Arno Thomaes

Research output

Research output per year 2001 2007 2008 2011 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

• 46 Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
• 35 A1: Web of Science-article
• 34 A2: Article in a journal with peer review, not included in A1
• 20 Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
• 71 More
  • 14 A3: Article in a journal without peer review
  • 10 Contribution to book not published by INBO
  • 9 Contribution to Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
  • 7 Contribution to INBO Nieuwsbrief
  • 6 Contribution to INBO Bosreservatennieuws
  • 5 Communications of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
  • 5 Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
  • 3 Report not published by INBO
  • 3 Online publication - Web publication
  • 2 Contribution to Communications of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
  • 2 Poster
  • 1 Book not published by INBO
  • 1 Internal reports of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
  • 1 Other published by INBO
  • 1 Contribution to proceedings
  • 1 Doctoral dissertation - Doctoral dissertation

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Phylogeography and distribution modelling reveal the history and future of a saproxylic beetle of European conservation concern

  Sikora, K. O., Zając, K., Bieniek, A., Jaworski, T., Kadaj, M., Plewa, R., Gutowski, J. M., Smolis, A., Eckelt, A., Bonacci, T., Brandmayr, P., Cizek, L., Algis Davenis, S., Fuchs, L., Heibl, C., Horák, J., Kapla, A., Kulijer, D., Olbrycht, T., Merkl, O. & 7 others, Miłkowski, M., Müller, J., Noordijk, J., Saluk, S., Thomaes, A., Vrezec, A. & Kajtoch, Ł., 8-May-2023, In: Journal of Biogeography. 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
• 2022

  A cost‑efficient and accurate pheromone‑baited monitoring protocol for Elater ferrugineus, a biodiversity indicator of hollow trees

  Thomaes, A., Onkelinx, T., Westra, T., Van De Poel, S., De Keersmaeker, L., Ledegen, H. & Neukermans, A., 6-Jan-2022, In: Journal of insect conservation. 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Thermal effect on larval development of the European stag beetle, Lucanus cervus

  Thomaes, A., Hendriks, P. & Fremlin, M., 2022, In: Belgian Journal of Zoology. 152, p. 1-12 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• 2021

  Biology and conservation of the European stag beetle: recent advances and lessons learned

  Mendez, M. & Thomaes, A., May-2021, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 14, 3, p. 271-284

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Enjoying tranquility ‐ Development of ground vegetation after cessation of management in forests on loamy soils in Flanders (Belgium)

  Vandekerkhove, K., Thomaes, A., De Keersmaeker, L., Van de Kerckhove, P., Onkelinx, T., Van Calster, H. & Verheyen, K., Sep-2021, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 24, 3, e12593.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Growth Recovery and Phenological Responses of Juvenile Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Exposed to Spring Warming and Late Spring Frost

  Vander Mijnsbrugge, K., Malanguis, J. M., Moreels, S., Lauwers, A., Thomaes, A., De Keersmaeker, L. & Vandekerkhove, K., Nov-2021, In: FORESTS. 2021, 1604, p. 1 21 p., 1604.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• The European Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) Monitoring Network: International Citizen Science Cooperation Reveals Regional Differences in Phenology and Temperature Response

  Thomaes, A., Barbalat, S., Bardiani, M., Bower, L., Campanaro, A., Fanega Sleziak, N., Gonçalo Soutinho, J., Govaert, S., Harvey, D., Hawes, C., Kadej, M., Méndez, M., Meriguet, B., Rink, M., Rossi De Gasperis, S., Ruyts, S., Jelaska, L. Š., Smit, J., Smolis, A., Snegin, E. & 2 others, Tagliani, A. & Vrezec, A., 10-Sep-2021, In: INSECTS. 12, 9, p. 813

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• 2020

  Breaking down insect stoichiometry into chitin-based and internal elemental traits: Patterns and correlates of continent-wide intraspecific variation in the largest European saproxylic beetle

  Orłowski, G., Mroz, L., Kadej, M., Smolis, A., Tarnawski, D., Karg, J., Campanaro, A., Bardiani, M., Harvey, D., Mendez, M., Thomaes, A., Vrezec, A., Ziomek, K., Rudecki, A. L. & Mader, D., 2020, In: Environmental Pollution. 262, p. 114064

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

• Genetic structure of recently fragmented suburban populations of European stag beetle

  Cox, K., McKeown, N., Vanden Broeck, A., Van Breusegem, A., Cammaerts, R. & Thomaes, A., Nov-2020, In: Ecology and Evolution.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Supporting dataset and methods for body sizes and concentrations of chemical elements measured in elytra and abdomens of Stag BeetlesLucanus cervus

  Orlowski, G., Mroz, L., Simolis, A., Tarnawski, D., Karg, J., Campanaro, A., Bardiani, M., Harvey, D. J., Mendez, M., Thomaes, A., Vrezec, A., Ziomek, K., Rudecki, A. & Mader, D., Aug-2020, In: Data in Brief. 31, p. 1-31 31 p., 105935.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• 2019

  A database of threat statuses and life-history traits of Red List species in Flanders (northern Belgium)

  Maes, D., Brosens, D., T'Jollyn, F., Desmet, P., Piesschaert, F., Van Hoey, S., Adriaens, T., Dekoninck, W., Devos, K., Lock, K., Onkelinx, T., Packet, J., Speybroeck, J., Thomaes, A., Van Den Berge, K., Van Landuyt, W. & Verreycken, H., 2019, In: Biodiversity Data Journal. 7, e34089

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Phylogeographic structure and ecological niche modelling reveal signals of isolation and postglacial colonisation in the European stag beetle

  Cox, K., McKeown, N., Antonini, G., Harvey, D., Solano, E., Van Breusegem, A. & Thomaes, A., 25-Apr-2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 4, p. e0215860

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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  • Lucanidae 100%
  • Coleoptera 97%
  • Ecosystem 71%
  • niches 55%
  • Mitochondrial DNA 44%
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• 2018

  Dispersal behaviour of female stag beetles (Lucanus cervus) in a mosaic landscape: when should I stay and where should I go

  Thomaes, A., Dhondt, P., De Keukeleire, D. & Vandekerkhove, K., 2018, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 11, 6, p. 523-533 11 p., 11.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• The impact of spatial isolation and local habitat conditions on colonization of recent forest stands by ectomycorrhizal fungi

  Boeraeve, M., Honnay, O., Mullens, N., Vandekerkhove, K., De Keersmaeker, L., Thomaes, A. & Jacquemyn, H., Jul-2018, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 429, p. 84-92 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Very large trees in a lowland old-growth beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest: Density, size, growth and spatial patterns in comparison to reference sites in Europe

  Vandekerkhove, K., Vanhellemont, M., Vrska, T., Meyer, P., Tabaku, V., Thomaes, A., Leyman, A., De Keersmaeker, L. & Verheyen, K., Feb-2018, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 417, p. 1-17 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• 2017

  Can we successfully monitor a population density decline of elusive invertebrates? A statistical power analysis on Lucanus cervus

  Thomaes, A., Verschelde, P., Mader, D., Sprecher-Uebersax, E., Fremlin, M., Onkelinx, T. & Mendez, M., 2017, In: NATURE CONSERVATION-BULGARIA. 19, p. 1-18

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• 2016

  500 years of coppice-with-standards management in Meerdaal Forest (Central Belgium)

  Vandekerkhove, K., Baeté, H., Van der Aa, B., De Keersmaeker, L., Thomaes, A., Leyman, A. & Verheyen, K., 2016, In: iForest – Biogeosciences and Forestry. 9, p. 509-517 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• A European monitoring protocol for the stag beetle, a saproxylic flagship species

  Campanaro, A., Zapponi, L., Hardersen, S., Méndez, M., Nida, A. F., Paola, A., Bardiani, M., Giuseppe, M., C., Corezzola, S., Della Rocca, F., Harvey, D., Hawes, C., Kadej, M., Karg, J., Rink, M., Smolis, A., Sprecher, E., Thomaes, A., Toni, I., Vrezec, A. & 3 others, Zauli, A., Zilioli, M. & Chiari, S., 2016, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 9, p. 574–584 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Saproxylic beetles in non-intervention and coppice-with-standards restoration management in Meerdaal forest (Belgium): an exploratory analysis

  Vandekerkhove, K., Thomaes, A., Crèvecoeur, L., De Keersmaeker, L., Leyman, A. & Köhler, F., 2016, In: iForest – Biogeosciences and Forestry. 9, p. 509-517 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• When morphological identification meets genetic data: the case of Lucanus cervus and L. tetraodon (Coleoptera, Lucanidae)

  Solano, E., Thomaes, A., Cox, K., Carpaneto, G., Cortellessa, S., Baviera, C., Bartolozzi, L., Zilioli, M., Casiraghi, M., Audisio, P. & Antonini, G., 2016, In: Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 54, 3, p. 197-205

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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  • Lucanus 100%
  • Tetraodon 93%
  • Lucanidae 89%
  • Cervus 82%
  • flagship species 45%
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• 2015

  The analysis of spatio-temporal forest changes (1775–2000) in Flanders (northern Belgium) indicates habitat-specific levels of fragmentation and area loss

  De Keersmaeker, L., Onkelinx, T., De Vos, B., Rogiers, N., Vandekerkhove, K., Thomaes, A., De Schrijver, A., Hermy, M. & Verheyen, K., Feb-2015, In: Landscape Ecology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• 2014

  A spatially explicit empirical model on actual and potential ancient forest plant diversity in a fragmented landscape

  De Keersmaeker, L., Onkelinx, T., Vandekerkhove, K., Thomaes, A., Hermy, M. & Verheyen, K., 30-Jul-2014, In: Landscape and Urban Planning. 130, p. 149-158

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• Forest herbs show species-specific responses to variation in light regime on sites with contrasting soil acidity: An experiment mimicking forest conversion scenarios

  Verstraeten, G., Baeten, L., De Frenne, P., Thomaes, A., Demey, A., Muys, B. & Verheyen, K., 2014, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 15, 4, p. 316-325

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• Taxonomic Key of Lucanus spp. (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) found in Turkey

  Avgin, S. & Thomaes, A., 2014, In: Journal of entomological science. 49, p. 70-77 8 p.

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• Tree species determine the colonisation success of forest herbs in post-agricultural forests: Results from a 9 yr introduction experiment

  Thomaes, A., De Keersmaeker, L., Verschelde, P., Vandekerkhove, K. & Verheyen, K., 2014, In: Biological Conservation. 169, p. 238–247

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• 2013

  Application of the ancient forest concept to potential natural vegetation mapping in Flanders, a strongly altered landscape in northern Belgium

  De Keersmaeker, L., Rogiers, N., Vandekerkhove, K., De Vos, B., Roelandt, B., Cornelis, J., De Schrijver, A., Onkelinx, T., Thomaes, A., Hermy, M. & Verheyen, K., 2013, In: Folia Geobotanica. 48, 2, p. 137-162 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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  • vegetation mapping 100%
  • vegetation 39%
  • vegetation type 21%
  • fragmentation 6%
  • human activity 5%
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• Can soil acidity and light help to explain tree species effects on forest herb layer performance in post-agricultural forests?

  Thomaes, A., De Keersmaeker, L., Schrijver, A., Baeten, L., Vandekerkhove, K., Verstraeten, G. & Verheyen, K., 2013, In: Plant and Soil. p. 1-17 17 p.

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• Testing the performance of a fragment of the COI gene to identify western Palaearctic stag beetle species (Coleoptera, Lucanidae)

  Cox, K., Thomaes, A., Antonini, G., Zilioli, M., De Gelas, K., Harvey, D., Solano, E., Audisio, P., McKeown, N., Shaw, P., Minetti, R., Bartolozzi, L. & Mergeay, J., 2013, In: ZooKeys. 365, p. 105-126

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• Understorey vegetation shifts following the conversion of temperate deciduous forest to spruce plantation

  Verstraeten, G., Baeten, L., De Frenne, P., Vanhellemont, M., Thomaes, A., Boonen, W., Muys, B. & Verheyen, K., 1-Feb-2013, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 289, p. 363-370 8 p.

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• 2012

  Diverging effects of two contrasting tree species on soil and herb layer development in a chronosequence of post-agricultural forest

  Thomaes, A., De Keersmaeker, L., Van Calster, H., De Schrijver, A., Vandekerkhove, K., Verstraeten, G. & Verheyen, K., 2012, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 278, p. 90-100 11 p.

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• 2011

  Bionomics and distribution of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (L.) across Europe

  Harvey, D. J., Gange, A. C., Hawes, C., Rink, M., Abdehalden, M., Al Fulaij, N., Asp, T., Ballerio, A., Bartolozzi, L., Brustel, H., Cammaerts, R., Carpaneto, G. M., Cederberg, B., Chobot, K., Cianferoni, F., Drumont, A., Ellwanger, G., Ferreira, S., Grosso-Silva, J. M., Gueorguiev, B. & 28 others, Harvey, W., Hendriks, P., Istrate, P., Jansson, N., Jelaska, L. S., Jendek, E., Jovic, M., Kervyn, T., Krenn, H. W., Kretschmer, K., Legakis, A., Lelo, S., Moretti, M., Merkl, O., Palma, R. M., Neculiseanu, Z., Rabitsch, W., Rodriguez, S. M., Smit, J. T., Smith, M., Sprecher-Uebersax, E., Telnov, D., Thomaes, A., Thomsen, P. F., Tykarski, P., Vrezec, A., Werner, S. & Zach, P., 2011, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 4, 1, p. 23-38 16 p.

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• Can tree species choice influence recruitment of ancient forest species in post-agricultural forest?

  Thomaes, A., De Keersmaeker, L., De Schrijver, A., Vandekerkhove, K., Verschelde, P. & Verheyen, K., 2011, In: Plant Ecology. 212, 4, p. 573-584 12 p.

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• Clear-felling effects on colonization rates of shade-tolerant forest herbs into a post-agricultural forest adjacent to ancient forest

  De Keersmaeker, L., Vandekerkhove, K., Verstraeten, A., Baeten, L., Verschelde, P., Thomaes, A., Hermy, M. & Verheyen, K., 2011, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 14, 1, p. 75–83 9 p.

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• Reappearance of Old-Growth Elements in Lowland Woodlands in Northern Belgium: Do the Associated Species Follow?

  Vandekerkhove, K., De Keersmaeker, L., Walleyn, R., Köhler, F., Crevecoeur, L., Govaere, L., Thomaes, A. & Verheyen, K., 2011, In: Silva Fennica. 45, 5, p. 909-935 27 p.

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• 2008

  Applying species distribution modelling for the conservation of the threatened saproxylic Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus)

  Thomaes, A., Kervyn, T. & Maes, D., 2008, In: Biological Conservation. 141, 5, p. 1400-1410 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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  • Lucanus 100%
  • Lucanidae 89%
  • Cervus 82%
  • beetle 62%
  • biogeography 50%
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