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", Radboud University
1-Sept-2021 → 1-Sept-2024
VODS 2023
- Animal ecology
- Animal biology not elsewhere classified
Taxonomic List
- butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Policy
- species directed nature management
Geographic List
- Flanders
Technological
- modelling
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Nature Restoration Law: Expanding the currently relevant potential habitats for bats
Dekeukeleire, D. (Project leader) & Maes, D. (Cooperator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: INBO
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Scientific study Wall brown Left bank of the Scheldt (EVINBO)
Maes, D. (Project leader) & T'Jollyn, F. (Cooperator)
1/11/25 → 30/11/27
Project: EVINBO - Vlaamse overheid
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VITO Reference task: Land use modelling and footprint modelling to support biodiversity research and nature reporting
Peymen, J. (Project leader), Heremans, S. (Cooperator), Maes, D. (Cooperator), Spanhove, T. (Cooperator) & Stevens, M. (Cooperator)
9/04/25 → 31/12/29
Project: INBO
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Nature Restoration Law
Van Den Berghe, J. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), De Keersmaeker, L. (Cooperator), Jacobs, S. (Cooperator), Maes, D. (Cooperator), Melckebeke, J. (Cooperator), Spanhove, T. (Cooperator), Van de Meutter, F. (Cooperator), Vanden Borre, J. (Cooperator) & Wouters, J. (Cooperator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/50
Project: INBO
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PollHab - Pollinators typical of habitats protected under the Habitats Directive
Maes, D. (Project leader)
16/12/24 → 16/12/26
Project: EVINBO - Europees
Research output
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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
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An in-depth dataset of northwestern European arthropod life histories and ecological traits
Logghe, G., Batsleer, F., Maes, D., Permentier, T., Berg, M. P., Brosens, D., Cooleman, S., De Smedt, P., Hagge, J., Lambrechts, J., Pollet, M., Verheyde, F. & Bonte, D., 11-Mar-2025, In: Biodiversity Data Journal. 13, e146785.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Chequered skipper captive breeding. ‘How-to’ guide for captive breeding Chequered skippers in England
Van Eenaeme, D. & Maes, D., 2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 50 p. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek ; no. 65)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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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
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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
Datasets
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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), Dryad Digital Repository, 21-Sept-2023
Dataset
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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), INBO, 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
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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), INBO, 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
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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), INBO, 18-Jun-2020
DOI: 10.15468/ye7whj, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/f9af6ffd-febc-4626-b2e8-809b1c60fa01
Dataset
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Butterfly monitoring scheme in Flanders, Belgium
Maes, D. (Creator), Brosens, D. (Creator), Piesschaert, F. (Creator) & Desmet, P. (Creator), INBO, 2021
DOI: 10.15468/wwrgcd
Dataset
Activities
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stuurgroep soortenmeetnetten NATURA2000
Adriaens, T. (Participant), Westra, T. (Participant), Van Onsem, S. (Participant) & Maes, D. (Participant)
16-Sept-2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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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
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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
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9th Innternational Symposium - Conserving Lepidoptera in a changing world
Greenwell, M. P. (Speaker), Botham, M. (Speaker), Bruford, M. (Speaker), Day, J. C. (Speaker), Gibbs, M. (Speaker), Høye, T. T. (Speaker), Middlebrook, I. (Speaker), Maes, D. (Speaker), Mussche, M. (Speaker), Pettersson, L. B. (Speaker), Roy, D. B. (Speaker), Settele, J. (Speaker), Stefanescu, C. (Speaker), Teder, T. (Speaker), Thomas, N. E. (Speaker), Watts, K. (Speaker) & Oliver, T. H. (Speaker)
13-Apr-2023 → 16-Apr-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Ento23
Roy, H. E. (Speaker), Adriaens, T. (Speaker), Brown, P. (Speaker), Kalkman, V. J. (Speaker), San Martin, G. (Speaker), Maes, D. (Speaker) & Onkelinx, T. (Speaker)
5-Sept-2023 → 7-Sept-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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