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Dr van der Wal, Daphne
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Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee; Estuarine and Delta Systems (EDS), more

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Radartidalflats: van der Wal D. 2005: Sediment characteristics of tidal flats in Valkenisse, The Netherlands, obtained from space-borne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). Netherlands Institute of Ecology; Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology, Netherlands. Metadata available at http://mda.nioo.knaw.nl/imis.php?module=dataset&dasid=1214, more
WALSOORDEN: van der Wal D., Herman P., Forster R.M., Ysebaert T., Rossi F., Knaeps E., Plancke Y.M.G., Ides S.J. 2008: Alternative dredging strategy Westerschelde. Netherlands Institute of Ecology; Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology, Netherlands. Metadata available at http://mda.nioo.knaw.nl/imis.php?module=dataset&dasid=2163, more
Hyperspectral plane images Scheldt estuary: Pwalsoorden, Saeftinge and Molenplaat, more

A1 Publications (76) [show]
Feng, J.; Grandjean, T.; van de Koppel, J.; van der Wal, D. (2025). A spatiotemporal framework to assess the bio-geomorphic interplay of saltmarsh vegetation and tidal emergence (Western Scheldt estuary). International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 136: 104337. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2024.104337, more Aschenneller, B.; Rietbroek, R.; van der Wal, D. (2024). Changing sea level, changing shorelines: integration of remote-sensing observations at the Terschelling barrier island. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 24(11): 4145-4177. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4145-2024, more Bas, D.A.; Sabbe, K.; van der Wal, D.; Dasseville, R.; Van Pelt, D.; Meire, P.M. (2024). High-resolution temporal NDVI data reveal contrasting intratidal, spring-neap and seasonal biomass dynamics in euglenoid- and diatom-dominated biofilms. Sci. Total Environ. 951: 175676. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175676, more Cornacchia, L.; van de Vijsel, R.C.; van der Wal, D.; Ysebaert, T.; Sun, J.; Van Prooijen, B.; de Vet, P.L.M.; Liu, Q.-X.; van de Koppel, J. (2024). Vegetation traits and biogeomorphic complexity shape the resilience of salt marshes to sea-level rise. Commun. Earth Environ. 5(1): 658. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01829-2, more Cornacchia, L.; Bakker, J.P.; Koppenaal, E.C.; De Groot, A.V.; Olff, H.; van de Koppel, J.; van der Wal, D.; Bouma, T.J. (2024). Spatial and temporal variation in long-term sediment accumulation in a back-barrier salt marsh. Geomorphology (Amst.) 456: 109191. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109191, more Gijsman, R.; Horstman, E.M.; Swales, A.; Balke, T.; Willemsen, P.W.J.M.; van der Wal, D.; Wijnberg, K.M. (2024). Biophysical modeling of mangrove seedling establishment and survival across an elevation gradient with forest zones. JGR: Earth Surface 129(5): e2024JF007664. https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2024jf007664, more Grandjean, T.J.; Weenink, R.; van der Wal, D.; Addink, E.A.; Hu, Z.; Liu, S.; Wang, Z.B.; Yuan, L.; Bouma, T. (2024). Critical turbidity thresholds for maintenance of estuarine tidal flats worldwide. Nature Geoscience 17(6): 539-544. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01431-3, more Nauta, J.; Meijer, K.J.; de Groot, L.W.; Reijers, V.C.; Bouma, T.; van der Wal, D.; Olff, H.; Holthuijsen, S.; Bijleveld, A.; van der Veer, H.; Franken, O.; Govers, L.L. (2024). Mutual facilitation between foundation species Mytilus edulis and Lanice conchilega promotes habitat heterogeneity on tidal flats. Front. Mar. Sci. 11: 1354009. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1354009, more Zhang, T.; Rios-Yunes, D.; Tian, B.; Liu, D.; Liu, Q.; Soetaert, K.; Zhou, Y.; van der Wal, D. (2024). Hyperspectral remote sensing of chlorophyll a and pheophorbide a pigments for macrobenthos mapping on an estuarine tidal flat. Ecol. Indic. 169: 112850. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112850, more Brandao, I.L.S.; van der Molen, J.; van der Wal, D. (2023). Effects of offshore wind farms on suspended particulate matter derived from satellite remote sensing. Sci. Total Environ. 866: 161114. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161114, more de Liz Arcari, A.; Tavora, J.; van der Wal, D.; Salama, M.S. (2023). The Wastewater Contamination Index: A methodology to assess the risk of wastewater contamination from satellite-derived water quality indicators. Frontiers in Environmental Science 11: 1130655. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1130655, more Marín Díaz, B.; van der Wal, D.; Kaptein, L.; Martinez-Garcia, P.; Lashley, C.H.; de Jong, K.; Nieuwenhuis, J.W.; Govers, L.L.; Olff, H.; Bouma, T. (2023). Using salt marshes for coastal protection: Effective but hard to get where needed most. J. Appl. Ecol. 60(7): 1286-1301. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14413, more Nauta, J.; Christianen, M.J.A.; Temmink, R.J.M.; Fivash, G.S.; Marín Díaz, B.; Reijers, V.C.; Didderen, K.; Penning, E.; Borst, A.C.W.; Heusinkveld, J.H.T.; Zwarts, M.; Cruijsen, P.M.J.M.; Hijner, N.; Lengkeek, W.; Lamers, L.P.M.; van der Heide, T.; Bouma, T.J.; van der Wal, D.; Olff, H.; Govers, L.L. (2023). Biodegradable artificial reefs enhance food web complexity and biodiversity in an intertidal soft‐sediment ecosystem. J. Appl. Ecol. 60(3): 541-552. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14348, more Tavora, J.; Salama, M.S.; Penning de Vries, M.; Mannaerts, C.M.; van der Wal, D. (2023). Detecting the effects of extreme events on estuarine suspended particulate matter using satellite remote sensing (Scheldt Estuary): challenges and opportunities. Remote Sens. 15(3): 670. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs15030670, more Tavora, J.; Gonçalves, G.A.; Fernandes, E.H.; Salama, M.S.; van der Wal, D. (2023). Detecting turbid plumes from satellite remote sensing: State-of-art thresholds and the novel PLUMES algorithm. Front. Mar. Sci. 10: 1215327. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1215327, more van Bijsterveldt, C.E.J.; van der Wal, D.; Mancheño, A.G.; Fivash, G.S.; Helmi, M.; Bouma, T.J. (2023). Can cheniers protect mangroves along eroding coastlines? – The effect of contrasting foreshore types on mangrove stability. Ecol. Eng. 187: 106863. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106863, more van de Vijsel, R.C.; van Belzen, J.; Bouma, T.J.; van der Wal, D.; Borsje, B.W.; Temmerman, S.; Cornacchia, L.; Gourgue, O.; van de Koppel, J. (2023). Vegetation controls on channel network complexity in coastal wetlands. Nature Comm. 14(1): 7158. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42731-3, more van der Wal, D.; van Dalen, J.; Willemsen, P.W.J.M.; Borsje, B.W.; Bouma, T.J. (2023). Gradual versus episodic lateral saltmarsh cliff erosion: evidence from Terrestrial Laser Scans (TLS) and Surface Elevation Dynamics (SED) sensors. Geomorphology (Amst.) 426: 108590. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108590, more Zhang, T.; Tian, B.; Wang, Y.; Liu, D.; Zhou, Y.; van der Wal, D. (2023). Mapping depth-integrated microphytobenthic biomass on an estuarine tidal flat using Sentinel satellite data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 122: 103417. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2023.103417, more Aranda, M.; Peralta, G.; Montes, J.; Gracia, F.J.; Fivash, G.S.; Bouma, T.J.; van der Wal, D. (2022). Salt marsh fragmentation in a mesotidal estuary: Implications for medium to long-term management. Sci. Total Environ. 846: 157410. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157410, more Laengner, M.L.; van der Wal, D. (2022). Satellite-derived trends in inundation frequency reveal the fate of saltmarshes. Front. Mar. Sci. 9: 942719. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.942719, more Marín Díaz, B.; Govers, L.L.; van der Wal, D.; Olff, H.; Bouma, T.J. (2022). The importance of marshes providing soil stabilization to resist fast‐flow erosion in case of a dike breach. Ecol. Appl. 32(6): e2622. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.2622, more Gijsman, R.; Horstman, E.M.; van der Wal, D.; Friess, D.A.; Swales, A.; Wijnberg, K.M. (2021). Nature-based engineering: a review on reducing coastal flood risk with mangroves. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 702412. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.702412, more Hu, Z.; Willemsen, P.W.J.M.; Borsje, B.W.; Wang, C.; Wang, H.; van der Wal, D.; Zhu, Z.; Oteman, B.; Vuik, V.; Evans, B.; Möller, I.; Belliard, J.-P.; Van Braeckel, A.; Temmerman, S.; Bouma, T.J. (2021). Synchronized high-resolution bed-level change and biophysical data from 10 marsh–mudflat sites in northwestern Europe. ESSD 13(2): 405-416. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-405-2021, more Marín Díaz, B.; Fivash, G.S.; Nauta, J.; Temmink, R.J.M.; Hijner, N.; Reijers, V.C; Cruijsen, P.M.J.M.; Didderen, K.; Heusinkveld, J.H.T.; Penning, E.; Maldonado-Garcia, G.; van Belzen, J.; de Smit, J.C.; Christianen, M.J.A.; van der Heide, T.; van der Wal, D.; Olff, H.; Bouma, T.J.; Govers, L.L. (2021). On the use of large-scale biodegradable artificial reefs for intertidal foreshore stabilization. Ecol. Eng. 170: 106354. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106354, more Marin-Diaz, B.; Govers, L.L.; van der Wal, D.; Olff, H.; Bouma, T.J. (2021). How grazing management can maximize erosion resistance of salt marshes. J. Appl. Ecol. 58(7): 1533-1544. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13888, more Oteman, B.; Scrieciu, A.; Bouma, T.J.; Stanica, A.; van der Wal, D. (2021). Indicators of expansion and retreat of Phragmites based on optical and radar satellite remote sensing: a case study on the Danube delta. Wetlands 41(6): 72. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13157-021-01466-x, more van de Vijsel, R.C.; van Belzen, J.; Bouma, T.J.; van der Wal, D.; van de Koppel, J. (2021). Algal‐induced biogeomorphic feedbacks lay the groundwork for coastal wetland development. JGR: Biogeosciences 126(10): e2021JG006515. https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2021jg006515, more Arabi, B.; Salama, M.S.; van der Wal, D.; Pitarch, J.; Verhoef, W. (2020). The impact of sea bottom effects on the retrieval of water constituent concentrations from MERIS and OLCI images in shallow tidal waters supported by radiative transfer modeling. Remote Sens. Environ. 237: 111596. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111596, more Daggers, T.D.; van Oevelen, D.; Herman, P.M.J.; Boschker, H.T.S.; van der Wal, D. (2020). Spatial variability in macrofaunal diet composition and grazing pressure on microphytobenthos in intertidal areas. Limnol. Oceanogr. 65(11): 2819-2834. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.11554, more Daggers, T.D.; Herman, P.M.J.; van der Wal, D. (2020). Seasonal and spatial variability in patchiness of microphytobenthos on intertidal flats from sentinel-2 satellite imagery. Front. Mar. Sci. 7: 392. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00392, more Jiang, L,; Gerkema, T.; Kromkamp, J.; van der Wal, D.; Carrasco de la Cruz, P.M.; Soetaert, K. (2020). Drivers of the spatial phytoplankton gradient in estuarine–coastal systems: generic implications of a case study in a Dutch tidal bay. Biogeosciences 17(16): 4135-4152. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4135-2020, more van Bijsterveldt, C.E.J.; van Wesenbeeck, B.K.; van der Wal, D.; Afiati, N.; Pribadi, R.; Brown, B.; Bouma, T.J. (2020). How to restore mangroves for greenbelt creation along eroding coasts with abandoned aquaculture ponds. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 235: 106576. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106576, more van de Vijsel, R.C.; van Belzen, J.; Bouma, T.J.; van der Wal, D.; Cusseddu, V.; Purkis, S.J.; Rietkerk, M.; van de Koppel, J. (2020). Estuarine biofilm patterns: modern analogues for Precambrian self‐organization. Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 45(5): 1141-1154. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.4783, more Cornacchia, L.; Licci, S.; Nepf, H.; Folkard, A.; van der Wal, D.; van de Koppel, J.; Puijalon, S.; Bouma, T.J. (2019). Turbulence-mediated facilitation of resource uptake in patchy stream macrophytes. Limnol. Oceanogr. 64(2): 714-727. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.11070, more Cornacchia, L.; van der Wal, D.; van de Koppel, J.; Puijalon, S.; Wharton, G.; Bouma, T.J. (2019). Flow-divergence feedbacks control propagule retention by in-stream vegetation: the importance of spatial patterns for facilitation. Aquat. Sci. 81(1): 17. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00027-018-0612-1, more Cornacchia, L.; Folkard, A.; Davies, G.; Grabowski, R.C.; van de Koppel, J.; van der Wal, D.; Wharton, G.; Puijalon, S.; Bouma, T.J. (2019). Plants face the flow in V formation: A study of plant patch alignment in streams. Limnol. Oceanogr. 64(3): 1087-1102. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11099, more Daggers, T.D.; Kromkamp, J.C.; Herman, P.M.J.; van der Wal, D. (2019). Corrigendum to “A model to assess microphytobenthic primary production in tidal systems using satellite remote sensing” [Remote Sens. Environ. 211 (2018) 129–145]. Remote Sens. Environ. 230: 111206. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.05.025, more Laengner, M.L.; Siteur, K.; van der Wal, D. (2019). Trends in the seaward extent of saltmarshes across Europe from long-term satellite data. Remote Sens. 11(14): 1653. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs11141653, more Oteman, B.; Morris, E.P.; Peralta, G.; Bouma, T.J.; van der Wal, D. (2019). Using remote sensing to identify drivers behind spatial patterns in the bio-physical properties of a saltmarsh pioneer. Remote Sens. 11(5): 511. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11050511, more Cornacchia, L.; van de Koppel, J.; van der Wal, D.; Wharton, G.; Puijalon, S.; Bouma, T.J. (2018). Landscapes of facilitation: how self-organized patchiness of aquatic macrophytes promotes diversity in streams. Ecology 99(4): 832-847. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2177 , more Daggers, T.D.; Kromkamp, J.C.; Herman, P.M.J.; van der Wal, D. (2018). A model to assess microphytobenthic primary production in tidal systems using satellite remote sensing. Remote Sens. Environ. 211: 129-145. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.03.037, more Hu, Z.; van der Wal, D.; Cai, H.; van Belzen, J.; Bouma, T.J. (2018). Dynamic equilibrium behaviour observed on two contrasting tidal flats from daily monitoring of bed-level changes. Geomorphology (Amst.) 311: 114-126. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.03.025, more Ma, Z.; Ysebaert, T.; van der Wal, D.; Herman, P.M.J. (2018). Conditional effects of tides and waves on short-term marsh sedimentation dynamics. Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 43(10): 2243-2255. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4357 , more Nieuwhof, S.; van Belzen, J.; Oteman, B.; van de Koppel, J.; Herman, P.M.J.; van der Wal, D. (2018). Shellfish reefs increase water storage capacity on intertidal flats over extensive spatial scales. Ecosystems 21(2): 360-372. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-017-0153-9, more Willemsen, P.W.J.M.; Borsje, B.W.; Hulscher, S.J.M.H.; van der Wal, D.; Zhu, Z.; Oteman, B.; Evans, B.; Möller, I.; Bouma, T.J. (2018). Quantifying bed level change at the transition of tidal flat and salt marsh: can we understand the lateral location of the marsh edge? Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface 123(10): 2509-2524. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JF004742, more Gillis, L.G.; Jones, C.G.; Ziegler, A.D.; van der Wal, D.; Breckwoldt, A.; Bouma, T.J. (2017). Opportunities for Protecting and Restoring Tropical Coastal Ecosystems by Utilizing a Physical Connectivity Approach. Front. Mar. Sci. 4: 374. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00374, more Hu, Z.; Yao, P.; van der Wal, D.; Bouma, T.J. (2017). Patterns and drivers of daily bed-level dynamics on two tidal flats with contrasting wave exposure. NPG Scientific Reports 7(1): 9 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07515-y, more van Belzen, J.; van de Koppel, J.; Kirwan, M.L.; van der Wal, D.; Herman, P.M.J.; Dakos, V.; Kéfi, S.; Scheffer, M.; Guntenspergen, G.R.; Bouma, T.J. (2017). Vegetation recovery in tidal marshes reveals critical slowing down under increased inundation. Nature Comm. 8: 15811. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15811, more van der Wal, D.; Ysebaert, T.; Herman, P.M.J. (2017). Response of intertidal benthic macrofauna to migrating megaripples and hydrodynamics. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 585: 17-30. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps12374, more van der Wal, D.; Lambert, G.I.; Ysebaert, T.; Plancke, Y.; Herman, P.M.J. (2017). Hydrodynamic conditioning of diversity and functional traits in subtidal estuarine macrozoobenthic communities. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 197: 80-92. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.08.012, more Wang, H.; van der Wal, D.; Li, X.; van Belzen, J.; Herman, P.M.J.; Hu, Z.; Ge, Z.; Zhang, L.; Bouma, T.J. (2017). Zooming in and out: scale dependence of extrinsic and intrinsic factors affecting salt marsh erosion. Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface 122(7): 1455-1470. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016JF004193, more Hu, Z.; Lenting, W.; Van der Wal, D.; Bouma, T.J. (2015). Continuous monitoring bed-level dynamics on an intertidal flat: Introducing novel, stand-alone high-resolution SED-sensors. Geomorphology (Amst.) 245: 223-230. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.05.027, more Hu, Z.; van Belzen, J.; Van der Wal, D.; Balke, T.; Wang, Z.B.; Stive, M.; Bouma, T. (2015). Windows of opportunity for salt marsh vegetation establishment on bare tidal flats: The importance of temporal and spatial variability in hydrodynamic forcing. J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosciences: 120(7): 1450-1469. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014JG002870, more Morris, E.P.; Gomez-Enri, J.; Van der Wal, D. (2015). Copernicus Downstream Service Supports Nature-Based Flood Defense Use of Sentinel Earth Observation Satellites for Coastal Needs. Sea Technol. 56(3): 23-26. hdl.handle.net/10498/17409 , more Nieuwhof, S.; Herman, P.M.J.; Dankers, N.; Troost, K.; van der Wal, D. (2015). Remote Sensing of Epibenthic Shellfish Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite Imagery. Remote Sens. 7: 3710-3734. dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs70403710, more Eleveld, M.A.; van der Wal, D.; van Kessel, T. (2014). Estuarine suspended particulate matter concentrations from sun-synchronous satellite remote sensing: tidal and meteorological effects and biases. Remote Sens. Environ. 143: 204-215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2013.12.019, more Ma, Z.; Ysebaert, T.; van der Wal, D.; de Jong, D.J.; Li, X; Herman, P.M.J. (2014). Long-term salt marsh vertical accretion in a tidal bay with reduced sediment supply. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 146: 14-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2014.05.001, more Schwarz, C.; Ye, Q.H.; van der Wal, D.; Zhang, L.Q.; Bouma, T.; Ysebaert, T.; Herman, P.M.J. (2014). Impacts of salt marsh plants on tidal channel initiation and inheritance. J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surface, 119(2): 385-400. dx.doi.org/10.1002/2013JF002900, more van der Wal, D.; van Dalen, J.; Wielemaker-van den Dool, A.; Dijkstra, J.T.; Ysebaert, T. (2014). Biophysical control of intertidal benthic macroalgae revealed by high-frequency multispectral camera images. J. Sea Res. 90: 111-120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.03.009, more Compton, T.J.; Holthuijsen, S.; Koolhaas, A.; Dekinga, A.; ten Horn, J.; Smith, J.; Brugge, M.; van der Wal, D.; van der Meer, J.; van der Veer, H.W.; Piersma, T. (2013). Distinctly variable mudscapes: Distribution gradients of intertidal macrofauna across the Dutch Wadden Sea. J. Sea Res. 82: 103-116. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2013.02.002, more Balke, T.; Klaassen, P.C.; Garbutt, A.; van der Wal, D.; Herman, P.M.J.; Bouma, T.J. (2012). Conditional outcome of ecosystem engineering: a case study on tussocks of the salt marsh pioneer Spartina anglica. Geomorphology (Amst.) 153-154: 232-238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.03.002, more van der Wal, D.; Herman, P.M.J. (2012). Ecosystem engineering effects of Aster tripolium and Salicornia procumbens salt marsh on macrofaunal community structure. Est. Coast. 35(3): 714-726. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12237-011-9465-8, more van der Wal, D.; Forster, R.M.; Rossi, F.; Hummel, H.; Ysebaert, T.; Roose, F.; Herman, P.M.J. (2011). Ecological evaluation of an experimental beneficial use scheme for dredged sediment disposal in shallow tidal waters. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 62(1): 99-108. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.09.005, more Van Colen, C.; De Backer, A.; Meulepas, G.; van der Wal, D.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S.; Ysebaert, T.J. (2010). Diversity, trait displacements and shifts in assemblage structure of tidal flat deposit feeders along a gradient of hydrodynamic stress. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 406: 79-89. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08529, more van der Wal, D.; Wielemaker-Van den Dool, A.; Herman, P.M.J. (2010). Spatial synchrony in intertidal benthic algal biomass in temperate coastal and estuarine ecosystems. Ecosystems 13: 338-351, more van der Wal, D.; van Kessel, T.; Eleveld, M.; Vanlede, J. (2010). Spatial heterogeneity in estuarine mud dynamics. Ocean Dynamics 60(3): 519-533. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10236-010-0271-9, more van der Wal, D.; Herman, P.M.J.; Forster, R.M.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Rossi, F.; Knaeps, E.; Plancke, Y.; Ides, S. (2008). Distribution and dynamics of intertidal macrobenthos predicted from remote sensing: response to microphytobenthos and environment. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 367: 57-72. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07535, more van der Wal, D.; Van den Dool, A.; Herman, P.M.J. (2008). Spatial patterns, rates and mechanisms of saltmarsh cycles (Westerschelde, The Netherlands). Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 76(2): 357-368. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eess.2007.07.017, more Temmerman, S.; Bouma, T.J.; van de Koppel, J.; van der Wal, D.; de Vries, M.B.; Herman, P.M.J. (2007). Vegetation causes channel erosion in a tidal landscape. Geology (Boulder Colo.) 35(7): 631-634, more van der Wal, D.; Herman, P.M.J. (2007). Regression-bases synergy of optical, shorwave infrared and microwave remote sensing for monitoring the grain-size of intertidal sediments. Remote Sens. Environ. 111(1): 89-106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2007.03.019, more Van de Koppel, J.; van der Wal, D.; Bakker, J.P.; Herman, P.M.J. (2005). Self-Organization and Vegetation Collapse in Salt Marsh Ecosystems. American Naturalist 165(1): E1-E12, more van der Wal, D.; Herman, P.M.J.; Wielemaker-Van den Dool, A. (2005). Characterisation of surface roughness and sediment texture of intertidal flats using ERS SAR imagery. Remote Sens. Environ. 98(1): 96-109, more van der Wal, D.; Pye, K. (2003). The use of historical bathymetric charts in a GIS to assess morphological change in estuaries. Geogr. J. 169(1): 21-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1475-4959.04943, more van der Wal, D. (1998). Effects of fetch and surface texture on aeolian sand transport on two nourished beaches. J. Arid Environ. 39(3): 533-547. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jare.1997.0364, more van der Wal, D. (1998). The impact of the grain-size distribution of nourishment sand on aeolian sand transport. J. Coast. Res. 14(2): 620-631, more
Peer reviewed publications (3) [show]
Cornacchia, L.; Wharton, G.; Davies, G.; Grabowski, R.C.; Temmerman, S.; van der Wal, D.; Bouma, T.J.; van de Koppel, J. (2020). Self-organization of river vegetation leads to emergent buffering of river flows and water levels. Proc., Sect. B Biol. Sci. 287(1931): 20201147. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1147, more Ibrahim, E.; Adam, S.; van der Wal, D.; De Wever, A.; Sabbe, K.; Forster, R.M.; Monbaliu, J. (2009). Assessment of unsupervised classification techniques for intertidal sediments. EARSeL eProc. 8(2): 158-179, more van der Wal, D.; Herman, P.M.J.; Ysebaert, T.J. (2004). Space-borne synthetic aperture radar of intertidal flat surfaces as a basis for predicting benthic macrofauna distribution. EARSeL eProc. 3(1): 26-33, more
Books (3) [show]
de Vries, M.; Möller, I.; Peralta, G.; van der Wal, D.; van Wesenbeeck, B.; Stanica, A. (Ed.) (2018). Earth observation and the coastal zone: from global images to local information. FAST FP7 Project synthesis. GeoEcoMar: Bucuresti. ISBN 978-606-94282-5-2. 66 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1158437, more Vanlede, J.; van Kessel, T.; Eleveld, M.; van der Wal, D. (2009). LTV-slib: modelling of mud dynamics [PRESENTATION]. Deltares/Flanders Hydraulics Research/NIOO/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Institute for Environmental Studies: Antwerpen. 20 slides pp., more van der Wal, D.; Herman, P.M.J. (2006). Ecologie van de Plaat van Walsoorden [PRESENTATIE]. NIOO/KNAW: Yerseke. 37 slides pp., more
Book chapters (8) [show]
de Vries, M.B.; Möller, I.; Peralta, G.; Morris, E.; Stanica, A.; Scrieciu, A.; van der Wal, D.; van Wesenbeeck, B. (2018). Earth observation and the coastal zone: from global images to local information, in: The ever growing use of Copernicus across Europe's regions: a selection of 99 user stories by local and regional authorities. pp. 148-149, more Cornacchia, L.; Licci, S.; van de Koppel, J.; van der Wal, D.; Wharton, G.; Puijalon, S.; Bouma, T.J. (2016). Flow Velocity and Morphology of a Submerged Patch of the Aquatic Species Veronica anagallis-aquatica L., in: Rowinski, P. et al. Hydrodynamic and Mass Transport at Freshwater Aquatic Interfaces : 34th International School of Hydraulics. pp. 141-152, more Ibrahim, E.; Govaerts, A.; Regmi, P.; Druyts, J.; van der Wal, D.; Adam, S.; Vervoort, A.; Monbaliu, J.; De Wever, A.; Sabbe, K.; Forster, R. (2010). Effect of Spatial Resolution on Intertidal Sediment Characterization, in: Manakos, I. et al. Imagin[e,g] Europe. Proceedings of the 29th Symposium of the European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories, Chania, Greece. pp. 182-189. https://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-494-8-182, more Ibrahim, E.; Govaerts, A.; Regmi, P.; Druyts, J.; van der Wal, D.; Adam, S.; Vervoort, A.; Monbaliu, J.; De Wever, A.; Sabbe, K.; Forster, R. (2009). Effect of spatial resolution on intertidal sediment characterization, in: 29th Annual EARSeL Symposium. Imagin(e/g) Europe, 15-18 June, 2009, Chania, Greece. pp. 8 pp, more Van Colen, C.; Meulepas, G.; De Backer, A.; van der Wal, D.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S.; Ysebaert, T.J. (2009). Benthic community structure, diversity and trait displacement across an estuarine tidal flat hydrodynamic stress gradient, in: Van Colen, C. Tidal flat macrobenthos ecology, recolonisation and succession = Ecologie, herkolonisatie en successie van het macrobenthos in slikken. pp. 17-33, more van der Wal, D.; Ysebaert, T.; Forster, R.M.; Rossi, F.; Bouma, T.J.; Herman, P.M.J.; Plancke, Y.M.G. (2008). Synoptic techniques for monitoring the response of intertidal benthic biota to an alternative dredging strategy, in: Dohmen-Janssen, C.M. et al. River, coastal and estuarine morphodynamics: RCEM 2007. Proceedings of the 5th IAHR symposium on river, coastal and estuarine morphodynamics, Enschede, The Netherlands, 17-21 september 2007. pp. 307-311, more Vitse, I.; Adam, S.; De Backer, A.; Degraer, S.; Deronde, B.; Forster, R.; Johannsen, C.; Monbaliu, J.; Sabbe, K.; Sterckx, S.; van der Wal, D.; Vincx, M. (2005). TideSed: intertidal sediment characterization using HyMap imagery, in: Herrier, J.-L. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings 'Dunes and Estuaries 2005': International Conference on nature restoration practices in European coastal habitats, Koksijde, Belgium 19-23 September 2005. VLIZ Special Publication, 19: pp. 679-680, more van der Wal, D.; Elgershuizen, J.H.B.W.; Jungerius, P.D. (1996). The development of a digital terrain model for geomorphological engineering of the rolling foredune of Terschelling, in: Salman, A.H.P.M. et al. (Ed.) Coastal Management and Habitat Conservation: Proceedings of the 4th EUCC Congress, Marathon, Greece: Volume 2. pp. 417-425, more
Thesis [show]
van der Wal, D. (1999). Aeolian transport of nourishment sand in beach-dune environments. PhD Thesis. Universiteit van Amsterdam: Amsterdam. ISBN 90-6787-053-6. 157 pp., more
Abstracts (3) [show]
Bootsma, J.; Borsje, B.; van der Wal, D.; Hulscher, S. (2023). Decadal intertidal vegetation development in an estuary and its effect on the wave damping capacity, in: EGU General Assembly 2023. Vienna, Austria & Online, 23–28 April 2023. pp. EGU23-11683. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-11683, more Tavora, J.; Penning de Vries, M.; Salama, M.S.; Mannaerts, C.M.; van der Wal, D. (2022). Long-term earth observation of spatial and temporal variability of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) related to river discharge and winds in the Scheldt Estuary, in: NCK days 2022. Coastal adaptation to climate change: fight or flight?. pp. 38, more Daggers, T.; Herman, P.; Kromkamp, J.; Bouma, T.; van der Wal, D. (2014). Tiny is mighty, right? Do microphytobenthos structure intertidal ecosystems?, in: NCK-Days 2014: Preparedness. pp. 25, more
Reports (20) [show]
Ysebaert, T.; Craeymeersch, J.A.M.; van der Wal, D. (2016). De relatie tussen bodemdieren en hydro- en morfodynamiek in het sublitoraal en litoraal van de Westerschelde. IMARES Wageningen Report, C066/16. IMARES Wageningen UR: Yerseke. 84 pp., more van der Wal, D.; Wielemaker, A.; Raymaekers, D.; Knaeps, E.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Bouma, T.J.; Hummel, H.; Herman, P.M.J. (2010). Ecologisch monitoringprogramma alternatieve stortlokaties Westerschelde: Plaat van Walsoorden. Eindrapport. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 199 pp., more van der Wal, D.; Wielemaker, A.; Raymaekers, D.; Knaeps, E.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Bouma, T.J.; Hummel, H.; Herman, P.M.J. (2010). Ecologisch monitoringprogramma alternatieve stortlokaties Westerschelde: T0 Oostelijke Westerschelde. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie/VITO-TAP: Yerseke. 114 pp., more Ysebaert, T.; Plancke, Y.; Bolle, L.J.; De Mesel, I.G.; Vos, G.; Wielemaker-Van den Dool, A.; van der Wal, D.; Herman, P.M.J. (2009). Habitatmapping Westerschelde: deelrapport 2. Ecologische karakteristieken en ecotopen in het subtidaal van de Westerschelde. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 106 pp., more van der Wal, D.; Wielemaker, A.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Bouma, T.J.; Hummel, H.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, P.M.J. (2008). Ecologisch monitoringprogramma alternatieve stortlokaties Westerschelde: rapport 3/8 (deelopdracht 1 en 2). NIOO Rapporten. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 38 pp., more van der Wal, D.; Wielemaker-Van den Dool, A.; Herman, P.M.J. (2008). Monitoren van intertidaal slib en microfytobenthos met remote sensing. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 62 pp., more van der Wal, D.; Wielemaker, A.; Knaeps, E.; Ysebaert, T.; Bouma, T.J.; Hummel, H.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, P.M.J. (2008). Ecologisch monitoringsprogramma alternatieve stortlokaties Westerschelde: rapport 4/8. NIOO Rapporten. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 71 pp., more van der Wal, D.; Wielemaker, A.; Knaeps, E.; Ysebaert, T.; Bouma, T.J.; Hummel, H.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, P.M.J. (2008). Ecologisch monitoringsprogramma alternatieve stortlokaties Westerschelde: rapport 5/8. NIOO Rapporten. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 83 pp., more van der Wal, D.; Wielemaker, A.; Raymaekers, D.; Knaeps, E.; Ysebaert, T.; Bouma, T.J.; Hummel, H.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, P.M.J. (2008). Ecologisch monitoringsprogramma alternatieve stortlokaties Westerschelde: rapport 6/8 (deelopdracht 1 en 2). NIOO Rapporten. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 114 pp., more van Kessel, T.; Vanlede, J.; Eleveld, M.; van der Wal, D. (2008). Mud transport model for the Scheldt estuary in the framework of LTV. Deltares: Delft. 94 pp., more van der Wal, D.; Wielemaker, A.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Knaeps, E.; Van Hoey, G.; Bouma, T.J.; Hummel, H.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, P.M.J. (2007). Alternatieve stortstrategie voor de Westerschelde. Voortzetting monitoringsprogramma proefstorting Walsoorden: Lot 2. Ecologische monitoring. Rapport 6/6. NIOO Rapporten. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 148 pp., more van der Wal, D.; Wielemaker, A.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Bouma, T.J.; Hummel, H.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, P.M.J. (2007). Ecologisch monitoringprogramma alternatieve stortlokaties Westerschelde: rapport 2/8. NIOO Rapporten. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 27 pp., more van der Wal, D.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Bouma, T.J.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, P.M.J. (2007). Ecologisch monitoringprogramma alternatieve stortlokaties Westerschelde: rapport 1/8. NIOO Rapporten. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 17 pp., more van der Wal, D.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Bouma, T.J.; Hummel, H.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, P.M.J. (2007). Alternatieve stortstrategie voor de Westerschelde. Voortzetting monitoringsprogramma proefstorting Walsoorden: Lot 2. Een ecologisch monitoringsprogramma met intensieve bodembemonstering en ecologische analyse van de omgeving van de stortzones. Rapport 4/6. NIOO Rapporten. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 35 pp., more van der Wal, D.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Wielemaker, A.; Bouma, T.J.; Hummel, H.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, P.M.J. (2007). Alternatieve stortstrategie voor de Westerschelde. Voortzetting monitoringsprogramma proefstorting Walsoorden: Lot 2. Een ecologisch monitoringsprogramma met intensieve bodembemonstering en ecologische analyse van de omgeving van de stortzones. Rapport 5/6. NIOO Rapporten. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. , more van der Wal, D.; Wielemaker, A.; Knaeps, E.; Ysebaert, T.; Bouma, T.J.; Hummel, H.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, P.M.J. (2007). Ecologisch monitoringsprogramma alternatieve stortlokaties Westerschelde: rapport 1/8. NIOO Rapporten. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 15 pp., more Wijnhoven, S.; Herman, P.M.J.; Ysebaert, T.J.; van der Wal, D. (2007). Robustness parameters habitat assessment tools: study as a part of LTV research & monitoring 'natural development' for the Schelde estuary. Radboud University: Nijmegen. 47 pp., more Ysebaert, T.J.; van der Wal, D.; Bouma, T.J.; Hummel, H.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, P.M.J. (2006). Alternatieve stortstrategie voor de Westerschelde. Voortzetting monitoringsprogramma proefstorting Walsoorden: Lot 2. Een ecologisch monitoringsprogramma met intensieve bodembemonstering en ecologische analyse van de omgeving van de stortzones. Rapport 1/8. NIOO Rapporten, 2006-03. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 14 pp., more Ysebaert, T.J.; van der Wal, D.; Bouma, T.J.; Hummel, H.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herman, P.M.J. (2006). Alternatieve stortstrategie voor de Westerschelde. Voortzetting monitoringsprogramma proefstorting Walsoorden: Lot 2. Een ecologisch monitoringsprogramma met intensieve bodembemonstering en ecologische analyse van de omgeving van de stortzones. Rapport 2/8. NIOO Rapporten. Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO -KNAW). Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Ecologie: Yerseke. 22 pp., more van der Wal, D.; Peters, B.A.M.; van der Putten, W.H.; van Tongeren, O.F.R. (1995). Inventariserend onderzoek naar de ecologische effecten van zandsuppletie. Rijksinstituut voor Kust en Zee/RIKZ. Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat: The Netherlands. 110 pp., more
Other publications (6) [show]
van Belzen, J.; van de Koppel, J.; van der Wal, D.; Herman, P.M.J.; Dakos, V.; Kéfi, S.; Scheffer, M.; Bouma, T.J. (2017). Timing recovery of ecosystems in sequential remotely sensed and simulated data . Protocol Exchange June 2017. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/protex.2017.038, more van Belzen, J.; van der Wal, D.; Bouma, T.; Herman, P.; Van de Koppel, J. (2011). Chess at the mudflat: Disturbance and recovery at salt-marsh pioneer zones. Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology: Yerseke. 1 poster pp., more van Kessel, T.; Vanlede, J.; van der Wal, D.; Eleveld, M. (2008). Ontwikkeling en toepassing slibmodel [POSTER]. Deltares/Maritieme Toegang/NIOO/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam/Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium: [s.l.]. 1 poster pp., more Ysebaert, T.; van der Wal, D.; Herman, P.; Plancke, Y.; Vos, G.; Bolle, L. (2008). Habitatmapping in de Westerschelde: relatie tussen hydrodynamica, bodemvormen en ecologie [POSTER]. Maritieme Toegang/NIOO/Rijkswaterstaat Dienst Zeeland/Wageningen UR/Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium: [s.l.]. 1 poster pp., more van der Wal, D.; Ysebaert, T.; Herman, P.M.J. (2006). Leven in het sediment: teledetectie van benthische ecologie in intergetijdengebieden. Water: Tijdschrift over Integraal Waterbeleid 26(1): 41-45, more van der Wal, D.; Wielemaker-Van den Dool, A.; Herman, P.M.J. (2005). Mapping surface roughness and sediment texture of an estuarine intertidal flat using ERS-2 SAR imagery. ESA-SP 572: 619-625, more
Thesis (co-)promotor (9) [show]
Grandjean, T. (2024). Sediment Dynamics in Estuarine Tidal Flats in Transition. PhD Thesis. [S.n.]: Utrecht. ISBN 978-90-6266-677-5. 1-152 pp., more Marín Díaz, B. (2022). Unravelling foreshore ecosystem dynamics: applications for ecosystem-based coastal defence. PhD Thesis. University of Groningen: Groningen. 269 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.33612/diss.203591434, more Daggers, T.D. (2021). Quantifying the role of microphytobenthos in temperate intertidal ecosystems using optical remote sensing. PhD Thesis. [S.n.]: [s.l.]. ISBN 978-90-365-5124-3. 202 pp. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036551243, more Oteman, B. (2021). Remote sensing of salt marsh vegetation stress. PhD Thesis. University of Twente: Enschede. ISBN 978-90-365-5135-9. 152 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036551359, more van de Vijsel, R.C. (2021). Biophysical self-organization of coastal wetlands : Unraveling spatial complexity on tidal flats and marshes, from the Precambrian to today. PhD Thesis. University of Groningen: Groningen. 183 pp. https://hdl.handle.net/11370/45b1eea8-a2e4-4ea6-bad2-d544a3fc9745, more Cornacchia, L. (2018). Emergent properties of bio-physical self-organization in streams. PhD Thesis. NIOZ: [s.l.]. ISBN 978-94-034-0347-2. 197 pp. https://hdl.handle.net/11370/612799da-932a-451e-aebb-ad676e974095, more Nieuwhof, S. (2018). The use of remote sensing to reveal landscape-scale ecosystem engineering by shellfish reefs. PhD Thesis. University of Twente: Enschede. ISBN 978-90-365-4542-6. 156 pp. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036545426, more Simin, R.G. (2015). Applying a calibrated primary production model to the Scheldt Estuary using Envisat-MERIS images. MSc Thesis. Faculty of Geosciences: Utrecht. 90 pp., more Vanhellemont, Q. (2009). Use of MODIS imagery for the assessment of the variability in intertidal microphytobenthos biomass at regional and global scales. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent/MareLac: Gent. 38 pp., more

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