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Researcher

Ulrike Braeckman

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64 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

Standardising research on marine biological carbon pathways required to estimate sequestration at Polar and sub-Polar latitudes

Simon A. MorleyDavid K.A. BarnesCamila NederRicardo SahadeChester J. SandsCarla M. de AranzamendiKaja BalazyPiotr BalazyFacundo BarreraNarissa Bax et al.

A1 Journal Article in EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

2025

A new gastrotrich, Musellifer leasiae sp. nov. (Paucitubulatina: Muselliferidae), from Antarctica—the first Muselliferidae species description from the Southern Hemisphere

MARTIN V. SØRENSENTHIAGO Q. ARAÚJOLara MacheriotouUlrike BraeckmanCRAIG R. SMITHJEROEN INGELS

A1 Journal Article in ZOOTAXA

Antarctic Kinorhyncha : seven new species from the Antarctic Peninsula

Martin V. SørensenLara MacheriotouUlrike BraeckmanCraig R. SmithJeroen Ingels

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TAXONOMY

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

Offshore wind turbines constitute benthic secondary production hotspots on and around constructions

Jennifer DannheimJan BeermannJoop W.P. CoolenJan VanaverbekeSteven DegraerSilvana N.R. BirchenoughClement GarciaGenevieve LacroixDario FiorentinoHan Lindeboom et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Quantitative approach for assessing risks and benefits to the supply of ecosystem services in response to human activities

Dries LorréSara VandammeUlrike BraeckmanColin JanssenJana Asselman

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The impact of sand extraction on benthic ecosystem functioning

Nanou GoedefrooUlrike BraeckmanAnnelies De Backer

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

Weakened pelagic-benthic coupling on an Arctic outflow shelf (Northeast Greenland) suggested by benthic ecosystem changes

Yasemin V. BodurPaul E. RenaudLidia Lins PereiraLuana Da Costa MonteiroWilliam G. AmbroseJanine FeldenThomas KrumpenFrank WenzhöferMaria Włodarska-KowalczukUlrike Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in ELEMENTA-SCIENCE OF THE ANTHROPOCENE

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

Assessing risk of offshore windfarms towards ecosystem services

Dries LorréSara VandammeUlrike BraeckmanKatrien Van der BiestColin JanssenJana Asselman

Assessing risk of offshore windfarms towards ecosystem services

Dries LorréSara VandammeUlrike BraeckmanKatrien Van der BiestColin JanssenJana Asselman

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

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

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

Impact of shallow‐water hydrothermal seepage on benthic biogeochemical cycling, nutrient availability, and meiobenthic communities in a tropical coral reef

Anna LichtschlagUlrike BraeckmanKatja GuiliniSoeren AhmerkampRachael H. JamesDirk de Beer

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

2021

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

Glacial melt disturbance shifts community metabolism of an Antarctic seafloor ecosystem from net autotrophy to heterotrophy

Ulrike BraeckmanFrancesca PasottiRalf HoffmannSusana VázquezAngela WulffIrene R. SchlossUlrike FalkDolores DeregibusNene LefaibleAnders Torstensson et al.

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY

Impact of bottom trawling on sediment biogeochemistry : a modelling approach

Emil De BorgerJustin TianoUlrike BraeckmanAdriaan D. RijnsdorpKarline Soetaert

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

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

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

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

2019

Degradation of macroalgal detritus in shallow coastal Antarctic sediments

Ulrike BraeckmanFrancesca PasottiS VázquezK ZacherR HoffmannM ElvertH MarchantC BucknerML QuartinoW Mác Cormack et al.

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Implications of glacial melt-related processes on the potential primary production of a microphytobenthic community in Potter Cove (Antarctica)

Ralf HoffmannAdil Yousif Al-HandalAngela WulffDolores DeregibusKatharina ZacherMaría Liliana QuartinoFrank WenzhöferUlrike Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

2018

Carbon and nitrogen turnover in the Arctic deep sea : in situ benthic community response to diatom and coccolithophorid phytodetritus

Ulrike BraeckmanFelix JanssenGaute LavikMarcus ElvertHannah MarchantCaroline BucknerChristina BienholdFrank Wenzhöfer

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

Deep-sea benthic communities and oxygen fluxes in the Arctic Fram Strait controlled by sea-ice cover and water depth

Ralf HoffmannUlrike BraeckmanChristiane HasemannFrank Wenzhöfer

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

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

Spatial variability of biogeochemistry in shallow coastal benthic communities of Potter Cove (Antarctica) and the impact of a melting glacier

Ralf HoffmannFrancesca PasottiSusana VázquezNene LefaibleAnders TorstenssonWalter MacCormackFrank WenzhöferUlrike Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2016

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

The impact of sedimentary alkalinity release on the water column CO2 system in the North Sea

Heiko BrennerUlrike BraeckmanMarie Le GuittonFilip JR Meysman

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

2015

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

Can benthic community structure be used to predict the process of bioturbation in real ecosystems?

Ana M QueirósNicholas StephensRichard CookChiara RavaglioliJoana NunesSarah DashfieldCarolyn HarrisGavin H TilstoneJames FishwickUlrike Braeckman et al.

A1 Journal Article in PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

Ulrike BraeckmanMagda VincxKarline SoetaertJan Vanaverbeke

2010

NeMys: an online nematode identification and taxonomical tool

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

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

2009

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.

2008

Borstelwormen bedreigen Heist: een sciencefictionverhaal

Marijn RabautUlrike BraeckmanKaren RappéSteven DegraerFrancis Kerckhof

A4 Journal Article in DE GROTE REDE

Experimental beam-trawling in Lanice conchilega reefs: Impact on the associated fauna

Marijn RabautUlrike BraeckmanFrederik HendrickxMagda VincxSteven Degraer

A1 Journal Article in FISHERIES RESEARCH

Nieuwe riffen geen gevaar voor wandelaars

Marijn RabautUlrike BraeckmanFrancis Kerckhof

A4 Journal Article in De Spille

2007

Lanice conchilega: The role of a native ecosystem engineer in explaining biodiversity

Marijn RabautMagda VincxGert Van HoeyThomas RemerieUlrike BraeckmanSteven Degraer

Nemys: an online nematode identification and taxonomical tool

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