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Bert W. Hoeksema is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research is focused primarily on environmental science, with significant work in earth and planetary sciences. The specialization extends into subfields including ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, and biotechnology.

The main topics covered in their studies are diverse and centered around marine environments. These include coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and coastal plant biology, marine and fisheries research, marine ecology and invasive species, marine biology and ecology research, parasite biology and host interactions, and crustacean biology and ecology.

Hoeksema has published extensively in scientific journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Diversity
  • Contributions to Zoology
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Coral Reefs
  • Marine Biodiversity

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Diversity of Seahorse Species (Hippocampus spp.) in the International Aquarium Trade" (2021, Diversity)
  • "3D Chitin Scaffolds of Marine Demosponge Origin for Biomimetic Mollusk Hemolymph-Associated Biomineralization Ex-Vivo" (2020, Marine Drugs)
  • "A hybrid-capture approach to reconstruct the phylogeny of Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia)" (2023, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution)
  • "A non-lethal SPME-LC/MS method for the analysis of plastic-associated contaminants in coral reef invertebrates" (2020, Analytical Methods)
  • "A centuries-old manmade reef in the Caribbean does not substitute natural reefs in terms of species assemblages and interspecific competition" (2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Hoeksema's scientific work. Frequent co-authors include Kaveh Samimi-Namin, James Davis Reimer, Roberto Arrigoni, Simone Montano, and Paolo Galli. These partnerships underscore a network across various marine and ecological research projects.

Best Publications

  • One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts

    Kent E. Carpenter;Muhammad Abrar;Greta Aeby;Richard B. Aronson

  • The magnitude of global marine species diversity

    Ward Appeltans;Shane T. Ahyong;Shane T. Ahyong;Gary Anderson;Martin V. Angel

  • Environmental Impacts of Dredging and Other Sediment Disturbances on Corals: A Review

    Paul L.A. Erftemeijer;Bernhard Riegl;Bert W. Hoeksema;Peter A. Todd

  • Delineation of the Indo-Malayan Centre of Maximum Marine Biodiversity: The Coral Triangle

    Bert W. Hoeksema

  • Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Biogeography of Mushroom Corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae)

    B.W. Hoeksema

  • Urban coral reefs: Degradation and resilience of hard coral assemblages in coastal cities of East and Southeast Asia.

    Eliza C. Heery;Bert W. Hoeksema;Nicola K. Browne;Nicola K. Browne;James D. Reimer

  • Global coordination and standardisation in marine biodiversity through the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and related databases.

    Mark J. Costello;Philippe Bouchet;Geoff Boxshall;Kristian Fauchald

  • Extraordinary diversity of reef corals in the South China Sea

    Danwei Huang;Danwei Huang;Wilfredo Y. Licuanan;Bert W. Hoeksema;Chaolun Allen Chen;Chaolun Allen Chen

  • Control of bleaching in mushroom coral populations (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) in the Java Sea: stress tolerance and interference by life history strategy

    B.W. Hoeksema

  • A molecularly based phylogeny reconstruction of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) with taxonomic consequences and evolutionary implications for life history traits

    Arjan Gittenberger;Arjan Gittenberger;Bastian T. Reijnen;Bert W. Hoeksema

  • Pollution and coral damage caused by derelict fishing gear on coral reefs around Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand

    Laura Valderrama Ballesteros;Jennifer L. Matthews;Bert W. Hoeksema;Bert W. Hoeksema

  • Variation in the diversity and composition of benthic taxa as a function of distance offshore, depth and exposure in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia

    Daniel F.R. Cleary;Daniel F.R. Cleary;Leontine E. Becking;Nicole J. de Voogd;Nicole J. de Voogd;Willem Renema

  • List of extant stony corals

    S.D. Cairns;B.W. Hoeksema;J. van der Land

  • Phylogenetic position and taxonomy of Cycloseris explanulata and C. wellsi (Scleractinia: Fungiidae): lost mushroom corals find their way home

    Francesca Benzoni;Francesca Benzoni;Roberto Arrigoni;Fabrizio Stefani;Bastian T. Reijnen

  • The mushroom coral as a habitat

    Bert W. Hoeksema;Sancia E.T. Van der Meij;Charles H.J.M. Fransen

  • Sponge beta diversity in the Spermonde Archipelago, SW Sulawesi, Indonesia

    N.J. de Voogd;D.F.R. Cleary;B.W. Hoeksema;A. Noor

  • Decline of the Jakarta Bay molluscan fauna linked to human impact.

    Sancia E. T. van der Meij;Robert G. Moolenbeek;Bert W. Hoeksema

  • Coral diversity across a disturbance gradient in the Pulau Seribu reef complex off Jakarta, Indonesia

    Daniel F. R. Cleary;Daniel F. R. Cleary;Suharsono;Bert W. Hoeksema

  • A phylogeny reconstruction of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) based on molecular and micromorphological criteria, and its ecological implications

    Roberto Arrigoni;Yuko F. Kitano;Jaroslaw Stolarski;Bert W. Hoeksema

  • Long-term changes in coral assemblages under natural and anthropogenic stress in Jakarta Bay (1920–2005)

    Sancia E.T. van der Meij;Suharsono;Bert W. Hoeksema

  • DEPAUPERATION OF THE MUSHROOM CORAL FAUNA (FUNGIIDAE) OF SINGAPORE (1860s-2006) IN CHANGING REEF CONDITIONS

    Bert W. Hoeksema;Esther G. L. Koh

  • The biology of coral reefs

    Bert W. Hoeksema

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel F. R. Cleary
Daniel F. R. Cleary University of Aveiro
James Davis Reimer
James Davis Reimer University of the Ryukyus
Francesca Benzoni
Francesca Benzoni King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Danwei Huang
Danwei Huang National University of Singapore
Willem Renema
Willem Renema Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Paolo Galli
Paolo Galli University of Milano-Bicocca
Michael L. Berumen
Michael L. Berumen King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Chaolun Allen Chen
Chaolun Allen Chen Academia Sinica
Stephen D. Cairns
Stephen D. Cairns National Museum of Natural History
Dennis P. Gordon
Dennis P. Gordon National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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