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.
Policy
- aquatic management
- species directed nature management
- biodiversity policy
- Natura 2000
Thematic List
- Species and biotopes
- Invasive species (management)
- Dessication
- Still waters
- Management
- Surface water
- Biological valuation map and Natura 2000 habitat map
- Natura 2000 monitoring
- Species and habitats
- Climate
Thematic List 2020
- Water
- Invasive species
- Protected nature
Disciplinecode List
- Aquatic biology
- Animal ecology
- Animal systematics and taxonomy
Technological
- identification
- fieldwork (observations and sampling)
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)
Geographic List
- Belgium
- Europe
- Neotropic
- World
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Surveillance and management of alien macrophytes and crayfish
Adriaens, T., Denys, L., D'hondt, B., Leyssen, A., Packet, J., Scheers, K., Smeekens, V. & Steen, F.
1/01/22 → 31/12/27
Project: Outline agreement
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Outreach and suppport to the community of practice on invasion management
Adriaens, T., D'hondt, B., Hillaert, J., De Knijf, G., Denys, L., Packet, J. & Scheers, K.
1/11/20 → 31/12/24
Project: own initiative (position paper)
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Research into the management of Invasive Alien Species
Vandevoorde, B., Thoonen, M., Adriaens, T., Neukermans, A., Packet, J., Devisscher, S., Huysentruyt, F., Baert, K., Stuyck, J., Casaer, J., Denys, L., Scheers, K., Van Den Berge, K., Mergeay, J., Speybroeck, J., D'hondt, B., Hillaert, J., De Knijf, G., Leyssen, A. & Steen, F.
21/12/17 → 31/12/24
Project: Legally bound
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Geographical record of water bodies
Denys, L., Scheers, K., Smeekens, V., Wils, C., Packet, J. & Leyssen, A.
21/12/17 → 31/12/24
Project: Scientific support
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Monitoring network: abiotic characteristics of Natura 2000 habitat types: surface water
Leyssen, A., Hennebel, D., Van den Bergh, E., Vanderhaeghe, F., Soors, J., Packet, J., Denys, L., Froidmont, M., Smeekens, V., De Knijf, G., Scheers, K. & Jambon, W.
1/01/14 → 31/12/24
Project: Legally bound
Research output
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Advies over beheer- en bestrijdingmaatregelen voor watercrassula in het Provinciaal Domein Puyenbroeck (Oost-Vlaanderen)
Packet, J., Scheers, K. & Denys, L., 7-Mar-2022, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4325)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Advies over de bestrijding van de invasieve marmerkreeft in het Normandpark van Middelkerke
Steen, F., Scheers, K. & De Knijf, G., 12-Dec-2022, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4534)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Advies over een plan van aanpak voor de bestrijding van watercrassula in de Zwinstreek
Packet, J., Steen, F., Scheers, K. & Provoost, S., 18-Aug-2022, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4436)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Advies over het plan van aanpak voor watercrassula in het erkend natuurreservaat De Zegge
Scheers, K., Adriaens, T., Packet, J., Denys, L. & D'hondt, B., 8-Feb-2022, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.4290)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Aliens from the deep: waterzakmosdiertje koloniseert België
Scheers, K., Denys, L. & Smeekens, V., 2022, Natuurpunt.Research output: Other contribution › Online publication - Web publication
Datasets
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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
Activities
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22nd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS), Oostende, België
Kevin Scheers (Participant), Luc Denys (Participant), Jo Packet (Participant), Geert De Knijf (Participant) & Frederique Steen (Participant)
18-Apr-2022 → 22-Apr-2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Characeen im Hafengebiet von Antwerpen
Luc Denys (Speaker), Kevin Scheers (Speaker), Vincent Smeekens (Speaker), Jo Packet (Speaker) & An Leyssen (Speaker)
22-May-2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Pond mapping to inform conservation. Ponderings on a near-complete inventory of standing water bodies in lower Belgium
Luc Denys (Invited speaker), An Leyssen (Invited speaker), Jo Packet (Invited speaker), Kevin Scheers (Invited speaker), Vincent Smeekens (Invited speaker), Geert De Knijf (Invited speaker) & Carine Wils (Invited speaker)
2-Mar-2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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23rd Symposium of the International Association of Astacology
Kevin Scheers (Participant) & Xavier Vermeersch (Participant)
20-Jun-2022 → 27-Jun-2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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17 Characeeen Tagung
Luc Denys (Organiser), Jo Packet (Organiser), Kevin Scheers (Organiser), An Leyssen (Organiser), Vincent Smeekens (Organiser), Frederique Steen (Organiser) & Geert De Knijf (Organiser)
20-May-2022 → 22-May-2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting