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Leading or senior authored

  • Robroek BJM, Albrecht RJH, Hamard S, Pulgarin A, Bragazza L, Buttler A, Jassey VEJ (2016) Peatland vascular plant functional types affect dissolved organic matter chemistry. Plant and Soil

  • Jassey VEJ, Lamentowicz M, Bragazza L, Hofsommer ML, Mills RTE, Buttler A, Signarbieux C, Robroek BJM (2016) Loss of testate amoeba functional diversity with increasing frost intensity across a continental gradient reduces microbial activity in peatlands. European Journal of Protistology

  • Jassey  VEJ, Signarbieux C, Hättenschwiler S, Bragazza L, Buttler A, Delarue F, Fournier B, Gilbert D, Laggoun-Défarge F, Lara E, Mills RTE, Mitchell EAD, Payne RJ, Robroek BJM (2015) An unexpected role for mixotrophs in the response of peatland carbon cycling to climate warming. Scientific Reports 5

  • Robroek BJM, Jassey VEJ, Kox MAR, Berendsen RL, Mills, RTE, Cécillon, L, Puissant, J, Meima-Franke, M, Bakker Peter PAHM, Bodelier, PLE (2015) Peatland vascular plant functional types affect methane dynamics by altering microbial community structure. Journal of Ecology, doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12413

  • Nijp J, Limpens J, Metselaar K, Van der Zee, S, Berendse F, Robroek BJM (2014) Can frequent precipitation moderate the impact of drought on peatmoss carbon uptake in Northern peatlands? New Phytologist 203: 70-80

  • Robroek BJM, Wubs ERJ, Marti Genero M, Zając K, Börjesson G, Bragazza L, Dise NB, Keuskamp JA, Lindgren P-E, Mattiasson P, Svensson BH, Verhoeven JTA ( 2014) Microclimatological consequences for plant and microbial composition in Sphagnum-dominated peatlands. Boreal Environment Research 19: 195-208

  • Kuiper JJ, Mooij W, Bragazza L, Robroek BJM (2014) Plant functional types define magnitude of drought response in peatland CO2 exchange. Ecology 95: 123–131

  • Robroek BJM, Heijboer A, Jassey VEJ, Hefting MM, Rouwenhorst TG, Buttler A, Bragazza L. (2013) Snow cover manipulation effects on microbial community structure and soil chemistry in a mountain bog. Plant and Soil 369: 152-164

  • Robroek BJM, Smart RP and Holden J (2010) Sensitivity of blanket peat vegetation and hydrochemistry to local disturbances. Science of the Total Environment 408 (21): 5028-5034

  • Breeuwer A*, Robroek BJM*, Limpens J, et al. (2009) Decreased summer water table depth affects peatland vegetation. Basic and Applied Ecology 10 (4): 330-339 * equal contribution

  • Robroek BJM, Adema EB, Olde-Venterink H, et al. (2009) How nitrogen and sulphur addition, and a single drought event affect root phosphatase activity in Phalaris arundinacea Science of the Total Environment 407 (7): 2342-2348

  • Robroek BJM, Schouten MGC, Limpens J, et al. (2009) Interactive effects of water table and precipitation on net CO2 assimilation of three co-occurring Sphagnum mosses differing in distribution above the water table. Global Change Biology 15 (3): 680-691

  • Robroek BJM, van Ruijven J, Schouten, et al. (2009) Sphagnum re-introduction in degraded peatlands: the effects of aggregation, species identity and water table. Basic and Applied Ecology 10 (8): 697-706

  • Robroek BJM, Waucomont JGM & Schouten MGC (2009) The disappearance of S. imbricatum from European raised bogs: a comment on McClymont et al. Holocene 19 (7): 1093-1094

  • Robroek BJM, Limpens J, Breeuwer A, et al. (2007) Effects of water level and temperature on performance of four Sphagnum mosses. Plant Ecology190 (1): 97-107

  • Robroek BJM, Limpens J, Breeuwer A, et al. (2007) Interspecific competition between Sphagnum mosses at different water tables. Functional Ecology 21 (4): 805-812

  • Robroek BJM, Limpens J, Breeuwer A, et al. (2007) Precipitation determines the persistence of hollow Sphagnum species on hummocks. Wetlands 27 (4): 979-986

 

Co-authored

  • Bragazza L, Buttler A, Robroek BJM, Albrecht R, Zaccone C, Jassey VEJ, Signarbieux C (2016) Persistent high temperature and low precipitation reduce peat carbon accumulation. Global Change Biology

  • Buttler A, Robroek BJM, Laggoun‐Défarge F, Jassey VEJ, Pochelon C, Bernard G, Delarue F, Gogo S, Mariotte P, Mitchell EAD, Bragazza L (2015) Experimental warming interacts with soil moisture to discriminate plant responses in an ombrotrophic peatland. Journal of Vegetation Science 26: 964-974 

  • Mariotte P, Robroek BJM, Jassey VEJ, Buttler A (2015) Subordinate plant species dampen the effect of drought on soil ecosystem processes. Functional Ecology 29: 1578-1586

  • Martí M, ,Juottonen H, Robroek BJM , Yrjälä K, Danielsson Å, Lindgren P–E, Svensson BH (2015) Nitrogen and methanogen community composition within and among three Sphagnum dominated peatlands in Scandinavia. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 81: 204-211

  • Puissant J, Cecillon L, Mills RTE, Robroek BJM, Gavazov K, De Danieli S, Spiegelberger T, Buttler A, Brun J-J (2015) Seasonal influence of climate manipulation on microbial community structure and function in mountain soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 80: 296-305

  • Pel MJC, Wintermans PCA, Cabral A, Robroek BJM, Seidl MF, Bautor J, Parker JE, van den Ackerveken G, Pieterse CMJ (2014) Functional analysis of Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis RXLR effectors. PlosOne 9 (11), e110624

  • Jassey VEJ, Lamentowicz L, Robroek BJM, Gabka M, Rusinska A, Lamentowicz M (2014) Plant functional diversity drives niche-size structure of microbial biota along a poor to extremely rich fen gradient. Journal of Ecology 102 (5): 1150-1162

  • van Dijk J, Robroek BJM, Kardel I, Wassen M (2012) Combined effects of nitrogen enrichment, sulphur pollution and climate change on fen meadow vegetation N:P stoichiometry and biomass. Biogeochemistry 111: 139-150

  • Crushell PH, Smolders AJP, Schouten MGC, Robroek BJM, van Wirdum G, Roelofs JGM (2011) Restoration of a terrestrialized soak lake of an Irish raised bog: results of field experiments. Restoration Ecology 19 (2): 261–272

  • Breeuwer A, Heijmans MMPD, Robroek BJM, et al. (2010) Field simulation of global change: transplanting Northern bog mesocosms southward. Ecosystems 13 (5): 712-726

  • Fujita Y, Robroek BJM, de Ruiter PC, et al. (2010) Increased N affects P uptake of eight grassland species: the role of root surface phosphatase activity. Oikos 119 (10): 1665-1673

  • Breeuwer A, Heijmans MMPD, Gleichman M, Robroek BJM, et al. (2009) Response of Sphagnum species mixtures to increased temperature and nitrogen availability. Plant Ecology 204 (1): 97-111

  • Limpens J, Robroek BJM, Heijmans MMPD, et al. (2008) Mixing ratio and species affect the use of substrate-derived CO2 by Sphagnum. Journal of Vegetation Science 19 (6): 841-848

  • Breeuwer A, Heijmans MMPD, Robroek BJM, et al. (2008) The effect of increased temperature and nitrogen deposition on decomposition in bogs. Oikos 117 (8): 1258-1268

  • Breeuwer A, Heijmans MMPD, Robroek BJM, et al. (2008) The effect of temperature on growth and competition between Sphagnum species. Oecologia 156 (1): 155-167

 

Other scientific output

  • Robroek BJM, Eppinga MB, Limpens J, Wassen MJ & Schouten MGC (2009) Hoogveenherstel in Nederland: méér dan een droom. Restoration of raised bogs in the Netherlands: more than just a dream (in Dutch). Landschap 25 (1): 17-2

  • van Dijk J, Robroek BJM, Kardel I, Wassen M (2012) Mogelijke effecten van gecombineerde atmosferische depositie en klimaatveranderingen op laagveenmoerassen. Landschap 29 (4)

  • Robroek BJM, de Jong H & Sommeijer MJ (2003) The behaviour of the kleptoparasite, Pseudohypocera kerteszi (Diptera, Phoridae), in hives of stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Central America. Proc. of the section Experimental and Applied Entomology - Netherlands Entomological Soc. 14:65–70

  • Robroek BJM, de Jong H, Arce H & Sommeijer MJ. The development of Pseudohypocera kerteszi (Diptera, Phoridae), a kleptoparasite in nests of stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Central America (2003) Proc. of the section Experimental and Applied Entomology - Netherlands Entomological Soc. 14, 71–74

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