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Bastiaan Willem Ibelings

Bastiaan Willem Ibelings

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
63
Citations
18648
World Ranking
1940
National Ranking
53

Overview

Bastiaan Willem Ibelings is a researcher affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Their work is concentrated in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields including Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics
  • Fish ecology and management studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Hydrology and watershed management studies
  • Flood risk assessment and management
  • Oceanographic and atmospheric processes

Among recent publications, Ibelings has authored or co-authored work appearing in various academic venues. Representative papers include:

  • "Blooms also like it cold," published in 2023 by Limnology and Oceanography Letters
  • "Performance of one-dimensional hydrodynamic lake models during short-term extreme weather events," published in 2020 in Environmental Modelling & Software
  • "LéXPLORE: A floating laboratory on Lake Geneva offering unique lake research opportunities," published in 2021 in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • "Antecedent lake conditions shape resistance and resilience of a shallow lake ecosystem following extreme wind storms," published in 2021 in Limnology and Oceanography
  • "Early warning signals of regime shifts for aquatic systems: Can experiments help to bridge the gap between theory and real-world application?" published in 2021 in Ecological Complexity

Frequent publication venues for their work include Limnology and Oceanography Letters, Limnology and Oceanography, Water, Environmental Modelling & Software, and Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water.

The researcher frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including Rita Adrian, Jorrit P. Mesman, Mridul K. Thomas, Hans-Peter Grossart, and Elvira de Eyto.

Best Publications

  • Cyanobacterial blooms

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  • Beyond the Plankton Ecology Group (PEG) Model : Mechanisms Driving Plankton Succession

    Ulrich Sommer;Rita Adrian;Lisette N. de Senerpont Domis;James J. Elser

  • Eco-physiological adaptations that favour freshwater cyanobacteria in a changing climate

    Cayelan C. Carey;Bastiaan Willem Ibelings;Emily P. Hoffmann;David P. Hamilton

  • Restoration strategies for river floodplains along large lowland rivers in Europe

    Anthonie D. Buijse;Hugo Coops;M. Staras;L. H. Jans

  • Accumulation of cyanobacterial toxins in freshwater "seafood" and its consequences for public health: A review

    Bastiaan Willem Ibelings;Ingrid Chorus

  • The interaction between climate warming and eutrophication to promote cyanobacteria is dependent on trophic state and varies among taxa

    Anna Rigosi;Cayelan C Carey;Bastiaan Willem Ibelings;Justin D Brookes

  • The impact of climate change on lakes in the Netherlands: a review

    Wolf M. Mooij;Stephan Hülsmann;Lisette N. De Senerpont Domis;Bart A. Nolet

  • Plankton dynamics under different climatic conditions in space and time

    Lisette N. De Senerpont Domis;James J. Elser;Alena S. Gsell;Vera L. M. Huszar

  • Parasitic chytrids: their effects on phytoplankton communities and food-web dynamics

    Maiko Kagami;Arnout de Bruin;Bastiaan Willem Ibelings;Ellen Van Donk

  • Adaptive divergence in pigment composition promotes phytoplankton biodiversity

    Maayke Stomp;Jef Huisman;Floris de Jongh;Annelies J. Veraart

  • Artificial mixing to control cyanobacterial blooms: a review

    Petra M. Visser;Bastiaan Willem Ibelings;Myriam Bormans;Jef Huisman

  • Resilience of alternative stable states during the recovery of shallow lakes from eutrophication: Lake Veluwe as a case study

    Bastiaan Willem Ibelings;Rob Portielje;Eddy H. R. R. Lammens;Ruurd Noordhuis

  • Artificial mixing prevents nuisance blooms of the cyanobacterium Microcystis in Lake Nieuwe Meer, the Netherlands

    P. M. Visser;Bastiaan Willem Ibelings;B. van der Veer;J. Koedood

  • Host parasite interactions between freshwater phytoplankton and chytrid fungi (Chytridiomycota)

    Bastiaan Willem Ibelings;Arnout de Bruin;Maiko Kagami;M. Rijkeboer

  • Storm impacts on phytoplankton community dynamics in lakes

    Jason D. Stockwell;Jonathan P. Doubek;Rita Adrian;Rita Adrian;Orlane Anneville

  • Current approaches to cyanotoxin risk assessment and risk management around the globe.

    Bastiaan Willem Ibelings;Lorraine C. Backer;W. Edwin A. Kardinaal;Ingrid Chorus

  • Diurnal changes in buoyancy and vertical distribution in populations of Microcystis in two shallow lakes

    Bastiaan Willem Ibelings;Luuc R. Mur;Anthony E. Walsby

  • Distribution of Microcystins in a Lake Foodweb: No Evidence for Biomagnification

    B.W. Ibelings;K. Bruning;J. de Jonge;K. Wolfstein

  • Under niche construction: an operational bridge between ecology, evolution, and ecosystem science

    Blake Matthews;Luc de Meester;Clive G Jones;Bastiaan Willem Ibelings

  • Predicting the effect of climate change on temperate shallow lakes with the ecosystem model PCLake

    W. M. Mooij;J. H. Janse;L. N. De Senerpont Domis;S. Hülsmann

  • Temperature Effects Explain Continental Scale Distribution of Cyanobacterial Toxins

    Evanthia Mantzouki;Miquel Lürling;Jutta Fastner;Lisette de Senerpont Domis

Frequent Co-Authors

Ellen Van Donk
Ellen Van Donk Utrecht University
Petra M. Visser
Petra M. Visser University of Amsterdam
Maiko Kagami
Maiko Kagami Yokohama National University
Luuc R. Mur
Luuc R. Mur University of Amsterdam
Hans-Peter Grossart
Hans-Peter Grossart University of Potsdam
John Poté
John Poté University of Geneva
Wolf M. Mooij
Wolf M. Mooij Wageningen University & Research
Francesco Pomati
Francesco Pomati Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Cayelan C. Carey
Cayelan C. Carey Virginia Tech
Myriam Bormans
Myriam Bormans Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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