Projects per year
Personal profile
Research expertise
The focus of most of my research is the conservation of threatened insects in general and butterflies in particular. To do so, I regularly do field work, but I also use statistical models to detect potentially suitable sites for threatened species. Apaprt from that, I also co-ordinate the Red List assessments in Flanders (northern Belgium).
External positions
Buitengewoon hoogleraar "Insectenbehoud"
1-Sept-2021 → 1-Sept-2024
Taxonomic List
- butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Policy
- species directed nature management
Geographic List
- Flanders
Technological
- modelling
VODS 2023
- Animal ecology
- Animal biology not elsewhere classified
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics where Dirk Maes is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
-
PollHab - Pollinators typical of habitats protected under the Habitats Directive
Maes, D. (Project leader)
16/12/24 → 16/12/26
Project: Evinbo
-
The synergistic impact of nitrogen deposition and heat stress on herbivorous insects: nettle-feeding Lepidoptera as model organisms
Maes, D. (Project leader) & T'Jollyn, F. (Cooperator)
1/11/24 → 31/10/28
Project: PhD
-
Green Deal: Wild Pollinators in the Extraction Sector
Maebe, K. (Project leader), Maes, D. (Cooperator), Pollet, M. (Cooperator) & Van de Meutter, F. (Cooperator)
25/01/24 → 25/01/27
Project: own initiative (position paper)
-
Genetic rescue of the grayling (Hipparchia semele) based on genetic monitoring
Maes, D. (Project leader), T'Jollyn, F. (Cooperator), Vanden Broeck, A. (Cooperator) & Verschaeve, L. (Cooperator)
2/01/23 → 31/05/27
Project: coöperation agreement
-
Spotting and spreading of a fungal parasite on a globally invasive ladybird: explaining its worldwide distribution and biocontrol potential
Adriaens, T. (Project leader) & Maes, D. (Cooperator)
1/11/21 → 31/10/25
Project: PhD
Research output
-
Advies over de toestand van de Natura 2000-habitats en -soorten op het Groot Schietveld te Brecht
Thoonen, M. (Main author), Maes, D., Speybroeck, J., De Knijf, G., Oosterlynck, P., Piesschaert, F., Vermeersch, G. & Van Uytvanck, J., 8-Apr-2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4959)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Open AccessFile6 Downloads (Pure) -
Dagvlindermonitoring in Vlaanderen: 1991-2024
Maes, D., Piesschaert, F. & Van Dyck, H., 2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 35 p. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 7)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Open AccessFile253 Downloads (Pure) -
Dagvlindermonitoring in Vlaanderen 1991-2024: meer verliezers dan winnaars
Maes, D., 2025, In: INBO Nieuwsbrief. maart 2025Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Nieuwsbrief
Open Access -
Monitoring spatiotemporal patterns in the genetic diversity of a European butterfly species
Greenwell, M. P., Botham, M. S., Bruford, M. W., Day, J. C., Gibbs, M., Høye, T. T., Maes, D., Mussche, M., Pettersson, L., Roy, D. B., Settele, J., Stefanescu, C., Teder, T., Thomas, N., Watts, K. & Oliver, T. H., 7-Jan-2025, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 18, 1, p. 80-94Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
Open AccessFile225 Downloads (Pure) -
Nieuwe Rode Lijst voor Vlaamse amfibieën en reptielen
Speybroeck, J., van Doorn, L., Van De Poel, S. & Maes, D., 2025, In: INBO Nieuwsbrief. maart 2025Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Nieuwsbrief
Open Access
Datasets
-
Data from: Thermal plasticity in development and diapause strategy in a temperate butterfly across a latitudinal gradient
Verspagen, N. (Creator), Ikonen, S. (Creator), Maes, D. (Creator), Stefanescu, C. (Creator), DiLeo, M. F. (Creator) & Saastamoinen, M. (Creator), 21-Sept-2023
Dataset
-
Non-validated red list of Flanders, Belgium
Maes, D. (Creator), Brosens, D. (Creator), T'Jollyn, F. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Piesschaert, F. (Creator), Van Hoey, S. (Creator), Adriaens, T. (Creator), Dekoninck, W. (Creator), Devos, K. (Creator), Lock, K. (Creator), Onkelinx, T. (Creator), Packet, J. (Creator), Speybroeck, J. (Creator), Thomaes, A. (Creator), Van Den Berge, K. (Creator), Van Landuyt, W. (Creator) & Verreycken, H. (Creator), 21-Feb-2019
DOI: 10.15468/54nwog, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2fc23906-38f3-4bb6-a4a4-4dad908602a2 and one more link, https://ipt.inbo.be/archive.do?r=rl-flanders-nonvalidated-checklist (show fewer)
Dataset
-
Validated red lists of Flanders, Belgium
Maes, D. (Creator), Brosens, D. (Creator), T'Jollyn, F. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Piesschaert, F. (Creator), Van Hoey, S. (Creator), Adriaens, T. (Creator), Dekoninck, W. (Creator), Devos, K. (Creator), Lock, K. (Creator), Onkelinx, T. (Creator), Packet, J. (Creator), Speybroeck, J. (Creator), Thomaes, A. (Creator), Van Den Berge, K. (Creator), Van Landuyt, W. (Creator) & Verreycken, H. (Creator), 21-Feb-2019
DOI: 10.15468/8tk3tk, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/fc18b0b1-8777-4c8a-8cb8-f9f15870d6a9 and one more link, https://ipt.inbo.be/archive.do?r=rl-flanders-validated-checklist (show fewer)
Dataset
-
National checklists and red lists for European butterflies
Maes, D. (Creator), Wiemers, M. (Creator), Verovnik, R. (Creator), Warren, M. S. (Creator), Brosens, D. (Creator) & Desmet, P. (Creator), 18-Jun-2020
DOI: 10.15468/ye7whj, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/f9af6ffd-febc-4626-b2e8-809b1c60fa01
Dataset
-
Meetnetten.be - Site counts for butterflies in Flanders, Belgium
Piesschaert, F. (Creator), Maes, D. (Creator), Brosens, D. (Creator), Westra, T. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Ledegen, H. (Creator), Verachtert, W. (Creator) & Pollet, M. (Creator), 6-Jun-2020
DOI: 10.15468/hvgkh4
Dataset
Activities
-
Frontiers in Ecology, evolution and biodiversity conservation
Maes, D. (Participant)
4-Jun-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
File -
Red List assessment and its potential for parasite conservation
Maes, D. (Speaker)
6-May-2024 → 7-May-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
-
9th International Symposium - Conserving Lepidoptera in a changing world
Maes, D. (Speaker), Pardon, W. (Speaker), Palmans, G. (Speaker) & Van Dyck, H. (Speaker)
13-Apr-2023 → 16-Apr-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
File -
Limburgse Koepel voor Natuurstudie
Maes, D. (Speaker)
21-Jan-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
File -
Insectenbescherming van landschappen tot genen (en terug)
Maes, D. (Invited speaker)
17-Feb-2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
File