Projects per year
Personal profile
Research expertise
Outputs
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2856-8787
Key words:
Aquatic ecology
River management (water quality, connectivity, river habitat)
Fish species management
Fish migration
Impact of hydropower and pumps
Water quality and fish
Telemetry (radio-, acoustic and PIT telemetry)
Teaching expertise
2010-2014
Guiding practical exercises at university
2014-heden
Guest speaker
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Science
Doctor
Bachelor
External positions
Scientist, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University
1-Jan-2014 → 28-Feb-2014
PhD student, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University
1-Jan-2010 → 31-Dec-2013
Technological
- GPS
- fisheries technology
- modelling
VODS 2023
- Ecology not elsewhere classified
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Enlarging the distribution area of bullhead and brook lamprey through habitat restoration in riparian zones
Pauwels, I. (Project leader)
1/02/24 → 31/12/25
Project: coöperation agreement
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From fish to sensor: innovative technology for quantifying fish safety of pumps in support of river management and the conservation of eel and other aquatic animals
Pauwels, I. (Project leader), Bruneel, S. (Cooperator), Buysse, D. (Cooperator), De Maerteleire, N. (Cooperator), Pieters, S. (Cooperator) & Plaetinck, S. (Cooperator)
1/11/23 → 31/12/27
Project: PhD
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DTO-BioFlow - Integration of biodiversity monitoring data into the Digital Twin Ocean
Verhelst, P. (Project leader), Desmet, P. (Cooperator), Govaert, S. (Cooperator), Huybrechts, P. (Cooperator), Milotic, T. (Cooperator), Pauwels, I. (Cooperator) & Stienen, E. (Cooperator)
1/01/23 → 31/12/27
Project: Evinbo
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Habitat use of Twaite Shad (Alosa fallax) in the Belgian part of the North Sea
Verhelst, P. (Project leader), Coeck, J. (Cooperator), De Maerteleire, N. (Cooperator), Pauwels, I. (Cooperator), Pieters, S. (Cooperator), Plaetinck, S. (Cooperator) & Rosseel, D. (Cooperator)
20/04/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Evinbo
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Monitoring an evaluation of electromagnetic fields from the power lines of the offshore wind parks on fish in the Scheldt sstuary
Pauwels, I. (Project leader), Buysse, D. (Cooperator), Coeck, J. (Cooperator), De Maerteleire, N. (Cooperator), Gelaude, E. (Cooperator), Pieters, S. (Cooperator) & Verhelst, P. (Cooperator)
1/09/21 → 31/12/25
Project: Evinbo
Research output
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Combining habitat selection, behavioural states, and individual variation to predict fish spatial usage near a barrier
Mawer, R., Elings, J., Bruneel, S. P., Pauwels, I. S., Pickholtz, E., Pickholtz, R., Coeck, J. & Goethals, P. L. M., 1-Mar-2025, In: Ecological Informatics. 85Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Evaluation and comparison of the fish friendliness of two fish friendly axial flow pumps: Pentair Nijhuis pump vs. the newly developed Van Hooste pump
Bruneel, S., Broos, S., Thienpont, K., Pauwels, I., Vandamme, L., Van Wichelen, J., Verhelst, P., Coeck, J., Toming, G., Tuhtan, J. A. & Buysse, D., 12-Feb-2025. 30 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
Open AccessFile172 Downloads (Pure) -
Hoe visvriendelijk is een ‘visvriendelijke’ pomp eigenlijk?
Bruneel, S., Pauwels, I., Broos, S., Vandamme, L., Van Wichelen, J., Coeck, J., Toming, G., Tuhtan, J. A. & Buysse, D., 2025, In: INBO Nieuwsbrief. maart 2025Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Nieuwsbrief
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Large-scale movement patterns of European catfish (Silurus glanis L.) in the Scheldt River basin, Belgium
Franquet, S., Verhelst, P., Bervoets, L., Baeyens, R., Vermeersch, S., Schoelynck, J., Van den Neucker, T. & Pauwels, I., 20-Feb-2025, In: Journal of Fish Biology. n/a, n/a, 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Wetenschappelijke onderbouwing en ondersteuning van het visserijbeleid en het visstandbeheer: Onderzoeksprogramma visserij 2023
Vandamme, L., Verhelst, P., Labrière, A., Buysse, D., Bruneel, S., Broos, S., Pauwels, I., Auwerx, J., Plaetinck, S., Rosseel, D., De Maerteleire, N., Pieters, S. & Coeck, J., 2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 120 p. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 70)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Open AccessFile105 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Fish tracks and hydrodynamics at the navigation lock complex in Kwaadmechelen (Albert Canal, Belgium)
Vergeynst, J. (Creator), Baeyens, R. (Data collector) & Pauwels, I. (Data Curator), 28-Nov-2019
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3554484, https://zenodo.org/record/3554484#.X0Uvwcj7SUk
Dataset
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2015_DIJLE - Acoustic telemetry data for five fish species in the Dijle river (Belgium)
Vermeersch, S. (Creator), Pauwels, I. (Creator), Baeyens, R. (Creator), De Maerteleire, N. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Gelaude, E. (Creator), Milotic, T. (Creator), Pieters, S. (Creator), Reyserhove, L. (Creator), Robberechts, K. (Creator), Verhelst, P. (Creator) & Coeck, J. (Creator), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, 8-Dec-2020
DOI: 10.14284/430
Dataset
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2014_DEMER - Acoustic telemetry data for four fish species in the Demer river (Belgium)
Pauwels, I. (Creator), Baeyens, R. (Creator), De Maerteleire, N. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Gelaude, E. (Creator), Milotic, T. (Creator), Pieters, S. (Creator), Reyserhove, L. (Creator), Robberechts, K. (Creator), Verhelst, P. (Creator) & Coeck, J. (Creator), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, 8-Dec-2020
DOI: 10.14284/432
Dataset
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2013_ALBERTKANAAL - Acoustic telemetry data for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) and hatched Salmon (Salmo salar) in the Albert canal (Belgium)
Baeyens, R. (Creator), Vergeynst, J. (Creator), De Maerteleire, N. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Gelaude, E. (Creator), Milotic, T. (Creator), Mouton, A. (Creator), Pauwels, I. (Creator), Pieters, S. (Creator), Reyserhove, L. (Creator), Robberechts, K. (Creator), Verhelst, P. (Creator) & Coeck, J. (Creator), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, 8-Dec-2020
DOI: 10.14284/431
Dataset
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2011_RIVIERPRIK - Acoustic telemetry data for river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) in the upper Scheldt river (Belgium)
Buysse, D. (Creator), Mouton, A. (Creator), Baeyens, R. (Creator), De Maerteleire, N. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Gelaude, E. (Creator), Jacobs, Y. (Creator), Pauwels, I. (Creator), Reyserhove, L. (Creator) & Coeck, J. (Creator), 19-Nov-2020
DOI: 10.14284/429
Dataset
Activities
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Vissen in de Grote Nete
Pauwels, I. (Invited speaker) & Baeyens, R. (Invited speaker)
22-Mar-2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Knowledge exchange meeting on fish migration at pumping stations
Bruneel, S. (Speaker), Broos, S. (Speaker) & Pauwels, I. (Participant)
12-Feb-2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Vissennetwerk - Samenwerken aan vismigratie
Pauwels, I. (Invited speaker)
16-Feb-2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Vissennetwerk over zoet-zout overgangen
Pauwels, I. (Participant), Buysse, D. (Participant), Verhelst, P. (Participant) & Coeck, J. (Participant)
7-Jun-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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MSCA-Ribes (ITN Marie Curie H2020 project)RIver flow regulation, fish BEhaviour and Status.
Pauwels, I. (Participant)
28-Sept-2023 → 29-Sept-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting