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Overview

Merel B. Soons is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in several subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "Conservation of birds in fragmented landscapes requires protected areas," 2022, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "A seed dispersal effectiveness framework across the mutualism-antagonism continuum," 2022, Oikos
  • "Emerging forest-peatland bistability and resilience of European peatland carbon stores," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Seed dispersal by waterbirds: a mechanistic understanding by simulating avian digestion," 2022, Ecography
  • "Seed dispersal as a search strategy: dynamic and fragmented landscapes select for multi-scale movement strategies in plants," 2021, Movement Ecology

Merel B. Soons frequently publishes in journals such as Ecology and Evolution, Oikos, SSRN Electronic Journal, Research Square, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

The scientist collaborates regularly with several peers, including:

  • Yann Hautier
  • Marijke van Kuijk
  • Monique de Jager
  • George A. Kowalchuk
  • Kathryn E. Barry

Best Publications

  • DETERMINANTS OF LONG-DISTANCE SEED DISPERSAL BY WIND IN GRASSLANDS

    Merel B. Soons;Gerrit W. Heil;Ran Nathan;Gabriel G. Katul

  • Mechanistic analytical models for long-distance seed dispersal by wind.

    G. G. Katul;A. Porporato;R. Nathan;M. Siqueira

  • Riparian plant community responses to increased flooding: a meta-analysis

    Annemarie G. Garssen;Annette Baattrup‐Pedersen;Laurentius A. C. J. Voesenek;Jos T. A. Verhoeven

  • Interaction of Climate Change and Eutrophication

    Erik Jeppesen;Brian Moss;Helen Bennion;Laurence Carvalho

  • Mechanistic models of seed dispersal by wind

    Ran Nathan;Gabriel G. Katul;Gabriel G. Katul;Gil Bohrer;Anna Kuparinen

  • Human-mediated dispersal of seeds over long distances

    Matthias C Wichmann;Matt J Alexander;Merel B Soons;Stephen Galsworthy

  • Habitat fragmentation reduces grassland connectivity for both short-distance and long-distance wind-dispersed forbs

    M. B. Soons;J. H. Messelink;E. Jongejans;G. W. Heil

  • Small seed size increases the potential for dispersal of wetland plants by ducks

    Merel B. Soons;Cornelis Van Der Vlugt;Bart Van Lith;Gerrit W. Heil

  • Reduced colonization capacity in fragmented populations of wind-dispersed grassland forbs

    Merel B. Soons;Gerrit W. Heil

  • Non-random seed abscission, long-distance wind dispersal and plant migration rates

    Merel B. Soons;James M. Bullock

  • Plant functional connectivity – integrating landscape structure and effective dispersal

    Alistair G. Auffret;Alistair G. Auffret;Yessica Rico;James M. Bullock;Danny A.P. Hooftman

  • Nitrogen effects on plant species richness in herbaceous communities are more widespread and stronger than those of phosphorus

    Merel B. Soons;Mariet M. Hefting;Edu Dorland;Leon P.M. Lamers

  • How important is long‐distance seed dispersal for the regional survival of plant species?

    Merel B. Soons;Wim A. Ozinga;Wim A. Ozinga

  • Dispersal as a limiting factor in the colonization of restored mountain streams by plants and macroinvertebrates

    Robert J. Brederveld;Sonja C. Jähnig;Armin W. Lorenz;Stefan Brunzel

  • Long-distance biological transport processes through the air: can nature's complexity be unfolded in silico?

    Ran Nathan;Nir Sapir;Ana Trakhtenbrot;Gabriel G. Katul

  • Wind dispersal in freshwater wetlands: Knowledge for conservation and restoration

    Merel B. Soons

  • Effects of climate-induced increases in summer drought on riparian plant species: a meta-analysis

    Annemarie G. Garssen;Jos T. A. Verhoeven;Merel B. Soons

  • Seed dispersal by dabbling ducks: an overlooked dispersal pathway for a broad spectrum of plant species

    Merel B. Soons;Anne‐Laure Brochet;Erik Kleyheeg;Andy J. Green

  • Dispersal versus environmental filtering in a dynamic system : Drivers of vegetation patterns and diversity along stream riparian gradients

    Rob G. A. Fraaije;Cajo J. F. ter Braak;Betty Verduyn;Jos T. A. Verhoeven

  • Differential Effects of Oxidised and Reduced Nitrogen on Vegetation and Soil Chemistry of Species-Rich Acidic Grasslands

    Edu Dorland;Carly J. Stevens;Cassandre Gaudnik;Emmanuel Corcket

Frequent Co-Authors

Jos T. A. Verhoeven
Jos T. A. Verhoeven Utrecht University
Gabriel G. Katul
Gabriel G. Katul Duke University
Mariet M. Hefting
Mariet M. Hefting Utrecht University
Ran Nathan
Ran Nathan Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Bart A. Nolet
Bart A. Nolet University of Amsterdam
Leon P. M. Lamers
Leon P. M. Lamers Radboud University
Roland Bobbink
Roland Bobbink Radboud University
Eelke Jongejans
Eelke Jongejans Radboud University
Lammert Kooistra
Lammert Kooistra Wageningen University & Research
Marcel Klaassen
Marcel Klaassen Deakin University

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