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Niemann, Helge

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Publications (46)

Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee; Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), more

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A1 Publications (42) [show]
de Groot, T.; Kalenitchenko, D.; Moser, M.; Argentino, C.; Panieri, G.; Lindgren, M.; Dølven, K.O.; Ferré, B.; Svenning, M.M.; Niemann, H. (2024). Methanotroph activity and connectivity between two seep systems north off Svalbard. Front. Earth Sci. 12: 1287226. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feart.2024.1287226, more de Vogel, F.A.; Goudriaan, M.; Zettler, E.R.; Niemann, H.; Eich, A.; Weber, M.; Lott, C.; Amaral-Zettler, L.A. (2024). Biodegradable plastics in Mediterranean coastal environments feature contrasting microbial succession. Sci. Total Environ. 928: 172288. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172288, more Goudriaan, M.; Zeghal, E.; Witte, H.J.; Vaksmaa, A.; Niemann, H. (2024). Differentiation of bacterial communities on five common plastics after six days of exposure to Caribbean coastal waters. Environmental Advances 16: 100518. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2024.100518, more Zeghal, E.; Vaksmaa, A.; van Bleijswijk, J.; Niemann, H. (2024). Environmental factors control microbial colonization of plastics in the North Sea. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 208: 116964. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116964, more de Groot, T.; Mol, A.M.; Mesdag, K.I.; Ramond, P.; Ndhlovu, R.T.; Engelmann, J.C.; Röckmann, T.; Niemann, H. (2023). Diel and seasonal methane dynamics in the shallow and turbulent Wadden Sea. Biogeosciences 20(18): 3857-3872. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-3857-2023, more Delre, A.; Goudriaan, M.; Hernando-Morales, V.; Vaksmaa, A.; Ndhlovu, R.T.; Baas, M.; Keijzer, E.; de Groot, T.; Zeghal, E.; Egger, M.; Röckmann, T.; Niemann, H. (2023). Plastic photodegradation under simulated marine conditions. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 187: 114544. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114544, more Goudriaan, M.; Hernando-Morales, V.; van der Meer, M.T.J.; Mets, A.; Ndhlovu, R.; van Heerwaarden, J.; Simon, S.; Heuer, V.B.; Hinrichs, K.-U.; Niemann, H. (2023). A stable isotope assay with 13C-labeled polyethylene to investigate plastic mineralization mediated by Rhodococcus ruber. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 186: 114369. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114369, more Sert, M.F.; Schweitzer, H.D.; de Groot, T.; Kekäläinen, T.; Jänis, J.; Bernstein, H.C.; Ferré, B.; Gründger, F.; Kalenitchenko, D.; Niemann, H. (2023). Elevated methane alters dissolved organic matter composition in the Arctic Ocean cold seeps. Front. Earth Sci. (Print) 11: 1290882. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1290882, more Su, G.; Lehmann, M.F.; Tischer, J.; Weber, Y.; Lepori, F.; Walser, J.-C.; Niemann, H.; Zopfi, J. (2023). Water column dynamics control nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation by Candidatus “Methylomirabilis” in stratified lake basins. ISME J. 17(5): 693-702. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-023-01382-4, more Vaksmaa, A.; Guerrero-Cruz, S.; Ghosh, P.; Zeghal, E.; Hernando-Morales, V.; Niemann, H. (2023). Role of fungi in bioremediation of emerging pollutants. Front. Mar. Sci. 10: 1070905. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1070905, more Wetzel, A.; Niemann, H. (2023). Authigenic‐cemented pebbles formed during Pleisto–Holocene transgression of gently inclined coastal plains. Sedimentology 71(2): 486-508. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sed.13143, more Egger, M.; Schilt, B.; Wolter, H.; Mani, T.; de Vries, R.; Zettler, E.R.; Niemann, H. (2022). Pelagic distribution of plastic debris (> 500 µm) and marine organisms in the upper layer of the North Atlantic Ocean. NPG Scientific Reports 12(1): 13465. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17742-7, more Materic, D.; Holzinger, R.; Niemann, H. (2022). Nanoplastics and ultrafine microplastic in the Dutch Wadden Sea – The hidden plastics debris? Sci. Total Environ. 846: 157371. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157371, more Mellink, Y.; van Emmerik, T.; Kooi, M.; Laufkötter, C.; Niemann, H. (2022). The Plastic Pathfinder: A macroplastic transport and fate model for terrestrial environments. Frontiers in Environmental Science 10: 979685. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.979685, more Sert, M.F.; Niemann, H.; Reeves, E.P.; Granskog, M.A.; Hand, K.P.; Kekäläinen, T.; Jänis, J.; Rossel, P.E.; Ferré, B.; Silyakova, A.; Gründger, F. (2022). Compositions of dissolved organic matter in the ice-covered waters above the Aurora hydrothermal vent system, Gakkel Ridge, Arctic Ocean. Biogeosciences 19(8): 2101-2120. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2101-2022, more Sinninghe Damsté, J.S; Weber, Y.; Zopfi, J.; Lehmann, M.F.; Niemann, H. (2022). Distributions and sources of isoprenoidal GDGTs in Lake Lugano and other central European (peri-)alpine lakes: Lessons for their use as paleotemperature proxies. Quat. Sci. Rev. 277: 107352. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.107352, more Su, G.; Zopfi, J.; Niemann, H.; Lehmann, M.F. (2022). Multiple groups of methanotrophic bacteria mediate methane oxidation in anoxic lake sediments. Front. Microbiol. 13: 864630. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.864630, more Vaksmaa, A.; Egger, M.; Lüke, C.; Martins, P.D.; Rosselli, R.; Abdala Asbun, A.; Niemann, H. (2022). Microbial communities on plastic particles in surface waters differ from subsurface waters of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 182: 113949. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113949, more Gründger, F.; Probandt, D.; Knittel, K.; Carrier, V.; Kalenitchenko, D.; Silyakova, A.; Serov, P.; Ferré, B.; Svenning, M.M.; Niemann, H. (2021). Seasonal shifts of microbial methane oxidation in Arctic shelf waters above gas seeps. Limnol. Oceanogr. 66(5): 1896-1914. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11731, more Guerrero-Cruz, S.; Vaksmaa, A.; Horn, M.A.; Niemann, H.; Pijuan, M.; Ho, A. (2021). Methanotrophs: discoveries, environmental relevance, and a perspective on current and future applications. Front. Microbiol. 12: 678057. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.678057, more Jacques, C.; Sapart, C.J.; Fripiat, F.; Carnat, G.; Zhou, J.; Delille, B.; Röckmann, T.; van der Veen, C.; Niemann, H.; Haskell, T.; Tison, J.-L. (2021). Sources and sinks of methane in sea ice: insights from stable isotopes. Elem. Sci. Anth. 9(1): 00167. https://dx.doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2020.00167, more Lippmann, T.J.R.; in 't Zandt, M.H.; Van der Putten, N.; Busschers, F.S.; Hijma, M.P.; van der Velden, P.; de Groot, T.; van Aalderen, Z.; Meisel, O.H.; Slomp, C.P.; Niemann, H.; Jetten, M.S.M.; Dolman, H.A.J.; Welte, C.U. (2021). Microbial activity, methane production, and carbon storage in Early Holocene North Sea peats. Biogeosciences 18(19): 5491-5511. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5491-2021, more Vaksmaa, A.; Knittel, K.; Abdala Asbun, A.; Goudriaan, M.; Ellrott, A.; Witte, H.J.; Vollmer, I.; Meirer, F.; Lott, C.; Weber, M.; Engelmann, J.C.; Niemann, H. (2021). Microbial communities on plastic polymers in the Mediterranean Sea. Front. Microbiol. 12: 673553. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.673553, more Wayman, C.; Niemann, H. (2021). The fate of plastic in the ocean environment – a minireview. Environ. Sci. Process. Impacts 23(2): 198-212. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0em00446d, more Yao, H.; Panieri, G.; Lehmann, M.F.; Himmler, T.; Niemann, H. (2021). Biomarker and isotopic composition of seep carbonates record environmental conditions in two arctic methane seeps. Front. Earth Sci. 8: 570742. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.570742, more Zeghal, E.; Vaksmaa, A.; Vielfaure, H.; Boekhout, T.; Niemann, H. (2021). The potential role of marine fungi in plastic degradation – A Review. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 738877. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.738877, more Ferré, B.; Jansson, P.G.; Moser, M.; Serov, P.; Portnov, A.; Graves, C.A.; Panieri, G.; Gründger, F.; Berndt, C.; Lehmann, M.F.; Niemann, H. (2020). Reduced methane seepage from Arctic sediments during cold bottom-water conditions. Nature Geoscience 13(2): 144-148. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0515-3, more Lohrberg, A.; Schmale, O.; Ostrovsky, I.; Niemann, H.; Held, P.; Schneider von Deimling, J. (2020). Discovery and quantification of a widespread methane ebullition event in a coastal inlet (Baltic Sea) using a novel sonar strategy. NPG Scientific Reports 10(1): 13 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60283-0, more Sert, M.F.; D’Andrilli, J.; Gründger, F.; Niemann, H.; Granskog, M.A.; Pavlov, A.K.; Ferré, B.; Silyakova, A. (2020). Compositional differences in dissolved organic matter between Arctic cold seeps versus non-seep sites at the Svalbard Continental Margin and the Barents Sea. Front. Earth Sci. 8: 552731. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.552731, more Silyakova, A.; Jansson, P.G.; Serov, P.; Ferré, B.; Pavlov, A.K.; Hattermann, T.; Graves, C.A.; Platt, S.M.; Myhre, C.L.; Gründger, F.; Niemann, H. (2020). Physical controls of dynamics of methane venting from a shallow seep area west of Svalbard. Cont. Shelf Res. 194: 104030. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2019.104030, more Su, G.; Zopfi, J.; Yao, H.; Steinle, L.; Niemann, H.; Lehmann, M.F. (2020). Manganese/iron‐supported sulfate‐dependent anaerobic oxidation of methane by archaea in lake sediments. Limnol. Oceanogr. 65(4): 863-875. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.11354, more Treude, T.; Krause, S.; Steinle; Burwicz; Hamdan, L. J.; Niemann, H.; Feseker, T.; Liebetrau, V.; Krastel, S.; Berndt, C. (2020). Biogeochemical consequences of nonvertical methane transport in sediment offshore northwestern Svalbard. JGR: Biogeosciences 125(3). https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2019jg005371, more Yao, H.; Niemann, H.; Panieri, G. (2020). Multi-proxy approach to unravel methane emission history of an Arctic cold seep. Quat. Sci. Rev. 244: 106490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106490, more Åström, E.K.L.; Carroll, M.; Sen, A.; Niemann, H.; Ambrose, W.G.; Lehmann, M.F.; Carroll, J. (2019). Chemosynthesis influences food web and community structure in high-Arctic benthos. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 629: 19-42. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps13101, more Gründger, F.; Carrier; Svenning; Panieri, G.; Vonnahme; Klasek; Niemann, H. (2019). Methane-fuelled biofilms predominantly composed of methanotrophic ANME-1 in Arctic gas hydrate-related sediments. NPG Scientific Reports 9: 9725. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46209-5, more Lee, D.-H.; Lee, Y.M.; Kim, J.-H.; Jin, Y.K.; Paull, C.; Niemann, H.; Kim, J.-H.; Shin, K.-H. (2019). Discriminative biogeochemical signatures of methanotrophs in different chemosynthetic habitats at an active mud volcano in the Canadian Beaufort Sea. NPG Scientific Reports 9: 17592. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53950-4, more Yao, H.; Hong, W.-L.; Panieri, G.; Sauer, S.; Torres, M.E.; Lehmann, M.F.; Gründger, F.; Niemann, H. (2019). Fracture-controlled fluid transport supports microbial methane-oxidizing communities at Vestnesa Ridge. Biogeosciences 16(10): 2221-2232. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2221-2019, more Lee, D.-H.; Kim, J.-H.; Lee, Y.M.; Stadnitskaia, A.; Jin, Y.K.; Niemann, H.; Kim, Y.-G.; Shin, K.-H. (2018). Biogeochemical evidence of anaerobic methane oxidation on active submarine mud volcanoes on the continental slope of the Canadian Beaufort Sea. Biogeosciences 15(24): 7419-7433. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-7419-2018, more Steinle, L.; Knittel, K.; Felber, N.; Casalino, C.; de Lange, G.; Tessarolo, C.; Stadnitskaia, A.; Sinninghe Damsté, J.S.; Zopfi, J.; Lehmann, M.F.; Treude, T.; Niemann, H. (2018). Life on the edge: active microbial communities in the Kryos MgCl₂-brine basin at very low water activity. ISME J. 12(6): 1414-1426. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0107-z, more Vandieken, V.; Marshall, I.P.G.; Niemann, H.; Engelen, B.; Cypionka, H. (2018). Labilibaculum manganireducens gen. nov., sp. nov. and Labilibaculum filiforme sp. nov., Novel Bacteroidetes Isolated from Subsurface Sediments of the Baltic Sea. Front. Microbiol. 8: 2614. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02614, more Weber, Y.; Sinninghe Damsté, J.S; Zopfi, J.; de Jonge, C.; Gilli, A.; Schubert, C.J.; Lepori, F.; Lehmann, M.F.; Niemann, H. (2018). Redox-dependent niche differentiation provides evidence for multiple bacterial sources of glycerol tetraether lipids in lakes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 115(43): 10926-10931. https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1805186115, more Brankovits, D.; Pohlman, J.W.; Niemann, H.; Leigh, M.B.; Leewis, M.C.; Becker, K.W.; Iliffe, T.M.; Alvarez, F.; Lehmann, M.F.; Phillips, B. (2017). Methane- and dissolved organic carbon-fueled microbial loop supports a tropical subterranean estuary ecosystem. Nature Comm. 8(1): 12 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01776-x, more
Peer reviewed publications (2) [show]
Beijer, N.R.M.; Dehaut, A.; Carlier, M.P.; Wolter, H.; Versteegen, R.M.; Pennings, J.L.A.; de la Fonteyne, L.; Niemann, H.; Janssen, H.M.; Timmermans, B.G.; Mennes, W.; Cassee, F.R.; Mengelers, M.J.B.; Amaral-Zettler, L.A.; Duflos, G.; Staal, Y.C.M. (2022). Relationship between particle properties and immunotoxicological effects of environmentally-sourced microplastics. Frontiers in water 4: 866732. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2022.866732, more Foekema, E.; van der Molen, J.; Asjes, A.; Bijleveld, A.; Brasseur, S.; Camphuysen, K. (C.J.); Van Franeker, J.A.; Holthuijsen, S.; Kentie, R.; Kühn, S.; Leopold, M.; Kleine Schaars, L.; Lok, T.; Niemann, H.; Schop, J. (2021). Ecologische effecten van het incident met de MSC Zoe op het Nederlandse Waddengebied, met focus op microplastics. NIOZ-rapport, 2021(03). NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research: Texel. 98 pp. https://doi.org/10.25850/nioz/7b.b.mb, more
Book chapters (2) [show]
Vaksmaa, A.; Hernando-Morales, V.; Zeghal, E.; Niemann, H. (2021). Microbial degradation of marine plastics: current state and future prospects, in: Joshi, S.J. et al. Biotechnology for sustainable environment. pp. 111-154. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1955-7_5, more Niemann, H. (2020). Mud volcano biogeochemistry, in: Wilkes, H. (Ed.) Hydrocarbons, oils and lipids: diversity, origin, chemistry and fate. Handbook of hydrocarbon and lipid microbiology. . . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90569-3_28, more