Valery E. Forbes
workUniversitetsvej 1, 02DK-4000 Roskilde
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Curriculum:
Curriculum Vitae
VALERY E: FORBES
Work Address:
Dept. of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change | Phone: +45 46 74 27 23 |
Private Address:
Isafjordvej 66
| Phone: +45 46 36 93 26 |
Date of Birth: 14.11.61
Citizenship: American
EDUCATION
1988 | Ph.D., Coastal Oceanography, State University of New York at Stony Brook |
1984 | M.S., Marine Environmental Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook |
1983 | B.A. Biology; B.A. Geology, State University of New York at Binghamton |
POSITIONS HELD
2006 - present | Head of Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change, Roskilde University, Denmark |
2007 - present | Dean of Natural Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark |
2001 - 2006 | Professor, Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Roskilde University, Denmark |
1996 - 2001 | Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Roskilde University, Denmark |
1993 - 1995 | Assistant Professor, Denmark's International Study Program, Denmark |
1991 - 1993 | Research Associate, National Environmental Research Institute, Department of Marine Ecology and Microbiology, Denmark |
1989 - 1991 | Research Assistant Professor, Odense University, Denmark |
1987 - 1988 | Research Assistant, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY |
1983 - 1986 | Graduate Council Fellow, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Includes courses in the following areas at undergraduate and graduate levels: Environmental Risk Assessment; Aquatic Ecotoxicology; Statistics; Invertebrate Zoology; Marine Ecology; Functional Ecology of Benthic Invertebrates; Evolution; Oceanography, Written and Oral Communication Skills for Environmental Scientists.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Phi Beta Kappa; Ecological Society of America; Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; British Ecological Society
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
2009 | EU 7th Framework Initial Training Network Grant; ‘Mechanistic effect models for ecological risk assessment of chemicals' (CREAM); with 12 partners (1 Sep 2009 - 31 Aug 2012; total grant is 5 mil EUR of which 708,683 € goes to RUC) |
2009 | Research Institute for Fragrance Materials; ‘Integrating population modelling into ecological risk assessment' (Feb 2009-Feb 2010; $100,000) |
2008 | EU 7th Framework Grant; ‘The reactivity and toxicity of engineered nanoparticles: risks to the environment and human health' (NanoReTox); with 11 partners. (1 Dec 2008 - 30 Nov 2012; total grant is 3.2 mil EUR of which 326,118 € goes to RUC) |
2008 | Danish Research Training Council Grant for 6 PhD fellowships to Graduate School for Environmental Stress Studies (until end of 2011; 3.712 mil DKK) |
2006 | Danish Research Training Council Grant for an international PhD fellowship to Graduate School for Environmental Stress Studies (until Sep 2009; 1.874 mil DKK) |
2006 | Danish Research Training Council Grant for 3 PhD fellowships to Graduate School for Environmental Stress Studies (until Sep 2009; 1.53 mil DKK) |
2005 | Research Institute for Fragrance Materials; ‘Effects of sediment-associated fragrance materials on aquatic invertebrates: the roles of bioavailability and biotransformation in sediment-dwelling invertebrates.' (Nov 2005 - Dec 2008; 2.86 mil DKK) |
2005 | Danish Research Training Council Grant for 3 PhD fellowships to Graduate School for Environmental Stress Studies (until Sep 2008; 1.5 mil DKK) |
2005 | Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Grant; Center for Integrated Population Ecology (CIPE) (until end 2009; 6.5 mil DKK). |
2005 | Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Grant; Linking individual- to population-level responses to environmental stress: empirical and modeling approaches (until Dec. 2007; 720,000 DKK). |
Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Grant; International conference on ‘Ecology in a Cost-Benefit Society'; 17-18 June at Roskilde University. | |
2004 | Danish Social Sciences Research Council Grant; International conference on ‘Ecology in a Cost-Benefit Society'; 17-18 June at Roskilde University. |
2004 | American Chemistry Council Contract; Expert Consultant to provide advice on Marisa cornuarietis husbandry programme (50,000 EUR). |
2004 | Danish Research Training Council Grant; to start a Graduate School in Environmental Stress Studies (GESS) (until Dec. 2008; 2.85 mil Dkr). |
2003 | American Chemistry Council Contract; Husbandry of Marisa cornuarietis for use in endocrine testing (until 2005; 2.215 mil DKK). |
2003 | Danish Technical Research Council Grant; Diffusive sampling techniques to predict the availability of organic pollutants in contaminated soil, sediment and sludge; with P. Mayer. |
2003 | Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Grant; The relationship between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolism and DNA-damage and repair processes in marine polychaetes. |
2002 | Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Grant; HPLC as an analytical tool in biology and chemistry; with S.L. Nielsen. |
2001 | International Maritime Organization Contract; Resource person for refined risk assessment of Manila Bay, Philippines; with P. Calow. |
2001 | International Maritime Organization Contract; Training Programme and Initial Risk Assessment of Chonburi, Thailand and Klang, Malaysia Demonstration Sites; with P. Calow. |
2001 | Danish Environmental Protection Agency Grant; Effects of pesticides on stream flora and fauna; with F. Møhlenberg and N. Friberg. |
2001 | Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Grant; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolism by Capitella sibling species: molecular mechanisms and ecological consequences. |
2000 | Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Grant; GC-MS as a tool for analysis of complex mixtures in chemistry and environmental biology; with T. Lund, et al. |
2000 | International Maritime Organization Contract; Training Programme and Initial Risk Assessment of Manila Bay, Philippines; with P. Calow. |
2000 | Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Grant; LC-MS as a tool for analysis of complex mixtures in environmental biology, chemistry and biochemistry; with T. Lund, et. al. |
2000 | Carlsberg Foundation Grant; The importance of toxicant uptake route for bioavailability, toxicokinetics and toxicity in benthic invertebrates. |
1999 | Study on Fisheries and Marine Ecological Criteria for Impact Assessment; in collaboration with City University of Hong Kong. |
1998 | International Maritime Organization Contract; Training Programme on Environmental Risk Assessment for Tropical Ecosystems; with P. Calow. |
1998 | TEMPUS Grant Partner; Development of an undergraduate program in environmental sciences and management for the School of Environmental Sciences, Nova Gorica, Slovenia; with M. Franko. |
1998 | International Maritime Organization Contract; Refined Risk Assessment of the Malacca Straits; with P. Calow. |
1997 | International Maritime Organization Contract; Development of Manual on Risk Assessment of Subregional Sea Areas: a Practical Guide for Tropical Ecosystems; with P. Calow. |
1997 | Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Grant; Effects of environmental stress on Capitella capitata sibling species: changes in life-history traits, physiological phenotype and general protein pattern. |
1997 | International Maritime Organization Contract; Initial Environmental Risk Assessment of the Malacca Straits; with P. Calow. |
1997 | Carlsberg Foundation Grant; Studying Stress in Ecological Systems: Pure and Applied Perspectives; International Conference held 21-24 June, 1997. |
1997 | Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Grant; Studying Stress in Ecological Systems: Pure and Applied Perspectives; International Conference held 21-24 June, 1997. |
1996 | Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Grant; Fate and effects of organic pollutants in sediments; with T. Forbes & A. Josephson. |
1994 | Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Frame Grant; Biomarkers in ecotoxicology; with O. Andersen, et al. |
1993 | National Environmental Research Institute Contract; Nutrient bioavailability in marine pelagic communities; with H. Kaas, et al. |
1992 | Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Grant; Animal-sediment interactions; with T. Forbes. |
1992 | Danish Environmental Protection Agency Contract; Adverse effects of pesticides on non-target systems. |
1991 | Danish Environmental Protection Agency Contract; The effects of pesticides on estuarine soft-bottom ecosystems. |
1991 | Carlsberg Foundation Fellowship; Genetic and phenotypic variability in ecotoxicological responses; with M. Depledge. |
1989 | Odense University Postdoctoral Grant; Ecotoxicological energetics; with M. Depledge. |
1990 | Danish Natural Sciences Research Council Grant; Joint Danish‑Thai Mangrove and Reef Flat Study, Phuket, Thailand; with E.Kristensen, et al. |
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES DURING 2009
- Director of Centre for Integrated Population Ecology (CIPE), since 2005
- Member of External Advisory Board for Procter & Gamble's Central Product Safety Division, since 2006
- Organizer of international workshop on Integrating Population Modeling into Ecological Risk Assessment (RUC 2009), 23-26 August 2009
- Chair of the Local Organizing Committee for the 1st World Conference on Environmental History, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-8 August, 2009
- Member BONUS ERA-Net Steering Committee, since 2004
- Chair of BONUS+ EEIG Steering Committee
- Member of European Food Safety Authority Working Group on Ecotoxicological Effects
- Member Peer Review Panel for the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), 7-10 September 2009
- Ph.D. opponent for Ditte Hendrichsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Editorial Board, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, since 2004
- Editorial Board, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, since 2005
- Editorial Board, Marine Environmental Research, since 2000
- Associate Editor, Dose-Response, since 2003
- Reviewer for: Aquatic Toxicology; Environmental Science and Technology; Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science; Estuaries and Coasts; Evolutionary Ecology; Human and Ecological Risk Assessment; Hydrobiologia; Journal of Soils and Sediments; Marine Environmental Research; Risk Analysis; Science of the Total Environment; US National Science Foundation; Academy of Finland; European Research Council
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (PAST YEARS)
2004-2008 | Founding Director and Chairman of the Board of the Graduate School of Environmental Stress Studies (GESS) |
2008 | Member of the European Research Council Evaluation Panel on Evolutionary, Population and Environmental Biology (LS8) |
2008 | Reviewer for the National Science Foundation, Division of Ocean Sciences, USA |
2008 | Reviewer for Council for Earth and Life Sciences, The Netherlands |
2008 | Member External Review Panel for Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM) at Stockholm University |
2008 | Member Evaluation Panel for The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas) Call for Research Schools |
2008 | Member Evaluation Panel for Copenhagen University's Freja Fellowship Program |
2008 | Ph.D. opponent for Jenny Hedman, University of Stockholm, Sweden |
2008 | Referee for: Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Toxicology, Chemosphere, Ecological Research, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Science and Technology, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, Journal of Molluscan Studies, Marine Environmental Research, Risk Analysis |
2001-2007 | Member of the Danish Natural Sciences Research Council |
2005-2006 | Member of the Board for the Danish Biodiversity Research Platform |
2004-2006 | Member of NATO's Environmental Security Panel |
2004-2006 | Member of the Scientific Committee of the SETAC World Council |
2003-2006 | Member of Programme Committee for the EU's 6th Framework Programme on Global Change and Ecosystems, since 2003 |
2003-2006 | Ad Hoc Member of the European Food Safety Authority Ecotoxicology Working Group of the Scientific Panel on Plant Health, Plant Protection Products and their Residues |
2007 | Vice-Chair of BONUS EEIG Steering Committee |
2007 | Ph.D. opponent for Nina Åkerblom, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden |
2007 | Ph.D. opponent for Kimmo Mäenpää, University of Joensuu, Finland |
2007 | Member of Scientific Review Panel for MISTRA (Swedish Foundation of Strategic Research) |
2007 | Member of Doctoral Examination Committee for Frederik De Laender, University of Gent, Belgium |
2007 | Member of Evaluation Committee for The Danish Association of Masters and PhDs (DM) Research Prize |
2007 | Evaluator for Professorship and Head of Contaminant Research, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Sweden |
2007 | Workshop Chair and Member of Organizing Committee for SETAC Workshop on Ecological Models in Support of Regulatory Risk Assessments of Pesticides (LEMTOX), Leipzig, Germany |
2007 | Referee for: Aquatic Toxicology; Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; Ecological Applications; Ecotoxicology; Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; Environment International; Environmental Science and Technology; Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Human and Ecological Risk Assessment; Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management; Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology; Marine Ecology Progress Series; Marine Environmental Research; Science of the Total Environment |
2006 | Consultant for: American Plastics Council, European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC), SINTEF Foundation |
2006 | Member of Scientific Program Committee for SETAC Europe Congress, The Hague |
2006 | Ph.D. proposal evaluator for Simon Lukančič, Nova Gorica Polytechnic School of Environmental Sciences, Slovenia |
2006 | Ph.D. opponent for Olga Álvarez, Wageningen University, The Netherlands |
2006 | Member of Selection Board for associate professorship at University of Oslo, Norway |
2006 | Member of Selection Board for head of biology department, Copenhagen University, DK |
2006 | Expert advisor to Faculty of Science, Lund University, Sweden |
2006 | Technical reviewer for CALFED Science Program, California, USA |
2006 | Member of Selection Board for university director, Roskilde University, DK |
2006 | Chair, Ph.D. Evaluation Committee for Karen Timmerman, Roskilde University, DK |
2006 | Evaluator for the Belgian Science Policy Office |
2006 | Reviewer for the American National Science Foundation |
2006 | Referee for: Aquatic Toxicology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Environmental Science and Technology, Science of the Total Environment, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology |
2001-2005 | Editor for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
2003-2005 | Member of Danish Environmental Protection Agency's Pesticide Research Advisory Board |
2005 | Referee for University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science |
2005 | External Reviewer for Academy of Finland's Programme for Centres of Excellence in Research |
2005 | External Ph.D. examiner for RMIT University, Australia |
2005 | Referee for: Aquatic Toxicology, Basic and Applied Ecology, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Ecological Applications, Ecotoxicology, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Environmental Science and Technology, Environmental Toxicology, Functional Ecology, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, Journal of Applied Ecology, Marine Environmental Research |
2004 | Referee for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency |
2004 | Referee for University of California, Berkeley, USA |
2004 | Referee for Earth and Life Sciences Council, the Netherlands |
2004 | Referee for Academy of Finland |
2004 | Referee for: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Science and Technology, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Marine Ecology Progress Series |
2004 | Member Expert Evaluation Committee for Assistant Professorship in Animal Physiology, August Krogh Institute, Copenhagen University |
2004 | Masters External Examiner for Simon Bahrndorff, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK |
2004 | Masters External Examiner for Nataša Mori, Nova Gorica Polytechnic School of Environmental Sciences, Slovenia |
2004 | Masters External Examiner for Katja Stanek, Nova Gorica Polytechnic School of Environmental Sciences, Slovenia |
2004 | Masters External Examiner for Jonas Kjær Plejdrup, Department of Zoology, Aarhus University |
2003 | Peer Review Panelist for USEPA's ecological risk assessment of the General Electric/Housatonic River Site, USA |
2003- | Member of the Scientific Committee of the SETAC World Council |
2003-2004 | Member of Scientific Program Committee for SETAC World Congress 2004 |
2003 | Member Expert Evaluation Committee for Senior Scientist Position in Marine Ecotoxicology, National Environmental Research Institute, DK |
2003 | Member Expert Evaluation Committee for Associate Professorship in Ecotoxicology, University of Lund |
2003 | Invited Participant, ECETOC Ecology Quality Workshop, 27-28 November, Budapest, Hungary |
2003 | Invited Participant, Workshop on Effects of Pesticides in the Field (EPiF), 21-24 October, Le Croisic, France |
2003 | Member Expert Evaluation Committee for Professorship in Terrestrial Ecology/Ecotoxicology, National Environmental Research Institute, DK |
2003 | Masters External Examiner for Lars-Henrik Heckmann, Department of Zoology, Aarhus University, DK |
2003 | Masters External Examiner for Winnie Liza Post, Department of Marine Ecology, Aarhus University, DK |
2003 | Referee for: AEHMS, Aquaculture, Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Ecological Applications, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of the North American Benthological Society, Biogerontology, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Marine Environmental Research |
2003 | Ph.D. External Examiner for Helen Hooper, University of Reading, UK |
2003 | Masters External Examiner, Martina Orlando Bonaca, Nova Gorica Polytechnic, Slovenia |
2003 | Invited Participant, Workshop on Extrapolation Practice for Ecological Effect Characterization of Chemicals (EXPECT), 15-19 Feb, St. Petersburg, FL |
2003 | Masters External Examiner for Mikkel Andreas Trier Frederiksen, Biology Institute, University of Southern Denmark |
2003 | Ph.D. External Examiner for Line Wendt-Rasch, Lund University, Sweden |
2002 | Licentiate Opponent for Katia Montenegreo Rayo, Lund University, Sweden |
2002 | Member of Roskilde University Senate |
2002 | Ph.D. Opponent for Michael Bech, Biology Institute, University of Southern Denmark |
2002 | External Examiner, Marine Ecology Department, Aarhus University |
2002- | Editor, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
2002 | Referee for Ecotoxicology, Environmental Science and Technology, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Functional Ecology, Hydrobiologia, Marine Biology, Marine Environmental Research, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society |
2002 | Invited Participant, Novartis Foundation Workshop on Wildlife Population Growth Rates: Current analyses and future Options, 8 February, London, UK |
2002 | Invited Expert, UK Environment Agency Meeting on Snail Endocrine Testing of Bisphenol A, 5 February, London, UK |
2002 | Referee for Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK |
2002-2003 | Member of Danish Joint-Research Council Environment Committee |
2002 | Member Technical Review Panel for the Ecosystem Restoration Program of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, California, USA |
2001 | Member of Danish National Committee on Environmental Influences and Fisheries Resources |
2000 | Scientific evaluator for Academy of Finland Research Council for Biosciences and Environment |
2000 | External Examiner, Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Copenhagen University |
2000 | External Examiner, Department of Marine Ecology, Århus University |
2000-2001 | European Commission, Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment (CSTEE), Water Framework Directive Working Group |
2001 | Reviewer Ph.D. dissertation manuscript for Jari Heinonen, University of Joensuu, Finland |
2001 | Member Masters' Evaluation Committee, Nova Gorica Polytechnic, School of Environmental Sciences, Slovenia |
2001 | Ph.D. Opponent, Biology Institute, Odense University |
2001 | External Examiner, Biology Institute, Odense University |
2001 | Invited Participant, European Workshop on Probabilistic Risk Assessment (EUPRA), Leeuwenhorst, The Netherlands, 5-8 June |
2001 | Invited Participant, ETAP Weight-of-Evidence Workshop, Madrid, Spain 10-11 May |
2001 | Member Ph.D. Evaluation Committee for E. Gabrijelčič, Nova Gorica Polytechnic, School of Environmental Sciences, Slovenia |
2001 | Referee for Marine Ecology Progress Series, Functional Ecology, Marine Environmental Research, SETAC CLASSIC Workshop Proceedings, BioScience, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Ecological Applications, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Bulletin of Marine Science, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
2000 | Chair, Ph.D. Evaluation Committee for J.A. Jacobsen, Roskilde University |
2000 | External Examiner, Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Copenhagen University |
2000 | Referee for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK |
2000 | External Examiner, Biology Institute, Odense University |
2000 | Member of Promotion Committee to Senior Scientist for J. Scott-Fordsmand, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark |
2000 | Referee for Critical Reviews in Toxicology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Marine Environmental Research, Ecological Applications |
2000 | Chair, Ph.D. Evaluation Committee for P. Thor, Roskilde University |
1999 | Invited Participant, SETAC Pellston Workshop on Assessing the Effects of Complex Stressors in Ecosystems, Pellston, MI, USA |
1999 | Ph.D. Opponent, Copenhagen University, Denmark |
1999 | Member of Organizing Committee and Instructor, NorFa Ph.D. Course in Aquatic Ecotoxicology, University of Joensuu, Finland |
1999 | Chair, Selection Committee for Associate Professorship in Aquatic Ecology, Roskilde University |
1999 | Chair, Ph.D. Evaluation Committee for A.D. Rasmussen, Roskilde University |
1999 | Referee for Marine Ecology Progress Series, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
1998-2002 | Member of Steering Group for Danish Environmental Protection Agency's Pesticide Research Programme (Modeling fate of pesticides in running water). |
1998-2002 | Member European Commission, Scientific Committee on Plant Protection Products Environmental Assessment Working Group |
1998-2003 | Member of Editorial Board of BioScience |
1998-2001 | Coordinator of Departmental Seminar Series |
1996 | Referee for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Marine Microbial Ecology, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Journal of Environmental Management |
1997 | External Examiner, Marine Biological Laboratory, Copenhagen University |
1997 | Chair, Selection Committee for Associate Professorship in Aquatic Botany, Roskilde University |
1997 | Ph.D. Opponent, Oslo University, Norway |
1997 | Ph.D. Opponent, Odense University, Denmark |
1997 | Member of Invited Delegation to Institute of Hydrobiology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China |
1997 | Referee for The Leverhulme Trust, Chapman & Hall, Functional Ecology, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Marine Environmental Research, Marine Ecology Progress Series |
1996 | Appointed Expert Advisor to Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticide Office |
1995 | Nominated to Danish National Corps of External Examiners |
1995 | Invited Contributor, Encyclopedia of Ecology and Environmental Management, Blackwell Science |
1995 | Invited Participant, Institute for Environment and Health Workshop on The Use of Biomarkers in Environmental Exposure Assessment, Leicester, UK |
1995 | Invited Participant, Danish Environmental Protection Agency Workshop on Defining Acceptable Effects of Pesticides on Flora and Fauna, Copenhagen, DK |
1993 | Invited Participant, NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Evaluating and Monitoring the Health of Large-Scale Ecosystems, Quebec, Canada |
1991 | Invited Participant, Second International Workshop of Malacology and Marine Biology, San Miguel, Azores, Portugal |
1989 | Fulbright Scholar, Odense University, DK |
1988 | Invited Guest Researcher, Odense University, DK |
1983-1985 | State University of New York Graduate Council Fellow |
1997 | Elected to Phi Beta Kappa |
INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2009 | Invited Speaker, Ecological models in support of regulatory risk assessments of pesticides: developing a strategy for the future, 2nd SETAC Europe Special Science Symposium, Brussels, Belgium, 17-18 September |
2009 | Invited Speaker, Scientific cooperation and protection of research results, BONUS Young Scientists Workshop, Tallin, Estonia, 20-21 August |
2009 | Session Co-Chair and Speaker, Mechanistic effect models for ecological risk assessment, SETAC Europe Conference, Göteborg, Sweden, 31 May - 4 June |
2008 | Session Co-Chair and Speaker, Population models in ecological risk assessment - challenges and opportunities, SETAC North America Conference, Tampa, Florida, USA, 16-20 November |
2008 | Session Co-Chair and Speaker, Population ecology in heterogeneous environments, British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, London, UK, 3-5 September |
2008 | Invited Speaker, Biomarkers and -omics in ecological risk assessment - way forward or way out?, Syngenta, Jealott's Hill, UK |
2007 | Invited Speaker, Assessing ecorelevance of emerging chemicals in sediments. SETAC North America Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 11-16 November |
2007 | Invited Keynote Speaker, Ecology in a changing environment - implications for risk assessment of chemicals. SETAC German Branch Conference, Leipzig, Germany, 12 September |
2007 | Invited Speaker, The role of ecological modeling in risk assessments seen from an academic's point of view. LEMTOX Workshop, Leipzig, Germany, 9-12 September |
2007 | Invited Lecturer, From gene to ocean and vice versa - what do we know and how do we handle gaps in knowledge? PhD Course in Marine Ecotoxicology - From Gene to Ocean, Kristineberg Marine Research Station, Sweden, 19-25 August |
2007 | Invited Keynote Speaker, How can ecology inform chemical regulation and risk assessment? Conference on Regulating Risk: Science, Politics and the Media, Stockholm, Sweden, 15-17 August |
2007 | Invited Keynote Speaker, Accounting for ecological realism in environmental risk assessment - it's easier than you think. Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, 15 June |
2007 | Invited Speaker, Department of Ecology, Lund University, Is there a role for ecology in environmental risk assessment? 8 March |
2006 | Invited Keynote Speaker, Risk assessment: environment and human health. SETAC Europe Conference, The Hague, 7-11 May |
2006 | Chair and Speaker, Session on Use and misuse of biomarkers in ecotoxicology. SETAC Europe Conference, The Hague, 7-11 May |
2004 | Presenter, Fourth SETAC World Congress, Portland OR, USA, 14-18 November |
2004 | Invited Speaker, Effects of chemicals on ecological systems: challenges and opportunities. Life Sciences 2004, Nova Gorica, Slovenia, 18-22 September |
2003 | Invited Speaker, Ecological relevance in ERA and WFD. ECETOC Ecology Quality Workshop, Budapest, Hungary, 27-28 November |
2003 | Invited Keynote Speaker, Toxicant impacts on density-limited populations. 7th NORDTOX/NORDEMS Conference, Bornholm, DK, 15-18 June |
2003 | Invited Keynote Speaker, Integrative modelling across scales. SETAC Europe Conference, Hamburg, 27 April - 1 May |
2002 | Invited Keynote Speaker, Weight of evidence in sediment risk assessment - challenges and opportunities. Fifth Sediment Quality Assessment Conference, Chicago, 16-18 October |
2002 | Invited Speaker, Population growth rate as a basis for ecological risk assessment of toxic chemicals. The Royal Society Discussion Group Meeting, London, UK, 6-7 February |
2001 | Invited Speaker, Extrapolating toxicant effects on individuals to the population level - both physiology and life history are important. Third International Workshop on Earthworm Ecotoxicology, Århus, Denmark, 26-29 August |
2001 | Speaker and Session Chair, SETAC Conference, Madrid, Spain 6-10 May |
2000 | Invited Speaker, The seven habits of highly successful worms. Hong Kong University, 6 December |
2000 | Invited Plenary Speaker, NorFA Workshop on Environmental Stress and Genetic Adaptation, Erken, Sweden, 25-29 October |
2000 | Speaker and Session Chair, ASLO Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark 5-9 June |
2000 | Speaker, Third SETAC World Congress, Brighton, UK, 21-25 May |
1999 | Invited Speaker, Role of risk assessment in pollution management: examples from the Malacca Straits. International Conference on the Straits of Malacca, Melaka, Malaysia |
1999 | Chair & Speaker, Special Symposium on Uncertainty and Probabilistic Approaches in Human Health and Ecological Risk, SETAC, Leipzig, Germany |
1999 | Chair & Speaker, Special Session on Ecological Risk Assessment, ASLO, Santa Fe |
1998 | Invited Speaker, Environmental Sciences Programs in Denmark, TEMPUS Workshop, Portoroz, Slovenia |
1998 | Invited Speaker, Challenges in the development of combined effects methods for use in ecological risk assessment. AMAP/ICES Workshop on Combined Biological Effects Methods, Copenhagen, DK |
1997 | Invited Speaker, Variability in routes of uptake of antifouling agents by benthic fauna: implications for deriving sediment quality criteria.. Workshop on Antifouling Agents in Danish Seas, Risø, DK |
1997 | Invited Speaker, Sources and implications of variability in sensitivity to chemicals for ecotoxicological risk assessment. EUROTOX Conference, Århus, DK |
1997 | Invited Speaker, Bioavailability of sediment-bound contaminants: implications for risk assessment. Institute of Hydrobiology, Wuhan, China |
1997 | Conference Organizer and Speaker, Studying Stress in Ecological Systems: Pure and Applied Perspectives. Roskilde, DK |
1996 | Invited Speaker, Biological processes affecting the fate of organic pollutants in sediments: the key role of infauna. City University of Hong Kong Symposium on Ecotoxicology, Hong Kong |
1996 | Invited Speaker, Variability in ecotoxicology: insights from the study of invertebrates. University of Reading Seminar Series, UK |
1996 | Speaker, Benthic Ecology Meetings, Columbia, SC |
1995 | Invited Speaker, Sources of variation in sexless snails: implications for colonization and environmental tolerance. Spring Seminar Program, University of Sheffield, UK |
1995 | Speaker, SETAC-Europe Conference, Copenhagen, DK |
1995 | Speaker, Benthic Ecology Meetings, Rutgers, NJ |
1993 | Invited Speaker, Environmental stress and the distribution of traits within populations. SETAC- UK 5th Annual Meeting, Sheffield, UK |
1993 | Speaker, Benthic Ecology Meetings; Mobile, AL |
1991 | Invited Speaker, The role of sex in ecotoxicology. Seminar Series in Environmental Sciences, Göteborg University, Sweden |
1991 | Invited Plenary Speaker, The significance of sex in ecotoxicology. Ecotoxicology Symposium, Odense University, Denmark |
1991 | Poster, SETAC‑Europe, Founding Conference, Sheffield, UK |
1991 | Speaker, Benthic Ecology Meetings, Williamsburg, VA |
1990 | Invited Speaker, The evolution of organismal design: should we expect optimality? Malacology Seminar Series, Univ. of the Azores, Portugal |
1990 | Invited Speaker, Feeding and metal uptake in molluscs. Malacology Seminar Series, Univ. of the Azores, Portugal |
1990 | Invited Speaker, Time-dependent absorption in deposit feeders. Biology at Noon Seminar Series, Univ. of Rhode Island, USA |
1990 | Speaker, New Directions in Physiological Ecology Conference, Sheffield, UK |
1990 | Speaker, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, New Orleans, LA |
1988 | Speaker, Benthic Ecology Meetings; Portland, ME |
1987 | Speaker, American Society of Zoologists; New Orleans, LA |
1987 | Speaker, Benthic Ecology Meetings; Raleigh, NC |
1986 | Speaker, Benthic Ecology Meetings; Boston, MA |
1985 | Speaker, Benthic Ecology Meetings; Columbia, SC |
1984 | Speaker, Benthic Ecology Meetings; Baltimore, MD |
NATIONAL INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
2004-2008 | TBT (tributyltin) - a tale of ships, snails and more..., Department of Chemistry, Copenhagen University, 28 November, Copenhagen |
2006 | Alternatives to TBT-containing antifouling paints, Denmark's International Study Program, 27 November, Roskilde University |
2006 | Moderator, DanBIF Conference, ‘Biodiversity at the Ecosystem Level - Patterns & Processes, 26-27 April, Aarhus University |
2006 | Suborganismal measures of stress - help or hindrance in ecological risk assessment? Aarhus Centre for Environmental Stress, 17 January, Aarhus University |
2005 | Alternatives to TBT-containing antifouling paints, Denmark's International Study Program, 21 April and 28 November, Roskilde University |
2004 | Impact of seanine on marine organisms, Denmark's International Study Program, 6 May, Roskilde University |
2003 | The effects of chemical stress on animals - from molecules to ecosystems. Aarhus Centre for Environmental Stress, 9 January, Aarhus University |
2002 | The seven habits of highly effective worms. Denmark's International Study Program, 5 December, Roskilde |
2002 | Effects of oil pollution on fish populations. Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Nordic Project Meeting on Oil Pollution and Commercial Fish, 1 October, Søborg |
2002 | Probabilistic methods in chemical exposure and effects assessment. Danish Academy of Technical Sciences Environmental Risk Council Debate Meeting, 3 August, Lyngby |
2002 | Assessing the risks of chemicals to ecological systems - can we do it? Nature and Environmental Research Conference, 22-23 August, Copenhagen |
2001 | Assessing the risk of toxic chemicals for marine ecosystems - a practical approach. Committee on Environmental Effects and Fisheries Resources, 24 September, Copenhagen |
2001 | Use and misuse of probabilistic methods in ecotoxicological risk assessment. Environmental Risk Council (Miljørisikorådet) Workshop, 26-27 March, Holbæk, Denmark |
1999 | Predicting population-level consequences of pollution - physiology versus life cycle as key response drivers. National Environmental Research Institute Seminar Series, Roskilde, Denmark |
1999 | Invited Guest Lecturer, Denmark's International Study Program |
1998 | Linking toxicology to population dynamics and its implications for ecological risk assessment. Roskilde University Seminar Series |
1998 | Invited Guest Lecturer, Denmark's International Study Program |
1997 | Invited Guest Lecturer, Denmark's International Study Program |
1996 | Variability in ecotoxicology: insights from the study of invertebrates. University of Århus, DK |
1996 | Sources of variability in population responses to stress. Copenhagen University Ph.D. Course in Ecotoxicology |
1996 | The biomarker concept - possible indicators of ecological and ecotoxicological stress. Copenhagen University Ph.D. Course in Ecotoxicology |
1993 | Linking phenotype to genotype in ecotoxicology: interesting results from the study of clonal invertebrates. Roskilde University, Denmark |
1992 | Pollution bioindicators: past, present and future. Danish Society of Environmental Chemistry, Copenhagen, Denmark |
1990 | Digestion ecology of deposit feeders. Helsingør Marine Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
1989 | The effect of sediment type on the energetics of mudsnails. Biology Institute Seminar Series, Odense University, Denmark |
POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS
I am presently co-supervising 10 Ph.D. students.
Dai, L. Bioavailbility and toxicity of engineered nanoparticles in the aquatic environment. (co-supervisor, current).
Ramskov, T. Bioavailability and toxicity of engineered nanoparticles in aquatic invertebrates. (co-supervisor, current).
Pang, C. Assessing risks of engineered metallo-nanoparticles - are current EU regulations sufficient? (co-supervisor, current).
Cong, Y. Fate and effects of engineered metallo-nanoparticles in estuarine invertebrates (co-supervisor, current).
Pedersen, S. The impacts of spatiotemporally varying pesticide exposures on the dynamics of aquatic invertebrate populations (with Syngenta, current).
Dalkvist, T. Assessing the impact of individual variation on single species population dynamics: an IBM modelling approach. (with DMU and Reading University, current).
Moshøj, C. Spatial and temporal variations in wildlife population fluctuations in Greenland. (with DMU, current).
Bach, L. Fate and effects of an organic toxicant in marine sediment systems. (with DMU, current).
Lundström, E. Modelling of invertebrate population dynamics for risk assessment of pharmaceuticals in the environment. Stockholm University (assistant supervisor, current).
Carrasco, V. Trophic transfer and toxicity of biodegradable organic contaminants in the aquatic environment. University of Joensuu (co-supervisor, current).
Schmidt, S. Metabolism and mineralisation of PAHs. (with Copenhagen University & GEUS), Completed December 2008.
Olsen, M. An investigation of the relationship between life-history trait elasticity and toxicant sensitivity. Completed September 2008.
Ellegaard-Petersen, L. Fate and effects of fragrance materials in sediment microbial communities. (with Copenhagen University), Completed March 2008.
Madsen, P.V. Health risk assessment of air pollution in a complex industrial basin (with DMU) Completed December 2006.
Birdal, G. Effect of the musk fragrance HHCB on a shallow-water sediment system (with DMU), Completed August 2006.
Pedersen, S. Toxicity of fragrance materials to sediment-dwelling invertebrates. Completed February 2007.
Hansen, ME. Risk assessment - the role of combined environmental and toxic stress. Completed December 2006.
Larsen, T. Demographic effects of toxic chemicals: importance of life cycle. Completed March 2007.
Christensen, P. Elucidating the relationship between the relative importance of route of uptake in marine animals and the diffusive mass transfer of polycyclic aromatic compounds. (with DMU) Completed July 2005
Hjorth, M. Fate and effects of antifouling agents in marine pelagic ecosystems. (with DMU) Completed December 2005.
Bach, L. Tolerance differences between siblings of the polychaete species complex Capitella capitata to the PAH, fluoranthene. Completed June 2005.
Palmqvist, A. Effect of biotransformation by marine deposit feeders on the fate and effects of PAHs in marine sediment systems. Completed December 2005.
Syberg, K. Combination effects of toxic chemicals. (with TEKSAM) Completed September 2005).
Pedersen, H. Combination effects of toxic chemicals. (with TEKSAM) Completed September 2005).
Engell-Kofoed, A.E. Single substance and mixture toxicity of three toxicants with similar and dissimilar modes of action to Daphnia magna. Completed September 2005.
Rohrberg, M.M. Effect of the pyrethroid insecticide, esfenvalerate, on detoxification enzyme activity of Gammarus pulex. Completed January 2005
Holm, M. Sublethal effects measured in Gammarus pulex following pulse exposures to the pyrethroid, esfenvalerate. (with Aarhus University) Completed March 2004.
Wiener, S. Fate and effects of esfenvalerate in freshwater streams. Completed June 2004.
Strand, J. Coupling marine monitoring and risk assessment by integrating exposure, bioaccumulation and effect studies. (with DMU) Completed June 2004.
Li, B. The molecular basis of PAH-metabolising ezymes in the polychaete Capitella. Completed August 2004.
Selck, H. The importance of uptake route for bioavailability, toxicokinetics and toxicity of chemicals to benthic invertebrates - relevance for ecological risk assessment in aquatic ecosystems. Completed January 2003.
Larsen, B. Bioavailability and toxicokinetics of cadmium to Amphiura filiformis. Completed February 2002.
Larsen. D. & Wagner, I. Pollution-induced community tolerance of phytoplankton exposed to the antifouling agent, Seanine. (with DHI) Completed February 2001.
Buch-Andersen, J. & Cold, A. An ecological study of fish communities in Selangor Peat Swamp, Malaysia. Completed August 2000.
Fabricius, N. Bacterial degradation of PAH. (with DMU) Completed July 2000.
Jensen, A. Effects of food limitation and cadmium exposure on life-history traits of selected clones of the parthenogenetic gastropod, Potamopyrgus antipodarum. (with Aarhus Univ) Completed November 1999.
Andreassen, M.S.H. & Christensen, L. The influence of Capitella sp. I on biodegradation of fluoranthene. Completed November 1998.
Strand, J. Bioaccumulation and effects of tributyltin (TBT) in Danish coastal waters. (with DMU) Completed August 1998.
Branner, U. & Mygind, M. Breakdown of linear alkylsulfonate (LAS) in soil. Completed August 1997.
Hansen, F. Toxicity of 4-n-nonylphenol on various life-cycle parameters in Capitella sp. I: evaluation of effects at the population level. (with DMU) Completed June 1997.
Selck, H. The toxicity and toxicokinetics of cadmium in Capitella sp. I: bioavailability of dissolved versus sediment-associated cadmium. (with DMU) Completed December 1996.
Scharck, K. A microcosm study with the polychaete Capitella sp. I - interaction between bioturbation and particle-associated fluoranthene in marine sediment. Completed July 1996.
Gydahl-Jensen, C. Interactions between a polyaromatic hydrocarbon (fluoranthene) and irrigation by a polychaete (Capitella sp. I) in a marine sediment. Completed April 1996.
Jacobsen, R. Genetic distribution and variation in life-history traits among genotypes of the prosobranch snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Grey). Completed January 1996.
Madsen, S.D. Interactions between benthic macroinfauna and organic toxicants in marine sediment. Completed January 1996.
Foss, H.E. Nucleic acid, organic carbon content, and growth of Capitella sp. I sublethally exposed to fluoranthene. Completed January 1996.
DISSERTATIONS
Doris VE 1984. Feeding selectivity in the deposit‑feeding gastropod, Hydrobia totteni, with regard to mineral grain surface area and sedimentary diatom abundance. MS. Thesis, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY.
Forbes VE 1988. Intraspecific variation among populations of the deposit‑feeding gastropod, Hydrobia truncata: the effect of sediment particle size on physiological energetics. Ph.D. Dissertation, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY.
PUBLICATIONS
(*indicates research article in international journal with peer review)
Total publications: 151; In international peer-reviewed journals: 99; h-index: 23; total citations: 1690.
Submitted & In Press
*Forbes VE, Calow P, Skov F, Henriksen HJ, Lamb BL. (submitted). Perspectives on the role of science in decision-making about sustainability. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy.
*Ellegaard-Petersen L, Selck H, Prieme A, Salvito D, Forbes VE. (submitted). Fate and effects of acetyl cedrene on Capitella teleta and sediment bacterial community. Ecotoxicology.
Forbes VE, Calow P, Grimm V, Hayashi T, Jager T, Palmqvist A, Pastorok R, Salvit D, Sibly R, Spromberg J, Stark J, Stillman RA. (in press). Integrating population modeling into ecological risk assessment. IEAM.
*Forbes VE, Olsen M, Palmqvist A, Calow P. (accepted). Environmentally sensitive life-cycle traits have low elasticity: implications for theory and practice. Ecol Appl.
*Ramskov T, Selck H, Salvito D, Forbes VE. (in press). Individual- and population-level effects of the synthetic musk, HHCB, on the deposit-feeding polychaete, Capitella sp. I. Environ Toxicol Chem.
*Nabe-Nielsen J, Sibly R, Forchhammer MC, Forbes VE, Topping C. (accepted). The effects of landscape modifications on the long-term persistence of animal populations. PLoS ONE.
Forbes VE. (in press). The role of ecological modelling in risk assessments seen from an academic's point of view. In: Thorbek P, Forbes V, Heimbach F, Hommen U, Thulke HH, Van den Brink P, Wogram J, Grimm V, editors. Ecological Models in Support of Regulatory Risk Assessments of Pesticides: Developing a Strategy for the Future. Pensacola, FL, USA: SETAC Press.
Breitholtz M, Dahl U, Forbes VE. (in press). Can ecology and economy be combined in the REACH process? Chapter 6 In: Eriksson J, Gilek M, Rudén C, editors. Regulating Chemical Risks: European and Global Challenges. Springer.
2009
*Bach L, Dahllöf I, Forbes VE. 2009. The amphipod Orchomenella pinguis - a potential bioindicator for contamination in the Arctic. Mar Pollut Bull. 58: 1664-1670.
Forbes VE, Calow P. 2009. Contaminant effects on population demographics. Pp. 293-297, In: MC Newman (ed). Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology, 3rd edn. CRC, Boca Raton, FL.
Topping CJ, Dalkvist T, Forbes VE, Grimm V, Sibly RM. 2009. The potential for the use of agent-based models in ecotoxicology, pp. 205-235, In: Ecotoxicology Modeling, Emerging Topics in Ecotoxicology: Principles, Approaches and Perspectives; J Devillers (ed), Springer. DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-0197-2_8
Grimm V, Ashauer R, Forbes V, Hommen U, Preuss TG, Schmidt A, van den Brink PJ , Wogram J, Thorbek P. 2009. CREAM: A European project on mechanistic effect models for ecological risk assessment of chemicals. Environ Sci Pollut Res. 16: 614-617, DOI 10.1007/s11356-009-0228-z
*Dalkvist T, Topping CJ, Forbes VE. 2009. Population-level effects of pesticide-induced chronic effects on individuals depend more on ecology than toxicology. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 72: 1663-1672.
*Sibly RM, Nabe-Nielsen J, Forchhammer MC, Forbes VE, Topping CJ. 2009. The effects of spatial and temporal heterogeneity on the population dynamics of four animal species in a Danish landscape. BMC Ecology. 9:18, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6785-9-18.
*Pedersen S, Selck H, Salvito D, Forbes VE. 2009. Effects of the polycyclic musk, HHCB, on individual- and population-level endpoints in Potamopyrgus antipodarum. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 72: 1190-1199.
*Forbes VE, Hommen U, Thorbek P, Heimbach F, Van den Brink PJ, Wogrm J, Thulke H-H, Grimm V. 2009. Ecological models in support of regulatory risk assessments of pesticides: developing a strategy for the future. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 5: 167-172.
Preuss TG, Hommen U, Alix A, Ashauer R, van den Brink P, Chapman P, Ducrot V, Forbes VE, Grimm V, Schäfer D, Streissl F, Thorbek P. 2009. Mechanistic effect models for ecological risk assessment of chemicals (MEMoRisk) - a new SETAC-Europe Advisory Group. Environ Sci Pollut Res. 16: 250-252.
2008
*Ramskov T, Forbes VE. 2008. Life history and population dynamics of the opportunistic polychaete Capitella sp. I in relation to sediment organic matter. Mar Ecol Prog Ser. 369: 181-192
*Forbes VE, Aufderheide J, Warbritton R, van der Hoeven N, Caspers N. 2008. Effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on fecundity, egg hatchability and juvenile growth of Marisa cornuarietis. Environ Toxicol Chem. 27:2332-2340.
*Forbes VE, Calow P, Sibly RM. 2008. The extrapolation problem and how population modeling can help. Environ Toxicol Chem. 27:1987-1994.
*Hjorth M, Forbes VE, Dahllöf I. 2008. Plankton stress responses from PAH exposure and nutrient enrichment. Mar Ecol Prog Ser. 363:121-130
Forbes VE, Aufderheide J, Warbritton R, van der Hoeven N, Caspers N. 2008. Response from Forbes et al. to Oehlmann et al. Ecotox Environ Saf. 69:580-581.
Palmqvist A, Forbes VE. 2008. Demographic effects of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, fluoranthene, on two sibling species of the polychaete Capitella capitata. In: Demographic Toxicity: Methods in Ecological Risk Assessment, HR Akçakaya, JD Stark, TS Bridges (eds), Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 200-212.
Calow P, Forbes VE. 2008. Ecotoxicology: not just wildlife toxicology. In: Introduction to Toxicology, H Greim, R Snyder (eds), Wiley, Chichester, UK, pp. 194-203.
*Syberg K, Engell-Kofoed AE, Pedersen H, Cedergreen N, Forbes VE. 2008. Mixture toxicity of three toxicants with similar and dissimilar mode of action to Daphnia magna. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 69: 428-436.
*Palmqvist A, Rasmussen LJ, Forbes VE. 2008. Relative impact of coexposure compared to single-substance exposure on the biotransformation and toxicity of benzo[a]pyrene and fluoranthene in the marine polychaete Capitella s. I. Environ Toxicol Chem 27: 375-386.
Wentsel R, Beyer N, Forbes V, Maund S, Pastorok R. 2008. A framework for population-level ecological risk assessment. In. LW Barnthouse, WR Munns, Jr, MT Sorensen (eds), Population-Level Ecological Risk Assessment, CRC, Boca Raton, FL, USA, pp 211-238.
De Zwart D, Warne-Lorscheider A, Forbes VE, Posthuma L, Peijnenburg W, van de Meent D. 2008. Matrix and media extrapolation. In: Extrapolation Practice for Ecotoxicological Effect Characterization of Chemicals, KR Solomon, TCM Brock, D de Zwart, SD Dyer, L Posthuma, SM Richards, H Sanderson, PK Sibley, PJ van den Brink (eds), CRC, Boca Raton FL, USA, pp 33-74.
2007
Forbes VE, Calow P, Selck H. 2007. Chemical regulation and environmental risk assessment under REACH (in Danish). pp. 349-363, In: Grundbog i Planlægning til SAMBAS, K. Aagaard, A. Jensen (eds)., Forlaget Samfundslitteratur, Roskilde University, DK
*Forbes VE, Selck H, Palmqvist A, Aufderheide J, Warbritton R, Pounds N, Thompson R, van der Hoeven N, Caspers N. 2007. Does bisphenol A induce superfeminization in Marisa cornuarietis? Part I: Intra- and inter-laboratory variability in test endpoints. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 66: 309-318.
*Forbes VE, Aufderheide J, Warbritton R, van der Hoeven N, Caspers N. 2007. Does bisphenol A induce superfeminization in Marisa cornuarietis? Part II: Toxicity test results and requirements for statistical power analyses. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 66: 319-325.
*Widarto TH, Krogh PH, Forbes VE. 2007. Stimulatory effects of nonylphenol on growth and fecundity, but not population growth rate (l) of the springtail, Folsomia candida. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 67: 369-377.
*Burton GA, Green A, Baudo R, Forbes V, Hong LN, Janssen C, Kukkonen J, Leppanen M, Maltby L, Soares A, Kapo K, Smith P, Dunning J. 2007. Characterizing sediment acid volatile sulfide concentrations in European streams. Environ Toxicol Chem. 26: 1-12.
*Boesten JJTI, Köpp H, Adriaanse PI, Brock TCM and Forbes VE. 2007. Conceptual model for improving the link between exposure and effects in the aquatic risk assessment of pesticides. Ecotox Environ Safety 66: 291-308.
*Hjorth M, Vester J, Henriksen P, Forbes V, Dahllöf I. 2007. Functional and structural responses of marine plankton food web to pyrene contamination. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 338: 61-70.
2006
*Palmqvist A, Rasmussen LJ, Forbes VE. 2006. Influence of biotransformation on trophic transfer of the PAH, fluoranthene. Aquat. Toxicol. 80: 309-319.
Forbes VE, Calow P (eds). 2006. Special feature on ecology in a cost-benefit society. . Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 2: 154 - 199.
*Forbes VE, Calow P. 2006. Ecology in a cost-benefit society: the issues. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 2: 154-155.
*Forbes VE, Palmqvist A, Bach L. 2006. The use and misuse of biomarkers in ecotoxicology. Environ Toxicol Chem. 25:272-280.
*Aufderheide J, Warbritton R, Pounds N, File-Emperador S, Staples C, Caspers N, Forbes VE. 2006. Effects of temperature, photoperiod and density on life-history traits of Marisa cornuarietis. Invert Biol. 125: 9-20.
*Selck H, Aufderheide J, Pounds N, Staples C, Caspers N, Forbes VE. 2006. Effects of food type, feeding frequency, and temperature on juvenile survival and growth of Marisa cornuarietis (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Invert Biol. 125: 106-116.
*Hjorth M, Dahllöf I, Forbes VE. 2006. Effects on the function of three trophic levels in marine plankton communities under stress from the antifouling compound zinc pyrithione. Aquat Toxicol. 77:105-115.
2005
*Forbes VE, Cold A. 2005. Effects of the pyrethroid, esfenvalerate, on life-cycle traits and population dynamics of Chironomus riparius - importance of exposure scenario. Environ Toxicol Chem. 24: 78-86.
*Bach L, Palmqvist A, Rasmussen LJ, Forbes VE 2005. Differences in PAH tolerance between Capitella species: underlying biochemical mechanisms. Aquat Toxicol. 74: 307-319.
*Selck H, Granberg ME, Forbes VE 2005. Impact of sediment organic matter quality on the fate and effects of fluoranthene in the infaunal brittle star Amphiura filiformis. Mar Environ Res. 59: 19-46.
Calow P, Forbes VE 2005. Ecotoxicology. Nature Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Nature Publishing Group, London, UK, 8 p.
2004
*Forbes VE, Calow P 2004. Systematic approach to weight of evidence in sediment quality assessment: challenges and opportunities. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management. 7: 339-350.
*Li B, Bisgaard HC, Forbes VE. 2004. Identification and expression of two novel cytochrome P450 genes, belonging to CYP4 and a new CYP331 family, in the polychaete Capitella capitata sp.I. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 325: 510-517.
Calow P, Forbes VE 2004. Science takes a back seat in chemicals policy? Cefic Research and Science Progress Newsletter, February 26.
Calow P, Forbes VE 2004. Valuing ecology in ecological valuation. SETAC Globe 5: 26-27.
*Cold A, Forbes VE 2004. Consequences of a short pulse of pesticide exposure for survival and reproduction of Gammarus pulex. Aquatic Toxicology. 67: 287-299.
*Selck H, Forbes VE 2004. The relative importance of water and diet for uptake and subcellular distribution of cadmium in the deposit-feeding polychaete, Capitella sp. I. Mar Environ Res. 57:261-279.
*Widarto TH, Holmstrup M, Forbes VE 2004. The influence of nonylphenol on the life-history of the earthworm Dendrobaena octaedra: linking effects from the individual- to the population-level. Ecotox Environ Safety 58: 147-159.
2003
*Forbes VE, Sibly RM, Linke-Gamenick I 2003. Joint effects of a toxicant and population density on population dynamics: an experimental study using Capitella sp. I (Polychaeta). Ecol Appl. 13: 1094-1103.
Forbes VE, Calow P. 2003. Population growth rate as a basis for ecological risk assessment of toxic chemicals. In. RM Sibly, J Hone, TH Clutton-Brock (eds). Wildlife Population Growth Rates. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp 270-284.
Forbes VE, Calow P 2003. Contaminant effects on population demographics. In. MC Newman, MA Unger (eds). Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology, 2nd edn. CRC/Lewis LLC, Boca Raton, FL, pp 221-224.
*Calow P, Forbes VE 2003. Does ecotoxicology inform ecological risk assessment? Environmental Science and Technology 37:146A-151A.
Calow P, Forbes VE 2003. The UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution gives risk assessment a vote of no confidence. SETAC Globe. 4:30-32.
*Larsen DK, Wagner I, Gustavson K, Forbes VE, Lund TL. 2003. Long-term effect of Sea-Nine on natural coastal phytoplankton communities assessed by pollution induced community tolerance. Aquatic Toxicology. 62: 35-44.
*Palmqvist A, Selck H, Rasmussen LJ, Forbes VE 2003. Biotransformation and genotoxicity of fluoranthene in the deposit-feeding polychaete Capitella sp. I. Environ Toxicol Chem.22:2977-2985.
*Selck H, Palmqvist A, Forbes VE. 2003. Biotransformation of dissolved and sediment-bound fluoranthene in the polychaete, Capitella sp. I. Environ Toxicol Chem. 22: 2364-2374.
*Selck H, Palmqvist A, Forbes VE. 2003. Uptake, depuration and toxicity of dissolved and sediment-bound fluoranthene in the polychaete, Capitella sp. I. Environ Toxicol Chem. 22: 2354-2363.
2002
*Forbes VE, Calow P 2002. Species sensitivity distributions revisited: a critical appraisal. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA) 8: 473-492.
*Forbes VE, Calow P 2002. Applying weight of evidence in retrospective ecological risk assessment when quantitative data are limited. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 8: 1625-1640.
*Forbes VE, Calow P 2002. Population growth rate as a basis for ecological risk assessment of toxic chemicals. Phil Trans Roy Soc Series B 357: 1299-1306.
Forbes VE 2002. Resource allocation in asexual invertebrates. In: R.N. Hughes (ed). Progress in Asexual Propagation and Reproductive Strategies. John Wiley, Oxford.
*Forbes VE, Calow P 2002. Extrapolation in ecological risk assessment - balancing pragmatism and precaution in chemical controls legislation. BioScience 52: 249-257.
Forbes VE. 2002. Comparative hazard assessment of insecticides. BioScience 52: 214-215.
Forbes VE, Calow P 2002. Sensitivity distributions - why species selection matters. SETAC Globe, 3: 22-23.
*Batley GE, Burton GA, Chapman PM, Forbes VE. 2002. Uncertainties in sediment quality weight of evidence (WOE) assessments. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 8: 1517-1547.
*Browne RA, Møller V, Forbes VE, Depledge MH 2002. Estimating genetic and environmental components of variance using sexual and clonal Artemia. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 267: 107-119.
*Burton GA Jr, Batley GE, Chapman PM, Forbes VE, Schlekat CE, Smith EP, den Besten PJ, Bailer J, Reynoldson T, Green AS, Dwyer RL, Berti WR. 2002. A weight-of-evidence framework for assessing sediment (or other) contamination: improving certainty in the decision-making process. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 8: 1675-1696.
*Selck H, Riemann B, Christoffersen K, Forbes VE, Gustavson K, Hansen BH, Jacobsen JA, Kusk OA, Petersen S 2002. Comparing sensitivity of ecotoxicological effect endpoints between laboratory and field. Ecotox Environ Safety 52: 97-112.
2001
*Forbes VE, Calow P, Sibly RM 2001. Are current species extrapolation models a good basis for ecological risk assessment? Environ Toxicol Chem 20 (2): 442-447.
*Forbes VE, Sibly RM, Calow P 2001. Toxicant impacts on density-limited populations: a critical review of theory, practice and results. Ecol Appl 11: 1249-1257.
*Forbes VE, Andreassen MSH, Christensen L 2001. Metabolism of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, fluoranthene, by the polychaete, Capitella capitata species I. Environ Toxicol Chem 20(5): 1012-1021.
Forbes VE 2001. Practical limitations of prescribing stress as an anti-aging treatment - response to S. Rattan. Invited Commentary, BELLE Newsletter 9: 6-7.
*Jensen A, Forbes VE 2001. Interclonal variation in the acute and delayed toxicity of cadmium to the European prosobranch gastropod, Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray). Arch Environ Contam Toxciol 40(2): 230-235.
*Jensen A, Forbes VE, Parker ED Jr 2001. Variation in cadmium uptake, feeding rate, and life-history effects in the gastropod Potamopyrgus antipodarum: linking toxicant effects on individuals to the population level. Environ Toxicol Chem 20: 2503-2513.
*Mendez MN, Linke-Gamenick I, Forbes VE, Baird DJ 2001. Sediment processing in Capitella capitata (Polychaeta: Capitellidae): strain-specific differences and effects of the organic toxicant fluoranthene. Mar Biol 138:311-319.
Maltby L, Kedwards TJ, Forbes VE, Grasman K, Kammenga JE, Munns WR, Jr, Ringwood AH, Weis JS, Wood SN 2001. Linking individual-level responses and population-level consequences. In, DJ Baird and GA Burton, Jr (eds). Ecological Variability: Separating Natural from Anthropogenic Causes of Ecosystem Impairment. SETAC Press, Pensacola, FL, USA, pp 27-82.
2000
*Forbes VE 2000. Is hormesis an evolutionary expectation? Funct Ecol 14: 12-24.
Forbes VE 2000. Invited book review of RH Burdon, 1999, Genes and the Environment, Published in Ecotoxicology 9:225-226.
Forbes VE, Calow P 2000. Role of risk assessment in pollution management: Examples from the Malacca Straits. In Towards Sustainable Management of the Straits of Malacca. M Shariff, FM Yusoff, N Gopinath, HM Ibrahim, RA Nik Mustapha (eds), pp. 779-788. Malacca Straits Research and Development Center (MASDEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
Forbes VE 2000. Are our hormones being disrupted? Invited book review of S Krimsky, 1999, Hormonal Chaos: The Scientific and Social Origins of the Environmental Endocrine Hypothesis. Published in BioScience 50: 1018-1021.
Calow P, Forbes VE 2000. Malacca Straits: Refined Risk Assessment. MP-EAS Technical Report No. 23/PEMSEA Technical Report Nr.1;GEF/UNDP/IMO Regional Programme for the Prevention and Management of Marine Pollution in the East Asian Seas, Quezon City, Philippines.
*Linke-Gamenick I, Vismann B, Forbes VE 2000. Effects of hydrocarbon contamination on survival and metabolism in different sibling species of the Capitella capitata complex. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 194: 169-177.
*Linke-Gamenick I, Forbes VE, Méndez MN 2000. Effects of chronic fluoranthene exposure on sibling species of Capitella with different development modes. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 203: 191-203.
*Mendez MN, Linke-Gamenick I, Forbes VE 2000. Variability in reproductive mode and larval development within the Capitella capitata species complex. Invert Reprod Devel 38: 131-142.
*Sibly RM, Hansen FT, Forbes VE 2000. Confidence intervals for population growth rate of organisms with two-stage life histories. Oikos 88: 335-340.
1999
Forbes VE (ed) 1999. Stress in Ecological Systems: Invited Feature. Ecol Appl 9(2): 429-503.
*Forbes VE 1999. Studying stress in ecological systems: implications for ecological risk assessment and risk management. Ecol Appl 9(2): 429-430.
*Forbes VE, Calow P 1999. Is the per capita rate of increase a good measure of population-level effects in ecotoxicology? Environ Toxicol Chem 18(7): 1544-1556.
Forbes VE (ed) 1999. Genetics and Ecotoxicology. Taylor & Francis, Washington DC. 231 p.
Forbes VE 1999. Genetics and ecotoxicology - insights from the interface. Chapter 1, In: VE
Forbes (ed) Genetics and Ecotoxicology. Taylor & Francis, Washington DC, pp 1-8.
Forbes VE, Møller V, Browne RA, Depledge MH 1999. The influence of reproductive mode and its genetic consequences on the responses of populations to toxicants: a case study. Chapter 10, In: VE Forbes (ed), Genetics and Ecotoxicology. Taylor & Francis, Washington DC, pp 187-206.
Calow P, Forbes VE 1999. Manual on Risk Assessment of Subregional Sea Areas: A Practical Guide for Tropical Ecosystems. MPP-EAS Technical Report 21, 88 p., GEF/UNDP/IMO Regional Programme for the Prevention and Management of Marine Pollution in the East Asian Seas, Quezon City, Philippines.
*Hansen FT, Forbes VE, Forbes TL 1999. Effects of 4-n-nonylphenol on life-history traits and population dynamics of a polychaete. Ecol Appl 9(2): 482-495.
*Hansen FT, Forbes VE, Forbes TL 1999. Using elasticity analysis of demographic models to link toxicant effects on individuals to the population level: an example. Funct Ecol 13(2): 157-162.
*Linke-Gamenick I, Forbes VE, Sibly RM 1999. Density-dependent effects of a toxicant on life-history traits and population dynamics of a capitellid polychaete. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 184: 139-148.
*Parker ED Jr, Forbes VE, Nielsen SL, Ritter C, Barata C, Baird DJ, Admiraal W, Levin L, Loeschcke V, Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa P, Høgh-Jensen H, Calow P 1999. Stress in ecological systems. Oikos 86:179-184.
*Selck H, Decho AW, Forbes VE 1999. Effects of chronic metal exposure and sediment organic matter for the digestive absorption efficiency of cadmium by the deposit-feeding polychaete Capitella species I. Environ Toxicol Chem 18(6): 1289-1297.
1998
*Forbes VE 1998. Sources and implications of variability in sensitivity to chemicals for ecotoxicological risk assessment. Archives of Toxicology Suppl 20: 407-418.
*Forbes VE, Calow P 1998. Costs of living with contaminants: implications for assessing low-level exposures. Comments on Toxicology 6(4): 255-270.
*Forbes TL, Forbes VE, Giessing A, Hansen R, Kure L 1998. Relative role of pore water versus ingested sediment in bioavailability of organic contaminants in marine sediments. Environ Toxicol Chem 17(12): 2453-2462.
*Calow P, Forbes VE 1998. How do physiological responses to stress translate into ecological and evolutionary processes? Comp Biochem Physiol A 120:11-16.
*Selck H, Forbes VE, Forbes TL 1998. The toxicity and toxicokinetics of cadmium in Capitella sp. I: relative importance of water and sediment as routes of cadmium uptake. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 164: 167-178.
1997
*Forbes VE, Forbes TL 1997. Dietary absorption of sediment-bound fluoranthene by a deposit-feeding gastropod using the 14C:51Cr dual-labeling method. Environ Toxicol Chem 16: 1002-1009.
*Forbes VE, Parker ED Jr, Calow P 1997. Are there advantages of having sex in novel environments? Oikos 80: 411-416.
Forbes VE, Forbes TL 1997. Ecotoxicology in Theory and Practice. French Edition, Chapman and Hall, London.
Forbes VE, Calow P 1997. Responses of aquatic organisms to pollutant stress: theoretical and practical implications. In: K Bijlsma, V Loeschcke (eds.), Stress, Adaptation and Evolution, Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, pp. 25-41.
*Calow P, Forbes VE 1997. Science and subjectivity in the practice of ecological risk assessment. Environmental Management 21(6): 805-808.
*Calow P, Sibly R, Forbes VE 1997. Risk assessment on the basis of simplified population dynamics' scenarios. Environ Toxicol Chem 16:1983-1989.
Calow P, Forbes VE 1997. Malacca Straits: Initial Risk Assessment. GEF/UNDP/IMO Regional Programme for the Prevention and Management of Marine Pollution in the East Asian Seas, Quezon City, Philippines.
*Foss HE, Forbes VE 1997. Effects of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon fluoranthene on growth rate and nucleic acid composition of Capitella sp. I. Mar Biol129: 489-497.
*Holmer M, Forbes VE, Forbes TL 1997. The impact of the polychaete (Capitella sp. I) on microbial activity in an organic-rich marine sediment contaminated with the polyaromatic hydrocarbon fluoranthene. Mar Biol 128: 679-688.
*Jacobsen R, Forbes VE 1997. Clonal variation in life-history traits and feeding rates in the gastropod, Potamopyrgus antipodarum: performance across a salinity gradient. Funct Ecol 11: 260-267.
*Madsen SD, Forbes TL, Forbes VE 1997. Particle-mixing by the polychaete Capitella sp. I: coupling fate and effect of a particle-bound organic contaminant (fluoranthene) in a marine sediment. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 147: 129-142.
1996
*Forbes VE 1996. Chemical stress and genetic variability in invertebrates. Toxicology and Ecotoxicology News 3(5): 136-141.
*Forbes VE, Forbes TL, Holmer M 1996. Inducible metabolism of fluoranthene by the opportunistic polychaete, Capitella sp. I. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 132:63-70.
Forbes VE 1996. Invited book review of DW Sutcliffe (ed), Water Quality and Stress Indicators in Marine and Freshwater Systems: Linking Levels of Organisation. Published in Quart Rev Biol 71: 140.
Forbes VE, Calow P 1996. Costs of living with contaminants: implications for assessing low-level exposures. Biological Effects of Low Level Exposures (BELLE). Vol. 4, No. 3, March 1996.
Forbes VE, Depledge MH 1996. Environmental stress and the distribution of traits within populations. In: DJ Baird, L Maltby, PW Greig-Smith, PET Douben (eds), ECOtoxicology: Ecological Dimensions, Chapman & Hall, London, pp. 71-86.
*Jacobsen R, Forbes VE, Skovgaard O 1996. Genetic population structure of the prosobranch snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray) in Denmark using PCR-RAPD fingerprints. Proc R Soc Lond B 263: 1065-1070.
*Møller V, Forbes VE, Depledge MH 1996. Population responses to acute and chronic cadmium exposure in sexual and asexual estuarine gastropods. Ecotoxicology. 5: 313-326.
1995
*Forbes VE, Møller V, Depledge MH 1995. Intrapopulation variability in sublethal response to heavy metal stress in sexual and asexual gastropod populations. Funct Ecol 9(3): 477-484.
Forbes VE 1995. Rapporteur's report on quantitative indices for ecosystem health assessment. In: DJ Rapport, CL Gaudet, P Calow (eds), Evaluating and Monitoring the Health of Large-Scale Ecosystems, pp. 219-222, NATO ASI Series, Springer, Berlin.
Forbes VE, Forbes TL 1995. Protecting marine biodiversity - goals and obstacles. Açoreana, Suppl1995: 1-7.
1994
Forbes VE, Forbes TL 1994. Ecotoxicology in Theory and Practice. Chapman and Hall Ltd., London, 241p.
*Forbes TL, Forbes VE, Depledge MH 1994. Individual physiological responses to environmental hypoxia and organic enrichment: implications for early soft-bottom community succession. J Mar Res 52: 1081-1100.
Kaas H, Møhlenberg F, Forbes VE, Petersen B 1994. Bioavailability of nitrogen and phosphorous compounds entering the Kattegat from the Skagerrak and Baltic Sea. Report to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Copenhagen. (Danish).
*Møller V, Forbes VE, Depledge MH 1994. The influence of acclimation and exposure temperature on the acute toxicity of cadmium to the freshwater snail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Hydrobiidae). Environ Toxicol Chem 13(9): 1519-1524.
Ravn H, Jahanshahi F, Forbes VE, Andary C Christophersen C 1994. Phenolic compounds in the marine plant Zostera marina L. Proceedings from the XVI International Conference, Groupe Polyphenols, July 1992, Lisabon, Portugal.
1993
*Forbes VE, Depledge MH 1993. Testing versus research in ecotoxicology: response to Baird and Calow. Funct Ecol 7: 509-510.
*Forbes VE, Forbes TL 1993. Ecotoxicology and the power of clones. Funct Ecol 7: 511-512.
*Forbes TL, Forbes VE 1993. A critique of the use of distribution-based extrapolation methods in ecotoxicology. Funct Ecol 7(3): 249-254.
*Depledge MH, Forbes TL, Forbes VE 1993. Evaluation of cadmium, copper, zinc and iron concentrations and tissue distributions in the benthic crab, Dorippe granulata (De Haan, 1841) from Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong. Environ Pollut 81(1): 15-19.
1992
*Forbes VE, Depledge MH 1992. Cadmium effects on the carbon and energy balance of mudsnails. Mar Biol 113: 263-269.
*Forbes VE, Depledge MH 1992. Predicting population response to pollutants: the significance of sex. Funct Ecol 6: 376-381.
Forbes VE 1992. The effects of pesticides on estuarine soft-bottom ecosystems. Report to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, January 1992, Copenhagen, 62 pp.
Forbes VE 1992. Adverse effects of pesticides on nontarget systems. Report to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Nr. 6, July 1992, Copenhagen, 60 pp.
Depledge MH, Forbes TL, Forbes VE, Brandt-Hansen S 1992. Trace metal distribution and the positive relationship between tissue hydration and trace metal concentration in the Indo-Pacific brachyuran Dorippe Granulata (De Haan, 1841). In: B Morton (ed), The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China III, Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.
1991
*Forbes VE 1991. Response of Hydrobia ventrosa (Montagu) to environmental stress: effects of salinity fluctuations and cadmium exposure on growth. Funct Ecol 5(5): 642‑648.
1990
*Forbes VE, Lopez GR 1990. The role of sediment type in growth and fecundity of mud snails (Hydrobiidae). Oecologia. 83:53‑61.
Forbes VE, Forbes TL 1990. The combined and separate effects of hypoxia and cadmium exposure on the energetics of an opportunistic polychaete. II. Degrowth. Eos.
Forbes TL, Forbes VE 1990. The combined and separate effects of hypoxia and cadmium exposure on the energetics of an opportunistic polychaete. I. Growth. Eos.
1989
*Forbes VE, Lopez GR 1989. The role of sediment particle size in the nutritional energetics of a surface deposit‑feeder. I. Ingestion and absorption of sedimentary microalgae by Hydrobia truncata (Vanatta). J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 126: 181‑192.
*Forbes VE, Lopez GR 1989. The role of sediment particle size in the nutritional energetics of a surface deposit‑feeder. II. Energetic cost measured as 14C loss from uniformly‑labeled Hydrobia truncata (Vanatta). J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 126: 193‑202.
Kofoed LH, Forbes VE, Lopez GR 1989. Time‑dependent absorption in deposit feeders. In: GR Lopez, GL Taghon, JS Levinton (eds), The Ecology of Marine Deposit Feeders, pp. 129‑148. Springer‑Verlag, New York.
1988
*Davis GM, Forbes VE, Lopez GR 1988. Species status of northeastern American Hydrobia (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia): ecology, morphology, and molecular genetics. Proc Acad Nat Sci Phil 140(2): 191‑246.
1987
Forbes VE, Lopez GR 1987. Changes in ingestion, absorption, and defecation as a function of sediment type in a deposit‑feeding gastropod. Amer Zool 27(4): 650.
1986
*Forbes VE, Lopez GR 1986. Changes in feeding and crawling rates of Hydrobia truncata (Prosobranchia: Hydrobiidae) in response to sedimentary chlorophyll‑a and recently egested sediment. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 33: 287‑294.
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