Projects per year
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Research expertise
Bieke works as a research assistant on a wide range of projects related to invasive alien species, including crayfish, riparian plants, and the Asian hornet.
Thematic List 2020
- Invasive species
- Flora & fauna
VODS 2023
- Invasion biology
Taxonomic List
- Crayfish (Astacidea)
Policy
- management monitoring
- invasive alien species regulation (EU)
Geographic List
- Flanders
Technological
- identification
- fieldwork (observations and sampling)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Manipulating Prey Preference in Burbot for the Biological Control of Crayfish
Steen, F. (Project leader), Auwerx, J. (Cooperator), Maex, B. (Cooperator) & Scheers, K. (Cooperator)
1/09/25 → 1/09/28
Project: coöperation agreement
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PrIUS-II: een geactualiseerde prioritering van invasieve soorten voor het beleid
D'hondt, B. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Delva, S. (Cooperator), Devisscher, S. (Cooperator), Maex, B. (Cooperator), Petersen, F. (Cooperator) & Strubbe, D. (Cooperator)
1/08/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Samenwerkingsovereenkomst INBO-ANB
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Guarding European Waters from IAS (GuardIAS)
Adriaens, T. (Project leader), Brys, R. (Cooperator), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator), Everts, T. (Cooperator), Maex, B. (Cooperator), Oldoni, D. (Cooperator), Petersen, F. (Cooperator), Strubbe, D. (Cooperator) & Vermeylen, M. (Cooperator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: EVINBO - Europees
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Inventory and operational support for the management of priority invasive exotic species in and along watercourses managed by De Vlaamse Waterweg nv
Steen, F. (Project leader), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator), Dermout, W. (Cooperator), Maex, B. (Cooperator), Neukermans, A. (Cooperator), Van Hecke, F. (Cooperator) & Vermeylen, M. (Cooperator)
1/07/24 → 1/07/27
Project: Raamovereenkomst - De Vlaamse Waterweg
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CrayWatch: catching up on distribution of invasive crayfish in Flanders
Steen, F. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Chanet, W. (Cooperator), Desmet, P. (Cooperator), Maex, B. (Cooperator), Mertens, S. (Cooperator), Oldoni, D. (Cooperator), Scheers, K. (Cooperator) & Vermeylen, M. (Cooperator)
1/04/24 → 31/10/26
Project: Samenwerkingsovereenkomst INBO-ANB
Research output
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Craywatch: citizen science in de strijd tegen invasieve rivierkreeften
Vermeylen, M., Maex, B., Scheers, K. & Steen, F., 2026, In: INBO Nieuwsbrief. mei 2026Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Nieuwsbrief
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Een kader voor de aanpak van invasieve uitheemse soorten in Vlaanderen: Een update van de soortenfiches (PrIUS-II)
D'hondt, B., Delva, S., Maex, B., Devisscher, S. & Adriaens, T., 2026, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 183 p. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 22)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Stand van zaken onderzoek naar invasieve rivierkreeften '24-'25
Steen, F., Vermeylen, M., Maex, B., Scheers, K. & Riascos, L., 20-Jan-2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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Citizen science brengt de verspreiding van uitheemse, invasieve rivierkreeften in Vlaanderen in kaart
Vermeylen, M., Mertens, S., Maex, B., Scheers, K., Riascos, L., Chanet, W., Oldoni, D., Desmet, P., Adriaens, T. & Steen, F., 2025, 71 p. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 67)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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DMP voor het project "Inventarisatie en operationele ondersteuning van het beheer van prioritaire invasieve exoten in en langs waterlopen in beheer van De Vlaamse Waterweg nv": versie 1
Steen, F., Maex, B. & Veltjen, E. (Editor), 7-Oct-2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek.Research output: Other contribution › Data Management Plan
Datasets
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Craywatch: Validated presence/absence dataset of invasive crayfish species in Flanders, Belgium (2024-2025)
Steen, F. (Creator), Vermeylen, M. (Creator), Maex, B. (Creator), Mertens, S. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Scheers, K. (Creator), Riascos, L. (Creator), Oldoni, D. (Creator), Chanet, W. (Creator) & Adriaens, T. (Creator), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), 23-Jan-2026
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17639073, https://zenodo.org/records/17639074 and one more link, http://10.5281/zenodo.17639074 (show fewer)
Dataset
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Monitoring of priority invasive plant species of the Flemish Waterways – Regio Centraal District 4 - 6 (2024), Flanders, Belgium
Steen, F. (Owner), Maex, B. (Data Collector), Neukermans, A. (Data Collector), Vermeylen, M. (Data Collector), Van Hecke, F. (Data Collector), Dermout, W. (Data Collector) & Cooleman, S. (Data Manager), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO), 7-Apr-2025
DOI: 10.15468/8hek7k
Dataset
Activities
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Nationale praktijkdag Beheer van invasieve uitheemse soorten
Adriaens, T. (Organiser), D'hondt, B. (Speaker), Hillaert, J. (Participant), Neukermans, A. (Participant), Segal, M. (Participant), Maex, B. (Participant), Vermeylen, M. (Participant) & Van Ransbeeck, H. (Participant)
3-Feb-2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Putten vol Pit
Maex, B. (Participant), Vermeylen, M. (Participant) & Steen, F. (Participant)
4-May-2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Opleiding Rivierkreeften (Craywatch Riparias)
Maex, B. (Organiser), Vermeylen, M. (Organiser), Steen, F. (Organiser), D'hondt, B. (Speaker), Baert, K. (Participant), Neukermans, A. (Participant), Soors, J. (Participant) & van Doorn, L. (Participant)
4-Jun-2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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IAA 2024 - Symposium of the International Association of Astacology
Vermeylen, M. (Speaker), Maex, B. (Participant), Scheers, K. (Participant), Riascos Flores, L. (Participant) & Steen, F. (Participant)
15-Sept-2024 → 20-Sept-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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LIFE RIPARIAS international conference 2024 Innovative Tools and Approaches for the Management of Biological Invasions
Adriaens, T. (Speaker), Brys, R. (Speaker), D'hondt, B. (Participant), Scheers, K. (Participant), Steen, F. (Participant), Maex, B. (Participant), Oldoni, D. (Participant) & Reyserhove, L. (Participant)
10-Dec-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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