Projects per year
Personal profile
VODS 2023
- Bioinformatics and computational biology not elsewhere classified
- Genetics not elsewhere classified
- Agricultural plant breeding and biotechnology
Taxonomic List
- bats (Chiroptera)
- amphibians (Amphibia)
- fishes (Pisces)
Technological
- biotechnology
- genetic technologies
- ICT
- laboratory analysis
- fieldwork (observations and sampling)
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Biodiversity Monitoring of Ponds
Lemmens, P. (Project leader), Brys, R. (Cooperator), Danneels, H. (Cooperator), De Bruyn, L. (Cooperator), Everts, T. (Cooperator), Halfmaerten, D. (Cooperator), Neyrinck, S. (Cooperator) & Van Driessche, C. (Cooperator)
5/01/26 → 3/01/28
Project: EVINBO - Europees
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Development of a multi-species eDNA protocol for accurate detection of invasive crayfish and crab species
Brys, R. (Project leader), De Beer, B. (Cooperator), Halfmaerten, D. (Cooperator) & Steen, F. (Cooperator)
14/05/25 → 3/01/28
Project: EVINBO - Europees
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eDNA research into the impact of Bsal/Bd on native amphibians (EVINBO)
Brys, R. (Project leader), Everts, T. (Cooperator), Halfmaerten, D. (Cooperator) & Neyrinck, S. (Cooperator)
1/04/25 → 1/04/27
Project: EVINBO - Andere overheden
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Raccoon diet study using eDNA metabarcoding
Brys, R. (Project leader), De Beer, B. (Cooperator), Dillen, N. (Cooperator), Halfmaerten, D. (Cooperator) & Neyrinck, S. (Cooperator)
3/03/25 → 1/03/27
Project: EVINBO - Andere overheden
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Preparating the upscaling and replication of an advanced smart system for targeted IAS monitoring and life trapping with bycatch prevention
Brys, R. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Danneels, H. (Cooperator), Everts, T. (Cooperator), Halfmaerten, D. (Cooperator) & Neyrinck, S. (Cooperator)
4/02/25 → 4/02/28
Project: EVINBO - Europees
Research output
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Advies over de in 2024 ontdekte populatie geelbuikvuurpad (Bombina variegata) in Voeren
van Doorn, L. (Main author), Mergeay, J., Deflem, I., Halfmaerten, D., Van Breusegem, A. & Speybroeck, J., 21-Feb-2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4878)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Effective Amphibian Conservation Monitoring and Habitat Assessment Using eDNA
Seymour, M., Halling, C., Brys, R., Fatima, A., Frosater, K., Hanfling, B., Halmaerten, D., Lin, B.-A., Macarthur, J., Neyrinck, S., Nikladson, M., Sellers, G. S., Svobodova, D. & Hellstrom, M., 10-Oct-2025, In: Environmental DNA. 7, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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First record of black bullhead (Ameiurus melas Lesueur, 1819) and the occurrence of hybridization with brown bullhead (A. nebulosus Rafinesque, 1820) in Belgium
Brys, R., Halfmaerten, D., Van Driessche, C., Everts, T., De Beer, B., Neyrinck, S., Decru, E. & Verreycken, H., 1-Mar-2025, In: BIOINVASIONS RECORDS. 14, 1, p. 169-181 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Is exposure to chytrid fungus and ranavirus higher in ponds invaded by American bullfrogs?
Everts, T., Van Driessche, C., Jacquemyn, H., Neyrinck, S., Halfmaerten, D. & Brys, R., 22-Aug-2025, In: Biological Invasions. 27, 193.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Developing multiplex assays for crayfish detection using eDNA and ddPCR
Riascos, L., Scheers, K., Brys, R., Vermeylen, M., Maex, B., Halfmaerten, D. & Steen, F., 17-Sept-2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Open AccessFile707 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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12S metabarcoding reference data from the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Halfmaerten, D. (Creator), Verschelde, P. (Creator), Haegeman, A. (Creator), Neyrinck, S. (Creator), Verschaeve, L. (Creator), Van Breusegem, A. (Creator), Van Liefferinge, N. (Creator), Geeraerts, C. (Creator), Van Driessche, C. (Creator) & Brys, R. (Creator), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO), 22-Dec-2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10422227, https://zenodo.org/records/10422227
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Data from: Scale-dependent effects of terrestrial habitat on genetic variation in the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)
Cox, K. (Creator), Denoël, M. (Contributor), Van Calster, H. (Contributor), Speybroeck, J. (Contributor), Van De Poel, S. (Contributor), Lewylle, I. (Contributor), Verschaeve, L. (Creator), Van Breusegem, A. (Creator), Halfmaerten, D. (Creator), Adriaens, D. (Contributor) & Louette, G. (Contributor), Dryad Digital Repository, 2021
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.573n5tb7v, https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.573n5tb7v
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Bat droppings DNA survey in attics of historic buildings, Flanders, Belgium
Dekeukeleire, D. (Creator), Adriaensens, L. (Contributor), Boers, K. (Contributor), Brosens, D. (Contributor), Cooleman, S. (Contributor), De Man, T. (Contributor), Dekeyser, L. (Contributor), Halfmaerten, D. (Contributor), Neyrinck, S. (Contributor), Schepers, R. (Contributor), Van Liefferinge, N. (Contributor), Vandendriessche, B. (Contributor), Vermeiren, H. (Contributor), Verschaeve, L. (Contributor) & Willems, W. (Contributor), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), 20-Nov-2025
DOI: 10.15468/5mjqtf, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/8062606b-4326-47a6-b89d-7a4c33b98f51
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Data from: Using environmental DNA metabarcoding to monitor fish communities in small rivers and large brooks: Insights on the spatial scale of information
Van Driessche, C. (Creator), Everts, T. (Creator), Neyrinck, S. (Creator), Halfmaerten, D. (Creator), Haegeman, A. (Creator), Ruttink, T. (Creator), Bonte, D. (Creator) & Brys, R. (Creator), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO), 24-Apr-2023
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Data from: Environmental DNA metabarcoding reflects spatiotemporal patterns of fish community shifts in the Scheldt estuary
Van Driessche, C. (Creator), Everts, T. (Creator), Neyrinck, S. (Creator), Halfmaerten, D. (Creator), Verschelde, P. (Creator), Breine, J. (Creator), Bonte, D. (Creator) & Brys, R. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 17-Jun-2024
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