List of publications and media attention

2024

Soms kun je beter het zeegras beschermen dan de schildpad. Trouw 1 maart 2024, https://www.trouw.nl/duurzaamheid-economie/soms-kun-je-beter-het-zeegras-beschermen-dan-de-schildpad~bac8f6c9/
Herbivores shape the seascape: Cascading effects of herbivores on the functioning of tropical seagrasses in a changing world. Fee Smulders PhD thesis Wageningen University & Research. https://edepot.wur.nl/644664 Click to download
Herbivore effects increase with latitude across the extent of a foundational seagrass. Justin E. Campbell et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02336-5 Click to download

Battle for the mounds: niche competition between upside-down jellyfish and invasive seagrass. Fee O. H. Smulders, Naomi Slikboer, Marjolijn J. A. Christianen, Jan Arie Vonk. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3980 Click to download
Green turtles shape the seascape through grazing patch formation around habitat features: Experimental evidence. F. O. H. Smulders, E. S. Bakker, O. R. O'Shea, J. E. Campbell, O. K. Rhoades, M. J. A. Christianen. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3902 Click to download
Zeekoeien in Burgers’ Zoo gaan vloggen voor onderzoek naar zeegras. NU.nl 10 januari 2023, https://www.nu.nl/dieren/6246422/zeekoeien-in-burgers-zoo-gaan-vloggen-voor-onderzoek-naar-zeegras.html
Zeekoe aan het vloggen: Belangrijk om steeds meer te leren over onze dieren. de Telegraaf 11 januari 2023, https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/227976081/zeekoe-aan-het-vloggen-belangrijk-om-steeds-meer-te-leren-over-onze-dieren

Seagrass ecosystem multifunctionality under the rise of a flagship marine megaherbivore. Marjolijn J. A. Christianen, Fee O. H. Smulders, Jan Arie Vonk, Leontine E. Becking, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Sabine M. Engel, Rebecca K. James, Mabel I. Nava, Jaco C. de Smit, Jurjan P. van der Zee, Per J. Palsbøll, Elisabeth S. Bakker. Global Change Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16464 —> Click to download
Haaien beschermen belangrijke zeegrasvelden. Radio interview Vroege Vogels. https://www.bnnvara.nl/vroegevogels/artikelen/haaien-beschermen-belangrijke-zeegrasvelden
Range expansion of Marinomyxa marina, a phytomyxid parasite of the invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea, to the Caribbean. V Kolátková, FOH Smulders, EA Ward, M Vohník. Aquatic Botany. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2022.103554 —> Click to download
Zeegras evolueerde net als de walvis terug naar zee. G. Venhuizen. NRC Handelsblad. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/10/07/zeegras-evolueerde-net-als-de-walvis-terug-naar-zee-a4144196 —> Click to download
Fish grazing enhanced by nutrient enrichment may limit invasive seagrass expansion. FOH Smulders, ST Becker, JE Campbell, ES Bakker, MM Bouwmeester, JA Vonk, MJA Christianen. Aquatic Botany. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2021.103464 —> Click to download

“The price they pay for your perfect vacation photo” 11 May 2021, The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/science/tourists-turtles-sharks-photography.html

“Zeeschildpadden worden aggressief door toeristen die bijvoeren” 03 feb 2021, Trouw: https://www.trouw.nl/duurzaamheid-natuur/zeeschildpadden-worden-agressief-door-toeristen-die-bijvoeren~bdede047a/
“Bijvoeren door toeristen maakt schildpadden aggressief” 01 feb 2021: NU.nl https://www.nu.nl/dieren/6113829/onderzoek-bijvoeren-door-toeristen-maakt-zeeschildpadden-agressief.html
Animal-borne video reveals atypical behaviour in provisioned green turtles: A global perspective of a widespread tourist activity. FOH Smulders, OR O’Shea, MJA Christianen. Global Ecology and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01417 —> Click to download

Inconclusive evidence of sexual reproduction of invasive Halophila stipulacea: a new field guide to encourage investigation of flower and fruit production throughout its invasive range. FOH Smulders, KL Chiquillo, DA Willette, PA Barber. Botanica Marina, 63 (6). https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2020-0046 —> Click to download paper and Click here to download fieldguide

Seagrass ecosystem metabolic carbon capture in response to green turtle grazing across Caribbean meadows. RA Johnson, AG Gulick, N Constant, AB Bolten, FOH Smulders, MJA Christianen, MI Nava, K Kolasa, KA Bjorndal. Journal of Ecology, 108(3), 1101-1114. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13306 —> Click to download

Megaherbivores may impact expansion of invasive seagrass in the Caribbean. MJA Christianen, FOH Smulders, MS Engel, MI Nava, S Willis, AO Debrot, ...Journal of Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13021 —> Click to download

Seagrass leaf element content: A global overview. JA Vonk, FOH Smulders, MJA Christianen, LL Govers, Marine pollution bulletin 134, 123-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.066 —> Click to download
Article in Bionews: ‘Global defaunation and plant invasion: cascading effects on seagrass ecosystem services’. https://www.dcnanature.org/bionews-17/

Expansion and fragment settlement of the non-native seagrass Halophila stipulacea in a Caribbean bay. FOH Smulders, JA Vonk, MS Engel, MJA Christianen, Marine Biology Research 13 (9), 967-974 https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2017.1333620) —> Click to download