Projects per year
Personal profile
Research expertise
Kevin Scheers works in the team Freshwaterhabitats on aquatic habitats in Flanders, with a focus on lentic environments. The main focal points in his research are the protected aquatic habitats and species within the Natura 2000 network and aquatic invasive species.
Thematic List 2020
- Water
- Invasive species
- Protected nature
Taxonomic List
- macroinvertebrates
- insects (Insecta)
- beetles (Coleoptera)
- green algae (Charophyta, of Charophyceae, of Charales)
- water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae)
- dung beetles and chafers (Scaraboidea)
- macrophytes (aquatic plants)
- aquatic plants (Hydrophyta)
Policy
- aquatic management
- species directed nature management
- biodiversity policy
- Natura 2000
Geographic List
- Belgium
- Europe
- Neotropic
- World
Technological
- identification
- fieldwork (observations and sampling)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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CrayWatch: catching up on distribution of invasive crayfish in Flanders
Steen, F. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Chanet, W. (Cooperator), Desmet, P. (Cooperator), Maex, B. (Cooperator), Oldoni, D. (Cooperator), Scheers, K. (Cooperator) & Vermeylen, M. (Cooperator)
1/04/24 → 31/10/25
Project: coöperation agreement
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Invasive Alien Species Horizon Scanning in support of implementation of Regulation 1143/2014
Adriaens, T. (Project leader), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator), Delva, S. (Cooperator), Devisscher, S. (Cooperator), Everts, T. (Cooperator), Hillaert, J. (Cooperator), Petersen, F. (Cooperator), Scheers, K. (Cooperator), Strubbe, D. (Cooperator), Van Landuyt, W. (Cooperator), Verhelst, P. (Cooperator) & Verreycken, H. (Cooperator)
1/01/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Evinbo
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Kalmthoutse Heide - recovery potential of habitat types 3130 and 3160
Packet, J. (Project leader), Denys, L. (Cooperator), Dermout, W. (Cooperator), Leyssen, A. (Cooperator), Scheers, K. (Cooperator), Smeekens, V. (Cooperator) & Van Hecke, F. (Cooperator)
1/07/23 → 31/12/25
Project: coöperation agreement
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Biomonitoring of Nieuwkapelleplas for construction of floating solar panel farm (EVINBO)
Packet, J. (Project leader), De Bruyn, L. (Cooperator), De Knijf, G. (Cooperator), Dekeukeleire, D. (Cooperator), Denys, L. (Cooperator), Dermout, W. (Cooperator), Devos, K. (Cooperator), Gyselings, R. (Cooperator), Louette, G. (Cooperator), Scheers, K. (Cooperator) & Van Wichelen, J. (Cooperator)
15/05/23 → 15/03/25
Project: Evinbo
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Ecohydrological study for the PAS custom area 'Turnhouts Vennengebied' (EVINBO)
Wouters, J. (Project leader), Adriaens, D. (Cooperator), De Becker, P. (Cooperator), Dermout, W. (Cooperator), Herr, C. (Cooperator), Lo Bue, L. (Cooperator), Packet, J. (Cooperator), Scheers, K. (Cooperator), Smeekens, V. (Cooperator) & Van Daele, T. (Cooperator)
1/07/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Evinbo
Research output
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Advies over de aanpak van de geknobbelde Amerikaanse rivierkreeft.
Steen, F. (Main author), Scheers, K., Strubbe, D. & Adriaens, T., 9-Dec-2024, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4917)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Advies over een beleid voor aquatische invasieve uitheemse soorten als bijvangst van hengelaars
Verreycken, H. (Main author), D'hondt, B., Verhelst, P., Steen, F., Everts, T., Scheers, K., Adriaens, T. & Van Wichelen, J., 7-Oct-2024, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4887)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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An annotated checklist of the Hydradephaga of Belgium (Coleoptera Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Hygrobiidae, Noteridae)
Scheers, K., Dopagne, C. & Thys, N., 2024, In: Bulletin & Annales de la Société Royale Belge d'Entomologie = Bulletin & Annalen van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Entomologie. 160, 1, p. 69-162 94 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A2: Article in a journal with peer review, not included in A1 › peer-review
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Assessing the Invasion of Procambarus clarkii in Andean Lakes: Monitoring, Experiments, and Future Predictions
Riascos, L., Chiriboga, R., Riascos, A., Montenegro, J., Bonilla, J., Scheers, K., Steen, F., Gualoto, M., Goethals, P. & van der Heyden, C., 6-Jul-2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Craywatch, a citizen science project towards a better understanding of the distribution of invasive alien crayfish in Flanders: Set up and initial results
Vermeylen, M., Maex, B., Scheers, K., Riascos Flores, L. & Steen, F., 20-Sept-2024. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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DVW - priority species list of the Flemish Waterways Authority
Adriaens, T. (Creator), D'hondt, B. (Creator), Denys, L. (Creator), Scheers, K. (Creator), Packet, J. (Creator), Oldoni, D. (Creator) & Steen, F. (Creator), 20-Dec-2023
DOI: 10.15468/52b8h9, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/23e95da2-6095-4778-b893-9af18a310cb6#description
Dataset
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Invasive species - New Zealand pigmyweed (Crassula helmsii) occurrences in Flanders, Belgium
Scheers, K. (Creator), Packet, J. (Creator), Denys, L. (Creator), Jambon, W. (Creator) & Brosens, D. (Contributor), 8-May-2019
DOI: 10.15468/ckq9l7, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/8854d25e-05f9-48f0-88da-7c413b24f535
Dataset
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Redistribution of the map of the water surfaces of the Flemish Region (status 2024)
Leyssen, A. (Creator), Scheers, K. (Creator), Packet, J. (Creator), Van Hecke, F. (Creator) & Wils, C. (Creator), 1-Jul-2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14203168, https://zenodo.org/records/14203168 and one more link, https://www.vlaanderen.be/datavindplaats/catalogus/watervlakken-versie-2024 (show fewer)
Dataset
Activities
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IAA 2024 - Symposium of the International Association of Astacology
Vermeylen, M. (Speaker), Maex, B. (Participant), Scheers, K. (Participant), Riascos Flores, L. (Participant) & Steen, F. (Participant)
15-Sept-2024 → 20-Sept-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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LIFE RIPARIAS international conference 2024 Innovative Tools and Approaches for the Management of Biological Invasions
Adriaens, T. (Speaker), Brys, R. (Speaker), D'hondt, B. (Participant), Scheers, K. (Participant), Steen, F. (Participant), Maex, B. (Participant), Oldoni, D. (Participant) & Reyserhove, L. (Participant)
10-Dec-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Invasive Alien Species EU-level Horizon Scanning Workshop
Adriaens, T. (Organiser), D'hondt, B. (Participant), Strubbe, D. (Participant), Hillaert, J. (Participant), Delva, S. (Speaker), Devisscher, S. (Participant), Verhelst, P. (Participant), Verreycken, H. (Participant), Steen, F. (Participant), Scheers, K. (Participant), Everts, T. (Participant), Van Landuyt, W. (Participant) & Petersen, F. (Participant)
4-Nov-2024 → 5-Nov-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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CrayfIT: European IAA meeting organized by Life CLAW
Scheers, K. (Participant) & Steen, F. (Participant)
5-Sept-2023 → 8-Sept-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Zoetwaterhabitats en floristiek
Denys, L. (Invited speaker), Leyssen, A. (Invited speaker), Packet, J. (Invited speaker) & Scheers, K. (Invited speaker)
12-Feb-2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution