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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
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Genetic study of a Dutch fire salamander population (EVINBO)
Cox, K. (Project leader), Speybroeck, J. (Cooperator), Van Breusegem, A. (Cooperator) & Verschaeve, L. (Cooperator)
8/01/25 → 29/06/25
Project: Evinbo
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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)
30/04/23 → 27/02/28
Project: coöperation agreement
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Metapopulation study to support species protection programme for pool frog
Speybroeck, J. (Project leader), Cox, K. (Cooperator), Mouton, C. (Cooperator), Van Eenaeme, D. (Cooperator), Verschaeve, L. (Cooperator) & van Doorn, L. (Cooperator)
28/02/23 → 29/06/25
Project: coöperation agreement
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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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Adaptation of trees to climate change
Vanden Broeck, A. (Project leader), Cox, K. (Cooperator), De Clercq, W. (Cooperator), De Cuyper, B. (Cooperator), De Maesschalck, G. (Cooperator), Goossens, S. (Cooperator), Neyrinck, S. (Cooperator), Van Breusegem, A. (Cooperator), Van De Pontseele, J. (Cooperator), Van Schoors, A. (Cooperator) & Verschaeve, L. (Cooperator)
31/12/19 → 30/12/25
Project: own initiative (position paper)
Research output
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Adviesnota over de positie van Vlaanderen ten opzichte van gene drive naar aanleiding van een publieksvraag
Mergeay, J., Cox, K., Vanden Broeck, A. & Brys, R., 2024, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 4 p. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.D.4524)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Amphibian translocations in Belgium (Europe)
van Doorn, L., Speybroeck, J., Auwerx, J., Cox, K. & Mergeay, J., 9-Aug-2024. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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Dealing with assumptions and sampling bias in the estimation of effective population size: A case study in an amphibian population
Cox, K., Neyrinck, S. & Mergeay, J., 13-Sept-2024, In: Evolutionary Applications. 17, 9, 13 p., e70015.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Genome-wide methylome stability and parental effects in the worldwide distributed Lombardy poplar
Vanden Broeck, A., Meese, T., Verschelde, P., Cox, K., Heinze, B., Deforce, D. & Van Nieuwerburgh, F., 5-Feb-2024, In: BMC Biology. 22, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Integrating genetic and habitat assessments for natterjack toad conservation
Cox, K., Speybroeck, J., Van Breusegem, A., Verschaeve, L. & van Doorn, L., Aug-2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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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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Data From: Genetic structure of recently fragmented suburban populations of European stag beetle
Cox, K. (Creator), McKeown, N. (Contributor), Vanden Broeck, A. (Contributor), Van Breusegem, A. (Contributor), Cammaerts, R. (Contributor) & Thomaes, A. (Contributor), 2020
Dataset
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Data from: Temperature-related natural selection in a wind-pollinated tree across regional and continental scales
Cox, K. (Creator), Vanden Broeck, A. (Contributor), Van Calster, H. (Contributor) & Mergeay, J. (Contributor), 2011
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9067
Dataset
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Additional file 5 of Genome-wide methylome stability and parental effects in the worldwide distributed Lombardy poplar
Vanden Broeck, A. (Creator), Meese, T. (Creator), Verschelde, P. (Creator), Cox, K. (Creator), Heinze, B. (Creator), Deforce, D. (Creator), De Meester, E. (Creator) & Van Nieuwerburgh, F. (Creator), 14-Aug-2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.26677262.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_5_of_Genome-wide_methylome_stability_and_parental_effects_in_the_worldwide_distributed_Lombardy_poplar/26677262/1
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