IMIS | Expertplatform - Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium

Facilitating access to biodiversity data, science and research information;
Encouraging interdisciplinary cooperation amongst scientists;
Stimulating interaction between scientists, policy makers and stakeholders in biodiversity research;
Advising on the designation of biodiversity research priorities;
Promoting Belgian biodiversity research at international fora.

Task and services

To accomplish our mission, the platform:

Valorizes Belgian biodiversity data by making them accessible worldwide, through a unified web portal. As national node for the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), we offer support to researchers in developing, linking and, eventually, hosting databases;
Develops BioBel, a reference database on biodiversity related research and resources in Belgium;
Animates thematic forums and organizes events on topical issues in biodiversity research to encourage communication and discussion between scientists, policy makers and stakeholders; they act as catalysts for the integration of science into biodiversity conservation and policy and as kernel for projects on specific problems related to the management and conservation of biodiversity;
Analyses scientific research with a view to contribute to the development of an effective and appropriate science policy;
Serves as interface between researchers and Belgian and international science policy organizations. As such, the platform is the secretariat of the European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy (EPBRS) and the National committee of the international biodiversity programme DIVERSITAS.

Publications (26)

Top | Persons | Projects | Datasets

( 16 peer reviewed )

split up

filter

Pascual, U.; Balvanera, P.; Anderson, C.B.; Chaplin-Kramer, R.; Christie, M.; González-Jiménez, D.; Martin, A.; Raymond, C.M.; Termansen, M.; Vatn, A.; Athayde, S.; Baptiste, B.; Barton, D.N.; Jacobs, S.; Kelemen, E.; Kumar, R.; Lazos, E.; Mwampamba, T.H.; Nakangu, B.; O’Farrell, P.; Subramanian, S.M.; van Noordwijk, M.; Ahn, S.; Amaruzaman, S.; Amin, A.M.; Arias-Arévalo, P.; Arroyo-Robles, G.; Cantú-Fernández, M.; Castro, A.J.; Contreras, V.; De Vos, A.; Dendoncker, N.; Engel, S.; Eser, U.; Faith, D.P.; Filyushkina, A.; Ghazi, H.; Gómez-Baggethun, E.; Gould, R.K.; Guibrunet, L.; Gundimeda, H.; Hahn, T.; Harmácková, Z.V.; Hernández-Blanco, M.; Horcea-Milcu, A.-I.; Huambachano, M.; Wicher, N.L.H.; Aydin, C.I.; Islar, M.; Koessler, A.-K.; Kenter, J.O.; Kosmus, M.; Lee, H.; Leimona, B.; Lele, S.; Lenzi, D.; Lliso, B.; Mannetti, L.M.; Merçon, J.; Monroy-Sais, A.S.; Mukherjee, N.; Muraca, B.; Muradian, R.; Murali, R.; Nelson, S.H.; Nemogá-Soto, G.R.; Ngouhouo-Poufoun, J.; Niamir, A.; Nuesiri, E.; Nyumba, T.O.; Özkaynak, B.; Palomo, I.; Pandit, R.; Pawłowska-Mainville, A.; Porter-Bolland, L.; Quaas, M.; Rode, J.; Rozzi, R.; Sachdeva, S.; Samakov, A.; Schaafsma, M.; Sitas, N.; Ungar, P.; Yiu, E.; Yoshida, Y.; Zent, E. (2023). Diverse values of nature for sustainability. Nature (Lond.) 620(7975): 813-823. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06406-9, more
Devos, K.; T´Jollyn, F.; Desmet, P.; Piesschaert, F.; Brosens, D. (2020). Watervogels – Wintering waterbirds in Flanders, Belgium. ZooKeys 915: 127-135. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.915.38265, more
Desmet, P.; Van Hoey, S.; Reyserhove, L.; Brosens, D.; Oldoni, D.; Milotic, T. (2019). Standardizing biologging data for LifeWatch: camera traps, acoustic telemetry and GPS tracking. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 3: e37413. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.37413, more
Groom, Q.; Desmet, P.; Reyserhove, L.; Adriaens, T.; Oldoni, D.; Vanderhoeven, S.; Baskauf, S.J.; Chapman, A.; McGeoch, M.; Walls, R.; Wieczorek, J.; Wilson, J.R.U.; Zermoglio, P.F.; Simpson, A. (2019). Improving Darwin Core for research and management of alien species. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 3: e38084. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.38084, more
Maes, D.; Brosens, D.; T’jollyn, F.; Desmet, P.; Piesschaert, F.; Van Hoey, S.; Adriaens, T.; Dekoninck, W.; Devos, K.; Lock, K.; Onkelinx, T.; Packet, J.; Speybroeck, J.; Thomaes, A.; Van Den Berge, K.; Van Landuyt, W.; Verreycken, H. (2019). A database of threat statuses and life-history traits of Red List species in Flanders (northern Belgium). Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e34089. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/bdj.7.e34089, more
Lepoint, G.; Heughebaert, A.; Michel, L.N. (2016). Epiphytic bryozoans on Neptune grass - a sample-based data set. ZooKeys 606: 1-10. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.606.8238, more
Lucy, F.E.; Roy, H.; Simpson, A.; Carlton, J.T.; Hanson, J.M.; Magellan, K.; Campbell, M.L.; Costello, M.J.; Pagad, S.; Hewitt, C.L.; McDonald, J.; Cassey, P.; Thomaz, S.; Katsanevakis, S.; Zenetos, A.; Tricarico, E.; Boggero, A.; Groom, Q.; Adriaens, T.; Vanderhoeven, S.; Torchin, M.; Hufbauer, R.; Fuller, P.; Carman, M.R.; Conn, D.B.; Vitule, J.R.S.; Canning-Clode, J.; Galil, B.S.; Ojaveer, H.; Bailey, S.A.; Therriault, T.W.; Claudi, R.; Gazda, A.; Dick, J.T.A.; Caffrey, J.; Witt, A.; Kenis, M.; Lehtiniemi, M.; Helmisaari, H.; Panov, V.E. (2016). INVASIVESNET towards an International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species. Manag. Biol. Inv. 7(2): 131-139. https://dx.doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2016.7.2.01, more
Michel, L.; Sturaro, N.; Heughebaert, A.; Lepoint, G. (2016). AxIOM: Amphipod crustaceans from insular Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows. Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e10109. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e10109, more
D’hondt, B.; Vanderhoeven, S.; Roelandt, S.; Mayer, F.; Versteirt, V.; Adriaens, T.; Ducheyne, E.; San Martin, G.; Grégoire, J.-C.; Stiers, I.; Quoilin, S.; Cigar, J.; Heughebaert, A.; Branquart, E. (2015). Harmonia⁺ and Pandora⁺: risk screening tools for potentially invasive plants, animals and their pathogens. Biological Invasions 17(6): 1869-1883. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0843-1, more
Vanderhoeven, S.; Adriaens, T.; D’hondt, B.; Van Gossum, H.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Verreycken, H.; Cigar, J.; Branquart, E. (2015). A science-based approach to tackle invasive alien species in Belgium – the role of the ISEIA protocol and the Harmonia information system as decision support tools. Manag. Biol. Inv. 6(2): 197–208. https://dx.doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2015.6.2.10, more
Flores, H.; Atkinson, A.; Kawaguchi, S.; Krafft, B.A.; Milinevsky, G.; Nicol, S.; Reiss, C.; Tarling, G.A.; Werner, R.; Bravo Rebolledo, E.; Cirelli, V.; Cuzin-Roudy, J.; Fielding, S.; Groeneveld, J.J.; Haraldsson, M.; Lombana, A.; Marschoff, E.; Meyer, B.; Pakhomov, E.A.; Rombolá, E.; Schmidt, K.; Siegel, V.; Teschke, M.; Tonkes, H.; Toullec, J.Y.; Trathan, P.N.; Tremblay, N.; Van de Putte, A.P.; Van Franeker, J.A.; Werner, T. (2012). Impact of climate change on Antarctic krill. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 458: 1-19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps09831, more
Segers, H.; De Smet, W.H.; Fischer, C.; Fontaneto, D.; Michaloudi, E.; Wallace, R.L.; Jersabek, C.D. (2012). Towards a list of available names in Zoology, partim Phylum Rotifera. Zootaxa 3179: 61-68, more
Volckaert, F.A.M.; Rock, J.; Van de Putte, A.P. (2012). Connectivity and molecular ecology of Antarctic fishes, in: di Prisco, G. et al. Adaptation and Evolution in Marine Environments, Volume 1. The Impacts of Global Change on Biodiversity. From Pole to Pole, : pp. 75-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27352-0_5, more
Massó i Alemán, S.; Bourgeois, C.; Appeltans, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; De Hauwere, N.; Stoffelen, P.; Heughebaert, A.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2010). The 'Mangrove Reference Database and Herbarium'. Plant Ecol. Evol. 143(2): 225-232. dx.doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2010.439, more
Gillikin, D.P.; De Wachter, B.; Tack, J.F. (2004). Physiological responses of two ecologically important Kenyan mangrove crabs exposed to altered salinity regimes. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 301(1): 93-109. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2003.09.024, more
Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Verneirt, M.; Cannicci, S.; Kairo, J.G.; Tack, J.F.; Koedam, N. (2002). An exploratory study on grapsid crab zonation in Kenyan mangroves. Wetlands Ecol. Manag. 10(3): 179-187, more
Adriaens, T; Branquart, E.; Gosse, D.; Reniers, J.; Vanderhoeven, S. (2019). Feasibility of eradication and spread limitation for species of Union concern sensu the EU IAS Regulation (EU 1143/2014) in Belgium. Report prepared in support of implementing the IAS Regulation in Belgium. Institute for Nature and Forest Research/Service Public de Wallonie/National Scientific Secretariat on Invasive Alien Species/Belgian Biodiversity Platform: [s.l.]. 222 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.21436/17033333, more
Vanderhoeven, S.; Adriaens, T.; Desmet, P.; Strubbe, D.; Backeljau, T.; Barbier, Y.; Brosens, D.; Cigar, J.; Coupremanne, M.; De Troch, R.; Eggermont, H.; Heughebaert, A.; Hostens, K.; Huybrechts, P.; Jacquemart, A.-L.; Lens, L.; Monty, A.; Paquet, J.-Y.; Prévot, C.; Robertson, T.; Termonia, P.; Van De Kerchove, R.; Van Hoey, G.; Van Schaeybroeck, B.; Vercayie, D.; Verleye, T.J.; Welby, S.; Groom, Q.J. (2017). Tracking Invasive Alien Species (TrIAS): building a data-driven framework to inform policy. Research Ideas and Outcomes 3: e13414. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/rio.3.e13414, more
Vanden Borre, J.; Nuyttens, D.; Tack, J.F. (2016). Het arendsoog van de wetenschap. De Landeigenaar in Vlaanderen 72: 28-30, more
Van de Putte, A.; Segers, H. (2013). www.biodiversity.aq. De toegangspoort tot biodiversiteitsgegevens van het Zuidpoolgebied. Sci. connect. (Ned. ed.) 41: 16-19, more
Vanderhoeven, S.; Branquart, E. (2013). Building knowledge for invasive species policy and management: the need for collaborative learning between actors, in: Robbens, J. et al. (Ed.) Non-indigenous species in the North-East Atlantic. Ostend, 20-22 November 2013: Book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 66: pp. 36, more
Segers, H.; Branquart, E. (Ed.) (2010). Science facing aliens. Proceedings of a scientific meeting on invasive aliens species. Belgian Biodiversity Platform: Brussel. ISBN 978901815114903. 93 pp., more
(2009). Guidelines for environmental impact assessment and list classification of non-native organisms in Belgium. Belgian Biodiversity Platform: Belgium. 4 pp., more
Branquart, E.; Segers, H. (Ed.) (2009). Abstract volume of the Science facing aliens meeting, Brussels 11th May 2009. Belgian Biodiversity Platform: Brussel. 64 + Presentations pp., more
Massó i Alemán, S.; Bourgeois, C.; Appeltans, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; De Hauwere, N.; Stoffelen, P.; Heughebaert, A.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2009). The mangrove reference database and herbarium, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts: an overview of marine research in Belgium anno 2009. 10th VLIZ Young Scientists' Day. Special edition at the occasion of 10 years VLIZ. VLIZ Special Publication, 43: pp. 93, more
Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Bouillon, S.; Tack, J.F.; Koedam, N. (2001). Spookjeswoud vol krabben. Nat. tech. 69(5): 66-71, more

Projects (3)	Top \| Persons \| Publications \| Datasets
ANTABIF: Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility, more Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria, more PESI: A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure, more

Datasets (3)

Top | Persons | Publications | Projects

Branquart E, Adriaens T, Desmet P, Devisscher S, D'hondt B, Denys L, Dumortier A, Latli A, Oldoni D, Packet J, Scheers K, Vanderhoeven S, Vermeersch X, Willeput R (2023). RIPARIAS target species list. Version 1.47. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Checklist dataset. https://ipt.inbo.be/resource?r=riparias-target-list&v=1.47, more
Desmet P, Reyserhove L, Oldoni D, Groom Q, Adriaens T, Vanderhoeven S, Pagad S (2023). Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Belgium. Version 1.13. Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG. Checklist dataset., more
Segers, H. (2005). Rotifera Checklist. Accessed through the European Register of Marine Species on [date], more

All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy

Top | Persons | Publications | Projects | Datasets