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  1. Unravelling the Lipids Content and the Fatty Acid Profiles of Eight Recently Described Halophytophthora Species and H. avicennae from the South Coast of Portugal

    Article • Marine Drugs, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  2. Diversity of the holopelagic Sargassum microbiome from the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt to coastal stranding locations

    Article • Harmful Algae, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  3. Regional microbiome differentiation of the invasive Sargassum muticum (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) follows the generalist host hypothesis across the North East Atlantic

    Article • European Journal of Phycology, August 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  4. A Pleistocene legacy structures variation in modern seagrass ecosystems

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  5. What lies on macroalgal surface: diversity of polysaccharide degraders in culturable epiphytic bacteria

    Article • AMB Express, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  6. From Plates to Baits: Using a Remote Video Foraging System to Study the Impact of Foraging on Fouling Non-Indigenous Species

    Article • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  7. Salinity and host drive Ulva ‐associated bacterial communities across the Atlantic–Baltic Sea gradient

    Article • Molecular Ecology, April 2022, Wiley

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  8. The biogeography of community assembly: latitude and predation drive variation in community trait distribution in a guild of epifaunal crustaceans

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, February 2022, Royal Society Publishing

    PhD Pablo Jorgensen, Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  9. An Individual-Based Model of the Red Alga Agarophyton chilense Unravels the Complex Demography of Its Intertidal Stands

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, February 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  10. Emerging Topics in Coastal and Transitional Ecosystems: Science, Literacy, and Innovation

    Article • January 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  11. Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) from the western Indian Ocean: diversity and biogeography

    Article • South African Journal of Botany, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  12. Characterization and Comparison of Bacterial Communities of an Invasive and Two Native Caribbean Seagrass Species Sheds Light on the Possible Influence of the Microbiome on Invasive Mechanisms

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, August 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  13. Ecosystem type drives tea litter decomposition and associated prokaryotic microbiome communities in freshwater and coastal wetlands at a continental scale

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  14. The microbiome of the habitat‐forming brown alga Fucus vesiculosus (Phaeophyceae) has similar cross‐Atlantic structure that reflects past and present drivers 1

    Article • Journal of Phycology, July 2021, Wiley

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  15. Spatiotemporal patterns of phenology of the alien Phaeophyceae Sargassum muticum on the Atlantic coast of Morocco

    Article • Scientia Marina, June 2021, Departmento de Publicaciones del CSIC

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  16. Synchronized broadcast spawning by six invertebrates (Echinodermata and Mollusca) in the north-western Red Sea

    Article • Marine Biology, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  17. A community perspective on the concept of marine holobionts: current status, challenges, and future directions

    Article • PeerJ, February 2021, PeerJ

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  18. Differential Frond Growth in the Isomorphic Haploid–diploid Red SeaweedAgarophyton chilenseby Long‐term In Situ Monitoring

    Article • Journal of Phycology, February 2021, Wiley

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  19. Microbiome dynamics in the tissue and mucus of acroporid corals differ in relation to host and environmental parameters

    Article • PeerJ, August 2020, PeerJ

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  20. Spatiotemporal variation of the epifaunal assemblages associated to Sargassum muticum on the NW Atlantic coast of Morocco

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  21. The Tropical Seagrass Halophila stipulacea: Reviewing What We Know From Its Native and Invasive Habitats, Alongside Identifying Knowledge Gaps

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, May 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  22. Diversity, ecology, biogeography and evolution of the prevalent brown algal genus Lobophora in the greater Caribbean sea, including the description of five new species

    Article • Journal of Phycology, March 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Christophe VIEIRA, Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  23. Macroalgal–bacterial interactions: identification and role of thallusin in morphogenesis of the seaweed Ulva (Chlorophyta)

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, February 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  24. Interactive effects of co-occurring anthropogenic stressors on the seagrass, Zostera noltei

    Article • Ecological Indicators, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Arenas, Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  25. Diversity and origin of the genus Lobophora in the Mediterranean Sea including the description of two new species

    Article • Phycologia, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Christophe VIEIRA, Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  26. The introduction of Sargassum muticum modifies epifaunal patterns in a Moroccan seagrass meadow

    Article • Marine Ecology, June 2018, Wiley

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  27. Metagenomic Analysis Shows the Presence of Bacteria Related to Free-Living Forms of Sulfur-Oxidizing Chemolithoautotrophic Symbionts in the Rhizosphere of the Seagrass Zostera marina

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, May 2018, Frontiers

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen, Gerard Muyzer

  28. Unraveling seaweeds bacteriomes

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  29. Acidification increases abundances of Vibrionales and Planctomycetia associated to a seaweed-grazer system: potential consequences for disease and prey digestion efficiency

    Article • PeerJ, March 2018, PeerJ

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  30. Genetic and oceanographic tools reveal high population connectivity and diversity in the endangered pen shell Pinna nobilis

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  31. Form-function relationships in a marine foundation species depend on scale: a shoot to global perspective from a distributed ecological experiment

    Article • Oikos, December 2017, Wiley

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  32. Interactions between seagrasses and seaweeds during surge nitrogen acquisition determine interspecific competition

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  33. Correction: Linear-In-The-Parameters Oblique Least Squares (LOLS) Provides More Accurate Estimates of Density-Dependent Survival

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2017, PLOS

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  34. Population dynamics of temperate kelp forests near their low-latitude limit

    Article • Aquatic Botany, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  35. The interaction between the proliferating macroalga Asparagopsis taxiformis and the coral Astroides calycularis induces changes in microbiome and metabolomic fingerprints

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  36. First Records of Onchidella celtica (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from Atlantic Rocky Shores of Morocco

    Article • Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, February 2017, Science Alert

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  37. Habitat continuity and stepping-stone oceanographic distances explain population genetic connectivity of the brown alga Cystoseira amentacea

    Article • Molecular Ecology, January 2017, Wiley

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen, Dr. Roberto Buonomo

  38. Seaweed reproductive biology: environmental and genetic controls

    Article • Botanica Marina, January 2017, De Gruyter

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  39. Linear-In-The-Parameters Oblique Least Squares (LOLS) Provides More Accurate Estimates of Density-Dependent Survival

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2016, PLOS

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  40. A population genetics toolbox for the threatened canopy-forming brown seaweeds Cystoseira tamariscifolia and C. amentacea (Fucales, Sargassaceae)

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  41. Two closely related highly invasive seaweeds differ in their micro biome

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  42. Rhizosphere Microbiomes of European + Seagrasses Are Selected by the Plant, But Are Not Species Specific

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, March 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen, Gerard Muyzer

  43. Species Specificity of Bacteria Associated to the Brown Seaweeds Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) and Their Potential for Induction of Rapid Coral Bleaching in Acropora muricata

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, March 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen, Dr. Christophe VIEIRA

  44. On the Choice of Linear Regression Algorithms for Biological and Ecological Applications

    Article • Annual Research & Review in Biology, January 2016, Sciencedomain International

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen, Dr Marcos Duarte Mateus

  45. Macroalgal Morphogenesis Induced by Waterborne Compounds and Bacteria in Coastal Seawater

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2016, PLOS

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  46. Specificity in Mesograzer-Induced Defences in Seagrasses

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2015, PLOS

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  47. Multilocus genetic analyses provide insight into speciation and hybridization in aquatic grasses, genusRuppia

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, September 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  48. A comparative evaluation of biological activities and bioactive compounds of the seagrassesZostera marinaandZostera nolteifrom southern Portugal

    Article • Natural Product Research, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  49. Circumglobal Invasion by the Brown Seaweed Sargassum muticum

    Article • July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  50. Contrasting timing of life stages across latitudes – a case study of a marine forest-forming species

    Article • European Journal of Phycology, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  51. Biodiversity mediates top-down control in eelgrass ecosystems: a global comparative-experimental approach

    Article • Ecology Letters, May 2015, Wiley

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  52. European seaweeds under pressure: Consequences for communities and ecosystem functioning

    Article • Journal of Sea Research, April 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen, Dr Francisco Arenas

  53. A New Method to Quantify and Compare the Multiple Components of Fitness—A Study Case with Kelp Niche Partition by Divergent Microstage Adaptations to Temperature

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2015, PLOS

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  54. Response of kelps from different latitudes to consecutive heat shock

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  55. Some don't like it hot: microhabitat‐dependent thermal and water stresses in a trailing edge population

    Article • Functional Ecology, November 2014, Wiley

    Ms Catarina F Mota, Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  56. Prevalence and mechanism of polyunsaturated aldehydes production in the green tide forming macroalgal genus Ulva (Ulvales, Chlorophyta)

    Article • Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas Wichard, Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  57. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids of Marine Macroalgae: Potential for Nutritional and Pharmaceutical Applications

    Article • Marine Drugs, August 2012, MDPI AG

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  58. Comparison of the assemblage functioning of estuary systems dominated by the seagrass Nanozostera noltii versus the invasive drift seaweed Gracilaria vermiculophylla

    Article • Journal of Sea Research, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen, Dr Francisco Arenas

  59. Faunal differences between the invasive brown macroalga Sargassum muticum and competing native macroalgae

    Article • Biological Invasions, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  60. Temperature Effects on Gametophyte Life-History Traits and Geographic Distribution of Two Cryptic Kelp Species

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2012, PLOS

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  61. Water-Borne Cues of a Non-Indigenous Seaweed Mediate Grazer-Deterrent Responses in Native Seaweeds, but Not Vice Versa

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2012, PLOS

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  62. A Meta-Analysis of Seaweed Impacts on Seagrasses: Generalities and Knowledge Gaps

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2012, PLOS

    Thomas Wernberg, Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen, Dr Francisco Arenas

  63. Macroalgae in Tropical Marine Coastal Systems

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  64. Habitat-related differences in recruitment and survival of early recruits of the invasive Sargassum muticum (Phaeophyta, Sargassaceae) in northern Portugal

    Article • Hydrobiologia, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  65. Mesograzers prefer mostly native seaweeds over the invasive brown seaweed Sargassum muticum

    Article • Hydrobiologia, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  66. Macro- and mesoherbivores prefer native seaweeds over the invasive brown seaweed Sargassum muticum: a potential regulating role on invasions

    Article • Marine Biology, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  67. Which demographic traits determine population growth in the invasive brown seaweedSargassum muticum?

    Article • Journal of Ecology, July 2009, Wiley

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  68. Research note: Identity of the Qingdao algal bloom

    Article • Phycological Research, June 2009, Wiley

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen, Frederik Leliaert

  69. HABITAT DIFFERENCES IN THE TIMING OF REPRODUCTION OF THE INVASIVE ALGASARGASSUM MUTICUM(PHAEOPHYTA, SARGASSACEAE) OVER TIDAL AND LUNAR CYCLES

    Article • Journal of Phycology, February 2009, Wiley

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  70. Periodicity of propagule expulsion and settlement in the competing native and invasive brown seaweeds,Cystoseira humilisandSargassum muticum(Phaeophyta)

    Article • European Journal of Phycology, August 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  71. Life history flexibility allows Sargassum polyceratium to persist in different environments subjected to stochastic disturbance events

    Article • Coral Reefs, November 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  72. Effects of wave exposure and depth on biomass, density and fertility of the fucoid seaweedSargassum polyceratium(Phaeophyta, Sargassaceae)

    Article • European Journal of Phycology, May 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen

  73. Wavelength-dependent induction of thymine dimers and growth rate reduction in the marine diatom Cyclotella sp. exposed to ultraviolet radiation

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, January 1997, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen