[ report an error in this record ] Govers, Laura ORCID Personal home page Institute  Top | Institute | Publications  Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee; Coastal Sciences (COS), more Function: Guest researcher Direct contact at institute: Tel.: +31-(0)222-36 95 77 E-mail:   Publications (51)  Top | Institute | Publications  A1 Publications (47) [show] Meijer, K.J.; Franken, O.; Witte, S.; Holthuijsen, S.; van der Heide, T.; Govers, L.L.; Olff, H. (2025). Hotspots in peril: Misalignment of conservation efforts and ecological values in a shallow coastal sea. People and Nature 7(1): 160-179. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10757, more Gräfnings, M.L.E.; Hijner, N.; Heusinkveld, J.H.T.; Zwarts, M.; Maldonado, G.; Wiersema, H.; Cammenga, R.; Smeele, Q.; van der Heide, T.; Govers, L.L. (2024). Exploring the potential of seed‐based dwarf eelgrass (Zostera noltii) restoration. Aquat. Conserv. 34(9): e4235. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4235, more Gräfnings, M.L.E.; Grimm, I.A.; Valdez, S.R.; Findji, I.; van der Heide, T.; Heusinkveld, J.H.T.; Meijer, K.J.; Eriksson, B.K.; Smeele, Q.; Govers, L.L. (2024). Restored intertidal eelgrass (Z. marina) supports benthic communities taxonomically and functionally similar to natural seagrasses in the Wadden Sea. Front. Mar. Sci. 10. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1294845, more Leurs, G.; Walsh, M.B.; Haque, A.B.; Collins, C.; Glaus, K.; Kizhakudan, S.J.; Menon, M.; Muttaqin, E.; Simeon, B.; Tovar-Ávila, J.; Govers, L.L.; Walker, P.; Friedman, K. (2024). Opportunities and challenges in value chain analysis for sustainable management of sharks and rays. Mar. Policy 163: 106121. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106121, more Lowell, A.; Hill, C.E.L.; Dupont, S.; Infantes, E.; Ramesh, K.; Peterson, B.J.; Govers, L.L.; Cox, T.E. (2024). Low pH enhances germination of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) seeds despite ubiquitous presence of Phytophthora gemini. Aquat. Bot. 195: 103805. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103805, more Nauta, J.; Meijer, K.J.; de Groot, L.W.; Reijers, V.C.; Bouma, T.; van der Wal, D.; Olff, H.; Holthuijsen, S.; Bijleveld, A.; van der Veer, H.; Franken, O.; Govers, L.L. (2024). Mutual facilitation between foundation species Mytilus edulis and Lanice conchilega promotes habitat heterogeneity on tidal flats. Front. Mar. Sci. 11: 1354009. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1354009, more Rehlmeyer, K.; Franken, O.; van der Heide, T.; Holthuijsen, S.; Meijer, K.J.; Olff, H.; Lengkeek, W.; Didderen, K.; Govers, L.L. (2024). Reintroduction of self-facilitating feedbacks could advance subtidal eelgrass (Zostera marina) restoration in the Dutch Wadden Sea. Front. Mar. Sci. 11: 1253067. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1253067, more Reijers, V.C; van Rees, F.; van der Heide, T.; Oost, A.P.; Ruessink, G.; Koffijberg, K.; Camphuysen, C.J.; Penning, E.; Hijner, N.; Govers, L.L. (2024). Birds influence vegetation coverage and structure on sandy biogeomorphic islands in the Dutch Wadden Sea. Sci. Total Environ. 950: 175254. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175254, more van Bemmelen, R.S.A.; Duijns, S.; Govers, L.L.; Fijn, R.C. (2024). Habitat use across the tidal cycle by black-headed gulls breeding in the Wadden Sea. J. Ornithol. 165: 69-79. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10336-023-02097-1, more Volpe, J.P.; Higgs, E.S.; Jeschke, J.M.; Barnhill, K.; Brunk, C.; Dudney, J.; Govers, L.L.; Hobbs, R.J.; Keenleyside, K.; Murphy, S.D.; Seddon, P.J.; Sudweeks, J.; Telhan, O.; Voicescu, S. (2024). Bionovelty and ecological restoration. Restor. Ecol. 32(5): e14152. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.14152, more Witte, S.; Dickson, J.; Franken, O.; Holthuijsen, S.; Govers, L.L.; Olff, H.; van der Heide, T. (2024). Enhancing ecological complexity in soft‐bottom coastal ecosystems: the impact of introducing hard substrates. Restor. Ecol. 32(4). https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.14126, more de Fouw, J; Holmer, M.; Beca-Carretero, P.; Boström, C.; Brice, J.; Brun, F.G.; Cruijsen, P.M.J.M.; Govers, L.L.; Garmendia, J.M.; Meysick, L.; Pajusalu, L.; Richir, J.; Robroek, B.J.M.; Valle, M.; van der Ven, P.; Eklöf, J.S.; van der Heide, T. (2023). A facultative mutualism facilitates European seagrass meadows. Ecography 2023(5): e06636. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06636, more Dickson, J.; Franken, O.; Watson, M.S.; Monnich, B.; Holthuijsen, S.; Eriksson, B.K.; Govers, L.L.; van der Heide, T.; Bouma, T. (2023). Who lives in a pear tree under the sea? A first look at tree reefs as a complex natural biodegradable structure to enhance biodiversity in marine systems. Front. Mar. Sci. 10. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1213790, more El-Hacen, E. M.; Lemrabott, S.Y.C.; Meijer, K.J.; Piersma, T.; Govers, L.L.; van Gils, J.A.; Olff, H. (2023). Growth and population structure of bloody cockles Senilia senilis at Banc d’Arguin and Bijagós with different environmental conditions and harvesting regimes. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 710: 71-83. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps14291, more El-Hacen, E.M.; Lemrabott, S.Y.C.; Meijer, K.J.; Piersma, T.; Govers, L.L.; van Gils, J.A.; Olff, H. (2023). Growth and population structure of bloody cockles Senilia senilis at Banc d’Arguin and Bijagós with different environmental conditions and harvesting regimes. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 710: 71-83. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps14291, more Gräfnings, M.L.E.; Heusinkveld, J.H.T.; Hijner, N.; Hoeijmakers, D.J.J.; Smeele, Q.; Zwarts, M.; van der Heide, T.; Govers, L.L. (2023). Spatial design improves efficiency and scalability of seed‐based seagrass restoration. J. Appl. Ecol. 60(6): 967-977. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14405, more Gräfnings, M.L.E.; Heusinkveld, J.H.T.; Hoeijmakers, D.J.J.; Smeele, Q.; Wiersema, H.; Zwarts, M.; van der Heide, T.; Govers, L.L. (2023). Optimizing seed injection as a seagrass restoration method. Restor. Ecol. 31(3): e13851. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.13851, more Gräfnings, M.L.E.; Govers, L.L.; Heusinkveld, J.H.T.; Silliman, B.R.; Smeele, Q.; Valdez, S.R.; van der Heide, T. (2023). Macrozoobenthos as an indicator of habitat suitability for intertidal seagrass. Ecol. Indic. 147: 109948. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.109948, more Kwakernaak, C.; Hoeijmakers, D.J.J.; Zwarts, M.P.A.; Bijleveld, A.I.; Holthuijsen, S.; de Jong, D.J.; Govers, L.L. (2023). Ragworms (Hediste diversicolor) limit eelgrass (Zostera marina) seedling settlement: Implications for seed-based restoration. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 560: 151853. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2022.151853, more Leurs, G.; Nieuwenhuis, B.O.; Zuidewind, T.J.; Hijner, N.; Olff, H.; Govers, L.L. (2023). Where land meets sea: Intertidal areas as key‐habitats for sharks and rays. Fish Fish. 24(3): 407-426. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/faf.12735, more Leurs, G.; Verkuil, Y.I.; Hijner, N.; Saalmann, F.; Dos Santos, L.; Regalla, A.; Ledo Pontes, S.; Yang, L.; Naylor, G.J.P.; Olff, H.; Govers, L.L. (2023). Addressing data-deficiency of threatened sharks and rays in a highly dynamic coastal ecosystem using environmental DNA. Ecol. Indic. 154: 110795. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110795, more Marín Díaz, B.; van der Wal, D.; Kaptein, L.; Martinez-Garcia, P.; Lashley, C.H.; de Jong, K.; Nieuwenhuis, J.W.; Govers, L.L.; Olff, H.; Bouma, T. (2023). Using salt marshes for coastal protection: Effective but hard to get where needed most. J. Appl. Ecol. 60(7): 1286-1301. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14413, more Meijer, K.J.; Franken, O.; van der Heide, T.; Holthuijsen, S.; Visser, W.; Govers, L.L.; Olff, H. (2023). Characterizing bedforms in shallow seas as an integrative predictor of seafloor stability and the occurrence of macrozoobenthic species. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 9(3): 323-339. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rse2.312, more Meijer, K.J.; Gusmao, J.B.; Bruil, L.; Franken, O.; Grimm, I.A.; van der Heide, T.; Hijner, N.; Holthuijsen, S.; Hübner, L.; Thieltges, D.W.; Olff, H.; Eriksson, B.K.; Govers, L.L. (2023). The seafloor from a trait perspective. A comprehensive life history dataset of soft sediment macrozoobenthos. Scientific Data 10(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02728-5, more Nauta, J.; Christianen, M.J.A.; Temmink, R.J.M.; Fivash, G.S.; Marín Díaz, B.; Reijers, V.C.; Didderen, K.; Penning, E.; Borst, A.C.W.; Heusinkveld, J.H.T.; Zwarts, M.; Cruijsen, P.M.J.M.; Hijner, N.; Lengkeek, W.; Lamers, L.P.M.; van der Heide, T.; Bouma, T.J.; van der Wal, D.; Olff, H.; Govers, L.L. (2023). Biodegradable artificial reefs enhance food web complexity and biodiversity in an intertidal soft‐sediment ecosystem. J. Appl. Ecol. 60(3): 541-552. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14348, more Nauta, J.; Lammers, C.; Lexmond, R.; Christianen, M.J.A.; Borst, A.; Lamers, L.P.M.; Van Lavieren, H.; Naipal, S.; Govers, L.L. (2023). Habitat complexity drives food web structure along a dynamic mangrove coast. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 196: 115597. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115597, more Tan, Y.M.; Coleman, R.A.; Biro, P.A.; Dalby, O.; Jackson, E.L.; Govers, L.L.; Heusinkveld, J.H.T.; Macreadie, P.I.; Flindt, M.; Dewhurst, J.; Sherman, C.D. (2023). Developing seed‐ and shoot‐based restoration approaches for the seagrass, Zostera muelleri. Restor. Ecol. 31(5): e13902. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.13902, more Bosco Gusmao, J.; Thieltges, D.W.; Dekker, R.; Govers, L.L.; Meijer, K.J.; Eriksson, B.K. (2022). Comparing taxonomic and functional trait diversity in marine macrozoobenthos along sediment texture gradients. Ecol. Indic. 145: 109718. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109718, more Clements, O.N.; Leurs, G.; Witbaard, R.; Pen, I.; Verkuil, Y.I.; Govers, L.L. (2022). Growth, maturity, and diet of the pearl whipray (Fontitrygon margaritella) from the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau. PeerJ 10: e12894. https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12894, more Colina Alonso, A.; van Maren, D.S.; Herman, P.M.J.; van Weerdenburg, R.J.A.; Huismans, Y.; Holthuijsen, S.J.; Govers, L.L.; Bijleveld, A.I.; Wang, Z. (2022). The existence and origin of multiple equilibria in sand‐mud sediment beds. Geophys. Res. Lett. 49(22): e2022GL101141. https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2022gl101141, more Fijn, R.C.; Govers, L.L.; Lutterop, D.; Middelveld, R.P.; van Bemmelen, R.S.A. (2022). Evidence of nocturnal migration over sea and sex-specific migration distance of Dutch Black-Headed Gulls. Ardea 110(1): 15-29. https://dx.doi.org/10.5253/arde.v110i1.a8, more Govers, L.L.; Heusinkveld, J.H.T.; Gräfnings, M.L.E.; Smeele, Q.; van der Heide, T. (2022). Adaptive intertidal seed-based seagrass restoration in the Dutch Wadden Sea. PLoS One 17(2): e0262845. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262845, more Marín Díaz, B.; Govers, L.L.; van der Wal, D.; Olff, H.; Bouma, T.J. (2022). The importance of marshes providing soil stabilization to resist fast‐flow erosion in case of a dike breach. Ecol. Appl. 32(6): e2622. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.2622, more Temmink, R.J.M.; Fivash, G.S.; Govers, L.L.; Nauta, J.; Marín Díaz, B.; Cruijsen, P.M.J.M.; Didderen, K.; Penning, E.; Olff, H.; Heusinkveld, J.H.T.; Lamers, L.P.M.; Lengkeek, W.; Christianen, M.J.A.; Reijers, V.C.; Bouma, T.J.; van der Heide, T. (2022). Initiating and upscaling mussel reef establishment with life cycle informed restoration: Successes and future challenges. Ecol. Eng. 175: 106496. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106496, more Gagnon, K.; Christie, H.C.; Didderen, K.; Fagerli, C.W.; Govers, L.L.; Gräfnings, M.L.E.; Heusinkveld, J.H.T.; Kaljurand, K.; Lengkeek, W.; Martin, G.; Meysick, L.; Pajusalu, L.; Rinde, E.; van der Heide, T.; Boström, C. (2021). Incorporating facilitative interactions into small‐scale eelgrass restoration—challenges and opportunities. Restor. Ecol. 29(5): e13398. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13398, more Leurs, G.; van der Reijden, K.J.; Cheikhna Lemrabott, S.Y.; Barry, I.; Nonque, D.M.; Olff, H.; Ledo Pontes, S.; Regalla, A.; Govers, L.L. (2021). Industrial fishing near West African Marine Protected Areas and its potential effects on mobile marine predators. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 602917. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.602917, more Marín Díaz, B.; Fivash, G.S.; Nauta, J.; Temmink, R.J.M.; Hijner, N.; Reijers, V.C; Cruijsen, P.M.J.M.; Didderen, K.; Heusinkveld, J.H.T.; Penning, E.; Maldonado-Garcia, G.; van Belzen, J.; de Smit, J.C.; Christianen, M.J.A.; van der Heide, T.; van der Wal, D.; Olff, H.; Bouma, T.J.; Govers, L.L. (2021). On the use of large-scale biodegradable artificial reefs for intertidal foreshore stabilization. Ecol. Eng. 170: 106354. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106354, more Marin-Diaz, B.; Govers, L.L.; van der Wal, D.; Olff, H.; Bouma, T.J. (2021). How grazing management can maximize erosion resistance of salt marshes. J. Appl. Ecol. 58(7): 1533-1544. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13888, more Meijer, K.J.; El-Hacen, E.-H.M.; Govers, L.L.; Lavaleye, M.S.S.; Piersma, T.; Olff, H. (2021). Mangrove-mudflat connectivity shapes benthic communities in a tropical intertidal system. Ecol. Indic. 130: 108030. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108030, more Penning, E.; Govers, L.L.; Dekker, R.; Piersma, T. (2021). Advancing presence and changes in body size of brown shrimp Crangon crangon on intertidal flats in the western Dutch Wadden Sea, 1984–2018. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 168(11): 160. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-03967-z, more van der Molen, J.; van Leeuwen, S.M.; Govers, L.L.; van der Heide, T.; Olff, H. (2021). Potential micro-plastics dispersal and accumulation in the North Sea, with application to the MSC Zoe incident. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 607203. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.607203, more van der Reijden, K.J.; Govers, L.L.; Koop, L.; Damveld, J.H.; Herman, P.M.J.; Mestdagh, S.; Piet, G.; Rijnsdorp, A.D.; Dinesen, G.E.; Snellen, M.; Olff, H. (2021). Beyond connecting the dots: A multi-scale, multi-resolution approach to marine habitat mapping. Ecol. Indic. 128: 107849. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107849, more van der Reijden, K.J.; Koop, L.; Mestdagh, S.; Snellen, M.; Herman, P.M.J.; Olff, H.; Govers, L.L. (2021). Conservation Implications of Sabellaria spinulosa Reef Patches in a Dynamic Sandy-Bottom Environment. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 642659. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.642659, more Mestdagh, S.; Amiri-Simkooei, A.; van der Reijden, K.J.; Koop, L.; O'Flynn, S.; Snellen, M.; van Sluis, C.; Govers, L.L.; Simons, D.G.; Herman, P.M.J.; Olff, H.; Ysebaert, T. (2020). Linking the morphology and ecology of subtidal soft-bottom marine benthic habitats: A novel multiscale approach. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 238: 106687. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106687, more Tan, Y.M.; Dalby, O.; Kendrick, G.A.; Statton, J.; Sinclair, E.A.; Fraser, M.W.; Macreadie, P.I.; Gillies, C.L.; Coleman, R.A.; Waycott, M.; van Dijk, K.; Vergés, A.; Ross, J.D.; Campbell, M.L.; Matheson, F.E.; Jackson, E.L.; Irving, A.D.; Govers, L.L.; Connolly, R.M.; McLeod, I.M.; Rasheed, M.A.; Kirkman, H.; Flindt, M.R.; Lange, T.; Miller, A.D.; Sherman, C.D.H. (2020). Seagrass restoration is possible: Insights and lessons from Australia and New Zealand. Front. Mar. Sci. 7: article 617. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00617, more van der Reijden, K.J.; Koop, L.; O'Flynn, S.; Garcia, S.; Bos, O.; van Sluis, C.; Maaholm, D.J.; Herman, P.M.J.; Simons, D.G.; Olff, H.; Ysebaert, T.; Snellen, M.; Govers, L.L.; Rijnsdorp, A.D.; Aguilar, R. (2019). Discovery of Sabellaria spinulosa reefs in an intensively fished area of the Dutch Continental Shelf, North Sea. J. Sea Res. 144: 85-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2018.11.008, more van der Reijden, K.J.; Hintzen, N.T.; Govers, L.L.; Rijnsdorp, A.D.; Olff, H. (2018). North Sea demersal fisheries prefer specific benthic habitats. PLoS One 13(12): e0208338. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208338, more Peer reviewed publication [show] Koop, L.; van der Reijden, K.; Mestdagh, S.; Ysebaert, T.; Govers, L.L.; Olff, H.; Herman, P.M.J.; Snellen, M.; Simons, D.G. (2020). Measuring centimeter-scale sand ripples using multibeam echosounder backscatter data from the Brown Bank area of the Dutch Continental Shelf. Geosciences 10(12): 495. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10120495, more Book [show] Govers, L.L.; Reijers, V.C (2021). Griend: een bewogen eiland. KNNV Uitgeverij: Zeist. ISBN 9789050118125. , more Thesis (co-)promotor (2) [show] Penning, E. (2023). Sanderlinks. PhD Thesis. University of Groningen: Groningen. https://dx.doi.org/10.33612/diss.830020613, more Marín Díaz, B. (2022). Unravelling foreshore ecosystem dynamics: applications for ecosystem-based coastal defence. PhD Thesis. University of Groningen: Groningen. 269 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.33612/diss.203591434, more All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy  Top | Institute | Publications