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Peer reviewed articles
45) Gutiérrez JL, Jones CG, Byers JE, Arkema KK, Berkenbusch K, Committo JA, Duarte CM, Hacker SD, Hendriks IE, Hogarth PJ, Lambrinos JG, Palomo MG, Wild C (in press) Physical ecosystem engineers and the functioning of estuaries and coasts. Chapter 5 in Treatise of Estuaries and Coastal Ecosystems (Series eds., Wolanski E, McLusky D), Volume 7: Functioning of Estuaries and Coastal Ecosystems (eds., Heip CHR, Philippart CJM, Middelburg JJ), Elsevier
44) Naumann MS, Mayr C, Struck U, Wild C (in press) Coral mucus stable isotope labeling and tracer studies. Marine Biology
43) Niggl W, Wild C (in press) Abundance and habitat specificity of up-side down jellyfish Cassiopea sp. within fringing coral reef environments of the Northern Red Sea. Helgoland Marine Research
42) Mayer FW, Wild C (in press) Coral mucus release and following particle trapping contribute to rapid nutrient recycling in a Northern Red Sea fringing reef. Marine and Freshwater Research
41) Haas A, Wild C (2010) Composition analysis of organic matter released by cosmopolitan coral reef associated green algae. Aquatic Biology 10: 131-138
40) Wild C, Niggl W, Naumann MS Haas AF (2010) Organic matter release by benthic coral reef organisms in the Red Sea –its effect on planktonic microbial activity and potential implication for in-situ O2 availability. Marine Ecology Progress Series 411: 61-71
39) Jantzen C, Wild C, Rasheed M, el-Zibdah M, Richter C (2010) Enhanced pore water nutrient fluxes by the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea sp. in a Red Sea coral reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series 411: 117-125
38) Wild C, Maier C (2010) Introduction to the theme section “Coral reefs in a changing environment”. Coral Reefs 29: 629-630
37) Naumann MS, Haas A, Struck U, Mayr C, el-Zibdah M, Wild C (2010) Organic matter release by the dominant hermatypic corals of the Northern Red Sea. Coral Reefs 29: 649-659
36) Haas A, Jantzen C, Naumann MS, Iglesias-Prieto R, Wild C (2010) Organic matter release by the dominant primary producers in a Caribbean reef lagoon: Implication for in situ O2 availability. Marine Ecology Progress Series 409: 53-60
35) Wild C, Naumann MS, Niggl W, Haas AF (2010) Carbohydrate composition of mucus released by scleractinian warm and cold water reef corals. Aquatic Biology 10: 41-45
34) Haas AF, Naumann MS, Struck U, Mayr C, el-Zibdah M, Wild C (2010) Organic matter release by coral reef associated benthic algae in the Northern Red Sea. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 389: 53-60
33) Niggl W, Haas AF, Wild C (2010) Benthic community composition affects O2 availability and variability in a Northern Red Sea fringing reef. Hydrobiologia 644: 401-405
32) Niggl W, Naumann MS, Struck U, Manasrah M, Wild C (2010) Organic matter release by the benthic upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea sp. fuels pelagic food webs in coral reefs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 384: 99-106
31) Haas A, el-Zibdah M, Wild C (2010) Seasonal in-situ monitoring of coral-algae interaction stability in fringing reefs of the Northern Red Sea. Coral Reefs 29: 93-103
30) Haas A, el-Zibdah M, Wild C (2009) Effects of inorganic and organic nutrient addition on direct competition between hermatypic corals and benthic reef algae in the Northern Red Sea. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 380: 99-105
29) Niggl W, Glas M, Laforsch C, Mayr C, Wild C (2009) First evidence of coral bleaching stimulating organic matter release by reef corals. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, USA: 905-910
28) Wild C, Haas A, Naumann M, Mayr C, el-Zibdah M (2009) Phase shifts in coral reefs – comparative investigation of corals and benthic algae as ecosystem engineers. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, USA: 1319-1323
27) Mayer FW, Duewel S, Haas A, Naumann M, Jantzen C, Jeschke JM and Wild C (2009) COREweb, a web-based information management solution for experimental data from the field of coral reef ecology. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, USA: 587-591
26) Wild C, Wehrmann LM, Mayr C, Schöttner SI, Allers E, Lundälv T (2009) Substrate-specific microbial activity and organic carbon cycling in the water column above Tisler cold water coral reef, Skagerrak. Aquatic Biology 7: 71-80
25) Wild C, Naumann MS, Haas A, Struck U, Mayer FW, Rasheed MY, Huettel M (2009) Coral sand O2 uptake and benthic-pelagic coupling in a subtropical fringing reef, Aqaba, Red Sea. Aquatic Biology 6: 133-142
24) Naumann MS, Richter C, el-Zibdah M, Wild C (2009) Coral mucus as an efficient trap for picoplanktonic cyanobacteria - implications for pelagic-benthic coupling in the reef ecosystem. Marine Ecology Progress Series 385: 65-76
23) Schöttner S, Hoffmann F, Wild C, Rapp HT, Boetius A, Ramette A 2009) Inter- and intra- habitat bacterial diversity associated with cold water corals. The ISME Journal 3(6): 756-759
22) Naumann MS, Niggl W, Laforsch C, Glaser C, Wild C (2009) Coral surface area quantification – evaluation of established methods by comparison with computer tomography. Coral Reefs 28: 109-117
21) Wehrmann LM, Knab NJ, Pirlet H, Unnithan V, Wild C, Ferdelman TG (2009) Carbon mineralization and carbonate preservation in modern cold-water coral reef sediments on the Norwegian shelf. Biogeosciences 6: 663-680
20) Wild C, Mayr C, Wehrmann LM, Schöttner S, Naumann M, Hoffmann F, Rapp HT (2008) Organic matter release by cold water corals and its implication for fauna-microbe interaction. Marine Ecology Progress Series 372: 67-75
19) Laforsch C, Christoph E, Glaser C, Naumann M, Wild C, Niggl W (2008) A precise and non-destructive method to calculate the surface area in living scleractinian corals using X-ray computed tomography and 3D modeling. Coral Reefs 27: 811-820
18) Jantzen C, Wild C, el-Zibdah M, Roa-Quiaoit HA, Richter C (2008) Photosynthetic performance of giant clams, Tridacna maxima and T. squamosa, in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Marine Biology 155(2): 211-221
17) Allers E, Niesner C, Wild C, Pernthaler J (2008) Microbes enriched in seawater after addition of coral mucus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74(10): 3274-3278
16) Wild C, Jantzen C, Struck U. Hoegh-Guldberg O, Huettel M (2008) Biogeochemical responses following coral mass spawning on the Great Barrier Reef: pelagic-benthic coupling. Coral Reefs 27(1): 123-132
15) Wild C (2006) Corals as ecosystem engineers - ecological feedback scenarios after thermal stress and bleaching events. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular & Integrative Physiology 143(4): 133
14) Wild C., Laforsch C., Huettel M. (2006) Detection and enumeration of microbial cells within highly porous calcareous reef sands. Marine and Freshwater Research 57: 415-420
13) Rusch, A., Huettel, M., Wild, C. and Reimers, C. E. (2006). Benthic oxygen consumption and organic matter turnover in organic-poor, permeable shelf sands. Aquatic Geochemistry 12: 1-19
12) Werner U., Bird P., Wild C., Ferdelman T., Polerecky L., Eickert G., Johnstone R., Hoegh-Guldberg O., deBeer D. (2006). Spatial variability of aerobic and anaerobic mineralization in coral reef sediments (Heron Island, Australia). Marine Ecology Progress Series 309: 93-105
11) Rasheed M., Wild C., Jantzen C., Badran M. (2006) Mineralization of particulate organic matter derived from coral-reef organisms in reef sediments of the Gulf of Aqaba. Chemistry and Ecology 22: 13-20
10) Huettel, M., Wild C., Gonelli S. (2006). The mucus trap in coral reefs: formation and temporal evolution of particle aggregates caused by coral mucus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 307: 69-84
9) Wild, C., Rasheed M., Jantzen C., Cook P., Struck U., Huettel M., Boetius A. (2005). Benthic metabolism and degradation of natural particulate organic matter in silicate and carbonate sands of the Northern Red Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 298: 69-78
8) Wild C., Røy H., Huettel M. (2005) Role of pelletization for mineralization in fine-grained coastal sediments. Marine Ecology Progress Series 291: 23-33
7) Wild C., Woyt H., Huettel M. (2005) Influence of coral mucus on nutrient fluxes in carbonate sediments. Marine Ecology Progress Series 287: 87-98
6) Wild, C., Tollrian, R. & Huettel, M. (2004). Rapid recycling of coral mass spawning products in permeable reef sediments. Marine Ecology Progress Series 271: 159-166
5) Wild, C., Huettel, M., Klueter, A., Kremb, S. G., Rasheed, M. & Jørgensen, B. B. (2004). Coral mucus functions as an energy carrier and particle trap in the reef ecosystem. Nature 428: 66-70
4) Wild, C., Rasheed, M., Werner, U., Franke, U., Johnstone, R. & Huettel, M. (2004). Degradation and mineralization of coral mucus in reef environments. Marine Ecology Progress Series 267: 159-171
3) Reimers, C. E., Stecher, H. A., Taghon, G. L., Fuller, C. M., Huettel, M., Rusch, A., Ryckelynck, N. & Wild, C. (2004). In situ measurements of advective solute transport in permeable shelf sands. Continental Shelf Research 24: 183-201
2) Rasheed, M., Wild, C., Franke, U. & Huettel, M. (2004). Benthic photosynthesis and oxygen consumption in permeable carbonate sediments at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 59: 139-150
1) Fabricius, K., Wild, C., Wolanski, E. & Abele, D. (2003). Effect of transparent exopolymer particles and muddy terrigenous sediments on the survival of hard coral recruits. Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science 57: 613-621
Cover articles
Wild C, et al. (2006), Marine and Freshwater Research 57: inside cover
Wild C, et al. (2004), Nature 428: front cover
Published conference abstracts
Wild C, Naumann M S, Mayer F W, Haas A, Jantzen C, Rasheed M, Struck U (2009) Temporal and spatial distribution of sedimentary oxygen uptake and pelagic-benthic coupling within a Red Sea coral reef. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting Nice 2009. Abstract book page: 289
Niggl W, Naumann M S, Struck U, Manasrah R, Wild C (2009) Energy transfer from the up-side down jellyfish Cassiopeia to planktonic microbes and the mysid Idiomysis tsurnamali in a Northern Red Sea coral reef. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting Nice 2009. Abstract book page: 191
Naumann M S, Haas A, Mayr C, Struck U, el-Zibdah M, Wild C (2009) Organic matter release by hermatypic corals in the Red Sea - a synopsis. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting Nice 2009. Abstract book page: 189
Wild C, Naumann M, Haas A, Mayr C (2008) Phase shifts in coral reefs – comparative investigation of corals and benthic algae as ecosystem engineers. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 232
Naumann M, Mayr C, Wild C (2008) Coral mucus stable isotope composition and labeling. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 168
Haas A, Naumann M, Mayer F, Mayr C, el-Zibdah M, Wild C (2008) Organic matter release by coral reef associated benthic algae - Implications for in-situ oxygen dynamics. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 68
Mayer F, Naumann M, Haas A, Mansareh R, Wild C (2008) Coral mucus creates a short-linked energy and nutrient-cycle via particle trapping in fringing reefs of the Northern Red Sea. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 167
Niggl W, Glas M, Mayr C, Laforsch C, Wild C (2008) Stimulation of coral-derived organic matter release during bleaching. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 167
Pfitzner B, Schöttner S, Ramette A, Boetius A, Wild C (2008) Microbial community composition in coral reef sands of different mineralogy from the Northern Red Sea. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 320
Naumann M, Richter C, el-Zibdah M, Wild C (2008) Picoplankton enrichment in coral mucus aggregates: enhanced access of planktonic biomass to reef benthos. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 458
Naumann M, Haas A, Mayer F, Mayr C, Wild C (2008) Natural organic matter release by hermatypic corals of the Northern Red Sea. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 458
Naumann M, Niggl W, Mayr C, Laforsch C, Glaser C, Wild C (2008) Coral surface area estimation by computer tomography. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 133
Haas A, Naumann M, Mayer F, el-Zibdah M, Wild C (2008) In-situ monitoring of coral-algae interactions in Northern Red Sea reefs. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 434
Haas A, Naumann M, Mayer F, el-Zibdah M, Rasheed M, Wild C (2008) Testing inorganic nutrient addition effects on the stability of coral-algae interactions in coral reefs. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 350
Mayer F, Naumann M, Haas A, Jeschke J, Wild C (2008) CoreWeb, a scientific database application incorporates well-proven standards and automates data evaluation. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 137
Niggl W, Naumann M, Glaser C, Wild C, Laforsch C (2008) New approach for coral surface area calculation using computerized tomography and 3D modelling. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 133
Jantzen C, Roder C, Schmidt G, Wild C, Richter C (2008) Coral reefs under the threat of internal waves, Similan Islands, Andaman Sea: III.Primary production. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 104
Jantzen C, Wild C, Rasheed M, el-Zibdah M, Richter C (2008) Pumping of pore water nutrients by the upside-down-jellyfish Cassiopeia sp. in coral reefs. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: in press
Jantzen C, Wild C, el-Zibdah M, Roa-Quiaoit HA, Haacke C, Richter C (2008) Two species of giant clams (Tridacnidae) show different depth distributions and divergent feeding strategies. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7 -11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, USA. Abstract book page: 457
Wehrmann L, Knab NJ, Pirlet H, Wild C, Ferdelman T (2008) Biogeochemistry of Norwegian cold-water coral reef sediments. European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, 13 – 18 April 2008, Vienna, Austria. Abstract book page: in press
Schöttner S, Wild C, Ramette A, Hoffmann F, Boetius A (2008) Microbial diversity and activity in cold-water coral reef ecosystems. European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, 13 – 18 April 2008, Vienna, Austria. Abstract book page: in press
Schöttner S, Wild C, Ramette A, Hoffmann F, Boetius A (2008) Habitat differentiation by the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) governs bacterial diversity. European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, 13 – 18 April 2008, Vienna, Austria. Abstract book page: in press
Schöttner S, Wild C, Ramette A, Hoffmann F, Boetius A (2008) Microbial habitat selection in cold-water coral reef ecosystems. HERMES 3rd Annual Meeting, 31 March – 4 April 2008, Faro, Portugal. Abstract book page: in press
Niggl W, Glas M, Laforsch C, Wild C (2007) First evidence of coral bleaching stimulating organic matter release by reef corals. Interact Symposium, 7 December 2007, Munich, Germany.
Mayer F, Naumann M, Haas A, Manasrah R, Wild C (2007) Investigation of short-linked nutrient cycles via coral mucus in the Red Sea. Interact Symposium, 7 December 2007, Munich, Germany.
Haas A, Naumann M, Mayer F, el-Zibdah M, Wild C (2007) In-situ monitoring of coral-algae interactions in Northern Red Sea reefs. Interact Symposium, 7 December 2007, Munich, Germany.
Naumann M, Niggl W, Glaser C, Laforsch C, Wild C (2007) Coral surface area estimation using computer tomography – comparison with established methods and application in ecological studies. Interact Symposium, 7 December 2007, Munich, Germany.
Wild C, Schöttner S (2007) Corals as ecosystem engineers in cold water reefs. ESF Eurodiversity 1st programme conference, 2 – 5 October 2007, Paris, France. Abstract book page: 100
Schöttner S, Ramette A, Hoffmann F, Wild C, Boetius A (2007) Bacterial diversity and specificity associated with the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia). ESF Eurodiversity 1st programme conference, 2 – 5 October 2007, Paris, France. Abstract book page: 99
Wehrmann L, Wild C, Ferdelman T (2007) Carbon and sulfur biogeochemistry of cold-water coral bearing sediments. ESF Eurodiversity 1st programme conference, 2 – 5 October 2007, Paris, France. Abstract book page: 24
Wild C, Jantzen C, Struck U (2006) Coral spawning stimulates microbial life in the reef. International Society for Reef Studies European Meeting, 19 – 22 September 2006, Bremen, Germany. Abstract page: 66
Naumann M, Richter C, Wild C (2006) Coral mucus: a sticky trap for picoplankton. International Society for Reef Studies European Meeting, 19 – 22 September 2006, Bremen, Germany. Abstract page: 69
Jantzen C, Wild C, Richter C (2006) Photosynthetic performance of giant clams, Tridacna maxima and T. squamosa in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. International Society for Reef Studies European Meeting, 19 – 22 September 2006, Bremen, Germany. Abstract page: 216
Wild C. (2006) Corals as ecosystem engineers – ecological feedback scenarios after thermal stress and coral bleaching events. Society for Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, 2nd – 7th April 2006, Canterbury, United Kingdom. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Volume 143A (4): page 133
Desa, E., Wild C., Berque J., Vestergaard O. (2005) Coral Reef Targeted Research & Capacity Building for Management. Presentation to Regional Advisory Panel of GEF/Worldbank Coral Reef Targeted Research Project, October 11 2005, Brisbane, Australia.
Huettel, M., Wild C., Klueter A., Kremb S.G., Rasheed M., Jørgensen, B. B. (2004). The role of permeable lagoon sediments in the cycling of nutrients in coral reefs. ASLO Summer Meeting 2004, Savannah, Georgia, USA. Abstract page: 235
Wild, C., Huettel, M., Klueter, A., Kremb, S. G., Rasheed, M. & Jørgensen, B. B. (2004)
Coral mucus functions as an energy carrier and particle trap in the reef ecosystem. 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, June 2004, Okinawa, Japan. Abstract page: 230
Wild, C., Huettel, M., Klueter, A., Kremb, S. G., Rasheed, M. & Jørgensen, B. B. (2004) Microbial ecology in coral reefs-the special role of coral mucus as a carrier of energy and trap of particles. 10th International Symposium On Microbial Ecology, August 22-27 2004, Cancun, Mexico. Abstract page: 362
Book (chapter) contributions
Wild C (in press) Reef-building scleractinian corals as ecosystem engineers. In Treatise of Estuaries and Coastal Ecosystems (Series eds., Wolanski E, McLusky D), Volume 7: Functioning of Estuaries and Coastal Ecosystems (eds., Heip CHR, Philippart CJM, Middelburg JJ), Chapter 5: Reef-building scleractinian corals as ecosystem engineers (eds. Gutierrez JL, Jones CG), Elsevier
Wild C, Jantzen C, Niggl W, Haas A, Mayer F, Naumann M (2008). Konsequenzen des Klimawandels für Korallenriffe – mögliche Lösungsansätze. In: Moldrzyk U, Heiss G (Hrsg.) „abgetaucht”- Begleitbuch zur Sonderausstellung zum internationalen Jahr des Riffes 2008. Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität, Berlin p. 224 (In German language)
Wild C, Jantzen C (2008). Korallen als Ingenieure von Warm- und Kaltwasserriffen. In: Moldrzyk U, Heiss G (Hrsg.) „abgetaucht”- Begleitbuch zur Sonderausstellung zum internationalen Jahr des Riffes 2008. Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität, Berlin p. 224 (In German language)
Wild C (2007). Faszination, Bedeutung und Gefährdung von Korallenriffen in einer Zeit der globalen Veränderung (In German language). In: „Deutschlands wahre Superstars - 50 Zukunftsperspektiven junger Wissenschaftler.“ Allendorf Media AG
Wild C (2004). Sediment-water coupling in permeable shallow water sediments. Peniope VLG, Munich, 177 pp.
Popular scientific literature
UN publication contribution
Wild C (2007). Korallenriffe in der Krise – Wie lange wird es sie noch geben? (In German language) UNESCO heute online: http://www.unesco.de/1313.html
UNEP/UNESCO-IOC/UNEP-WCMC; Writing team: Corcoran E, Skuja M, Wild C, Brown C, Harvey A (2007) Global Marine Assessments – A survey of global and regional assessments and related activities of the marine environment. UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, U.K., 52 pp.
UNEP-WCMC; Writing team: Corcoran E, Skuja M, Wild C, Brown C, Harvey A (2006) An Overview of Global and Regional Assessments of the Marine Environment. Synthesis report for the General UN assembly, 30 June – 02 July 2006 New York, USA