Publications
Accepted
20. Jongen, R., Gribben, P.E., Erickson, K.R., Marzinelli, E.M. (New Phytologist). Ocean warming indirectly affects seagrass performance through effects on sediment microbial communities.
19. Jongen, R., Gribben, P.E., Dafforn, K.A., Mayer-Pinto, M., Marzinelli, E. M. (Journal of Ecology). Sediment and rhizosphere microbes mediate seagrass growth responses to belowground nutrient limitation and enrichment.
Published
18. Ferretto, G., Jung, E. M. U., Gribben, P. E., Verduin, J., Vergés, A., Mayer-Pinto, M., Dafforn, K. A., Gopakumar, A., Marzinelli, E. M., Jongen, R., & Kendrick, G. A. (2026). Limitations of using repurposed dredged sediments and seabed capping for Posidonia australis restoration. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 227, 119469
17. Vadillo Gonzalez, S., Jongen, R., Thomas, T., Marzinelli, E.M. & Gribben, P.E. (2026). Seagrass–microbe interactions: a systematic review of current research trends and mapping of the core microbiome. Biological Reviews
16. Jongen, R., Marzinelli, E.M., Vadillo-Gonzalez, S., Hart, J. L., Kjelleberg, S., & Gribben, P. E. (2025). Contrasting effects of rhizosphere and sediment microbiota on seagrass performance in response to a simulated marine heatwave. Journal of Ecology, 113, 2429–2446.
15 . Jongen, R., Marzinelli, E.M., Bugnot, A.B., Ferguson, A., Fraser, M.W., Glasby, T.M., Jackson, E.L., Martin, B.C., Sherman, C.D.H., Sinclair, E.A., Trevathan-Tackett, S.M., Vergés, A., Waycott, M., Wright, J.T., Kendrick, G.A. and Gribben, P.E. (2024). Integrating sediment processes into seagrass restoration. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review. Taylor & Francis.
14 . Hannula, S. E., Jongen, R., & Morriën, E. (2023). Grazing by collembola controls fungal induced soil aggregation. Fungal Ecology, 65, 101284
13 . De Long, J. R., Heinen, R., Hannula, S. E., Jongen, R., Steinauer, K., & Bezemer, T. M. (2023). Plant-litter-soil feedbacks in common grass species are slightly negative and only marginally modified by litter exposed to insect herbivory. Plant and Soil, 485(1-2), 227-244
12 . Gribben, P.E., Jongen, R., Ferguson, A., Marzinelli, E.M., Verges, A, Kendrick, G.A. (2022). Inclusion of sediment processes in restoration strategies for Australian seagrass ecosystems. Report to the National Environmental Science Program, Marine and Coastal Hub. University of New South Wales
11 . Huberty, M., Steinauer, K., Heinen, R., Jongen, R., Hannula, S.E., Choi, Y.H., & Bezemer, T.M. (2022). Temporal changes in plant soil feedback effects on microbial networks, leaf metabolomics and plant-insect interactions. Journal of Ecology, 00, 1–1
10 . Heinen, R., Thakur, M. P., Hiddes De Fries, J. R., Steinauer, K., Vandenbrande, S., Jongen, R., & Bezemer, T. M. (2022). Foliar herbivory on plants creates soil legacy effects that impact future insect herbivore growth via changes in plant community biomass allocation. Functional Ecology, 00, 1-16
9. Jongen, R., Hannula, S. E., Jonathan, R., Heinen, R., Huberty, M., Steinauer, K., Bezemer, T. M. (2021). Plant community legacy effects on nutrient cycling, fungal decomposer communities and decomposition in a temperate grassland. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 108450
8. Hannula, S.E., Heinen, R., Huberty, M., Steinauer, K., De Long, J.R., Jongen, R., Bezemer, T.M. (2021) Persistence of plant-mediated microbial soil legacy effects in soil and inside roots. Nature Communications 12, 5686
7. Gomes, S.I.F., Kielak, A.M., Hannula, S.E., Heinen, R., Jongen, R., Keesmaat, I., De Long, J.R., Bezemer, T.M. (2020). Microbiomes of a specialist caterpillar are consistent across different habitats but also resemble the local soil microbial communities. Animal Microbiome 2, 37
6. Steinauer, K., Heinen, R., Hannula, S.E., De Long, J.R., Huberty, M., Jongen, R., Wang, M., Bezemer, T.M. (2020). Above-belowground linkages of functionally dissimilar plant communities and soil properties in a grassland experiment. Ecosphere, 11 (9)
5. De Long, J.R., Heinen, R., Jongen, R., Hannula, S.E., Huberty, M., Kielak, A.M., Steinauer, K. Bezemer, T.M. (2020). How plant-soil feedbacks influence the next generation of plants. Ecological Research, 1-13
4. Heinen, R., Steinauer, K., De Long, J.R., Jongen, R., Biere, A., Harvey, J.A., Bezemer, T.M. (2020). Exogenous application of plant hormones in the field alters aboveground plant-insect responses and belowground nutrient availability but does not lead to differences in plant-soil feedbacks. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 1-12
3. Heinen, R., Hannula, S.E., De Long, J.R., Huberty, M., Jongen, R., Kielak, A.M., Steinauer, K., Zhu, F. & Bezemer, T.M. (2020). Plant community composition steers grassland vegetation via soil legacy effects. Ecology Letters, 23(6), 973-982
2. De Long, J.R., Heinen, R., Steinauer, K., Hannula, S. E., Huberty, M., Jongen, R. , Vandenbrande, S., Wang, M., Zhu, F., Bezemer, T.M. (2019). Taking plant-soil feedbacks to the field in a temperate grassland. Basic and Applied Ecology, 40, 30-42
1. Hannula, S.E., Kielak, A.M., Steinauer, K., Huberty, M., Jongen, R., De Long, J.R., Heinen, R., Bezemer, T.M. (2019). Time after time: Temporal variation in the effects of plant species and plant functional groups on soil bacterial and fungal communities. mBio 10(6)