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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
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
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
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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IUCN Rapid Response Fund – eradication of the African clawed frog in collaboration with Wallonia
Segal, M. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Brys, R. (Cooperator), Everts, T. (Cooperator), Speybroeck, J. (Cooperator) & van Doorn, L. (Cooperator)
1/03/26 → 28/02/27
Project: EVINBO - Andere overheden
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Scientific study supporting a rapid response to an early-stage occurrence of the red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) in a Flemish dune ecosystem
Strubbe, D. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Janssens, K. (Cooperator), Spanoghe, G. (Cooperator) & Verstraete, H. (Cooperator)
5/01/26 → 30/09/35
Project: EVINBO - Europees
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Increased resilience against the invasive yellow-legged hornet through collaboration and novel technology
Hillaert, J. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator) & Desmet, P. (Cooperator)
1/01/26 → 30/06/27
Project: EVINBO - Vlaamse overheid
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Measuring public support for wolves
Rutten, A. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Casaer, J. (Cooperator), Gouwy, J. (Cooperator), Jacobs, S. (Cooperator), Mergeay, J. (Cooperator), Noël, C. (Cooperator), Sannen, K. (Cooperator) & Turkelboom, F. (Cooperator)
1/01/26 → 31/10/31
Project: INBO
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Monitoring and management of bird damage in fruit growing using passive acoustic monitoring (EVINBO)
Lathouwers, M. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Casaer, J. (Cooperator) & Huysentruyt, F. (Cooperator)
1/01/26 → 30/06/28
Project: EVINBO - Andere overheden
Research output
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Advies over voorzorgsmaatregelen tegen verspreiding van Afrikaanse klauwkikker
Segal, M. (Main author), Brys, R., D'hondt, B., Everts, T., Speybroeck, J., van Doorn, L. & Adriaens, T., 20-Mar-2026, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.5131)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Deliverable 2.5 - Workflow for detecting and prioritising emerging alien species based on GRIIS checklists and species occurrence cubes
Oldoni, D., Strubbe, D. & Adriaens, T., 29-May-2026, 42 p. (Rapport niet door INBO uitgegeven)Research output: Book/Report › Report not published by INBO
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Een kader voor de aanpak van invasieve uitheemse soorten in Vlaanderen: Een update van de soortenfiches (PrIUS-II)
D'hondt, B., Delva, S., Maex, B., Devisscher, S. & Adriaens, T., 2026, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 183 p. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 22)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Een snelle respons voor invasieve vogels en zoogdieren: Une réponse rapide contre les oiseaux et les mammifères envahissants
D'hondt, B., Verbist, B., Devisscher, S., Adriaens, T. & Pardon, N., 3-Feb-2026. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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Nieuws van het GuardIAS-project
Oldoni, D., Petersen, F., Strubbe, D., Everts, T., Brys, R. & Adriaens, T., 2026, In: INBO Nieuwsbrief. maart 2026Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Nieuwsbrief
Open Access
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), INBO, 13-Jun-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), zenodo, 28-Jan-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), INBO, 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), Dryad Digital Repository, 7-Jul-2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.j0r60, http://datadryad.org/handle/10255/dryad.91779?show=full
Dataset
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Occurrence cubes at species level for European countries
Oldoni, D. (Creator), Groom, Q. (Creator), Adriaens, T. (Creator), Hillaert, J. (Creator), Reyserhove, L. (Creator), Strubbe, D. (Creator), Vanderhoeven, S. (Creator) & Desmet, P. (Creator), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO), 5-Feb-2020
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3637910, http://10.5281/zenodo.10528506 and 6 more links, http://10.5281/zenodo.10074895, http://10.5281/zenodo.7389450, http://10.5281/zenodo.6341688, http://10.5281/zenodo.6334816, http://10.5281/zenodo.4299787, http://10.5281/zenodo.3637911 (show fewer)
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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GuardIAS Steering Committee meeting
Adriaens, T. (Participant)
13-Jan-2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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GuardIAS Steering Committee meeting
Adriaens, T. (Speaker)
24-Apr-2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Coordination Group meeting Life RIPARIAS
D'hondt, B. (Participant), Reyserhove, L. (Participant) & Adriaens, T. (Participant)
10-Mar-2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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GuardIAS General Assemblee meeting
Adriaens, T. (Speaker), Brys, R. (Speaker), Everts, T. (Speaker), Strubbe, D. (Speaker), Petersen, F. (Speaker) & Vermeylen, M. (Speaker)
11-May-2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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GuardIAS Workshop on Invasive Freshwater Plant Management
Petersen, F. (Organiser), Strubbe, D. (Organiser), Adriaens, T. (Organiser), D'hondt, B. (Participant) & Hillaert, J. (Participant)
18-May-2026 → 19-May-2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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