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Carlo H. R. Heip

Carlo H. R. Heip

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
71
Citations
19308
World Ranking
1307
National Ranking
16

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Oceanography

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Oceanography, Benthic zone, Ecology, Biomass and North sea. His Oceanography research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Organic matter and Fauna. His research in Benthic zone intersects with topics in Hydrology, Intertidal zone, Canonical correspondence analysis and Polyhaline.

The Biomass study combines topics in areas such as Benthos, Salinity, Estuary, Indicator species and Trophic level. His Trophic level research includes elements of Total organic carbon and Detritus. His study in Phytodetritus is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Carbon cycle, Botany and Meiobenthos.

His most cited work include:

  • Ecology of estuarine macrobenthos (309 citations)
  • Large-scale spatial patterns in estuaries: estuarine macrobenthic communities in the Schelde estuary, NW Europe (202 citations)
  • A New Index Measuring Evenness (199 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Oceanography, Ecology, Meiobenthos, Benthic zone and Marine biodiversity. His Oceanography study frequently involves adjacent topics like Fishery. His Meiobenthos study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Continental shelf, Copepod and Brackish water.

His Benthic zone research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Organic matter, Total organic carbon and Fauna. His work focuses on many connections between Marine biodiversity and other disciplines, such as Aquatic biodiversity research, that overlap with his field of interest in Ecosystem services. His work carried out in the field of Biomass brings together such families of science as Trophic level and Crustacean.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Oceanography (40.63%)
  • Ecology (37.50%)
  • Meiobenthos (20.83%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2001-2011)?

  • Ecology (37.50%)
  • Oceanography (40.63%)
  • Marine biodiversity (12.50%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

C.H.R. Heip mainly focuses on Ecology, Oceanography, Marine biodiversity, Benthic zone and Environmental resource management. His work in Biodiversity, Habitat, Plankton, Phytoplankton and Nutrient are all subfields of Ecology research. His Meiobenthos, Deep sea, Estuary and Macrobenthos study, which is part of a larger body of work in Oceanography, is frequently linked to Silt, bridging the gap between disciplines.

His Estuary research includes themes of Hydrology, Ecology, Salinity and Intertidal zone. His research integrates issues of Environmental planning, Aquatic biodiversity research and Environmental protection in his study of Marine biodiversity. His studies deal with areas such as Organic matter and Fauna as well as Benthic zone.

Between 2001 and 2011, his most popular works were:

  • Large-scale spatial patterns in estuaries: estuarine macrobenthic communities in the Schelde estuary, NW Europe (202 citations)
  • Effect of ocean acidification on the early life stages of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis (182 citations)
  • Similar rapid response to phytodetritus deposition in shallow and deep-sea sediments (105 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Oceanography

Benthic zone, Oceanography, Ecology, Hydrology and Estuary are his primary areas of study. In the field of Benthic zone, his study on Benthos overlaps with subjects such as Orange roughy. His Oceanography study incorporates themes from Environmental chemistry and Organic matter.

C.H.R. Heip combines subjects such as Salinity, Polyhaline and Nutrient with his study of Hydrology. His Salinity research incorporates themes from Biomass, Phytoplankton and Indicator species. C.H.R. Heip has researched Estuary in several fields, including Sediment transport and Bioturbation.

Best Publications

  • Essential biodiversity variables

    H M Pereira;S Ferrier;M Walters;G N Geller

  • Impact of elevated CO2 on shellfish calcification

    Frédéric Gazeau;Christophe Quiblier;Jeroen M. Jansen;Jean‐Pierre Gattuso;Jean‐Pierre Gattuso

  • Bioturbation: a fresh look at Darwin's last idea

    Filip J.R. Meysman;Jack J. Middelburg;Carlo H.R. Heip

  • The fate of intertidal microphytobenthos carbon: An in situ 13C-labeling study

    Jack J. Middelburg;Christiane Barranguet;Henricus T. S. Boschker;Peter M. J. Herman

  • Ecology of estuarine macrobenthos

    P.M.J. Herman;J.J. Middelburg;J. van de Koppel;C.H.R. Heip

  • Linking diagenetic alteration of amino acids and bulk organic matter reactivity

    Birgit Dauwe;Jack J. Middelburg;Peter M. J. Herman;Carlo H. R. Heip

  • Indices of diversity and evenness

    C.H.R. Heip;P.M.J. Herman;K.E.R. Soetaert

  • Denitrification in marine sediments: A model study

    Jack J. Middelburg;Karline Soetaert;Peter M. J. Herman;Carlo H. R. Heip

  • Large-scale spatial patterns in estuaries: estuarine macrobenthic communities in the Schelde estuary, NW Europe

    T. Ysebaert;P.M.J. Herman;P. Meire;J.A.M. Craeymeersch

  • A New Index Measuring Evenness

    C. Heip

  • Stable isotopes' as trophic tracers: combining field sampling and manipulative labelling of food resources for macrobenthos

    Peter M. J. Herman;Jack J. Middelburg;John Widdows;Cathy H. Lucas

  • Do alternate stable states occur in natural ecosystems?: Evidence from a tidal flat

    Johan van de Koppel;Peter M. J. Herman;Pauline Thoolen;Carlo H. R. Heip

  • Effect of ocean acidification on the early life stages of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis

    F.P.H. Gazeau;J.P. Gattuso;C. Dawber;A.E. Pronker

  • Community structure and bioturbation potential of macrofauna at four North Sea stations with contrasting food supply

    B. Dauwe;P.M.J. Herman;C.H.R. Heip

  • Benthic community structure and sediment processes on an intertidal flat: results from the ECOFLAT project

    Peter M.J. Herman;Jack J. Middelburg;Carlo H.R. Heip

  • Long-term change in dissolved inorganic nutrients in the heterotrophic Scheldt estuary (Belgium, The Netherlands)

    Karline Soetaert;Jack J. Middelburg;Carlo Heip;Patrick Meire

  • Ecological significance of benthic foraminifera: 13C labelling experiments

    L. Moodley;H.T.S. Boschker;J.J. Middelburg;R. Pel

  • Bacteria and Foraminifera: key players in a short-term deep-sea benthic response to phytodetritus

    Leon Moodley;Jack J. Middelburg;Hendricus T. S. Boschker;Gerard C. A. Duineveld

  • Nematode Assemblages of Deep-Sea and Shelf Break Sites in the North-Atlantic and Mediterranean-Sea

    K.E.R. Soetaert;C.H.R. Heip

  • The benthic infauna of the North Sea: species distribution and assemblages

    A. Künitzer;D. Basford;J.A. Craeymeersch;J.-M. Dewarumez

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M. J. Herman
Peter M. J. Herman Delft University of Technology
Jack J. Middelburg
Jack J. Middelburg Utrecht University
Karline Soetaert
Karline Soetaert Utrecht University
Magda Vincx
Magda Vincx Ghent University
Gerard C.A. Duineveld
Gerard C.A. Duineveld Utrecht University
Jean-Pierre Gattuso
Jean-Pierre Gattuso Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Christos Arvanitidis
Christos Arvanitidis Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk
Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk Polish Academy of Sciences
Paul J. Somerfield
Paul J. Somerfield Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Frédéric Gazeau
Frédéric Gazeau Université Paris Cité

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