Projects per year
Personal profile
Research expertise
My research deals primarily with the functioning of estuarine ecosystems, with focus on the ecology of macrobenthic and hyperbenthic organisms and their role in the estuarine foodweb. All research is to some extent applied in nature and aims to better understand river management effects on biota and ecosystems as a whole (both monitoring and experimental research), and the benefits of the estuarine community to humans (ecosystem services). Research methods are accomodated to the research questions and include stable isotope research, standardized monitoring schemes, experimental field research with exclosures, laboratory experiments in climate rooms, etc... Additional research interests are entomology, mainly Diptera (focus on Syrphidae) and water bird ecology.
Teaching expertise
I teach Conservation biology at the KU Leuven.
External positions
guest teaching professor, KU Leuven
21-Sept-2008 → …
Thematic List 2020
- Water
- Protected nature
VODS 2023
- Community ecology
- Ecology not elsewhere classified
Taxonomic List
- bristle worms (Polychaeta)
- insects (Insecta)
- earthworms (Oligochaeta)
- hoverflies (Syrphidae)
Policy
- aquatic management
- management monitoring
- biodiversity policy
- Water Framework Directive
- Natura 2000
Geographic List
- Belgium
Technological
- experimental design
- identification
- fieldwork (observations and sampling)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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BIODIVERSA Estuaria. Additional research and Natura 2000 monitoring (EVINBO)
Van Ryckegem, G. (Project leader), Geunens, O. (Cooperator), Jocqué, M. (Cooperator), Mertens, W. (Cooperator), Organe, A. (Cooperator), Smeekens, V. (Cooperator), Van Braeckel, A. (Cooperator), Van Hecke, F. (Cooperator), Van de Meutter, F. (Cooperator) & Vandevoorde, B. (Cooperator)
3/03/25 → 1/03/27
Project: EVINBO - Europees
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Demer. Research and support Sigmaplan (EVINBO)
Van Ryckegem, G. (Project leader), Jocqué, M. (Cooperator), Mertens, W. (Cooperator), Smeekens, V. (Cooperator), Thibau, K. (Cooperator), Van Braeckel, A. (Cooperator), Van Praet, A.-L. (Cooperator), Van de Meutter, F. (Cooperator), Vandevoorde, B. (Cooperator) & Vanoverbeke, J. (Cooperator)
6/01/25 → 30/06/27
Project: EVINBO - Vlaamse overheid
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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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‘Genetic Diversity’ programme
Brys, R. (Project leader), Adriaenssens, V. (Cooperator), Auwerx, J. (Cooperator), Cox, K. (Cooperator), De Bruyn, L. (Cooperator), De Ro, A. (Cooperator), Deflem, I. (Cooperator), Everts, T. (Cooperator), Eves Down, M.-R. (Cooperator), Halfmaerten, D. (Cooperator), Lateir, M. (Cooperator), Louette, G. (Cooperator), Maebe, K. (Cooperator), Maes, D. (Cooperator), Michels, H. (Cooperator), Mouton, C. (Cooperator), Sannen, K. (Cooperator), Scheppers, T. (Cooperator), Soors, J. (Cooperator), Speybroeck, J. (Cooperator), Steen, F. (Cooperator), Van Driessche, C. (Cooperator), Van Uytvanck, J. (Cooperator), Van Wichelen, J. (Cooperator), Van de Meutter, F. (Cooperator), Vandamme, L. (Cooperator), Vanden Broeck, A. (Cooperator), Wuyts, K. (Cooperator) & van Doorn, L. (Cooperator)
1/12/24 → 31/12/29
Project: INBO
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Midges - Culicoides research in the Scheldt estuary
Jocqué, M. (Project leader), Antillon Zaragoza, I. (Cooperator), Buerms, D. (Cooperator), Coudenys, A. (Cooperator), De Regge, N. (Cooperator), Janssens, K. (Cooperator), Lefranc, C. (Cooperator), Loos, B. (Cooperator), Organe, A. (Cooperator), Soors, J. (Cooperator), Thibau, K. (Cooperator), Van Gompel, H. (Cooperator), Van Hecke, F. (Cooperator), Van Praet, A.-L. (Cooperator), Van Ryckegem, G. (Cooperator), Van de Meutter, F. (Cooperator) & Vanoverbeke, J. (Cooperator)
1/10/24 → 1/10/27
Project: EVINBO - Vlaamse overheid
Research output
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Actualisatie van de ecosysteemvisie van de Benedendurme en vallei. Studie t.b.v. GRUP tweede fase uitvoering geactualiseerde Sigmaplan.
Van Ryckegem, G., Maris, T., Meire, D., Van de Meutter, F., Vandevoorde, B. & Van den Bergh, E., 2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 225 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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Ecologische modellering van de Zeeschelde met ECOTIDE
Vanermen, N., Van Braeckel, A., Van de Meutter, F., Vanoverbeke, J. & Van Ryckegem, G., 2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. ( Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 70)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Evaluating the SPRING pollinator monitoring methods in Flanders (Belgium)
Maebe, K., Cartuyvels, E., Gerits, F., Maes, D., Reubens, B., Van Calster, H., Van de Meutter, F., Vanden Nest, T., Verheyen, K. & Pollet, M., 25-Nov-2025, In: Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 6, 4, p. e70158Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Het foerageergedrag van wintertaling op de Zeeschelde nabij Notelaer schor - Hingene: Draagkracht van de slikken voor watervogels langsheen zwak brak en zoete zone van de Zeeschelde
Van de Meutter, F., De Regge, N., Soors, J., Bezdenjesnji, O., Van Ryckegem, G., Vanoverbeke, J. & Van den Bergh, E., 8-Feb-2025. 36 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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MBAG Meetnet Biodiversiteit in het Agrarisch Gebied - Klankbordgroep: 24 oktober 2024
Translated title of the contribution :MBAG - Monitoring of Biodiversity in Agricultural Areas - Advisory Group: 24th October 2024 Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
Open AccessFile231 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Invasive species - Invasive plants near waterways in West and East Flanders, Belgium
Vanderhaeghe, F. (Creator), Van Kerckvoorde, A. (Creator), Van de Meutter, F. (Creator), Raman, M. (Creator) & Brosens, D. (Contributor), INBO, 4-Apr-2019
DOI: 10.15468/lgu26x, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d4bf0455-39d9-47a1-b0b7-becfc82e7f13
Dataset
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SPRING Pollinator monitoring in Flanders, 2023
Maebe, K. (Creator), Pollet, M. (Creator), Van de Meutter, F. (Creator) & Down, M.-R. E. (Data Curator), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), 19-Jun-2025
DOI: 10.15468/qj4wzs
Dataset
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Checklist of alien species in the Scheldt estuary in Flanders, Belgium
Soors, J. (Creator), Van de Meutter, F. (Contributor), Van Ryckegem, G. (Contributor), Adriaens, T. (Contributor) & Reyserhove, L. (Contributor), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), 10-May-2021
DOI: 10.15468/8zq9s4, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/22211949-9a6e-445f-86c0-6a0e019bc055
Dataset