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Prof. dr. Merel Soons

Professor 
Geosciences
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development
Environmental Sciences
Land Use and Biodiversity
Land Use and Biodiversity

Prof. dr. Merel Soons

Professor
Land Use and Biodiversity
m.b.soons@uu.nl
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Publications

2023

Scholarly publications

de Jager, M., & Soons, M. (2023). Critical transitions and evolutionary hysteresis in movement: Habitat fragmentation can cause abrupt shifts in dispersal that are difficult to revert. Ecology and Evolution, 13(5), [e10147]. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10147
van Leeuwen, C. H. A., Soons, M. B., Vandionant, L. G. V. T. I., Green, A. J., & Bakker, E. S. (2023). Seed dispersal by waterbirds: a mechanistic understanding by simulating avian digestion. Ecography, 2023(1), 1-16. [e06470]. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06470
Zhang, P., Borer, E. T., Seabloom, E. W., Soons, M. B., Hefting, M. M., Kowalchuk, G. A., Adler, P. B., Chu, C., Zhou, X., Brown, C. S., Guo, Z., Zhou, X., Zhao, Z., Du, G., & Hautier, Y. (2023). Space resource utilization of dominant species integrates abundance- and functional-based processes for better predictions of plant diversity dynamics. Oikos, 2023(4), [e09519]. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.09519
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/428570/Oikos_2023_Zhang_Space_resource_utilization_of_dominant_species_integrates_abundance_and_functional_based_processes.pdf?sequence=1

2022

Scholarly publications

Van leeuwen, C. H. A., Villar, N., Mendoza sagrera, I., Green, A. J., Bakker, E. S., Soons, M. B., Galetti, M., Jansen, P. A., Nolet, B. A., & Santamaría, L. (2022). A seed dispersal effectiveness framework across the mutualism–antagonism continuum. Oikos, 2022(9), [e09254]. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.09254, https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.v2022.i9
Timmers, R., van Kuijk, M., Verweij, P. A., Ghazoul, J., Hautier, Y., Laurance, W. F., Arriaga-Weiss, S. L., Askins, R. A., Battisti, C., Berg, Å., Daily, G. C., Estades, C. F., Frank, B., Kurosawa, R., Pojar, R. A., Woinarski, J. C. Z., & Soons, M. B. (2022). Conservation of birds in fragmented landscapes requires protected areas. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 20(6), 361-369. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2485

Professional publications

De Plaatsen, K., Soons, M., & van Dijk, J. (2022). Samen werken aan ons voedselsysteem van morgen. De Plaatsen. https://www.deplaatsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/22.02.07-Manifest-duurzaam-voedselsysteem_DEF_MET-DESIGN.pdf
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/426427/22.02.07_Manifest_duurzaam_voedselsysteem_DEF_MET_DESIGN.pdf?sequence=1

2021

Scholarly publications

Knegt, C. G. M., van Wijngaarden, K., Verweij, P. A., & Soons, M. B. (2021). De effecten van zonneparken op vegetatie: Onderzoek in dertien Nederlandse zonneparken naar vegetatie, bodem en microklimaat. Landschap, 38(2), 80-89. https://www.landschap.nl/tijdschrift/2021-2/de-effecten-van-zonneparken-op-vegetatie/
Treep, J., de Jager, M., Bartumeus, F., & Soons, M. B. (2021). Seed dispersal as a search strategy: dynamic and fragmented landscapes select for multi-scale movement strategies in plants. Movement Ecology, 9(1), 1-14. [4]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-020-00239-1
van der Velde, Y., Temme, A. J. A. M., Nijp, J. J., Braakhekke, M. C., van Voorn, G. A. K., Dekker, S. C., Dolman, A. J., Wallinga, J., Devito, K. J., Kettridge, N., Mendoza, C. A., Kooistra, L., Soons, M. B., & Teuling, A. J. (2021). Emerging forest–peatland bistability and resilience of European peatland carbon stores. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 118(38), 1-9. [e2101742118]. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2101742118

2020

Scholarly publications

Sebastián‐gonzález, E., Lovas‐kiss, Á., Soons, M. B., van den Broek, B., Green, A. J., & Seymour, C. (Ed.) (2020). Waterbird seed‐dispersal networks are similarly nested but less modular than those of frugivorous birds, and not driven by functional traits. Functional Ecology, 34(11), 2283-2291. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13657
Zhang, P., Hefting, M. M., Soons, M. B., Kowalchuk, G. A., Rees, M., Hector, A., Turnbull, L. A., Zhou, X., Guo, Z., Chu, C., Du, G., & Hautier, Y. (2020). Fast and furious: Early differences in growth rate drive short-term plant dominance and exclusion under eutrophication. Ecology and Evolution, 10(18), 10116-10129. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6673
Overbeek, C. C., Harpenslager, S. F., Van Zuidam, J. P., Van Loon, E. E., Lamers, L. P. M., Soons, M. B., Admiraal, W., Verhoeven, J. T. A., Smolders, A. J. P., Roelofs, J. G. M., & Van Der Geest, H. G. (2020). Drivers of Vegetation Development, Biomass Production and the Initiation of Peat Formation in a Newly Constructed Wetland. Ecosystems, 23, 1019–1036. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-019-00454-x

2019

Scholarly publications

Nijp, J. J., Temme, A. J. A. M., Voorn, G. A. K., Kooistra, L., Hengeveld, G. M., Soons, M. B., Teuling, A. J., & Wallinga, J. (2019). Spatial early warning signals for impending regime shifts: A practical framework for application in real‐world landscapes. Global Change Biology, 25(6), 1905-1921. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14591
de Jager, M., Kaphingst, B., Janse, E. L., Buisman, R., Rinzema, S. G. T., & Soons, M. B. (2019). Seed size regulates plant dispersal distances in flowing water. Journal of Ecology, 107(1), 307-317. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13054
Fraaije, R. G. A., Poupin, C., Verhoeven, J. T. A., & Soons, M. B. (2019). Functional responses of aquatic and riparian vegetation to hydrogeomorphic restoration of channelized lowland streams and their valleys. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(4), 1007-1018. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13326
Zhang, P., Kowalchuk, G. A., Soons, M. B., Hefting, M. M., Chu, C., Firn, J., Brown, C. S., Zhou, X., Zhou, X., Guo, Z., Zhao, Z., Du, G., & Hautier, Y. (2019). SRUD: A simple non-destructive method for accurate quantification of plant diversity dynamics. Journal of Ecology, 107(5), 2155-2166. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13205
van Zuidam, J. P., van Leeuwen, C. H. A., Bakker, E. S., Verhoeven, J. T. A., Ijff, S., Peeters, E. T. H. M., van Zuidam, B. G., & Soons, M. B. (2019). Plant functional diversity and nutrient availability can improve restoration of floating fens via facilitation, complementarity and selection effects. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(1), 235-245. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13256

2018

Scholarly publications

Baattrup-Pedersen, A., Garssen, A., Göthe, E., Hoffmann, C. C., Oddershede, A., Riis, T., van Bodegom, P. M., Larsen, S. E., & Soons, M. (2018). Structural and functional responses of plant communities to climate change-mediated alterations in the hydrology of riparian areas in temperate Europe. Ecology and Evolution, 8(8), 4120-4135. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3973
Treep, J., de Jager, M., Kuiper, L. S., Duman, T., Katul, G. G., & Soons, M. B. (2018). Costs and benefits of non-random seed release for long-distance dispersal in wind-dispersed plant species. Oikos, 127(9), 1330-1343. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.04430
Kleyheeg, E., Claessens, M., & Soons, M. B. (2018). Interactions between seed traits and digestive processes determine the germinability of bird-dispersed seeds. PLoS One, 13(4), [e0195026]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195026
Kleyheeg, E., Nolet, B. A., Otero-Ojea, S., & Soons, M. B. (2018). A mechanistic assessment of the relationship between gut morphology and endozoochorous seed dispersal by waterfowl. Ecology and Evolution, 8(22), 10857-10867. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4544

2017

Scholarly publications

Fraaije, R. G. A., Moinier, S., Van Gogh, I., Timmers, R., Van Deelen, J. J., Verhoeven, J., & Soons, M. B. (2017). Spatial patterns of water-dispersed seed deposition along stream riparian gradients. PLoS One, 12(9), [e0185247]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185247
Soons, M. B., Hefting, M. M., Dorland, E., Lamers, L. P. M., Versteeg, C., & Bobbink, R. (2017). Nitrogen effects on plant species richness in herbaceous communities are more widespread and stronger than those of phosphorus. Biological Conservation, 212, 390-397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.12.006
Kleyheeg, E., Treep, J., de Jager, M., Nolet, B. A., & Soons, M. B. (2017). Seed dispersal distributions resulting from landscape-dependent daily movement behaviour of a key vector species, Anas platyrhynchos. Journal of Ecology, 105(5), 1279-1289. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12738
Kleyheeg, E., van Dijk, J. G. B., Tsopoglou-Gkina, D., Woud, T. Y., Boonstra, D. K., Nolet, B. A., & Soons, M. B. (2017). Movement patterns of a keystone waterbird species are highly predictable from landscape configuration. Movement Ecology, 5(1), [2]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-016-0092-7
Auffret, A. G., Rico, Y., Bullock, J. M., Hooftman, D. A. P., Pakeman, R. J., Soons, M. B., Suárez-Esteban, A., Traveset, A., Wagner, H. H., & Cousins, S. A. O. (2017). Plant functional connectivity – integrating landscape structure and effective dispersal. Journal of Ecology, 105(6), 1648-1656. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12742
Garssen, A. G., Baattrup-Pedersen, A., Riis, T., Raven, B. M., Hoffman, C. C., Verhoeven, J., & Soons, M. B. (2017). Effects of increased flooding on riparian vegetation: Field experiments simulating climate change along five European lowland streams. Global Change Biology, 23(8), 3052-3063. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13687
Soons, M. B., de Groot, G. A., Cuesta Ramirez, M. T., Fraaije, R. G. A., Verhoeven, J., & de Jager, M. (2017). Directed dispersal by an abiotic vector: wetland plants disperse their seeds selectively to suitable sites along the hydrological gradient via water. Functional Ecology, 31(2), 499-508. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12771
Verhoeven, J. T. A., Beltman, B., Janssen, R., & Soons, M. B. (2017). Delineating landscape-scale processes of hydrology and plant dispersal for species-rich fen conservation: the Operational Landscape Unit approach. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 25(6), 761-774. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-017-9549-8

Other output

Timmers, R., Soons, M. B., Verweij, P. A., & van Kuijk, M. (2017). Disperser population responses to fragmentation and subsequent implications for forest ecosystems. Abstract from Netherlands Annual Ecology Meeting (NAEM, Lunteren, Netherlands.

2016

Scholarly publications

Soons, M. B., Brochet, A. L., Kleyheeg, E., & Green, A. J. (2016). Seed dispersal by dabbling ducks: an overlooked dispersal pathway for a broad spectrum of plant species. Journal of Ecology, 104(2), 443-455. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12531
Wubs, E. R. J., Fraaije, R. G. A., de Groot, G. A., Erkens, R. H. J., Garssen, A. G., Kleyheeg, E., Raven, B. M., & Soons, M. B. (2016). Going against the flow: A case for upstream dispersal and detection of uncommon dispersal events. Freshwater Biology, 61(5), 580-595. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12736
Kleyheeg, E., Klaassen, M., & Soons, M. B. (2016). Seed dispersal potential by wild mallard duck as estimated from digestive tract analysis. Freshwater Biology, 61(10), 1746-1758. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12814

2015

Scholarly publications

Fraaije, R. G. A., ter Braak, C. J. F., Verduyn, G., Verhoeven, J. T. A., & Soons, M. B. (2015). Dispersal versus environmental filtering in a dynamic system: Drivers of vegetation patterns and diversity along stream riparian gradients. Journal of Ecology, 103(6), 1634-1646. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12460
Fraaije, R. G. A., ter Braak, C. J. F., Verduyn, B., Breeman, L. B. S., Verhoeven, J. T. A., & Soons, M. B. (2015). Early plant recruitment stages set the template for the development of vegetation patterns along a hydrological gradient. Functional Ecology, 29(7), 971-980. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12441
Garssen, A. G., Baattrup-Pedersen, A., Voesenek, L. A. C. J., Verhoeven, J. T. A., & Soons, M. B. (2015). Riparian plant community responses to increased flooding: A meta-analysis. Global Change Biology, 21(8), 2881-2890. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12921
van Dijk, J., Kleyheeg, E., Soons, M., Nolet, B. A., Fouchier, R., & Klaassen, M. (2015). Weak negative associations between avian influenza virus infection and movement behaviour in a key host species, the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Oikos, 124(10), 1293-1303. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.01836

2014

Scholarly publications

Kleyheeg, E., van Leeuwen, C. H. A., Nolet, B. A., & Soons, M. (2014). Bird-mediated seed dispersal: reduced digestive efficiency in active birds modulates dispersal capacity of plant seeds. Oikos. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.01894
Sarneel, J. M., Beltman, B., Buijze, A., Groen, R., & Soons, M. B. (2014). The role of wind in the dispersal of floating seeds in slow-flowing or stagnant water bodies. Journal of Vegetation Science, 25(1), 262-274. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12074
Garssen, A. G., Verhoeven, J. T. A., & Soons, M. B. (2014). Effects of climate-induced increases in summer drought on riparian plant species: a meta-analysis. Freshwater Biology, 59(5), 1052-1063. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12328

2013

Scholarly publications

Pazos, G. E., Greene, D. F., Katul, G., Bertiller, M. B., & Soons, M. B. (2013). Seed dispersal by wind: towards a conceptual framework of seed abscission and its contribution to long-distance dispersal. Journal of Ecology, 101, 889-904.
Dorland, E., Stevens, J., Gaudnik, C., Corcket, E., Rotthier, S., Wotherspoon, K., Jokerud, M., Vandvik, V., Soons, M. B., Hefting, M. M., Aarrestad, P. A., Alard, D., Diekmann, M., Dupre, C., Dise, N., Gowing, D. J., & Bobbink, R. (2013). Differential effects of oxidised and reduced nitrogen on vegetation and soil chemistry of species-rich acidic grasslands. Water, Air and Soil Pollution.
Soomers, H., Karssenberg, D. J., Soons, M. B., Verweij, P. A., Verhoeven, J. T. A., & Wassen, M. J. (2013). Wind and water dispersal of wetland plants across fragmented landscapes. Ecosystems, 16(3), 434-451. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-012-9619-y

2012

Scholarly publications

Brederveld, R. J., Jaehnig, S. C., Lorenz, A. W., Brunzel, S., & Soons, M. B. (2012). Dispersal as a limiting factor in the colonization od restored mountain streams by plants and macroinvertebrates. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48, 1241-1250.
Sarneel, J. M., & Soons, M. B. (2012). Post-dispersal probability of germination and establishment on the shorelines of slow-flowing or stagnant water bodies. Journal of Vegetation Science, 23(3), 517-525. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01367.x

Other output

Soons, M. B. (2012). Vegetation development following stream/river restoration: more natural fluvial dynamics and morphology, return of aquatic and riparian plant species?. Abstract from European Geosciences European (EGU) annual meeting, Vienna, Austria.
Soons, M. B. (2012). Climate change effects on riparian wetlands. Abstract from REFRESH annual meeting, Sitges, Spain.
Fraaije, R. G. A., Breeman, L. B. S., Soons, M. B., & Verhoeven, J. T. A. (2012). The effect of patterns in germination on vegetation development along restored lowland streams. Abstract from Annual Ecology Meeting of the Netherlands Ecological Research Network, Lunteren.
Fraaije, R. G. A., Breeman, L. B. S., Soons, M. B., & Verhoeven, J. T. A. (2012). The effect of patterns in germination on vegetation development along restored lowland streams. Abstract from SWS European chapter meeting 2012 Wetland restoration - challenges an oppurtunities, Aarhus, Denmark.
Soons, M. B. (2012). FLYING, FLOATING OR HITCHING A RIDE: bird-mediated dispersal in relation to other dispersal vectors. Abstract from Dispersal of aquatic organisms by waterbirds, Nijmegen.

2011

Scholarly publications

Nathan, R., Katul, G. G., Bohrer, G., Kuparinen, A., Soons, M. B., Thompson, S. E., Trakhtenbrot, A., & Horn, H. S. (2011). Mechanistic models of seed dispersal by wind. Theoretical Ecology, 4, 113-132.
Stevens, C., Gowing, D., Wotherspoon, K., Alard, D., Aarrestad, P., Bleeker, A., Bobbink, R., Diekmann, M., Dise, N., Dupre, C., Dorland, E., Gaudnik, C., Rotthier, S., Soons, M. B., & Corcket, E. (2011). Addressing the Impact of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Western European Grasslands. Environmental Management, 48, 885-894.
Sarneel, J. M., Soons, M. B., Geurts, J. J., Beltman, B., & Verhoeven, J. T. A. (2011). Multiple effects of land-use changes impele the colonization of open water in fen ponds. Journal of Vegetation Science, 22, 551-563.
Soomers, H., Karssenberg, D. J., Soons, M. B., Verweij, P. A., Verhoeven, J. T. A., & Wassen, M. J. (2011). Modelling dispersal of wetland plant seeds by wind and water. In NERN Netherlands Annual Ecology Meeting

Professional publications

Dorland, E., Bobbink, R., Soons, M. B., & Rotthier, S. L. F. (2011). Dalende stikstofdepositie is nog niet voldoende voor herstel van droge heischrale graslanden. De levende natuur, 112, 220-224.

2010

Scholarly publications

Jeppesen, E., Moss, B., Bennion, H., Carvalho, L., Demeester, L., Feuchtmayr, H., Friberg, N., Gessner, M. O., Hefting, M. M., Lauridsen, T. L., Liborissen, L., Malmquist, H., May, L., Meerfhof, M., Olafsson, J. O., Soons, M. B., & Verhoeven, J. T. A. (2010). Interaction of climate change and eutrophication. In M. Kernan, B. Moss, & R. W. Battarbee (Eds.), Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems: direct effects and interactions with other stresses (pp. 119-151). Wiley-Blackwell.
Johnson, R. K., Battarbee, R. W., Bennion, H., Hering, D., Soons, M. B., & Verhoeven, J. T. A. (2010). Climate change: defining reference conditions and restoring freshwaterr ecosystems. In M. Kernan, B. Moss, & R. W. Battarbee (Eds.), Climate change impacts on freshwater ecosystems: direct effects and interactions with other stresses (pp. 203-235). Wiley-Blackwell.
Sarneel, J. M., Geurts, J. J. M., Beltman, B., Lamers, L. P. M., Soons, M. B., & Verhoeven, J. T. A. (2010). The effect of nutrient enrichment of either the bank or the surface water on shoreline vegetation and decomposition. Ecosystems, 1275-1286.

2009

Other output

Soons, M. B. (2009). Endozoochorous seed dispersal by mallards.. Paper presented at 2nd Pan-European Duck Symposium, ONCFS.
Sarneel, J. M., Beltman, B., Buijze, A., Groen, R., & Soons, M. B. (2009). Colonisation events in riparian zones, linking dispersal patterns to probabilities for germination and establishment.. Paper presented at NERN meeting, Lunteren.
Sarneel, J. M., Beltman, B., Buijze, A., Groen, R., & Soons, M. B. (2009). Species distribution in riparian fen zones, linking dispersal patterns to probabilities for germination and establishment.. Paper presented at BES Meeting.
Sarneel, J. M., Beltman, B., Buijze, A., Groen, R., & Soons, M. B. (2009). Colonisation events in riparian zones, linking dispersal patterns to probabilities for germination and establishment.. Poster session presented at 4th meeting of the international dispersal workgroup.
Soons, M. B., de Groot, G. A., Cuesta Ramirez, M. T., & Verhoeven, J. T. A. (2009). Directed dispersal in wetland plants: Implications for spatial population dynamics and demography.. Paper presented at Netherlands Annual Ecology Meeting, Lunteren, The Netherlands.
Wichmann, M. C., Alexander, M. J., Soons, M. B., Galsworthy, S., Dunne, L., Gould, R., Fairfax, C., Niggemann, M., Hails, R. S., & Bullock, J. M. (2009). Human-mediated dispersal of seeds over long distances.. 523. Abstract from Unknown event, Asilomar, USA.

2008

Scholarly publications

Soons, M. B., van der Vlugt, C., Lith, B., Heil, G. W., & Klaassen, M. (2008). Small seed size increases the potential for dispersal of wetland plants by ducks. Journal of Ecology, 96, 619-627.
Wichmann, M. C., Alexander, M. J., Soons, M. B., Galsworthy, S., Dunne, L., Gould, R., Fairfax, C., Niggemann, M., Hails, R. S., & Bullock, J. M. (2008). Human-mediated dispersal of seeds over long distances. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 276, 523-532.
Soons, M. B., & Bullock, J. M. (2008). Non-random seed abscission, long-distance wind dispersal and plant migration rates. Journal of Ecology, 96, 581-590.
Verhoeven, J. T. A., Soons, M. B., Janssen, R., & Omtzigt, N. (2008). An Operational Landscape Unit approach for identifying key landscape connections in wetland restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45, 1496-1503.

Other output

Sarneel, J. M., Groen, R., Buijze, A., Soons, M. B., & Verhoeven, J. T. A. (2008). Wind effects on hydrochourous dispersal in shallow lakes.. Poster session presented at NERN dagen, Lunteren.

2006

Scholarly publications

Soons, M. B. (2006). Wind dispersal in freshwater wetlands: Knowledge for conservation and restoration. Journal of Vegetation Science, 9, 271-276.
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.

2005

Scholarly publications

Soons, M. B., & Ozinga, W. A. (2005). How important is long-distance seed dispersal for the regional survival of plant species? Diversity & distributions, 11, 131-137.
Soons, M. B., Messelink, J. H., Jongejans, E., & Heil, G. W. (2005). Habitat fragmentation reduces grassland connectivity for both short-distance and long-distance wind-dispersed forbs. Journal of Ecology, 93, 1214-1225.
Katul, G. G., Porporato, A., Nathan, R., Siqueira, M., Soons, M. B., Poggi, D., Horn, H. S., & Levin, S. A. (2005). Mechanistic analytical models for long-distance seed dispersal by wind. American Naturalist, 166(3), 368-381.
Nathan, R., Sapir, N., Trakhtenbrot, A., Katul, G. G., Bohrer, G., Otte, M., Avissar, R., Soons, M. B., Horn, H. S., Wikelski, M., & Levin, S. A. (2005). Long-distance biological transport processes through the air: can nature's complexity be unfolded in-silico? Diversity & distributions, 11, 131-137.

Other output

Soons, M. B., & Heil, G. W. (2005). Habitatversnippering en habitatverbinding voor windverspreide plantensoorten.. Paper presented at Necov wintersymposium "Wisselende contacten: ecologische aspecten van verbinding en isolatie", Den Bosch, The Netherlands.
Soons, M. B., van Loon, M., & Verhoeven, J. T. A. (2005). Paired wetland sites. Paper presented at Eurolimpacs Annual Meeting, Athens, Greece.

2004

Scholarly publications

Soons, M. B., Nathan, R., & Katul, G. G. (2004). Human effects on long-distance wind dispersal and colonization by grassland plants. Ecology, 85(11), 3069-3079.
Soons, M. B., Heil, G. W., Nathan, R., & Katul, G. G. (2004). Determinants of long-distance seed dispersal by wind in grasslands. Ecology, 85(11), 3056-3068.

Other output

Soons, M. B., & Verhoeven, J. T. A. (2004). Effects of climate change on connectivity of wetlands.. Abstract from Seventh INTECOL International Wetlands Conference, Utrecht, the Netherlands, 25-30 July 2004..

2003

Scholarly publications

Soons, M. B. (2003). Habitat fragmentation and connectivity. Spatial and temporal characteristics of the colonization process in plants. [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Universiteit Utrecht.

2002

Scholarly publications

Soons, M. B., & Heil, G. W. (2002). Reduced colonization capacity in fragmented populations of wind-dispersed grassland forbs. Journal of Ecology, 90, 1033-1043.

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