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Dr Boets, Pieter

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Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen; Vakgroep Dierwetenschappen en Aquatische Ecologie; Onderzoeksgroep Aquatische ecologie (AECO), more Direct contact at institute: E-mail:

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Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen; Vakgroep Dierwetenschappen en Aquatische Ecologie; Laboratorium voor Milieutoxicologie (GhEnToxLab), more

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Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria, more

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Boets P, Brosens D (2023): Monitoring of Oak processionary larvae (Thaumetopoea processionea) in the province of East Flanders, Belgium. v1.9. Province East Flanders. Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.inbo.be/resource?r=pov-oakprocessionary-occurrences&v=1.9, more
Boets P, Brosens D, Lock K, Adriaens T, Aelterman B, Mertens J, Goethals P L (2021): Alien macroinvertebrates in Flanders, Belgium. v1.9. Ghent University. Dataset/Occurrence., more
Boets P, Lock K, Mertens J, Goethals P, Adriaens T, Groom Q, Brosens D, Desmet P, Reyserhove L (2018): Inventory of alien macroinvertebrates in Flanders, Belgium. v1.5. Ghent University. Dataset/Checklist., more
Boets P, Pardon N, Reyserhove L, Oldoni D (2022): Monitoring of invasive alien crayfishes in the Flemish part of the LIFE RIPARIAS areas. v1.5. Agency for Nature and Forests (Flemish Government). Dataset/Samplingevent. https://ipt.inbo.be/resource?r=anb-crayfishes-occurrences&v=1.5, more
Mahieu F, Boets P, Zoeter Vanpoucke M, Reyserhove L, Oldoni D (2023). Monitoring of fishes and crustaceans by Province East Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. Version 1.49. Province East Flanders. Samplingevent dataset. https://ipt.inbo.be/resource?r=pov-fishes-occurrences&v=1.49, more
Distribution of crayfish in Flanders (Belgium): an update, more

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A1 Publications (33) [show]
Scheers, K.; Boets, P.; Abeel, T.; Van den Neucker, T. (2020). First report of alien crayfish of the Procambarus acutus species complex in Belgium. Bioinvasions Records 9(3): 562-569. https://dx.doi.org/10.3391/bir.2020.9.3.11, more Damanik-Ambarita, M.N.; Boets, P.; Nguyen, T.H.T.; Forio, M.A.E; Everaert, G.; Lock, K.; Musonge, P.L.S.; Suhareva, N.; Bennetsen, E.; Gobeyn, S.; Ho, T.L.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2018). Impact assessment of local land use on ecological water quality of the Guayas river basin (Ecuador). Ecological Informatics 48: 226-237. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2018.08.009, more Geerts, A.N.; Boets, P.; Van den Heede, S.; Goethals, P.; Van der Heyden, C. (2018). A search for standardized protocols to detect alien invasive crayfish based on environmental DNA (eDNA): a lab and field evaluation. Ecol. Indic. 84: 564-572. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.08.068, more Hering, D.; Borja, A.; Jones, J.I.; Pont, D.; Boets, P.; Bouchez, A.; Bruce, K.; Drakare, S.; Hänfling, B.; Kahlert, M.; Leese, F.; Meissner, K.; Mergen, P.; Reyjol, Y.; Segurado, P.; Vogler, A.; Kelly, M. (2018). Implementation options for DNA-based identification into ecological status assessment under the European Water Framework Directive. Wat. Res. 138: 192-205. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.003, more Nguyen, T.H.T.; Forio, M.A.E.; Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Damanik-Ambarita, M.N.; Suhareva, N.; Everaert, G.; Van der heyden, C.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Hoang, T.H.; Goethals, P.; Boets, P. (2018). Threshold responses of macroinvertebrate communities to stream velocity in relation to hydropower dam: a case study from the Guayas river basin (Ecuador). Water 10(9): 1195. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w10091195, more Nguyen, T.H.T.; Everaert, G.; Boets, P.; Forio, M.A.E.; Bennetsen, E.; Volk, M.; Hoang, T.H.T.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2018). Modelling tools to analyze and assess the ecological impact of hydropower dams. Water 10(3): 259. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w10030259, more Nguyen, T.H.T.; Forio, M.A.E.; Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Damanik-Ambarita, M.N.; Suhareva, N.; Everaert, G.; Van der heyden, C.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Hoang, T.H.; Goethals, P.; Boets, P. (2018). Threshold responses of macroinvertebrate communities to stream velocity in relation to hydropower dam: a case study from the Guayas river basin (Ecuador). Water 10(9): 1195. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w10091195, more Nguyen, T.H.T.; Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Forio, M.A.E.; Van Echelpoel, W.; Van Butsel, J.; Utreras, J.A.D.; Everaert, G.; Granda, L.E.D.; Hoang, T.H.T.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2017). Water quality related macroinvertebrate community responses to environmental gradients in the Portoviejo River (Ecuador). Ann. Limnol. 53: 203-219. https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/limn/2017007, more Boets, P.; Brosens, D.; Lock, K.; Adriaens, T.; Aelterman, B.; Mertens, J.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2016). Alien macroinvertebrates in Flanders (Belgium). Aquat. Invasions 11(2): 131-144. https://dx.doi.org/10.3391/ai.2016.11.2.03, more Damanik-Ambarita, M.N.; Lock, K.; Boets, P.; Everaert, G.; Nguyen, T.H.T.; Forio, M.A.E.; Musonge, P.L.S.; Suhareva, N.; Bennetsen, E.; Landuyt, D.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2016). Ecological water quality analysis of the Guayas river basin (Ecuador) based on macroinvertebrates indices. Limnologica 57: 27-59. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2016.01.001, more Damanik-Ambarita, M.N.; Everaert, G.; Forio, M.A.E.; Nguyen, T.H.T.; Lock, K.; Musonge, P.L.S.; Suhareva, N.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Bennetsen, E.; Boets, P.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2016). Generalized linear models to identify key hydromorphological and chemical variables determining the occurrence of macroinvertebrates in the Guayas river basin (Ecuador). Water 8(7): 297. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w8070297, more Verhelst, P.; Boets, P.; Van Thuyne, G.; Verreycken, H.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Mouton, A. (2016). The distribution of an invasive fish species is highly affected by the presence of native fish species: evidence based on species distribution modelling. Biological Invasions 18(2): 427-444. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-1016-y, more Boets, P.; Landuyt, D.; Everaert, G.; Broekx, S.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2015). Evaluation and comparison of data-driven and knowledge-supported Bayesian Belief Networks to assess the habitat suitability for alien macroinvertebrates. Environ. Model. Softw. 74: 92-103. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.09.005, more Forio, M.A.E.; Landuyt, D.; Bennetsen, E.; Lock, K.; Nguyen, T.H.T.; Damanik-Ambarita, M.N.; Musonge, P.L.S.; Boets, P.; Everaert, G.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2015). Bayesian belief network models to analyse and predict ecological water quality in rivers. Ecol. Model. 312: 222-238. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.05.025, more Gallardo, B.; Zieritz, A.; Adriaens, T.; Bellard, C.; Boets, P.; Britton, J.R.; Newman, J.R.; van Valkenburg, J.L.C.H.; Aldridge, D.C. (2015). Trans-national horizon scanning for invasive non-native species: a case study in western Europe. Biological Invasions 18(1): 17-30. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0986-0, more Nguyen, T.H.T.; Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Damanik-Ambarita, M.N.; Forio, M.A.E.; Sasha, P.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Hoang, T.H.T.; Everaert, G.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2015). Habitat suitability of the invasive water hyacinth and its relation to water quality and macroinvertebrate diversity in a tropical reservoir. Limnologica 52: 67-74. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2015.03.006, more Ambelu, A.; Mekonen, S.; Koch, M.; Addis, T.; Boets, P.; Everaert, G.; Goethals, P. (2014). The application of predictive modelling for determining bio-environmental factors affecting the distribution of blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the Gilgel Gibe watershed in southwest Ethiopia. PLoS One 9(11): e112221. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112221, more Boets, P.; Pauwels, I.S.; Lock, K.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2014). Using an integrated modelling approach for risk assessment of the 'killer shrimp' Dikerogammarus villosus. River Res. Applic. 30(4): 403-412. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rra.2658, more Caffrey, J.M.; Baars, J.-R.; Barbour, J.H.; Boets, P.; Boon, P.; Davenport, K.; Dick, J.T.A.; Early, J.; Edsman, L.; Gallagher, C.; Gross, J.; Heinimaa, P.; Horrill, C.; Hudin, S.; Hulme, P.E.; Hynes, S.; MacIsaac, H.J.; McLoone, P.; Millane, M.; Moen, T.L.; Moore, N.; Newman, J.; O’Conchuir, R.; O’Farrell, M.; O’Flynn, C.; Oidtmann, B.; Renals, T.; Ricciardi, A.; Roy, H.E.; Shaw, R.; Weyl, O.; Williams, F.; Lucy, F.E. (2014). Tackling invasive alien species in Europe: the top 20 issues. Manag. Biol. Inv. 5(1): 1-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2014.5.1.01, more Everaert, G.; De Neve, J.; Boets, P.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Mereta, S.T.; Ambelu, A.; Hoang, T.H.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Thas, O. (2014). Comparison of the abiotic preferences of macroinvertebrates in tropical river basins. PLoS One 9(10): e108898. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108898, more Holguin-Gonzalez, J.E.; Boets, P.; Everaert, G.; Pauwels, I.S.; Lock, K.; Gobeyn, S.; Benedetti, L.; Amerlinck, Y.; Nopens, I.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2014). Development and assessment of an integrated ecological modelling framework to assess the effect of investments in wastewater treatment on water quality. Wat. Sci. Tech. 70(11): 1798-1807. https://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2014.316, more Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2013). Modelling habitat preference, abundance and species richness of alien macrocrustaceans in surface waters in Flanders (Belgium) using decision trees. Ecological Informatics 17: 73-81. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2012.06.001, more Everaert, G.; Pauwels, I.S.; Boets, P.; Verduin, E.; de la Haye, M.A.A.; Blom, C.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2013). Model-based evaluation of ecological bank design and management in the scope of the European Water Framework Directive. Ecol. Eng. 53: 144-152. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.12.034, more Everaert, G.; Pauwels, I.S.; Boets, P.; Buysschaert, F.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2013). Development and assessment of ecological models in the context of the European Water Framework Directive: key issues for trainers in data-driven modeling approaches. Ecological Informatics 17: 111-116. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2012.10.007, more Holguin-Gonzalez, J.E.; Everaert, G.; Boets, P.; Galvis, A.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2013). Development and application of an integrated ecological modelling framework to analyze the impact of wastewater discharges on the ecological water quality of rivers. Environ. Model. Softw. 48: 27-36. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.06.004, more Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Adriaens, T.; Mouton, A.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2012). Distribution of crayfish (Decapoda, Astacoidea) in Flanders (Belgium): an update. Belg. J. Zool. 142(1): 86-92, more Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Janssen, C.R.; De Schamphelaere, K.A.C. (2012). A comparison of the short-term toxicity of cadmium to indigenous and alien gammarid species. Ecotoxicology 21(4): 1135-1144. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10646-012-0868-5, more Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2012). Assessing the importance of alien macro-Crustacea (Malacostraca) within macroinvertebrate assemblages in Belgian coastal harbours. Helgol. Mar. Res. 66(2): 175-187. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10152-011-0259-y, more Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2011). Shifts in the gammarid (Amphipoda) fauna of brackish polder waters in Flanders (Belgium). J. Crust. Biol. 31(2): 270-277. dx.doi.org/10.1651/10-3357.1, more Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2011). Using long-term monitoring to investigate the changes in species composition in the harbour of Ghent (Belgium). Hydrobiologia 663(1): 155-166. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-010-0567-2, more Everaert, G.; Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Džeroski, S.; Goethals, P. (2011). Using classification trees to analyze the impact of exotic species on the ecological assessment of polder lakes in Flanders, Belgium. Ecol. Model. 222(14): 2202-2212. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.08.013, more Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Messiaen, M.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2010). Combining data-driven methods and lab studies to analyse the ecology of Dikerogammarus villosus. Ecological Informatics 5(2): 133-139. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2009.12.005, more Messiaen, M.; Lock, K.; Gabriels, W.; Vercauteren, T.; Wouters, K.; Boets, P.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2010). Alien macrocrustaceans in freshwater ecosystems in the eastern part of Flanders (Belgium). Belg. J. Zool. 140(1): 30-39, more
Book [show]
Boets, P. (Ed.) (2014). Science for the new regulation: abstract book of the Benelux conference on invasive species. Ghent University: Ghent. 59 pp., more
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Van Echelpoel, W.; Boets, P.; Landuyt, D.; Gobeyn, S.; Everaert, G.; Bennetsen, E.; Mouton, A.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2015). Species distribution models for sustainable ecosystem management, in: Park, Y.-S. et al. Advanced modelling techniques studying global changes in environmental sciences. Developments in environmental modelling, 27: pp. 115-134. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-63536-5.00008-9, more
Thesis [show]
Boets, P. (2013). Impact assessment of alien macroinvertebrates in Flanders (Belgium). PhD Thesis. Ghent University: Gent. ISBN 978-90-5989-595-9. 209 pp., more
Abstracts (6) [show]
Grosemans, T.; Asselman, J.; Boets, P.; Mees, J.; De Schamphelaere, K.; Janssen, C. (2017). Detection and degradation of environmental DNA (eDNA) in the marine environment: a lab and field approach using plaice, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 39, more Grosemans, T.; Asselman, J.; Boets, P.; De Schamphelaere, K.; Janssen, C. (2016). Measuring biodiversity with a bottle of water: development and field validation of an eDNA approach with plaice, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 56, more Boets, P.; Faasse, M.; Lock, K.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2015). Alien macroinvertebrates in brackish and marine waters: the situation in Belgium and the Netherlands, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 24, more Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2013). Assessment of biopollution in Belgian coastal harbours, 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. 16, more Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2011). Influence of alien macro-Crustacea (Malacostraca) on macroinvertebrate assemblages in Belgian coastal harbours, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. pp. 14, more Boets, P.; Lock, K.; Goethals, P. (2009). Alien macro-crustaceans in freshwater ecosystems in Flanders, in: Branquart, E. et al. (Ed.) Abstract volume of the Science facing aliens meeting, Brussels 11th May 2009. pp. 20, more
Report [show]
Boets, P.; Dillen, A.; Buysse, T.; Poelman, E. (2018). Evaluatie van enkele recent aangelegde vistrappen in de provincie Oost-Vlaanderen. Provinciaal Centrum voor Milieuonderzoek/Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos: Gent. 10 pp., more

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