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Peter M.J. Herman

Personal Page: Prof dr Peter M.J. Herman

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Curriculum Vitae

I am born in 1956 in Belgium. I graduated from the University of Gent (Belgium) in 1982 (Ph.D. in Aquatic Ecology) with a thesis on energy flow through meiobenthic (copepod, ostracod) populations. I remained at Gent University as a post-doc until 1987, when I joined the staff of the Delta Institute (later CEME) as ‘mathematical ecologist’. For five years, I provided services for statistical analyses, and developed the field of predictive ecosystem modelling in the institute. In 1992, with the reorganisation of NIOO-KNAW, I became a staff member of the department of Ecosystem Studies, where I studied the dynamics of benthic organisms and the exchange of food, nutrients and particles between sediment and water column. I was involved with several international research projects. Especially during the ECOFLAT project, I became interested in physical-biological interactions, and in upscaling process knowledge to explain spatial distributions of benthic organisms. Within the department of 'Spatial Ecology', erected in 2002, I further explore these problems from a theoretical and practical point of view. Emphasis is placed on the development of the estuarine landscape, based on a sound understanding of physical-biological interactions. Ecosystem engineering, processes by which fauna reshapes its physical environment, plays a prominent role in this research. I also keep interest in benthic-pelagic exchange processes and in the role of benthos in the biogeochemistry of ecosystems.
In 2008 I joined the Wadden Academy for one day per week. The WA is a KNAW institution that aims at providing a sound scientific basis for the study and the management of the Wadden Sea ecosystem. It is a multidisciplinary team of natural and social scientists. It provides me an opportunity to further develop my interest in societal processes and relations between science and environmental management.

Expertise
Estuarine ecology
I am teaching a course on Estuarine Ecology at the Radboud University (Nijmegen). This covers aspects ranging from the physics of estuaries, biogeochemical cycles, to physical characteristics of the estuary as a habitat

Ecological modelling
I have been using mathematical modelling and (multivariate) statistical analysis as major tools in my research. Modelling expertise is mostly in benthic processes, and recently also in analysis of spatially-explicit models. See also our handbook on ecological modelling: Soetaert, K. and P.M.J. Herman. A practical guide to ecological modeling. Using R as a simulation platform. Springer, 2009. Read it and you 'll enjoy modelling!

Benthic ecology
I graduated on a subject of energy flow in meiobenthos. My recent interest is in functional biodiversity of macrobenthos, especially in the interaction of benthic populations with biogeochemical and physical processes in estuaries

 

Projects

Building with Nature

NWO ZKO project saltmarshes

Indonesian seagrasses

Nl-LOICZ project seagrasses

STW project saltmarsh dynamics

STW project Sand-mud mixtures

KNAW-China co-operation project

Selected Publications

 

  • Van der Wal D, Wielemaker-van den Dool A, Herman PMJ (2008) Spatial patterns, rates and mechanisms of saltmarsh cycles (westerschelde, the netherlands). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 76:357-368

  • Van der Wal D, Ysebaert T, Forster RM, Rossi F, Bouma TJ, Herman PMJ (2008) Synoptic techniques for monitoring the response of intertidal benthic biota to an alternative dredging strategyIn: Dohmen-Janssen CM and Hulscher JMH (eds) Taylor & Francis Group, London, p 307-311

  • Bouma TJ, Friedrichs M, van Wesenbeeck B, Brun FG, Temmerman S, de Vries MB, Graf G, Herman PMJ (2008) Plant growth strategies directly affect biogeomorphology of estuariesIn: “River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics volume 1” ( Dohmen-Janssen CM and Hulscher JMH, eds) Taylor & Francis Group, London, p 285-292

  • Van der Wal,D.; Herman,P.M.J. 2007. Regression-based synergy of optical, shortwave infrared and microwave remote sensing for monitoring the grain-size of intertidal sediments. Remote Sensing of Environment 111:89-106

  • V,Escaravage; Herman,P.M.J.; Heip,C.H.R. 2007. Nutrient dynamics in European water systems, the management perspective emerging from ELOISE, a European cluster of Land-Ocean interaction studies. Environmental Sciences, in press

  • Temmerman,S.; Bouma,T.J.; Van de Koppel,J.; Van der Wal,D.; De Vries,M.B.; Herman,P.M.J. 2007. Vegetation causes channel erosion in a tidal landscape. Geology, 35:631-634

  • Van Wesenbeeck BK, van de Koppel J, Herman PMJ, Bakker JP, Bouma TJ (2007) Biomechanical warfare in ecology; negative interactions between species by habitat modification. Oikos 116:742-750

  • Philippart,C.J.M.; Beukema,J.J.; Cadée,G.C.; Dekker,R.; Goedhart,P.W.; van Iperen,J.M.; Leopold,M.F.; Herman,P.M.J. 2007. Impacts of nutrient reduction on coastal communities . Ecosystems 10: 96-119.

  •  Middelburg,J.J.; Herman,P.M.J. 2007. Organic matter processing in tidal estuaries. Marine Chemistry, 106:127-147

  • Bouma,T.J.; Van Duren,L.A.; Temmerman,S.; Claverie,T.; Blanco-Garcia,A.; Ysebaert,T.; Herman,P.M.J. 2007. Spatial sedimentation patterns within patches of epibenthic structures: combining field, flume and modelling experiments . Continental Shelf Research, 27:1020-1045

  • Van Oevelen,D.; Soetaert,K.; Middelburg,J.J.; Herman,P.M.J.; Moodley,L.; Hamels,I.; Moens,T.; Heip,C.H.R. 2006. Carbon flows through a benthic food web: Integrating biomass, isotope and tracer data. Journal of Marine Research, 2006, 64, 453-482

  • Van Hulzen,J.B.; Van Soelen,J.; Herman,P.M.J.; Bouma,T.J. 2006. The significance of spatial and temporal patterns of algal mat deposition in structuring salt-marsh vegetation. Journal of Vegetation Science, 2006, 17, 291-298

  • Van Duren,L.A., Herman,P.M.J., Sandee,A.J.J., and Heip,C.H.R. "Effects of mussel filtering activity on boundary layer structure." Journal of Sea Research 55 (2006): 3-14.

  • HilleRisLambers,R.; van de Koppel,J.; Herman,P.M.J. 2006. Persistence despite omnivory: benthic communities and the discrepancy between theory and observation. Oikos 113: 23-32

  • Hendriks,I.E., Van Duren,L.A., and Herman,P.M.J. "Turbulence levels in a flume compared to the field: Implications for larval settlement studies." Journal of Sea Research 55 (2006): 15-29.

  • Ellis,J.; Ysebaert,T.; Hume,T.; Norkko,A.; Bult,T.; Herman,P.; Thrush,S.; Oldman,J. 2006. Predicting macrofaunal species distribution in estuarine gradients using logistic regression and classification systems. Marine Ecology Progress Series 316: 69-83

  • Van der Wal,D., Herman,P.M.J., and Wielemaker-van den Dool,A. "Characterisation of surface roughness and sediment texture of intertidal flats using ERS SAR imagery." Remote Sensing of Environment 98 (2005): 96-109

  • Van der Meer,J., Heip,C.H.R., Herman,P.M.J., Moens,T., and Van Oevelen,D., "Measuring the flow of energy and matter in marine benthic animal populations," in Ecology of Marine Benthos - Third Edition, edited by A. Eleftheriou and A. D. McIntyre (Oxford: Blackwell, 2005), 326-407.

  • Van de Koppel,J., Rietkerk,M., Dankers,N., and Herman,P.M.J. "Scale-Dependent Feedback and Regular Spatial Patterns in Young Mussel Beds." American Naturalist 165 (2005): E66-E77.

  • Thrush,S.F., Hewitt,J.E., Herman,P.M.J., and Ysebaert,T. "Multi-scale analysis of species-environment relationships." Marine Ecology Progress Series 302 (2005): 13-26.

  • Temmerman,S., Bouma,T.J., De Vries,M.B., Wang,Z.B., Govers,G., and Herman,P.M.J. "The impact of vegetation on flow routing and sedimentation patterns : three-dimensional modeling for a tidal marsh." Journal of Geophysical Research 110 (2005): F04019.

  • Moodley,L., Middelburg,J.J., Herman,P.M.J., Soetaert,K., and de Lange,G.J. "Oxygenation and organic matter preservation in marine sediments: direct experimental evidence from ancient carbon-rich deposits." Geology 33 (2005): 889-892.

  • Moodley,L., Middelburg,J.J., Soetaert,K., Boschker,H.T.S., Herman,P.M.J., and Heip,C.H.R. "Similar rapid response to phytodetritus deposition in shallow and deep-sea sediments." Journal of Marine Research 63 (2005): 457-469

  • Kiswara,W., Huiskes,A.H.L., and Herman,P.M.J. "Uptake and allocation of 13C by Enhalus acoroides at sites differing in light availability." Aquatic Botany 81 (2005): 353-366.

  • Hendriks,I.E., Van Duren,L.A., and Herman,P.M.J. "Image analysis techniques: A tool for the identification of bivalve larvae?" Journal of Sea Research 54 (2005): 151-164.

  • Ernst,A., Deicher,M., Herman,P.M.J., and Wollenzien,U.I.A. "Nitrate and Phosphate Affect Cultivability of Cyanobacteria from Environments with Low Nutrient Levels." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71 (2005): 3379-3383

  • Bouma,T.J., De Vries,M.B., Low,E., Kusters,L., Herman,P.M.J., Tánczos,I.C., Temmerman,S., Hesselink,A., Meire,P., and Van Regenmortel,S. "Flow hydrodynamics on a mudflat and in salt marsh vegetation: identifying general relationships for habitat characterisations." Hydrobiologia 540 (2005): 259-274.

  • Bouma,T.J., De Vries,M.B., Low,E., Peralta,G., Tánczos,I.C., Van de Koppel,J., and Herman,P.M.J. "Trade-offs related to ecosystem engineering: a case study on stiffness of emerging macrophytes." Ecology 86 (2005): 2187–2199

  • Herman, P.M.J., T. Ysebaert and C.H.R. Heip. 2005. Land-ocean fluxes and coastal ecosystems – a guided tour of ELOISE results. Pp. 21-58 In: J. Vermaat, L. Bouwer, K. Turner and W. Salomons (eds.) Managing European Coasts. Past, present and future. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York.

  • Van de Koppel,J., Van der Wal,D., Bakker,J.P., and Herman,P.M.J. "Self-Organization and Vegetation Collapse in Salt Marsh Ecosystems." American Naturalist 165 (2005): E1-E12.

  • Widdows,J., Blauw,A., Heip,C.H.R., Herman,P.M.J., Lucas,C.H., Middelburg,J.J., Schmidt,S., Brinsley,M.D., Twisk,F., and Verbeek ,H. "Role of physical and biological processes in sediment dynamics of a tidal flat in Westerschelde Estuary, SW Netherlands." Marine Ecology Progress Series 274 (2004): 41-56.

  • Rossi,F., Herman,P.M.J., and Middelburg ,J.J. "Inter- and intra-specific variation of d13C and d15N in deposit- and suspension-feeding bivalves (Macoma balthica and Cerastoderma edule): Evidence of ontogenetic changes in feeding mode of Macoma balthica." Limnology and Oceanography 49 (2004): 408-414.

  • Middelburg ,J.J., Soetaert,K., Herman,P.M.J., Boschker,H.T.S., and Heip,C.H.R., "Burial of nutrients in coastal sediments: the role of primary producers," in Estuarine Nutrient Cycling: The Influence of Primary Producers, edited by S. Nielsen, G. Banta, and M. Pedersen (Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004), 217-30.

  • Andersson,H., Wijsman,J.W.M., Herman,P.M.J., Middelburg,J.J., Soetaert,K., and Heip,C. "Respiration patterns in the deep ocean." Geophysical Research Letters 31, no. 1-4 (2004).

  • Ysebaert,T., Herman,P.M.J., Meire,P., Craeymeersch,J., Verbeek,H., and Heip,C.H.R. "Large-scale spatial patterns in estuaries: estuarine macrobenthic communities in the Schelde estuary, NW Europe." Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 57 (2003): 335-355.

  • Tackx,L.M.L., Herman,P.J.M., Gasparini,S., Irigoien,X., Billionesa,R., and Daroa,M.H. "Selective feeding of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda, Calanoida) in temperate estuaries: model and field observations." Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 56 (2003): 305-311.

  • Hendriks,I.E., an Duren,L.A.V., and Herman,P.M.J. "Effect of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids on reproductive output and larval growth of bivalves." Journa of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 296 (2003): 199-213.

  • Ferro,I., Van Nugteren,P., Middelburg,J.J., Herman,P.M.J., and Heip,C.H.R. "Effect of macrofauna, oxygen exchange and particle reworking on iron and manganese sediment gogeochemistry: a laboratory experiment." Vie et Milieu 53 (2003): 211-220.

  • Meysman, F.J.R., J.J. Middelburg, P.M.J. Herman, C.H.R. Heip. 2003. Reactive transport in surface sediments. II. Media: an object-oriented problem-solving environment for early diagenesis. Computers and Geosciences 29: 301-318.

  • Meysman, F.J.R., J.J. Middelburg, P.M.J. Herman, C.H.R. Heip. 2003. Reactive transport in surface sediments. I. Model complexity and software quality. Computers and Geosciences 29: 291-300.

  • Soetaert, K., J. Middelburg, J. Wijsman, P. Herman, C. Heip. 2002. Ocean margin early diagenetic processes and models. In: G. Wefer, D. Billet, D. Hebbeln, B.B. Jorgensen, M. Schlüter, T. van Weering (Eds). Ocean Margin Systems, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, pp.: 157-177, 2002. Publication 2814 NIOO-KNAW Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology, Yerseke, The Netherlands.

  • Ysebaert, T., P. Meire, P. M.J. Herman, H. Verbeek, 2002. Macrobenthic species response surfaces along estuarine gradients: prediction by logistic regression. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser 225: 79-95. Publication 2788 NIOO-KNAW Yerseke, The Netherlands.

  • Ysebaert, T., P.M.J. Herman, 2002. Spatial and temporal variation in benthic macrofauna and relationships wiyh environmental variables in an estuarine, intertidal soft-sediment environment. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 244: 105-124. Publication 3072 NIOO-KNAW.

  • Wijsman, J.W.M., P.M.J. Herman, J.J. Middelburg, K. Soetaert, 2002. A model for early diagenetic processes in sediments of the continental shelf of the Black Sea. Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. 54: 403-421. Publication 2485 NIOO-KNAW Yerseke, The Netherlands.

  • Staal, M., S. te Lintel Hekkert, P. Herman, L.J. Stal, 2002. Comparison of models describing light-dependence of N2 fixation in heterocystous cyanobacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 68: 4679-4683 Publication 3009 NIOO-KNAW Yerseke, The Netherlands.

  • Soetaert, K., V. deClippele, P. Herman, 2002. FEMME, a flexible environment for mathematically modelling the environment. Ecol. Model. 151: 177-193. - Publication 2828 NIOO-KNAW Yerseke, The Netherlands.

  • Moodley, L., J.J. Middelburg, H.T.S. Boschker, G.C.A. Duineveld, R. Pel, P.M.J. Herman, C.H.R. Heip, 2002. Bacteria and Foraminifera: key players in a short-term deep-sea benthic response to phytodetritus. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 236: 23-29. Publication 2914 NIOO-KNAW Yerseke, The Netherlands.

  • Moens, T., C. Luyten, J.J. Middelburg, P.M.J. Herman, M. Vincx, 2002. Tracing organic matter sources of estuarine tidal flat nematodes with stable carbon isotopes. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 234: 127-137. Publication 2922 NIOO-KNAW Yerseke, The Netherlands.

  • Meysman, J.R., J.J. Middelburg, P. M.J. Herman, C.H.R. Heip, 2002. In the wake of Darwin: using ab-initio continuum mechanics to describe the influence of macro-organisms on sediments. In: S.M. Hassanizadeh, W.G. Gray & G.F. Pinder (Eds.). Computational Methods in Water Resources Vol. 1, pp.: 587-593. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Developments in Water Science 47. Publication 2895 NIOO-KNAW Yerseke, The Netherlands.

  • Wijsman, J.W.M., J.J. Middelburg, P.M.J. Herman, M.E. Bottcher, C.H.R. Heip. 2001. Sulfur and iron speciation in surface sediments along the northwestern margin of the Black Sea. Marine Chemistry 74: 261–278.

  • Van de Koppel, J., P.M.J. Herman, P. Thoolen, C.H.R. Heip, 2001. Do alternate stable states occur in natural ecosystems? Evidence from a tidal flat.Ecology 82: 3449-3461.

  • Steyaert, M., Herman, P.M.J., Moens, T., Widdows, J., Vincx, M. 2001. Tidal migration of nematodes on an estuarine tidal flat (The Molenplaat, Schelde Estuary, SW Netherlands). Mar Ecol Prog Ser. 224: 299-304

  • Soetaert, K., P.M.J. Herman, J.J. Middelburg, C. Heip, C.L. Smith, P. Tett, K. Wild-Allen, 2001. Numerical modelling of the shelf break ecosystem: reproducing benthic and pelagic measurements. Deep Sea Res. II, 48: 3141-3177.

  • Soetaert, K., V. deClippele, P. M.J. Herman, J. van Oevelen, 2001. FEMME : a Flexible Environment for Mathematically Modelling the Environment : Manual. Yerseke: NIOO Centrum voor Estuariene en Mariene Oecologie. 202 pp. NIOO report 2001-02. - ISSN 1381-6519.

  • Lamy, F., T. Sherwin, K. Soetaert, P.M.J. Herman, R. Torres. 2001. Estimates of vertical mixing during a lagrangian experiment off the Galician coast. - Journal of Marine Systems 30: 165-179.

  • Herman, P.M.J., K. Soetaert, J.J. Middelburg, C. Heip, L. Lohse, E. Epping, W. Helder, A.N. Antia, R. Peiner, 2001.The seafloor as the ultimate sediment trap - using sediment properties to constrain benthic-pelagic exchange processes at the Goban Spur. Deep Sea Res. II, 48: 3245-3264.

  • Herman, P.M.J., J.J. Middelburg, C.H.R. Heip. 2001. Benthic community structure and sediment processes on an intertidal flat: results from the ECOFLAT project. Continental Shelf Research 21: 2055-2071.

  • Heip, C.H.R., P.M.J. Herman, K. Soetaert, 2001. Indices of diversity and evenness. Océanis 24: 61-87

  • Heip, C., P. Herman, J. Middelburg (Contributors), 2001. Who needs symposium proceedings? The significance of symposium proceedings requires critical attention / Idea and coordination O. Giere. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 211: 305-309.

  • Heip, C.H.R., G. Duineveld, E. Flach, G. Graf, W. Helder, P.M.J. Herman, M. Lavaleye, J. J. Middelburg, O. Pfannkuche, K. Soetaert, T. Soltwedel, H. de Stigter, L. Thomsen, J. Vanaverbeke, P. de Wilde, 2001.The role of the benthic biota in sedimentary metabolism and sediment-water exchange processes in the Goban Spur area (NE Atlantic). Deep Sea Res. II, 48: 3223-3243.

  • Dauwe B., J.J. Middelburg, P.M.J. Herman, 2001. Effect of oxygen on the degradability of organic matter in subtidal and intertidal sediments of the North Sea area. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 215: 13-22.

  • Bouma, H., P.P. de Vries, J.M.C. Duiker, P.M.J. Herman, W.J. Wolff. 2001. Migration of the bivalve Macoma balthica on a highly dynamic tidal flat in the Westerschelde estuary, The Netherlands.. - Marine Ecology Progress Series 224: 157-170.

  • Bouma, H., J.M.C. Duiker, P.P. de Vries, P.M.J. Herman, W.J. Wolff, 2001. Spatial pattern of early recruitment of Macoma balthica (L.) and Cerastoderma edule (L.) in relation to sediment dynamics on a highly dynamic intertidal sandflat. J. Sea Res. 45: 79-93.

  • Antia, A.N., J. Maaβ, P. Herman, M. Voβ, J. Scholten, S. Groom, P. Miller, 2001. Spatial and temporal variability of particle flux at the N.W. European continental margin. Deep Sea Res. II, 48: 3083-3116.

  • WIJSMAN, J.W.M., P.M.J. HERMAN, J.J.MIDDELBURG. In press. Early diagenetic processes in the sediments of the Black Sea continental shelf and the influence of the river Danube. Est. Coast. Shelf Sci. In press.

  • SOETAERT, K., J.J. MIDDELBURG, P.M.J. HERMAN, K. BUIS. 2000 On the coupling of benthic and pelagic biogeochemical models. Earth-Science Reviews 51 (1-4): 173-201, 2000.

  • MOODLEY, L., H.T.S. BOSCHKER, J.J. MIDDELBURG, R. PEL, P.M.J. HERMAN, E. DE DECKERE, C.H.R. HEIP. 2000. Ecological significance of benthic Foraminifera: 13C labelling experiments.Marine Ecology Progress Series 202: 289-295, 2000.

  • MOENS, T., P. HERMAN, L. VERBEECK, M. STEYAERT, M. VINCX, 2000. Predation rates and prey selectivity in two predacious estuarine nematode species. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 205: 185-193. Publication 2653 NIOO-CEMO Yerseke, The Netherlands.

  • MIDDELBURG, J.J., C. BARRANGUET, H. T. S. BOSCHKER, P. M. J. HERMAN, T. MOENS, C. H. R. HEIP. 2000 The fate of intertidal microphytobenthos carbon: An in situ 13C labelling study. Limnol. Oceanogr. 45: 1224-1234, 2000.

  • LUCAS, C.H., J. WIDDOWS, M.D. BRINSLEY, P.N. SALKELD, P.M.J. HERMAN. 2000 Benthic-pelagic exchange of microalgae at a tidal flat. 1. Pigment analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 196: 59-73, 2000.

  • HERMAN P.M.J., MIDDELBURG J.J., WIDDOWS J., LUCAS C.H., HEIP.C.H.R. 2000. Stable isotopes as trophic tracers: combining field sampling and manipulative labelling of food resources for macrobenthos. Mar-Ecol-Prog-Ser. 204: 79-92.

  • WIJSMAN, J.W.M., P.M.J. HERMAN, M.T. GOMOIU, 1999. Spatial distribution in sediment characteristics and benthic acitvity on the northwestern Black Sea shelf. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 181: 25-39. Publication 2515 NIOO-CEMO Yerseke, The Netherlands.

  • SCHMIDT, S., J.-L. REYSS, P.M.J HERMAN. 1999. Sedimentation patterns of a tidal flat in the Westerschelde estuary. Proceedings of the fourth international symposium on coastal engineering and science of coastal sediment processes, N.C. Kraus and W.G. McDougal Editors, Vol. 3, 1927-1935.

  • HERMAN, P.M.J., J.J. MIDDELBURG, J. VAN DE KOPPEL, C.HEIP. 1999. The ecology of estuarine macrobentos. Adv. Ecol. Res. 29: 195-240.

  • HERMAN, P.M.J., C.H.R. HEIP.1999. Biogeochemistry of the Maxium Turbidity Zone of Estuaries (MATURE) / edited by P.M.J. Herman & C.H.R. Heip. Special Issue Journal of Marine Systems 22 (2-3), 1999.

  • HERMAN, P.M.J., C.H.R. HEIP, 1999. Biogeochemistry of the Maximum TURbidity Zone of Estuaries (MATURE): some conclusions. J. Mar. Syst. 22: 89-104.

  • DAUWE, B., J.J. MIDDELBURG, P.M.J.HERMAN, C.H.R. HEIP, 1999. Linking diagenetic alteration of amino acids and bulk organic matter reactivity. Limnol. Oceanogr. 44: 1809-1814.

  • DAUWE, B., J.J. MIDDELBURG, P. VAN RIJSWIJK, J. SINKE, P.M.J. HERMAN, C. H.R. HEIP, 1999. Enzymatically hydrolyzable amino acids in North Sea sediments and their possible implication for the sediment nutritional value. J. Mar. Res. 57: 109-134.

  • SOETAERT, K., P.M.J. HERMAN, J.J. MIDDELBURG, C. HEIP. 1998. Assessing organic matter mineralization, degradability and mixing rate in an ocean marigin sediment (Northeast Atlantic) by diagenetic modelling. J.Mar.Res. 56: 519-534.

  • MOODLEY, L., B.E.M. SCHAUB, G.J. VAN DER ZWAAN, P.M.J. HERMAN. 1998. Tolerance of benthic foraminifera (Protista: Sarcodina) to hydrogen sulphide. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol. 169: 77-86.

  • HERMAN, P.M.J., C.H.R. HEIP. 1998. Ecoflat: the eco-metabolism of an estuarine tidal flat.In: K.-G. Barthel et al. (Eds.). EUR 18220 Third European Marine Science and Technology Conference Lisbon 23-27 May 1998 Project Synopses Vol. II: Strategic Marine Research. Luxembourg, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, pp.: 657-667.

  • HAMELS, I., K. SABBE, K. MUYLAERT, C. BARRANGUET, C. LUCAS, P. HERMAN, W. VYVERMAN, 1998. Organisation of microbenthic communities in intertidal estuarine flats, a case study from the Molenplaat Westerschelde Estuary), the Netherlands. Eur. J. Protistol. 34: 308-320.

  • DAUWE, B., P.M.J. HERMAN, C.H.R. HEIP.1998. Community structure and bioturbation potential of macrofauna at four North Sea stations with contrasting food supply. Marine Ecology Progress Series 173: 67-83.

  • SOETAERT, K.S., J.VANAVERBEKE, C. HEIP, P.M.J. HERMAN, J.J. MIDDELBURG, A. SANDEE, G. DUINEVELD. 1997. Nematode distribution in ocean margin sediments of the Goban Spur (North East Atlantic) in relation to sediment geochemistry. Deep Sea Research. I 44: 1671-1683.

  • MOODLEY, L., G.J. VAN DER ZWAAN, P.M.J. HERMAN, L. KEMPERS, P. VAN BREUGEL. 1997. Differential response of benthic meiofauna to anoxia with special reference to Foraminifera (Protista: Sarcodina). Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser 158: 151-163.

  • MIDDELBURG, J.J., K. SOETAERT, P.M.J. HERMAN. 1997. Empirical relationships for use in global diagenetic models. Deep Sea Research Part 1 44: 327-344.

  • LI, J., M. VINCX, P.M.J. HERMAN.1997. Carbon flows through meiobenthic nematodes in the Westerschelde estuary. Fundam. Appl. Nematol. 20: 487-494.

  • LI, J., M. VINCX, P.M.J. HERMAN, C. HEIP. 1997. Monitoring meiobenthos using cm-, m- and km-scales in the Southern Bight of the North Sea. Marine Environmental Research 43: 265-278.

  • BARRANGUET, C., P.M.J. HERMAN, J.J. SINKE. 1997. Microphytobenthos biomass and community composition studied by pigment biomarkers: importance and fate in the carboncycle of a tidal flat. Journal of Sea Research 38: 59-71

  • SOETAERT, K., P.M.J. HERMAN, J.J. MIDDELBURG. 1996. Dynamic response of deep-sea sediments to seasonal variations: a model. Limnol. Oceanogr. 41: 1651-1668.

  • SOETAERT, K., P.M.J. HERMAN, J.J. MIDDELBURG, C. HEIP, H.S. DE STIGTER, T.C.E. VAN WEERING, E. EPPING, W. HELDER. 1996. Modelling 210Pb-derived mixing activity in ocean margin sediments: diffusive versus non-local mixing. Journal of Marine Research 54: 1207-1227.

  • SOETAERT, K., P.M.J. HERMAN & J.J. MIDDELBURG (1996). A model of early diagenetic processes from the shelf to abyssal depths. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 60(6): 1019-1040.

  • NIENHUIS, P.H., B.H.H. DE BREE, P.M.J. HERMAN, A.M.B. HOLLAND, J.M. VERSCHUURE, E.G.J. WESSEL. 1996. Twentyfive years of changes in the distribution and biomass of eelgrass, Zostera marina, in Grevelingen lagoon, the Netherlands. Neth. J. Aquatic Ecol. 30: 107-117.

  • MOODLEY, L., P.M.J. HERMAN, J.J. MIDDELBURG, C.H.R. HEIP. 1996. Subsurface activity of benthic foraminifera. Marine Ecology Progress Series 145: 303-304.

  • MIDDELBURG, J.J., K. SOETAERT, P.M.J. HERMAN. 1996. Reply to the comment by Nielsen et al. Limnol. Oceanogr. 41: 1846-1847.

  • MIDDELBURG, J.J., K. SOETAERT, P.M.J. HERMAN. 1996. Evaluation of the nitrogen isotope pairing method for measuring benthic denitrification: a simulation analysis. Limnol. Oceanogr. 41: 1839-1844.

  • MIDDELBURG, J.J., K. SOETAERT, P.M.J. HERMAN & C. HEIP (1996). Deep-sea sedimentary denitrification: a model study. Global Biogeochemical Cycles10: 661-673

  • LI, J., M. VINCX, P.M.J. HERMAN. 1996. A model of nematode dynamics in the Westerschelde estuary. Ecological Modelling 90: 271-284., 1996.

  • HERMAN, P.M.J., M.A. HEMMINGA, P.H. NIENHUIS, J.M. VERSCHUURE, E.G.J. WESSEL. 1996. Wax and wane of eelgrass Zostera marina and water column silicon levels. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 303-307.

  • HEMMINGA, M.A., P.M.J. HERMAN. 1996. Is silicon an essential nutrient for seagrasses? In: Seagrass Biology, Proc. Internat. Workshop, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, 25-29 jan. 1996. J. Kuo, R.C. Phillips, D.I. Walker & H. Kirkman (Eds.). Nedlands, The University of Western Australia, 1996, p. 372.

  • DE LEEUW, J., A. WIELEMAKER, W. DE MUNCK, P.M.J. HERMAN. 1996. Net aerial primary production (NAPP) of the marsh macrophyte Scirpus maritimus estimated by a combined of destructive and non-destructive sampling methods. Vegetatio 123: 101-108.

  • SOETAERT, K.; P.M.J. HERMAN. 1995 Nitrogen dynamics in the Westerschelde estuary (S.W. Netherlands) estimated by means of the ecosystem model MOSES. Hydrobiologia

  • SOETAERT, K.; P.M.J. HERMAN. 1995 Estimating estuarine residence times in the Weterschelde (the Netherlands) using a box model with fixed dispersion coefficients. Hydrobiologia

  • SOETAERT, K.; P.M.J. HERMAN. 1995 Carbon flows in the Westerschelde estuary (the Netherlands) evaluated by means of an ecosystem model (MOSES). Hydrobiologia

  • LAMBECK, R.H.D.; V.V. BIANKI, H. SCHEKKERMAN, E.G.J. WESSEL, P.M.J. HERMAN, A.S. KORYAKIN. 1995. Biometrics and migration of Oyestercatchers Haematopus ostregalus from the White Sea region (NW Russia). Ringing and Migration 16:140-158

  • HUISKES, A.H.L.; B.P. KOUTSTAAL, P.M.J. HERMAN, W.G. BEEFTINK, M.M. MARKUSSE, W. DE MUNCK. 1995. Seed dispersal of halophytes in tidal marshes. Journal of Ecology 83: 559‑567.

  • HEIP. C., P.M.J. HERMAN. 1995. Major biological processes in European tidal estuaries: a synthesis of the JEEP-92 Project. Hydrobiologia 311: 1-7.

  • HEIP, C.H.R., N.K. GOOSEN, P.M.J. HERMAN, J. KROMKAMP, J.J. MIDDELBURG & K. SOETAERT, 1995.   Production and consumption of biogenic particles in temperate tidal estuaries. Mar. Biol. Oceanogr. Ann. Rev. 33: 1-149.

  • HEIP, C.H.R. and P.M.J. HERMAN (eds.) 1995. Major Biological Processes in European Tidal Estuaries / Edited by C.H.R. Heip and P.M.J. Herman. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publ. Developments in Hydrobiology 110 - Reprinted from Hydrobiologia Vol. 311 (1995).

  • GERRINGA, L.J.A., P.M.J. HERMAN, T.C.W. POORTVLIET, 1995. Comparison of the linear Van den Berg/Ruzic transformation and a non-linear fit of the Langmuir isotherm applied to Cu speciation data in the estuarine environment. Mar. Chem. 48: 131-142.

  • DELEEUW, J, W. DE MUNCK, L. APON, P.M.J. HERMAN, W.G. BEEFTINK, 1995. Change of salt marsh vegetation following the construction of the Oosterschelde storm surge barrier. In: Coastal Zone Topics: Process, Ecology & Management 1. The Changing Coastline N.V. Jones (Ed.). 20th ECSA Symp., Hull, UK, Sept. 1990. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, pp.: 35-40.

  • TACKX, M.L.M., P.M.J. HERMAN, P. VAN RIJSWIJK, M. VINK AND C. BAKKER, 1994. Plankton size distributions and trophic relations before and after the construction of the storm‑surge barrier in the Oosterschelde estuary. Hydrobiologia 282/283: 145‑152.

  • SOETAERT, K., P.M.J. HERMAN AND J. KROMKAMP, 1994. Living in the twilight: estimating net phytoplankton growth in the Westerschelde estuary (The Netherlands), by means of an ecosystem model (MOSES). J.Plankton Res. 16: 1277-1301.

  • SOETAERT, K. AND P.M.J. HERMAN, 1994. One foot in the grave: zooplankton drift into the Westerschelde estuary (The Netherlands), Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 105: 19-29.

  • LEEUW, J. DE, L.P. APON, P.M.J. HERMAN, W. DE MUNCK AND W.G. BEEFTINK, 1994. The response of salt marsh vegetation to tidal reduction caused by the Oosterschelde storm surge barrier. ‑ Hydrobiologia 282/283: 335‑353.

  • KLEPPER, O., M.W.M. VAN DER TOL, H. SCHOLTEN AND P.M.J. HERMAN, 1994. SMOES: a simulation model for the Oosterschelde ecostystem. Part I: description and uncertainty analysis. Hydrobiologia 282/283: 437‑451.

  • ERFTEMEIJER, P.L.A. AND P.M.J. HERMAN, 1994. Seasonal changes in environmental variables, biomass, production and nutrient contents in two contrasting tropical intertidal seagrass beds in South Sulawesi (Indonesia). Oecologia 99: 45-59.

  • BAKKER C., P.M.J. HERMAN AND M. VINK, 1994. A new trend in the development of the phytoplankton in the Oosterschelde (SW Netherlands) after the construction of the storm-surge barrier. Hydrobiologia 282/283: 79-100.

  • ALKEMADE, R., A. WIELEMAKER, P.M.J. HERMAN AND M.A. HEMMINGA, 1994. Population dynamics of Diplolaimelloides bruciei, a nematode associated with the salt marsh plant Spartina anglica. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 105: 277-284.

  • LEEUW, J. DE AND P.M.J. HERMAN, 1993. Dynamics of salt marsh vegetation and susceptibility to tidal changes. In: Symposium "Biological Indicators of Global Change" Brussels, 7-9 May 1992. J.J. Symoens, P. DeVos, J. Rammeloo and Ch. Verstraeten (Eds). Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences, Brussels, pp: 107-114.

  • HERMAN, P.M.J., 1993. A set of models to investigate the role of benthic suspension feeders in estuarine ecosystems. In: Bivalve Filter Feeders in Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystem Processes, R.F. Dame (Ed.). Springer, Heidelberg. NATO ASI Ser. G33: 421-454.

  • KÜNITZER, A., D. BASFORD, J.A. CRAEYMEERSCH, J.M. DEWARUMEZ, J. DÖRJES, G.C.A. FUINEVELD, A. ELEFTHERIOU, C. HEIP, P. HERMAN, P. KINGSTON, U. NIERMANN, H. RACHOR, H. RUMOHR AND P.A. DE WILDE, 1992. The benthic infauna of the North Sea: species distribution and assemblages. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 49: 127-143.

  • LEEUW, J. DE, L.P. APON, P.M.J. HERMAN, W. DE MUNCK AND W.G. BEEFTINK, 1992. Vegetation response to experimental and natural disturbance in two salt-marsh plant communities in the southwest Netherlands. Neth. J. Sea Res. 30: 279-288.

  • DE HOOP B.J., HERMAN P.M.J., SCHOLTEN H. AND SOETAERT K. 1992. SENECA 2.0 - A Simulation ENvironment for ECological Application. Manual. Delta Inst. Hydrobiol. Res. 223 pp. ISBN90-74638-01-5.

  • HERMAN, P.M.J. AND C.H.R. HEIP, 1991. Commission of the European Communities COST 647 'Coastal Benthic Ecology': Report of the Workshop Modelling the Benthos Yerseke, The Netherlands, 20-22 March 1991. 213 pp.

  • HEIP, C., D. BASFORD, J.A. CRAEYMEERSCH, J.M. DEWARUMEZ, J. DÖRJES, P. DE WILDE, G. DUINEVELD, A. ELEFTHERIOU, P.M.J. HERMAN, U. NIERMANN, P. KINGSTON, A. KÜNITZER, E. RACHOR, H. RUMOHR, K. SOETAERT AND T. SOLTWEDEL, 1992. Trends in biomass, density and diversity of North Sea macrofauna. ICES J. mar. Sci. 49: 13‑22.

  • PAULIJ, W.P., P.M.J. HERMAN, M.E.F. ROOZEN AND J.M. DENUCÉ, 1991. The influence of photoperiodicity on hatching of Sepia officinalis. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 71: 665-678.

  • HUYS, R., P.M.J. HERMAN, C.H.R. HEIP AND K. SOETAERT, 1992. The meiobenthos of the North Sea: density, biomass trends and distribution of copepod communities. ICES J. mar. Sci. 49: 23-44.

  • HERMAN, P.M.J., H. HUMMEL, M. BOKHORST AND A.G.A. MERKS, 1991. The Westerschelde: interaction between eutrophication and chemical pollution? In : Estuaries and Coasts: Spatial and temporal intercomparisons. ECSA 19 Symposium 4-8 September 1989, University of Caen, France. M. Elliott and J-P. Ducrotoy (Eds.). Fredensborg: Olsen & Olsen, pp.: 359-464.

  • SCHOLTEN, H., DE HOOP B.J., HERMAN P.M.J. 1990. SENECA 1.2 - A Simulation ENvironment for ECological Application. Manual. Delta Inst. Hydrobiol. Res. 150 pp. ISBN90-9003978-3.

  • BAKKER C., HERMAN P.M.J., VINK M. 1990. Changes in seasonal succession of phytoplankton induced by the storm-surge barrier in the Oosterschelde (S.W. Netherlands). Journal of Plankton Research 12 (5): 947-972.

  • PAULIJ W.P., HERMAN P.M.J., VAN HANNEN E.J., DENUCÉ J.M. 1990. The impact of photoperiodicity on hatching of Loligo vulgaris and Loligo forbesi. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. UK 70: 597-610.

  • HEIP C., HUYS R., VINCX M., VANREUSEL A., SMOL N., HERMAN R., HER­MAN P.M.J., 1990. Composition, distribution, biomass and production of North Sea meiofauna. Neth. J. of Sea Res. 26: 333-342.

  • HERMAN P.M.J., SCHOLTEN H. 1990. Can suspension-feeders stabilise estuarine ecosystems? In: Tropic Relation­ships in the Marine Environment. Proc. 24th Europ. Mar. Biol. Symp. M. Barnes and R.N. Gibson, (Eds.). Aberdeen University Press, pp.: 104-116.

  • HERMAN P. 1988. Time series analysis. In : M. Hermy and A. Wilmotte (eds.) Multivariate Analysis of Biologi­cal Data - An introduction. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 121 : 146-147.

  • HERMAN P.M.J., HEIP C. 1988.   On the use of meiofauna in ecological monitoring: who needs taxonomy? Mar. Pollut. Bull. 19: 665‑668.

  • HEIP, C., HERMAN P.M.J., SOETAERT K. 1988. Data processing, evaluation and analysis. In: Introduction to the study of meiofauna, R.P. Higgins and H. Thiel (Eds.). Washington; London: Smith­sonian Institution Press, pp. 197‑231.

  • HEIP C., HERMAN P.M.J. 1988. The production of Meiofauna. ICES. C.M. 1988/L: 26, 10 pp.

  • HEIP C., WARWICK R.M., CARR M.R., HERMAN P.M.J., HUYS R., SMOL N., VAN HOLSBEKE K. 1988. Analysis of community attributes of the benthic meiofauna of Frierfjord / Langesundfjord. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 46 : 171 - 180.

  • HERMAN P.M.J., VRANKEN G. 1988. Studies on the life-history and energetics of marine and brackish-water nematodes. II. Production, respiration and food uptake by Monhystera dis­juncta. Oecologia (Berlin) 77:457-463.

  • VRANKEN G., HERMAN P.M.J., HEIP C. 1988.   Studies on the life-history and energetics of marine and brackish-water nematodes. I. Demography of Monhystera disjuncta at different temperature and feeding conditions. Oecologia (Berlin) 77:296-301.

  • VRANKEN G., HERMAN P.M.J., VINCX M., HEIP C. 1986. A re-evaluation of marine nematode productivity. Hydrobiologia 135 : 193-196.

  • HERMAN P.M.J., HEIP C. 1986. The predictability fo biological populations and communities : an example from the meioben­thos. In : C. Heip, B.F. Keegan and J.R. Lewis (eds.) Long-term changes in coastal benthic communities. Hydrobiologia 142: 281-290.

  • CRAEYMEERSCH J., HERMAN P.M.J., MEIRE P. 1986. Secondary production of an intertidal mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) population in the Eas­tern Scheldt (S.W. Netherlands). Hydrobiologia 133 : 107-116.

  • VERSCHRAEGEN K., HERMAN P.M.J., VAN GANSBEKE D., BRAECKMAN A. 1985. Measurement of the adenylate energy charge in Nereis diversicolor and Nephtys sp. (Poly­chaeta, Annelida): Evaluation of the usefulness of AEC in pollution monitoring. Mar. Biol. 86: 233-240.

  • HERMAN P.M.J., HEIP C. 1985. Secondary production of the harpacticoid copepod Paronychocamptus nanus (Sars, 1908) in a brackish0-water habitat. Limn. Oceanogr. 30 : 1060 - 1066.

  • HEIP C., HERMAN P.M.J. 1985. The stability of a benthic copepod community. In: P. Gibbs (ed.): Proc. 19th EMBS Ply­mouth 1984. Cambridge University Press 255-264.

  • HEIP C., HAMERLYNCK O., HERMAN P.M.J., HERMAN R., HUYS R., VINCX M., VRANKEN G. 1985. Meiobenthos of the Southern Bight of the North Sea. In : R. Van Grieken & R. Wollast (eds.) : Progress in Belgian oceanographic research. The University of Antwerp (Publ.) : 264 - 266.

  • VRANKEN G., HERMAN P.M.J., HEIP C. 1984. The life-history of Monhystera disjuncta (Nematoda, Monhysterida) in labo­ratory condi­tions. Abstract in Proc. first Intern. Congr. of Nematology, Guelph (Canada): 93-94.

  • HERMAN P.M.J., HEIP C., GUILLEMIJN B. 1984. Production of Tachidius discipes (Copepoda : Harpacticoida). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 17 : 271-278.

  • HERMAN P.M.J., VRANKEN G., HEIP C. 1984. Problems in meiofauna energy-flow studies. Hydrobiologia 118: 21-28.

  • HERMAN P.M.J., HEIP C. 1983. Long-term dynamics of meiobenthic populations. Oceanologia Acta, Actes 17 EMBS, 109-112.

  • HERMAN P.M.J., HEIP C., VRANKEN G. 1983. The production of Cyprideis torosa Jones 1850 (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Oecologia (Berlin) 58: 326-331.

  • HERMAN P.M.J., HEIP C. 1983. The respiration of five brackish-water harpacticoid copepod species. J. exp. mar. Biol. Ecol. 71: 249-256.

  • HEIP C., HERMAN P.M.J, COOMANS A. 1982.   The productivity of marine meiobenthos. Acad. Anal. 44: 1-20.

  • HERMAN P.M.J., HEIP C. 1982. Growth and respiration of Cyprideis torosa Jones 1850 (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Oeco­logia (Berlin) 54: 300-303.

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Spatial Ecology
 

 
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