Rolf P. M. Bak

2.7k citations

36 papers · 2.0k indexed · h-index 24

Ecology top 1%
Oceanography top 1%
Global and Planetary Change top 2%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 5%
Biotechnology top 5%

Co-authors: Erik H. Meesters G. Nieuwland Maggy M. Nugues Mark J. A. Vermeij Ruben van Hooidonk Garriet W. Smith Maria Inês Seabra Fleur C. van Duyl
Topics: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (28 papers)Marine and coastal plant biology (16 papers)Marine and fisheries research (12 papers)
Cited by: Oceanography Ecology Global and Planetary Change
Journals: PLoS ONE Applied and Environmental Microbiology Scientific Reports
Partner nations: Netherlands Curacao United States

In The Last Decade

Rolf P. M. Bak

35 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Recovery patterns of the coral microbiome after relief of algal contact 2022 ·Journal of Sea Research ·Fleur C. van Duyl,Judith van Bleijswijk,Cornelia Wuchter,Harry J. Witte,Marco J. L. Coolen,Rolf P. M. Bak,Julia C. Engelmann,Maggy M. Nugues	2
2	Brief history of Carmabi (Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity), Curacao, up to 2010 2019 ·Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·Adolphe O. Debrot,Rolf P. M. Bak	1
3	Long-term Shifts in Coral Communities On Shallow to Deep Reef Slopes of Curaçao and Bonaire: Are There Any Winners? 2016 ·Frontiers in Marine Science ·Didier M. de Bakker,Erik H. Meesters,Rolf P. M. Bak,G. Nieuwland,Fleur C. van Duyl	47
4	Deep down on a Caribbean reef: lower mesophotic depths harbor a specialized coral-endosymbiont community 2015 ·Scientific Reports ·Pim Bongaerts,Pedro R. Frade,Kyra B. Hay,Norbert Englebert,Kelly R. W. Latijnhouwers,Rolf P. M. Bak,Mark J. A. Vermeij,Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg	88
5	Comparison between Colony Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny in the Caribbean Scleractinian Coral Genus Madracis 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Pedro R. Frade,Rolf P. M. Bak,Mark J. A. Vermeij,Jaap A. Kaandorp	11
6	Sharing the slope: depth partitioning of agariciid corals and associated Symbiodinium across shallow and mesophotic habitats (2-60 m) on a Caribbean reef 2013 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·Pim Bongaerts,Pedro R. Frade,(unknown),Kyra B. Hay,Judith van Bleijswijk,Norbert Englebert,Mark J. A. Vermeij,Rolf P. M. Bak,P. Visser,Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg	86
7	Juvenile Coral Abundance Has Decreased by More Than 50% in Only Three Decades on a Small Caribbean Island 2011 ·Diversity ·Mark J. A. Vermeij,Judith Bakker,Noam van der Hal,Rolf P. M. Bak	49
8	Coral Reef Framework Cavities: Is Functional Similarity Reflected in Composition of the Cryptic Macrofaunal Community? 2010 ·Atoll research bulletin ·Sander Scheffers,Rob W. M. van Soest,G. Nieuwland,Rolf P. M. Bak	21
9	A comparison between coral colonies of the genusMadracisand simulated forms 2010 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·(unknown),Jaap A. Kaandorp,Marten Postma,Robert van Liere,(unknown),Mark J. A. Vermeij,Geert J. Streekstra,Rolf P. M. Bak	25
10	Coral Growth Rates Revisited after 31 Years: What is Causing Lower Extension Rates in Acropora Palmata? 2009 ·Bulletin of Marine Science ·Rolf P. M. Bak,G. Nieuwland,Erik H. Meesters	49
11	Coral reef crisis in deep and shallow reefs: 30 years of constancy and change in reefs of Curacao and Bonaire 2005 ·Coral Reefs ·Rolf P. M. Bak,G. Nieuwland,Erik H. Meesters	171
12	Morphogenesis of the branching reef coralMadracis mirabilis 2005 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Jaap A. Kaandorp,P.M.A. Sloot,Roeland M. H. Merks,Rolf P. M. Bak,Mark J. A. Vermeij,Cornelia Maier	66
13	Algal contact as a trigger for coral disease 2004 ·Ecology Letters ·Maggy M. Nugues,Garriet W. Smith,Ruben van Hooidonk,Maria Inês Seabra,Rolf P. M. Bak	246
14	The skeletal isotopic composition as an indicator of ecological and physiological plasticity in the coral genus Madracis 2003 ·Coral Reefs ·Cornelia Maier,Jürgen Pätzold,Rolf P. M. Bak	18
15	Simulation and analysis of flow patterns around the scleractinian coralMadracis mirabilis(Duchassaing and Michelotti) 2003 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Jaap A. Kaandorp,(unknown),P.M.A. Sloot,Rolf P. M. Bak,Mark J. A. Vermeij,L. E. H. Lampmann	35
16	Bacterivory by heterotrophic nanoflagellates and bacterial production in sediments of a freshwater littoral system 1996 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Mathieu Starink,Marie‐José Bär‐Gilissen,Rolf P. M. Bak,Thomas E. Cappenberg	33
17	Seasonal and spatial variations in heterotrophic nanoflagellate and bacteria abundances in sediments of a freshwater littoral zone 1996 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Mathieu Starink,Marie‐José Bär‐Gilissen,Rolf P. M. Bak,Thomas E. Cappenberg	36
18	Quantitative Centrifugation To Extract Benthic Protozoa from Freshwater Sediments 1994 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Mathieu Starink,Marie‐José Bär‐Gilissen,Rolf P. M. Bak,Thomas E. Cappenberg	43
19	Constancy and change in coral reef habitats along depth gradients at Cura�ao 1980 ·Oecologia ·Rolf P. M. Bak,Brian E. Luckhurst	76
20	Predation of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum Philippi on living coral 1975 ·Oecologia ·Rolf P. M. Bak,Guillaume van Eys	76

About Rolf P. M. Bak

Rolf P. M. Bak is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 36 papers that have together received 2.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (28 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (16 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (1.2k citations), Ecology (1.8k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (887 citations). Rolf P. M. Bak has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, Curacao and United States. Frequent co-authors include Erik H. Meesters, G. Nieuwland, Maggy M. Nugues, Mark J. A. Vermeij, Ruben van Hooidonk, Garriet W. Smith, Maria Inês Seabra, Fleur C. van Duyl, Guillaume van Eys and Brian E. Luckhurst. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Scientific Reports.

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