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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
Technological
- genetic technologies
Disciplinecode List
- Population, ecological and evolutionary genetics
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)
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Research for recovery and management of amphibian and reptile populations
Auwerx, J., Brys, R., Cox, K., Mergeay, J., Neyrinck, S., Picavet, B., Speybroeck, J., van Doorn, L. & Smeekens, V.
1/01/21 → 31/12/24
Project: own initiative (position paper)
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Species Protection Plan Otter (EVINBO)
Cox, K., Everaert, J., Brys, R., Vandamme, L., Van Wichelen, J., Belpaire, C., Van Den Berge, K. & De Bruyn, L.
1/01/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Evinbo
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Research on the population genetics of beaver in Flanders
Devisscher, S., Huysentruyt, F., Cox, K., Schamp, K., Vercammen, J., Neukermans, A., Neyrinck, S. & Dupont, S.
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: own initiative (position paper)
Research output
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Advies over de criteria voor habitatgeschiktheid voor de kamsalamander in het kader van translocatie
Speybroeck, J., van Doorn, L., Auwerx, J. & Cox, K., 5-May-2022, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4332)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Advies over de evaluatie, verderzetting en optimalisatie van herintroductie van rugstreeppad in het Zwin
van Doorn, L., Cox, K., Auwerx, J. & Speybroeck, J., 22-Dec-2022, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4513)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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At the forefront of conservation: integrating science and amphibian reintroductions in Flanders, Belgium
van Doorn, L., Auwerx, J., Cox, K., Mergeay, J., Picavet, B., Van Eenaeme, D. & Speybroeck, J., 5-Sep-2022, At the forefront of conservation: integrating science and amphibian reintroductions in Flanders, Belgium. 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Abstract › peer-review
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At the forefront of conservation: integrating science and amphibian reintroductions in Flanders, Belgium
van Doorn, L., Auwerx, J., Cox, K., Mergeay, J., Picavet, B., Van Eenaeme, D. & Speybroeck, J., 5-Sep-2022. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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Identifying landscape drivers of genetic variation of a pond-breeding amphibian on multiple spatial scales
Cox, K., Denoël, M., Van Calster, H., Speybroeck, J., Van de Poel, S., Lewylle, I., Verschaeve, L., Van Breusegem, A., Halfmaerten, D., Adriaens, D. & Louette, G., 31-Aug-2022. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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Datasets
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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
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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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S5 Table. Lucanus cervus microsatellite data used in the analyses.
Cox, K. (Creator), McKeown, N. (Contributor), Antonini, G. (Contributor), Harvey, D. (Contributor), Solano, E. (Contributor), Van Breusegem, A. (Contributor) & Thomaes, A. (Contributor), 2019
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215860.s009
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Data from: Effect of the landscape matrix on gene flow in a coastal amphibian metapopulation
Cox, K. (Creator), Maes, J. (Contributor), Van Calster, H. (Contributor) & Mergeay, J. (Contributor), 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.34fv6
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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
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