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Ecology and Evolution
Netherlands
2022

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
86
Citations
24281
World Ranking
607
National Ranking
22

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Han Olff is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant emphasis on ecology and oceanography.

Olff's work spans several subfields including ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, and earth-surface processes. Their research topics include marine and coastal plant biology, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, marine and fisheries research, coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine biology and ecology research, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, and wildlife ecology and conservation.

Frequent publication venues for Olff include Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal of Applied Ecology, Ecological Indicators, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Ecological Monographs.

Some of Olff's recent papers are:

  • Agroecology in Large Scale Farming-A Research Agenda (2020), Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • Quantifying water requirements of African ungulates through a combination of functional traits (2020), Ecological Monographs
  • Mangrove-mudflat connectivity shapes benthic communities in a tropical intertidal system (2021), Ecological Indicators
  • On the use of large-scale biodegradable artificial reefs for intertidal foreshore stabilization (2021), Ecological Engineering
  • Savannas are vital but overlooked carbon sinks (2022), Science

Olff has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including Laura L. Govers, Tjisse van der Heide, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Kasper J. Meijer, and Michiel P. Veldhuis.

Best Publications

  • Effects of herbivores on grassland plant diversity.

    Han Olff;Mark E. Ritchie

  • On the specification of structural equation models for ecological systems.

    James B. Grace;T. Michael Anderson;Han Olff;Samuel M. Scheiner

  • Herbivore impact on grassland plant diversity depends on habitat productivity and herbivore size.

    Elisabeth S. Bakker;Mark E. Ritchie;Han Olff;Daniel G. Milchunas

  • A hierarchical set of models for species response analysis

    J. Huisman;H. Olff;L.F.M. Fresco

  • Spatial scaling laws yield a synthetic theory of biodiversity

    Mark E. Ritchie;Han Olff

  • Why do we need permanent plots in the study of long-term vegetation dynamics?

    Jan Bakker;Han Olff;JH Willems;M Zobel

  • Global environmental controls of diversity in large herbivores.

    Han Olff;Mark E. Ritchie;Herbert H.T. Prins

  • Herbivores, resources and risks: alternating regulation along primary environmental gradients in savannas

    J. Grant C. Hopcraft;J. Grant C. Hopcraft;Han Olff;A.R.E. Sinclair

  • Herbivores Between Plants and Predators

    H. olff;v.k. Brown;R.H. Drent

  • Fractal geometry predicts varying body size scaling relationships for mammal and bird home ranges

    John P. Haskell;Mark E. Ritchie;Han Olff

  • Effects of large herbivores on grassland arthropod diversity

    R. van Klink;F. van der Plas;C. G. E. van Noordwijk;C. G. E. van Noordwijk;M. F. WallisDeVries;M. F. WallisDeVries

  • Vegetation succession and herbivory in a salt marsh: changes induced by sea level rise and silt deposition along an elevational gradient

    Han Olff;J De Leeuw;Jan Bakker;RJ Platerink

  • Shifting mosaics in grazed woodlands driven by the alternation of plant facilitation and competition

    H. Olff;F.W.M. Vera;J. Bokdam;E.S. Bakker

  • Functional differences between native and alien species: a global-scale comparison

    Alejandro Ordonez;Ian J. Wright;Han Olff

  • A Three-Stage Symbiosis Forms the Foundation of Seagrass Ecosystems

    Tjisse van der Heide;Laura L. Govers;Jimmy de Fouw;Han Olff

  • Interactions between macroparasites and microparasites drive infection patterns in free-ranging African buffalo.

    Anna E. Jolles;Vanessa O. Ezenwa;Rampal S. Etienne;Wendy C. Turner

  • Species-richness of African grazer assemblages: towards a functional explanation.

    H.H.T. Prins;H. Olff

  • Species dynamics and nutrient accumulation during early primary succession in coastal sand dunes

    H. Olff;J. Huisman;B.F. van Tooren

  • Cross-boundary human impacts compromise the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem

    Michiel P. Veldhuis;Mark E. Ritchie;Joseph O. Ogutu;Thomas A. Morrison

  • Multiscale soil and vegetation patchiness along a gradient of herbivore impact in a semi-arid grazing system in West Africa

    Max Rietkerk;Pieter Ketner;Joep Burger;Bart Hoorens

  • Supplementary Material for A Three-Stage Symbiosis Forms the Foundation of Seagrass Ecosystems

    Tjisse van der Heide;Laura L. Govers;Jimmy de Fouw;Han Olff

Frequent Co-Authors

Theunis Piersma
Theunis Piersma University of Groningen
Tjisse van der Heide
Tjisse van der Heide Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Johan van de Koppel
Johan van de Koppel Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Matty P. Berg
Matty P. Berg Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Rampal S. Etienne
Rampal S. Etienne University of Groningen
Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt
Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Elisabeth S. Bakker
Elisabeth S. Bakker Wageningen University & Research
Britas Klemens Eriksson
Britas Klemens Eriksson University of Groningen
Jan P. Bakker
Jan P. Bakker University of Groningen
T. Michael Anderson
T. Michael Anderson Wake Forest University

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