Tjitske Kooistra
@tjkooistra.bsky.social
Postdoc at NIOZ Sea Research | Benthos, sediment and heatwaves
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The seabed rarely consists solely of bare sand: often other materials, such as shells are present. Kooistra et al., show shells have marked effects on bed roughness and sand transport 🐚 🌊
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November 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The seabed rarely consists solely of bare sand: often other materials, such as shells are present. Kooistra et al., show shells have marked effects on bed roughness and sand transport 🐚 🌊
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How much can clams influence sand transport even after they die, by their shelly remains? We figured this out in a flume experiment: check out our new paper in @jgroceans.bsky.social 🐚
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
How much can clams influence sand transport even after they die, by their shelly remains? We figured this out in a flume experiment: check out our new paper in @jgroceans.bsky.social 🐚
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She tells [us about] seashells [and how they affect sediment transport] on the seashore! 🐚🌊⛏️
Congratulations to @tjkooistra.bsky.social on her latest PhD paper in @jgroceans.bsky.social !
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Congratulations to @tjkooistra.bsky.social on her latest PhD paper in @jgroceans.bsky.social !
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How Shells of Different Shapes Affect Current‐Driven Sand Transport
Sandy seabeds with shells require higher depth-averaged flows for initiation of motion of the sand than a bare sandy seabed Both round and elongated shells decrease bedload transport of sand up t...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
She tells [us about] seashells [and how they affect sediment transport] on the seashore! 🐚🌊⛏️
Congratulations to @tjkooistra.bsky.social on her latest PhD paper in @jgroceans.bsky.social !
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Congratulations to @tjkooistra.bsky.social on her latest PhD paper in @jgroceans.bsky.social !
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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🌡️ Europe’s heatwaves are hitting the #Mediterranean sea too – and marine life is reaching breaking point.
Most marine protected areas ignore shifting habitats from #ClimateChange.
We need future-proof protection: science-based, connected, climate-smart.
📘 Read our assessment: bit.ly/4eHFaAh
Most marine protected areas ignore shifting habitats from #ClimateChange.
We need future-proof protection: science-based, connected, climate-smart.
📘 Read our assessment: bit.ly/4eHFaAh
July 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🌡️ Europe’s heatwaves are hitting the #Mediterranean sea too – and marine life is reaching breaking point.
Most marine protected areas ignore shifting habitats from #ClimateChange.
We need future-proof protection: science-based, connected, climate-smart.
📘 Read our assessment: bit.ly/4eHFaAh
Most marine protected areas ignore shifting habitats from #ClimateChange.
We need future-proof protection: science-based, connected, climate-smart.
📘 Read our assessment: bit.ly/4eHFaAh
My first PhD chapter got published! 🎉
We investigated sediment preference of Wadden Sea benthos, and identified areas which are sensitive to sediment change, or "sandification". Curious to know more? You can read our (open access) paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec....
We investigated sediment preference of Wadden Sea benthos, and identified areas which are sensitive to sediment change, or "sandification". Curious to know more? You can read our (open access) paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec....
April 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My first PhD chapter got published! 🎉
We investigated sediment preference of Wadden Sea benthos, and identified areas which are sensitive to sediment change, or "sandification". Curious to know more? You can read our (open access) paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec....
We investigated sediment preference of Wadden Sea benthos, and identified areas which are sensitive to sediment change, or "sandification". Curious to know more? You can read our (open access) paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec....
We had lots of fun recording for our project TRAILS at Wageningen University (and on a “real” mudflat!), with my lovely project colleagues Anna-Maartje de Boer, Natascia Pannozzo and @coastallycurious.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We had lots of fun recording for our project TRAILS at Wageningen University (and on a “real” mudflat!), with my lovely project colleagues Anna-Maartje de Boer, Natascia Pannozzo and @coastallycurious.bsky.social
Last week, I showed our research on sediment mixing by benthic animals at the Dutch Earth Sciences conference (NWO-NAC). I had interesting chats with geologists, learned a lot (amongst others about dinosaurs and plate tectonics😂) and won the second price with my poster!
March 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Last week, I showed our research on sediment mixing by benthic animals at the Dutch Earth Sciences conference (NWO-NAC). I had interesting chats with geologists, learned a lot (amongst others about dinosaurs and plate tectonics😂) and won the second price with my poster!