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Researcher

Karline Soetaert

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63 Results

2026

Carbon burial in two Greenland fjords shows no direct link to glacier type

Marius BuydensEmil De BorgerLorenz MeireSamuel BodéAntonio SchironeKarline SoetaertAnn VanreuselUlrike Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

2025

A macrozoobenthic data set of the Black Sea northwestern shelf

Séverine ChevalierOlivier BeauchardAdrian TeacaTatiana BegunValentina TodorovaLuc VandenbulckeKarline SoetaertMarilaure Grégoire

2024

Glacial melt impacts carbon flows in an Antarctic benthic food web

Ulrike BraeckmanKarline SoetaertFrancesca PasottiMaria Liliana QuartinoAnn VanreuselLeonardo A. SaraviaIrene R. SchlossDick van Oevelen

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

Partial recovery of macrozoobenthos on the northwestern shelf of the Black Sea

Séverine ChevalierOlivier BeauchardAdrian TeacăKarline SoetaertMarilaure Grégoire

A1 Journal Article in MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

2021

Biogeomorphological aspects within tidal sand wave fields

Chiu ChengKarline SoetaertBas Borsje

Effects of natural processes and human activity on North Sea sediment biogeochemistry

Emil De BorgerKarline SoetaertUlrike Braeckman

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

Impact of bottom trawling on sediment biogeochemistry : a modelling approach

Emil De BorgerJustin TianoUlrike BraeckmanAdriaan D. RijnsdorpKarline Soetaert

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

Oases in a world without sun : biological drivers of cold-water coral reefs

Sandra MaierKarline SoetaertDick van Oevelen

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

Rapid organic matter cycling in North Sea sediments

Emil De BorgerUlrike BraeckmanKarline Soetaert

A1 Journal Article in CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH

2020

Biological and biogeochemical methods for estimating bioirrigation : a case study in the Oosterschelde estuary

Emil De BorgerJustin TianoUlrike BraeckmanTom YsebaertKarline Soetaert

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

Evaluating the consequences of bottom trawling on benthic pelagic coupling and ecosystem functioning

Justin TianoKarline SoetaertDick van Oevelen

Experimental bottom trawling finds resilience in large-bodied infauna but vulnerability for epifauna and juveniles in the Frisian Front

Justin TianoKarin J. van der ReijdenSarah O'FlynnOlivier BeauchardSietse van der ReeJelmer van der WeesTom YsebaertKarline Soetaert

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

2019

Acute impacts of bottom trawl gears on benthic metabolism and nutrient cycling

Justin TianoMagda J. N. BergmanRob WitbaardPieter van RijswijkAnton TramperDick van OevelenKarline Soetaert

A1 Journal Article in ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Bioturbation in estuarine sediments : modelling macrofauna-mediated oxygen dynamics

Xiaoyu FangTom MoensCarl Van ColenKarline SoetaertAntony Knights

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

Benthic ecosystem response to polymetallic nodule extraction in the deep sea

Tanja StratmannKarline SoetaertDick van Oevelen

2016

Biogeochemical cycling in a subarctic fjord adjacent to the Greenland Ice Sheet

Lorenz MeireFilip MeysmanKarline Soetaert

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

2015

Glacial meltwater and primary production are drivers of strong CO2 uptake in fjord and coastal waters adjacent to the Greenland Ice Sheet

Lorenz MeireDH SøgaardJ MortensenFJR MeysmanKarline SoetaertKE ArendtT Juul-PedersenME BlicherS Rysgaard

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

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

2014

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

2013

Meiofauna metabolism in suboxic sediments : currently overestimated

Ulrike BraeckmanJan VanaverbekeMagda VincxDick van OevelenKarline Soetaert

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

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

2011

Biological vs. physical mixing effects on benthic food web dynamics

Ulrike BraeckmanPieter ProvoostTom MoensKarline SoetaertJack MiddelburgMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

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

Ulrike BraeckmanMagda VincxKarline SoetaertJan Vanaverbeke

2010

Carbon transfer in herbivore- and microbial loop-dominated pelagic food webs in the southern Barents Sea during spring and summer

Frederik De LaenderDick Van OevelenJack MiddelburgKarline Soetaert

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

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

Uncertainties in ecological, chemical and physiological parameters of a bioaccumulation model: implications for internal concentrations and tissue based risk quotients.

Frederik De LaenderDick Van OevelenJack MiddelburgKarline Soetaert

A1 Journal Article in ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

2009

Carbon flows in the planktonic food web of temperate estuaries: a combined approach using stable isotopes, biomarkers and modeling

Karel Van Den MeerscheCarlos HeipKarline SoetaertJacobus Middelburg

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.

xsample(): an R function for sampling linear inverse problems

Karel Van Den MeerscheKarline SoetaertDick Van Oevelen

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL SOFTWARE

2008

A Bayesian compositional estimator for microbial taxonomy based on biomarkers

Karel Van Den MeerscheKarline SoetaertJack J. Middelburg

A1 Journal Article in Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

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

Biomass-specific respiration rates of benthic meiofauna: demonstrating a novel oxygen micro-respiration system

L MoodleyMaaike SteyaertE EppingJacobus MiddelburgMagda VincxPim H van AvesaathTom MoensKarline Soetaert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

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

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

Responses of intertidal nematodes to short-term anoxic events

Maaike SteyaertL MOODLEYT NADONGTom MoensKarline SoetaertMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

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

2006

Carbon flows through a benthic food web: Integrating biomass, isotope and tracer data

D VAN OEVELENKarline SoetaertJacobus MiddelburgPMJ HERMANL MOODLEYIlse HamelsTom MoensCarlos Heip

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MARINE RESEARCH

2005

Zooplankton in the Schelde estuary, Belgium and the Netherlands: long-term trends in spring populations

M TACKXF AZEMARKBP BOULETREAUNiels De PauwK BAKKERB SAUTOURS GASPARINIKarline SoetaertS VAN DAMMEPatrick Meire

A1 Journal Article in HYDROBIOLOGIA

2004

Carbon-nitrogen coupling and algal-bacterial interactions during an experimental bloom: Modeling a 13C tracer experiment

Karel Van Den MeerscheJacobus MiddelburgKarline SoetaertPieter VAN RIJSWIJKHenricus BOSCHKERCarlos Heip

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

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

Modeling growth and carbon allocation in two reed beds (Phragmites australis) in the Scheldt estuary

Karline SoetaertMaurice HoffmannPatrick MeireMathieu StarinkDick van OevelenSabine Van RegenmortelTom Cox

A1 Journal Article in AQUATIC BOTANY

Nematode community structure along the continental slope off the Kenyan Coast, Western Indian Ocean

AW MUTHUMBIAnn VanreuselG DUINEVELDKarline SoetaertMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF HYDROBIOLOGY

Respiration patterns in the deep ocean

JH ANDERSSONJWM WIJSMANPMJ HERMANJJ MIDDELBURGKarline SoetaertCarlos Heip

A1 Journal Article in GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

2001

Leven in troebel water: het planktonische leven in het estuariene water

Koenraad MuylaertMicky TackxKarline Soetaert

A4 Journal Article in DE LEVENDE NATUUR

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

1997

Deep-sea nematodes from the Indian Ocean: new and known species of the family Comesomatidae.

AW MUTHUMBIKarline SoetaertMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in HYDROBIOLOGIA

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 the continental slope of the Goban Spur (NE Atlantic)

Jan VanaverbekeKarline SoetaertCarlos HeipAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH

1995

Efficient production of D-ribose from D-glucose and D-gluconic acid by transketolase - affected Bacillus subtilis mutants

Peter De WulfKarline SoetaertD SCHWENGERS

MEIOBENTHIC DISTRIBUTION AND NEMATODE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN 5 EUROPEAN ESTUARIES.

Karline SoetaertMagda VincxJ WITTOECKM TULKENS

A1 Journal Article in HYDROBIOLOGIA

Nematode community structure along a Mediterranean shelf-slope gradient.

Karline SoetaertMagda VincxCarlos Heip

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PUBBLICAZIONI DELLA STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA DI NAPOLI I

1994

SPATIAL PATTERNS OF WESTERSCHELDE MEIOBENTHOS.

Karline SoetaertMagda VincxJ WITTOECKM TULKENSD VANGANSBEKE

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

1991

Diversity of nematode assemblages along a Mediterranean deep-sea transect

Karline SoetaertC HEIPMagda Vincx

The meiobenthos along a Mediterranean deep-sea transect off Calvi (Corsica) and in an adjacent canyon

Karline SoetaertCarlos HeipMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PUBBLICAZIONI DELLA STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA DI NAPOLI I

1989

Ecology and systematics of Meiofauna and nematode assemblages in the Western Mediterranean deep sea off Corsica

Karline SoetaertA. CoomansC. Heip