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Understanding the journey from salt marsh seed to seedling
Restoration of salt marshes on a global scale is urgently needed. This is because of the rapid intensification of climate change and human influences combined with the slow natural recovery of salt marshes. "I dissected the processes associated with…
NIOZ publications
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2024
de Smit, J.; Zhao, Z.; Capelle, J.J.; Gerkema, T.; van de Koppel, J.; Bouma, T. (2024). Storm resilience of subtidal soft‐bottom mussel beds: Mechanistic insights, threshold quantification and management implications. J. Appl. Ecol. 62(1): 169-179. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14821Zhao, Z.; Capelle, J.; de Smit, J.; Gerkema, T.; van de Koppel, J.; Yuan, L.; Bouma, T. (2024). Boosting efficiency of mussel spat collection for ecological sustainability: Identifying critical drivers and informing management. J. Appl. Ecol. 61(7): 1691-1702. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14696
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2022
Zhao, Z. (2022). Adventures of salt marsh recruits - Mechanistically understanding the journey from seed to seedling. PhD Thesis. [S.n.]: Utrecht. e-ISBN 978-90-6266-630-0. 238 pp. https://doi.org/10.33540/1289Zhao, Z.; Zhang, L.; Yuan, L.; Bouma, T. (2023). Pinpointing stage‐specific causes of recruitment bottlenecks to optimize seed‐based wetland restoration. J. Appl. Ecol. 60(2): 330-341. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14325Zhao, Z.; Zhang, L.; Yuan, L.; Bouma, T.J. (2022). Unraveling the wheel of recruitment for salt-marsh seedlings: Resistance to and recovery after dislodgement. Sci. Total Environ. 847: 157595. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157595
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2021
Zhao, Z.; Zhang, L.; Li, X.; Yuan, L.; Bouma, T.J. (2021). The onset of secondary seed dispersal is controlled by germination‐features: A neglected process in sudden saltmarsh establishment. Limnol. Oceanogr. 66(8): 3070-3084. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.11860Zhao, Z.; Zhang, L.; Yuan, L.; Bouma, T.J. (2021). Saltmarsh seeds in motion: the relative importance of dispersal units and abiotic conditions. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 678: 63-79. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps13891
