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Overview

Koen Sabbe is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and actively contributes to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work primarily addresses ecological and marine scientific questions, focusing on topics such as diatoms and algae research, microbial community ecology and physiology, and marine and coastal ecosystems.

The main areas of study associated with Koen Sabbe include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

More specialized subfields of study in their research encompass:

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Biomaterials
  • Molecular Biology
  • Atmospheric Science

The principal research topics covered in their publications are:

  • Diatoms and Algae Research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Protist Diversity and Phylogeny
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Algal Biology and Biofuel Production

Koen Sabbe has published articles in several frequent venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Science Advances

Among recent scientific papers authored or coauthored by Koen Sabbe are the following:

  • The Seminavis robusta genome provides insights into the evolutionary adaptations of benthic diatoms, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Global radiation in a rare biosphere soil diatom, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Diatoms define a novel freshwater biogeography of the Antarctic, 2021, Ecography
  • Marked changes in diatom and dinoflagellate biomass, composition and seasonality in the Belgian Part of the North Sea between the 1970s and 2000s, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Glacier retreat alters downstream fjord ecosystem structure and function in Greenland, 2023, Nature Geoscience

Frequent coauthors in Koen Sabbe's publications include:

  • Wim Vyverman
  • Cristina Maria Osuna-Cruz
  • Klaas Vandepoele
  • Lieven De Veylder
  • Bart Van de Vijver

Best Publications

  • Experimental Studies on Sexual Reproduction in Diatoms

    Victor A Chepurnov;David G Mann;Koen Sabbe;Wim Vyverman

  • Historical processes constrain patterns in global diatom diversity.

    Wim Vyverman;Elie Verleyen;Koen Sabbe;Koenraad Vanhoutte

  • Beach nourishment: an ecologically sound coastal defence alternative? A review

    Jeroen Speybroeck;Dries Bonte;Wouter Courtens;Tom Gheskiere

  • Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Phytoplankton Communities in a Freshwater Tidal Estuary (Schelde, Belgium)

    Koenraad Muylaert;Koen Sabbe;Wim Vyverman

  • Limits to gene flow in a cosmopolitan marine planktonic diatom

    Griet Casteleyn;Frederik Leliaert;Thierry Backeljau;Ann-Eline Debeer

  • Benthic diatom flora of freshwater and saline lakes in the Larsemann Hills and Rauer Islands, East Antarctica

    Koen Sabbe;Elie Verleyen;Da Hodgson;Koenraad Vanhoutte

  • Characterization of bacterial communities in four freshwater lakes differing in nutrient load and food web structure

    Katleen Van der Gucht;Tom Vandekerckhove;Nele Vloemans;Sylvie Cousin

  • The importance of dispersal related and local factors in shaping the taxonomic structure of diatom metacommunities

    Elie Verleyen;Wim Vyverman;Mieke Sterken;Dominic A. Hodgson

  • Were the Larsemann Hills ice-free through the Last Glacial Maximum?

    Da Hodgson;Pe Noon;Wim Vyverman;Cl Bryant

  • A time-calibrated multi-gene phylogeny of the diatom genus Pinnularia.

    Caroline Souffreau;Heroen Verbruggen;Alexander P. Wolfe;Pieter Vanormelingen

  • Evidence for widespread endemism among Antarctic micro-organisms

    Wim Vyverman;Elie Verleyen;Annick Wilmotte;Dominic A. Hodgson

  • Hidden levels of phylodiversity in Antarctic green algae: further evidence for the existence of glacial refugia

    Aaike De Wever;Frederik Leliaert;Elie Verleyen;Pieter Vanormelingen

  • Changes in phytoplankton diversity and community composition along the salinity gradient of the Schelde estuary (Belgium/The Netherlands).

    Koenraad Muylaert;Koen Sabbe;Wim Vyverman

  • Pseudo-nitzschia pungens (Bacillariophyceae): A cosmopolitan diatom species?

    Griet Casteleyn;Victor A. Chepurnov;Frederik Leliaert;David G. Mann

  • Spring phytoplankton assemblages in and around the maximum turbidity zone of the estuaries of the Elbe (Germany), the Schelde (Belgium/The Netherlands) and the Gironde (France)

    Koenraad Muylaert;Koen Sabbe

  • Morphological, genetic and mating diversity within the widespread bioindicator Nitzschia palea (Bacillariophyceae)

    Rosa Trobajo;Ester Clavero;Victor A. Chepurnov;Koen Sabbe

  • Contrasting bacterioplankton community composition and seasonal dynamics in two neighbouring hypertrophic freshwater lakes

    K. Van der Gucht;K. Sabbe;L. De Meester;N. Vloemans

  • EFFECTS OF DEPTH, SALINITY, AND SUBSTRATE ON THE INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY OF A FLUCTUATING TROPICAL LAKE

    Dirk Verschuren;John Tibby;Koen Sabbe;Neil Roberts

  • Metabolomics Enables the Structure Elucidation of a Diatom Sex Pheromone

    Jeroen Gillard;Johannes Frenkel;Valerie Devos;Koen Sabbe

  • Salinity, depth and the structure and composition of microbial mats in continental Antarctic lakes

    Koen Sabbe;Dominic A. Hodgson;Elie Verleyen;Arnaud Taton

  • Diatom flora of marine coasts I.

    Koen Sabbe

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Vyverman
Wim Vyverman Ghent University
Dominic A. Hodgson
Dominic A. Hodgson British Antarctic Survey
Alberto Borges
Alberto Borges University of Liège
David G. Mann
David G. Mann Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Kurt Houf
Kurt Houf Ghent University
Bart Van de Vijver
Bart Van de Vijver University of Antwerp
Anja Engel
Anja Engel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Mark Williams
Mark Williams University of Leicester
Anne Willems
Anne Willems Ghent University

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