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Researcher

Jan Vanaverbeke

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129 Results

2025

Decadal trends in macrobenthic communities in offshore wind farms : disentangling turbine and climate effects

Christelle JammarAbril Reynés CardonaJan VanaverbekeNene LefaibleTom MoensSteven DegraerUlrike Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH

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

Offshore wind farms modify coastal food web dynamics by enhancing suspension feeder pathways

Emil De BorgerDick van OevelenNinon MavrakiAnnelies De BackerUlrike BraeckmanKarline SoetaertJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT

2024

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

A wind of change for soft-sediment infauna within operational offshore windfarms

Nene LefaibleUlrike BraeckmanSteven DegraerJan VanaverbekeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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

Helena VoetJan VanaverbekeCarl Van ColenKarline Soetaert

Offshore wind energy and marine biodiversity in the North Sea : life cycle impact assessment for benthic communities

Chen LiJoop W. P. CoolenLaura SchererJosé M. MogollónUlrike BraeckmanJan VanaverbekeArnold TukkerBernhard Steubing

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Towards optimizing the opportunities and minimizing the risks of offshore wind farms for the benthic environment

Mirta ZupanJan VanaverbekeTom Moens

Understanding the impact of sand extraction on benthic ecosystem functioning : a combination of functional indices and biological trait analysis

Nanou GoedefrooUlrike BraeckmanKris HostensJan VanaverbekeTom MoensAnnelies De Backer

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

2022

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

Physiological response to seawater pH of the bivalve Abra alba, a benthic ecosystem engineer, is modulated by low pH

Ellen VlaminckTom MoensJan VanaverbekeCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

2021

Faunal and environmental drivers of carbon and nitrogen cycling along a permeability gradient in shallow North Sea sediments

Elise ToussaintEmil De BorgerUlrike BraeckmanAnnelies De BackerKarline SoetaertJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

H2020 UNITED : is scour protection suitable for flat oyster restoration in Belgium?

Annelies DeclercqThomas KerkhoveBrecht StecheleAjie Brama Krishna PribadiBert GroenendaalDirk VandercammenElisabete Pinto da SilvaEvert LataireEmile LemeyFrank Maes et al.

Offshore windfarm footprint of sediment organic matter mineralization processes

Emil De BorgerEvgeny IvanovArthur CapetUlrike BraeckmanJan VanaverbekeMarilaure GrégoireKarline Soetaert

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

2020

Functional differences in trophic structure of offshore wind farm communities : a stable isotope study

Ourania MavrakiSteven DegraerTom MoensJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Interregional comparison of benthic ecosystem functioning : community bioturbation potential in four regions along the NE Atlantic shelf

Mayya GoginaMichael L ZettlerJan VanaverbekeJennifer DannheimGert Van HoeyNicolas DesroyAlexa WredeHenning ReissSteven DegraerVera Van Lancker et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

On the food-web ecology of offshore wind farms, the kingdom of suspension feeders

Ourania MavrakiSteven DegraerJan Vanaverbeke

Organic matter assimilation by hard substrate fauna in an offshore wind farm area : a pulse-chase study

Ninon MavrakiSteven DegraerJan VanaverbekeUlrike Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Resource niches of co-occurring invertebrate species at an offshore wind turbine indicate a substantial degree of trophic plasticity

Ourania MavrakiIlse De MeselSteven DegraerTom MoensJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

2019

Nutrient, pigment, suspended matter and turbidity measurements in the Belgian part of the North Sea

Jonas MortelmansKlaas DeneudtAndre CattrijsseOlivier BeauchardIlse DavelooseWim VyvermanJan VanaverbekeKlaas TimmermansJan PeenePatrick Roose et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC DATA

2018

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

The effect of bio-irrigation by the polychaete Lanice conchilega on active denitrifiers : distribution, diversity and composition of nosZ gene

Maryam Yazdani FoshtomiFrédérik LeliaertSofie DeryckeAnne WillemsMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

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 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

Linking microbial communities and macrofauna functional diversity with benthic ecosystem functioning in shallow coastal sediments, with an emphasis on nitrifiers and denitrifiers

Maryam Yazdani FoshtomiJan VanaverbekeMagda VincxAnne Willems

Maritime ecosystem-based management in practice : lessons learned from the application of a generic spatial planning framework in Europe

Lene Buhl-MortensenIbon GalparsoroTomás Vega FernándezKate JohnsonGiovanni D'AnnaFabio BadalamentiGermana GarofaloJulia CarlströmJoanna PiwowarczykMarijn Rabaut et al.

A1 Journal Article in MARINE POLICY

2016

Assessing functional diversity of marine nematodes in the 21st century: moving away from the black box approach

Tom MoensAnna-Maria VafeiadouNele De MeesterXiuqin WuTânia Campinas BezerraKatja GuiliniJan VanaverbekeSofie Derycke

Effect of short-term hypoxia on the feeding activity of abundant nematode genera from an intertidal mudflat

Mehrshad TaheriMarina GiunioMarleen De TrochMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

Lanice conchilega structures carbon flows in soft-bottom intertidal areas

Bart De SmetDick van OevelenMagda VincxJan VanaverbekeKarline Soetaert

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Predator effects on the feeding and bioirrigation activity of ecosystem-engineered Lanice conchilega reefs

Bart De SmetUlrike BraeckmanKarline SoetaertMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Short-term effects of fishery exclusion in offshore wind farms on macrofaunal communities in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

Delphine CoatesDanai KapasakaliMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in FISHERIES RESEARCH

The effect of oxygen stress (hypoxia and anoxia) on free-living marine nematodes in coastal ecosystems

Mehrshad TaheriJan VanaverbekeMagda Vincx

2015

Biogenic reefs affect multiple components of intertidal soft-bottom benthic assemblages: the Lanice conchilega case study

Bart De SmetAn-Sofie D'HondtPieterjan VerhelstJérôme FournierLaurent GodetNicolas DesroyMarijn RabautMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Integrating ecosystem engineering and food web ecology : testing the effect of biogenic reefs on the food web of a soft-bottom intertidal area

Bart De SmetJérôme FournierMarleen De TrochMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Patterns in nematode community during and after experimentally induced anoxia in the northern Adriatic Sea

Mehrshad TaheriMateja GregoBettina RiedelMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Rapid macrobenthic recovery after dredging activities in an offshore wind farm in the Belgian part of the North Sea

Delphine CoatesGert Van HoeyLiesbet ColsonMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in HYDROBIOLOGIA

Temporal dynamics in a shallow coastal benthic food web: insights from fatty acid biomarkers and their stable isotopes

Ulrike BraeckmanPieter ProvoostKoen SabbeKarline SoetaertJack J MiddelburgMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The importance of Lanice conchilega reefs in trophic linkages in intertidal areas

Bart De SmetMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

The link between microbial diversity and nitrogen cycling in marine sediments is modulated by macrofaunal bioturbation

Maryam Yazdani FoshtomiUlrike BraeckmanSofie DeryckeMelanie SappDirk Van GansbekeKoen SabbeAnne WillemsMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2014

Effect of short-term hypoxia on marine nematode community structure and vertical distribution pattern in three different sediment types of the North Sea

Mehrshad TaheriUlrike BraeckmanMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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

Enrichment and shifts in macrobenthic assemblages in an offshore wind farm area in the Belgian part of the North Sea

Delphine CoatesYana DeschutterMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Impact of pile-driving of offshore monopile foundations on young sea bass

Elisabeth DebusschereBert De CoenselDominique AdriaensAline BajekDick BotteldoorenKris HostensJan VanaverbekeSofie VandendriesscheKarl Van GinderdeurenMagda Vincx et al.

In situ mortality experiments with juvenile sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in relation to impulsive sound levels caused by pile driving of windmill foundations

Elisabeth DebusschereBert De CoenselAline BajekDick BotteldoorenKris HostensJan VanaverbekeSofie VandendriesscheKarl Van GinderdeurenMagda VincxSteven Degraer

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Protecting the commons: the use of subtidal ecosystem engineers in marine management

Ulrike BraeckmanMarijn RabautJan VanaverbekeSteven DegraerMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Similar diversity-disturbance responses to different physical impacts: three cases of small-scale biodiversity increase in the Belgian part of the North Sea

Annelies De BackerGert Van HoeyDelphine CoatesJan VanaverbekeKris Hostens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The effects of offshore wind farms on macrobenthic communities in the North Sea

Delphine CoatesMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

Variable importance of macrofaunal functional biodiversity for biogeochemical cycling in temperate coastal sediments

Ulrike BraeckmanMaryam Yazdani FoshtomiDirk Van GansbekeFilip MeysmanKarline SoetaertMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in ECOSYSTEMS

2013

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

Comparison paper: Paper on the comparison of case studies, building on the overlap of human pressures and/or priority habitats

Zacharoula KyriaziFrank MaesJan VanaverbekeMagda VincxSteven DegraerChristine RöckmannRobbert JakDavid GoldsboroughJan Tjalling van der WalLouise Liberknecht et al.

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

Facilitating co-existence between offshore renewable energy and marine nature conservation: lessons learnt from eleven European case studies

Zacharoula KyriaziFrank MaesMagda VincxJan VanaverbekeSteven Degraer

Game theoretical modeling of offshore renewable energy and nature conservation interactions in the context of marine spatial planning

Zacharoula KyriaziFrank MaesJan VanaverbekeMagda VincxSteven Degraer

Is nematode colonisation in the presence of Scolelepis in tropical sandy-beach sediment similar to the colonisation process in temperate sandy beaches?

Tatiana MariaAndre EstevesJan VanaverbekeAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY

Meiofauna metabolism in suboxic sediments : currently overestimated

Ulrike BraeckmanJan VanaverbekeMagda VincxDick van OevelenKarline Soetaert

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Modelling benthic oxygen consumption and benthic-pelagic coupling at a shallow station in the southern North Sea

Pieter ProvoostUlrike BraeckmanDirk Van GansbekeLeon MoodleyKarline SoetaertJack MiddelburgJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Tidal exposure or microhabitats: what determines sandy-beach nematode zonation?: a case study of a macrotidal ridge-and-runnel sandy beach in Belgium

Tatiana MariaJan VanaverbekeRuth GingoldAndré M EstevesAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

2012

Temporal dynamics in the diet of two marine polychaetes as inferred from fatty acid biomarkers

Ulrike BraeckmanPieter ProvoostKoen SabbeKarline SoetaertJack J MiddelburgMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH

The importance of biological interactions for the vertical distribution of nematodes in a temperate ultra-dissipitave sandy beach

Tatiana MariaJan VanaverbekeAndré M EstevesMarleen De TrochAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

The magnitude of global marine species diversity

W AppeltansST AhyongG AndersonMV AngelT ArtoisN BaillyR BamberA BarberI BartschA Berta et al.

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT BIOLOGY

2011

A multifaceted approach towards understanding biotic and abiotic processes structuring sandy beach meiofauna

Tatiana MariaAnn VanreuselAndré EstevesJan Vanaverbeke

Biological vs. physical mixing effects on benthic food web dynamics

Ulrike BraeckmanPieter ProvoostTom MoensKarline SoetaertJack MiddelburgMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

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

Geographical and depth-related patterns in nematode communities from some Italian Marine Protected Areas

Roberto SandulliCristiana De LeonardisMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem

Ulrike BraeckmanMagda VincxKarline SoetaertJan Vanaverbeke

Null models reveal preferential sampling, spatial autocorrelation and overfitting in habitat suitability modelling

Bea MerckxMaaike SteyaertAnn VanreuselMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Regime shifts in the marine environment: the scientific basis and political context

Alexandra KrabergNorbert WasmundJan VanaverbekeDoris SchiedekKaren H WiltshireNova Mieszkowska

A1 Journal Article in MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Sediment-related distribution patterns of nematodes and macrofauna: two sides of the benthic coin?

Jan VanaverbekeBea MerckxSteven DegraerMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Soft-sediment macrobenthos around offshore wind turbines in the Belgian part of the North Sea reveals a clear shift in species composition

Delphine CoatesJan VanaverbekeMarijn RabautMagda Vincx

Bookchapter in Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea : selected findings from the baseline and targeted monitoring

The effect of the dominant polychaete Scolelepis squamata on nematode colonisation in sandy beach sediments: an experimental approach

Tatiana MariaAndré M EstevesJan VanaverbekeAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

The role of abiotic and biotic factors in the vertical distribution of sandy beach nematodes

Tatiana MariaJan VanaverbekeA EstevesMarleen De TrochAnn Vanreusel

Understanding benthic, pelagic and airborne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas: 'Westbanks': final report

Jan VanaverbekeAB BraarupU BraeckmanW CourtensE CuveliersKlaas DeneudtAnnelies GoffinB HellemansT HuyseG Lacroix et al.

Use of benthic vs planktonic organic matter by sandy-beach organisms: a food tracing experiment with (13)C labelled diatoms

Tatiana MariaMarleen De TrochJan VanaverbekeAndré M EstevesAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

2010

Book of abstracts: 14th international meiofauna conference

Exploring the use of Cytochrome Oxidase c Subunit 1 (COI) for DNA barcoding of free-living marine nematodes

Sofie DeryckeJan VanaverbekeAnnelien RigauxThierry BackeljauTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Fish farm impact on meiofauna: harpacticoid copepod species composition and 13C isotope signals

Grego MatejaMarleen De TrochAlenka Malej

Free-living nematodes associated with external and internal prokaryote symbionts in the Gollum Channel System and edge of the Whittard Canyon

Alexei V TchesunovEkaterina PopovaJeroen Ingels

Grazing of the harpacticoid Paramphiascella fulvofasciata on freeze-dried diatoms

Clio CnuddeAnne WillemsKoenraad Van HoordeWim VyvermanTom MoensMarleen De Troch

Investigating the responses of meiofauna in Potter Cove (King George Island, West Antarctic Peninsula) from a climate change perspective: an experimental approach

Francesca PasottiMaarten RaesAnn VanreuselMarleen De Troch

Large-scale diversity and biogeography of benthic copepods in European waters

Gritta Veit-KöhlerMarleen De TrochMateja GregoTânia Campinas BezerraWendy BonneGuy De SmetChristina FolkersKai Horst GeorgeChen GuotongRudy Herman et al.

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY

Mapping nematode diversity in the Southern Bight of the North Sea

Bea MerckxMarc Van MeirvenneMaaike SteyaertAnn VanreuselMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

Meiobenthic communities in the shallow subtidal of three Italian marine protected areas

Roberto SandulliCristiana De LeonardisJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Metazoan meiofauna in the Gollum Channel System and on the edge of the Whittard Canyon, Celtic Margin: how the environment shapes nematode structure and function

Jeroen IngelsAlexei V TchesunovAnn Vanreusel

NeMys: an online nematode identification and taxonomical tool

Jelle Van CampenhoutTânia Campinas BezerraGustavo FonsecaMaaike SteyaertJan VanaverbekeJeroen IngelsUlrike BraeckmanBea MerckxAnnelies De GrooteEllen Pape et al.

New genus of the family Ethmolaimidae (Nematoda: Chromadorida), found at the Gulf of Cadiz and Antarctica

Tânia Campinas BezerraEllen PapeFreija HauquierJeroen IngelsAnn Vanreusel

Respiration partitioning in contrasting subtidal sediments: seasonality and response to a spring phytoplankton deposition

Maria de Assunção FrancoJan VanaverbekeDick Van OevelenKarline SoetaertMaria José CostaMagda VincxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

Role of macrofauna functional traits and density in biogeochemical fluxes and bioturbation

Ulrike BraeckmanPieter ProvoostBritta GribsholtDirk Van GansbekeJack J MiddelburgKarline SoetaertMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

Salinity effects on competition between cryptic species of the nematode Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

The contribution of deep-sea macrohabitat heterogeneity to global nematode diversity

Ann VanreuselGustavo FonsecaRoberto DanovaroMaria Cristina da SilvaAndre M EstevesTim FerreroGunnar GadValentina GaltsovaCristina GambiVeronica da Fonseca Genevois et al.

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

The impact of deep-sea canyon conditions on meiobenthic structure and function

Jeroen IngelsKonstadinos KiriakoulakisGeorge A WolffDavid SM BillettAnn Vanreusel

2009

Biological geography of the European seas : results from the MacroBen database

Christos ArvanitidisPaul J SomerfieldHeye RumohrSarah FaulwetterVasilis ValavanisAikaterini VasileiadouGiorgios ChatzigeorgiouEdward Vanden BergheJan VanaverbekeCéline Labrune et al.

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

Comparison of the performances of two biotic indices based on the MacroBen database

Antoine GrémareC LabruneEdward Vanden BergheJM AmourouxG BacheletML ZettlerJan VanaverbekeD FleischerL BigotOlivier Maire et al.

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

Factors affecting nematode biomass, length and width from the shelf to the deep sea

Karline SoetaertMaria FrancoNikolaos LampadariouAgnes MuthumbiMaaike SteyaertLeen VandepitteEdward vanden BergheJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

Long-term data from the Belgian Continental Shelf in the framework of science-based management of the coastal North Sea

Jan VanaverbekeUlrike BraeckmanSimon ClausWouter CourtensNathalie De HauwereSteven DegraerKlaas DeneudtAnnelies GoffinJan MeesBea Merckx et al.

Non-indigenous species of the Belgian part of the North Sea and adjacent estuaries

M BauwensUlrike BraeckmanEric CoppejansH De BlauweOlivier De ClerckV De MaersschalkSteven DegraerT DeprezE DumoulinNancy Fockedey et al.

Organic matter input and processing in two contrasting North Sea sediments : insights from stable isotope and biomass data

Dick van OevelenKarline SoetaertMaria A FrancoLeon MoodleyLennart van IjzerlooMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

Predictability of marine nematode biodiversity

Bea MerckxPeter GoethalsMaaike SteyaertAnn VanreuselMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

The MANUELA database: an integrated database on meiobenthos from European marine waters

Leen VandepitteJan VanaverbekeBart VanhoorneFrancisco FernandezTânia Campinas BezerraJan MeesEdward Vanden Berghe

A2 Journal Article in Meiofauna Marina

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 responses to sedimentation of phytoplankton on the Belgian Continental Shelf

Jan VanaverbekeMaria FrancoDick Van OevelenMoodley LeonPieter ProvoostMaaike SteyaertKarline SoetaertMagda Vincx

Bookchapter in Current status of eutrophication in the Belgian Coastal Zone

Density, vertical distribution and trophic responses of metazoan meiobenthos to phytoplankton deposition in contrasting sediment types

Maaike FrancoKarline SoetaertD VAN OEVELENDirk Van GansbekeMJ COSTAMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

Impact of discards of beam trawl fishing on the nematode community from the Tagus estuary (Portugal)

Maria FrancoMaaike SteyaertHN CabralR TenreiroL ChambelMagda VincxMJ CostaJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Large scale patterns in the diversity and community structure of deep-sea nematodes

Ann VanreuselJan VanaverbekeMaarten RaesTânia Campinas BezerraSaskia Van GaeverJeroen IngelsBea MerckxChristina GambiRoberto DanovaroGustavo Fonseca et al.

Meiofauna and nematode diversity in some Mediterranean subtidal areas of the Adriatic and Ionian Sea

C DE LEONARDISR SANDULLIJan VanaverbekeMagda VincxS DE ZIO

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIA MARINA

Short-term changes in nematode communities from an abandoned intense sand extraction site on the Kwintebank (Belgian Continental Shelf) two years post-cessation

Jan VanaverbekeMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Uptake of phytodetritus by meiobenthos using C-13 labelled diatoms and Phaeocystis in two contrasting sediments from the North Sea

Maria FrancoKarline SoetaertMJ CostaMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

2007

Changes site in nematode communities at the long-term sand extraction of the Kwintebank (Southern Bight of the North Sea)

Jan VanaverbekeTim DeprezMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Conclusions and recommendations

Jan-Bart CalewaertFrank MaesG LymberyG EngelenVera Van LanckerF DouvereJan VanaverbekeM CollinsE MinkM Elliot

Editorial material

Effect of phytoplankton bloom deposition on benthic bacterial communities in two contrasting sediments in the southern North Sea

MA FRANCOM DE MESELLMD DIALLOKatleen Van Der GuchtDirk Van GansbekeP VAN RIJSWIJKMJ COSTAMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in AQUATIC MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

MIRA Milieurapport Vlaanderen, Achtergronddocument 2006: Kust & zee

Annelies GoffinAnne-Catherine LescrauwaetJB CalewaertJan MeesJan SeysD DelbareW DemaréK HostensI MoulaertK Parmentier et al.

Nematode response to changing food conditions in shallow marine and estuarine sediments

Maria da Assunção de Carvalho Soares FrancoMagda VincxMaria José CostaJan Vanaverbeke

Nemys: an online nematode identification and taxonomical tool

Maaike SteyaertTânia Campinas BezerraUlrike BraeckmanGustavo FonsecaEveline HosteJeroen IngelsBea MerckxMaarten RaesLien SteenhuyseJan Vanaverbeke et al.

TROPHOS : fundamental research for policy and sustainable management

Jan VanaverbekeW CourtensK DeneutM FrancoES GyselsB HellemansT HuyseM LarmuseauJan MeesL Moodley et al.

Bookchapter in Science and sustainable management of the North Sea : Belgian case studies

2005

Laboratory experiments on the infaunal activity of intertidal nematodes

Maaike SteyaertL MOODLEYJan VanaverbekeS VANDEWIELEMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in HYDROBIOLOGIA

2004

Changes in morphometric characteristics of nematode communities during a spring phytoplankton bloom deposition

Jan VanaverbekeKarline SoetaertMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

Changes in structural and functional diversity of nematode communities during a spring phytoplankton bloom in the southern North Sea

Jan VanaverbekeMaaike SteyaertKarline SoetaertV ROUSSEAUDirk Van GansbekeJY PARENTMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH

Horizontal zonation patterns and feeding structure of marine nematode assemblages on a macrotidal, ultra-dissipative sandy beach (De Panne, Belgium)

Tom GheskiereEveline HosteJan VanaverbekeMagda VincxSteven Degraer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH

2003

Nematode biomass spectra as descriptors of functional changes due to human and natural impact

Jan VanaverbekeMaaike SteyaertAnn VanreuselMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

The importance of fine-scale, vertical profiles in characterising nematode community structure

Maaike SteyaertJan VanaverbekeAnn VanreuselC BARRANGUETC LUCASMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

2002

Nematode assemblages from subtidal sandbanks in the Southern Bight of the North Sea: effect of small sedimentological differences.

Jan VanaverbekeTom GheskiereMaaike SteyaertMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH

The sandy beach meiofauna and free-living nematodes from De Panne (Belgium).

Tom GheskiereEveline HosteL KOTWICKISteven DegraerJan VanaverbekeMagda Vincx

A3 Journal Article in Bulletin Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut Natuurwetenschappen

Tidal and diurnal periodicity in macrocrustaceans and demersal fish of an exposed sandy beach, with special emphasis on juvenile plaice Pleuronectes platessa

Bregje BeystJan VanaverbekeMagda VincxJan Mees

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

2001

The role of the benthic biota in sedimentary metabolism and sediment-water exchange processes in the Goban Spur area (NE Atlantic).

Carlos HeipG DUINEVELDE FLACHG GRAFW HELDERPeter HermanM LAVALEYEJacobus MiddelburgO PFANNKUCHEKarline Soetaert et al.

A1 Journal Article in DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY

2000

The meiobenthos of subtidal sandbanks on the Belgian Continental Shelf (Southern Bight of the North Sea).

Jan VanaverbekeTom GheskiereMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

1999

The meiofauna: macrofauna ratio across the continental slope of the Goban Spur (north-east Atlantic).

E FLACHJan VanaverbekeCarlos Heip

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

1997

Nematode distribution in ocean margin sediments of the Goban Spur (northeast Atlantic) in relation to sediment geochemistry

Karline SoetaertJan VanaverbekeCarlos HeipPeter HermanJacobus MiddelburgAdri SandeeGerard Duineveld

A1 Journal Article in DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

The metazoan meiobenthos along a depth gradient in the Arctic Laptev Sea with special attentioto nematode communities

Jan VanaverbekePM ArbizuHU DahmsHK Schminke

A1 Journal Article in POLAR BIOLOGY

The metazoan meiobenthos along the continental slope of the Goban Spur (NE Atlantic)

Jan VanaverbekeKarline SoetaertCarlos HeipAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH