Genetic adaptation as a biological buffer against climate change: potential and limitations
Climate change profoundly impacts ecosystems and their biota, resulting in range shifts, novel
interactions, food web alterations, changed intensities of host—parasite interactions, and …
interactions, food web alterations, changed intensities of host—parasite interactions, and …
Relationship between bacterial community composition and bottom-up versus top-down variables in four eutrophic shallow lakes
…, N Vloemans, LD Meester… - Applied and …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial community composition was monitored in four shallow eutrophic lakes during one
year using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of PCR-amplified prokaryotic …
year using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of PCR-amplified prokaryotic …
Hatching of cladoceran resting eggs: temperature and photoperiod
…, E Jeppesen, LD Meester - Freshwater …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We identified temperature and photoperiod conditions under which the hatching of 45
cladoceran species could be elicited. Identification of appropriate hatching cues is of primary …
cladoceran species could be elicited. Identification of appropriate hatching cues is of primary …
The complexity of urban eco-evolutionary dynamics
Urbanization is changing Earth's ecosystems by altering the interactions and feedbacks
between the fundamental ecological and evolutionary processes that maintain life. Humans in …
between the fundamental ecological and evolutionary processes that maintain life. Humans in …
Alternative antipredator defences and genetic polymorphism in a pelagic predator–prey system
… l). Shard fragments found with the charcoal-bearing lens of the P-1 l site indicate that by AD
719 irrigated fields were probably being used occasionally as sites of cooking and perhaps …
719 irrigated fields were probably being used occasionally as sites of cooking and perhaps …
Plankton biodiversity along a gradient of productivity and its mediation by macrophytes
…, M Vanderstukken, A Pals, K Muylaert, LD Meester - Ecology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We studied the effect of aquatic vegetation on the process of species sorting and community
assembly of three functional groups of plankton organisms (phytoplankton, seston‐feeding …
assembly of three functional groups of plankton organisms (phytoplankton, seston‐feeding …
Invasion of an asexual American water flea clone throughout Africa and rapid displacement of a native sibling species
…, D Verschuren, LD Meester - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The huge ecological and economic impact of biological invasions creates an urgent need for
knowledge of traits that make invading species successful and factors helping indigenous …
knowledge of traits that make invading species successful and factors helping indigenous …
Stochastic delay propagation in railway networks and phase-type distributions
LE Meester, S Muns - Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2007 - Elsevier
It is difficult to analyse stochastic models for the propagation of delays in railway networks. It
seems that the choice is between very global mathematical (queueing) models at one …
seems that the choice is between very global mathematical (queueing) models at one …
Rapid local adaptation mediates zooplankton community assembly in experimental mesocosms
JH Pantel, C Duvivier, LD Meester - Ecology letters, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
… The mesocosms were 200 L containers filled with 170 L of tap water 1 week prior to
inoculating D. magna. The artificial macrophyte treatment was implemented immediately and …
inoculating D. magna. The artificial macrophyte treatment was implemented immediately and …
Metacommunity structure of pond macroinvertebrates: effects of dispersal mode and generation time
A recent challenge in community ecology is to understand under what conditions local and
regional processes may be more important in shaping community structure. We investigated …
regional processes may be more important in shaping community structure. We investigated …