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Rapid functional response tests for assessing impacts of alien snails on food crops by Thunnissen, N.W., Collas, F.P.L., Leuven, R.S.E.W.

“…•Functional responses for grazing of an invasive snail differ for various agricultural crops.•Grazing activity differs between individuals of wild and…”
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Competition for shelter between four invasive gobiids and two native benthic fish species by Kessel, N. Van, Dorenbosch, M., Boer, M.R.M. De, Leuven, R.S.E.W., Velde, G. Van Der

“…Recent invasions by non-native gobiid fish species that are ongoing in the Western European rivers Rhine and Meuse, will lead to interactions with native…”
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Differences in sensitivity of native and exotic fish species to changes in river temperature by Leuven, R.S.E.W., Hendriks, A.J., Huijbregts, M.A.J., Lenders, H.J.R., Matthews, J., Velde, G. Van Der

“…This paper describes the effects that temperature changes in the Rhine river distributaries have on native and exotic fish diversity. Site-specific potentially…”
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Possibilities of visible–near-infrared spectroscopy for the assessment of soil contamination in river floodplains by Kooistra, L, Wehrens, R, Leuven, R.S.E.W, Buydens, L.M.C

“…During the past decades, large amounts of diffuse cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) contaminated soil material have been deposited in the floodplains of the river…”
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Competition for shelter sites: Testing a possible mechanism for gammarid species displacements by de Gelder, S., van der Velde, G., Platvoet, D., Leung, N., Dorenbosch, M., Hendriks, H.W.M., Leuven, R.S.E.W.

“…Invasions of alien gammarid species have led to reduced abundance of many native gammarid species and earlier gammarid invaders. Intra-guild predation (IGP)…”
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The potential of field spectroscopy for the assessment of sediment properties in river floodplains by Kooistra, L, Wanders, J, Epema, G.F, Leuven, R.S.E.W, Wehrens, R, Buydens, L.M.C

“…Investigations have shown that visible-near-infrared (VNIR) spectroscopy can accurately determine soil properties under laboratory conditions. In situ…”
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Assessment of predatory ability of native and non-native freshwater gammaridean species: A rapid test with water fleas as prey by Stoffels, B.E.M.W., Tummers, J.S., Der Velde, G. Van, Platvoet, D., Hendriks, H.W.M., Leuven, R.S.E.W.

“…Abstract Predation rate with relation to species, sex and water temperature was tested among four different gammaridean species: Dikerogammarus villosus,…”
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Importance of landscape heterogeneity for the conservation of aquatic macroinvertebrate diversity in bog landscapes by Verberk, W.C.E.P., van Duinen, G.A., Brock, A.M.T., Leuven, R.S.E.W., Siepel, H., Verdonschot, P.F.M., van der Velde, G., Esselink, H.

“…Heterogeneous landscapes are biodiversity ‘hotspots’. Degradation resulting from acidification, desiccation and eutrophication not only decreases habitat…”
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Effluent standards for developing countries: combining the technology- and water quality-based approach by Ragas, A M J, Scheren, P A G M, Konterman, H I, Leuven, R S E W, Vugteveen, P, Lubberding, H J, Niebeek, G, Stortelder, P B M

“…It is a challenge for developing countries to realize socio-economical development without impairing water resources in an unacceptable way. A possible means…”
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BIO-SAFE: a method for evaluation of biodiversity values on the basis of political and legal criteria by Lenders, H.J.R., Leuven, R.S.E.W., Nienhuis, P.H., de Nooij, R.J.W., Van Rooij, S.A.M.

“…This paper presents a Spreadsheet Application For Evaluation of BIOdiversity (BIO-SAFE) on the basis of political and legal criteria derived from national and…”
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Longitudinal training dams mitigate effects of shipping on environmental conditions and fish density in the littoral zones of the river Rhine by Collas, F.P.L., Buijse, A.D., van den Heuvel, L., van Kessel, N., Schoor, M.M., Eerden, H., Leuven, R.S.E.W.

“…The stability of habitat conditions in littoral zones of navigated rivers is strongly affected by shipping induced waves and water displacements. In…”
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Non-native seagrass Halophila stipulacea forms dense mats under eutrophic conditions in the Caribbean by van Tussenbroek, B.I., van Katwijk, M.M., Bouma, T.J., van der Heide, T., Govers, L.L., Leuven, R.S.E.W.

“…Seagrasses comprise 78 species and are rarely invasive. But the seagrass Halophila stipulacea, firstly recorded in the Caribbean in the year 2002, has spread…”
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Quantifying the loss of filtration services following mass mortality of invasive dreissenid mussels by Collas, F.P.L., Koopman, K.R., van der Velde, G., Leuven, R.S.E.W.

“…Freshwater mussels are ecosystem engineers that provide important ecosystem functions and services, such as bio-filtration. A method for quantifying filtration…”
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Effect of shipping induced changes in flow velocity on aquatic macrophytes in intensively navigated rivers by Thunnissen, N.W., Collas, F.P.L., Hendriks, A.J., Leuven, R.S.E.W.

“…•Intensive navigation severely affects occurrence of aquatic macrophyte species in rivers.•Shipping increases flow velocity in the littoral zone of…”
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Lessons learned from rapid environmental risk assessments for prioritization of alien species using expert panels by Verbrugge, L.N.H., de Hoop, L., Aukema, R., Beringen, R., Creemers, R.C.M., van Duinen, G.A., Hollander, H., de Hullu, E., Scherpenisse, M., Spikmans, F., van Turnhout, C.A.M., Wijnhoven, S., Leuven, R.S.E.W.

“…Limiting the spread and impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) on biodiversity and ecosystems has become a goal of global, regional and national biodiversity…”
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Quantifying biomass production for assessing ecosystem services of riverine landscapes by Koopman, K.R., Straatsma, M.W., Augustijn, D.C.M., Breure, A.M., Lenders, H.J.R., Stax, S.J., Leuven, R.S.E.W.

“…Society is increasingly in need of renewable resources to replace fossil fuels and to prevent resource depletion. River-floodplain systems are known to provide…”
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Life-history and ecological correlates of population change in Dutch breeding birds by Van Turnhout, Chris A.M., Foppen, Ruud P.B., Leuven, Rob S.E.W., Van Strien, Arco, Siepel, Henk

“…Predicting relative extinction risks of animals has become a major challenge in conservation biology. Identifying life-history and ecological traits related to…”
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Exploring field vegetation reflectance as an indicator of soil contamination in river floodplains by Kooistra, L, Salas, E.A.L, Clevers, J.G.P.W, Wehrens, R, Leuven, R.S.E.W, Nienhuis, P.H, Buydens, L.M.C

“…This study investigated the relation between vegetation reflectance and elevated concentrations of the metals Ni, Cd, Cu, Zn and Pb in river floodplain soils…”
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Natural recovery and restoration of acidified shallow soft-water lakes: Successes and bottlenecks revealed by assessing life-history strategies of chironomid larvae by van Kleef, H., Verberk, W.C.E.P., Kimenai, F.F.P., van der Velde, G., Leuven, R.S.E.W.

“…Acidification has led to a strong decline of species characteristic of shallow soft-water lakes. In spite of reductions in acidifying deposition, natural…”
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Scale-dependent homogenization: Changes in breeding bird diversity in the Netherlands over a 25-year period by Van Turnhout, Chris A.M., Foppen, Ruud P.B., Leuven, Rob S.E.W., Siepel, Henk, Esselink, Hans

“…Changes in breeding bird diversity in the Netherlands between 1973–1977 and 1998–2000 were evaluated by testing three hypotheses related to the loss of…”
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