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Dr. V.S.F.T. (Vincent) Merckx

Faculty of Science
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics
Visiting address
  • Science Park 904
  • Room number: C3.207
Postal address
  • Postbus 94240
    1090 GE Amsterdam
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  • Publications

    2022

    • Gomes, S. I. F., Fortuna, M. A., Bascompte, J., & Merckx, V. S. F. T. (2022). Mycoheterotrophic plants preferentially target arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi that are highly connected to autotrophic plants. New Phytologist, 235(5), 2034-2045. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18310
    • Gomes, S. I. F., Kikuchi, I. A. B. S., Lachenaud, O., Perdomo, J., Léotard, G., Maas, P. J. M., Maas-van de Kamer, H., & Merckx, V. S. F. T. (2022). Unravelling the species diversity, phylogeny and biogeography of the mycoheterotrophic Voyrieae (Gentianaceae) and the description of a new species. Taxon, 71(5), 1013-1024. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12765
    • Le Thi, L., Mertens, A., Vu, D. T., Vu, T. D., Anh Minh, P. L., Duc, H. N., de Backer, S., Swennen, R., Vandelook, F., Panis, B., Amalfi, M., Decock, C., Gomes, S. I. F., Merckx, V. S. F. T., & Janssens, S. B. (2022). Diversity of Fusarium associated banana wilt in northern Viet Nam. MycoKeys, 87, 53-76. https://doi.org/10.3897/MYCOKEYS.87.72941
      • Related datasets
        • Le Thi, L., Mertens, A., Vu, D., Vu, T. D., Anh Minh, P., Duc, H., de Backer, S., Swennen, R., Vandelook, F., Panis, B., Amalfi, M., Decock, C., Gomes, S. I. F., Merckx, V. S. F. T. & Janssens, S. B. (2022). Supplementary material 1 from: Le Thi L, Mertens A, Vu DT, Vu TD, Anh Minh PL, Duc HN, de Backer S, Swennen R, Vandelook F, Panis B, Amalfi M, Decock C, Gomes SIF, Merckx VSFT, Janssens SB (2022) Diversity of Fusarium associated banana wilt in northern Viet Nam. MycoKeys 87: 53-76. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.87.72941. MycoKeys. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.87.72941.suppl1
    • Lin, Q., Braukmann, T. W. A., Soto Gomez, M., Mayer, J. L. S., Pinheiro, F., Merckx, V. S. F. T., Stefanović, S., & Graham, S. W. (2022). Mitochondrial genomic data are effective at placing mycoheterotrophic lineages in plant phylogeny. New Phytologist, 236(5), 1908-1921. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18335

    2021

    • Hooft van Huysduynen, A., Janssens, S., Merckx, V., Vos, R., Valente, L., Zizka, A., Larter, M., Karabayir, B., Maaskant, D., Witmer, Y., Fernández-Palacios, J. M., de Nascimento, L., Jaén-Molina, R., Caujapé Castells, J., Marrero-Rodríguez, Á., del Arco, M., & Lens, F. (2021). Temporal and palaeoclimatic context of the evolution of insular woodiness in the Canary Islands. Ecology and Evolution, 11(17), 12220-12231. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7986
    • Wang, D., Jacquemyn, H., Gomes, S. I. F., Vos, R. A., & Merckx, V. S. F. T. (2021). Symbiont switching and trophic mode shifts in Orchidaceae. New Phytologist, 231(2), 791-800. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17414
    • Zhao, Z., Li, X., Liu, M. F., Merckx, V. S. F. T., Saunders, R. M. K., & Zhang, D. (2021). Specificity of assemblage, not fungal partner species, explains mycorrhizal partnerships of mycoheterotrophic Burmannia plants. ISME Journal, 15(6), 1614-1627. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-020-00874-x

    2020

    • Giesemann, P., Eichenberg, D., Stöckel, M., Seifert, L. F., Gomes, S. I. F., Merckx, V. S. F. T., & Gebauer, G. (2020). Dark septate endophytes and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Paris-morphotype) affect the stable isotope composition of ‘classically’ non-mycorrhizal plants. Functional Ecology, 34(12), 2453-2466. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13673
    • Gomes, S. I. F., Merckx, V. S. F. T., Kehl, J., & Gebauer, G. (2020). Mycoheterotrophic plants living on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are generally enriched in 13C, 15N and 2H isotopes. Journal of Ecology, 108(4), 1250-1261. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13381 [details]
    • Janssens, S. B., Couvreur, T. L. P., Mertens, A., Dauby, G., Dagallier, L-PMJ., Vanden Abeele, S., Vandelook, F., Mascarello, M., Beeckman, H., Sosef, M., Droissart, V., van der Bank, M., Maurin, O., Hawthorne, W., Marshall, C., Réjou-Méchain, M., Beina, D., Baya, F., Merckx, V., ... Hardy, O. (2020). A large-scale species level dated angiosperm phylogeny for evolutionary and ecological analyses. Biodiversity Data Journal, 8, [e39677]. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.E39677 [details]
      • Related datasets
        • Janssens, S. B., Couvreur, T. L. P., Mertens, A., Dauby, G., Dagallier, L.-P., Vanden Abeele, S., Vandelook, F., Mascarello, M., Beeckman, H., Sosef, M., Droissart, V., van der Bank, M., Maurin, O., Hawthorne, W., Marshall, C., Réjou-Méchain, M., Beina, D., Baya, F., Merckx, V., … Hardy, O. (2020). Supplementary material 5 from: Janssens SB, Couvreur TL.P, Mertens A, Dauby G, Dagallier L-PMJ, Vanden Abeele S, Vandelook F, Mascarello M, Beeckman H, Sosef M, Droissart V, van der Bank M, Maurin O, Hawthorne W, Marshall C, Réjou-Méchain M, Beina D, Baya F, Merckx V, Verstraete B, Hardy O (2020) A large-scale species level dated angiosperm phylogeny for evolutionary and ecological analyses. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e39677. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677. Biodiversity Data Journal. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677.suppl5
        • Janssens, S. B., Couvreur, T. L. P., Mertens, A., Dauby, G., Dagallier, L.-P., Vanden Abeele, S., Vandelook, F., Mascarello, M., Beeckman, H., Sosef, M., Droissart, V., van der Bank, M., Maurin, O., Hawthorne, W., Marshall, C., Réjou-Méchain, M., Beina, D., Baya, F., Merckx, V., … Hardy, O. (2020). Supplementary material 3 from: Janssens SB, Couvreur TL.P, Mertens A, Dauby G, Dagallier L-PMJ, Vanden Abeele S, Vandelook F, Mascarello M, Beeckman H, Sosef M, Droissart V, van der Bank M, Maurin O, Hawthorne W, Marshall C, Réjou-Méchain M, Beina D, Baya F, Merckx V, Verstraete B, Hardy O (2020) A large-scale species level dated angiosperm phylogeny for evolutionary and ecological analyses. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e39677. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677. Biodiversity Data Journal. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677.suppl3
        • Janssens, S. B., Couvreur, T. L. P., Mertens, A., Dauby, G., Dagallier, L.-P., Vanden Abeele, S., Vandelook, F., Mascarello, M., Beeckman, H., Sosef, M., Droissart, V., van der Bank, M., Maurin, O., Hawthorne, W., Marshall, C., Réjou-Méchain, M., Beina, D., Baya, F., Merckx, V., … Hardy, O. (2020). Supplementary material 2 from: Janssens SB, Couvreur TL.P, Mertens A, Dauby G, Dagallier L-PMJ, Vanden Abeele S, Vandelook F, Mascarello M, Beeckman H, Sosef M, Droissart V, van der Bank M, Maurin O, Hawthorne W, Marshall C, Réjou-Méchain M, Beina D, Baya F, Merckx V, Verstraete B, Hardy O (2020) A large-scale species level dated angiosperm phylogeny for evolutionary and ecological analyses. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e39677. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677. Biodiversity Data Journal. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677.suppl2
        • Janssens, S. B., Couvreur, T. L. P., Mertens, A., Dauby, G., Dagallier, L.-P., Vanden Abeele, S., Vandelook, F., Mascarello, M., Beeckman, H., Sosef, M., Droissart, V., van der Bank, M., Maurin, O., Hawthorne, W., Marshall, C., Réjou-Méchain, M., Beina, D., Baya, F., Merckx, V., … Hardy, O. (2020). Supplementary material 1 from: Janssens SB, Couvreur TL.P, Mertens A, Dauby G, Dagallier L-PMJ, Vanden Abeele S, Vandelook F, Mascarello M, Beeckman H, Sosef M, Droissart V, van der Bank M, Maurin O, Hawthorne W, Marshall C, Réjou-Méchain M, Beina D, Baya F, Merckx V, Verstraete B, Hardy O (2020) A large-scale species level dated angiosperm phylogeny for evolutionary and ecological analyses. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e39677. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677. Biodiversity Data Journal. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677.suppl1
        • Janssens, S. B., Couvreur, T. L. P., Mertens, A., Dauby, G., Dagallier, L.-P., Vanden Abeele, S., Vandelook, F., Mascarello, M., Beeckman, H., Sosef, M., Droissart, V., van der Bank, M., Maurin, O., Hawthorne, W., Marshall, C., Réjou-Méchain, M., Beina, D., Baya, F., Merckx, V., … Hardy, O. (2020). Supplementary material 4 from: Janssens SB, Couvreur TL.P, Mertens A, Dauby G, Dagallier L-PMJ, Vanden Abeele S, Vandelook F, Mascarello M, Beeckman H, Sosef M, Droissart V, van der Bank M, Maurin O, Hawthorne W, Marshall C, Réjou-Méchain M, Beina D, Baya F, Merckx V, Verstraete B, Hardy O (2020) A large-scale species level dated angiosperm phylogeny for evolutionary and ecological analyses. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e39677. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677. Biodiversity Data Journal. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677.suppl4
    • Martorelli, I., Helwerda, L. S., Kerkvliet, J., Gomes, S. I. F., Nuytinck, J., van der Werff, C. R. A., Ramackers, G. J., Gultyaev, A. P., Merckx, V. S. F. T., & Verbeek, F. J. (2020). Fungal metabarcoding data integration framework for the MycoDiversity DataBase (MDDB). Journal of integrative bioinformatics, 17(1), [20190046]. https://doi.org/10.1515/jib-2019-0046 [details]
    • Merckx, V. S. F. T., & Gomes, S. I. F. (2020). Symbiosis: Herbivory Alters Mycorrhizal Nutrient Exchange. Current Biology, 30(10), R437-R439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.04.016 [details]
    • Soudzilovskaia, N. A., Vaessen, S., Barcelo, M., He, J., Rahimlou, S., Abarenkov, K., Brundrett, M. C., Gomes, S. I. F., Merckx, V., & Tedersoo, L. (2020). FungalRoot: Global online database of plant mycorrhizal associations. New Phytologist, 227(3), 955-966. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16569 [details]

    2019

    • Gomes, S. I. F., van Bodegom, P. M., Merckx, V. S. F. T., & Soudzilovskaia, N. A. (2019). Environmental drivers for cheaters of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tropical rainforests. New Phytologist, 223(3), 1575-1583. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15876

    2017

    • Gomes, S. I. F., Aguirre-Gutiérrez, J., Bidartondo, M. I., & Merckx, V. S. F. T. (2017). Arbuscular mycorrhizal interactions of mycoheterotrophic Thismia are more specialized than in autotrophic plants. New Phytologist, 213(3), 1418-1427. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14249

    2015

    • Merckx, V. S. F. T., Hendriks, K. P., Beentjes, K. K., Mennes, C. B., Becking, L. E., Peijnenburg, K. T. C. A., Afendy, A., Arumugam, N., de Boer, H., Biun, A., Buang, M. M., Chen, P-P., Chung, A. Y. C., Dow, R., Feijen, F. A. A., Feijen, H., Feijen-van Soest, C., Geml, J., Geurts, R., ... Schilthuizen, M. (2015). Evolution of endemism on a young tropical mountain. Nature, 524(7565), 347-350. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14949 [details]

    2014

    Journal editor

    • Merckx, V. (editor) (2017-2025). Journal of Biogeography (Journal).

    2022

    • Le Thi, L., Mertens, A., Vu, D., Vu, T. D., Anh Minh, P., Duc, H., de Backer, S., Swennen, R., Vandelook, F., Panis, B., Amalfi, M., Decock, C., Gomes, S. I. F., Merckx, V. S. F. T. & Janssens, S. B. (2022). Supplementary material 1 from: Le Thi L, Mertens A, Vu DT, Vu TD, Anh Minh PL, Duc HN, de Backer S, Swennen R, Vandelook F, Panis B, Amalfi M, Decock C, Gomes SIF, Merckx VSFT, Janssens SB (2022) Diversity of Fusarium associated banana wilt in northern Viet Nam. MycoKeys 87: 53-76. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.87.72941. MycoKeys. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.87.72941.suppl1

    2020

    • Janssens, S. B., Couvreur, T. L. P., Mertens, A., Dauby, G., Dagallier, L.-P., Vanden Abeele, S., Vandelook, F., Mascarello, M., Beeckman, H., Sosef, M., Droissart, V., van der Bank, M., Maurin, O., Hawthorne, W., Marshall, C., Réjou-Méchain, M., Beina, D., Baya, F., Merckx, V., … Hardy, O. (2020). Supplementary material 3 from: Janssens SB, Couvreur TL.P, Mertens A, Dauby G, Dagallier L-PMJ, Vanden Abeele S, Vandelook F, Mascarello M, Beeckman H, Sosef M, Droissart V, van der Bank M, Maurin O, Hawthorne W, Marshall C, Réjou-Méchain M, Beina D, Baya F, Merckx V, Verstraete B, Hardy O (2020) A large-scale species level dated angiosperm phylogeny for evolutionary and ecological analyses. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e39677. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677. Biodiversity Data Journal. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677.suppl3
    • Janssens, S. B., Couvreur, T. L. P., Mertens, A., Dauby, G., Dagallier, L.-P., Vanden Abeele, S., Vandelook, F., Mascarello, M., Beeckman, H., Sosef, M., Droissart, V., van der Bank, M., Maurin, O., Hawthorne, W., Marshall, C., Réjou-Méchain, M., Beina, D., Baya, F., Merckx, V., … Hardy, O. (2020). Supplementary material 5 from: Janssens SB, Couvreur TL.P, Mertens A, Dauby G, Dagallier L-PMJ, Vanden Abeele S, Vandelook F, Mascarello M, Beeckman H, Sosef M, Droissart V, van der Bank M, Maurin O, Hawthorne W, Marshall C, Réjou-Méchain M, Beina D, Baya F, Merckx V, Verstraete B, Hardy O (2020) A large-scale species level dated angiosperm phylogeny for evolutionary and ecological analyses. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e39677. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677. Biodiversity Data Journal. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677.suppl5
    • Janssens, S. B., Couvreur, T. L. P., Mertens, A., Dauby, G., Dagallier, L.-P., Vanden Abeele, S., Vandelook, F., Mascarello, M., Beeckman, H., Sosef, M., Droissart, V., van der Bank, M., Maurin, O., Hawthorne, W., Marshall, C., Réjou-Méchain, M., Beina, D., Baya, F., Merckx, V., … Hardy, O. (2020). Supplementary material 1 from: Janssens SB, Couvreur TL.P, Mertens A, Dauby G, Dagallier L-PMJ, Vanden Abeele S, Vandelook F, Mascarello M, Beeckman H, Sosef M, Droissart V, van der Bank M, Maurin O, Hawthorne W, Marshall C, Réjou-Méchain M, Beina D, Baya F, Merckx V, Verstraete B, Hardy O (2020) A large-scale species level dated angiosperm phylogeny for evolutionary and ecological analyses. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e39677. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677. Biodiversity Data Journal. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677.suppl1
    • Janssens, S. B., Couvreur, T. L. P., Mertens, A., Dauby, G., Dagallier, L.-P., Vanden Abeele, S., Vandelook, F., Mascarello, M., Beeckman, H., Sosef, M., Droissart, V., van der Bank, M., Maurin, O., Hawthorne, W., Marshall, C., Réjou-Méchain, M., Beina, D., Baya, F., Merckx, V., … Hardy, O. (2020). Supplementary material 4 from: Janssens SB, Couvreur TL.P, Mertens A, Dauby G, Dagallier L-PMJ, Vanden Abeele S, Vandelook F, Mascarello M, Beeckman H, Sosef M, Droissart V, van der Bank M, Maurin O, Hawthorne W, Marshall C, Réjou-Méchain M, Beina D, Baya F, Merckx V, Verstraete B, Hardy O (2020) A large-scale species level dated angiosperm phylogeny for evolutionary and ecological analyses. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e39677. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677. Biodiversity Data Journal. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677.suppl4
    • Janssens, S. B., Couvreur, T. L. P., Mertens, A., Dauby, G., Dagallier, L.-P., Vanden Abeele, S., Vandelook, F., Mascarello, M., Beeckman, H., Sosef, M., Droissart, V., van der Bank, M., Maurin, O., Hawthorne, W., Marshall, C., Réjou-Méchain, M., Beina, D., Baya, F., Merckx, V., … Hardy, O. (2020). Supplementary material 2 from: Janssens SB, Couvreur TL.P, Mertens A, Dauby G, Dagallier L-PMJ, Vanden Abeele S, Vandelook F, Mascarello M, Beeckman H, Sosef M, Droissart V, van der Bank M, Maurin O, Hawthorne W, Marshall C, Réjou-Méchain M, Beina D, Baya F, Merckx V, Verstraete B, Hardy O (2020) A large-scale species level dated angiosperm phylogeny for evolutionary and ecological analyses. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e39677. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677. Biodiversity Data Journal. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e39677.suppl2
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