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Salinization of coastal freshwater wetlands; effects of constant versus fluctuating salinity on sediment biogeochemistry by van Dijk, Gijs, Smolders, Alfons J. P, Loeb, Roos, Bout, Astrid, Roelofs, Jan G. M, Lamers, Leon P. M

“…Globally, coastal lowlands are becoming more saline by the combined effects of sea level rise, land subsidence and altered hydrological and climatic…”
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Sludge degradation, nutrient removal and reduction of greenhouse gas emission by a Chironomus-Azolla wastewater treatment cascade by Hendriks, Lisanne, van der Meer, Tom V, Kraak, Michiel H S, Verdonschot, Piet F M, Smolders, Alfons J P, Lamers, Leon P M, Veraart, Annelies J

“…Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are a point source of nutrients, emit greenhouse gases (GHGs), and produce large volumes of excess sludge. The use of…”
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Ecological restoration of rich fens in Europe and North America: from trial and error to an evidence-based approach by Lamers, Leon P. M., Vile, Melanie A., Grootjans, Ab P., Acreman, Mike C., van Diggelen, Rudy, Evans, Martin G., Richardson, Curtis J., Rochefort, Line, Kooijman, Annemieke M., Roelofs, Jan G. M., Smolders, Alfons J. P.

“…ABSTRACT Fens represent a large array of ecosystem services, including the highest biodiversity found among wetlands, hydrological services, water purification…”
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Sphagnum mosses--masters of efficient N-uptake while avoiding intoxication by Fritz, Christian, Lamers, Leon P M, Riaz, Muhammad, van den Berg, Leon J L, Elzenga, Theo J T M

“…Peat forming Sphagnum mosses are able to prevent the dominance of vascular plants under ombrotrophic conditions by efficiently scavenging atmospherically…”
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Resilience of beach grasses along a biogeomorphic successive gradient: resource availability vs. clonal integration by Reijers, Valérie C., Lammers, Carlijn, de Rond, Anne J. A., Hoetjes, Sean C. S., Lamers, Leon P. M., van der Heide, Tjisse

“…Coastal ecosystems are often formed through two-way interactions between plants and their physical landscape. By expanding clonally, landscape-forming plants…”
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Marine megaherbivore grazing may increase seagrass tolerance to high nutrient loads by Christianen, Marjolijn J. A, Govers, Laura L, Bouma, Tjeerd J, Kiswara, Wawan, Roelofs, Jan G.M, Lamers, Leon P. M, van Katwijk, Marieke M

“…1. Populations of marine megaherbivores including green turtle (Chelonia mydas) have declined dramatically at a global scale as a result of overharvesting and…”
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Nitrogen or phosphorus limitation in rich fens? - Edaphic differences explain contrasting results in vegetation development after fertilization by Cusell, Casper, Kooijman, Annemieke, Lamers, Leon P. M

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Many rich fens are threatened by high nutrient inputs, but the literature is inconsistent with respect to the type of nutrient limitation…”
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Seagrasses as indicators for coastal trace metal pollution: A global meta-analysis serving as a benchmark, and a Caribbean case study by GOVERS, Laura L, LAMERS, Leon P. M, BOUMA, Tjeerd J, EYGENSTEYN, Jelle, DE BROUWER, Jan H. F, HENDRIKS, A. Jan, HUIJBERS, Chantal M, VAN KATWIJK, Marieke M

“…Seagrass beds are highly productive coastal ecosystems providing a large array of ecosystem services including fisheries and carbon sequestration. As…”
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Microbial nitrogen fixation and methane oxidation are strongly enhanced by light in Sphagnum mosses by Kox, Martine A. R., van den Elzen, Eva, Lamers, Leon P. M., Jetten, Mike S. M., van Kessel, Maartje A. H. J.

“…Peatlands have acted as C-sinks for millennia, storing large amounts of carbon, of which a significant amount is yearly released as methane (CH 4 ). Sphagnum…”
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Effects of nitrogen fertilization on diazotrophic activity of microorganisms associated with Sphagnum magellanicum by Kox, Martine A. R., Lüke, Claudia, Fritz, Christian, van den Elzen, Eva, van Alen, Theo, den Camp, Huub J. M. Op, Lamers, Leon P. M., Jetten, Mike S. M., Ettwig, Katharina F.

“…Background and aims In pristine ombrotrophic Sphagnum-domimted peatland ecosystems nitrogen (N) is often a limiting nutrient, which is replenished by…”
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How nitrate leaching from agricultural lands provokes phosphate eutrophication in groundwater fed wetlands: the sulphur bridge by Smolders, Alfons J. P, Lucassen, Esther C. H. E. T, Bobbink, Roland, Roelofs, Jan G. M, Lamers, Leon P. M

“…Increased phosphorus availability may provoke serious eutrophication problems in wetlands. Strong evidence indicates that sulphate induced mobilization of…”
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Ecosystem responses to reduced and oxidised nitrogen inputs in European terrestrial habitats by Stevens, Carly J., Manning, Pete, van den Berg, Leon J.L., de Graaf, Maaike C.C., Wamelink, G.W. Wieger, Boxman, Andries W., Bleeker, Albert, Vergeer, Philippine, Arroniz-Crespo, Maria, Limpens, Juul, Lamers, Leon P.M., Bobbink, Roland, Dorland, Edu

“…While it is well established that ecosystems display strong responses to elevated nitrogen deposition, the importance of the ratio between the dominant forms…”
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New insights into phosphorus mobilisation from sulphur-rich sediments: time-dependent effects of salinisation by van Diggelen, Josepha M H, Lamers, Leon P M, van Dijk, Gijs, Schaafsma, Maarten J, Roelofs, Jan G M, Smolders, Alfons J P

“…Internal phosphorus (P) mobilisation from aquatic sediments is an important process adding to eutrophication problems in wetlands. Salinisation, a fast growing…”
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Impacts of water level fluctuation on mesotrophic rich fens: acidification vs. eutrophication by Cusell, Casper, Lamers, Leon P. M., van Wirdum, Geert, Kooijman, Annemieke

“…1. Water levels in areas with intensive agriculture have often been strictly controlled for decades. Recently, more natural fluctuating water levels have been…”
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A global perspective on wetland salinization: ecological consequences of a growing threat to freshwater wetlands by Herbert, Ellen R, Boon, Paul, Burgin, Amy J, Neubauer, Scott C, Franklin, Rima B, Ardón, Marcelo, Hopfensperger, Kristine N, Lamers, Leon P. M, Gell, Peter

“…Salinization, a widespread threat to the structure and ecological functioning of inland and coastal wetlands, is currently occurring at an unprecedented rate…”
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Methanotrophic symbionts provide carbon for photosynthesis in peat bogs by Raghoebarsing, A.A, Smolders, A.J.P, Schmid, M.C, Rijpstra, W.I.C, Wolters-Arts, M, Derksen, J, Jetten, M.S.M, Schouten, S, Sinninghe Damste, J.S, Lamers, L.P.M

“…Wetlands are the largest natural source of atmospheric methane, the second most important greenhouse gas. Methane flux to the atmosphere depends strongly on…”
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Toxic effects of increased sediment nutrient and organic matter loading on the seagrass Zostera noltii by Govers, Laura L., de Brouwer, Jan H.F., Suykerbuyk, Wouter, Bouma, Tjeerd J., Lamers, Leon P.M., Smolders, Alfons J.P., van Katwijk, Marieke M.

“…•We studied effects of high sediment nutrient and organic loading on seagrass patches.•High sulfide and ammonium levels impaired patch survival and…”
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Short-Term Summer Inundation as a Measure to Counteract Acidification in Rich Fens by Mettrop, Ivan S, Cusell, Casper, Kooijman, Annemieke M, Lamers, Leon P M

“…In regions with intensive agriculture, water level fluctuation in wetlands has generally become constricted within narrow limits. Water authorities are,…”
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Prediction of phosphorus mobilisation in inundated floodplain soils by Loeb, Roos, Lamers, Leon P.M., Roelofs, Jan G.M.

“…After flooding, iron reduction in riverine wetlands may cause the release of large quantities of phosphorus. As phosphorus is an important nutrient causing…”
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Eutrophication threatens Caribbean seagrasses – An example from Curaçao and Bonaire by Govers, Laura L., Lamers, Leon P.M., Bouma, Tjeerd J., de Brouwer, Jan H.F., van Katwijk, Marieke M.

“…•We studied the nutrient status of the poorly studied Caribbean seagrass beds.•We identified imminent threats from eutrophication to seagrasses on Curaçao &…”
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