Publications

Vermeij, M.J.A., Bak, R.P.M., in press. Species-specific population structure of closely related coral morphospecies along a depth gradient (5-60m) over a Caribbean reef slope. Bull.Mar.Sci.

Vermeij, M.J.A., Sampayo, E., Bröker, K, Bak, R.P.M. in press. The reproductive biology of closely related coral species: gametogenesis in Madracis from the southern Caribbean. Coral Reefs

Bak, R.P.M., Meesters, E.H. 2003. Acclimatization/adaptation of coral reefs in a marginal environment. Proc. 9^th Int Coral Reef Symposium. Vol 1, 265‑272

Diekmann, O.E., Olsen, J.L., Stam, W.T., Bak, R.P.M. 2003. Genetic variation within Symbiodinium clade B from the coral genus Madracis in the Caribbean (Netherlands Antilles). Coral reefs 22: 29-33

Epstein, N., Bak, R.P.M., Rinkevich, B. 2003. Applying forest restoration principles to coral reef rehabilitation. Aquatic Conserv.Mar.Freshw.Ecosyst. 13: 387-395

Kaandorp, J.A., Koopman, E.A., Sloot, P.M.A., Bak, R.P.M., Vermeij, M.J.A., Lampmann, L.E.H. in press. Simulation and analysis of flow patterns around the scleractinian Madracis mirabilis (Duchassaiong and Michelotti). Phil.Trans.R.Soc.Lond.B.

Maier, C., Pätzold, J., Bak R.P.M. 2003. The skeletal isotopic composition as an indicator of ecological and physiological plasticity in the coral genus Madracis. Coral Reefs 22: 370 - 380

Nugues, M.M., Roberts, C.M. 2003. Coral mortality and competition with algae in relation to sedimentation. Coral Reefs 22: 507-516

Nugues, M.M., Roberts, C.M. 2003. Partial mortality in massive reef corals as an indicator of sediment stress on coral reefs. Mar.Poll.Bull. 46: 314-323.

Scheffers, S.R., de Goeij, J., van Duyl, F.C., Bak R.P.M. 2003. the cave-profiler: a simple tool to describe the 3-D structure in inaccessible coral reef cavities. Coral Reefs 22: 49-53

Vermeij, M.J.A., Bak, R.P.M., 2003. Inferring demographic processes from population size structure in corals. Proc. 9^th Int Coral Reef Symposium. Vol 1, 589-594

Vermeij, M.J.A., Engelen, A.H., Bak, R.P.M. 2003. Deep formations (50–80 m) of the solitary coral Phacelocyanthus flos on southern Caribbean reefs. Coral Reefs 22: 107-108

Vermeij, M.J.A., Sampayo, E., Bröker, Bak, R.P.M. 2003. Variation in planulae release of closely related coral species. Mar.Ecol.Prog.Ser. 247: 75-84

Diekmann, O.E., Bak, R.P.M., Tonk, L., Stam, W.T., Olsen, J.L. 2002, No habitat correlation of zooxanthellae in the coral genus Madracis on a Curacao reef. Mar.Ecol.Prog.Ser. 227: 221-232

Duyl, F.C. van, Gast, G.J., Steinhoff, W., Kloff, S., Veldhuis, M.J.W., Bak, R.P.M. 2002. Factors influencing the short-term variation in phytoplankton composition and biomass in coral reef waters. Coral Reefs 21: 293-306

Meesters, E.H., Nieuwland, G. Duineveld, G.C.A, Kok, A., Bak, R.P.M., 2002. RNA/DNA ratios of corals suggest acclimatization/adaptation in relation to light gradients and turbidity regimes. Mar.Ecol.Prog.Ser. 227: 233-239

Nugues, M.M. 2002. Impact of a coral disease outbreak on coral communities in St. Lucia: What and how much has been lost? Mar.Ecol.Prog.Ser. 229: 61-71.

Vermeij, M.J.A., Bak, R.P.M., 2002. Corals on the move: rambling of Madracis pharensis polyps early after settlement. Coral Reefs 21: 262-263

Vermeij, M.J.A., L. Delvoye, G. Nieuwland, R.P.M. Bak. 2002. Patterns in fluorescence over a Caribbean reef slope; the coral genus Madracis. Photosynthetica 40: 423-429

Vermeij, M.J.A and Bak, R.P.M. 2002. How are coral populations structured by light? Marine light regimes and the distribution of Madracis. Mar.Ecol.Prog.Ser.233: 105-116

Bak, R.P.M. 2001. Long-term effects of an oil refinery on coral reefs: Aruba. 2001.

In: Talbot, F. & Wilkinson, C. Coral reefs, mangroves and seagrasses: a sourcebook for managers, Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville, p. 129-130

Diekmann, O.E., Bak, R.P.M., Stam, W.T., Olsen, J.L. 2001. Molecular genetic evidence for probable reticulate speciation in the coral genus Madracis from a Caribbean fringing reef. Mar.Biol.139: 221-233

Epstein, N., Bak, R.P.M., Rinkevich, B. 2001. Strategies for gardening denuded coral reef areas: the applicability of using different types of coral material for reef restoration. Restoration Ecol. 9: 432-442

Meesters, E.H., Hilterman, M., Kardinaal, E., Keetman, M., de Vries, M., Bak, R.P.M. 2001. Colony size-frequency distributions of scleractinian coral populations: Spatial and interspecific variation. Mar.Ecol.Prog.Ser. 209: 43-54

Vermeij, M.J.A., J.A. Kaandorp, R.PM. Bak and L. Lampmann, 2001. Three-dimensional morphological analysis of growth forms of Madracis mirabilis (preliminary results). In: Kaandorp, J.A. & J.E. Kubler, The Algorithmic beauty of seaweeds, sponges and corals, Springer-verlag, Heidelberg, New York, p. 87-90

Duineveld, G.C.A., Tselepides, A., Witbaard, R., Bak, R.P.M., Berghuis, E.M., Nieuwland, G., van der Weele, J., Kok, A. 2000. Benthic-pelagic coupling in the oligotrophic Cretan Sea. Progr.Oceanogr. 46: 457-480

Epstein, N., Bak, R.P.M., Rinkevich, B. 2000. Toxicity of third generation dispersants and dispersed Egyptian crude oil on Red Sea coral larvae. Mar.Poll.Bull. 40: 497-503

Nagelkerken, I., Bouma, S., van den Akker, S., Bak, R.P.M. 2000. Growth and survival of unattached Madracis mirabilis fragments transplanted to different reef sites, and the implication for reef rehabilitation. Bull.Mar.Sci. 66: 497-505

Bak, R.P.M., Meesters, E.H. 1999. Population structure as a response of coral communities to global change. Am.Zool. 39: 56-65

Epstein, N., Bak, R.P.M., Rinkevich, B.1999. Implementation of a small scale “no-use zone” policy in a reef ecosystem: Eilat’s reef-lagoon six years later. Coral Reefs 18: 327-332

Gast, G.J., Jonkers, P.J., Duyl, F.C.van, Bak, R.P.M. 1999. Bacteria, flagellates and nutrients in island fringing coral reef waters: influence of the ocean, the reef and eutrophication. Bull. Mar. Sci. 65: 523-538

Hondeveld, B.J.M., Bak, R.P.M., Van Raaphorst, W., Van Duyl, F.C. 1999. Impact of sediment grazing by benthic eukaryotic organisms on the nitrogen sediment-water exchange in the North Sea. J.Sea Res. 41: 255-268

Nagelkerken, I., Meesters, E.H., Bak, R.P.M. 1999. Depth-related variation in regeneration of artificial lesions in the Caribbean corals Porites astreoides and Stephanocoenia michelinii. J.Exp. Mar.Biol.Ecol. 234: 29-39

Bak, R.P.M., Joenje, M., de Jong, I., Lambrechts, D.Y.M., Nieuwland, G. 1998. Bacterial suspension feeding by coral reef benthic organisms. Mar.Ecol.Progr.Ser. 175: 285-288

Bak, R.P.M., Meesters, E.H. 1998. Coral population structure: the hidden information of colony size-frequency distributions. Mar.Ecol.Prog.Ser. 162: 301-306

Gast, G.J., Wiegman, S., Wieringa, E., van Duyl, F.C., Bak, R.P.M. 1998. Bacteria in coral reef water types: removal of cells, stimulation of growth and minaralization. Mar.Ecol.Progr.Ser. 167: 37-45

Meesters, E.H., Bak, R.P.M., Westmacott, S., Ridgley, M., Dollar, S. 1998. A fuzzy logic model to predict coral reef development under nutrient and sediment stress. Conservation Biol. 12: 957-965

Nagelkerken, I., Bak, R.P.M. 1998. Differential regeneration of artificial lesions among sympatric morphs of the Caribbean corals Porites astreoides ans Stephanocoenia michelinii. Mar.Ecol.Progr.Ser. 163: 279-283