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Dr Braeckman, Ulrike
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Dr. Ulrike Braeckman is a postdoctoral research fellow of the Fund for Scientific Research (FWO) , Flanders investigating the interplay between benthic biogeochemistry and biodiversity in polar marine ecosystems in a global warming context. During her joint PhD at Ghent University and NIOZ Yerseke (NL) , she investigated the role of North Sea macrobenthos in structuring sediment biogeochemistry, meiofauna community organization and food dynamics and food webs by means of laboratory experiments, in situ sampling and trophic biomarker analysis. Ulrike is now involved in projects studying benthic biogeochemistry and biodiversity in a changing environment in several regions in the world.

Thesaurus terms: Bioturbation; Macrobenthos; Oxygen consumption and nutrient cycling; Polar marine ecosystems

Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more

Function: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Biogeography and Biodiversity of the Sea - BBSea - Integration of ecological and evolutional patterns and processes, more
Biotic interactions across size classes as structuring factors for marine benthic ecosystem functioning, more
CODEVCO farm Westdiep: follow-up of changes in benthic habitat and community composition, more
Ecosystem Responses to global change: a multiscale approach in the Southern Ocean, more
Estuarine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning under benthic and pelagic sediment change, more
Influence of benthic biodiversity on carbon and nitrogen cycling, more
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence, more
Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria, more
OUTFLOW, more
Sustainable Use of Sand in Nature-based solutions, more
The acute impact of a dredging event on the sediment biogeochemistry and its recovery time, more
The effect of ocean acidification on the benthic ecosystem, more
The role of diversity, functionality and density of the macrobenthos in the functioning of the sea bottom, more
Understanding benthic, pelagic and air-borne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas, more

Braeckman, U.; Marine Biology Research Group - Ugent, Belgium (2014). Ocean acidification effects on nitrification in natural sediment communities from Belgian part of the North Sea, more
Braekman U., Vincx M., Soetaert K. 2008: Benthic diversity and ecosystem functioning: experiments February 2007/2008 - Westbanks. Marine Biology Section, Ugent, Belgium; SSD - Belgian Science Policy, Belgium; Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology, NIOO, Netherlands . http://www.vliz.be/projects/westbanks/westbanks.php?module=dataset&dasid=1254, more
Braekman U., Vincx M., Soetaert K. 2008: Benthic diversity and ecosystem functioning: experiments September 2007/June 2008 - Westbanks. Marine Biology Section, Ugent, SSD -Belgian Science Policy, Belgium; Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology, NIOO-Netherlands http://www.vliz.be/projects/westbanks/westbanks.php?module=dataset&dasid=1255, more
Marine Biology Section, Ugent; - Belgium. Trophic interactions at the sediment-water interface: effect of beam-trawling on Lanice and associated fauna - partly Westbanks. http://www.vliz.be/projects/westbanks/westbanks.php?module=dataset&dasid=1257, more

A1 Publications (44) [show]
Jammar, C.; Reynés-Cardona, A.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Lefaible, N.; Moens, T.; Degraer, S.; Braeckman, U. (2025). Decadal trends in macrobenthic communities in offshore wind farms: Disentangling turbine and climate effects. J. Sea Res. 203: 102557. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2024.102557, more Bodur, Y.V.; Renaud, P.E.; Lins, L.; Da Costa Monteiro, L.; Ambrose, W.G., Jr.; Felden, J.; Krumpen, T.; Wenzhöfer, F.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Braeckman, U. (2024). Weakened pelagic-benthic coupling on an Arctic outflow shelf (Northeast Greenland) suggested by benthic ecosystem changes. Elem. Sci. Anth. 12(1): 00005. https://dx.doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2023.00005, more Braeckman, U.; Soetaert, K.; Pasotti, F.; Quartino, M.L.; Vanreusel, A.; Saravia, L.A.; Schloss, I.R.; van Oevelen, D. (2024). Glacial melt impacts carbon flows in an Antarctic benthic food web. Front. Mar. Sci. 11: 1359597. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1359597, more Goedefroo, N.; Braeckman, U.; Hostens, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Moens, T.; De Backer, A. (2023). Understanding the impact of sand extraction on benthic ecosystem functioning: A combination of functional indices and biological trait analysis. Front. Mar. Sci. 10: 1268999. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1268999, more Lefaible, N.; Braeckman, U.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Moens, T. (2023). A wind of change for soft-sediment infauna within operational offshore windfarms. Mar. Environ. Res. 188: 106009. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106009, more Li, C.; Coolen, J.W.P.; Scherer, L.; Mogollón, J.M.; Braeckman, U.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Tukker, A.; Steubing, B. (2023). Offshore wind energy and marine biodiversity in the North Sea: life cycle impact assessment for benthic communities. Environ. Sci. Technol. 57(16): 6455-6464. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c07797, more Vlaminck, E.; Moens, T.; Braeckman, U.; Van Colen, C. (2023). Ocean acidification and warming modify stimulatory benthos effects on sediment functioning: an experimental study on two ecosystem engineers. Front. Mar. Sci. 10: 1101972. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1101972, more Voet, H.E.E.; Vlaminck, E.; Van Colen, C.; Bodé, S.; Boeckx, P.; Degraer, S.; Moens, T.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U. (2023). Organic matter processing in a [simulated] offshore wind farm ecosystem in current and future climate and aquaculture scenarios. Sci. Total Environ. 857(Part 1): 159285. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159285, more Lichtschlag, A.; Braeckman, U.; Guilini, K.; Ahmerkamp, S.; James, R.H.; de Beer, D. (2022). Impact of shallow‐water hydrothermal seepage on benthic biogeochemical cycling, nutrient availability, and meiobenthic communities in a tropical coral reef. Limnol. Oceanogr. 67(3): 567-584. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.12017, more Braeckman, U.; Pasotti, F.; Hoffmann, R.; Vázquez, S.; Wulff, A.; Schloss, I.R.; Falk, U.; Deregibus, D.; Lefaible, N.; Torstensson, A.; Al-Handal, A.; Wenzhöfer, F.; Vanreusel, A. (2021). Glacial melt disturbance shifts community metabolism of an Antarctic seafloor ecosystem from net autotrophy to heterotrophy. Communications Biology 4(1): 148. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01673-6, more De Borger, E.; Ivanov, E.; Capet, A.; Braeckman, U.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Grégoire, M.; Soetaert, K. (2021). Offshore windfarm footprint of sediment organic matter mineralization processes. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 632243. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.632243, more De Borger, E.; Tiano, J.; Braeckman, U.; Rijnsdorp, A.D.; Soetaert, K. (2021). Impact of bottom trawling on sediment biogeochemistry: a modelling approach. Biogeosciences 18: 2539–2557. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-2539-2021, more De Borger, E.; Braeckman, U.; Soetaert, K. (2021). Rapid organic matter cycling in North Sea sediments. Cont. Shelf Res. 214: 104327. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2020.104327, more Toussaint, E.; De Borger, E.; Braeckman, U.; De Backer, A.; Soetaert, K.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2021). Faunal and environmental drivers of carbon and nitrogen cycling along a permeability gradient in shallow North Sea sediments. Sci. Total Environ. 767: 144994. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.144994, more De Borger, E.; Tiano, J.C.; Braeckman, U.; Ysebaert, T.; Soetaert, K. (2020). Biological and biogeochemical methods for estimating bioirrigation: a case study in the Oosterschelde estuary. Biogeosciences 17(6): 1701-1715. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1701-2020, more Gogina, M.; Zettler, M.L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Dannheim, J.; Van Hoey, G.; Desroy, N.; Wrede, A.; Reiss, H.; Degraer, S.; Van Lancker, V.; Foveau, A.; Braeckman, U.; Fiorentino, D.; Holstein, J.; Birchenough, S.N.R. (2020). Interregional comparison of benthic ecosystem functioning: Community bioturbation potential in four regions along the NE Atlantic shelf. Ecol. Indic. 110: 105945. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105945, more Mavraki, N.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U. (2020). Organic matter assimilation by hard substrate fauna in an offshore wind farm area: a pulse-chase study. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 77(7-8): 2681-2693. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaa133, more Braeckman, U.; Pasotti, F.; Vázquez, S.; Zacher, K.; Hoffmann, R.; Elvert, M.; Marchant, H.; Buckner, C.; Quartino, M.L.; Mác Cormack, W.; Soetaert, K.; Wenzhöfer, F.; Vanreusel, A. (2019). Degradation of macroalgal detritus in shallow coastal Antarctic sediments. Limnol. Oceanogr. 64(4): 1423-1441. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.11125, more Hoffmann, R.; Al-Handal, A.Y.; Wulff, A.; Deregibus, D.; Zacher, K.; Quartino, M.L.; Wenzhöfer, F.; Braeckman, U. (2019). Implications of glacial melt-related processes on the potential primary production of a microphytobenthic community in Potter Cove (Antarctica). Front. Mar. Sci. 6: 1-11. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00655, more Braeckman, U.; Janssen, F.; Lavik, G.; Elvert, M.; Marchant, H.; Buckner, C.; Bienhold, C.; Wenzhöfer, F. (2018). Carbon and nitrogen turnover in the Arctic deep sea: in situ benthic community response to diatom and coccolithophorid phytodetritus. Biogeosciences 15(21): 6537-6557. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6537-2018, more Hoffmann, R.; Pasotti, F.; Vázquez, S.; Lefaible, N.; Torstensson, A.; MacCormack, W.; Wenzhöfer, F.; Braeckman, U. (2018). Spatial variability of biogeochemistry in shallow coastal benthic communities of Potter Cove (Antarctica) and the impact of a melting glacier. PLoS One 13(12): e0207917. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207917, more Hoffmann, R.; Braeckman, U.; Hasemann, C.; Wenzhöfer, F. (2018). Deep-sea benthic communities and oxygen fluxes in the Arctic Fram Strait controlled by sea-ice cover and water depth. Biogeosciences 15(16): 4849-4869. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4849-2018, more Mestdagh, S.; Bagaço, L.; Braeckman, U.; Ysebaert, T.; De Smet, B.; Moens, T.; van Colen, C.; De Smet, B. (2018). Functional trait responses to sediment deposition reduce macrofauna-mediated ecosystem functioning in an estuarine mudflat. Biogeosciences 15(9): 2587-2599. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2587-2018, more Brenner, H.; Braeckman, U.; Le Guitton, M.; Meysman, F.J.R. (2016). The impact of sedimentary alkalinity release on the water column CO₂ system in the North Sea. Biogeosciences 13(3): 841-863. dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-841-2016, more De Smet, B.; Braeckman, U.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2016). Predator effects on the feeding and bioirrigation activity of ecosystem-engineered Lanice conchilega reefs. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 475: 31-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2015.11.005, more Birchenough, S.N.R.; Reiss, H.; Degraer, S.; Mieszkowska, N.; Borja, A.; Buhl-Mortensen, L.; Braeckman, U.; Craeymeersch, J.; De Mesel, I.; Kerckhof, F.; Kröncke, I.; Parra, S.; Rabaut, M.; Schröder, A.; Van Colen, C.; Van Hoey, G.; Vincx, M.; Wätjen, K. (2015). Climate change and marine benthos: a review of existing research and future directions in the North Atlantic. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 6(2): 203-223. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wcc.330, more Braeckman, U.; Provoost, P.; Sabbe, K.; Soetaert, K.; Middelburg, J.J.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2015). Temporal dynamics in a shallow coastal benthic food web: Insights from fatty acid biomarkers and their stable isotopes. Mar. Environ. Res. 108: 55-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.04.010, more Pasotti, F.; Manini, E.; Giovannelli, D.; Wölfl, A.-C.; Monien, D.; Verleyen, E.; Braeckman, U.; Abele, D.; Vanreusel, A. (2015). Antarctic shallow water benthos in an area of recent rapid glacier retreat. Mar. Ecol. (Berl.) 36(3): 716-733. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/maec.12179, more Queirós, A.M.; Stephens, N.; Cook, R.; Ravaglioli, C.; Nunes, J.; Dashfield, S.; Harris, C.; Tilstone, G.H.; Fishwick, J.; Braeckman, U.; Somerfield, P.J.; Widdicombe, S. (2015). Can benthic community structure be used to predict the process of bioturbation in real ecosystems? Prog. Oceanogr. 137(Part B): 559-569. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2015.04.027, more Yazdani Foshtomi, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Sabbe, K.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2015). The link between microbial diversity and nitrogen cycling in marine sediments is modulated by macrofaunal bioturbation. PLoS One 10(6): e0130116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130116, more Braeckman, U.; Yazdani Foshtomi, M.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Meysman, F.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2014). Variable importance of macrofaunal functional biodiversity for biogeochemical cycling in temperate coastal sediments. Ecosystems 17(4): 720-737. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-014-9755-7, more Braeckman, U.; Van Colen, C.; Guilini, K.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2014). Empirical evidence reveals seasonally dependent reduction in nitrification in coastal sediments subjected to near future ocean acidification. PLoS One 9(10): e108153. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108153, more Braeckman, U.; Rabaut, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Degraer, S.; Vincx, M. (2014). Protecting the Commons: the use of subtidal ecosystem engineers in marine management. Aquat. Conserv. 24(2): 275-286. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2448, more Taheri, M.; Braeckman, U; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2014). Effect of short-term hypoxia on marine nematode community structure and vertical distribution pattern in three different sediment types of the North Sea. Mar. Environ. Res. 99: 149-159. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.04.010, more Braeckman, U.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vincx, M.; van Oevelen, D.; Soetaert, K. (2013). Meiofauna metabolism in suboxic sediments: currently overestimated. PLoS One 8(3): e59289. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059289, more Provoost, P.; Braeckman, U.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Moodley, L.; Soetaert, K.; Middelburg, J.J.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2013). Modelling benthic oxygen consumption and benthic-pelagic coupling at a shallow station in the southern North Sea. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 120: 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2013.01.008, more Reubens, J.T.; Braeckman, U.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van Colen, C.; Degraer, S.; Vincx, M. (2013). Aggregation at windmill artificial reefs: CPUE of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and pouting (Trisopterus luscus) at different habitats in the Belgian part of the North Sea. Fish. Res. 139: 28-34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2012.10.011, more Braeckman, U.; Provoost, P.; Sabbe, K.; Soetaert, K.; Middelburg, J.J.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2012). Temporal dynamics in the diet of two marine polychaetes as inferred from fatty acid biomarkers. J. Sea Res. 68: 6-19. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2011.11.003, more Salomidi, M.; Katsanevakis, S.; Borja, A.; Braeckman, U.; Damalas, D.; Galparsoro, I.; Mifsud, R.; Mirto, S.; Pascual, M.; Pipitone, C.; Rabaut, M.; Todorova, V.; Vassilopoulou, V.; Vega Fernández, T. (2012). Assessment of goods and services, vulnerability, and conservation status of European seabed biotopes: a stepping stone towards ecosystem-based marine spatial management. Mediterr. Mar. Sci. 13(1): 49-88. https://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.23, more Van Colen, C.; Debusschere, E.; Braeckman, U.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Vincx, M. (2012). The early life history of the clam Macoma balthica in a high CO₂ world. PLoS One 7(9): e44655. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044655, more Braeckman, U.; Provoost, P.; Moens, T.; Soetaert, K.; Middelburg, J.J.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Biological vs. physical mixing effects on benthic food web dynamics. PLoS One 6(3): e18078. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018078, more Braeckman, U.; Van Colen, C.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Contrasting macrobenthic activities differentially affect nematode density and diversity in a shallow subtidal marine sediment. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 422: 179-191. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08910, more Braeckman, U.; Provoost, P.; Gribsholt, B.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Middelburg, J.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2010). Role of macrofauna functional traits and density in biogeochemical fluxes and bioturbation. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 399: 173-186. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08336, more Rabaut, M.; Braeckman, U.; Hendrickx, F.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2008). Experimental beam-trawling in Lanice conchilega reefs: impact on the associated fauna. Fish. Res. 90(1-3): 209-216. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2007.10.009, more
Peer reviewed publication [show]
Birchenough, S.N.R.; Degraer, S.; Reiss, H.; Borja, A.; Braeckman, U.; Craeymeersch, J.; De Mesel, I.; Kerckhof, F.; Kröncke, I.; Mieszkowska, N.; Parra, S.; Rabaut, M.; Schröder, A.; Van Colen, C.; Van Hoey, G.; Vincx, M.; Wätjen, K. (2011). Responses of marine benthos to climate change, in: Reid, P.C. et al. (Ed.) ICES status report on climate change in the North Atlantic. ICES Cooperative Research Report, 310: pp. 123-146, more
Book chapters (22) [show]
Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B.; Vigin, L.; Braeckman, U.; Buyse, J.; Courtens, W.; De Backer, A.; Haelters, J.; Hostens, K.; Jammar, C.; Lefaible, N.; Moens, T.; Paoletti, S.; Reynés-Cardona, A.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van de walle, M.; Vanermen, N.; Van Maele, T.M.; Verstraete, H. (2023). Executive summary: Progressive insights in changing species distribution patterns informing marine management, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Progressive insights in changing species distribution patterns informing marine management. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 7-9, more Jammar, C.; Reynés-Cardona, A.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Lefaible, N.; Moens, T.; Braeckman, U. (2023). Long-term impact of turbine presence on macrobenthic communities in the Belgian part of the North Sea, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Progressive insights in changing species distribution patterns informing marine management. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 21-41, more Lefaible, N.; Blomme, E.; Braeckman, U.; Moens, T. (2022). Incorporating hyperbenthos sampling in OWF monitoring surveys: current knowledge, challenges and opportunities, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Getting ready for offshore wind farm expansion in the North Sea. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 37-54, more Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B.; Vigin, L.; Braeckman, U.; Buyse, J.; Courtens, W.; De Backer, A.; Hostens, K.; Lefaible, N.; Moens, T.; Stienen, E.; Van de walle, M.; Vanermen, N.; Van Vooren, K.; Verstraete, H.; Wyns, L.; Zupan, M. (2021). Executive summary: Attraction, avoidance and habitat use at various spatial scales, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Attraction, avoidance and habitat use at various spatial scales. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 7-10, more Lefaible, N.; Van Vooren, K.; Braeckman, U.; Moens, T. (2021). Macrobenthos communities of a nearshore windfarm: distribution and first post-construction results, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Attraction, avoidance and habitat use at various spatial scales. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 77-92, more Braeckman, U.; Lefaible, N.; Bruns, E.; Moens, T. (2020). Turbine-related impacts on macrobenthic communities: an analysis of spatial and temporal variability, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Empirical evidence inspiring priority monitoring, research and management. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 61-78, more Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B.; Vigin, L.; Braeckman, U.; Bruns, E.; Buyse, J.; Courtens, W.; De Backer, A.; Hostens, K.; Lefaible, N.; Mavraki, N.; Moens, T.; Norro, A.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van de walle, M.; Vanermen, N.; Verstraete, H. (2020). Executive summary: Empirical evidence inspiring priority monitoring, research and management, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Empirical evidence inspiring priority monitoring, research and management. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 7-11, more Mavraki, N.; Braeckman, U.; Degraer, S.; Moens, T.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2020). On the food-web ecology in offshore wind farms areas: Lessons from 4 years of research, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Empirical evidence inspiring priority monitoring, research and management. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 115-131, more Lefaible, N.; Colson, L.; Braeckman, U.; Moens, T. (2019). Evaluation of turbine-related impacts on macrobenthic communities within two offshore wind farms during the operational phase, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: making a decade of monitoring, research and innovation. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 47-63, more Lefaible, N.; Braeckman, U.; Moens, T. (2019). Monitoring impacts of offshore wind farms on hyperbenthos: a feasibility study, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: making a decade of monitoring, research and innovation. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 65-71, more Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Braeckman, U.; Courtens, W.; De Backer, A.; Daelemans, R.; De Bosschere, J.; Hostens, K.; Jonge Poerink, B.; Kerckhof, F.; Laurent, Y.; Lefaible, N.; Moens, T.; Norro, A.; Rumes, B.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Vanermen, N.; Van de walle, M.; Verstraete, H. (2018). Executive summary: Assessing and managing the effect sphere of influence, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: assessing and managing effect spheres of influence. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 7-11, more Lefaible, N.; Braeckman, U.; Moens, T. (2018). Effects of wind turbine foundations on surrounding macrobenthic communities, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: assessing and managing effect spheres of influence. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 57-77, more Colson, L.; Braeckman, U.; Moens, T. (2017). Effect of turbine presence and type on macrobenthic communities inside an offshore windfarm?, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: A continued move towards integration and quantification. pp. 39-57, more Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Braeckman, U.; Colson, L.; Courtens, W.; De Backer, A.; Debusschere, E.; Deneudt, K.; Haelters, J.; Hostens, K.; Kerckhof, F.; Moens, T.; Norro, A.; Reubens, J.; Ranson, J.; Rumes, B.; Stienen, E.; Vanermen, N.; Van de walle, M.; Verstraete, H. (2017). Executive summary: A continued move towards integration and quantification, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: A continued move towards integration and quantification. pp. 7-11, more Brenner, H.; Braeckman, U.; Meysman, F. (2013). Controls on the CO₂ system by benthic-pelagic coupling in the southern North Sea, in: The 45th International Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics. The variability of primary production in the ocean: from the synoptic to the global scale, Liège, Belgium, 13-17 May, 2013: Abstracts. pp. [1], more Braeckman, U. (2011). General introduction, in: Braeckman, U. Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem = De structurerende rol van macrobenthos in de zeebodem: belang van de functionele biodiversiteit voor het benthische ecosysteem. pp. 1-24, more Braeckman, U. (2011). General discussion, conclusions and future challenges, in: Braeckman, U. Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem = De structurerende rol van macrobenthos in de zeebodem: belang van de functionele biodiversiteit voor het benthische ecosysteem. pp. 133-169, more Braeckman, U.; Provoost, P.; Moens, T.; Soetaert, K.; Middelburg, J.J.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Biological vs. physical mixing effects on benthic food web dynamics, in: Braeckman, U. Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem = De structurerende rol van macrobenthos in de zeebodem: belang van de functionele biodiversiteit voor het benthische ecosysteem. pp. 77-101, more Braeckman, U.; Van Colen, C.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Contrasting macrobenthic activities differentially affect nematode density and diversity in a shallow subtidal marine sediment, in: Braeckman, U. Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem = De structurerende rol van macrobenthos in de zeebodem: belang van de functionele biodiversiteit voor het benthische ecosysteem. pp. 53-75, more Braeckman, U.; Provoost, P.; Gribsholt, B.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Middelburg, J.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Role of macrofauna functional traits and density in biogeochemical fluxes and bioturbation, in: Braeckman, U. Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem = De structurerende rol van macrobenthos in de zeebodem: belang van de functionele biodiversiteit voor het benthische ecosysteem. pp. 25-50, more Braeckman, U.; Provoost, P.; Sabbe, K.; Middelburg, J.J.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Temporal variation in macrobenthic diet as inferred from fatty acid biomarkers, in: Braeckman, U. Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem = De structurerende rol van macrobenthos in de zeebodem: belang van de functionele biodiversiteit voor het benthische ecosysteem. pp. 103-130, more Rabaut, M.; Braeckman, U.; Hendrickx, F.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2009). Experimental beam-trawling in Lanice conchilega reefs: impact on the associated fauna, in: Rabaut, M. Lanice conchilega, fisheries and marine conservation: Towards an ecosystem approach to marine management. pp. 91-107, more
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Braeckman, U. (2011). Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem = De structurerende rol van macrobenthos in de zeebodem: belang van de functionele biodiversiteit voor het benthische ecosysteem. PhD Thesis. Marine Biology Research Group: Gent. ISBN 9789490695590. 239 pp., more Braeckman, U. (2005). Macrofauna van de Noordzee: effect van bodemvisserij op de diversiteit van de benthische fauna. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Gent. 79, appendices pp., more
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Cepeda Gamella, E.; Boeckx, P.; Bodé, S.; De Borger, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U. (2024). Tracking labelled faecal pellets and their effect on carbon dynamics in offshore wind farms sediments, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 58, more Goedefroo, N.; Braeckman, U.; De Borger, E.; Hostens, K.; Moens, T.; Vanaverbeke, J.; De Backer, A. (2024). Sand extraction affects the functioning of benthic ecosystems, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 76, more Podholová, P.; Jacobsen, N.L.; Braeckman, U.; Jammar, C.; Montereale Gavazzi, G.; Degraer, S. (2024). National T0 study of areas proposed for fisheries management measures in the Belgian part of the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 109, more Reynés-Cardona, A.; Braeckman, U.; Vanaverbeke, J.; De Borger, E. (2024). Marine ecosystem functioning under anthropogenic pressure: applying a food web approach, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 112, more Wittig, C.; Leermakers, M.; Hall, P.; Hylén, A.; Kononets, M.; Braeckman, U.; van de Velde, S. (2024). Shallow bioturbation promotes benthic iron release more than deeper bioturbation, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 45, more Cepeda Gamella, E.; Boeckx, P.; Bodé, S.; Braeckman, U.; Degraer, S.; Moens, T.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2023). Determining the contribution of fouling fauna to the marine organic matter pool of offshore wind farms, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 21, more Lorré, D.; Vandamme, S.; Braeckman, U.; Van der Biest, K.; Janssen, C.; Asselman, J. (2023). Assessing risk of offshore windfarms towards ecosystem services, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 73, more Wittig, C.; Leermakers, M.; Hall, P.; Hylén, A.; Kononets, M.; Braeckman, U.; van de Velde, S.J. (2023). Towards a link between benthic iron cycling and benthic fauna community: A case study in Swedish fjord sediments, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 112, more Cepeda Gamella, E.; Boeckx, P.; Bodé, S.; Braeckman, U.; Van Colen, C.; Degraer, S.; Moens, T.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2022). How do faecal pellets from fouling fauna contribute to the marine organic matter pool in offshore wind farms?, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 43, more Goedefroo, N.; Braeckman, U.; Hostens, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; De Borger, E.; Moens, T.; De Backer, A. (2022). The impact of sand extraction on sediment biogeochemistry: preliminary results of an experimental approach, in: 6^th Nereis Park & International Conference Bioturbation Thematic School, 22-26 August 2022, Logonna Daoulas, France. Bioturbation in the past and presents: from terrestrial to marine ecosystems. pp. 11, more Goedefroo, N.; Braeckman, U.; Hostens, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Moens, T.; De Backer, A. (2022). An experimental assessment of the effect of sand extraction on benthic nutrient cycling and carbon storage, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 19, more Fernandes, J.; Van Hoey, G.; Braeckman, U.; De Backer, A.; Depestele, J.; Lefaible, N.; Tiano, J.; T’Jampens, M.; Toussaint, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Hostens, K. (2021). Sediment Profile Imagery (SPI) applicability for environmental impact assessment in shallow coastal environments, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 56-57, more Mavraki, N.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U. (2020). Carbon assimilation by offshore wind farm fouling communities, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 29, more Bodur, Y.; Felden, J.; Wenzhöfer, F.; Braeckman, U. (2018). Disturbance effects from the 79N Glacier (Northeast Greenland) on local benthos ecosystem functions: correlating data from then and now, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 72, more Toussaint, E.; Braeckman, U.; De Borger, E.; Soetaert, K.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2018). How is benthic biogeochemical cycling affected by sediment fining arising from human activities?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 113, more Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; De Borger, E.; Mavraki, N.; Toussaint, E.; Voet, H.; Van Colen, C.; Degraer, S. (2018). Interactions between biological and physical effects modify local biogeochemical cycling processes in offshore wind farms, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53^rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 62, more Amadei Martínez, L.; Blanco Fernández, C.; Braeckman, U.; Geldhof, R.; Peene, N.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Wittoeck, J.; Depestele, J. (2017). Consumption of discarded plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) by epibenthic scavengers: common starfish (Asterias rubens) and hermit crabs (Pagurus bernhardus), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 3, more Braeckman, U.; Pasotti, F.; Hoffmann, R.; Vázquez, S.; Torstensson, A.; Wenzhöfer, F.; Vanreusel, A. (2017). Unravelling the responses of shallow soft sediment assemblages to rapid glacier retreat in an Antarctic fjord: Carbon and nitrogen cycling, in: Van de Putte, A. (Ed.) Book of Abstracts: XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, 10-14 July 2017. pp. 358, more Braeckman, U.; Pasotti, F.; Hoffmann, R.; Vázquez, S.; Torstensson, A.; Vanreusel, A.; Wenzhöfer, F. (2017). Carbon cycling in Antarctic benthic communities subject to glacier retreat, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 7, more Pasotti, F.; Braeckman, U.; Abele, D.; De Troch, M.; Giovannelli, D.; Manini, E.; Monien, D.; Sahade, R.; Saravia, L.A.; Tarantelli, M.S.; Verleyen, E.; Wölfl, A.-C.; Vanreusel, A. (2017). Unravelling the responses of shallow soft sediment assemblages to rapid glacier retreat in an Antarctic fjord: assemblage structure and trophic interactions, in: Van de Putte, A. (Ed.) Book of Abstracts: XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, 10-14 July 2017. pp. 367, more Pasotti, F.; Braeckman, U.; Abele, D.; Hoffmann, R.; De Troch, M.; Giovannelli, D.; Manini, E.; Monien, D.; Sahade, R.; Saravia, L.A.; Tarantelli, M.S.; Torstensson, A.; Vázquez, S.; Verleyen, E.; Wenzhöfer, F.; Wölfl, A.-C.; Vanreusel, A. (2017). Snapshots of soft sediment benthos influenced by glacier retreat in an Antarctic fjord: assemblage structure, functioning and biogeochemical cycling, in: Van de Putte, A. (Ed.) Book of Abstracts: XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, 10-14 July 2017. pp. 368, more Toussaint, E.; Braeckman, U.; De Borger, E.; Soetaert, K.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2017). Impact of macrofaunal activities on the biogeochemical cycling in anthropogenically disturbed sediments, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 84, more De Borger, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; Grégoire, M.; Soetaert, K. (2016). Upscaling small-scale environmental studies of the Southern Bight of the North Sea by biogeochemical modelling, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 95, more Mestdagh, S.; Bagaço, L.; Braeckman, U.; Ysebaert, T.Y.; Moens, T.; Van Colen, C. (2016). Sediment deposition affects biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in soft-sediment communities, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 74, more Toussaint, E.; Braeckman, U.; Moens, T.; Soetaert, K.; Vanaverbeke, J (2016). Towards investigating the effect of fining and hardening of marine coastal areas on ecosystem functioning in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BPNS), in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 55, more Van Colen, C.; Braeckman, U.; Guilini, K.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2016). Context-dependent effects of ocean acidification on soft-sediment biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 36, more Yazdani Foshtomi, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Leliaert, F.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2016). The interaction between macro and micro-organisms affects biogeochemical cycles in coastal sediments, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 38, more De Smet, B.; Braeckman, U.; Rabaut, M.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2015). Looking at biogenic Lanice conchilega reefs from a different perspective, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 49, more Mestdagh, S.; Braeckman, U.; Ysebaert, T.; Moens, T.; Van Colen, C. (2015). Estuarine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning under benthic and pelagic sediment change, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 91, more Yazdani, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2015). Effect of natural populations of the ecosystem engineering polychaete, Lanice conchilega, on abundance and diversity of nitrifying and denitrifying organisms, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 150, more Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; Van Colen, C.; Guilini, K.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M. (2014). Ocean acidification affects the benthic nitrogen cycle in coastal sediments: evidence from the Belgian Part of the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 113, more Yazdani, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2014). Direct and indirect effects of macrofaunal functional diversity and bacterial and archaeal community characteristics determine benthic nitrogen cycling in coastal marine sediments, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 132, more Braeckman, U.; Van Colen, C.; Foshtomi, M.Y.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Marchant, H.; Lavik, G.; Meysman, F.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2013). FLUXMAP: importance of sediment type and macrobenthic functional biodiversity for biogeochemical cycling in the Belgian part of the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 19, more Taheri, M.; Braeckman, U.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2013). Response of free living marine nematodes to the short-term hypoxia in three different sediment types at the Belgian Part of the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 90, more Yazdani, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2013). The effect of macrofaunal functional diversity on density and diversity of nitrifying and denitrifying organisms, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 112, more Braeckman, U. (2012). Macrobenthos structuring the sea floor: importance of its functional biodiversity for the benthic ecosystem, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 144-146, more Braeckman, U.; Foshtomi, M.Y.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Soetaert, K.; Meysman, F.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2012). FLUXMAP: an ecosystem functioning map of the Belgian part of the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 15, more Taheri, M.; Braeckman, U.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2012). Short-term hypoxia does not affect nematode densities and vertical distribution patterns at the Belgian Part of the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 81, more Yazdani, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2012). Linking microbial and macrofaunal diversity with benthic ecosystem functioning of the Belgium parts of the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 112-113, more Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; Merckx, B.; Vincx, M. (2011). Sediment permeability and macrofaunal functional diversity structure nematode communities from shelf seas, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2011. Our Oceans, Our Future: Oral Abstract Booklet. pp. 55, more Van Campenhout, J.; Bezerra, T.N.; Fonseca, G.; Steyaert, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Ingels, J.; Braeckman, U.; Merckx, B.; De Groote, A.; Pape, E.; De Meester, N.; Maria, T.; Guilini, K.; Moens, T.; Vanreusel, A.; Deprez, T.; Vincx, M. (2010). NEMYS: an online nematode indication and taxonomical tool, in: Gheerardyn, H. et al. Fourteenth International Meiofauna Conference, Aula Academica, Ghent, 11-16 July 2010. Book of Abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 44: pp. 199, more Bauwens, M.; Braeckman, U.; Coppejans, E.; De Blauwe, H.; De Clerck, O.; De Maersschalk, V.; Degraer, S.; Deprez, T.; Dumoulin, E.; Fockedey, N.; Hernandez, F.; Hostens, K.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Mees, J.; Rappé, K.; Sabbe, K.; Seys, J.; Van Ginderdeuren, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Verween, A.; Wittoeck, J. (2009). Non-indigenous species of the Belgian part of the North Sea and adjacent estuaries, in: Branquart, E. et al. (Ed.) Abstract volume of the Science facing aliens meeting, Brussels 11th May 2009. pp. 60, more Braeckman, U.; Frickel, J.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2009). Macrobenthos alters nematode vertical distribution, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 29, more Braeckman, U.; Provoost, P.; Soetaert, K.; Middelburg, J.J.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2009). Does macrofauna affect the benthic processing of a settling phytoplankton bloom?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts: an overview of marine research in Belgium anno 2009. 10th VLIZ Young Scientists' Day. Special edition at the occasion of 10 years VLIZ. VLIZ Special Publication, 43: pp. 23, more Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Braeckman, U.; Coates, D.; Courtens, W.; Derweduwen, J.; Di Marcantonio, M.; Haelters, J.; Hostens, K.; Jacques, T.; Kerckhof, F.; Norro, A.; Reubens, J.; Stienen, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van Colen, C.; Vandendriessche, S.; Van den Eynde, D.; Van de walle, M.; Vanermen, N.; Van Hoey, G.; Vigin, L.; Vincx, M.; Wittoeck, J. (2009). Monitoring the impact of offshore windfarms on the marine environment: an obligate multidisciplinary and integrated programme, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts: an overview of marine research in Belgium anno 2009. 10th VLIZ Young Scientists' Day. Special edition at the occasion of 10 years VLIZ. VLIZ Special Publication, 43: pp. 49, more Braeckman, U.; Provoost, P.; Gribsholt, B.; Middelburg, J.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2008). The role of macrofauna in the functioning of a sea floor: is there any seasonal, density or functional identity effect?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 33, more Braeckman, U.; Vincx, M.; Provoost, P.; Gribsholt, B.; Middelburg, J.; Soetaert, K.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2008). The role of macrofauna in the functioning of a sea floor: is there any seasonal, density or functional identity effect?, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain, 11-15 November 2008: book of abstracts. pp. 1, more Deprez, T.; Braeckman, U.; Bezerra, T.; Fonseca, G.; Ingels, J.; Hoste, E.; De Rycke, S.; Merckx, B.; Raes, M.; Smol, N.; Steenhuyse, L.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M. (2008). NEMYS: a digital encyclopedia on marine nematodes, in: Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress of Nematology: Nematodes Down Under. pp. 338, more Steyaert, M.; Bezerra, T.N.; Braeckman, U.; Fonseca, G.; Hoste, E.; Ingels, J.; Merckx, B.; Raes, M.; Steenhuyse, L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Van Gaever, S.; Vincx, M.; Deprez, T. (2007). NeMys: an online nematode identification and taxonomical tool, in: Thirteenth International Meiofauna Conference (THIRIMCO) July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Brazil: Abstract book. pp. [16], more
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ICES (2021). Working Group on Marine Benthal Renewable Developments (WGMBRED). ICES Scientific Reports = Rapports Scientifiques du CIEM, 3(63). International Council for the Exploration of the Sea: Copenhagen. iii, 24 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.8209, more ICES (2021). Working Group on Marine Benthal and Renewable Energy Developments (WGMBRED). ICES Scientific Reports = Rapports Scientifiques du CIEM, 3(63). International Council for the Exploration of the Sea: Copenhagen. iii, 24 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.8209, more Vanaverbeke, J.; Braarup, A.B.; Braeckman, U.; Courtens, W.; Cuveliers, E.; Deneudt, K.; Goffin, A.; Hellemans, B.; Huyse, T.; Lacroix, G.; Larmuseau, M.; Mees, J.; Provoost, P.; Rabaut, M.; Remerie, T.; Savina, M.; Soetaert, K.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Verstraete, H.; Volckaert, F.; Vincx, M. (2011). Understanding benthic, pelagic and airborne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas. "Westbanks": Final Report. Belgian Science Policy Office: Brussels. 82 pp., more Degraer, S.; Braeckman, U.; Haelters, J.; Hostens, K.; Jacques, T.; Kerckhof, F.; Merckx, B.; Rabaut, M.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Van Hoey, G.; Van Lancker, V.; Vincx, M. (2009). Studie betreffende het opstellen van een lijst met potentiële Habitatrichtlijngebieden in het Belgische deel van de Noordzee. Eindrapport. Federale Overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu: Brussel. 93 pp., more Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; Cuveliers, E.L.; Courtens, W.; Huyse, T.; Lacroix, G.; Larmuseau, M.H.D.; Maes, G.E.; Provoost, P.; Rabaut, M.; Remerie, T.; Savina, M.; Soetaert, K.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Verstraete, H.; Volckaert, F.A.M.; Vincx, M. (2009). Understanding benthic, pelagic and airborne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas. "Westbanks": Final Report Phase 1. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 46 pp., more Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; Claus, S.; Courtens, W.; De Hauwere, N.; Degraer, S.; Deneudt, K.; Goffin, A.; Mees, J.; Merckx, B.; Provoost, P.; Rabaut, M.; Soetaert, K.; Stienen, E.; Vincx, M. (2009). Long-term data from the Belgian Continental Shelf in the framework of science-based management of the coastal North Sea: Report of the WestBanks integrative workshop, October 2008. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 23 pp., more Vanaverbeke, J.; Beuselinck, B.; Braeckman, U.; Van Colen, C.; De Troch, M.; Moens, T.; Rigeaux, A.; Schram, D.; van Gansbeke, D.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2008). Ecologische Monitoring Kustverdedigingsproject Oostende (t₀-situatie, fase 3). Aanvullende studie: Kwantificering en kwalificering van organisch materiaal in mariene sedimenten: hun onderlinge relaties en de relatie tot de korrelgrootteverdeling. Dossiernummer 205.240. MD & K: Oostende. 14 pp., more
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Braeckman, U.; Pasotti, F.; Hoffmann, R.; Vázquez, S.; Torstensson, A.; Vanreusel, A.; Wenzhöfer, F. (2017). Carbon cycling in Antarctic benthic communities subject to glacier retreat. Poster presented at the VLIZ Marine Science Day 3 March 2017. Ghent University: Gent. 1 poster pp., more Mestdagh, S.; Braeckman, U.; Ysebaert, T.; Moens, T.; Van Colen, C. (2015). Estuarine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning under benthic and pelagic sediment change. Poster presented at the VLIZ Young Marine Scientist's Day 20 February 2015. Marine Biology Section, Ghent University: Gent. 1 poster pp., more Taheri, M.; Braeckman, U.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2012). Short-term hypoxia does not affect nematode densities and vertical distribution patterns at the Belgian Part of the North Sea. Ghent University, Marine Biology Research Group: Gent. 1 poster pp., more Vanaverbeke, J.; Braeckman, U.; Goffin, A.; Larmuseau, M.; Rabaut, M.; Stienen, E.; Volckaert, F.; Vincx, M. (2012). WestBanks: fundamenteel, beleidsgericht onderzoek in het Belgisch Deel van de Noordzee. Sci. connect. (Ned. ed.) 37: 18-20, more Yazdani, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2012). Linking microbial and macrofaunal diversity with benthic ecosystem functioning of the Belgium parts of the North Sea. Ghent University, Marine Biology Research Group: Gent. 1 poster pp., more Rabaut, M.; Braeckman, U.; Rappé, K.; Degraer, S.; Kerckhof, F. (2008). "Borstelwormen bedreigen Heist”: een sciencefictionverhaal, in: De Grote Rede 22. De Grote Rede: Nieuws over onze Kust en Zee, 22: pp. 31, more
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Blomme, E. (2022). Impact of offshore wind farms on hyperbenthos communities. MSc Thesis. Ghent University (UGent): Ghent. 36 pp., more Christelle, J. (2022). Long-term impacts of offshore wind farms presence on benthic communities in the Belgian part of the North Sea. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 55 pp., more Lolivier, M. (2022). Meiofaunal communities and food availability in two contrasting sub-Arctic fjord settings. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 42 pp., more Makio, C.L. (2022). Comparative assessment of long-term carbon storage in contrasting fjords of southwest Greenland. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 32 pp., more De Borger, E. (2021). Effects of natural processes and human activity on North Sea sediment biogeochemistry. Thesis. Ghent University: Ghent. 240 pp. https://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8716097, more Gogo, S. (2010). A first evaluation of the biodiversity of a possible Marine Protected Area in the Belgian part of the North Sea. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Afdeling Mariene Biologie: Gent. 44 pp., more
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Hooyberg, A. (2018). Temporal and spatial effects of offshore wind farms on the sediment and macrobenthos in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. MSc Thesis. Ghent University, Biology Department, Marine Biology Research Group: Ghent. 51 pp., more

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