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:: 2019 ::
– Baird AJ, Evans CD, Mills R, Morris PJ, Page SE, Peacock M, Reed M, Robroek BJM, Stoneman R, Swindles GT, Thom T, Waddington M, Young DM. Validity of managing peatlands with fire. Nature Geoscience https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0477-5 
– Hamard S, Robroek BJM et al. Effects of Sphagnum ​leachates on competitive Sphagnum microbiome depends on species and time. Frontiers in Microbiology 10:2042
– Küttim M, Laine AM, Küttim L, Ilomets M, Robroek BJM. Winter climate change increases physiological stress in calcareous fen bryophytes. Science of the Total Environment 695:133867.

– Bragazza L, Robroek BJM et al. Soil microbial community structure and enzymatic activity along a plant cover gradient in Vicoria Land (Continental Antarctica). Geoderma 353:144-151.


:: 2018 ::
– Granath G, ..., Robroek BJM et al. Environmental and taxonomic controls of carbon and oxygen stable isotope composition in Sphagnum across broad climatic and geographic ranges. Biosciences 15:5189-5202 
– Puissant J, Jassey VEJ, Mills RTE, Robroek BJM et al. Seasonality alters drivers of soil enzyme activity in subalpine grassland soil undergoing climate change. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 124:266-274
– Jassey VEJ, ... , Robroek BJM et al. Tipping point effect in plant-fungal interactions under severe drought causes abrupt rise in peatland ecosystem respiration. Global Change Biology 24:972-986
– Gavazov K, ..., Robroek BJM, Bragazza L. Vascular plant-mediated controls on atmospheric carbon assimilation and peat carbon decomposition under climate change. Global Change Biology 24:3911-3921
– Samson M, ... , Robroek BJM et al. 
The impact of experimental temperature and water level manipulation on carbon dioxide release in a poor fen in northern Poland. Wetlands 38:551-563

:: 2017 :: 
– Robroek BJM, Jassey VEJ et al. Taxonomic and functional turnover are decoupled in European peat bogs. Nature Communications 8:1161
– Robroek BJM et al. Diverse fen plant communities enhance carbon-related multifunctionality, but do not mitigate negative effects of drought. Royal Society Open Science 4:170449
– Shazad SM, Arif MS, ... , Robroek BJM. Interaction of compost additives with phosphate solubilising rhizobacteria improved maize production and soil biochemical properties under dryland agriculture. Soil and Tillage Research 174:70-80
– Küttim M, Hofsommer ML, Robroek BJM et al. Freeze-thaw cycles simultaneously decrease peatland photosynthetic carbon uptake and ecosystem respiration. Boreal Environment Research 22:267-276
– Gay-des-Combes J, Sanz Carrillo C, Robroek BJM et al. Tropical soils degraded by slash-and-burn cultivation can be recultivated when amended with ashes and compost. Ecology and Evolution 14:5578-5388
– Mulot M, ... , Robroek BJM et al. Genetic determinism vs. phenotypic plasticity in protist morphology. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 64:724-739
– Gay-des-Combes J, Robroek BJM et al. Slash-and-burn agriculture and tropical cyclone activity in Madagascar: implication for soil fertility dynamics and corn performance. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 239:207-218
– Puissant J, Mills RTE, Robroek BJM et al. Climate change effects on the stability and chemistry of soil organic carbon pools in a subalpine grassland. Biogeochemistry 132:123-139

:: 2016 :: 
– Robroek BJM et al. Peatland vascular plant functional types affect dissolved organic matter chemistry. Plant and Soil 407:135-143
– Jassey VEJ, ... , Robroek BJM. ​Loss of testate amoeba functional diversity with increasing frost intensity across a continental gradient reduces microbial activity in peatlands. European Journal of Protistology 55B:190-202
– Bragazza L, Buttler A, Robroek BJM et al. Persistent high temperature and low precipitation reduce peat carbon accumulation. Global Change Biology 22:4114-4123
Including: Bragazza L, Buttler A., Robroek BJM et al. Response to Editor to the comment by Delarue (2016) to our paper entitled “Persistent high temperature and low precipitation reduce peat carbon accumulation”. Glob Chang Biol

:: 2015 :: 
– Jassey  VEJ, ... , Robroek BJM. An unexpected role for mixotrophs in the response of peatland carbon cycling to climate warming. Scientific Reports 5:16931
– Robroek BJM et al. Peatland vascular plant functional types affect methane dynamics by altering microbial community structure. Journal of Ecology 103:925-934
– Buttler A, Robroek BJM et al. Experimental warming interacts with soil moisture to discriminate plant responses in an ombrotrophic peatland. J Veg Sci 26:964-974

– Mariotte P, Robroek BJM, Jassey VEJ, Buttler A. Subordinate plant species dampen the effect of drought on soil ecosystem processes. Functional Ecology 29:1578-1586
– Martí M, ,Juottonen H, Robroek BJM et al. Nitrogen and methanogen community composition within and among three Sphagnum dominated peatlands in Scandinavia. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 81:204-211
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 Puissant J, Cecillon L, Mills RTE, Robroek BJM et al.. Seasonal influence of climate manipulation on microbial community structure and function in mountain soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 80:296-305

:: 2014 ::
– Nijp J, ... ,  Robroek BJM. Can frequent precipitation moderate the impact of drought on peatmoss carbon uptake in Northern peatlands? New Phytologist 203:70-80
– Robroek BJM et al. Microclimatological consequences for plant and microbial composition in Sphagnum-dominated peatlands. Boreal Environment Research 19:195-208
– Kuiper JJ, ... , Robroek BJM. Plant functional types define magnitude of drought response in peatland CO2 exchange. Ecology 95:123-131
– Pel MJC, Wintermans PCA, Cabral A, Robroek BJM et al. Functional analysis of Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis RXLR effectors. PlosOne 9, e110624
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 Jassey VEJ, Lamentowicz L, Robroek BJM et al. Plant functional diversity drives niche-size structure of microbial biota along a poor to extremely rich fen gradient. Journal of Ecology 102:1150-1162

:: 2007– 2013 :: 
– Robroek BJM et al. Snow cover manipulation effects on microbial community structure and soil chemistry in a mountain bog. Plant and Soil 369:152-164
– van Dijk J, Robroek BJM, Kardel I, Wassen M. 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. Restoration of a terrestrialized soak lake of an Irish raised bog: results of field experiments. Restoration Ecology 19:261-272
– Robroek BJM, Smart RP and Holden J. Sensitivity of blanket peat vegetation and hydrochemistry to local disturbances. Sci Total Env 408:5028-5034
​– Breeuwer A, Heijmans MMPD, Robroek BJM et al. Field simulation of global change: transplanting Northern bog mesocosms southward. Ecosystems 13:712-726
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Fujita Y, Robroek BJM et al. Increased N affects P uptake of eight grassland species: the role of root surface phosphatase activity. Oikos 119:1665-1673
– Breeuwer A*, Robroek BJM* et al.  Decreased summer water table depth affects peatland vegetation. Basic and Applied Ecology 10:330-339 * equal contribution
– Robroek BJM et al. How nitrogen and sulphur addition, and a single drought event affect root phosphatase activity in Phalaris arundinacea. Sic Total Env 407:2342-2348
– Robroek BJM et al. 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 15:680-691
– Robroek BJM et al. Sphagnum re-introduction in degraded peatlands: the effects of aggregation, species identity and water table. Basic and Applied Ecology 10: 697-706
– Robroek BJM, Waucomont JGM, Schouten MGC. The disappearance of S. imbricatum from European raised bogs: a comment on McClymont et al. The Holocene 19:1093-1094 
– Breeuwer A, Heijmans MMPD, Gleichman M, Robroek BJM et al. Response of Sphagnum species mixtures to increased temperature and nitrogen availability. Plant Ecology 204:97-111
– Limpens J, Robroek BJM, Heijmans MMPD et al. Mixing ratio and species affect the use of substrate-derived CO2 by Sphagnum. J Veg Sci 19:841-848
– Breeuwer A, Heijmans MMPD, Robroek BJM et al.The effect of increased temperature and nitrogen deposition on decomposition in bogs. Oikos 117:1258-1268
– Breeuwer A, Heijmans MMPD, Robroek BJM et al. The effect of temperature on growth and competition between Sphagnum mosses. Oecologia 156:155-167
– Robroek BJM et al. Effects of water level and temperature on performance of four Sphagnum mosses. Plant Ecology190: 97-107
– Robroek BJM et al. Interspecific competition between Sphagnum mosses at different water tables. Functional Ecology 21: 805-812
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Robroek BJM et al. Precipitation determines the persistence of hollow Sphagnum species on hummocks. Wetlands 27: 979-986

Other scientific output
– Caporn SJM, Payne R, Robroek BJM. The vulnerability of peatbogs to climate change and air pollution. Shropshire Botanical Society Newsletter 33:7-9 (2016)
– Dielissen E, Robroek BJM, Dorrepaal E. Plant community controls on thawing permafrost soils. Science Story 2.2, InterAct 48-49 (2015)
– Robroek BJM. Understanding peatland ecology: peatland ecosystems and global climate change. International Innovation. 10:24-26 (2013) www.researchmedia.eu
– van Dijk J, Robroek BJM, Kardel I, Wassen M Mogelijke effecten van gecombineerde atmosferische depositie en klimaatveranderingen op laagveenmoerassen. Landschap 29:1-11 (2013)
– Chapman PJ, Robroek BJM, Holden J, Ashley D and Irvine B. Spatial variability in stream biogeochemistry related to catchment characteristics in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Beauty, UK. Yorkshire Water report (2009) 
– Robroek BJM, Eppinga MB, Limpens J, Wassen MJ & Schouten MGC. Hoogveenherstel in Nederland: méér dan een droom. Restoration of raised bogs in the Netherlands: more than just a dream (in Dutch). Landschap 25:17-2 (2009)
– Robroek BJM, Schaepman-Strub G, Limpens J, Berendse F, Breeuwer A (Eds.). Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Carbon in Peatlands. Wageningen, the Netherlands (2007) 
– Robroek BJM, de Jong H & Sommeijer MJ. 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 (2003)
– 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. Proc. of the section Experimental and Applied Entomology - Netherlands Entomological Soc. 14:71-74 (2003)

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