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Rolf P. M. Bak is affiliated with the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research in the Netherlands. Their research spans several areas within environmental and earth sciences, with a focus on marine ecosystems and related fields.

The main fields of study for Bak include Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work also covers subfields such as Ecology, Oceanography, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Sociology and Political Science.

Research topics addressed by Bak encompass:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and Coastal Plant Biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration

Bak's recent publications illustrate these topical interests. Two notable papers include:

  • "Recovery patterns of the coral microbiome after relief of algal contact," published in 2022 in the Journal of Sea Research
  • "Commentary: Managing Recovery Resilience in Coral Reefs Against Climate-Induced Bleaching and Hurricanes: A 15 Year Case Study From Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean," published in 2020 in Frontiers in Marine Science

Their frequent coauthors reflect a collaborative research network. Prominent coauthors include:

  • Fleur C. van Duyl
  • Judith van Bleijswijk
  • Cornelia Wuchter
  • Harry J. Witte
  • Marco J. L. Coolen

Publication venues where Bak has appeared include the Journal of Sea Research and Frontiers in Marine Science, both recognized platforms for marine and environmental research.

Best Publications

  • Distribution, abundance and survival of juvenile hermatypic corals (Scleractinia) and the importance of life history strategies in the parent coral community

    R. P. M. Bak;M. S. Engel

  • Algal contact as a trigger for coral disease

    Maggy M. Nugues;Garriet W. Smith;Ruben J. van Hooidonk;Maria I. Seabra

  • Coral population structure: the hidden information of colony size-frequency distributions

    Rolf P. M. Bak;Erik H. Meesters

  • Lethal and sublethal effects of dredging on reef corals

    Rolf P.M. Bak

  • Effects of grazing, sedimentation and phytoplankton cell lysis on the structure of a coastal pelagic food web

    R.P.M. Bak;C.P.D. Brussaard;R. Riegman

  • The growth of coral colonies and the importance of crustose coralline algae and burrowing sponges in relation with carbonate accumulation

    Rolf P. M. Bak

  • Coral reef crisis in deep and shallow reefs: 30 years of constancy and change in reefs of Curacao and Bonaire

    Rolf P. M. Bak;Gerard Nieuwland;Erik H. Meesters

  • Patterns of Oil-Sediment rejection in corals

    R. P. M. Bak;J. H. B. W. Elgershuizen

  • Neoplasia, regeneration and growth in the reef-building coral Acropora palmata

    R. P. M. Bak

  • Colony size-frequency distributions of scleractinian coral populations: spatial and interspecific variation

    E. H. Meesters;M. Hilterman;E. Kardinaal;M. Keetman

  • Strategies for Gardening Denuded Coral Reef Areas: The Applicability of Using Different Types of Coral Material for Reef Restoration

    N. Epstein;N. Epstein;R. P. M. Bak;B. Rinkevich

  • Population structure as a response of coral communities to global change

    Rolf P. M. Bak;Erik H. Meesters

  • Sea urchin bioerosion on coral reefs: place in the carbonate budget and relevant variables

    R. P. M. Bak

  • 40 Years of benthic community change on the Caribbean reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire: the rise of slimy cyanobacterial mats

    Didier M. de Bakker;Didier M. de Bakker;Fleur C. van Duyl;Rolf P. M. Bak;Maggy M. Nugues

  • Ecological aspects of the distribution of reef corals in the Netherlands Antilles

    Rolf P.M. Bak

  • Variation in symbiont distribution between closely related coral species over large depth ranges.

    P. R. Frade;F. De Jongh;F. Vermeulen;J. Van Bleijswijk

  • Applying forest restoration principles to coral reef rehabilitation

    N. Epstein;N. Epstein;R.P.M. Bak;B. Rinkevich

  • Coral Reefs and Their Zonation in Netherlands Antilles: Modern and Ancient Reefs

    Rolf P. M. Bak

  • Molecular genetic evidence for probable reticulate speciation in the coral genus Madracis from a Caribbean fringing reef slope

    O.E Diekmann;R.P M Bak;Wytze Stam;J.L. Olsen

  • Differential competitive abilities between Caribbean coral species and a brown alga: a year of experiments and a long-term perspective

    Maggy M. Nugues;Rolf P. M. Bak

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark J. A. Vermeij
Mark J. A. Vermeij University of Amsterdam
Maggy M. Nugues
Maggy M. Nugues PSL University
Jeanine L. Olsen
Jeanine L. Olsen University of Groningen
Wytze T. Stam
Wytze T. Stam University of Groningen
Baruch Rinkevich
Baruch Rinkevich Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research
Ivan Nagelkerken
Ivan Nagelkerken University of Adelaide
Peter M. A. Sloot
Peter M. A. Sloot University of Amsterdam
Jürgen Pätzold
Jürgen Pätzold University of Bremen
Petra M. Visser
Petra M. Visser University of Amsterdam
Corina P. D. Brussaard
Corina P. D. Brussaard Utrecht University

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