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Article Reference The importance of habitat stability for the prevalence of sexual reproduction. Lake Baikal: a mirror in time and space for the understanding global change processes
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Article Reference The importance of habitat stability for the prevalence of sexual reproduction. In: K. MINOURA (ed.), Lake Baikal: a mirror in time and space for understanding global change processes, Yokohama Symposium 1998
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Article Reference The importance of relative humidity and trophic resources in governing ecological niche of the invasive carabid beetle Merizodus soledadinus in the Kerguelen archipelago
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2016
Article Reference The in situ Glyptostroboxylon forest of Hoegaarden (Belgium) at the Initial Eocene Thermal Maximum (55 Ma)
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Webpublished Reference The Inden Formation
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023
Article Reference The influence of balanced and imbalanced resource supply on biodiversity - functioning relationship across ecosystems
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2016
Article Reference The Influence of Bioturbation on Iron and Sulphur Cycling in Marine Sediments: A Model Analysis
The geochemical cycles of iron and sulphur in marine sediments are strongly intertwined and give rise to a complex network of redox and precipitation reactions. Bioturbation refers to all modes of transport of particles and solutes induced by larger organisms, and in the present-day seafloor, bioturbation is one of the most important factors controlling the biogeochemical cycling of iron and sulphur. To better understand how bioturbation controls Fe and S cycling, we developed reactive transport model of a coastal sediment impacted by faunal activity. Subsequently, we performed a model sensitivity analysis, separately investigating the two different transport modes of bioturbation, i.e. bio-mixing (solid particle transport) and bio-irrigation (enhanced solute transport). This analysis reveals that bio-mixing and bio-irrigation have distinct—and largely opposing effects on both the iron and sulphur cycles. Bio-mixing enhances transport between the oxic and suboxic zones, thus promoting the reduction of oxidised species (e.g. iron oxyhydroxides) and the oxidation of reduced species (e.g. iron sulphides). Through the reoxidation of iron sulphides, bio-mixing strongly enhances the recycling of Fe and S between their reduced and oxidised states. Bio-irrigation on the other hand removes reduced solutes, i.e. ferrous iron and free sulphide, from the sediment pore water. These reduced species are then reoxidised in the overlying water and not recycled within the sediment column, which leads to a decrease in Fe and S recycling. Overall, our results demonstrate that the ecology of the macrofauna (inducing bio-mixing or bio-irrigation, or both) matters when assessing their impact on sediment geochemistry. This finding seems particularly relevant for sedimentary cycling across Cambrian transition, when benthic fauna started colonizing and reworking the seafloor.
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Inproceedings Reference The influence of Earth surface movements and human activities on the River Karun in lowland south-west Iran
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Article Reference The influence of environmental variables on freshwater rotifers of the family Brachionidae and Lecanidae in Thailand
This study investigates the influence of limnological parameters that are known to influence rotifer species richness and composition in temperate areas on two families of monogonont rotifers in a tropical area. We analysed species richness and diversity of the two families from 133 samples taken from several habitat types in Thailand. Coordinates, elevation, pH, temperature, conductivity, salinity and dissolved oxygen were measured and their effect on rotifers assessed. A total of 60 species in 5 genera was recorded from the two families. Latitude and temperature had an effect on species richness of Brachionidae. None of the variables affected species richness of Lecanidae, except habitat type, albeit not significantly. Habitat type and conductivity had an effect on species composition of the two families, whereas latitude had an effect only on species composition of Lecanidae. Species richness and composition of the two rotifer families are well documented in Thailand and no or only few additional species are expected. The limnological correlates of rotifer diversity seem to be in part comparable to and in part different from those known from temperate areas, suggesting that there may be general trends in rotifer species richness and composition across different latitudes.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Article Reference The influence of environmental variables on freshwater rotifers of the family Brachionidae and Lecanidae in Thailand
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017