Publications 2006

  • Antheunisse A. M., R. Loeb, L. P. M. Lamers, and J. T. A. Verhoeven, 2006. Regional differences in nutrient limitations in floodplains of selected European rivers: implications for rehabilitation of characteristic floodplain vegetation. River Research and Applications 22:1039-1055.
  • Bobbink R., B. Beltman, J. T. A. Verhoeven, and D. F. Whigham (eds.), 2006. Wetlands: Functioning, Biodiversity, Conservation and Restoration. Ecological Studies 191, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 315 pp.
  • Bobbink R., B. Beltman, J. T. A. Verhoeven, and D. F. Whigham, 2006. Wetland Functioning in relation to Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration. In: R Bobbink, B Beltman, JTA Verhoeven, and DF Whigham (Editors), Wetlands: Functioning, Biodiversity, Conservation and Restoration. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 1-12.
  • Boers, A.M., C. B. Frieswyk, J. T. A. Verhoeven, and J. Zedler, 2006. Contrasting Approaches to the Restoration of Diverse Vegetation in Herbaceous Wetlands. In: R Bobbink, B Beltman, JTA Verhoeven, and DF Whigham (Editors), Wetlands: Functioning, Biodiversity, Conservation and Restoration. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 225-246.
  • Dorland, E. & J.H. Willems, 2006. High light availability alleviates the costs of reproduction in Ophrys insectifera (Orchidaceae). Journal Europäischer Orchideen 38: 369-386.
  • Guesewell S. and J. T. A. Verhoeven, 2006. Litter N:P ratios indicate whether N or P limits the decomposability of graminoid leaf litter. Plant and Soil 287:131-143.
  • Hefting M. M., R. Bobbink, and M. P. Janssens, 2006. Spatial variation in denitrification and N2O emission in relation to nitrate removal efficiency in a n-stressed riparian buffer zone. Ecosystems 9:550-563.
  • Hefting M., B. Beltman, D. Karssenberg, K. Rebel, M. van Riessen, and M. Spijker, 2006. Water quality dynamics and hydrology in nitrate loaded riparian zones in the Netherlands. Environmental Pollution 139:143-156.
  • Jongejans E., M. B. Soons, and H. De Kroon, 2006. Bottlenecks and spatiotemporal variation in the sexual reproduction pathway of perennial meadow plants. Basic and Applied Ecology 7:71-81.
  • Kooijman, A. M., and M. P. C. P. Paulissen, 2006. Higher acidification rates in fens with phosphorus enrichment. Applied Vegetation Science 9:205-212.
  • Lamers, L. P. M., R. Loeb, A. M. Antheunisse, M. Miletto, E. C. H. E. T. Lucassen, A. W. Boxman, A. J. P. Smolders and J. G. M. Roelofs, 2006. Biogeochemical constraints on the ecological rehabilitation of wetland vegetation in river floodplains. Hydrobiologia 565:165–186.
  • Olde Venterink H. G. M., J. E. Vermaat, M. Pronk, F. Wiegman, G. E. M. Van der Lee, M. W. Van den Hoorn, L. W. G. Higler, and J. T. A. Verhoeven, 2006. Importance of sediment deposition and denitrification for nutrient retention in floodplain wetlands. Applied Vegetation Science 9:163-174.
  • Soons M. B., 2006. Wind dispersal in freshwater wetlands: Knowledge for conservation and restoration. Applied Vegetation Science 9:271-276.
  • Van den Broek T. and B. Beltman, 2006. Germination and seedling survival in fens undergoing succession. Plant Ecology 185:221-237.
  • Verhoeven, J. T. A., B. Arheimer, C. Q. Yin, and M. M. Hefting, 2006. Regional and global concerns over wetlands and water quality. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 21:96-103.
  • Verhoeven J. T. A., B. Beltman, D. F. Whigham, and R. Bobbink, 2006. Wetland functioning in a changing world: implications for natural resources management. In: JTA Verhoeven, B Beltman, R Bobbink, and DF Whigham (Editors), Wetlands and Natural Resource Management. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 1-12.
  • Verhoeven J. T. A., B. Beltman, R. Bobbink, and D. F. Whigham (eds.), 2006. Wetlands and Natural Resource Management. Ecological Studies 190, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 347 pp.
  • Bodelier, P. L. E., M. Stomp, L. Santamaria, M. Klaassen, and H. J. Laanbroek, 2006. Animal-plant-microbe: Direct and indirect effects of Swan foraging behavior modulate methane cycling in temperate shallow wetlands. Oecologia 149: 233-244
  • Coci, M., D. Riechmann, P. L. E. Bodelier, S. Stefani, G. Zwart, and H. J. Laanbroek, 2005. Temporal and spatial dynamics of freshwater ammonia-oxidising bacteria subjected to different salinity regimes. FEMS Microbiology and Ecology 53: 359-368
  • Verspagen, J. M. H., J. Passarge, K. D. Jöhnk, P. M. Visser, L. Peperzak, P. Boers, H. J. Laanbroek, and J. Huisman, 2006. Water management strategies against toxic Microcycstis blooms in the Dutch delta. Ecological Applications 16: 313-327.

Professional publications

  • Anten, N.P.R., Casado-Garcia R., Pierik R. & Pons T.L., 2006. Ethylene sensitivity affects changes in growth patterns, but not stem properties, in response to mechanical stress in tobacco. Physiologia Plantarum 128: 274-282.
  • Anten, N.P.R., 2006. Review of ‘Schulze et al. (2006) Plant Ecology’. Annals of Botany 97:153.
  • Balcazar-Vargas, M.P. & van Andel, T.R., 2006. The use of hemiepiphytes as craft fibers by indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 3: 243-260.
  • Bánki, O.S., 2006. Tree diversity plots on white sand in the Bruynzeel Suriname Houtmaatschappij, Kabo Concession, Suirname; a field report. Internal Report Institute on Environmental Biology, Utrecht University
  • Bánki, O.S., 2006. Tree diversity plots in the vicinity of Kabo, Suriname; a field report. Internal Report Institute on Environmental Biology, Utrecht University.
  • Bánki, O.S., 2006. Tree diversity plots in the vicinity of Bitagron, Suriname; a field report. Internal Report Institute on Environmental Biology, Utrecht University.
  • Boonman, A., Anten, N.P.R., Dueck, T.A., Groenwold, J., Jordi, W.J.R.M., Werf, A. van der, Voesenek, L.A.C.J. & Pons, T.L., 2006. Functional significance of shade-induced leaf senescence in dense canopies: an experimental test using transgenic tobacco. The American Naturalist 168: 597-607.
  • Brienen, R.J.W. & Zuidema, P.A., 2006. The use of tree rings in tropical forest management: Projecting timber yields of four Bolivian tree species. Forest Ecology and Management 226: 256-267.
  • Brienen, R.J.W., Zuidema, P.A. & During, H.J., 2006. Autocorrelated growth of tropical forest trees: Unraveling patterns and quantifying consequences. Forest Ecology and Management 237: 179-190.
  • Brienen, R.J.W. & Zuidema, P.A., 2006. Lifetime growth patterns and ages of Bolivian rain forest trees obtained by tree ring analysis. Journal of Ecology 94: 481-493.
  • Chave, J. Muller-Landau, H.C., Baker, T.R., Easdale, T., ter Steege, H. & Webb, C.O. (2006). Regional and phylogenetic variation of wood density across 2456 neotropical tree species. Ecological Applications 16: 2356-2367.
  • Chien, P.D., 2006. Demography of threatened tree species in Vietnam. Ph.D. thesis, UU. 157 pp.
  • Dorland, E., B. Beltman & G. Heil, 2006. Possibilities for the new curriculum of the Masters Programme Ecosystem Conservation and Landscape Management, 38 pp. (financed by a Socrates Grant, Brussels).
  • During, H.J., 2006. Trends in bryophyte population dynamics. Lindbergia 31: 6-15.
  • Erkens, R. H. J., Maas, P. J. M., Chatrou, L. W., Schatz, G. E. & Zamora, N. 2006. Seven taxonomic discoveries in Annonaceae from southeastern Central America. Blumea 51: 199-220.
  • Fridley JD, Peet RK, vander Maarel E & Willems JH 2006 Integration of local and regional species-area relationships from space-time species accumulation. The American Naturalist 168: 133-143.
  • Hikosaka, K., Ishikawa, K., Borjigidai, A., Muller, O. & Onoda, Y., 2006. Temperature acclimation of photosynthesis: mechanisms involved in the changes in temperature dependence of photosynthetic rates. Journal of Experimental Botany 57: 291-302.
  • Jacquemyn, H., Brys, R., Hermy, M. & Willems, J.H., 2006. Long-term dynamics and population viability in one of the last populations of the endangered Spiranthes spiralis (Orchidaceae) in the Netherlands. Biological Conservation 134: 14-21.
  • Jägerbrand, A.K. & During, H.J., 2006. Effects of simulated shade on growth, number of branches and biomass in Hylocomium splendens and Racomitrium lanuginosum. Lindbergia 30: 117-124. 
  • Jongejans, E., Soons, M.B. & de Kroon, H., 2006. Bottlenecks and spatiotemporal variation in the sexual reproduction pathway of perennial meadow plants. Basic and Applied Ecology 7: 71-81.
  • Kindlmann, P., Kull, T., Whigham, D.F. & Willems, J.W., 2006. Ecology and population dynamics of terrestrial orchids: an introduction. Folia Geobotanica 41: 1-2.
  • Kindlmann P, Whigham DF & Willems JW (eds) 2006 Proceedings of the International Orchid Workshop, Haapsalu, Estonia, 2004. Folia Geobotanica 41: 1-120.
  • Lamers, L. P. M., J. Geurts, B. M. Bontes, J. M. Sarneel, H. W. Pijnappel, H. Boonstra, J. Schouwenaars, M. Klinge, J. T. A. Verhoeven, B. W. Ibelings, E. Van Donk, W.
  • Smits, N. A. C., T. van Noordwijk, H. P. J. Huiskes, R. Bobbink, H. Esselink, L. Kuiters, J.Leeflang, L., 2006. Response of Trifolium repens to a mosaic of bare and vegetated patches. Plant Species Biology 15: 59-65.
  • Lopez-Hofmann, L., DeNoyer, J.L., Monroe, I.E., Anten, N.P.R., Martinez-Ramos, M., Ackerly, D.D., 2006. Effects of salinity and light on the carbon gain and growth of Rhizophora mangle mangrove seedlings. Biotropica 38: 606-616.
  • Nangendo, G., Stein, A., ter Steege, H., Bongers, F. 2006. Changes in woody plant composition of three vegetation types exposed to a similar fire regime for over 46 years. Forest Ecology and Management 217: 351-364.
  • Nangendo, G., ter Steege, H. & Bongers, F. 2006. Tree composition of a dynamic woodland-forest mosaic in Uganda: implications for conservation and management. Biodiversity and Conservation 15: 1467-1495.
  • Pirie MD, Chatrou LW, Mols JB, Erkens RHJ & Oosterhof J 2006 ‘Andean-centred’ genera in the short-branch clade of Annonaceae: Testing biogeographic hypotheses using phylogeny reconstruction and molecular dating. Journal of Biogeography 33: 31-46.
  • Rozendaal, D.M.A., Hurtado, V.H. & Poorter, L., 2006. Plasticity in leaf traits of 38 tropical tree species in response to light; relationships with light demand and adult stature. Functional Ecology 20: 207-216.
  • H. J. Schaminée, H. Siepel & J. H. Willems,  2006. Herstel van hellingschraallanden in Zuid-Limburg. Natuurhistorisch maandblad 95(8): 181-185.
  • Siebel, H.N. & During, H.J., 2006. Beknopte mosflora van Nederland en België. K.N.N.V., Utrecht. 285 pp.
  • Sterck, F.J., Poorter, L. & Schieving, F., 2006. Leaf traits determine the growth-survival trade-off across rain forest tree species. The American Naturalist 167: 758-765.
  • Smits, N., Bobbink, R. & Willems, J.H., 2006. Herstel van schrale hellinggraslanden in Zuid-Limburg. 2006 Natuurhistorisch Maandblad 95: 181-185.
  • ter Steege, H., Pitman, N.C.A., Phillips, O.L., Chave, J., Sabatier, D., Duque, A., Molino, J.-F., Prevost, M.-F., Spichiger, R., Castellanos, C., von Hildebrand, P., & Vasquez, R. 2006. Continental-scale patterns of canopy tree composition and function across Amazonia. Nature 443: 444-447.
  • Tromp K., 2005. Helofyteninfiltratiesystemen voor zuivering van wegwater. Rapport Universiteit Utrecht / Rijkswaterstaat Dienst Noord-Holland,  pp. 1-179.
  • Tromp K., Verhoeven J.T.A., E. Cuppens, 2006. Helofyteninfiltratiesloot geschikt voor zuiveren van wegwater. H2O, 2006:34-37.
  • Van Andel, T.R., 2006. A company-community partnership for FSC-certified Non-Timber Forest Product harvesting in Brazilian Amazonia: requirements for sustainable exploitation. In: M.A.F. Ros-Tonen (ed.). Partnerships in sustainable forest resource management: learning from Latin America. CEDLA Latin American Studies 94: 169-185.
  • Verberk, B. Kuijper, H. Esselink, J. G. M. Roelofs 2006. Onderzoek ten behoeve van het herstel en beheer van Nederlandse laagveenwateren. Eindrapportage 2003-2006 (fase 1)
  • van de Riet, B. P., A. Barendregt & J. T. A. Verhoeven, 2006. Quickscan Natuur in de Westelijke Veenweidegebieden. Onderszoeksproject Waarheen met het Veen?
  • van de Riet, B. P. & J. T. A. Verhoeven, 2006. Natuur in het Veenweidegebied.
  • Waterloo MJ, Oliveira SM, Drucker DP, Nobre AD, Cuartas LA, Hodnett MG, Langedijk I, Jans WP, Tomasella J, Araújo AC, Pimentel TP, Múnera JC. 2006. Export of carbon in runoff from an Amazonian rainforest catchment. Hydrological Processes 20, 2581–2597.
  • Werger, M.J.A. & Huber, H., 2006. Tuber size variation and organ preformation constrain growth responses of a spring geophyte. Oecologia 147: 396-405 
  • Werger, M.J.A. & van Staalduinen, M.A., 2006. Vegetation ecological features of dry Inner and Outer Mongolia. Berichte der Reinhold Tuexen Gesellschaft 18: 117-128 
  • Willems, J.H., 2006. Herfstschroeforchis. Portret van een laatbloeier. SNL, Maastricht. 125 pp.
  • Willems, J. H. & B. P. van de Riet, 2006. Een méér dan honderd jaar oude populatie van Gele monnikskap in Zuid-Limburg. Natuurhistorisch Maandblad 95 (11).
  • Yamada, T., Ngakan, O.P., & Suzuki, 2006. Difference in growth and light requirement of two sympatric congeneric tree species in an Indonesian floodplain forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 22: 349-352.
  • Yamada, T., Tan, S. & Yamakura, T., 2006. Interpsecific patterns underlying variations in allometric relationships of sympatric. Sterculiaceae species in a Borneo rain forest. Trees 20: 186-195.
  • Yamada, T. Tomita, A. Itoh, A.; Yamakura, T. Ohkubo, T. Kanzaki, M. Tan, S. & Ashton, P.S., 2006. Habitat associations of Sterculiaceae trees in a Bornean rain forest plot. Journal of Vegetation Science 17: 559-566,

Symposium abstracts

  • Antheunisse, A. M. & J. T .A.Verhoeven, 2006. Short-term response of soil nutrient dynamics and herbaceous riverine plant communities to summer inundation. SWS-conference, Bangor, Wales UK
  • Fujita, Y., Heil, G.H. and de Ruiter, P., 2006. Is plant coexistence in groundwater-dependent wetlands regulated by nutrient cycling?: an exploitation competition model. Abstract for oral presentation in International Conference on Ecological Modelling, 28 August - 1 September 2006, Yamaguchi, Japan
  • Verhoeven, J. T. A., 2006. Wetlands and water quality: regional and global concerns. SWS-conference, Bangor, Wales UK
  • van de Riet, B. P., A. Barendregt & J. T. A. Verhoeven (2006). Rewetting of peat meadows: opportunities and bottlenecks for nature restoration. 5th European Conference on Ecological Restoration - oral presentation, Greifswald, Germany.
  • Sarneel J. M., J. Geurts, H. W. Pijnappel. 2006. Factors controlling mesotrophic floating fen succession in shallow ponds. 5th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Greifswald.
  • Smits, N. A. C., 2006. Evaluation of 26 years sheep grazing on the Bemelerberg (Z-L). Effects on vegetation and soil. Restoration Ecology meeting, Nijmegen. 31 October 2006.