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Prof. Dr. Marleen De Troch is a marine ecologist with a research interest in the role of invertebrates in marine food webs. Trophic interactions at the basis of marine food webs (mainly between bacteria, diatoms and copepods) are analysed by means of lab experiments and trophic biomarkers (stable isotopes, fatty acids). Special focus lies on fatty acid profiling but also transcriptomics are applied to understand the molecular aspects of the lipid metabolism under different stress conditions in a climate change context. The research is further extended to higher trophic levels in order to obtain an ecological basis of sustainable use of marine resources (aquaculture). The research is hypothesis driven and is conducted in coastal systems worldwide. Thesaurus terms: Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning; Fatty acids; Feeding experiments; Marine food web; Stable isotopes; Trophic markers Taxonomic term: Copepoda [WoRMS]

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Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more Function: Associate Professor Direct contact at institute: Tel.: +32-(0)9-264 85 20 Fax: +32 (0)9-264 85 98 E-mail: Oceans & Lakes : Master of Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management Function: Lecturer Direct contact at institute: E-mail:

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A comparative study of the meio-epifauna associated with tropical and cold water coral reefs
Biodiversity and the role of interstitial benthos of two European sandy beaches, more
Body - size and ecosystem dynamics: integrating pure and applied approaches from aquatic and terrestrial ecology to support an ecosystem approach
Ecological and genetic basis for sustainable fishery for the Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri in the Guianan Ecoregion, South America
Ecologie van copepoden: structurele en functionele biodiversiteit in tropische zeegrasvelden. I
Ecologie van copepoden: structurele en functionele biodiversiteit in tropische zeegrasvelden. II
Effect of marine protected areas on biodiversity and trophodynamics in the southeastern part of The Philippines (Region XI)
Effect van biogeografische isolatie op mariene biodiversiteit: harpacticoide copepoden in tropische zeegrasvelden als modelstudie, more
Fatty acids at the basis of marine food webs: a baseline for sustainable use of marine food resources
Importance of thropic ecology for marine biodiversity : a case-study at the species level with diatoms and harpacticoid copepods
Karakterisering en biobeschikbaarheid van organisch materiaal aan de basis van mariene voedselwebben
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence, more
Marine macrobenthic communities associated to Peruvian scallop Argopecten purpuratus culture: structural and functional diversity, feeding ecology and contaminant exposure
Meiobenthic And Nematode biodiversity: Unraveling Ecological and Latitudinal Aspects
PhD: Understanding the (a)biotic consequences of biogenic reef (re)introductions in the southern North Sea: a modelling approach
Strandobservatienetwerk: de toestand van de Belgische Noordzee, gemeten door burgers
The role of feeding strategies in shaping the structure and biodiversity of diatom and copepod communities
What is the relative importance of chemical pollution and climatic factors in driving zooplankton community dynamics?

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Ollevier, A.; Mortelmans, J.; Deneudt, K.; Hablützel, P.I.; De Troch, M. (2024). Diel vertical migration and tidal influences on plankton densities in dynamic coastal systems. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 300: 108701. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108701 Vigliano Relva, J.; Van Colen, C.; Barhdadi, W.; Daly, A.J.; De Troch, M. (2024). Temperature increase alters relative fatty acid composition and has negative effects on reproductive output of the benthic copepod Tachidius discipes (copepoda: Harpacticoida). Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 171(1): 22. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04343-9 Boyen, J.; Ribes-Navarro, A.; Kabeya, N.; Monroig, Ó.; Rigaux, A.; Fink, P.; Hablützel, P.I.; Navarro, J.C.; De Troch, M. (2023). Functional characterization reveals a diverse array of metazoan fatty acid biosynthesis genes. Mol. Ecol. 32(4): 970-982. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.16808 Buyse, J.; Hostens, K.; Degraer, S.; De Troch, M.; Wittoeck, J.; De Backer, A. (2023). Increased food availability at offshore wind farms affects trophic ecology of plaice Pleuronectes platessa. Sci. Total Environ. 862: 160730. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160730 Daudi, L.D.; Uku, J.N.; De Troch, M. (2023). Effects of habitat complexity on the abundance and diversity of seagrass leaf meiofauna communities in tropical Kenyan seagrass meadows. Aquat. Bot. 187: 103651. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2023.103651 Gonçalves, G.R.L.; dos Santos, P.V.M.; Negreiros-Fransozo, M.L.; Castilho, A.L.; De Troch, M. (2023). Environmental factors modulated the fatty acid profile of the shrimp Xiphopenaeus spp. in Cananéia and Ubatuba southeast Brazilian coast. Environm. Sc. & Poll. Res. 30(31): 76936-76949. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27846-w Latorre, M.P.; Iachetti, C.M.; Schloss, I.R.; Antoni, J.; Malits, A.; de la Rosa, F.; De Troch, M.; Garcia, M.D.; Flores-Melo, X.; Romero, S.I.; Gil, M.N.; Hernando, M. (2023). Summer heatwaves affect coastal Antarctic plankton metabolism and community structure. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 567: 151926. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2023.151926 Cronin, T.J.; Conrad, I.; Kerkhove, T.; Hellemans, B.; De Troch, M.; Volckaert, F.A.M.; Baeza, J.A. (2022). Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862 (Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata: Penaeidae), with insights into the phylogeny of Penaeidae. J. Crust. Biol. 42(1): 1-10. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruac004 Franco-Santos, R.M.; Auel, H.; Boersma, M.; De Troch, M.; Graeve, M.; Meunier, C.L.; Niehoff, B. (2022). To regulate or not to regulate: assimilation of dietary fatty acids in the temperate copepod Temora longicornis. Front. Mar. Sci. 9: 819943. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.819943 Hernando, M.P.; Schloss, I.R.; de la Rosa, F.; De Troch, M. (2022). Fatty acids in microalgae and cyanobacteria in a changing world: Contrasting temperate and cold environments. Biocell 46(3): 607-621. https://dx.doi.org/10.32604/biocell.2022.017309 Loaiza, I.; De Boeck, G.; Alcazar, J.; Moura-Campos, D.; Cárdenas-Alayza, S.; Ganoza, M.; Gómez-Sanchez, M.; Miglio, M.; De Troch, M. (2022). Trophic interactions and metal transfer in marine ecosystems driven by the Peruvian scallop Argopecten purpuratus aquaculture. J. World Aquacult. Soc. 53(2): 452-474. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12822 Loaiza, I.; De Boeck, G.; De Troch, M. (2022). Peruvian marine ecosystems under metal contamination: First insights for marine species consumption and sustainable management. Sci. Total Environ. 826: 154132. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154132 Ollevier, A.; Mortelmans, J.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Develter, R.; De Troch, M.; Deneudt, K. (2022). A Video Plankton Recorder user guide: Lessons learned from in situ plankton imaging in shallow and turbid coastal waters in the Belgian part of the North Sea. J. Sea Res. 188: 102257. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2022.102257 Pezzoni, M.; De Troch, M.; Pizarro, R.A.; Costa, C.S. (2022). Homeophasic adaptation in response to UVA radiation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Changes of membrane fatty acid composition and induction of desA and desB expression. Photochemistry and Photobiology 98(4): 886-893. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/php.13548 Sahota, R.; Boyen, J.; Semmouri, I.; Bodé, S.; De Troch, M. (2022). An inter-order comparison of copepod fatty acid composition and biosynthesis in response to a long-chain PUFA deficient diet along a temperature gradient. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 169: 133. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-022-04121-z Saravia, L.A.; Marina, T.I.; Kristensen, N.P.; De Troch, M.; Momo, F.R. (2022). Ecological network assembly: How the regional metaweb influences local food webs. J. Anim. Ecol. 91(3): 630-642. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13652 Van Wichelen, J.; Verhelst, P.; Perneel, M.; Van Driessche, C.; Buysse, D.; Belpaire, C.; Coeck, J.; De Troch, M. (2022). Glass eel (Anguilla anguilla L. 1758) feeding behaviour during upstream migration in an artificial waterway. J. Fish Biol. 101(4): 1047-1057. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15171 Antacli, J.C.; Hernando, M.P.; De Troch, M.; Malanga, G.; Mendiolar, M.; Hernández, D.R.; Varela, D.E.; Antoni, J.; Sahade, R.J.; Schloss, I.R. (2021). Ocean warming and freshening effects on lipid metabolism in coastal Antarctic phytoplankton assemblages dominated by sub-Antarctic species. Sci. Total Environ. 790: 147879. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147879 de la Rosa, F.; De Troch, M.; Gabriela, M.; Marcelo, H. (2021). Physiological responses and specific fatty acids composition of Microcystis aeruginosa exposed to total solar radiation and increased temperature. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 20(6): 805-821. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43630-021-00061-7 de la Rosa, F.; De Troch, M.; Gabriela, M.; Marcelo, H. (2021). Correction to: Physiological responses and specific fatty acids composition of Microcystis aeruginosa exposed to total solar radiation and increased temperature. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 20(7): 969-969. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43630-021-00073-3 Gonçalves, G.R.L.; Denadai, A.C.; Sousa, A.N.; Castilho, A.L.; De Troch, M. (2021). Fatty acid profiles of three commercial shrimp from southeastern Brazil. Regional Studies in Marine Science 48: 102032. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.102032 Hernando, M.; De Troch, M.; de la Rosa, F.; Giannuzzi, L. (2021). Fatty acid response of the invasive bivalve Limnoperna fortunei fed with Microcystis aeruginosa exposed to high temperature. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C-Toxicol. Pharmacol. 240: 108925. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108925 Ludevese-Pascual, G.; Ahmed, F.; De Troch, M.; Amar, E.; Laranja, J.L.; Bode, S.; Boeckx, P.; Bossier, P.; De Schryver, P. (2021). Determination of poly‐β‐hydroxybutyrate assimilation by postlarval whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei using stable ¹³C isotope tracing. J. World Aquacult. Soc. 52(1): 184-194. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12700 Moreira, E.; Novillo, M.; Mintenbeck, K.; Alurralde, G.; Barrera Oro, E.; De Troch, M. (2021). New insights into the autecology of the two sympatric fish species Notothenia coriiceps and N. rossii from western Antarctic Peninsula: A trophic biomarkers approach. Polar Biol. 44(8): 1591-1603. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02903-7 Remy, F.; Michel, L.N.; Mascart, T.; De Troch, M.; Lepoint, G. (2021). Trophic ecology of macrofauna inhabiting seagrass litter accumulations is related to the pulses of dead leaves. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 252: 107300. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107300 Sbrocca, C.; De Troch, M.; Losi, V.; Grassi, E.; Balsamo, M.; Semprucci, F. (2021). Habitat-diversity relations between sessile macrobenthos and benthic copepods in the rocky shores of a Marine Protected Area. Water 13(8): 1020. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w13081020 Tortorella, E.; Giugliano, R.; De Troch, M.; Vlaeminck, B.; de Viçose, G.C.; De Pascale, D. (2021). The ethyl acetate extract of the marine edible gastropod Haliotis tuberculata coccinea: a potential source of bioactive compounds. Mar. Biotechnol. 23(6): 892-903. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10126-021-10073-0 Alurralde, G.; Fuentes, V.L.; De Troch, M.; Tatián, M. (2020). Suspension feeders as natural sentinels of the spatial variability in food sources in an Antarctic fjord: A stable isotope approach. Ecol. Indic. 115: 106378. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106378 Boyen, J.; Fink, P.; Mensens, C.; Hablützel, P.I.; De Troch, M. (2020). Fatty acid bioconversion in harpacticoid copepods in a changing environment: a transcriptomic approach. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. (B Biol. Sci.) 375(1804): 20190645. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0645 Couturier, L.I.E.; Michel, L.C.; Amaro, T.; Budge, S.M.; da Costa, E.; De Troch, M.; Di Dato, V.; Fink, P.; Giraldo, C.; Le Grand, F.; Loaiza, I.; Mathieu-Resuge, M.; Nichols, P.; Parrish, C.C.; Sardenne, F.; Vagner, M.; Pernet, F.; Soudant, P. (2020). State of art and best practices for fatty acid analysis in aquatic sciences. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 77(7-8): 2375-2395. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaa121 Daudi, L.D.; Uku, J.N.; De Troch, M. (2020). Pigment and fatty acid profiling reveal differences in epiphytic microphytes among tropical Thalassodendron ciliatum meadows. Aquat. Bot. 166: 103253. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2020.103253 de la Rosa, F.; De Troch, M.; Malanga, G.; Hernando, M. (2020). Differential sensitivity of fatty acids and lipid damage in Microcystis aeruginosa (cyanobacteria) exposed to increased temperature. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C-Toxicol. Pharmacol. 235: 108773. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108773 Grego, M.; Malej, A.; De Troch, M. (2020). The depleted carbon isotopic signature of nematodes and Harpacticoids and their place in carbon processing in fish farm sediments. Front. Mar. Sci. 7: 572. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00572 Huang, Q.; Olenin, S.; Li, L.; Sun, S.; De Troch, M. (2020). Meiobenthos as food for farmed shrimps in the earthen ponds: Implications for sustainable feeding. Aquaculture 521: 735094. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735094 Loaiza, I.; Pillet, M.; De Boeck, G.; De Troch, M. (2020). Peruvian scallop Argopecten purpuratus: From a key aquaculture species to a promising bioindicator species. Chemosphere 239: 124767. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124767 Loaiza, I.; Pillet, M.; De Boeck, G.; De Troch, M. (2020). Peruvian scallop Argopecten purpuratus: from a key aquaculture species to a promising biondicator species. Chemosphere 239: 124767. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124767 Loaiza, I.; De Troch, M.; De Boeck, G. (2020). Marine species as safe source of LC-PUFA and micronutrients: Insights in new promising marine food in Peru. Food Chemistry 321: 126724. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126724 Ludevese-Pascual, G.; Laranja, J.L.; Ahmed, F.; Amar, E.; De Troch, M.; Bossier, P.; De Schryver, P. (2020). Lipids and fatty acid composition in the crustacean model organism Artemia sp. as influenced by poly‐β‐hydroxybutyrate (PHB) supplementation. Aquacult. Nutr. 26(6): 2235-2244. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anu.13160 Tahon, G.; Lebbe, L.; De Troch, M.; Sabbe, K.; Willems, A. (2020). Leeuwenhoekiella aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from salt-water sediment and first insights in the genomes of Leeuwenhoekiella species. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 70(3): 1706-1719. https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003959 Deschutter, Y.; De Schamphelaere, K.; Everaert, G.; Mensens, C.; De Troch, M. (2019). Seasonal and spatial fatty acid profiling of the calanoid copepods Temora longicornis and Acartia clausi linked to environmental stressors in the North Sea. Mar. Environ. Res. 144: 92-101. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.12.008 Franco-Santos, R.M.; Auel, H.; Boersma, M.; De Troch, M.; Graeve, M.; Meunier, C.; Niehoff, B. (2019). You are not always what you eat: fatty acid bioconversion and lipid homeostasis in the larvae of the sand mason worm Lanice conchilega. PLoS One 14(6): e0218015. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218015 Huang, Q.; Olenin, S.; Jiang, T.; Sun, S.; De Troch, M. (2019). Assessing environmental effects of the bay scallop Argopecten irradians culture in China: Using abiotic and biotic indicators. Aquaculture 499: 316-328. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.09.050 Kerkhove, T.; Hellemans, B.; De Troch, M.; De Backer, A.; Volckaert, F.A.M. (2019). Isolation and characterisation of 14 novel microsatellite markers through Next Generation Sequencing for the commercial Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri. Molecular biology reports 46(6): 6565-6569. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-019-05026-9 Kerkhove, T.R.H.; Boyen, J.; De Backer, A.; Mol, J.; Volckaert, F.A.M.; Leliaert, F.; De Troch, M. (2019). Multilocus data reveal cryptic species in the Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Crustacea: Decapoda). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 127(4): 847-862. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blz065 Koedooder, C.; Stock, W.; Willems, A.; Mangelinckx, S.; De Troch, M.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2019). Diatom-bacteria interactions modulate the composition and productivity of benthic diatom biofilms. Front. Microbiol. 10: 1255. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01255 Lopes-dos-Santos, R.M.A.; De Troch, M.; Bossier, P.; Van Stappen, G. (2019). Labelling halophilic Archaea using ¹³C and ¹⁵N stable isotopes: a potential tool to investigate haloarchaea consumption by metazoans. Extremophiles 23(3): 359-365. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00792-019-01084-w Lopes-dos-Santos, R.M.A.; De Troch, M.; Bossier, P.; Van Stappen, G. (2019). Archivory in hypersaline aquatic environments: Haloarchaea as a dietary source for the brine shrimp Artemia. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 95(12): 7. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz178 Stock, W.; Blommaert, L.; De Troch, M.; Mangelinckx, S.; Willems, A.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2019). Host specificity in diatom-bacteria interactions alleviates antagonistic effects. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 95(11): fiz171. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz171 Deschutter, Y.; Vergara, G.; Mortelmans, J.; Deneudt, K.; De Schamphelaere, K.A.C.; De Troch, M. (2018). Distribution of the invasive calanoid copepod Pseudodiaptomus marinus (Sato, 1913) in the Belgian part of the North Sea. Bioinvasions Records 7(1): 33-41. https://dx.doi.org/10.3391/bir.2018.7.1.05 Everaert, G.; Deschutter, Y.; De Troch, M.; Janssen, C.R.; De Schamphelaere, K. (2018). Multimodel inference to quantify the relative importance of abiotic factors in the population dynamics of marine zooplankton. J. Mar. Syst. 181: 91-98. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2018.02.009 Filimonova, V.; De Troch, M.; Gonçalves, F.; Marques, J.C.; Marques, S.M.; Gonçalves, A.M.M.; De Laender, F. (2018). Effects of a herbicide and copper mixture on the quality of marine plankton. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 156: 9-17. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.02.038 Filimonova, V.; Nys, C.; De Schamphelaere, K.A.C.; Gonçalves, F.; Marques, J.C.; Gonçalves, A.M.M.; De Troch, M. (2018). Ecotoxicological and biochemical mixture effects of an herbicide and a metal at the marine primary producer diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii and the primary consumer copepod Acartia tonsa. Environm. Sc. & Poll. Res. 25(22): 22180-22195. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2302-x Franco-Santos, R.M.; Auel, H.; Boersma, M.; De Troch, M.; Meunier, C.L.; Niehoff, B. (2018). Bioenergetics of the copepod Temora longicornis under different nutrient regimes. J. Plankton Res. 40(4): 420-435. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fby016 Hernando, M.; Schloss, I.R.; Almandoz, G.O.; Malanga, G.; De Troch, M. (2018). Combined effects of temperature and salinity on fatty acid content and lipid damage in Antarctic phytoplankton. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 503: 120-128. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.03.004 Huang, Q; Olenin, S.; Sun, S.; De Troch, M. (2018). Impact of farming non-indigenous scallop Argopecten irradians on benthic ecosystem functioning: a case-study in Laizhou Bay, China. Aquaculture Environment Interactions 10: 227-241. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/aei00264 Jankowska, E.; De Troch, M.; Michel, L.N.; Lepoint, G.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuka, M. (2018). Modification of benthic food web structure by recovering seagrass meadows, as revealed by trophic markers and mixing models. Ecol. Indic. 90: 28-37. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.02.054 Loaiza, I.; De Troch, M.; De Boeck, G. (2018). Potential health risks via consumption of six edible shellfish species collected from Piura – Peru. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 159: 249-260. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.05.005 Marina, T.I.; Salinas, V.; Cordone, G.; Campana, G.; Deregibus, D.; Torre, L.; Sahade, R.; Tatián, M.; Barrera Oro, E.; De Troch, M.; Doyle, S.; Quartino, M.L.; Saravia, L.A.; Momo, F.R. (2018). The food web of Potter Cove (Antarctica): complexity, structure and function. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 200: 141-151. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.10.015 Mascart, T.; De Troch, M.; Remy, F.; Michel, L.N.; Lepoint, G. (2018). Seasonal dependence on seagrass detritus and trophic niche partitioning in four copepod eco-morphotypes. Food Webs 16: e00086. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fooweb.2018.e00086 Mensens, C.; De Laender, F.; Janssen, C.; Rivera, F.C.; Sabbe, K.; De Troch, M. (2018). Selective and context-dependent effects of chemical stress across trophic levels at the basis of marine food webs. Ecol. Appl. 28(5): 1342-1353. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.1737 Préat, N.; De Troch, M.; van Leeuwen, S.; Taelman, S.E.; De Meester, S.; Allais, F.; Dewulf, J. (2018). Development of potential yield loss indicators to assess the effect of seaweed farming on fish landings. Algal Research 35: 194-205. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2018.08.030 Remy, F.; Mascart, T.; De Troch, M.; Michel, L.N. (2018). Seagrass organic matter transfer in Posidonia oceanica macrophytodetritus accumulations. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 212: 73-79. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2018.07.001 Deschutter, Y.; Everaert, G.; De Schamphelaere, K.; De Troch, M. (2017). Relative contribution of multiple stressors on copepod density and diversity dynamics in the Belgian part of the North Sea. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 125(1-2): 350-359. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.038 Gatune, C.; Vanreusel, A.; De Troch, M. (2017). Sunlight and sediment improve the environment of a litter biofilm-based shrimp culture system. Aquaculture Environment Interactions 9: 73-85. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/aei00213 Guilini, K.; Weber, M.; de Beer, D.; Schneider, M.; Molari, M.; Lott, L.; Bodnar, W.; Mascart, T.; De Troch, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2017). Response of Posidonia oceanica seagrass and its epibiont communities to ocean acidification. PLoS One 12(8): e0181531. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181531 Mensens, C.; De Laender, F.; Janssen, C.R.; Sabbe, K.; De Troch, M. (2017). Different response-effect trait relationships underlie contrasting responses to two chemical stressors. J. Ecol. 105(6): 1598-1609. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12777 Pavloudi, C; Kristoffersen, J.B.; Oulas, A.; De Troch, M.; Arvanitidis, C. (2017). Sediment microbial taxonomic and functional diversity in a natural salinity gradient challenge Remane’s “species minimum” concept. PeerJ 5: e3687. https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3687 Pavloudi, C.; Oulas, A.; Vasileiadou, K.; Kotoulas, G.; De Troch, M.; Friedrich, M.W.; Arvanitidis, C. (2017). Diversity and abundance of sulfate-reducing microorganisms in a Mediterranean lagoonal complex (Amvrakikos Gulf, Ionian Sea) derived from dsrB gene. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 79(3): 209-219. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/ame01829 Taheri, M.; Giunio, M.; De Troch, M.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2017). Effect of short-term hypoxia on the feeding activity of abundant nematode genera from an intertidal mudflat. Nematology (Leiden) 19(1): 1-13. https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685411-00003028 Werbrouck, E.; Vanreusel, A.; Deregibus, D.; Van Gansbeke, D.; De Troch, M. (2017). Antarctic harpacticoids exploit different trophic niches: a summer snapshot using fatty acid trophic markers (Potter Cove, King George Island). Mar. Ecol. Prog. 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Paralaophonte harpagone sp. n. (Copepoda: Harpacticoida), a laophontid with an extremely specialised maxilliped. Org. Divers. Evol. 6(4): 323-324. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ode.2005.12.004 Gheerardyn, H.; Fiers, F.; Vincx, M.; De Troch, M. (2006). Peltidiphonte gen. n., a new taxon of Laophontidae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from coral substrates of the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Hydrobiologia 553(1): 171-199. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-1134-0 Gheerardyn, H.; Fiers, F.; Vincx, M.; De Troch, M. (2006). Two new genera of Laophontidae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) without sexual dimorphism in the endopods of the swimming legs. Zootaxa 1327: 41-62 Suárez-Morales, E.; De Troch, M.; Fiers, F. (2006). A checklist of the marine Harpacticoida (Copepoda) of the Caribbean Sea. Zootaxa 1285: 1-19 De Troch, M.; Vandepitte, L.; Raes, M.; Suàrez-Morales, E.; Vincx, M. (2005). A field colonization experiment with meiofauna and seagrass mimics: effect of time, distance and leaf surface area. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 148(1): 73-86. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-005-0062-x De Troch, M.; Steinarsdóttir, M.B.; Chepurnov, V.; Ólafsson, E. (2005). Grazing on diatoms by harpacticoid copepods: species-specific density-dependent uptake and microbial gardening. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 39(2): 135-144. dx.doi.org/10.3354/ame039135 Kotwicki, L.; De Troch, M.; Urban-Malinga, B.; Gheskiere, T.; Wesawski, J.M. (2005). Horizontal and vertical distribution of meiofauna on sandy beaches of the North Sea (The Netherlands, Belgium, France). Helgol. Mar. Res. 59(4): 255-264. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10152-005-0001-8 Kotwicki, L.; Szymelfenig, M.; De Troch, M.; Urban-Malinga, B.; Weslawski, J.M. (2005). Latitudinal biodiversity patterns of meiofauna from sandy littoral beach. Biodivers. Conserv. 14: 461-474 Chatterjee, T.; De Troch, M. (2003). Halacaridae (Acari) from Pujada Bay (the Philippines): description and biogeography of three new and two known species. Hydrobiologia 499(1-3): 95-111. dx.doi.org/10.1023/a:1026351819968 De Troch, M.; Fiers, F.; Vincx, M. (2003). Niche segregation and habitat specialisation of harpacticoid copepods in a tropical seagrass bed. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 142(2): 345-355. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-002-0958-7 Wiles, P.R.; Chatterjee, T.; De Troch, M. (2002). Two new and one known marine water mite (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Pontarachnidae) from South-East Africa. J. Nat. Hist. 36: 1987-1994 Chatterjee, T.; De Troch, M. (2001). Halacaridae (Acari) from Punta Allen (Quintana Roo, Mexico): description of one new and one known species of the genus Copidognathus. Hydrobiologia 457(1-3): 235-244. dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1012294021435 De Troch, M.; Fiers, F.; Vincx, M. (2001). Alpha and beta diversity of harpacticoid copepods in a tropical seagrass bed: the relation between diversity and species’ range size distribution. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 215: 225-236. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps215225 De Troch, M.; Gurdebeke, S.; Fiers, F.; Vincx, M. (2001). Zonation and structuring factors of meiofauna communities in a tropical seagrass bed (Gazi Bay, Kenya). J. Sea Res. 45(1): 45-61. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1385-1101(00)00055-1 Chatterjee, T.; De Troch, M. (2000). Halacaridae (Acari) from Gazi Bay (Kenya): description and biogeography of three new and two known species. Hydrobiologia 427(1-3): 177-194. dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003979629889 De Troch, M.; Fiers, F.; Vincx, M. (2000). Range extension and microhabitat of Lightiella incisa (Cephalocarida). J. Zool. (1987) 251(2): 199-204. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000.tb00604.x Fiers, F.; De Troch, M. (2000). New Tetragonicipitidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from the Indo-Pacific. Hydrobiologia 434(1-3): 97-144. dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1004046522106 De Troch, M.; Mees, J.; Wakwabi, E.O. (1998). Diets of abundant fishes from beach seine catches in seagrass beds of a tropical bay (Gazi Bay, Kenya). Belg. J. Zool. 128(2): 135-154
Peer reviewed publications (4) [show]
Dovgal, I.; Chatterjee, T.; Subba Rao, D.V.; Chan, B.K.K.; De Troch, M. (2009). New records of Praethecacineta halacari (Schulz) (Suctorea: Ciliophora) from Taiwan, Tanzania and Canada. Marine Biodiversity Records 2: 1-3 Pesic, V.; Chatterjee, T.; De Troch, M.; Ingole, B. (2009). New records of marine water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Pontarachnidae) from the Pujada Bay (west Pacific Ocean) and the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean). Acta Entomol. Serb. 14(11): 129-132 Chatterjee, T.; De Troch, M. (2003). Copidognathus andamanensis sp. n., a new marine Halacaridae (Acaria) from Andaman Island (India). Bull. - Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg., Entomol. 73: 51-56 De Troch, M.; Mees, J.; Papadopoulos, I.; Wakwabi, E.O. (1996). Fish communities in a tropical bay (Gazi Bay, Kenya): seagrass beds vs. unvegetated areas. Neth. J. Zool. 46(3-4): 236-252
Books (2) [show]
Robbens, J.; Derveaux, S.; Hostens, K.; Fockedey, N.; Kerckhof, F.; Degraer, S.; De Troch, M.; Vincx, M. (Ed.) (2013). Non-indigenous species in the North-East Atlantic. Ostend, 20-22 November 2013: Book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 66. Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO)/Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Oostende. x, 50 pp. Gheerardyn, H.; Bezerra, T.N.; Cnudde, C.; Deprez, T.; Derycke, S.; De Troch, M.; Ingels, J.; Merckx, B.; Moens, T.; Pape, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M. (Ed.) (2010). Fourteenth International Meiofauna Conference, Aula Academica, Ghent, 11-16 July 2010. Book of Abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 44. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. xxii, 237 pp.
Book chapters (13) [show]
Degraer, S.; Provoost, S.; Stienen, E.; De Troch, M.; De Clerck, O.; Sabbe, K.; Hostens, K.; Devriese, L.; Sandra, M. (2023). Natuur en milieu. Compendium voor Kust en Zee = Compendium for Coast and Sea 2023: 1-30. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/43 Degraer, S.; Provoost, S.; Stienen, E.; De Troch, M.; De Clerck, O.; Sabbe, K.; Hostens, K.; Devriese, L.; Sandra, M. (2023). Nature and environment. Compendium voor Kust en Zee = Compendium for Coast and Sea 2023: 1-29. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/44 Degraer, S.; Provoost, S.; Stienen, E.; De Troch, M.; De Clerck, O.; Sabbe, K.; Hostens, K.; Devriese, L.; Sandra, M. (2022). Natuur en milieu, in: Dauwe, S. et al. Kennisgids Gebruik Kust en Zee 2022 - Compendium voor Kust en Zee. pp. 1-30 Degraer, S.; Provoost, S.; Stienen, E.W.M.; De Troch, M.; De Clerck, O.; Sabbe, K.; Hostens, K.; Devriese, L.; Sandra, M. (2022). Nature and environment, in: Dauwe, S. et al. Knowledge Guide Coast and Sea 2022 - Compendium for Coast and Sea. Compendium voor Kust en Zee = Compendium for Coast and Sea, : pp. 1-29 Degraer, S.; Provoost, S.; Stienen, E.; De Troch, M.; Hostens, K.; Pirlet, H.; Devriese, L. (2018). Natuur en milieu, in: Devriese, L. et al. Kennisgids Gebruik Kust en Zee 2018 - Compendium voor Kust en Zee. Compendium voor Kust en Zee = Compendium for Coast and Sea, : pp. 23-46 Degraer, S.; Provoost, S.; Stienen, E.; De Troch, M.; Hostens, K.; Pirlet, H.; Devriese, L. (2018). Nature and environment, in: Devriese, L. et al. Knowledge Guide Coast and Sea 2018 - Compendium for Coast and Sea. Compendium voor Kust en Zee = Compendium for Coast and Sea, : pp. 23-45 Cnudde, C.; Stock, W.; Willems, A.; Rigaux, A.; De Troch, M.; Moens, T. (2013). Spatio-temporal variation in harpacticoid copepod assemblages and of their food sources in an estuarine intertidal zone, in: Cnudde, C. Trophic ecology of intertidal harpacticoid copepods, with emphasis on their interactions with bacteria = Trofische ecologie van intertidale harpacticoide copepoden, met de nadruk op hun interacties met bacteriën. pp. 25-50 Cnudde, C.; Moens, T.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2013). Substrate-dependent bacterivory by intertidal benthic copepods, in: Cnudde, C. Trophic ecology of intertidal harpacticoid copepods, with emphasis on their interactions with bacteria = Trofische ecologie van intertidale harpacticoide copepoden, met de nadruk op hun interacties met bacteriën. pp. 71-89 Cnudde, C.; Moens, T.; Hoste, B.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2013). Limited feeding on bacteria by two intertidal benthic copepod species as revealed by trophic biomarkers, in: Cnudde, C. Trophic ecology of intertidal harpacticoid copepods, with emphasis on their interactions with bacteria = Trofische ecologie van intertidale harpacticoide copepoden, met de nadruk op hun interacties met bacteriën. pp. 91-105 Cnudde, C.; Sanchez Clavano, C.J.; Moens, T.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2013). Structural and functional patterns of active bacterial communities during aging of harpacticoid copepod fecal pellets, in: Cnudde, C. Trophic ecology of intertidal harpacticoid copepods, with emphasis on their interactions with bacteria = Trofische ecologie van intertidale harpacticoide copepoden, met de nadruk op hun interacties met bacteriën. pp. 107-126 Cnudde, C.; Willems, A.; Van Hoorde, K.; Vyverman, W.; Moens, T.; De Troch, M. (2013). Effect of food preservation on the grazing behaviour and on the gut flora of the harpacticoid copepod Paramphiascella fulvofasciata, in: Cnudde, C. Trophic ecology of intertidal harpacticoid copepods, with emphasis on their interactions with bacteria = Trofische ecologie van intertidale harpacticoide copepoden, met de nadruk op hun interacties met bacteriën. pp. 149-160 Cnudde, C.; Werbrouck, E.; Lepoint, G.; Vangansbeke, D.; Moens, T.; De Troch, M. (2013). Trophodynamics of intertidal harpacticoid copepods based on stable isotopes and fatty acid profiling, in: Cnudde, C. Trophic ecology of intertidal harpacticoid copepods, with emphasis on their interactions with bacteria = Trofische ecologie van intertidale harpacticoide copepoden, met de nadruk op hun interacties met bacteriën. pp. 51-70 Malfatti, F.; Cnudde, C.; De Troch, M. (2013). Atomic Force Microscopy - Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy imaging protocol for copepod fecal pellets, in: Cnudde, C. Trophic ecology of intertidal harpacticoid copepods, with emphasis on their interactions with bacteria = Trofische ecologie van intertidale harpacticoide copepoden, met de nadruk op hun interacties met bacteriën. pp. 127-134
Theses (2) [show]
De Troch, M. (2001). Ecologie van harpacticoide copepoden: structurele biodiversiteit in tropische zeegrasvelden = Ecology of harpacticoid copepods: structural biodiversity in tropical seagrass beds. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent, Vakgroep Biologie: Gent. 254 pp. De Troch, M. (1995). Gemeenschapsanalyse en trofische organisatie van de ichthyofauna in een tropische baai (Gazi Bay, Kenya; Community analyses and trophic organisation of the ichthyofauna in a tropical bay (Gazi Bay, Kenya). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Mariene Biologie. Instituut voor Dierkunde. Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie: Gent. 136 pp.
Abstracts (65) [show]
Janssens, L.; De Troch, M.; Asselman, J. (2024). The sky is the limit... How high can zooplankton go?, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 79 Martin, B.; Boon, N.; De Troch, M. (2024). Copepod guts, a new world in marine sediments?, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 17 Stevens, M.; Pint, S.; Musimwa, R.; Standaert, W.; De Troch, M.; van Oevelen, D.; Heymans, J.J.; Everaert, G. (2024). Food web models for ecosystem-based management in the Southern Bight 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. 120 Diaz, K.; Bui, T-A.; De Troch, M.; Depestele, J.; Bekaert, K. (2023). Higher temperatures: Are fish growing faster? A case-study of common sole in the Bay of Biscay, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 23 Janssens, L.; De Troch, M.; Asselman, J. (2023). Do copepods love hot tubs? About how invertebrates deal with climate change, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 29 Ollevier, A.; Ponsoni, L.; Develter, R.; Mortelmans, J.; Lagaisse, R.; De Troch, M.; Hablützel, P.; Boone, W. (2023). Oceanic drivers, nutrient dynamics and plankton communities in West-Greenland’s fjord system: A multidisciplinary study, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 79 Ollevier, A.; Mortelmans, J.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Develter, R.; De Troch, M.; Deneudt, K. (2023). Lessons learned from in situ plankton imaging in shallow and turbid coastal waters in the Belgian part of the North Sea: a Video Plankton Recorder study, in: The Sixth Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences (XMAS-VI), January 9th-12th, 2023, Xiamen, China. Stevens, M.; Pint, S.; De Troch, M.; Everaert, G. (2023). How the blue economy changes phytoplankton dynamics in the BPNS: A modelling approach, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 103 Sahota, R.; Boyen, J.; Semmouri, I.; Bodé, S.; De Troch, M. (2022). An inter-order comparison of copepod fatty acid composition and biosynthesis in response to a long-chain PUFA-deficient diet along a temperature gradient, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 80-81 Ollevier, A.; Mortelmans, J.; Deneudt, K.; De Troch, M.; Vandegehuchte, M. (2021). Assessing feasibility and best practices of zooplankton observations with the Video Plankton Recorder in coastal turbid waters, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 18 Boyen, J.; Hablützel, P.; Fink, P.; Mensens, C.; De Troch, M. (2020). A characterization of the fatty acid metabolism genes of the harpacticoid copepod Platychelipus littoralis, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 51 Rahi, J.E.; Stratigaki, V.; De Troch, M.; Troch, P. (2020). Coastal defense systems based on the 'Building with Nature' principles: interdisciplinary research involving coastal engineering, ecological engineering, and marine biology, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 74 Boyen, J.; Fink, P.; Mensens, C.; Wellens, S.; De Troch, M. (2019). Unraveling fatty acid bioconversion in harpacticoid copepods facing a changing environment, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 12 Boyen, J.; Fink, P.; Mensens, C.; Wellens, S.; Hablützel, P.I.; De Troch, M. (2019). Unraveling fatty acid bioconversion in harpacticoid copepods facing a changing environment, in: Adão, H. et al. (Ed.) Book of Abstracts: Sevent IMCO - Seventeenth International Meiofauna Conference, University of Évora, Portugal, 7-12 July, 2019. University of Évora, Special Publication, : pp. 58-59 Kerkhove, T.R.; De Backer, A.; Mol, J.; Volckaert, F.; De Troch, M. (2019). Supporting SDGs through genetic research in sustainable shrimp fisheries management, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 19-20 Paoletti, S.; Volckaert, F.A.M.; De Troch, M.; Hostens, K.; Bekaert, K. (2019). Age determination and growth rate investigation of Solea solea juveniles through the reading of otoliths’ daily growth rings, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 129 Wellens, S.; Mensens, C.; Boyen, J.; Guifarro, Z.; Vlaeminck, B; Domínguez, L.; De Troch, M. (2019). Fatty acid profiling of copepods to meet SDG 2, 13 and 14: comparing temperature responses in a tropical and temperate estuary, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 32 Boyen, J.; Mensens, C.; Wellens, S.; Fink, P.; De Troch, M. (2018). A transcriptomic approach to unravel fatty acid pathways of harpacticoid copepods in a changing environment, 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. 75 Deprez, T.; Roelofs, M.; Tkint, T.; Withouck, I; De Troch, M. (2018). Join the International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea) today!, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 58 Deschutter, Y.; Everaert, G.; De Schamphelaere, K.; De Troch, M. (2018). Response of zooplankton dynamics to multiple stressors in the North Sea, 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. 40 De Troch, M.; Marcelo, H.; Schloss, I.; Gastón, A.; Malanga, G.; Varela, D. (2017). Facing climate change: Effects of temperature and salinity on fatty acid content in Antarctic plankton, in: Van de Putte, A. (Ed.) Book of Abstracts: XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, 10-14 July 2017. pp. 423 Deprez, T.; Bossier, P.; Cattrijsse, A.; Chiers, K; De Clerck, O.; Decostere, A.; Deneudt, K.; De Troch, M.; Hernandez, F.; Mascart, T.; Moens, T.; Tkint, T.; Vanstappen, G.; Verstraeten, T.; Willems, A.; Vanreusel, A. (2017). EMBRC.be - The Belgian node of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 28 Deprez, T.; Roelofs, M.; Tkint, T.; De Troch, M. (2017). Join the International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea) now!, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 29 Deschutter, Y.; Everaert, G.; De Schamphelaere, K.; De Troch, M. (2017). How to cope(pod) with a multistressor environment?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 30 Huang, Q.; Olenin, S.; De Troch, M. (2017). Impact of non-indigenous scallop (Argopecten irradians) farming in Laizhou Bay (Bohai Sea, China): evidence from meiofauna communities and their food source utilization, in: Ramšak, A. et al. (Ed.) 52nd European Marine Biology Symposium, 25-29 September 2017, Piran, Slovenia: Abstract Book. pp. 75 Kerkhove, T.; Boyen, J.; De Backer, A.; Mol, J.H.; Volckaert, F.A.M.; De Troch, M. (2017). Sustainability of a tropical shrimp fishery: can genetic research give additional clues?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 46 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 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 Sannen, L.; Volckaert, F.A.M.; De Troch, M. (2017). Lipidomics of harpacticoid copepods in a changing ocean, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 78 Stock, W.; Willems, A.; Mangelinckx, S.; De Troch, M.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2017). The importance of the little things: bacteria-diatom interactions in intertidal mudflats, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 82 Tomás, M.; Salinas, V.; Cordone, G.; Campana, G.; Moreira, M.E.; Deregibus, D.; Torre, L.; Sahade, R.; Tatián, M.; Oro, E.B.; De Troch, M.; Doyle, S.; Quartino, M.L.; Saravia, L.A.; Momo, F.R. (2017). The food web of Potter Cove (Isla 25 de Mayo/King George Is.): complexity, structure and function, in: Van de Putte, A. (Ed.) Book of Abstracts: XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, 10-14 July 2017. pp. 207-208 Vergara, G.; Deschutter, Y.; De Troch, M. (2017). Distribution of zooplankton in the coastal area of the Belgian part of the North Sea, with focus on the harbors of Oostende, Zeebrugge and Nieuwpoort, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 100 Deprez, T.; Artois, T.; Bossier, P.; Cattrijsse, A.; Chiers, K.; De Clerck, O.; Decostere, A.; Deneudt, K.; De Troch, M.; Hernandez, F.; Mascart, T.; Moens, T.; Plovie, A.; tkint, T.; Van Stappen, G.; Verstraeten, T.; Willems, A.; Vanreusel, A. (2016). EMBRC.be – The Belgian node of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 129 Deprez, T.; Bossier, P.; Cattrijsse, A.; Chiers, K.; De Clerck, O.; Decostere, A.; Deneudt, K.; De Troch, M.; Hernandez, F.; Mascart, T.; Moens, T.; Tkint, T. (2016). EMBRC.be – The Belgian node of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 49 Deschutter, Y.; Everaert, G.; De Schamphelaere, K.; De Troch, M. (2016). Understanding the response of zooplankton biodiversity and functioning in the North Sea as multistressor environment, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 68 Filimonova, V.; Gonçalves, F.; Marques, J.C.; De Schamphelaere, K.; De Troch, M.; Gonçalves, A.M.M. (2016). Mixture and individual effects of a herbicide and a metal on marine and estuarine planktonic species, in: Brownlie, K. et al. (Ed.) Second Mares Conference: Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation, February 1^st - 5^th 2016, Olhão, Portugal: Abstract book. pp. 125 Giunio, M.; Auel, H.; De Troch, M. (2016). What's for dinner? Harpacticoid eating habits in hypoxic environment, in: Brownlie, K. et al. (Ed.) Second Mares Conference: Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation, February 1^st - 5^th 2016, Olhão, Portugal: Abstract book. pp. 86 Guilini, K.; Molari, M.; Weber, M.; de Beer, D.; Schneider, M.; Lott, C.; Bodnar, W.; Mascart, T.; De Troch, M.; Martin, D.; Boetius, A.; Vanreusel, A. (2016). Meiofauna at the natural CO₂ vents off Panarea Island, Mediterranean Sea: a proxy for ocean acidification and CO₂ leakage from subseabed storage sites, in: Lampadariou, N. et al. 16^th International Meiofauna Conference, Book of Abstracts. pp. 22-23 Huang, Q.; De Troch, M.; Olenin, S.; Sun, S. (2016). Impact of farming non-indigenous scallop (Argopecten irradians) on benthic environment in Bohai Sea, in: Brownlie, K. et al. (Ed.) Second Mares Conference: Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation, February 1^st - 5^th 2016, Olhão, Portugal: Abstract book. pp. 104 Mascart, T.; De Troch, M.; Remy, F.; Michel, L.; Lepoint, G. (2016). Trophic diversity of seagrass detritus copepods: a consequence of species-specific specialization or a random diet?, in: Brownlie, K. et al. (Ed.) Second Mares Conference: Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation, February 1^st - 5^th 2016, Olhão, Portugal: Abstract book. pp. 52 Vansteenbrugge, L.; Hostens, K.; Vanhove, B.; Vuylsteke, D.; De Troch, M.; Devriese, L. (2016). Effects of prey type and quality on Mnemiopsis leidyi feeding and carbon assimilation: a trophic biomarker approach, in: ICES/PICES 6th Zooplankton Production Symposium. Werbrouck, E.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Vanreusel, A.; De Troch, M. (2016). How to deal with food deprivation under three temperature regimes: a lipid perspective of the intertidal copepod species Platychelipus littoralis (Harpacticoida), in: Brownlie, K. et al. (Ed.) Second Mares Conference: Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation, February 1^st - 5^th 2016, Olhão, Portugal: Abstract book. pp. 97 Stock, W.; De Boever, F.; Willems, A.; Mangelinckx, S.; De Troch, M.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2015). Favouritism and secret crosstalk in diatom-bacteria relations, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 125 Filimonova, V.; De Troch, M.; Conçalves, F.; Conçalves, A.M.M. (2014). The effects of anthropogenic stressors on the food quality in estuarine systems, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 57-58 Mascart, T.; Lepoint, G.; Remy, F.; Gobert, S.; Dauby, P.; De Troch, M. (2014). Corsican seagrass detritus: an opportune shelter or a copepod Eldorado?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 80 Stock, W.; Heylen, K.; Sabbe, K.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2014). Copepods promote nitrogen retention in estuarine sediments, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 101 De Troch, M. (2013). Invasive species in marine food webs: their key to success?, in: Robbens, J. et al. (Ed.) Non-indigenous species in the North-East Atlantic. Ostend, 20-22 November 2013: Book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 66: pp. 26 Garlitska, L.; Neretina, T.; De Troch, M.; Baguley, J.G.; Azovsky, A. (2013). Cryptic diversity of a 'cosmopolitan' harpacticoid copepod: the "meiofauna paradox" remains, in: 48^th European Marine Biology Symposium, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, 19-23/08/2013: abstracts. pp. 165 Grego, M.; Malej, A.; Cnudde, C.; De Troch, M. (2013). Fish farming creates a ¹³C depleted basis of the benthic food web and alters diatom uptake by meiofauna, in: 48^th European Marine Biology Symposium, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, 19-23/08/2013: abstracts. pp. 133 Vansteenbrugge, L.; Hostens, K.; De Troch, M.; Vincx, M. (2013). Current distribution and population dynamics of Mnemiopsis leidyi populations in the Belgian part of the North Sea and the Westerschelde estuary, in: Robbens, J. et al. (Ed.) Non-indigenous species in the North-East Atlantic. Ostend, 20-22 November 2013: Book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 66: pp. 15 Werbrouck, E.; Daudi, L.N.; Uku, J.N.; De Troch, M. (2013). Effect of habitat fragmentation and protection status on seagrass-associated meiofauna along the Kenyan coast, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 109 De Troch, M.; Vergaerde, I.; Cnudde, C.; Vanormelingen, P.; Vincx, M. (2011). The taste of diatoms: the role of diatom growth phase characteristics and associated bacteria for grazing by the harpacticoid copepod Microarthridion littorale, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2011. Our Oceans, Our Future: Oral Abstract Booklet. pp. 78 Grego, M.; Riedel, B.; De Troch, M.; Stachowitsch, M. (2011). In situ experimental approach to study harpacticoid copepods reponse to anoxia in the Northern Adriatic, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2011. Our Oceans, Our Future: Oral Abstract Booklet. pp. 65 Maria, T.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Esteves, A.; De Troch, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2011). The role of abiotic and biotic factors in the vertical distribution of sandy beach nematodes, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2011. Our Oceans, Our Future: Oral Abstract Booklet. pp. 34 Mascart, T.; Lepoint, G.; Borges, A.V.; Darchambeau, F.; Dauby, P.; De Troch, M. (2011). The role of meiofauna in energy transfer in a Mediterranean seagrass bed (Calvi, Corsica), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 49 Materatski, P.; Vafeiadou, A.-M.; De Troch, M.; Moens, T.; Adão, H. (2011). Recovery of benthic nematode assemblages after a major collapse of Zostera noltii seagrass beds, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2011. Our Oceans, Our Future: Oral Abstract Booklet. pp. 37 Bezerra, T.N.; Vincx, M.; De Troch, M.; Moens, T. (2010). Dynamics of predacious nematodes and their prey populations in intertidal sediments, in: Gheerardyn, H. et al. Fourteenth International Meiofauna Conference, Aula Academica, Ghent, 11-16 July 2010. Book of Abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 44: pp. 91 De Troch, M.; Cnudde, C.; Willems, A.; Vanreusel, A. (2008). Bacterial communities on copepod faecal pellets: biodiversity, factors and functions, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain, 11-15 November 2008: book of abstracts. pp. 1 Grego, M.; De Troch, M.; Forte, J.; Malej, A. (2008). The diversity of Harpacticoida (Copepoda) under and away from a fish farm, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain, 11-15 November 2008: book of abstracts. pp. 2 De Troch, M.; Grego, M.; Wyckmans, M.; Chepurnov, V.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M. (2007). Grazing of harpacticoid copepods on epipelic diatoms: the effect of food concentration and diversity, in: Thirteenth International Meiofauna Conference (THIRIMCO) July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Brazil: Abstract book. pp. [31] Gheerardyn, H.; De Troch, M.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2007). Biodiversity of harpacticoid copepods in the Porcupine Seabight (North-east Atlantic), in: Thirteenth International Meiofauna Conference (THIRIMCO) July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Brazil: Abstract book. pp. [41] Grego, M.; De Troch, M.; Cermelj, B.; Forte, J.; Berden-Zrimec, M.; Malej, A. (2007). Impact of fish farming on meiofauna: a casestudy from the Bay of Piran (Slovenia), in: Thirteenth International Meiofauna Conference (THIRIMCO) July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Brazil: Abstract book. pp. [48] Veit-Köhler, G.; De Troch, M.; Grego, M.; Bonne, W.; Borut, V.; Folkers, C.; Gee, M.; George, K.H.; Guotong, C.; Herman, R.; Huys, R.; Lampadariou, N.; Arbizu, P.M.; Rose, A.; Schratzberger, M.; Somerfield, P.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Vandepitte, L. (2007). 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Pint, S.; Stevens, M.; De Troch, M.; van Oevelen, D.; Heymans, J.J.; Everaert, G. (2024). Ecopath model of the Southern Bight of the North Sea. Version 3. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Ostend. 37 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/74 Pint, S.; Stevens, M.; De Troch, M.; van Oevelen, D.; Heymans, J.J.; Everaert, G. (2023). Ecopath model of the Southern Bight of the North Sea. Version 2. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Ostend. 37 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/23 Vansteenbrugge, L.; Van Regenmortel, T.; De Troch, M.; Vincx, M.; Hostens, K. (2014). Gelatinous zooplankton in the Belgian part of the North Sea and the adjacent Schelde estuary: a real problem? CM Documents - ICES, CM 2014(A:12). ICES: Copenhagen. 2 pp. 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.
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Scenna, L.; Perneel, M.; Vlaeminck, B.; De Troch, M.; Hablützel, P. (2022). Combining multi-omics data to study in situ biosynthesis in natural plankton communities. Poster presented at the 53rd International Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics in Liège (16-20 May 2022) . Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)/Ghent University, Marine Biology Research Group: Oostende, Gent. 1 poster pp. Loaiza Alamo, I.; De Boeck, G.; De Troch, M. (2020). Especies marinas del Perú: riesgos y beneficios por su consumo. El Perú Primero 3 April: 1-8 Deschutter, Y.; Everaert, G.; De Schamphelaere, K.; De Troch, M. (2017). How to cope(pod) with a multistressor environment? Poster presented at the VLIZ Marine Science Day 3 March 2017. Ghent University, Marine Biology Section/Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology: Gent. 1 poster pp. Kerkhove, T.; Boyen, J.; De Backer, A.; Mol, J.; Volckaert, F.; De Troch, M. (2017). Sustainability of a tropical shrimp fishery: can genetic research give additional clues? Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 3 March 2017. Marine Biology, Ghent University/ILVO/University of Leuven: Gent, Oostende, Leuven. 1 poster pp. Vergara, G.; Deschutter, Y.; De Troch, M. (2017). Distribution of mesozooplankton in the coastal area of the Belgian part of the North Sea, with focus on the harbors of Oostende, Zeebrugge and Nieuwpoort. Poster presented at the VLIZ Marine Science Day 3 March 2017. Marine Biology Research Group, Ghent University: Gent. 1 poster pp. Stock, W.; Bondoc, K.G.; Vyverman, W.; Pohnert, G.; Willems, A.; Mangelinckx, S.; De Troch, M.; Sabbe, K. (2016). Diatom-bacteria interactions: symbiosis on the move. Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 12 February 2016. Protistology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University: Gent. 1 poster pp. Filimonova, V.; De Troch, M.; Conçalves, F.; Conçalves, A.M.M. (2014). The effects of anthropogenic stressors on the food quality in estuarine systems. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 7 March 2014. IMAR-CMA, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra/Ghent University, Biology Department, Marine Biology Section/CESAM, University of Aveiro: Coimbra, Gent, Aveiro. 1 poster pp. Stock, W.; Heylen, K.; Sabbe, K.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2014). Copepods promote nitrogen retention in estuarine sediments: Complex interactions across the oxic-anoxic interface. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 7 March 2014. Ghent University, Marine Biology Section/Ghent University, Laboratory of Microbiology: Gent. 1 poster pp. Werbrouck, E.; Daudi, L.D.; Uku, J.N.; De Troch, M. (2013). Effect of habitat fragmentation and protection status on seagrass-associated meiofauna along the Kenyan coast. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 15 February 2013. Ghent University, Marine Biology Section: Gent. 1 poster pp. Mascart, T.; Lepoint, G.; Borges, A.V.; Darchambeau, F.; Dauby, P.; De Troch, M. (2011). The role of meiofauna in energy transfer in a Mediterranean seagrass bed (Calvi, Corsica). Marine Biology, Ghent University/Université de Liège: Gent. 1 poster pp. Gheerardyn, H.; De Troch, M.; Ndaro, G.M.; Raes, M.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2008). Community structure and microhabitat preferences of harpacticoid copepods in a tropical reef lagoon (Zanzibar, Tanzania), in: Tenth International Conference on Copepoda, July 13-19, 2008, Pattaya, Thailand: Abstract book. pp. 48 De Troch, M. (2007). Opinion & commentary: book reviews: Andrea Belgrano, Ursula M. Scharler, Jennifer Dunne & Robert E. Ulanowicz (eds.), 2005. Aquatic food webs: an ecosystem approach. Oxford University Press Inc, New York. 262pp., ISBN: 0 19 8564 83 X. MarBEF Newsletter 7: 34 Gheerardyn, H.; De Troch, M.; Ndaro, G.M.; Raes, M.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2007). Community structure and microhabitat preferences of harpacticoid copepods in a tropical reef lagoon (Zanzibar, Tanzania), in: Thirteenth International Meiofauna Conference (THIRIMCO) July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Brazil: Abstract book. pp. [Poster 98]
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Ollevier, A. (2024). Through the lens of a Video Plankton Recorder: Optical imaging and insights into zooplankton ecology. VLIZ Theses, 1. PhD Thesis. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)/Ghent University, Faculty of Sciences, Biology Department: Ostend/Ghent. x, 183 pp. Boyen, J. (2023). Polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in copepods: A mechanism for climate change resilience. PhD Thesis. Ghent University: Ghent. 256 pp. https://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01HE04K891H46GEBWHVQ2827YW Oco, R.C. (2023). Modeling plastic removal and bycatch of air-bubble clean-up mechanism. Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 51 pp. Stevens, M. (2023). How the Blue Economy affects plankton dynamics in the Belgian part of the North Sea: A modeling approach. MSc Thesis. Ghent University/VLIZ: Gent/Oostende. 35 pp. Mertens, G. (2021). Towards a sustainable use of marine resources in Galapagos: Linking local seafood consumption to their nutritional contribution and ecology in COVID-19 context. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 44 pp. Préat, N. (2021). Development of environmental impact assessment methods for marine sourced products. PhD Thesis. Ghent University: Gent. ISBN 9789463574112. XIX, 209 pp. Sahota, R. (2021). Effects of a long-chain PUFA-deficient diet on the fatty acid composition and biosynthesis in harpacticoid and calanoid copepods along a temperature gradient. MSc Thesis. Ghent University: Gent. 47 pp. Thys, K.J.M. (2021). A comparative study of the morphometry and life history of three commercially exploited skate species, Raja brachyura, R. clavata and R. montagui in the Southern North Sea and Eastern English Channel. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel/ILVO: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel, Oostende. 37 pp. Bui, T-A. (2020). Finding the drivers of discards and suitable fishing areas: A spatio-temporal modelling approach. MSc Thesis. Ghent University/Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek (ILVO): Gent/Oostende. 37 pp. Claessens, M. (2020). An exploration of the southern North Sea: investigating the spatiotemporal distribution of demersal fish species using scientific beam trawl surveys. MSc Thesis. Ghent University, Biology Department, Marine Biology Research Group/ILVO: Ghent. 36 pp. Kerkhove, T. (2020). Ecological and genetic basis for sustainable fishery of the Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri in the Guianan Ecoregion, South America. PhD Thesis. Ghent University, Faculty of Sciences: Gent. ISBN 9789082561180. 251 pp. Loaiza, I. (2020). Marine species associated to Peruvian scallop Argopecten purpuratus culture: trophic interactions and contaminant exposure. PhD Thesis. Ghent University/University of Antwerp: Gent/Antwerpen. 345 pp. Paoletti, S. (2019). Age and life-history traits of juveniles Solea solea L. through the reading of daily growth increments. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 47 pp. Perneel, M. (2019). The influence of artificial canal dynamics on European eel recruits. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Gent. 71 pp. Van Loock, S. (2019). Acclimation and adaptation to ocean acidification in the marine bivalve, Limecola balthica (L.). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 23 pp. Huang, Q. (2018). Effects of non-indigenous species mariculture on benthic ecosystems in Bohai Sea, China. PhD Thesis. Ghent University, Faculty of Sciences/Klaipèda University. Marine Research Institute: Gent, Klaipèda. ISBN 9789082561142. XXIV, 264 pp. Keirsebelik, H. (2018). Diversity and composition of meiofauna communities of the Galapagos archipelago (Ecuador), with special emphasis on harpacticoid copepods (Crustacea). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 42 + 17 pp. Jankowska, E.K. (2017). Structure and functioning of the benthic communities associated with macrophytes meadows in the Gulf of Gdańsk = Struktura i funkcjonowanie zespołów bentosowych związanychz łąkami makrofitów w Zatoce Gdańskiej. PhD Thesis. Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk: Sopot. 142 pp. Rakotondrazafy, S.R.A. (2016). Temporal and spatial zooplankton dynamics in a multistressor environment (Belgian part of the North Sea). MSc Thesis. Oceans & Lakes, Interuniversity Master in Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management: Antwerpen, Gent and Brussel. 54 pp. Willems, T. (2016). An ecosystem approach to fisheries management: the Atlantic seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) in Suriname = Een ecosysteembenadering in visserijbeheer: de Atlantische seabobgarnaal (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) in Suriname. PhD Thesis. Ghent University: Ghent. ISBN 978-9-4619740-1-3. 310 pp. Mascart, T. (2015). Seagrass macrophytodetritus: a copepod hub - Species diversity, dynamics and trophic ecology of the meiofauna community in Posidonia oceanica leaf litter accumulations. PhD Thesis. University of Liège/Ghent University: Liège and Gent. 256 pp. Vansteenbrugge, L. (2015). The non-indigenous ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Southern North Sea: ecological and socio-economic effects related to its trophic position and the current distribution of gelatinous zooplankton = De niet-inheemse kamkwal Mnemiopsis leidyi in de Zuidelijke Noordzee: ecologische en socio-economische effecten gerelateerd aan de trofische positie van de soort en de huidige verspreiding van gelatineus zoöplankton. PhD Thesis. Ghent University: Ghent. ISBN 978-90-5989-837-0. 287 pp. Agusto, L.E. (2014). Seagrass detritus in the Mediterranean: A preferred habitat for harpacticoid copepods. Is there an active migration towards seagrass detritus? MSc Thesis. Marine Biology, Ghent University/Université de Liège: Ghent, Liège. 56 pp. Farhana, A. (2014). Feeding ecology study of the fate of poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) as potential biological antibiotic for marine crustaceans. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/VUB: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 24, 45 pp. Kerkhove, T. (2014). Trophic ecology of the Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri in Suriname: combining stomach content and stable isotope analyses. MSc Thesis. Marine Biology, Ghent University: Gent. 26 pp. Motte, C. (2014). The effects of different microalgae diets and temperatures on the fatty acid profiles of crustaceans: Anostraca (Artemia franciscana Kellogg, 1906) and Harpacticoida (Copepoda) (Platychelipus littorali Brady, 1880). MSc Thesis. Laboratory of Aquaculture and Artemia Reference Centre: Gent. 66 pp. Pinzone, M. (2014). Use of skin and blubber biopsies to assess the eco-toxicological status of cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent/VUB/Universiteit Antwerpen: Gent, Brussel, Antwerpen. 15, 50 pp. Bodnar, W. (2013). Meiofauna associated with seagrasses at natural CO₂ seeps in the Mediterranean Sea. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/VUB: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 16, 52 pp. Cnudde, C. (2013). Trophic ecology of intertidal harpacticoid copepods, with emphasis on their interactions with bacteria = Trofische ecologie van intertidale harpacticoide copepoden, met de nadruk op hun interacties met bacteriën. PhD Thesis. Ghent University (UGent): Gent. ISBN 9789090278285. 209 pp. Gatune, W.C. (2013). Feeding ecology of penaeid shrimp in Kenyan mangrove ecosystems: implications for biological shrimp aquaculture. PhD Thesis. Ghent University, Marine Biology Research Group: Gent. 153 pp. Macharia, K.B. (2013). Energy allocation in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from different feeding grounds along a North-South gradient in the Central North Sea. MSc Thesis. VUB/Universiteit Gent/Universiteit Antwerpen: Brussel, Gent, Antwerpen. 14, 40 pp. Stock, W. (2013). Effects of copepods, diatoms and their interactions on denitrification in marine sediments: an experimental approach. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent, Faculteit Wetenschappen: Gent. 36 pp. Vanhove, B. (2013). Trophic position of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi: an experimental approach. MSc Thesis. Oceans & Lakes, Interuniversity Master in Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management: Brussel. 33 + annexes pp. Werbrouck, E. (2012). Effect of habitat fragmentation on marine biodiversity: a case study on epiphytic copepods in Kenyan seagrass beds. MSc Thesis. UGent: Ghent. 79 pp. Kinds, A. (2011). Dietary plasticity in three populations of the scavenger Lethrinus mahsena in a Kenyan coral reef ecosystem as revealed by gut contents and trophic markers. MSc Thesis. Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University/Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute: Gent and Mombasa. 40 pp. Roelofs, M. (2011). Functional and structural responses of harpacticoid copepods to anoxia in the Northern Adriatic: an experimental approach. MSc Thesis. MareLac: Gent. 28 pp. Vafeiadou, A.-M. (2011). Benthic food web analysis and meiofauna community dynamics in the seagrass Zostera noltii beds. MSc Thesis. Ghent University: Gent. 46 pp. Roje, R. (2010). PSP toxins profile along the Croatian Adriatic coast. MSc Thesis. Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (EMBC)/Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries: Split. 50 pp. Daudi, L.N. (2009). Restoration of Kenyan seagrass beds: a functional study of the associated fauna and flora. MSc Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 87 pp. Cnudde, C. (2007). Mariene coprofagie: belang van fecale pellets voor de voedselopname van Paramphiascella fulvofasciata (Copepoda, Harpacticoida). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen. Vakgroep Biologie: Gent. 108 pp. Heynssens, E. (2007). Functionele redundantie in mariene voedselwebben: voedingsexperimenten met harpacticoide copepoden en diatomeeën. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Ghent. 62 pp. Legrand, C. (2007). Invloed van de bioturbator Corophium volutator op de opname van diatomeeën door harpacticoïde copepoden. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Ghent. 69 + 1 appendix pp. Melgo, J.L.F. (2006). Biodiversity of the meiofauna with special emphasis on harpacticoid copepods in tropical seagrass in Pujada Bay, The Philippines. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (ECOMAMA): Brussel. 72, annexes pp. Vandepitte, L. (2003). Onderzoek van het effect van habitatfragmentatie op meiofauna aan de hand van kolonisatie-experimenten in een Mexicaans zeegrasveld. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 126, append. pp.
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Stock, W. (2013). Effects of copepods, diatoms and their interactions on denitrification in marine sediments: an experimental approach. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent, Faculteit Wetenschappen: Gent. 36 pp. Geerinckx, T. (2002). The role of isolation and dispersal in explaining regional diversity patterns: a case-study with harpacticoid copepods in tropical seagrass beds. MSc Thesis. MareLac: Ghent. 35 pp. Gurdebeke, S. (1998). Diversiteit van meiobenthos in tropische zeegrasvelden (Gazi Bay, Kenia)= Diversity of meiobenthos in tropical seagrass beds (Gazi Bay, Kenya). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 174 pp.

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