Search Results - "Herman, M.J."

A modeling approach to assess coastal management effects on benthic habitat quality: A case study on coastal defense and navigability by Cozzoli, Francesco, Smolders, Sven, Eelkema, Menno, Ysebaert, Tom, Escaravage, Vincent, Temmerman, Stijn, Meire, Patrick, Herman, Peter M.J., Bouma, Tjeerd J.

“…The natural coastal hydrodynamics and morphology worldwide is altered by human interventions such as embankments, shipping and dredging, which may have…”
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Identifying knowledge gaps hampering application of intertidal habitats in coastal protection: Opportunities & steps to take by Bouma, Tjeerd J., van Belzen, Jim, Balke, Thorsten, Zhu, Zhenchang, Airoldi, Laura, Blight, Andrew J., Davies, Andrew J., Galvan, Cristina, Hawkins, Steve J., Hoggart, Simon P.G., Lara, Javier L., Losada, Inigo J., Maza, Maria, Ondiviela, Barbara, Skov, Martin W., Strain, Elisabeth M., Thompson, Richard C., Yang, Shilun, Zanuttigh, Barbara, Zhang, Liquan, Herman, Peter M.J.

“…Over the last decades, population densities in coastal areas have strongly increased. At the same time, many intertidal coastal ecosystems that provide…”
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Organic matter processing in tidal estuaries by Middelburg, Jack J., Herman, Peter M.J.

“…Processing of organic matter in tidal estuaries modifies its transfer from the river to the sea. We examined the distribution and the elemental and isotopic…”
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Ecosystem-based coastal defence in the face of global change by Temmerman, Stijn, Meire, Patrick, Bouma, Tjeerd J., Herman, Peter M. J., Ysebaert, Tom, De Vriend, Huib J.

“…The risk of flood disasters is increasing for many coastal societies owing to global and regional changes in climate conditions, sea-level rise, land…”
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Beyond connecting the dots: A multi-scale, multi-resolution approach to marine habitat mapping by van der Reijden, Karin J., Govers, Laura L., Koop, Leo, Damveld, Johan H., Herman, Peter M.J., Mestdagh, Sebastiaan, Piet, Gerjan, Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D., Dinesen, Grete E., Snellen, Mirjam, Olff, Han

“…•Ecology-inclusive marine spatial planning requires accurate, detailed habitat maps.•Biotic-based habitat maps represent benthic assemblages better than…”
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Effect of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids on reproductive output and larval growth of bivalves by Hendriks, Iris E, van Duren, Luca A, Herman, Peter M.J

“…The pre-spawning condition of adult bivalves is influenced by quantity and quality of available food. For bivalves, the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids…”
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A process based model of cohesive sediment resuspension under bioturbators' influence by Cozzoli, Francesco, Gjoni, Vojsava, Del Pasqua, Michela, Hu, Zhan, Ysebaert, Tom, Herman, Peter M.J., Bouma, Tjeerd J.

“…Macrozoobenthos may affect sediment stability and erodibility via their bioturbating activities, thereby impacting both the short- and long-term development of…”
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A model to assess microphytobenthic primary production in tidal systems using satellite remote sensing by Daggers, Tisja D., Kromkamp, Jacco C., Herman, Peter M.J., van der Wal, Daphne

“…Quantifying spatial variability in intertidal benthic productivity is necessary to guide management of estuaries and to understand estuarine ecological…”
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Understanding seagrass resilience in temperate systems: the importance of timing of the disturbance by Soissons, Laura M., Li, Baoquan, Han, Qiuying, van Katwijk, Marieke M., Ysebaert, Tom, Herman, Peter M.J., Bouma, Tjeerd J.

“…•Seagrass resilience and indicators are tested along their growing season.•Recovery is higher at the start of growth and declines when cover increases.•The…”
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Benthic Species Distribution Linked to Morphological Features of a Barred Coast by Holzhauer, Harriëtte, Borsje, Bas W., van Dalfsen, Jan A., Wijnberg, Kathelijne M., Hulscher, Suzanne J.M.H., Herman, Peter M.J.

“…The composition of benthic species communities in the nearshore zone is closely related to the hydrodynamic and morphodynamic conditions. Sustainable…”
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Hydrodynamic conditioning of diversity and functional traits in subtidal estuarine macrozoobenthic communities by van der Wal, Daphne, Lambert, Gwladys I., Ysebaert, Tom, Plancke, Yves M.G., Herman, Peter M.J.

“…Variations in abundance and diversity of estuarine benthic macrofauna are typically described along the salinity gradient. The influence of gradients in water…”
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Sulfur and iron speciation in surface sediments along the northwestern margin of the Black Sea by Wijsman, Jeroen W.M, Middelburg, Jack J, Herman, Peter M.J, Böttcher, Michael E, Heip, Carlo H.R

“…The speciation of sedimentary sulfur (pyrite, acid volatile sulfides (AVS), S 0, H 2S, and sulfate) was analyzed in surface sediments recovered at different…”
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The combined influence of body size and density on cohesive sediment resuspension by bioturbators by Cozzoli, Francesco, Bouma, Tjeerd J., Ottolander, Pauline, Lluch, Maria Salvador, Ysebaert, Tom, Herman, Peter M. J.

“…We propose an empirical framework to scale the effects of bioturbation on sediment resuspension to population bioturbation activity, approximated as population…”
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On the potential of plant species invasion influencing bio-geomorphologic landscape formation in salt marshes by Schwarz, Christian, Ysebaert, Tom, Vandenbruwaene, Wouter, Temmerman, Stijn, Zhang, LiQuan, Herman, Peter M. J.

“…Species invasions are known to change biotic and abiotic ecosystem characteristics such as community structure, cycling of materials and dynamics of rivers…”
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Conditional outcome of ecosystem engineering: A case study on tussocks of the salt marsh pioneer Spartina anglica by Balke, Thorsten, Klaassen, Paul C., Garbutt, Angus, van der Wal, Daphne, Herman, Peter M.J., Bouma, Tjeerd J.

“…The salt marsh grass Spartina anglica is an important habitat-modifying ecosystem engineering agent that facilitates large-scale salt marsh formation by…”
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Conditional effects of tides and waves on short‐term marsh sedimentation dynamics by Ma, Zhigang, Ysebaert, Tom, Wal, Daphne, Herman, Peter M.J.

“…Salt marshes are in danger of degradation due to human impact and climate change. A thorough understanding of mechanisms controlling sedimentation and erosion…”
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A model of early diagenetic processes from the shelf to abyssal depths by Soetaert, Karline, Herman, Peter M.J., Middelburg, Jack J.

“…We present a numerical model of sedimentary early diagenetic processes that includes oxic and anoxic mineralization. The model belongs to the new wave of early…”
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Discovery of Sabellaria spinulosa reefs in an intensively fished area of the Dutch Continental Shelf, North Sea by van der Reijden, Karin J., Koop, Leo, O'Flynn, Sarah, Garcia, Silvia, Bos, Oscar, van Sluis, Christiaan, Maaholm, David J., Herman, Peter M.J., Simons, Dick G., Olff, Han, Ysebaert, Tom, Snellen, Mirjam, Govers, Laura L., Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D., Aguilar, Ricardo

“…The tube-building polychaete Sabellaria spinulosa (Ross worm) can form conspicuous biogenic reefs that stabilize the seabed and increase biodiversity by…”
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Does scale-dependent feedback explain spatial complexity in salt-marsh ecosystems by K. van Wesenbeeck, Bregje, Van De Koppel, Johan, M. J. Herman, Peter, J. Bouma, Tjeerd

“…Complexity theory highlights scale-dependent feedback mechanisms as an explanation for regular spatial patterning in ecosystems. To what extent scale-dependent…”
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Niche dimension differs among life-history stages of Pacific oysters in intertidal environments by Walles, Brenda, Smaal, Aad C., Herman, Peter M. J., Ysebaert, Tom

“…Structure-building, autogenic ecosystem engineers are recognized worldwide as potential tools for coastal protection, which depends on long-term sustainability…”
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