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Dr Hoeksema, Bert
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Bert Hoeksema has been studying Indo-Pacific reef corals since 1982. In that year he was an MSC student and started research on mushroom corals at Naturalis Biodiversity Center, in Leiden, the Netherlands. At present, he is head of the department of Marine Zoology in that institute. Most of his field research was carried out in SE Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. He is interested in the taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography, and ecology of corals and other reef organisms. Much of his present research is focussed on biodiversity patterns, the evolution of inter-specific associations and habitats (phylo-ecology), and on the variability of marine faunas over time (historical ecology).

Naturalis Biodiversity Center; Department of Marine Zoology, more

Direct contact at institute:
Tel.: +31-(0)71-568 76 31
Fax: +31-(0)71-568 76 66
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WoRMS Editorial Board (WoRMS editors), more

Function: Taxonomic editor

Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis; National Museum of Natural History - Naturalis (Naturalis), more

Function: Head, Dept. of Marine Zoology

WoRMS Steering Committee (SC), more

Period: till 2015

Bringing biogeographical data online, more
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence, more
The Impact of Biodiversity Changes in Coastal Marine Benthic Ecosystems, more

ERMS 2.0: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2008). European Register of Marine Species. Http://www.marbef.org/data/erms.php. Accessed on yyyy-mm-dd. [previously: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Emblow, C.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2004). European Register of Marine Species. Available online at http://www.marbef.org/data/erms.php. Consulted on [date]., more
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Accessed at https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia on yyyy-mm-dd, more
NLBIF, Naturalis National Natural History Museum (NL). Invertebrate specimens from marine expeditions., more

A1 Publications (23) [show]
Hoeksema, W.; van der Loos, M.; van Moorsel, M. (2022). Coral diversity matches marine park zonation but not economic value of coral reef sites at St. Eustatius, eastern Caribbean. J. Environ. Manage. 320: 115829. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115829, more Hoeksema, B.W.; Giyanto; Suharsono (2019). The role of maximum shelf depth versus distance from shore in explaining a diversity gradient of mushroom corals (Fungiidae) off Jakarta. Diversity 11(3): 46. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d11030046, more Kunihiro, S.; Farenzena, Z.; Hoeksema, B.W.; Groenenberg, D.S.J.; Hermanto, B.; Reimer, J.D. (2019). Morphological and phylogenetic diversity of Waminoa and similar flatworms (Acoelomorpha) in the western Pacific Ocean. Zoology (Jena) 136: 125692. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2019.06.002, more Shelyakin, P.V.; Garushyants, S.K.; Nikitin, M.A.; Mudrova, S.V.; Berumen, M.L.; Speksnijder, A.G.C.L.; Hoeksema, B.W.; Fontaneto, D.; Gelfand, M.S.; Ivanenko, V.N. (2018). Microbiomes of gall-inducing copepod crustaceans from the corals Stylophora pistillata (Scleractinia) and Gorgonia ventalina (Alcyonacea). NPG Scientific Reports 8(1): 10 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29953-y, more Tarya, A.; Hoitink, A.J.F.; van der Vegt, M.; van Katwijk, M.M.; Hoeksema, B.W.; Bouma, T.J.; Lamers, L.P. M.; Christianen, M.J.A. (2018). Exposure of coastal ecosystems to river plume spreading across a near-equatorial continental shelf. Cont. Shelf Res. 153: 1-15. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2017.12.003, more Valderrama Ballesteros, L.; Matthews, J.L.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2018). Pollution and coral damage caused by derelict fishing gear on coral reefs around Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 135: 1107-1116. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.08.033, more Hoeksema, B.W.; van Beusekom, M.; ten Hove, H.A.; Ivanenko, V.N.; van der Meij, S.E.T.; van Moorsel, G.W.N.M. (2016). Helioseris cucullata as a host coral at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean. Mar. Biodiv. 47(1): 71-78. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-016-0599-6, more Fransen, C.H.J.M.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2014). Going for the stars: extending the host record for the reef-dwelling Emperor shrimp, Periclimenes imperator (Pontoniinae). Mar. Biodiv. 44(4): 465-466. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-014-0210-y, more Hoeksema, B.W.; Dekker, F.; de Voogd, N.J. (2014). Free-living mushroom corals strike back by overtopping a coral-killing sponge. Mar. Biodiv. 44(1): 3-4. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-013-0188-x, more Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Fauchald, K.; Gordon, D.; Hoeksema, B.W.; Poore, G.C.B.; Van Soest, R.W.M.; Stöhr, S.; Walter, T.C.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W.; Appeltans, W. (2013). Global coordination and standardisation in marine biodiversity through the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and related databases. PLoS One 8(1): 20 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051629, more Hoeksema, B.W. (2013). Erratum to: Extreme morphological plasticity enables a free mode of life in Favia gravida at Ascension Island (South Atlantic). Mar. Biodiv. 43(2): 173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0128-1, more Hoeksema, B.W.; van der Meij, S.E.T. (2013). Editorial: Corals, reefs and marine biodiversity. Mar. Biodiv. 43(1): 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-013-0145-8, more Santodomingo, N.; Reyes, J.; Flórez, P.; Chacón-Gómez, I.C.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2013). Diversity and distribution of azooxanthellate corals in the Colombian Caribbean. Mar. Biodiv. 43(1): 7-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0131-6, more van der Meij, S.E.T.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2013). Distribution of gall crabs inhabiting mushroom corals on Semporna reefs, Malaysia. Mar. Biodiv. 43(1): 53-59. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0135-2, more Waheed, Z.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2013). A tale of two winds: species richness patterns of reef corals around the Semporna peninsula, Malaysia. Mar. Biodiv. 43(1): 37-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0130-7, more Appeltans, W.; Ahyong, S.T.; Anderson, G.; Angel, M.V.; Artois, T.; Bailly, N.; Bamber, R.N.; Barber, A.; Bartsch, I.; Berta, A.; Blazewicz-Paszkowycz , M.; Bock, P.; Boxshall, G.; Boyko, C.B.; Nunes Brandão, S.; Bray, R.A.; Bruce, N.L.; Cairns, S.D.; Chan, T.-Y.; Cheng, L.; Collins, A.G.; Cribb, T.H.; Curini-Galletti, M.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Davie, P.J.F.; Dawson, M.N.; De Clerck, O.; Decock, W.; De Grave, S.; de Voogd, N.J.; Domning, D.P.; Emig, C.C.; Erséus, Ch.; Eschmeyer, W.; Fauchald, K.; Fautin, D.G.; Feist, S.W.; Fransen, C.H.J.M.; Furuya, H.; García-Alvarez, O.; Gerken, S.; Gibson, D.; Gittenberger, A.; Gofas, S.; Gómez-Daglio, L.; Gordon, D.P.; Guiry, M.D.; Hernandez, F.; Hoeksema, B.W.; Hopcroft, R.R.; Jaume, D.; Kirk, P.; Koedam, N.; Koenemann, S.; Kolb, J.B.; Kristensen, R.M.; Kroh, A.; Lambert, G.; Lazarus, D.B.; Lemaitre, R.; Longshaw, M.; Lowry, J.; MacPherson, E.; Madin, L.P.; Mah, C.; Mapstone, G.; McLaughlin, P.A.; Mees, J.; Meland, K.; Messing, C.G.; Mills, C.E.; Molodtsova, T.N.; Mooi, R.; Neuhaus, B.; Ng, P.K.L.; Nielsen, C.; Norenburg, J.; Opresko, D.M.; Osawa, M.; Paulay, G.; Perrin, W.; Pilger, J.F.; Poore, G.C.B.; Pugh, Ph.R.; Read, G.B.; Reimer, J.D.; Rius, M.; Rocha, R.M.; Sáiz Salinas, J.I.; Scarabino, V.; Schierwater, B.; Schmidt-Rhaesa, A.; Schnabel, K.E.; Schotte, M.; Schuchert, P.; Schwabe, E.; Segers, H.; Self-Sullivan, C.; Shenkar, N.; Siegel, V.; Sterrer, W.; Stöhr, S.; Swalla, B.; Tasker, M.L.; Thuesen, E.V.; Timm, T.; Todaro, M.A.; Turon, X.; Tyler, S.; Uetz, P.; van der Land, J.; Vanhoorne, B.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Van Soest, R.W.M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Walker-Smith, G.K.; Walter, T.C.; Warren, A.; Williams, G.C.; Wilson, S.P.; Costello, M.J. (2012). The magnitude of global marine species diversity. Curr. Biol. 22(23): 2189-2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036, more Hoeksema, B.W. (2012). Extreme morphological plasticity enables a free mode of life in Favia gravid at Ascension Island (South Atlantic). Mar. Biodiv. 42(2): 289-295. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-011-0106-z, more Hoeksema, B.W.; Roos, P.J.; Cadée, G.C. (2012). Trans-Atlantic rafting by the brooding reef coral Favia fragum on man-made flotsam. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 445: 209-218. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps09460, more Hoeksema, B.W.; van der Meij, S.E.T.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2012). The mushroom coral as a habitat. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 92(4): 647-663. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315411001445, more Hoeksema, B.W.; Waheed, Z. (2012). It pays to have a big mouth: mushroom corals ingesting salps at northwest Borneo. Mar. Biodiv. 42(2): 297-302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0110-y, more Reimer, J.D.; Lin, M.; Fujii, T.; Lane, D.J.W.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2012). The phylogenetic position of the solitary zoanthid genus Sphenopus (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia). Contributions to Zoology 81(1): 34-54, more Carpenter, K.E.; Abrar, M.; Aeby, G.; Aronson, R.B.; Banks, S.; Bruckner, A.; Chiriboga, A.; Cortés, J.; Delbeek, J.C.; DeVantier, L.; Edgar, G.J.; Edwards, T.M.; Fenner, D.; Guzmán, H.M.; Hoeksema, B.W.; Hodgson, G.; Johan, O.; Licuanan, W.Y.; Livingstone, S.R.; Lovell, E.R.; Moore, J.A.; Obura, D.O.; Ochavillo, D.; Polidoro, B.A.; Precht, W.F.; Quibilan, M.C.; Reboton, C.; Richards, Z.T.; Rogers, A.D.; Sanciango, J.; Sheppard, A.; Sheppard, C.; Smith, J.; Stuart, S.; Turak, E.; Veron, J.E.N.; Wallace, C.; Weil, E.; Wood, E. (2008). One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts. Science (Wash.) 321(5888): 560-563, more Hoeksema, B.W.; Cleary, D.F.R. (2004). The sudden death of a coral reef. Science (Wash.) 303(5662): 1293-1994, more
Peer reviewed publications (11) [show]
Van Bruggen, A.C.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2012). In memoriam Dr Jacob van der Land (1935-2011), late marine biologist at the Leiden Museum (1964-2000). Zool. Meded. 86: 506-515, more Hoeksema, B.W.; Kleemann, K. (2002). New records of Fungiacava eilatensis Goreau et al., 1968 (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) boring into Indonesian mushroom corals (Scleractinia, Fungiidae). Basteria 66: 25-30, more Kleemann, K.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2002). Lithophaga (Bivalvia, Mytilidae), including a new species, boring into mushroom corals (Scleractinia, Fungiidae) off South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Basteria 66: 11-24, more Hoeksema, B.W. (1991). Evolution of body size in mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) and its ecomorphogical consequences. Neth. J. Zool. 41(2-3): 112-129, more Borel Best, M.; Hoeksema, B.W.; Moka, W.; Moll, A.; Suharsono; Nyoman Sutarna, I. (1989). Recent scleractinian coral species collected during the Snellius-II Expedition in eastern Indonesia. Neth. J. Sea Res. 23(2): 107-115. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0077-7579(89)90005-7, more Hoeksema, B.W. (1989). Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractina: Fungiidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 254. Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie Leiden: Leiden. 295, 678 fig. plates 1-6 pp., more Hoeksema, B.W.; Moka, W. (1989). Species assemblages and phenotypes of mushroom corals (Fungiidae) related to coral reef habitats in the Flores Sea. Neth. J. Sea Res. 23(2): 149-160, more Hoeksema, B.W. (1981). Het erwtekrabbetje, Pinnotheres pisum (L.), als commensaal van de paardemossel, Modiolus modiolus (L.). Het Zeepaard 41(3): 79, more Hoeksema, B.W. (1981). Rugschilden en eiersnoeren van Alloteuthis subulata (Lamarck, 1978). Het Zeepaard 41(5): 144-146, more Hoeksema, B.W.; Hoeksema, D. (1979). Naar aanleiding van een Loligo, rugschilden, invasie op Terschelling. Het Zeepaard 39(1): 13-24, more Hoeksema, B.W. (1978). Vinstralen in vis en gruis. Het Zeepaard 38(5/6): 116-121, more
Book [show]
Hoeksema, B.W.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (Ed.) (2004). Fauna Malesiana: Indo-Malayan reef corals: a generic overview [CD-ROM]. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam. ISBN 90-75000-70-7. 1 cd-rom pp., more
Book chapters (4) [show]
Gittenberger, A.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2006). Phenotypic plasticity revealed by molecular studies on reef corals of Fungia (Cycloseris) spp. (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) near river outlets, in: Gittenberger, A. The evolutionary history of parasitic gastropods and their coral hostsin the Indo-Pacific = De evolutionaire geschiedenis van parasitaire slakken en hun gastheer koralen in de Indo-Pacific. pp. 28-33, more Gittenberger, A.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2006). Habitat preferences of 20 Indo-West Pacific wentletrap species (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) associated with scleractinian corals, in: Gittenberger, A. The evolutionary history of parasitic gastropods and their coral hostsin the Indo-Pacific = De evolutionaire geschiedenis van parasitaire slakken en hun gastheer koralen in de Indo-Pacific. pp. 217-243, more Gittenberger, A.; Reijnen, B.T.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2006). A molecular analysis of the evolutionary history of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) and its consequences for taxonomic classification, in: Gittenberger, A. The evolutionary history of parasitic gastropods and their coral hostsin the Indo-Pacific = De evolutionaire geschiedenis van parasitaire slakken en hun gastheer koralen in de Indo-Pacific. pp. 37-56, more Cairns, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W.; van der Land, J. (2001). Scleractinia, in: Costello, M.J. et al. European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 109-110, more
Abstract [show]
Appeltans, W.; Decock, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Fauchald, K.; Gordon, D.P.; Poore, G.C.B.; Hoeksema, B.W.; van Soest, R.W. (2010). The World Register of Marine Species, the first online inventory of all marine species, in: A decade of discovery: Census of Marine Life 2010. The J. Frederick Grassle Scientific Symposium on the Census of Marine Life: Poster abstracts. pp. [1], more
Reports (2) [show]
Hoeksema, B.W. (Ed.) (2022). Marine biodiversity of Bonaire: a baseline survey. Preliminary results of the Bonaire Marine Biodiversity Expedition. 2nd Edition. Naturalis Biodiversity Center/ANEMOON Foundation: Leiden, Bennebroek. 78 pp., more Gittenberger, A.; Rensing, M.; Stegenga, H.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2009). Inventarisatie van de aan hard substraat gerelateerde macroflora en macrofauna in de Nederlandse Waddenzee. GiMaRIS Rapport, 2009.11. Marine Research, Inventory and Strategy Solutions: Leiden. 63 pp., more
Other publication [show]
Appeltans, W.; Decock, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Fauchald, K.; Gordon, D.P.; Hoeksema, B.W.; Poore, G.C.B.; van Soest, R.; Stöhr, S.; Walter, C.; Costello, M.J. (2010). The World Register of Marine Species, the first online inventory of all marine species [Poster]. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ)/WoRMS Steering Committee: Oostende. 1 poster pp., more

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