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Personal profile
Research expertise
Karen started out as a forest engineer, but gradually became more and more interested in population and conservation genetics. Initially, the focus of my genetic research was on tree species, such as black alder and elm trees, with adaptation and hybridisation as main topics. Later on, populations of animal species, mostly amphibians and mammals, were the subject of her studies. Karen's current work focuses primarily on the evaluation of the genetic status of populations and on how the surroundings and landscape influence the genetic composition of these populations. The goal is to translate acquired insights into management measures to help maintain current and future populations.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of bioscience engineering: forest and land management, KU Leuven
Thematic List 2020
- Forest
- Protected nature
Taxonomic List
- amphibians (Amphibia)
- wild boar (Sus scrofa)
- frogs and toads (Anura)
- weasel family (Mustelidae)
- elm family (Ulmaceae)
- true salamanders and newts (Salamandridae)
- alder (Alnus glutinosa)
- rodents (Rodentia)
Technological
- genetic technologies
VODS 2023
- Population, ecological and evolutionary genetics
- Ecology not elsewhere classified
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Natterjack toad reintroduction in the Zwin
van Doorn, L. (Project leader), Auwerx, J. (Cooperator), Cox, K. (Cooperator), Picavet, B. (Cooperator), Speybroeck, J. (Cooperator), Van Breusegem, A. (Cooperator) & Van Eenaeme, D. (Cooperator)
1/05/23 → 28/02/28
Project: coöperation agreement
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DiSSCo Flanders
De Wever, A. (Project leader), Baert, K. (Cooperator), Berlengee, F. (Cooperator), Cools, N. (Cooperator), Cox, K. (Cooperator), De Cuyper, B. (Cooperator), De Haeck, A. (Cooperator), De Vos, B. (Cooperator), Gouwy, J. (Cooperator), Herr, C. (Cooperator), Huysentruyt, F. (Cooperator), Lettens, S. (Cooperator), Pieters, S. (Cooperator), Pollet, M. (Cooperator), Rutten, A. (Cooperator), Schamp, K. (Cooperator), Schouppe, M. (Cooperator), Teunen, L. (Cooperator), Van Den Berge, K. (Cooperator), Vanden Broeck, A. (Cooperator), Vander Mijnsbrugge, K. (Cooperator), Veltjen, E. (Cooperator), Verstraeten, A. (Cooperator) & Wilms, H. (Cooperator)
1/01/21 → 31/12/28
Project: Evinbo
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Research for recovery and management of amphibian and reptile populations
Speybroeck, J. (Project leader), Auwerx, J. (Cooperator), Brys, R. (Cooperator), Cox, K. (Cooperator), Mergeay, J. (Cooperator), Neyrinck, S. (Cooperator), Picavet, B. (Cooperator), Raepsaet, A. (Cooperator), Smeekens, V. (Cooperator) & van Doorn, L. (Cooperator)
1/01/21 → 31/12/25
Project: own initiative (position paper)
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Conservation and landscape genetics
Cox, K. (Project leader), Maes, D. (Cooperator), Mergeay, J. (Cooperator), Neyrinck, S. (Cooperator), Speybroeck, J. (Cooperator), Thomaes, A. (Cooperator), Van Breusegem, A. (Cooperator), Vanden Broeck, A. (Cooperator) & Verschaeve, L. (Cooperator)
1/01/20 → 31/12/29
Project: own initiative (position paper)
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Open Science - Towards a high-quality and transparent research cycle
De Wever, A. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Breine, J. (Cooperator), Brosens, D. (Cooperator), Callebaut, J. (Cooperator), Carmen, R. (Cooperator), Casaer, J. (Cooperator), Cox, K. (Cooperator), De Dobbelaer, T. (Cooperator), Desair, J. (Cooperator), Desmet, P. (Cooperator), Genouw, G. (Cooperator), Goossens, B. (Cooperator), Janssens, L. (Cooperator), Leyssen, A. (Cooperator), Milotic, T. (Cooperator), Oldoni, D. (Cooperator), Onkelinx, T. (Cooperator), Pauwels, I. (Cooperator), Piesschaert, F. (Cooperator), Pollet, M. (Cooperator), Thomaes, A. (Cooperator), Thoonen, M. (Cooperator), Turkelboom, F. (Cooperator), Van Calster, H. (Cooperator), Van Daele, T. (Cooperator), Van Gossum, P. (Cooperator), Vanden Borre, J. (Cooperator), Vanderhaeghe, F. (Cooperator), Vanermen, N. (Cooperator), Wanner, S. (Cooperator) & Wils, C. (Cooperator)
1/01/20 → 31/12/35
Project: own initiative (position paper)
Research output
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DMP herintroductie rugstreeppad in het Zwin
van Doorn, L., Cox, K. & Veltjen, E. (Editor), 28-Feb-2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek.Research output: Other contribution › Data Management Plans
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Endless forms most beautiful: observations of red ventral colouration in a Belgian population of Fire Salamander, Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)
van Doorn, L., Bogaerts, S., Cox, K., Van Eenaeme, D. & Speybroeck, J., 5-Mar-2025, In: Herpetology Notes. 18, p. 139-142 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss
Shaw, R. E., Farquharson, K. A., Bruford, M. W., Coates, D. J., Elliott, C. P., Mergeay, J., Ottewell, K. M., Segelbacher, G., Hoban, S., Hvilsom, C., Pérez-Espona, S., Ruņģis, D., Aravanopoulos, F., Bertola, L. D., Cotrim, H., Cox, K., Cubric-Curik, V., Ekblom, R., Godoy, J. A. & Konopinski, M. K. & 37 others, , 29-Jan-2025, In: Nature. 638, 8051, p. 704-710 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Rapid Colonisation of Synanthropic Stone Martens in a Highly Urbanised Region: Insights From Temporal and Spatial Analysis
Cox, K., Gouwy, J., Mergeay, J., Neyrinck, S. & Van Den Berge, K., 26-May-2025, In: Ecology and Evolution. 15, 5, p. e71392 e71392.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Roofdiernieuws 35
Gouwy, J., Mergeay, J., Neyrinck, S., Van Breusegem, A., Berlengee, F. & Cox, K., 24-Jun-2025, In: Roofdiernieuws. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › INBO Roofdiernieuws
Open AccessFile1 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Data from: Dealing with assumptions and sampling bias in the estimation of effective population size: A case study in an amphibian population
Cox, K. (Creator), Neyrinck, S. (Creator) & Mergeay, J. (Project Member), Sept-2024
Dataset
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Data from: Reintroduced native Populus nigra in restored floodplain reduces spread of exotic poplar species.
Vanden Broeck, A. (Creator), Cox, K. (Creator), Van Braeckel, A. (Creator), Neyrinck, S. (Creator), De Regge, N. (Creator) & Van Looy, K. (Creator), 2020
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.n2z34tmvn, https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.n2z34tmvn
Dataset
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Genome-wide methylome stability and parental effects in the worldwide distributed Lombardy poplar
Vanden Broeck, A. (Project Manager), Meese, T. (Data Manager), Verschelde, P. (Data Manager), Cox, K. (Data Manager), Heinze, B. (Project Member), Deforce, D. (Project Member), De Meester, E. (Creator) & Van Nieuwerburgh, F. (Project Leader), 20-Feb-2023
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE225596 and one more link, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bioproject/PRJNA936584 (show fewer)
Dataset
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Data from: The common ground in landscape effects on gene flow in two newt species in an agroecosystem
Cox, K. (Creator), Schepers, R. (Data Collector), Van Breusegem, A. (Producer) & Speybroeck, J. (Data Collector), 14-Jun-2023
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.bk3j9kdhz, https://doi.org/doi:10.5061/dryad.bk3j9kdhz
Dataset
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Data from: Scale-dependent effects of terrestrial habitat on genetic variation in the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)
Cox, K. (Creator), Denoël, M. (Contributor), Van Calster, H. (Contributor), Speybroeck, J. (Contributor), Van De Poel, S. (Contributor), Lewylle, I. (Contributor), Verschaeve, L. (Creator), Van Breusegem, A. (Creator), Halfmaerten, D. (Creator), Adriaens, D. (Contributor) & Louette, G. (Contributor), 2021
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.573n5tb7v, https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.573n5tb7v
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