| Seasonal trend in burrow depth and tidal variation in feeding activity of Nereis diversicolor P Esselink, L Zwarts Marine Ecology Progress Series, 243-254, 1989 | 255 | 1989 |
| Measuring sedimentation in tidal marshes: a review on methods and their applicability in biogeomorphological studies S Nolte, EC Koppenaal, P Esselink, KS Dijkema, M Schuerch, ... Journal of Coastal Conservation 17, 301-325, 2013 | 181 | 2013 |
| Restoration of salt marshes in the Netherlands JP Bakker, P Esselink, KS Dijkema, WE Van Duin, DJ De Jong Hydrobiologia 478, 29-51, 2002 | 176 | 2002 |
| Nutrient limitation and plant species composition in temperate salt marshes K Kiehl, P Esselink, JP Bakker Oecologia 111, 325-330, 1997 | 146 | 1997 |
| Versatility of male curlews Numenius arquata preying upon Nereis diversicolor: deploying contrasting capture modes dependent on prey availability L Zwarts, P Esselink Marine Ecology Progress Series, 255-269, 1989 | 128 | 1989 |
| The effects of decreased management on plant-species distribution patterns in a salt marsh nature reserve in the Wadden Sea P Esselink, W Zijlstra, KS Dijkema, R van Diggelen Biological Conservation 93 (1), 61-76, 2000 | 116 | 2000 |
| Salt marshes. Thematic Report No. 8. P Esselink, J Petersen, S Arens, JP Bakker, J Bunje, KS Dijkema, ... Quality Status Report 2009. Wadden Sea Ecosystem 25, 1-54, 2009 | 106* | 2009 |
| Micropatterns in Festuca rubra-dominated salt-marsh vegetation induced by sheep grazing G Berg, P Esselink*, M Groeneweg, K Kiehl Plant Ecology 132, 1-14, 1997 | 102 | 1997 |
| Vertical accretion and profile changes in abandoned man-made tidal marshes in the Dollard estuary, the Netherlands P Esselink, KS Dijkema, S Reents, G Hageman Journal of Coastal Research 14, 570-582, 1998 | 100 | 1998 |
| Global-change effects on early-stage decomposition processes in tidal wetlands–implications from a global survey using standardized litter P Mueller, LM Schile-Beers, TJ Mozdzer, GL Chmura, T Dinter, ... Biogeosciences 15 (10), 3189-3202, 2018 | 98 | 2018 |
| Biomass of macrobenthic tidal flat fauna of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania WJ Wolff, AG Duiven, P Duiven, P Esselink, A Gueye, A Meijboom, ... Hydrobiologia 258, 151-163, 1993 | 91 | 1993 |
| Kleptoparasitism as a problem of prey choice: a study on mudflat-feeding curlews, Numenius arquata BJ Ens, P Esselink, L Zwarts Animal behaviour 39 (2), 219-230, 1990 | 89 | 1990 |
| Nature management of coastal salt marshes. Interactions between anthropogenic influences and natural dynamics P Esselink Koeman en Bijkerk bv, Haren, 2000 | 87 | 2000 |
| The impact of grubbing by Greylag Geese (Anser anser) on the vegetation dynamics of a tidal marsh P Esselink, GJF Helder, BA Aerts, K Gerdes Aquatic Botany 55 (4), 261-279, 1997 | 86 | 1997 |
| Options for restoration and management of coastal salt marshes in Europe JP Bakker, P Esselink, R Van der Wal, KS Dijkema K.M. Urbanska, N.R. Webb & P.J. Edwards (eds) Restoration ecology and …, 1997 | 83 | 1997 |
| Effects of grazing management on biodiversity across trophic levels–The importance of livestock species and stocking density in salt marshes R Van Klink, S Nolte, FS Mandema, DDG Lagendijk, MF WallisDeVries, ... Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 235, 329-339, 2016 | 77 | 2016 |
| Does livestock grazing affect sediment deposition and accretion rates in salt marshes? S Nolte, F Müller, M Schuerch, A Wanner, P Esselink, JP Bakker, ... Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 135, 296-305, 2013 | 72 | 2013 |
| Vegetation change in a man‐made salt marsh affected by a reduction in both grazing and drainage P Esselink, LFM Fresco, KS Dijkema Applied Vegetation Science 5 (1), 17-32, 2002 | 68 | 2002 |
| Herbivore species and density affect vegetation-structure patchiness in salt marshes S Nolte, P Esselink, C Smit, JP Bakker Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 185, 41-47, 2014 | 63 | 2014 |
| The effect of organic pollution on local distribution of Nereis diversicolor and Corophium volutator P Esselink, J Van Belkum, K Essink Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 23 (3), 323-332, 1989 | 41 | 1989 |
