SpanoghePeter Goethals et al.

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Polar lake microbiomes have distinct evolutionary histories

Bjorn TytgatElie VerleyenMaxime SweetloveKoen Van den BergeEveline PinseelDominic A. HodgsonSteven L. ChownKoen SabbeAnnick WilmotteAnne Willems et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ADVANCES

2022

Combined selective gamma irradiation and pulverized soil inoculation for ecologically relevant soil microfauna studies

Junwei HuMesfin Tsegaye GebremikaelBjorn TytgatKenneth DumackUmmehani HassiPezhman Salehi HosseiniSteven SleutelElie VerleyenStefaan De Neve

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Environmental and human health risks of pesticide presence in the Lake Tana Basin (Ethiopia)

Bayeh Abera BeyeneWout Van EchelpoelAndrée De CockBjorn TytgatMulugeta KibretPieter SpanogheDaniel MengistuEnyew AdgoJan NyssenPeter Goethals et al.

A1 Journal Article in SUSTAINABILITY

Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-?lesund, Svalbard

A. O. PedersenP. ConveyK. K. NewshamJ. B. MosbacherE. FugleiV RavolainenB. B. HansenT. C. JensenA. AugustiE. M. Biersma et al.

A1 Journal Article in POLAR RESEARCH

Identifying soil erosion hotspots using an evidence based approach in the Lake Tana basin, Ethiopia

Tirusew Abere ChekolHanibal LemmaElie VerleyenOlivier EverardAmaury Frankl

Importance of environmental flow on feeding and distribution of juvenile Labeobarbus species in the Gumara River, Lake Tana Sub-basin, Ethiopia

Wondie ZelalemWassie AntenehMinwyelet MingistMulugeta KibretEnyew AdgoJan NyssenElie VerleyenDavid X. SotoSteven BouillonAlain De Vocht

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

Late glacial and holocene palaeolake history of the ultima Esperanza region of southern Patagonia

Stephen J. RobertsRobert D. McCullochJoseph F. EmmingsSarah J. DaviesWim Van NieuwenhuyzeMieke SterkenKatrien HeirmanJeroen Van WichelenCarolina DiazEvelien Van de Vyver et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE

Plankton diversity in tropical wetlands under different hydrological conditions (Lake Tana, Ethiopia)

Abrehet KahsayPieter LemmensLudwig TriestLuc De MeesterMulugeta KibretElie VerleyenEnyew AdgoAyalew WondieIris Stiers

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Planktonic diatom communities in temperate South-Central Chilean lakes with a focus on Asterionella formosa and the genus Aulacoseira

Evelien Van de VyverEveline PinseelElie VerleyenPieter VanormelingenJeroen Van WichelenRixt de JongRoberto UrrutiaWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY

The relevance of environmental DNA as a targeted sediment fingerprinting method sensitive to vegetation

Amaury FranklO. EvrardF. LevardB. DupinB. TytgatE. CammeraatElie VerleyenA. Stokes

Tracing hotspots of soil erosion in high mountain environments : how forensic science based on plant eDNA can lead the way : an opinion

Amaury FranklOlivier EvrardErik CammeraatBjorn TytgatElie VerleyenAlexia Stokes

A1 Journal Article in PLANT AND SOIL

2021

Diatoms define a novel freshwater biogeography of the Antarctic

Elie VerleyenBart Van de VijverBjorn TytgatEveline PinseelDominic A. HodgsonKaterina KopalovaSteven L. ChownEric Van RanstSatoshi ImuraSakae Kudoh et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOGRAPHY

Extinction of austral diatoms in response to large-scale climate dynamics in Antarctica

Eveline PinseelBart Van de VijverAlexander P. WolfeMargaret HarperDermot AntoniadesAllan C. AshworthLuc EctorAdam R. LewisBianca PerrenDominic A. Hodgson et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ADVANCES

Late Holocene paleonvironmental evolution of two coastal lakes in Mediterranean Chile and its implications for conservation planning

Isis-Yelena MontesAndy Banegas-MedinaNathalie FagelMeriam El OuahabiElie VerleyenDenisse AlvarezFernando TorrejonSabine SchmidtGilles LepointGustavo Diaz et al.

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL

Microbial carbon use and associated changes in microbial community structure in high-Arctic tundra soils under elevated temperature

Aline FrossardLotte De MaeyerMagdalene AdamczykMette SvenningElie VerleyenBeat Frey

A1 Journal Article in SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Microbial colonizers of microplastics in an Arctic freshwater lake

Miguel Gonzalez-PleiterDavid VelazquezMaria Cristina CaseroBjorn TytgatElie VerleyenFrancisco LeganesRoberto RosalAntonio QuesadaFrancisca Fernandez-Pinas

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Opinion : using eDNA fingerprinting in high mountain environments to support soil restoration and hazard control

Amaury FranklO. EvrardElie VerleyenE. CammeraatA. Stokes

Past and present phytoplankton communities in East-African crater lakes : paleolimnology and biomonitoring

Heidi TanttuElie VerleyenDirk Verschuren

Towards physical habitat characterisation in the Antarctic Sor Rondane Mountains using satellite remote sensing

Quinten VanhellemontSam LambrechtsValentina SavagliaBjorn TytgatElie VerleyenWim Vyverman

A2 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS-SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT

2020

Development of a regional glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT) temperature calibration for Antarctic and sub-Antarctic lakes (vol 433, 370, 2016)

Louise C. FosterEmma J. PearsonSteve JugginsDominic A. HodgsonKrystyna M. SaundersElie VerleyenStephen J. Roberts

Global radiation in a rare biosphere soil diatom

Eveline PinseelSteven B. JanssensElie VerleyenPieter VanormelingenTyler J. KohlerElisabeth M. BiersmaKoen SabbeBart Van de VijverWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Relative sea level changes in the Antarctic coastal zone

Elie VerleyenDA HodgsonWim Vyverman

Bookchapter in Past Antarctica : paleoclimatology and climate change

Southward migration of the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds corresponds with warming climate over centennial timescales

Bianca B. PerrenDominic A. HodgsonStephen J. RobertsLouise SimeWim Van NieuwenhuyzeElie VerleyenWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT

2019

Comparative vegetation survey with focus on cryptogamic covers in the high Arctic along two differing catenas

Ramona KernVivien HotterAline FrossardMartin AlbrechtChristel BaumBjorn TytgatLotte De MaeyerDavid VelazquezChristophe SeppeyBeat Frey et al.

A1 Journal Article in POLAR BIOLOGY

Comparative vegetation survey with focus on cryptogamic covers in the high Arctic along two differing catenas (vol 42, pg 2131, 2019)

Ramona KernVivien HotterAline FrossardMartin AlbrechtChristel BaumBjorn TytgatLotte De MaeyerDavid VelazquezChristophe SeppeyBeat Frey et al.

Habitat characterization of young-of-the-year Labeobarbus species

Wondie ZelalemWassie AntenehMinwyelet MingistMulugeta KibretEnyew AdgoElie VerleyenJan NyssenGetachew BeneberuSteven BouillonAlain De Vocht

Bookchapter in Institutional university cooperation with Bahir Dar University : year 3 joint steering committee meeting : excursion guide

On the identity of Navicula gottlandica (Bacillariophyta), with the description of two new species Navicula eileencoxiana and Navicula bergstromiana from the Australo-Pacific region

Koen SabbeWim VyvermanLuc EctorCarlos E WetzelJacob JohnDominic A HodgsonElie VerleyenBart Van de Vijver

A1 Journal Article in PLANT ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Physical and chemical limnology of Lake Tana and its tributary rivers

Bayeh Abera BeyeneMulugeta KIbretWout Van EchelpoelAbrehet KahsayWondie ZelalemDaniel AyalewEnyew AdgoJan NyssenPeter GoethalsElie Verleyen

Bookchapter in Institutional university cooperation with Bahir Dar University : year 3 joint steering committee meeting : excursion guide

The diversity of wetlands in Lake Tana and surroundings

Abrehet KahsayElie VerleyenAyalew WondieLudwig TriestLuc De MeesterIris StiersDaniel AyalewEnyew AdgoJan NyssenPieter Lemmens et al.

Bookchapter in Institutional university cooperation with Bahir Dar University : year 3 joint steering committee meeting : excursion guide

Variation in phytoplankton pigment composition in relation to mixing conditions in temperate South-Central Chilean lakes

Evelien Van de VyverJeroen Van WichelenPieter VanormelingenWim Van NieuwenhuyzeIlse DavelooseRixt de JongReinhoud de BlokRoberto UrrutiaBjorn TytgatElie Verleyen et al.

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGICA

2018

Biogeography, macro-ecology and biodiversity of lacustrine microbiomes

Maxime SweetloveWim VyvermanElie Verleyen

Community structure and distribution of benthic cyanobacteria in Antarctic lacustrine microbial mats

Igor S PessiYannick LaraBenoit DurieuPedro de C MaaloufElie VerleyenAnnick Wilmotte

A1 Journal Article in FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Cross-disciplinarity in the advance of Antarctic ecosystem research

J GuttE IslaAN BertlerGE BodekerTJ BracegirdleRD CavanaghJC ComisoP ConveyV CummingsR De Conto et al.

A1 Journal Article in MARINE GENOMICS

Persistence and changes in the peripheral Beles basin of Ethiopia

Jan NyssenFikre FeteneMekete DessieGetachew AlemayehuAmare SewnetAlemayehu WassieMulugeta KibretKristine WalraevensBen DerudderBart Nicolai et al.

A1 Journal Article in REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Regional-scale drivers of marine nematode distribution in Southern Ocean continental shelf sediments

Freija HauquierElie VerleyenBjorn TytgatAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Sediment reflectance spectroscopy as a paleo-hydrological proxy in East Africa

Inka MeyerMaarten Van DaeleGéraldine FiersElie VerleyenMarc De BatistDirk Verschuren

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY-METHODS

The Beles basin : part of Ethiopia’s core or periphery?

J NyssenF FeteneM DessieGetachew AlemayehuAmare SawnetAlemayehu WassieMulugeta KibretKristine WalraevensBart NicolaiSofie Annys et al.

2017

Bioinformatic processing of amplicon sequencing datasets

Maxime SweetloveDagmar ObbelsElie VerleyenIgor PessiAnnick WilmotteWim Vyverman

Bookchapter in Molecular tools for the detection and quantification of toxigenic cyanobacteria

Diversity, ecology and community structure of the freshwater littoral diatom flora from Petuniabukta (Spitsbergen)

Eveline PinseelBart Van de VijverJan KavanElie VerleyenKateřina Kopalová

A1 Journal Article in POLAR BIOLOGY

Ice sheet retreat and glacio-isostatic adjustment in Lützow-Holm Bay, East Antarctica

Elie VerleyenInes TavernierDominic A HodgsonPippa L WhitehouseSakae KudohSatoshi ImuraKatrien HeirmanMichael J BentleySteve J RobertsMarc De Batist et al.

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Miocene diatom fossils shed light on the paleoenvironmental and biogeographical history of the Antarctic continent

Eveline PinseelElie VerleyenA WolfeM HarperAR LewisW DickinsonAC AshworthB Van de VijverKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

Opening Pandora's box : a diatom species complex as a case study for the diversity and biogeography of terrestrial micro-eukaryotes

Eveline PinseelPieter VanormelingenS JanssensV ScharfenJ KulichovaP UrbankovaSofie D'HondtC SouffreauKoen SabbeElie Verleyen et al.

Sampling and metadata

Rainer KurmayerGuntram ChristiansenKonstantinos KormasWim VyvermanElie VerleyenVitor RamosVitor VasconcelosNico Salmaso

Bookchapter in Molecular tools for the detection and quantification of toxigenic cyanobacteria

Siliceous microfossils from single-celled organisms : diatoms and Chrysophycean stomatocysts

Elie VerleyenKoen SabbeWim VyvermanChristiano Nicosia

Bookchapter in Archaeological soil and sediment micromorphology

2016

A diatom-inferred record of lake variability during the last 900 years in Lützow-Holm Bay, East Antarctica

Rachel C RuddJonathan J TylerJohn TibbyYusuke YokoyamaInes TavernierElie VerleyenManabu FukuiYoshinori Takano

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE

Bacterial and eukaryotic biodiversity patterns in terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the Sor Rondane Mountains, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

Dagmar ObbelsElie VerleyenMarie-José ManoZorigto NamsaraevMaxime SweetloveBjorn TytgatRafael Fernandez-CarazoAaike De WeverSofie D'hondtDamien Ertz et al.

A1 Journal Article in FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Bacterial community composition in relation to bedrock type and macrobiota in soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica

Bjorn TytgatElie VerleyenMaxime SweetloveSofie D'hondtPia ClercxEric Van RanstKarolien PeetersStephen RobertsZorigto NamsaraevAnnick Wilmotte et al.

A1 Journal Article in FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Development of a regional glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT)-temperature calibration for Antarctic and sub-Antarctic lakes

Louise C. FosterEmma J. PearsonSteve JugginsDominic A. HodgsonKrystyna M. SaundersElie VerleyenStephen J. Roberts

A1 Journal Article in EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS

Disentangling the evolutionary history and biogeography of the diatoms in the polar regions: data from fossils and molecular phylogenies

Eveline PinseelPieter VanormelingenCaroline SouffreauSofie D'hondtElie VerleyenKoen SabbeBart Van de VijverWim Vyverman

Distribution and characterization of bacterial communities in diverse Antarctic ecosystems by high-throughput sequencing

Bjorn TytgatAnne WillemsElie Verleyen

Opening Pandora’s box: species diversity, evolutionary history and biogeography of the Pinnularia borealis species complex

Eveline PinseelPieter VanormelingenCaroline SouffreauSofie D'hondtVojtech ScharfenElie VerleyenKoen SabbeBart Van de VijverWim Vyverman

Pinnularia borealis: disentangling the evolutionary history of a terrestrial diatom using genetics, fossils and ecophysiological data

Caroline SouffreauPieter VanormelingenEveline PinseelElie VerleyenKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

Rapid early Holocene sea-level rise in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica

Dominic A HodgsonPippa L WhitehouseGijs De CortSonja BergElie VerleyenInes TavernierStephen J RobertsWim VyvermanKoen SabbePhilip O'Brien

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE

The Miocene freshwater diatom flora of the Antarctic Continent

Eveline PinseelMargaret HarperAlexander P WolfeAdam R LewisWarren DickinsonAllan C AshworthKoen SabbeBart Van de VijverElie VerleyenWim Vyverman

2015

An illustrated and annotated checklist of freshwater diatoms (Bacillariophyta) from Livingston, Signy and Beak Island (Maritime Antarctic Region)

Mieke SterkenElie VerleyenVivienne JonesDominic HodgsonWim VyvermanKoen SabbeBart Van de Vijver

A1 Journal Article in PLANT ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Antarctic shallow water benthos in an area of recent rapid glacier retreat

Francesca PasottiElena ManiniDonato GiovannelliAnne-Cathrin WölflDonata MonienElie VerleyenUlrike BraeckmanDoris AbeleAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

Bedrock and biotic influence on on community composition of soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica

Bjorn TytgatElie VerleyenSofie D'hondtPia ClercxEric Van RanstStephen RobertsAnnick WilmotteWim VyvermanAnne Willems

Bedrock and biotic influence on on community composition of soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica

Bjorn TytgatElie VerleyenSofie D'hondtPia ClercxEric Van RanstStephen RobertsAnnick WilmotteWim VyvermanAnne Willems

Biogeographic patterns in Antarctic lacustrine prokaryotes

Bjorn TytgatMaxime SweetloveElie VerleyenSofie D'hondtAnnick WilmotteWim VyvermanAnne Willems

Changes in Holocene climate and the intensity of Southern Hemisphere Westerly Winds based on a high-resolution palynological record from sub-Antarctic South Georgia

Stephanie L StrotherUlrich SalzmannStephen J RobertsDominic A HodgsonJohn WoodwardWim Van NieuwenhuyzeElie VerleyenWim VyvermanSteven G Moreton

A1 Journal Article in HOLOCENE

Chodatodesmus australis sp. nov. (Scenedesmaceae, Chlorophyta) from Antarctica, with the emended description of the genus Chodatodesmus , and circumscription of Flechtneria rotunda gen. et sp. nov.

Katia SciutoLouise A LewisElie VerleyenIsabella MoroNicoletta La Rocca

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Diversity, ecology and structure of freshwater littoral diatom communities in Petuniabukta (Spitsbergen, Arctic Region)

Eveline PinseelKateřina KopalováJan KavanElie VerleyenBart Van de Vijver

Hidden diversity: multiple Arctic and Antarctic lineages in the cosmopolitan diatom Pinnularia borealis

Eveline PinseelCaroline SouffreauPieter VanormelingenElie VerleyenKoen SabbeBart Van de VijverWim Vyverman

Microbial biodiversity in polar lake ecosystems: why is it different at the North and South Pole?

Koen SabbeDagmar ObbelsPieter VanormelingenOtakar StruneckyBart Van De VijverJosef ElsterAnnick WilmotteElie VerleyenWim Vyverman

Editorial material

Reconstruction of Holocene paleoenvironmental changes in the sub-Antarctic region

Wim Van NieuwenhuyzeWim VyvermanElie VerleyenStephen Roberts

2014

A community-based geological reconstruction of Antarctic Ice Sheet deglaciation since the Last Glacial Maximum

Michael J BentleyColm Ó CofaighJohn B AndersonHoward ConwayBethan DaviesAlastair GC GrahamClaus-Dieter HillenbrandDominic A HodgsonStewart SR JamiesonRobert D Larter et al.

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Absence of a Medieval Climate Anomaly, Little Ice Age and twentieth century warming in Skarvsnes, Lutzow Holm Bay, East Antarctica

Ines TavernierElie VerleyenDominic A HodgsonKatrien HeirmanStephen J RobertsSatoshi ImuraSakae KudohKoen SabbeMarc De BatistWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in ANTARCTIC SCIENCE

Bacterial diversity assessment in Antarctic terrestrial and aquatic microbial mats : a comparison between bidirectional pyrosequencing and cultivation

Bjorn TytgatElie VerleyenDagmar ObbelsKarolien PeetersAaike De WeverSofie D'hondtTim De MeyerWim Van CriekingeWim VyvermanAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Organic and mineral imprints in fossil photosynthetic mats of an East Antarctic lake

K LepotP CompèreE GérardZ NamsaraevElie VerleyenInes TavernierDA HodgsonWim VyvermanB GilbertA Wilmotte et al.

A1 Journal Article in GEOBIOLOGY

Palaeolimnological reconstruction of Holocene climate and relative sea-level change in Lützow Holm Bay (East Antarctica)

Ines TavernierWim VyvermanElie Verleyen

Retreat history of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet since the Last Glacial Maximum

Andrew N MackintoshElie VerleyenPhilip E O'BrienDuanne A WhiteR Selwyn JonesRobert McKayRobert DunbarDamian B GoreDavid FinkAlexandra L Post et al.

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Terrestrial and submarine evidence for the extent and timing of the Last Glacial Maximum and the onset of deglaciation on the maritime-Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

Dominic A HodgsonAlastair GC GrahamStephen J RobertsMichael J BentleyColm Ó CofaighElie VerleyenWim VyvermanVincent JomelliVincent FavierDaniel Brunstein et al.

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

2013

Late Holocene changes in cyanobacterial community structure in maritime Antarctic lakes

Rafael Fernandez-CarazoElie VerleyenDominic A HodgsonStephen J RobertsKrzysztof WaleronWim VyvermanAnnick Wilmotte

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY

Late Quaternary environmental changes in Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, inferred from lake sediments and raised beaches

Dominic A HodgsonStephen J RobertsJames A SmithElie VerleyenMieke SterkenMinke LabarqueKoen SabbeWim VyvermanClaire S AllenMelanie J Leng et al.

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Molecular evidence for distinct Antarctic lineages in the cosmopolitan terrestrial diatoms Pinnularia borealis and Hantzschia amphioxys

Caroline SouffreauPieter VanormelingenBart Van de VijverTsvetelina IshevaElie VerleyenKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in PROTIST

2012

Antarctic temperature changes during the last millennium: evaluation of simulations and reconstructions

H GoosseM BraidaX CrostaA MairesseV Masson-DelmotteP MathiotR NeukomH OerterG PhilipponH Renssen et al.

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Chemical limnology in coastal East Antarctic lakes: monitoring future climate change in centres of endemism and biodiversity

Elie VerleyenDominic A HodgsonJohn GibsonSatoshi ImuraEnn KaupSakae KudohAaike De WeverTamotsu HoshinoAndrew McMinnDagmar Obbels et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANTARCTIC SCIENCE

Heterotrophic bacterial diversity in aquatic microbial mat communities from Antarctica

Karolien PeetersElie VerleyenDominic A HodgsonPeter ConveyDamien ErtzWim VyvermanAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in POLAR BIOLOGY

Holocene glacial and climate history of Prince Gustav Channel, northeastern Antarctic Peninsula

Mieke SterkenStephen J RobertsDominic A HodgsonWim VyvermanAndrea L BalboKoen SabbeSteven G MoretonElie Verleyen

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Revision of type materials of antarctic diatom species (Bacillariophyta) described by West & West (1911), with the description of two new species

Bart Van de VijverInes TavernierThomas B KelloggJohn GibsonElie VerleyenWim VyvermanKoen Sabbe

A1 Journal Article in FOTTEA

2011

Dendermondse wetenschapper maand naar Antarctica : bioloog bestudeert klimaatverandering in barre omstandigheden

Jean-Pierre De LamperElie VerleyenWim Vyverman

Article in a newspaper

Geological constraints on glacio-isostatic adjustment models of relative sea-level change during deglaciation of Prince Gustav Channel, Antarctic Peninsula

Stephen J RobertsDominic A HodgsonMieke SterkenPippa L WhitehouseElie VerleyenWim VyvermanKoen SabbeAndrea BalboMichael J BentleySteven G Moreton

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Post-glacial regional climate variability along the East Antarctic coastal margin: evidence from shallow marine and coastal terrestrial records

Elie VerleyenDominic A HodgsonKoen SabbeHolger CremerSteven D EmslieJohn GibsonBrenda HallSatoshi ImuraSakae KudohGareth J Marshall et al.

A1 Journal Article in EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

PROKAR‐SEQ: an analysis and visualization framework for next‐generation sequencing based quantification of prokaryotic communities

Joachim De SchrijverPieter-Jan VoldersFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofDagmar ObbelsElie VerleyenWim VyvermanTim De MeyerWim Van Criekinge

Revision of the genus Navicula s.s. (Bacillariophyceae) in inland waters of the Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic with the description of five new species

Bart Van de VijverRalitsa ZidarovaMieke SterkenElie VerleyenMyriam de HaanWim VyvermanFriedel HinzKoen Sabbe

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGIA

Speciation in diatoms: recent insights, new paradigms?

Koen SabbeElie VerleyenPieter VanormelingenWim Vyverman

2010

A paleolimnological reconstruction of mid and late holocene climate change in South Georgia

Wim Van NieuwenhuyzeSJ RobertsElie VerleyenDA HodgsonMieke SterkenKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

Antarctic microbial biodiversity: the importance of geographical and ecological factors

Annick WilmottePedro De Carvalho MaaloufAaike De WeverDagmar ObbelsKarolien PeetersElie VerleyenWim VyvermanAnne Willems

Cyanobacterial diversity in Antarctic lakes assessed by denaturating gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)

P De Carvalho MaaloufA LambionF ZakhiaR Fernandez-CarazoAaike De WeverElie VerleyenWim VyvermanA Wilmotte

Evidence for widespread endemism among Antarctic micro-organisms

Wim VyvermanElie VerleyenAnnick WilmotteDominic A HodgsonAnne WillemsKarolien PeetersBart Van de VijverAaike De WeverFrédérik LeliaertKoen Sabbe

A1 Journal Article in POLAR SCIENCE

Exploration of the microbial diversity and assessment of the environmental impact in the region of the Antarctic research station 'Princess Elisabeth'

Wim De SmetCyrill D'HaeseJosef ElsterDamien ErtzRafael Fernandez-CarazoAlexander MangoldMarie José ManoZorigto NamsaraevDagmar ObbelsKarolien Peeters et al.

Four new non-marine diatom taxa from the subantarctic and antarctic regions

Bart van de VijverMieke SterkenWim VyvermanGabriela MataloniLinda NedbalovaKaterina KopalovaJosef ElsterElie VerleyenKoen Sabbe

A1 Journal Article in DIATOM RESEARCH

Large heterotrophic bacterial diversity of Antarctic samples through cultivation

Karolien PeetersElie VerleyenDamien ErtzDominic HodgsonAnne Willems

Structuring effects of climate-related environmental factors on Antarctic microbial mat communities

Elie VerleyenKoen SabbeDominic A HodgsonStana GrubisicArnaud TatonSylvie CousinAnnick WilmotteAaike De WeverKatleen Van Der GuchtWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in AQUATIC MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Subantarctic flowering plants: pre-glacial survivors or post-glacial immigrants?

Nathalie Van Der PuttenCyriel VerbruggenRyszard OchyraElie VerleyenYves Frenot

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

The limnology and biology of the Dufek Massif, Transantarctic Mountains 82° South

Dominic A HodgsonPeter ConveyElie VerleyenWim VyvermanSandra J McInnesChester J SandsRafael Fernández-CarazoAnnick WilmotteAaike De WeverKarolien Peeters et al.

A1 Journal Article in POLAR SCIENCE

Tolerance of benthic diatoms from temperate aquatic and terrestrial habitats to experimental desiccation and temperature stress

Caroline SouffreauPieter VanormelingenElie VerleyenKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGIA

2009

A geological constraint on relative sea level in Marine Isotope Stage 3 in the Larsemann Hills, Lambert Glacier region, East Antarctica (31 366-33 228 cal yr BP)

Dominic A HodgsonElie VerleyenWim VyvermanKoen SabbeMelanie J LengMatthew D Pickering,Brendan J Keely

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Exploring former subglacial Hodgson Lake, Antarctica, paper I: site description, geomorphology and limnology

Dominic A HodgsonStephen J RobertsMichael J BentleyJames A SmithJoanne S JohnsonElie VerleyenWim VyvermanAndy J HodsonMelanie J LengAndreas Cziferszky et al.

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Exploring former subglacial Hodgson Lake, Antarctica, paper II: palaeolimnology

Dominic A HodgsonStephen J RobertsMichael j BentleyEmma L CarmichaelJames A SmithElie VerleyenWim VyvermanPaul GeisslerMelanie J LengDavid CW Sanderson

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Exploring heterotrophic bacterial diversity of Antarctic samples through cultivation

Karolien PeetersElie VerleyenDamien ErtzDominique HodgsonAnne Willems

Hidden levels of phylodiversity in Antarctic green algae: further evidence for the existence of glacial refugia

Aaike De WeverFrédérik LeliaertElie VerleyenPieter VanormelingenKatleen Van Der GuchtDominic A HodgsonKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

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

Holocene relative sea-level change and deglaciation on Alexander Island, Antarctic Peninsula, from elevated lake deltas

SJ RobertsDA HodgsonMJ BentleyDCW SandersonG MilneJA SmithElie VerleyenA Balbo

A1 Journal Article in GEOMORPHOLOGY

Study of Flavobacterium strains isolated from Antarctic aquatic and terrestrial samples

Karolien PeetersSophie VerschuereElie VerleyenDominique HodgsonAnne Willems

Study of Flavobacterium strains isolated from Antarctic aquatic and terrestrial samples

Karolien PeetersSophie VerschuereElie VerleyenDominique HodgsonAnne Willems

The importance of dispersal related and local factors in shaping the taxonomic structure of diatom metacommunities

Elie VerleyenWim VyvermanMieke SterkenDominic A HodgsonAaike De WeverSteve JugginsBart Van de VijverViviene J JonesPieter VanormelingenDonna Roberts et al.

A1 Journal Article in OIKOS

2008

Bacterial diversity of Antarctic samples through cultivation

Karolien PeetersElie VerleyenDamien ErtzDominique HodgsonAnne Willems

Exploring heterotrophic bacterial diversity of Antarctic samples through cultivation

Karolien PeetersElie VerleyenDamien ErtzDominique HodgsonAnne Willems

Late Quaternary climatic changes in southern Chile, as recorded in a diatom sequence of Lago Puyehue (40°40' S)

Mieke SterkenElie VerleyenKoen SabbeGriet TerrynFrançois CharletSebastien BertrandXavier BoësNathalie FagelMarc De BatistWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY

The diversity and distribution of diatoms: from cosmopolitanism to narrow endemism

Pieter VanormelingenElie VerleyenWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

2007

Biogeography of freshwater microalgae

Wim VyvermanElie VerleyenKoen Sabbe

Bookchapter in Algae of Australia : introduction

Ecology of non-marine algae: lakes and large rivers

Wim VyvermanKoenraad MuylaertKoen SabbeElie Verleyen

Bookchapter in Algae of Australia : introduction

Historical processes constrain patterns in global diatom diversity

Wim VyvermanElie VerleyenKoen SabbeKoenraad VanhoutteMieke SterkenDA HODGSONDG MANNS JUGGINSB VAN DE VIJVERV JONES et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY

2006

Catchment characteristics and chemical limnology of small lakes, tarns and mire pools in New Zealand (South Island) and Tasmania

Koenraad VanhoutteElie VerleyenC KILROYKoen SabbeRenaat DassevilleWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Congruence and disparity in benthic diatom community structure of small lakes in New Zealand and Tasmania

K VANHOUTTEElie VerleyenKoen SabbeC KILROYMieke SterkenWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Hydrological and land-use changes in the Cuzco region (Cordillera Oriental, South East Peru) during the last 1200 years: a diatom-based reconstruction

Mieke SterkenKoen SabbeA CHEPSTOW-LUSTYM FROGLEYK VANHOUTTEElie VerleyenA CUNDYWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIV FUR HYDROBIOLOGIE

Interglacial environments of coastal east Antarctica: comparison of MIS 1 (Holocene) and MIS 5e (Last Interglacial) lake-sediment records

DA HODGSONElie VerleyenAH SQUIERKoen SabbeBJ KEELYKM SAUNDERSWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Limnology of two antarctic epishelf lakes and their potential to record periods of ice shelf loss

JA SMITHDA HODGSONMJ BENTLEYElie VerleyenMJ LENGSJ ROBERTS

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY

Paleo-ecologisch onderzoek van een Holocene sequentie uit het Deurganckdok te Doel (Wase Scheldepolders, Noord-België)

Vanessa GeloriniElie VerleyenCyriel VerbruggenL Meersschaert

A2 Journal Article in BELGEO

Paleolimnologische reconstructie van de Laat Kwartaire omgevingsgeschiedenis van de Larsemann Hills, Oost-Antarctica

Elie VerleyenDominic A HodgsonKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

A4 Journal Article in DIATOMEDEDELINGEN

Recent rapid salinity rise in three East Antarctic lakes

DA HODGSOND ROBERTSA MCMINNElie VerleyenB TERRYC CORBETTWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY

2005

Late Holocene changes in ultraviolet radiation penetration recorded in an East Antarctic lake

Elie VerleyenDA HODGSONKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY

Late Pleistocene record of elevated UV radiation in an Antarctic lake

DA HODGSONWim VyvermanElie VerleyenPR LEAVITTKoen SabbeAH SQUIERBJ KEELY

A1 Journal Article in EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS

Late Quaternary climate-driven environmental change in the Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica, multi-proxy evidence from a lake sediment core

DA HODGSONElie VerleyenKoen SabbeAH SQUIERBJ KEELYMJ LENGKM SAUNDERSWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY RESEARCH

Relative sea-level history from the Lambert Glacier region, East Antarctica, and its relation to deglaciation and Holocene glacier readvance

Elie VerleyenDA HODGSONGA MILNEKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY RESEARCH

Sexual reproduction, mating system, chloroplast dynamics and abrupt cell size reduction in Pseudo-nitzschia pungens from the North Sea (Bacillariophyta)

Victor ChepurnovDG MANNKoen SabbeKatrijn VannerumGriet CasteleynElie VerleyenL PEPERZAKWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

2004

Coastal oceanographic conditions in the Prydz Bay region (East Antarctica) during the Holocene recorded in an isolation basin

Elie VerleyenDA HODGSONKoen SabbeKoenraad VanhoutteWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in HOLOCENE

Environmental factors influencing the pigment composition of in situ benthic microbial communities in east Antarctic lakes

DA HODGSONWim VyvermanElie VerleyenKoen SabbePR LEAVITTA TATONAH SQUIERBJ KEELY

A1 Journal Article in AQUATIC MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Late Quaternary deglaciation and climate history of the Larsemann Hills (East Antarctica)

Elie VerleyenDA HODGSONKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE

Quantifying habitat-specific diatom production: A critical assessment using morphological and biogeochemical markers in Antarctic marine and lake sediments

Elie VerleyenDA HODGSONPR LEAVITTKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Salinity, depth and the structure and composition of microbial mats in continental Antarctic lakes

Koen SabbeDA HODGSONElie VerleyenA TATONA WILMOTTEKoenraad VanhoutteWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

The freshwater diatom genus Kobayasiella (Bacillariophyta) in Tasmania, Australia

Koenraad VanhoutteElie VerleyenWim VyvermanVictor ChepurnovKoen Sabbe

A1 Journal Article in AUSTRALIAN SYSTEMATIC BOTANY

2003

Benthic diatom flora of freshwater and saline lakes in the Larsemann Hills and Rauer Islands, East Antarctica

Koen SabbeElie VerleyenDA HODGSONKoenraad VanhoutteWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in ANTARCTIC SCIENCE

Modelling diatom responses to climate induced fluctuations in the moisture balance in continental Antarctic lakes

Elie VerleyenDA HODGSONWim VyvermanD ROBERTSA MCMINNKoenraad VanhoutteKoen Sabbe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY

2002

Diatomeeën als indicatoren voor Laat-Kwartaire milieuveranderingen in de Larsemann Hills (Oost-Antarctica)

Elie VerleyenWim VyvermanKoen SabbeDominic A Hodgson

A4 Journal Article in DIATOMEDEDELINGEN

2001

Were the Larsemann Hills ice-free through the Last Glacial Maximum?

DA HODGSONPE NOONWim VyvermanCL BRYANTDB GOREP APPLEBYM GILMOURElie VerleyenKoen SabbeVJ JONES et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANTARCTIC SCIENCE