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Research expertise
Bram D'hondt is an ecologist of the Wildlife Management and Invasive Species team. He works at the interface of invasive species research, policy and management. Brams main research interests are the risk assessment, ecology and surveillance (including citizen science) of invasive plants and animals, with the ultimate goal of informed and effective species control. To this end, he likes to work closely with other knowledge institutions, as well as field managers.
Bram holds a Ph.D. in plant ecology from Ghent University. He previously worked as the policy advisor on invasive species at the government of Flanders.
Thematic List 2020
- Invasive species
- Protected nature
Thematic List
- Invasive species (management)
- Prevention
- Invasive species (nature management)
- Invasive species (fauna management)
- Invasive species (damage management)
- Flora
- Regular management
Disciplinecode List
- Invasion biology
- Terrestrial ecology
- Invasion biology
- Plant ecology
- Conservation and biodiversity
- Environmental impact and risk assessment
- Landscape ecology
- Wildlife and habitat management
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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MigFoRest - assisted Migration to increase Forest Resilience (EVINBO)
Vanden Broeck, A. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator), De Clercq, W. (Cooperator), De Maesschalck, G. (Cooperator), De Meyer, J. (Cooperator), De Pelseneer, N. (Cooperator), De Ro, A. (Cooperator), Goossens, S. (Cooperator), Van Schoors, A. (Cooperator), Vandekerkhove, K. (Cooperator), Vander Mijnsbrugge, K. (Cooperator) & Wilms, H. (Cooperator)
1/01/24 → 30/06/28
Project: Evinbo
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Biodiversa+ IAS pilot - Monitoring invasive alien plant and insect species with cameras and machine learning
Adriaens, T. (Project leader), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator), Delva, S. (Cooperator), Dermout, W. (Cooperator), Desmet, P. (Cooperator), Govaert, S. (Cooperator), Maex, B. (Cooperator), Neukermans, A. (Cooperator), Steen, F. (Cooperator) & Van Landuyt, W. (Cooperator)
1/12/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Evinbo
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Flanders Ecosystem Accounting (FLEA)
Van Reeth, W. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Alaerts, K. (Cooperator), Courtens, W. (Cooperator), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator), De Keersmaeker, L. (Cooperator), De Saeger, S. (Cooperator), De Vos, B. (Cooperator), Dochy, O. (Cooperator), Dumortier, M. (Cooperator), Heremans, S. (Cooperator), Jacobs, S. (Cooperator), Lettens, S. (Cooperator), Leyman, A. (Cooperator), Leyssen, A. (Cooperator), Maebe, K. (Cooperator), Michels, H. (Cooperator), Onkelinx, T. (Cooperator), Oosterlynck, P. (Cooperator), Packet, J. (Cooperator), Petersen, F. (Cooperator), Peymen, J. (Cooperator), Provoost, S. (Cooperator), Spanhove, T. (Cooperator), Stevens, M. (Cooperator), Thomaes, A. (Cooperator), Van Calster, H. (Cooperator), Van Gossum, P. (Cooperator), Van Landuyt, W. (Cooperator), Vandekerkhove, K. (Cooperator), Vanden Borre, J. (Cooperator), Vandevoorde, B. (Cooperator), Vanhellemont, M. (Cooperator), Vught, I. (Cooperator) & Wils, C. (Cooperator)
23/11/23 → 20/07/26
Project: own initiative (position paper)
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The effects of predation on ground-nestings farmland and meadow birds and how to mitigate possible negative effects
Rutten, A. (Project leader), Scheppers, T. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator), Devos, K. (Cooperator), Huysentruyt, F. (Cooperator), Spanoghe, G. (Cooperator), Stienen, E. (Cooperator) & Van Den Berge, K. (Cooperator)
15/12/22 → 31/12/24
Project: coöperation agreement
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ENV/2022/OP/0002 Technical and scientific support in relation to the implementation of Regulation 1143/2014 on invasive alien species
Adriaens, T. (Project leader), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator) & Verreycken, H. (Cooperator)
15/10/22 → 10/11/24
Project: Evinbo
Research output
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Advies over het beheer van boksdoorn (Lycium barbarum) in de duinen tussen Raversijde en Mariakerke (Oostende)
Provoost, S. (Main author) & D'hondt, B., 2-Apr-2024, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4823)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Advies over het inzetten van prachtriet (Miscanthus spp.) tegen erosie
Dumortier, M. (Main author), D'hondt, B., Desair, J., Van Landuyt, W. & Adriaens, T., 10-Jun-2024, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4850)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Alien plants on the not so distant horizon: a risk screening of potentially invasive plant species in european-atlantic coastal dunes
Adriaens, T., D'hondt, B., Hillaert, J., Carael, S., Deconinck, D., Devisscher, S., Jacobs, I., Jansen, J., Oosterlynck, P., Strubbe, R., Van Gompel, W., Van Landuyt, W., Vercruysse, E., Paredis, R., Westra, T. & Provoost, S., 4-Sept-2024. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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Chinese wolhandkrab aan de vistrap op de Zwalm: verkennend onderzoek
Maesele, R., Verreycken, H., Terrie, T., Gelaude, E., Neukermans, A. & D'hondt, B., 29-May-2024. 32 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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Don’t sit and wait, but stalk and shoot – documenting the attempted removal of a muntjac population through REM density estimations (Antwerp, Belgium)
D'hondt, B., Neeckx, M., Pallemaerts, L., Vercammen, J., Adriaens, T. & Casaer, J., 2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Datasets
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Data from: A preliminary field trial to compare control techniques for invasive Berberis aquifolium in Belgian coastal dunes
Adriaens, T. (Creator), Verschelde, P. (Creator), Cartuyvels, E. (Creator), D'hondt, B. (Creator), Vercruysse, E. (Creator), Van Gompel, W. (Creator), Dewulf, E. (Creator) & Provoost, S. (Creator), 11-Nov-2019
Dataset
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Assessment of current and future invasive plants in protected dune habitats of the Atlantic coastal region for the LIFE DUNIAS project (LIFE20 NAT/BE/001442)
Adriaens, T. (Creator), D'hondt, B. (Creator), Carael, S. (Creator), Deconinck, D. (Creator), Devisscher, S. (Creator), Hillaert, J. (Creator), Jacobs, I. (Creator), Janssen, J. (Creator), Paredis, R. (Creator), Oosterlynck, P. (Creator), Strubbe, R. (Creator), Van Gompel, W. (Creator), Van Landuyt, W. (Creator), Vercruysse, E. (Creator), Westra, T. (Creator) & Provoost, S. (Creator), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, 3-Apr-2023
Dataset
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Summary table accompanying the PrIUS report ("Een kader voor de aanpak van invasieve uitheemse soorten in Vlaanderen: een prioritering voor het natuurbeleid")
D'hondt, B. (Researcher), Hillaert, J. (Researcher), Devisscher, S. (Researcher) & Adriaens, T. (Researcher), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, 26-Feb-2023
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Prizes
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2023 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge
Noé, N. (Recipient), Desmet, P. (Recipient), Adriaens, T. (Recipient), D'hondt, B. (Recipient), Reyserhove, L. (Recipient) & Oldoni, D. (Recipient), 18-Oct-2023
Prize: Distinctions
Activities
- 24 Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Vlaamse Werkgroep Invasieve Uitheemse soorten
D'hondt, B. (Organiser), Adriaens, T. (Speaker), Petersen, F. (Participant), Hillaert, J. (Participant), Chanet, W. (Participant), Packet, J. (Participant), Strubbe, D. (Participant) & Steen, F. (Participant)
18-Jun-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Neobiota 2024 WORKSHOP#5 - Increasing research support to European policy on alien species
Adriaens, T. (Organiser), D'hondt, B. (Participant) & Strubbe, D. (Organiser)
3-Sept-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Neobiota 2024 International Conference on Biological Invasions
D'hondt, B. (Speaker), Strubbe, D. (Participant), Brys, R. (Speaker), Everts, T. (Speaker) & Adriaens, T. (Speaker)
3-Sept-2024 → 6-Sept-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Vlaamse Werkgroep Invasieve Uitheemse Soorten
Luyckfasseel, E. (Organiser), Impens, T. (Organiser), Bouchet, C. (Organiser), Stefens, A. (Organiser), D'hondt, B. (Organiser) & Scheers, K. (Participant)
30-May-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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13th European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference (EVPMC)
Huysentruyt, F. (Participant), Baert, K. (Participant), D'hondt, B. (Speaker) & Cartuyvels, E. (Speaker)
28-Aug-2023 → 1-Sept-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting