Projects per year
Personal profile
Research expertise
Tim started in 2000 as a landscape ecologist at the Institute for Nature Conservation, working on ecological networks. He then initiated work on invasive species at the institute. He coordinates research on invasive species and is very active in international projects focused on sustainable control, the establishment of surveillance and early warning systems, citizen science, horizon scanning and risk assessment, impact research, and human dimensions research. His portfolio includes many international projects, such as LIFE, Interreg, and Horizon projects, as well as assignments for the European Commission and IUCN. Since 2024, Tim has been part of the INBO management team. He oversees the teams Species Diversity, Open Science Lab for Biodiversity, and Wildlife Management & Invasive Species.
Research expertise
Tim started in 2000 as a landscape ecologist at the Institute for Nature Conservation, working on ecological networks. He then initiated work on invasive species at the institute. He coordinates research on invasive species and is very active in international projects focused on sustainable control, surveillance and early warning systems, citizen science, horizon scanning and risk assessment, impact research and human dimensions. His portfolio includes many international projects, such as LIFE, Interreg, and Horizon projects, as well as assignments for the European Commission and IUCN. Since 2024, Tim has been part of the INBO management team. He oversees the teams Species Diversity, Open Science Lab for Biodiversity and Wildlife Management & Invasive Species.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Science
Thematic List 2020
- Invasive species
- Wildlife management
- Protected nature
- Data & infrastructure
- Flora & fauna
- Policy
Taxonomic List
- insects (Insecta)
- ladybirds (Coccinellidae)
- dragonflies (Odonata)
- crickets and grasshoppers (Orthoptera)
Policy
- biodiversity policy
- species directed nature management
- fauna management
- protected Flemish nature
- local conservation status
Geographic List
- Europe
- Flanders
- Flemish Sandy Region
- Belgium
VODS 2023
- Invasion biology
- Conservation and biodiversity
- Landscape ecology
- Environmental monitoring
- Wildlife and habitat management
- Environmental science and management not elsewhere classified
- Ecology not elsewhere classified
- Veterinary medicine not elsewhere classified
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Guarding European Waters from IAS (GuardIAS)
Adriaens, T. (Project leader), Brys, R. (Cooperator), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator), Everts, T. (Cooperator), Oldoni, D. (Cooperator), Petersen, F. (Cooperator) & Strubbe, D. (Cooperator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Undefined
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OneBiosecurity Systems and Technology for People, Places and Pathways (OneSTOP)
Reyserhove, L. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Delva, S. (Cooperator), Govaert, S. (Cooperator) & Strubbe, D. (Cooperator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Undefined
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Bridging biodiversity and beekeeping: exploring the impacts of the Yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) in Flanders
Van Ransbeeck, H. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator), Hillaert, J. (Cooperator) & Strubbe, D. (Cooperator)
1/11/24 → 31/10/28
Project: Undefined
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Refinement of the Functional Ecological Network of nature links in East Flanders
Spanhove, T. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Van Den Berghe, J. (Cooperator) & Van Uytvanck, J. (Cooperator)
1/09/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Undefined
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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: Undefined
Research output
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A demarcation of risk categories for invasion risk assessments using the Harmonia+ protocol
D'hondt, B., Vanderhoeven, S., Adriaens, T. & Branquart, E., 11-Mar-2025, 8 p.Research output: Other contribution › Online publication - Web publication
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Climate matching and occupancy analysis of species alien to Europe in support of horizon scanning
Delva, S., Strubbe, D., D'hondt, B., Nunes, A. L., Bond, G., Costello, K., Gospodinov, K., Novoa , A., Pyšek, P., Peyton,, J., Wolfgang, R., Roy, H. E., Scalera, R., Smith, K. G., Tricarico, E., Venter, T. & Adriaens, T., 2025, 5368 p. (Rapport niet door INBO uitgegeven)Research output: Book/Report › Report not published by INBO
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eDNA onthult verborgen kamsalamanders én oprukkende klauwkikkers
Brys, R., Everts, T., Speybroeck, J., van Doorn, L., Segal, M. & Adriaens, T., 2025, In: INBO Nieuwsbrief. juli 2025Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Nieuwsbrief
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GuardIAS en OneSTOP officieel uit de startblokken
Strubbe, D., Reyserhove, L. & Adriaens, T., 2025, In: INBO Nieuwsbrief. maart 2025Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Nieuwsbrief
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LIFE RIPARIAS: Kick-off Meeting GuardIAS & OneStop EU horizon projects
Thirion, M. & Adriaens, T., 23-Jan-2025, p. 1-13. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
Open AccessFile279 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Belgian baseline distribution of invasive alien species of Union concern (Regulation (EU) 1143/2014)
Adriaens, T. (Creator), Branquart, E. (Creator), Barbier, Y. (Creator), Coupremanne, M. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Devisscher, S. (Creator), Van Hoey, S. (Creator), Vanderhoeven, S. (Creator), Verreycken, H. (Creator) & Prévot, C. (Creator), 2018
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1288628, http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1288628
Dataset
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Resources from the workshop "Data for invasive species research, policy making and management".
Groom, Q. (Creator), Adriaens, T. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), De Wever, A. (Creator) & Vanderhoeven, S. (Creator), 2017
Dataset
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Belgian baseline distribution of invasive alien species of Union concern (EU Regulation 1143/2014).
Adriaens, T. (Creator), Branquart, E. (Creator), Barbier, Y. (Creator), Coupremanne, M. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Devisscher, S. (Creator), Van Hoey, S. (Creator), Vanderhoeven, S. (Creator), Verreycken, H. (Creator) & Prevot, C. (Creator), 2017
Dataset
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Muskrat captures in Flanders, Belgium
Cartuyvels, E. (Creator), Brosens, D. (Creator), Adriaens, T. (Creator), Baert, K. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Devisscher, S. (Creator), Neukermans, A. (Creator), Stuyck, J. (Creator) & Huysentruyt, F. (Creator), 6-May-2020
DOI: 10.15468/pequ4z, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/b7ee2a4d-8e10-410f-a951-a7f032678ffe#description
Dataset
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Data from: Successful eradication of a suburban Pallas’s squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus (Pallas 1779) (Rodentia, Sciuridae) population in Flanders (northern Belgium)
Adriaens, T. (Creator) & Stuyck, J. (Creator), 7-Jul-2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.j0r60, http://datadryad.org/handle/10255/dryad.91779?show=full
Dataset
Prizes
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2023 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge
Noé, N. (Recipient), Desmet, P. (Recipient), Adriaens, T. (Recipient), D'hondt, B. (Recipient), Reyserhove, L. (Recipient) & Oldoni, D. (Recipient), 18-Oct-2023
Prize: Distinctions
Activities
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Stakeholdergesprek Metaforum - Biodiversiteit
Adriaens, T. (Participant)
16-Jun-2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Symposium "De Wolf: Te Wild?"
Adriaens, T. (Participant)
6-May-2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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ANKONA-ontmoetingsdag 2025
Adriaens, T. (Speaker), Chanet, W. (Participant) & Van Ryckegem, G. (Speaker)
8-Feb-2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Study on Invasive Alien Species – Development of risk assessments to tackle priority species and enhance prevention Contract No 09.0201/2023/893829/ETU/D.2: kick-off year 2 (2025-2026)
Adriaens, T. (Speaker), Verreycken, H. (Participant) & Maesele, R. (Participant)
9-Jul-2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Joint kick-off meeting Horizon Europe projects Guarding GuardIAS and OneStop
Adriaens, T. (Participant), Strubbe, D. (Speaker), Petersen, F. (Speaker), Delva, S. (Participant), Reyserhove, L. (Speaker), Oldoni, D. (Speaker), Brys, R. (Speaker) & Everts, T. (Speaker)
20-Jan-2025 → 24-Jan-2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting