Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Estuaries team conducts research and monitoring work in estuaries and their valleys to support ecological aspects of policy on these areas. The ecology of estuaries is central to the accumulation of systemic knowledge, monitoring, the formation of an ecological vision and the development of policy instruments and assessment frameworks. We share the results as widely as possible in reports, advisory papers and scientific publications.
Flemish and international policies recognise the intrinsic value of biodiversity and ecosystems. Only robust and well-functioning ecosystems can serve social functions sustainably. The Estuaries team aims to investigate the functioning of estuarine ecosystems in the Flemish and international context. The team’s focus is on spatial and temporal developments in the system and the interrelationship between organisms and between organisms and their environment. By mapping patterns and mechanisms, we seek to identify factors that can improve the functioning of the ecosystem through adapted management or policies. The ecosystem expertise that is acquired is used to improve the assessment frameworks and steer the formation of an ecological vision regarding estuaries and their valleys.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Biomonitoring of Nieuwkapelleplas for construction of floating solar panel farm (EVINBO)
De Bruyn, L., Dekeukeleire, D., De Knijf, G., Denys, L., Devos, K., Gyselings, R., Louette, G., Packet, J., Scheers, K. & Van Wichelen, J.
15/05/23 → 15/03/24
Project: Evinbo
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Development methods to assess food availability for meadow birds
De Bruyn, L., Dekeukeleire, D., Pollet, M., Spanoghe, G. & Verstraete, H.
1/05/23 → 31/12/23
Project: coöperation agreement
Research output
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Advice on reporting for 'nitrate in groundwater' indicator
Van den Bergh, E. & Van Wichelen, J., 21-Jul-2023, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4697)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Advies over de impact van de uitbreiding van het bedrijf Smulders op slikken en schorren Schelde te Antwerpen
Van Ryckegem, G. & Van Braeckel, A., 3-Feb-2023, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4544)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Advies over de passende beoordeling voor bestemmingswijziging van recreatie naar horeca in Fort 5 in Edegem
Gyselings, R., Dekeukeleire, D. & De Bruyn, L., 29-Aug-2023, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4700)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Datasets
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Fallopia japonica on river dikes along the river Zeeschelde, Rupel and Durme
Vandevoorde, B. (Creator), Devisscher, S. (Contributor) & Brosens, D. (Contributor), 25-Jan-2018
DOI: 10.15468/di2s6j
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Invasive species - Invasive plants near waterways in West and East Flanders, Belgium
Vanderhaeghe, F. (Creator), Van Kerckvoorde, A. (Creator), Van de Meutter, F. (Creator), Raman, M. (Creator) & Brosens, D. (Contributor), 4-Apr-2019
DOI: 10.15468/lgu26x, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d4bf0455-39d9-47a1-b0b7-becfc82e7f13
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CURLEW_VLAANDEREN - Eurasian curlews (Numenius arquata, Scolopacidae) breeding in Flanders (Belgium)
Spanoghe, G. (Creator), Janssens, K. (Creator), Nijs, G. (Creator), Milotic, T. (Creator) & Desmet, P. (Creator), 14-Dec-2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5779130, https://www.movebank.org/cms/webapp?gwt_fragment=page=studies,path=study1841091905 and one more link, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/88216808-1942-44ed-b059-b576bf79a28e (show fewer)
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Activities
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Differences in hibernation strategy of bats in relation to the physical characteristics and availability of hibernacula
Ralf Gyselings (Invited speaker), Luc De Bruyn (Invited speaker), Tomasz Kokurewicz (Invited speaker), Alek Rachwald (Invited speaker), Grzegorz Apoznański (Invited speaker) & Lucinda Kirkpatrick (Invited speaker)
7-Aug-2022 → 12-Aug-2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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MAIA: Final Project Conference
Sander Jacobs (Organiser), Anna Heck (Organiser), Jomme Desair (Organiser) & Merlijn Jocqué (Organiser)
20-Sep-2022 → 21-Sep-2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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17 Characeeen Tagung
Luc Denys (Organiser), Jo Packet (Organiser), Kevin Scheers (Organiser), An Leyssen (Organiser), Vincent Smeekens (Organiser), Frederique Steen (Organiser) & Geert De Knijf (Organiser)
20-May-2022 → 22-May-2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting