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Researcher

Nele De Meester

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35 Results

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

2022

Microbiome differentiation among coexisting nematode species in estuarine microhabitats : a metagenetic analysis

Anna-Maria VafeiadouSofie DeryckeAnnelien RigauxNele De MeesterRodgee Mae GudenTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

2021

Untangling the mechanisms of cryptic species coexistence in a nematode community through individual-based modelling

Aisling DalyNele De MeesterJan BaetensTom MoensBernard De Baets

A1 Journal Article in OIKOS

2019

Characterization of marine nematode associated microbiomes by high-throughput sequencing

Xiuqin WuNele De MeesterFrédérik LeliaertTom Moens

Differential effects of resource diversity on taxis to food, population development, and interspecific interactions of cryptic marine nematode species

Rodgee Mae GudenNele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Microbiome partitioning of coexisting nematode species in shared microhabitats : insights of a metagenetic analysis

Anna-Maria VafeiadouNele De MeesterAnnelien RigauxSofie DeryckeTom Moens

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

Differential heavy-metal sensitivity in two cryptic species of the marine nematode Litoditis marina as revealed by developmental and behavioural assays

Luana Da Costa MonteiroJana Van ButselNele De MeesterWalter TraunspurgerSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Living apart-together : microhabitat differentiation of cryptic nematode species in a saltmarsh habitat

Rodgee Mae GudenAnna-Maria VafeiadouNele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

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

Co-occurrence of cryptic nematode species : true coexistence or mediated by differential microhabitat preferences?

Rodgee Mae GudenAnna-Maria VafeiadouNele De MeesterAnnelien RigauxSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Coexisting cryptic species of the Litoditis marina complex (Nematoda) show differential resource use and have distinct microbiomes with high intraspecific variability

Sofie DeryckeNele De MeesterAnnelien RigauxSimon CreerHolly BikWilliam ThomasTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Copper effects on soil nematodes and their possible impact on leaf litter decomposition: a microcosm approach

Joey Genevieve MartinezGlyde Paulyn ParanRowena RizonNele De MeesterTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY

Cryptic diversity and ecosystem functioning : a complex tale of differential effects on decomposition

Nele De MeesterRuth GingoldAnnelien RigauxSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in OECOLOGIA

Cryptic diversity matters : ecological and functional differences in a marine nematode cryptic species complex

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Cryptic diversity matters : implications for ecosystem functioning and pollution monitoring

Nele De MeesterLuana Da Costa MonteiroSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Microhabitat choice of cryptic species: do closely related nematode species really occur together?

Rodgee Mae GudenAnna-Maria VafeiadouNele De MeesterAnnelien RigauxSofie DeryckeTom Moens

The microbiomes of sympatric cryptic nematode species reflect resource differentiation which is altered by ecological interactions

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Unravelling coexistence of cryptic Litoditis marina species

Nele De MeesterTom MoensSofie Derycke

2015

Active dispersal is differentially affected by inter- and intraspecific competition in closely related nematode species

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeAnnelien RigauxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in OIKOS

Daily temperature fluctuations alter interactions between closely related species of marine nematodes

Nele De MeesterGiovanni AP Dos SantosAnnelien RigauxYirina ValdesSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Intraspecific functional trait variability does not result in higher fitness under thermal stress in a free-living marine nematode

Lara MacheriotouBart BraeckmanAnnelien RigauxNele De MeesterTom MoensSofie Derycke

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Temperature and salinity induce differential responses in life histories of cryptic nematode species

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeAnnelien RigauxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

2013

Active dispersal to avoid competition?: a lab experiment with the Litoditis marina (Nematoda) cryptic species complex

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeLuana Da Costa MonteiroAnnelien RigauxTom Moens

2012

Differences in time until dispersal between cryptic species of a marine nematode species complex

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Role of cryptic diversity in decomposition in cryptic species complex of L. marina

Nele De MeesterRuth GingoldSofie DeryckeTom Moens

To stay or go: differential dispersal rates in cryptic species of a marine nematode

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

2011

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

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Salinity effects on the coexistence of cryptic species: a case study on marine nematodes

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeDries BonteTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY

Same looks, different preferences: salinity effects on the coexistence of cryptic species

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Selective integration advantages when transience is costly: immigration behaviour in an agrobiont spider

Dries BonteNele De MeesterErik Matthysen

A1 Journal Article in ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

2010

Information use and density-dependent dispersal in an agrobiont spider

Nele De MeesterDries Bonte

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

NeMys: an online nematode identification and taxonomical tool

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

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

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

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

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens