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
Thematic List 2020
- Water
VODS 2023
- Ecology not elsewhere classified
Policy
- aquatic management
Technological
- GPS
- fisheries technology
- modelling
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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PhD Kaat Thienpont: 'Lost in the Flow: combining 3D fish tracking, hydraulic modeling, and flow pattern analysis to improve fishway findability'
Pauwels, I. (Project leader), Bruneel, S. (Cooperator), Buysse, D. (Cooperator), Coeck, J. (Cooperator), De Maerteleire, N. (Cooperator), Lyssens, M. (Cooperator), Plaetinck, S. (Cooperator), Thienpont, K. (Cooperator) & Verhelst, P. (Cooperator)
1/11/25 → 31/10/29
Project: PhD (FWO)
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Genetic screening of brook lamprey populations
Deflem, I. (Project leader), Auwerx, J. (Cooperator), De Regge, N. (Cooperator), Lemmens, P. (Cooperator), Mergeay, J. (Cooperator), Mouton, C. (Cooperator), Pauwels, I. (Cooperator) & Vandamme, L. (Cooperator)
1/04/25 → 31/03/27
Project: Samenwerkingsovereenkomst INBO-ANB
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Monitoring of downstream migrating silver eel in the Blankenberge canal
Coeck, J. (Project leader), Buysse, D. (Cooperator), De Maerteleire, N. (Cooperator), Lyssens, M. (Cooperator), Pauwels, I. (Cooperator), Plaetinck, S. (Cooperator), Verhelst, P. (Cooperator) & Vermeulen, I. (Cooperator)
1/04/25 → 31/03/26
Project: EVINBO - Private sector
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‘Nature networks’ programme
Spanhove, T. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Adriaenssens, V. (Cooperator), Buysse, D. (Cooperator), Cox, K. (Cooperator), De Beck, L. (Cooperator), De Bruyn, L. (Cooperator), Decleer, K. (Cooperator), Everaert, J. (Cooperator), Lo Bue, L. (Cooperator), Maes, D. (Cooperator), Oosterlynck, P. (Cooperator), Pauwels, I. (Cooperator), Peymen, J. (Cooperator), Sannen, K. (Cooperator), Stevens, M. (Cooperator), Turkelboom, F. (Cooperator), Van Damme, S. (Cooperator), Van Kerckvoorde, A. (Cooperator), Vanden Borre, J. (Cooperator), Vanderhaeghe, F. (Cooperator), Vanermen, N. (Cooperator), Wils, C. (Cooperator) & Wuyts, K. (Cooperator)
1/12/24 → 31/12/29
Project: INBO
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Development of a model-based tool for water management to improve fish migration in characteristic Flemish landscapes.
Verhelst, P. (Project leader), Bruneel, S. (Cooperator), Buysse, D. (Cooperator), Coeck, J. (Cooperator), De Maerteleire, N. (Cooperator), Lyssens, M. (Cooperator), Pauwels, I. (Cooperator), Plaetinck, S. (Cooperator), Rosseel, D. (Cooperator), Thienpont, K. (Cooperator) & Vermeulen, I. (Cooperator)
4/11/24 → 31/10/28
Project: PhD (FWO)
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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Electromagnetic fields and diadromous fish spawning migration: An urgent call for knowledge
Verhelst, P., Pauwels, I., Pohl, L., Reubens, J., Schilt, B. & Hermans, A., Feb-2025, In: Marine Environmental Research. 204, p. 106857Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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Evaluatie van de visveiligheid van de VaHo-pomp voor paling: Voor de plaatsing in het pompgemaal op de Stenensluisvaart in Woumen
Thienpont, K., Broos, S., Buysse, D., De Maerteleire, N., Plaetinck, S., Rosseel, D., Verhelst, P., Bruneel, S., Pauwels, I., Vermeulen, I., Lyssens, M. & Coeck, J., 2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 49 p. ( Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 60)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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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
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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
Open Access
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), zenodo, 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), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO), 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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MSCA EuroPassage first meeting
Pauwels, I. (Invited speaker)
1-Oct-2025 → 2-Oct-2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Effectiviteit van stroboscoop lampen als viswering voor paling in het Albertkanaal
Pauwels, I. (Invited speaker)
30-Sept-2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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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