Prof. Dr Marleen De Troch

Prof. Dr. Marleen De Troch is a marine ecologist who graduated as Master in Biology (option Zoology) with a masterthesis on ‘Community structure and feeding ecology of fishes from a tropical bay (Gazi Bay, Kenya) ’. Her PhD research focussed on the structural biodiversity of harpacticoid copepods (Crustacea) in tropical seagrass beds and was conducted in cooperation with marine researchers in Kenya, Mexico and The Philippines. As Postdoctoral Fellow she studied trophic interactions at the basis of marine food webs (mainly between bacteria, diatoms and copepods) by means of lab experiments and trophic biomarkers (stable isotopes, fatty acids) . This functional approach of marine biodiversity is applied to coastal systems worldwide (tropical seagrass beds, polar systems, intertidal flats) and is further expanded to higher trophic levels (fish) and impact studies. This research aims to form the ecological basis of sustainable use of marine resources (aquaculture) .

2020

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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/10.1098/rstb.2019.0645

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

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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735094

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

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://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126724

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://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124767

Ludevese-Pascual, G.; Ahmed, F.; De Troch, M.; Amar, E.; Laranja, J.L.; Bode, S.; Boeckx, P.; Bossier, P.; De Schryver, P. (2020). Determination of poly‐β‐hydroxybutyrate assimilation by postlarval whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei using stable 13C isotope tracing. J. World Aquacult. Soc. Early view. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jwas.12700

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

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://hdl.handle.net/10.1099/ijsem.0.003959

2019

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

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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s11033-019-05026-9

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

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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01255

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. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1093/femsec/fiz178

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://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00792-019-01084-w

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

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://hdl.handle.net/10.1093/femsec/fiz171

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

2018

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 – 53rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 75

Degraer, S.; Provoost, S.; Stienen, E.; De Troch, M.; Hostens, K.; Pirlet, H.; Devriese, L. (2018). Nature and environment, in: Devriese, L. et al. (Ed.) Knowledge Guide Coast and Sea 2018 - Compendium for Coast and Sea. pp. 23-45

Degraer, S.; Provoost, S.; Stienen, E.; De Troch, M.; Hostens, K.; Pirlet, H.; Devriese, L. (2018). Natuur en milieu, in: Devriese, L. et al. (Ed.) Kennisgids Gebruik Kust en Zee 2018 - Compendium voor Kust en Zee. pp. 23-46

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 – 53rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 40

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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.fooweb.2018.e00086

Mensens, C.; De Laender, F.; Janssen, C.; Rivera, F.C.; Sabbe, K.; De Troch, M.; Mensens, C. (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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.ecss.2018.07.001

2017

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). 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://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.038

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

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://hdl.handle.net/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://hdl.handle.net/10.1371/journal.pone.0181531

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

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://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1365-2745.12777

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

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://hdl.handle.net/10.3354/ame01829

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://hdl.handle.net/10.7717/peerj.3687

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

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://hdl.handle.net/10.1163/15685411-00003028

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

Werbrouck, E.; Bodé, S.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Vanreusel, A.; De Troch, M. (2017). Fatty acid recovery after starvation: insights into the fatty acid conversion capabilities of a benthic copepod (Copepoda, Harpacticoida). Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 164(7): 151. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00227-017-3181-2

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. Ser. 568: 59-71. https://hdl.handle.net/10.3354/meps12047

2016

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 1st - 5th 2016, Olhão, Portugal: Abstract book. pp. 125

Filimonova, V.; Gonçalves, F.; Marques, J.C.; De Troch, M.; Gonçalves, A.M.M. (2016). Biochemical and toxicological effects of organic (herbicide Primextra® Gold TZ) and inorganic (copper) compounds on zooplankton and phytoplankton species. Aquat. Toxicol. 177: 33-43. hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.05.008

Filimonova, V.; Gonçalves, F.; Marques, J.C.; De Troch, M.; Gonçalves, A.M.M. (2016). Fatty acid profiling as bioindicator of chemical stress in marine organisms: a review. Ecol. Indic. 67: 657-672. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.03.044

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 1st - 5th 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. 16th 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 1st - 5th 2016, Olhão, Portugal: Abstract book. pp. 104

Maric, M.; De Troch, M.; Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Olenin, S. (2016). Trophic interactions between indigenous and non-indigenous species in Lampedusa Island, Mediterranean Sea. Mar. Environ. Res. 120: 182-190. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.08.005

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 1st - 5th 2016, Olhão, Portugal: Abstract book. pp. 52

Vansteenbrugge, L.; Hostens, K.; Vanhove, B.; De Backer, A.; De Clippele, L.; De Troch, M. (2016). Trophic ecology of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the southern North Sea: a biomarker approach. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 163(2): [1-25]. hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00227-015-2800-z

Vansteenbrugge, L.; Hostens, K.; Vanhove, B.; De Backer, A.; De Clippele, L.; De Troch, M. (2016). Erratum to: trophic ecology of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the southern North Sea: a biomarker approach. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 163(9): 184. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00227-016-2955-2

Werbrouck, E.; Tiselius, P.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Cervin, G.; Vanreusel, A.; De Troch, M. (2016). Temperature impact on the trophic transfer of fatty acids in the congeneric copepods Acartia tonsa and Acartia clausi. J. Sea Res. 112: 41-48. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.seares.2016.03.001

Werbrouck, E.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Vanreusel, A.; De Troch, M. (2016). Temperature affects the use of storage fatty acids as energy source in a benthic copepod (Platychelipus littoralis, Harpacticoida). PLoS One 11(3): e0151779. hdl.handle.net/10.1371/journal.pone.0151779

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 1st - 5th 2016, Olhão, Portugal: Abstract book. pp. 97

Werbrouck, E.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Vanreusel, A.; Mensens, C.; De Troch, M. (2016). Temperature-induced changes in fatty acid dynamics of the intertidal grazer Platychelipus littoralis (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida): insights from a short-term feeding experiment. J. Therm. Biol. 57: 44-53. hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.02.002

Willems, T.; De Backer, A.; Kerkhove, T.; Dakriet, N.N.; De Troch, M.; Vincx, M.; Hostens, K. (2016). Trophic ecology of Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri: Intertidal benthic microalgae support the subtidal food web off Suriname. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 182: 146-157. hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.ecss.2016.09.015

2015

Cnudde, C.; Moens, T.; Werbrouck, E.; Lepoint, G.; Van Gansbeke, D.; De Troch, M. (2015). Trophodynamics of estuarine intertidal harpacticoid copepods based on stable isotope composition and fatty acid profiles. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 524: 225-239. hdl.handle.net/10.3354/meps11161

De Smet, B.; Fournier, J.; De Troch, M.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2015). Integrating ecosystem engineering and food web ecology: testing the effect of biogenic reefs on the food web of a soft-bottom intertidal area. PLoS One 10(10): e0140857. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1371/journal.pone.0140857

Franco-Santos, R.M.; Perales-Raya, C.; Almansa, E.; De Troch, M.; Garrido, D. (2016). Beak microstructure analysis as a tool to identify potential rearing stress for Octopus vulgaris paralarvae. Aquac. Res. 47(9): 3001-3015. hdl.handle.net/10.1111/are.12753

Mascart, T.; Agusto, L.; Lepoint, G.; Remy, F.; De Troch, M. (2015). How do harpacticoid copepods colonize detrital seagrass leaves? . Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 162(5): 929-943 . hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00227-015-2632-x

Mascart, T.; Lepoint, G.; Deschoemaeker, S.; Binard, M.; Remy, F.; De Troch, M. (2015). Seasonal variability of meiofauna, especially harpacticoid copepods, in Posidonia oceanica macrophytodetritus accumulations. J. Sea Res. 95: 149–160. hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.seares.2014.07.009

Mensens, C.; De Laender, F.; Janssen, C.R.; Sabbe, K.; De Troch, M. (2015). Stressor-induced biodiversity gradients: revisiting biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships. Oikos (Kbh.) 124(6): 677–684. hdl.handle.net/10.1111/oik.01904

Pasotti, F.; Saravia, L.A.; De Troch, M.; Tarantelli, M.S.; Sahade, R.; Vanreusel, A. (2015). Benthic trophic interactions in an Antarctic shallow water ecosystem affected by recent glacier retreat. PLoS One 10(11): e0141742. hdl.handle.net/10.1371/journal.pone.0141742

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

Vansteenbrugge, L.; Ampe, B.; De Troch, M.; Vincx, M.; Hostens, K. (2015). On the distribution and population dynamics of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Belgian part of the North Sea and Westerschelde estuary. Mar. Environ. Res. 110: 33-44. hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.07.011

Vansteenbrugge, L.; Van Regenmortel, T.; De Troch, M.; Vincx, M.; Hostens, K. (2015). Gelatinous zooplankton in the Belgian part of the North Sea and the adjacent Schelde estuary: spatio-temporal distribution patterns and population dynamics. J. Sea Res. 97: 28-39. hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.seares.2014.12.008

2014

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

Gatune, C.; Vanreusel, A.; Ruwa, R. K.; Bossier, P.; De Troch, M. (2014). Growth and survival of post-larval giant tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon feeding on mangrove leaf litter biofilms. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 511: 117-128. https://hdl.handle.net/10.3354/meps10938

Gatune, W.C.; Vanreusel, A.; Ruwa, R. K.; Bossier, P.; De Troch, M. (2014). Fatty acid profiling reveals a trophic link between mangrove leaf litter biofilms and the post-larvae of giant tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon. Aquaculture Environment Interactions 6(1): 1-10. https://hdl.handle.net/10.3354/aei00117

Grego, M.; Riedel, B.; Stachowitsch, M.; De Troch, M. (2014). Meiofauna winners and losers of coastal hypoxia: case study harpacticoid copepods. Biogeosciences 11(2): 281-292. dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-281-2014

Irisarri, J.; Fernandez-Reiriz, M.; De Troch, M.; Labarta, U. (2014). Fatty acids as tracers of trophic interactions between seston, mussels and biodeposits in a coastal embayment of mussel rafts in the proximity of fish cages. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (B Biochem. Mol. Biol.) 172-173: 105-115. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2014.04.006

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

Moens, T.; Vafeiadou, A.-M.; De Geyter, E.; Vanormelingen, P.; Sabbe, K.; De Troch, M. (2014). Diatom feeding across trophic guilds in tidal flat nematodes, and the importance of diatom cell size. J. Sea Res. 92: 125-133. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2013.08.007. hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.seares.2013.08.007

Stock, W.; Heylen, K.; Sabbe, K.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2014). Interactions between benthic copepods, bacteria and diatoms promote nitrogen retention in intertidal marine sediments. PLoS One 9(10): e111001. hdl.handle.net/10.1371/journal.pone.0111001

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

Vafeiadou, A.-M.; Materatski, P.; Adão, H.; De Troch, M.; Moens, T. (2014). Resource utilization and trophic position of nematodes and harpacticoid copepods in and adjacent to Zostera noltii beds. Biogeosciences 11(14): 4001-4014. hdl.handle.net/10.5194/bg-11-4001-2014

2013

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. (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. pp. 91-105

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. Environmental Microbiology Reports 5(2): 301-309. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12018

Cnudde, C.; Moens, T.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2013). Substrate-dependent bacterivory by intertidal benthic copepods. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 160(2): 327-341. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-2091-6

Cnudde, C.; Moens, T.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2013). Substrate-dependent bacterivory by intertidal benthic copepods, in: 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. pp. 71-89

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. (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. pp. 107-126

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. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 71(1): 25-42. hdl.handle.net/10.3354/ame01663

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. (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. pp. 25-50

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. (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. pp. 51-70

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. (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. pp. 149-160

Daudi, L.D.; Uku, J.N.; De Troch, M. (2013). Role of the source community for the recovery of seagrass associated meiofauna: a field colonisation experiment with seagrass mimics in Diani Beach, Kenya. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 35(1): 1-8. https://hdl.handle.net/10.2989/1814232X.2013.769913

de Hoop, L.; De Troch, M.; Hendriks, A.J.; De Laender, F. (2013). Modeling toxic stress by atrazine in a marine consumer-resource system. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 32(5): 1088-1095. hdl.handle.net/10.1002/etc.2160

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

De Troch, M.; Reubens, J.T.; Heirman, E.; Degraer, S.; Vincx, M. (2013). Energy profiling of demersal fish: A case-study in wind farm artificial reefs. Mar. Environ. Res. 92: 224-233. hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.10.001

De Troch, M.; Roelofs, M.; Riedel, B.; Grego, M. (2013). Structural and functional responses of harpacticoid copepods to anoxia in the Northern Adriatic: an experimental approach. Biogeosciences 10(6): 4259-4272. hdl.handle.net/10.5194/bg-10-4259-2013

Grego, M.; Stachowitsch, M.; De Troch, M.; Riedel, B. (2013). CellTracker Green labelling vs. rose bengal staining: CTG wins by points in distinguishing living from dead anoxia-impacted copepods and nematodes. Biogeosciences 10(7): 4565-4575. dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-4565-2013

Guilini, K.; Veit-Köhler, G.; De Troch, M.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Vanreusel, A. (2013). Latitudinal and temporal variability in the community structure and fatty acid composition of deep-sea nematodes in the Southern Ocean. Prog. Oceanogr. 110: 80-92. hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.pocean.2013.01.002

Malfatti, F.; Cnudde, C.; De Troch, M. (2013). Atomic Force Microscopy - Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy imaging protocol for copepod fecal pellets, in: 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. pp. 127-134

Mascart, T.; Lepoint, G.; De Troch, M. (2013). Meiofauna and harpacticoid copepods in different habitats of a Mediterranean seagrass meadow. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 93(6): 1557-1566. dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315413000222

Vafeiadou, A.-M.; Adao, H.; De Troch, M.; Moens, T. (2013). Sample acidification effects on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of macrofauna from a Zostera noltii bed. Mar. Freshw. Res. 64(8): 741-745. dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF12169

Vafeiadou, A.-M.; Materatski, P.; Adão, H.; De Troch, M.; Moens, T. (2013). Food sources of macrobenthos in an estuarine seagrass habitat (Zostera noltii) as revealed by dual stable isotope signatures. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 160(9): 2517-2523. hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00227-013-2238-0

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

2012

Callens, M.; Gheerardyn, H.; Ndaro, S.G.M.; De Troch, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2012). Harpacticoid copepod colonization of coral fragments in a tropical reef lagoon (Zanzibar, Tanzania). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 92(7): 1535-1545. dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315411001597

Daudi, L.D.; Lugomela, C.; Uku, J.N.; De Troch, M. (2012). Effect of nutrient enrichment on seagrass associated meiofauna in Tanzania. Mar. Environ. Res. 82: 49-58. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.09.005

De Troch, M.; Boeckx, P.; Cnudde, C.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Caramujo, M.J. (2012). Bioconversion of fatty acids at the basis of marine food webs: insights from a compound-specific stable isotope analysis. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 465: 53-67. hdl.handle.net/10.3354/meps09920

De Troch, M.; Vergaerde, I.; Cnudde, C.; Vanormelingen, P.; Vyverman, W.; Vincx, M. (2012). The taste of diatoms: the role of diatom growth phase characteristics and associated bacteria for benthic copepod grazing. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 67(1): 47-58. hdl.handle.net/10.3354/ame01587

Garlitska, L.; Neretina, T.; Schepetov, D.; Mugue, N.; De Troch, M.; Baguley, J.G.; Azovsky, A. (2012). Cryptic diversity of the ‘cosmopolitan’ harpacticoid copepod Nannopus palustris: genetic and morphological evidence. Mol. Ecol. 21(21): 5336-5347. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/mec.12016

Gatune, C.; Vanreusel, A.; Cnudde, C.; Ruwa, R. K.; Bossier, P.; De Troch, M. (2012). Decomposing mangrove litter supports a microbial biofilm with potential nutritive value to penaeid shrimp post larvae. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 426-427: 28-38. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2012.05.015

Gonçalves, A.M.M.; Azeiteiro, U.M.; Pardal, M.A.; De Troch, M. (2012). Fatty acid profiling reveals seasonal and spatial shifts in zooplankton diet in a temperate estuary. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 109: 70-80. hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.ecss.2012.05.020

Maria, T.F.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Esteves, A.M.; De Troch, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2012). The importance of biological interactions for the vertical distribution of nematodes in a temperate ultra-dissipative sandy beach. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 97: 114-126. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2011.11.030

Pasotti, F.; De Troch, M.; Raes, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2012). Feeding ecology of shallow water meiofauna: insights from a stable isotope tracer experiment in Potter Cove, King George Island, Antarctica. Polar Biol. 35(11): 1629-1640. hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00300-012-1203-6

2011

Cnudde, C.; Willems, A.; Van Hoorde, K.; Vyverman, W.; Moens, T.; De Troch, M. (2011). Effect of food preservation on the grazing behavior and on the gut flora of the harpacticoid copepod Paramphiascella fulvofasciata. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 407(1): 63-69. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2011.07.007

Maria, T.F.; De Troch, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Esteves, A.M.; Vanreusel, A. (2011). Use of benthic vs planktonic organic matter by sandy-beach organisms: A food tracing experiment with 13C labelled diatoms. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 407(2): 309-314. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2011.06.028

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

2010

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.; Moens, T.; Vanreusel, A. (2010). Bacterial colonization on fecal pellets of harpacticoid copepods and on their diatom food. Microb. Ecol. 60(3): 581-591. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-010-9669-7

Gheerardyn, H.; De Troch, M.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2010). Diversity and community structure of harpacticoid copepods associated with cold-water coral substrates in the Porcupine Seabight (North-East Atlantic). Helgol. Mar. Res. 64(1): 53-62. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10152-009-0166-7

Gonçalves, A.M.M.; De Troch, M.; Marques, S.C.; Pardal, M.A.; Azeiteiro, U.M. (2010). Spatial and temporal distribution of harpacticoid copepods in Mondego estuary. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 90(7): 1279-1290. dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002531541000041X

Gonçalves, A.M.M.; Pardal, M.A.; Marques, S.C.; De Troch, M.; Azeiteiro, U.M. (2010). Distribution and composition of small-size zooplankton fraction in a temperate shallow estuary (Western Portugal). Fresenius Environ. Bull. 19(12b): 3160-3176

Veit-Köhler, G.; De Troch, M.; Grego, M.; Bezerra, T.N.; Bonne, W.; De Smet, G.; Folkers, C.; George, K.H.; Guotong, C.; Herman, R.; Huys, R.; Lampadariou, N.; Laudien, J.; Arbizu, P.M.; Rose, A.; Schratzberger, M.; Seifried, S.; Somerfield, P.J.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Vincx, M.; Vriser, B.; Vandepitte, L. (2010). Large-scale diversity and biogeography of benthic copepods in European waters. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 157(8): 1819-1835. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1454-0

2009

Chatterjee, T.; Pesic, V.; Chan, B.K.K.; De Troch, M. (2009). Description of a new species of the Agauopsis ornata group (Acari: Halacaridae) from Zanzibar, Tanzania including a key to species of the ornata group sensu stricto. Cah. Biol. Mar. 50(3): 261-271

Chatterjee, T.; Pesic, V.; De Troch, M. (2009). A new species of the genus Atelopsalis (Acari: Halacaridae) from Zanzibar, Tanzania. Cah. Biol. Mar. 50(2): 193-197

De Troch, M.; Cnudde, C.; Vyverman, W.; Vanreusel, A. (2009). Increased production of faecal pellets by the benthic harpacticoid Paramphiascella fulvofasciata: importance of the food source. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 156(3): 469-477. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-008-1100-2

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

Gheerardyn, H.; De Troch, M.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2009). Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) associated with cold-water coral substrates in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic): species composition, diversity and reflections on the origin of the fauna. Sci. Mar. (Barc.) 73(4): 747-760. dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2009.73n4747

Grego, M.; De Troch, M.; Forte, J.; Malej, A. (2009). Main meiofauna taxa as an indicator for assessing the spatial and seasonal impact of fish farming. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 58(8): 1178-1186. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.03.020

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

2008

Chatterjee, T.; De Troch, M.; Chan, B. (2008). Descriptions of two Copidognathus halacarid mites (Acari, Halacaridae) from Zanzibar, Tanzania. Zootaxa 1809: 49-60

Chatterjee, T.; Pesic, V.; De Troch, M. (2008). A new species of the genus Arhodeoporus (Acari: Halacaridae) from Zanzibar, Tanzania. Cah. Biol. Mar. 49(2): 185-190

De Troch, M.; Chepurnov, V.A.; Vincx, M.; Ólafsson, E. (2008). The effect of Fucus vesiculosus on the grazing of harpacticoid copepods on diatom biofilms. J. Sea Res. 60(3): 139-143. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2008.05.005

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

De Troch, M.; Melgo-Ebarle, J.L.; Angsinco-Jimenez, L.; Gheerardyn, H.; Vincx, M. (2008). Diversity and habitat selectivity of harpacticoid copepods from sea grass beds in Pujada Bay, the Philippines. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 88(3): 515-526. dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315408000805

De Troch, M.; Raes, M.; Muthumbi, A.; Gheerardyn, H.; Vanreusel, A. (2008). Spatial diversity of nematode and copepod genera of the coral degradation zone along the Kenyan coast, including a test for the use of higher-taxon surrogacy. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 30(1): 25-33. dx.doi.org/10.2989/AJMS.2008.30.1.3.453

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). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 88(4): 747-758. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315408001331

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

Grego, M.; De Troch, M.; Forte, J.; Malej, A. (2008). The diversity of Harpacticoida (Copepoda) under and away from a fish farm, in: (2008). World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain, 11-15 November 2008: book of abstracts. pp. 2

2007

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

De Troch, M.; Grego, M.; Chepurnov, V.A.; Vincx, M. (2007). Food patch size, food concentration and grazing efficiency of the harpacticoid Paramphiascella fulvofasciata (Crustacea, Copepoda). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 343(2): 210-216. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2006.12.022

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]

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.; 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]

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]

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]

Gheerardyn, H.; Fiers, F.; Vincx, M.; De Troch, M. (2007). Revision of the genus Tapholeon Wells, 1967 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Laophontidae). J. Nat. Hist. 41(37-40): 2479-2510

Gheerardyn, H.; Fiers, F.; Vincx, M.; De Troch, M. (2007). Spiniferaphonte, a new genus of Laophontidae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida), with notes on the occurrence of processes on the caudal rami. J. Crust. Biol. 27(2): 309-318. dx.doi.org/10.1651/S-2723.1

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]

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]

Raes, M.; De Troch, M.; Ndaro, G.M.; Muthumbi, A.; Guilini, K.; Vanreusel, A. (2007). The structuring role of microhabitat type in coral degradation zones: a case study with marine nematodes from Kenya and Zanzibar. Coral Reefs 26(1): 113-126. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-006-0184-8

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). Large scale patterns in harpacticoid copepod diversity - exploring the MANUELA data base, in: (2007). Thirteenth International Meiofauna Conference (THIRIMCO) July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Brazil: Abstract book. pp. [22]

Wyckmans, M.; Chepurnov, V.; Vanreusel, A.; De Troch, M. (2007). Effects of food diversity on diatom selection by harpacticoid copepods. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 345(2): 119-128. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2007.02.002

2006

Chatterjee, T.; De Troch, M.; Chang, C.Y. (2006). Three halacarid mites of the genus Copidognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) from Zanzibar, Tanzania. Cah. Biol. Mar. 47(2): 177-187

De Troch, M.; Chepurnov, V.; Gheerardyn, H.; Vanreusel, A.; Ólafsson, E. (2006). Is diatom size selection by harpacticoid copepods related to grazer body size? J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 332(1): 1-11. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2005.10.017

De Troch, M.; Houthoofd, L.; Chepurnov, V.; Vanreusel, A. (2006). Does sediment grain size affect diatom grazing by harpacticoid copepods? Mar. Environ. Res. 61(3): 265-277. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2005.10.004

De Troch, M.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Vincx, M. (2006). Resource availability and meiofauna in sediment of tropical seagrass beds: Local versus global trends. Mar. Environ. Res. 61(1): 59-73. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2005.05.003

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

Gheerardyn, H.; Fiers, F.; Vincx, M.; De Troch, M. (2006). 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

Suárez-Morales, E.; De Troch, M.; Fiers, F. (2006). A checklist of the marine Harpacticoida (Copepoda) of the Caribbean Sea. Zootaxa 1285: 1-19

2005

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

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

Gheerardyn, H.; Fiers, F.; Vincx, M.; De Troch, M. (2005). Morphological plasticity in the Laophontidae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida): adaptations to dead coral substrates (from the coast of Kenya), in: (2005). Ninth International Conference on Copepoda, July 11-15, 2005, Hammamet, Tunisia: Abstract book. pp. 272

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

2004

Gheerardyn, H.; Fiers, F.; De Troch, M.; Vincx, M. (2004). A new genus of Laophontidae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) with seven new species and their adaptation to coralligene substrates, in: (2004). Twelfth International Meiofauna Conference, July 11-16, 2004, Ravenna, Italy: Abstract book. pp. 39

2003

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

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.; 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

2002

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

2001

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

2000

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

1998

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

1996

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

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.

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.

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.

Daudi, L.N. (2009). Restoration of Kenyan seagrass beds: a functional study of the associated fauna and flora. MSc Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 87 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.

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.

Deschutter, Y.; Everaert, G.; De Schamphelaere, K.; De Troch, M. (2017). How to cope(pod) with a multistressor environment? Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 3 March 2017. Ghent University, Marine Biology Section/Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology: Gent. 1 poster 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.

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.

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.

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.

Heynssens, E. (2007). Functionele redundantie in mariene voedselwebben: voedingsexperimenten met harpacticoide copepoden en diatomeeën. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Ghent. 62 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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