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Citations
8198
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5286
National Ranking
142

Overview

Anton M. Breure is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their primary research domains span across Environmental Science and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Breure's scholarly output reflects a multidisciplinary approach to environmental and economic studies.

Their recent publications focus on ecosystem services, soil science, and environmental modelling. Notable papers include:

  • Application of the Natural Capital Model to assess changes in ecosystem services from changes in green infrastructure in Amsterdam, 2020, Ecosystem Services
  • Integration of local knowledge and data for spatially quantifying ecosystem services in the Hoeksche Waard, the Netherlands, 2020, Ecological Modelling
  • Monitoring soil organic matter on grassland farms: An exploratory analysis, 2021, Geoderma

Frequent co-authors in Breure's collaborations include M.J. Paulin, Ton de Nijs, Michiel Rutgers, K.R. Koopman, and Roy P. Remme. The co-authorship pattern indicates ongoing collaboration within a focused network of researchers in related fields.

The main venues where Breure's work has been published are:

  • Ecosystem Services
  • Ecological Modelling
  • Geoderma

Breure's research themes concentrate on the following topics:

  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Within the broader fields of study, Breure's work addresses subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Economics and Econometrics, Soil Science, and Environmental Chemistry. This diverse range of specialization highlights an integrative approach to studying environmental systems and their economic implications.

Best Publications

  • Microbiological aspects of surfactant use for biological soil remediation

    F. Volkering;A.M. Breure;W.H. Rulkens

  • Influence of nonionic surfactants on bioavailability and biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

    F Volkering;A M Breure;J G van Andel;W H Rulkens

  • Microbial degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: effect of substrate availability on bacterial growth kinetics

    F. Volkering;A. M. Breure;A. Sterkenburg;J. G. van Andel

  • Bioindicators and biomonitors: principles, concepts and applications.

    B. A. Markert;A. M. Breure;H. G. Zechmeister

  • Chapter 1 Definitions, strategies and principles for bioindication/biomonitoring of the environment

    Bernd A. Markert;Anton M. Breure;Harald G. Zechmeister

  • Influence of phase separation on the anaerobic digestion of glucose—I maximum COD-turnover rate during continuous operation

    A. Cohen;A.M. Breure;J.G. van Andel;A. van Deursen

  • Monitoring soil bacteria with community-level physiological profiles using Biolog™ ECO-plates in the Netherlands and Europe

    Michiel Rutgers;Marja Wouterse;Sytske M. Drost;Anton M. Breure

  • Biological measurements in a nationwide soil monitoring network

    M. Rutgers;A.J. Schouten;J. Bloem;N.J.M. van Eekeren

  • INFLUENCE OF PHASE SEPARATION ON THE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF GLUCOSE-~-II

    A. Cohen;A.M. Breure;J.G. van Andel;A. van Deursen

  • A method to assess ecosystem services developed from soil attributes with stakeholders and data of four arable farms.

    M. Rutgers;H.J. van Wijnen;A.J. Schouten;C. Mulder

  • Observational and simulated evidence of ecological shifts within the soil nematode community of agroecosystems under conventional and organic farming

    Ch. Mulder;D. De Zwart;H. J. Van Wijnen;A. J. Schouten

  • Glucose fermentation by Clostridium butyricum grown under a self generated gas atmosphere in chemostat culture

    J. G. van Andel;G. R. Zoutberg;P. M. Crabbendam;A. M. Breure

  • Copper-induced modifications of the trophic relations in riverine algal-bacterial biofilms.

    Christiane Barranguet;Frank P. van den Ende;Michiel Rutgers;Anton M. Breure

  • Soil and land management in a circular economy

    A.M. Breure;J.P.A. Lijzen;L. Maring

  • Main characteristics and stoichiometric aspects of acidogenesis of soluble carbohydrate containing wastewaters

    A. Cohen;J. M. Van Gemert;R. J. Zoetemeyer;A. M. Breure

  • Bacterial traits, organism mass, and numerical abundance in the detrital soil food web of Dutch agricultural grasslands

    Christian Mulder;Joel E. Cohen;Heikki Setälä;Jaap Bloem

  • Hydrolysis and acidogenic fermentation of a protein, gelatin, in an anaerobic continuous culture

    A. M. Breure;J. G. van Andel

  • Rapid method for assessing pollution‐induced community tolerance in contaminated soil

    Michiel Rutgers;Ilse M. van't Verlaat;Bea Wind;Leo Posthuma

  • Bioregeneration of powdered activated carbon (PAC) loaded with aromatic compounds

    Robert J. de Jonge;Anton M. Breure;Johan G. van Andel

  • Protein degradation in anaerobic digestion: influence of volatile fatty acids and carbohydrates on hydrolysis and acidogenic fermentation of gelatin

    A. M. Breure;K. A. Mooijman;J. G. van Andel

  • Effect of micro-organisms on the bioavailability and biodegradation of crystalline naphthalene

    F. Volkering;A. M. Breure;J. G. van Andel

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Mulder
Christian Mulder University of Catania
Michiel Rutgers
Michiel Rutgers Axpo (Switzerland)
Wim H. Rulkens
Wim H. Rulkens Wageningen University & Research
Jaap Bloem
Jaap Bloem Wageningen University & Research
Harald G. Zechmeister
Harald G. Zechmeister University of Vienna
Bernd Markert
Bernd Markert RWTH Aachen University
Wim Admiraal
Wim Admiraal University of Amsterdam
Rob S. E. W. Leuven
Rob S. E. W. Leuven Radboud University
Lijbert Brussaard
Lijbert Brussaard Wageningen University & Research
Leo Posthuma
Leo Posthuma Radboud University

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