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Latitudinal Patterns in European Seagrass Carbon Reserves: Influence of Seasonal Fluctuations versus Short-Term Stress and Disturbance Events by Soissons, Laura M, Haanstra, Eeke P, van Katwijk, Marieke M, Asmus, Ragnhild, Auby, Isabelle, Barillé, Laurent, Brun, Fernando G, Cardoso, Patricia G, Desroy, Nicolas, Fournier, Jerome, Ganthy, Florian, Garmendia, Joxe-Mikel, Godet, Laurent, Grilo, Tiago F, Kadel, Petra, Ondiviela, Barbara, Peralta, Gloria, Puente, Araceli, Recio, Maria, Rigouin, Loic, Valle, Mireia, Herman, Peter M J, Bouma, Tjeerd J

“…Seagrass meadows form highly productive and valuable ecosystems in the marine environment. Throughout the year, seagrass meadows are exposed to abiotic and…”
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Effects of key species mud snail Bullacta exarata (Gastropoda) on oxygen and nutrient fluxes at the sediment-water interface in the Huanghe River Delta, China by Li, Baoquan, Bouma, Tjeerd J., Wang, Quanchao, Soissons, Laura M., Cozzoli, Francesco, Feng, Guanghai, Li, Xiaojing, Zhou, Zhengquan, Chen, Linlin

“…Since the mud snail Bullacta exarata was introduced for economic aquaculture in the Huanghe River (Yellow River) Delta in 2001, its quick population growth and…”
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Analysis of macrobenthic assemblages and ecological health of Yellow River Delta, China, using AMBI & M-AMBI assessment method by Li, Baoquan, Li, Xiaojing, Bouma, Tjeerd J., Soissons, Laura M., Cozzoli, Francesco, Wang, Quanchao, Zhou, Zhengquan, Chen, Linlin

“…Yellow River delta (YRD) is a typical example of a valuable coastal ecosystem that is under increasing anthropogenic threat in China. To understand the current…”
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Modelling spatial and temporal patterns in bioturbator effects on sediment resuspension: A biophysical metabolic approach by Cozzoli, Francesco, Shokri, Milad, Gomes da Conceição, Tatiana, Herman, Peter M.J., Hu, Zhan, Soissons, Laura M., Van Dalen, Jeroen, Ysebaert, Tom, Bouma, Tjeerd J.

“…Tidal flats are biogeomorphic landscapes, shaped by physical forces and interaction with benthic biota. We used a metabolic approach to assess the overarching…”
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Individual and population indicators of Zostera japonica respond quickly to experimental addition of sediment-nutrient and organic matter by Han, Qiuying, Soissons, Laura M., Liu, Dongyan, van Katwijk, Marieke M., Bouma, Tjeerd J.

“…A manipulative field experiment was designed to investigate the effects of sediment-nutrients and sediment-organic matters on seagrasses, Zostera japonica,…”
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Combined nutrient and macroalgae loads lead to response in seagrass indicator properties by Han, Qiuying, Soissons, Laura M., Bouma, Tjeerd J., van Katwijk, Marieke M., Liu, Dongyan

“…Excess nutrients are potential factors that drive phase shifts from seagrasses to macroalgae. We carried out a manipulative field experiment to study the…”
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Ecosystem engineering creates a new path to resilience in plants with contrasting growth strategies by Soissons, Laura M., van Katwijk, Marieke M., Li, Baoquan, Han, Qiuying, Ysebaert, Tom, Herman, Peter M. J., Bouma, Tjeerd J.

“…Plant species can be characterized by different growth strategies related to their inherent growth and recovery rates, which shape their responses to stress…”
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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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Cover versus recovery: Contrasting responses of two indicators in seagrass beds by Soissons, Laura M., Han, Qiuying, Li, Baoquan, van Katwijk, Marieke M., Ysebaert, Tom, Herman, Peter M.J., Bouma, Tjeerd J.

“…•Two basic indicators for seagrass resilience are compared under field conditions.•The indicators – cover and gap-recovery – show an opposite…”
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Effects of bioturbation on the erodibility of cohesive versus non-cohesive sediments along a current-velocity gradient: A case study on cockles by Li, Baoquan, Cozzoli, Francesco, Soissons, Laura M., Bouma, Tjeerd J., Chen, Linlin

“…Soft-bottom bioturbators are ecosystem engineers in the sense that they can have considerable effects on sediment erodibility and resuspension. The common…”
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Biological and physical drivers of bio-mediated sediment resuspension: A flume study on Cerastoderma edule by Cozzoli, Francesco, Gomes da Conceição, Tatiana, Van Dalen, Jeroen, Fang, Xiaoyu, Gjoni, Vojsava, Herman, Peter M.J., Hu, Zhan, Soissons, Laura M., Walles, Brenda, Ysebaert, Tom, Bouma, Tjeerd J.

“…Predictive models accounting for the effect of bioturbation on sediment resuspension must be based on ecological theory as well as on empirical…”
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Sandification vs. muddification of tidal flats by benthic organisms: A flume study by Soissons, Laura M., Gomes da Conceiçâo, Tatiana, Bastiaan, John, van Dalen, Jeroen, Ysebaert, Tom, Herman, Peter M.J., Cozzoli, Francesco, Bouma, Tjeerd J.

“…Bioturbating benthic organisms have typically been characterised by how they modify the vertical sediment erosion thresholds. By means of several annular flume…”
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Editorial: Large-scale dam removal and ecosystem restoration by McCaffery, Rebecca, Duda, Jeffrey J., Soissons, Laura, Roussel, Jean-Marc

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Effects of large dams on the aquatic food web along a coastal stream with high sediment loads by Roussel, Jean-Marc, Fraisse, Stéphane, Dézerald, Olivier, Fovet, Ophélie, Pannard, Alexandrine, Perez, Hector Rodriguez, Crave, Alain, Gorzerino, Caroline, Poupelin, Maxime, Forget, Guillaume, Huteau, Dominique, Thomas, Alban, Cheve, Manuel, Soissons, Laura M., Piscart, Christophe, Piscart, Christophe

“…The contribution of two basal energy sources – detrital organic matter and primary producers – as part of aquatic food webs varies typically along river…”
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