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Dr Eng. Goethals, Peter
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Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen; Vakgroep Dierwetenschappen en Aquatische Ecologie; Onderzoeksgroep Aquatische ecologie (AECO), more Function: Assistant Direct contact at institute: Tel.: +32-(0)9-264 37 68 E-mail:

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Application and development of evolutionary algorithms for the optimalisation of predictive models of macroinvertebrates in rivers, more
Linking and integrating ecological models in decision support systems for biological community management in rivers, more
Ontwikkelen van een index voor het biologisch kwaliteitselement vis voor de Vlaamse rivieren, meren en overgangswateren overeenkomstig de Europese Kaderrichtlijn Water - uittesten van de Europese ontwerphandleiding 'Refcond' voor het kwaliteitselement vis, more
The importance of estuarine and coastal areas for the migration of fish and recovery of populations, more

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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
Leone, G.; Catarino, A.I.; Pauwels, I.; Bossaer, M.; Conda Oco, R.; Chu, C.Y.; Troch, P.; Goethals, P.; Everaert, G.; Ghent University; Oceans & Lakes; Flanders Marine Institute; Research Institute for Nature and Forest: Belgium; (2024): Experimental data on the proportion of biota and plastic caught by two plastic clean-up mechanisms. Marine Data Archive., more
Leone, G.; Moulaert, I.; Devriese, L.I.; Sandra, M.; Pauwels, I.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Everaert, G.; Catarino, A.I.; Research Group Aquatic Ecology: Ghent University; Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Aquatic Management: Research Institute for Nature and Forest: Belgium; (2023): Plastic clean-up and prevention overview. Marine Data Archive., more
2021_Dijle: Pauwels, I.S., Elings, J., Goethals, P.L.M., Buysse, D., De Maerteleire, N., Pieters, S., Gelaude, E., Schneider, M., Coeck, J. 2021. One and two dimensional tracking of fish approaching a fish ladder during upstream migration (river Dijle, Rotselaar, Belgium)., more

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Elings, J.; Bruneel, S.; Pauwels, I.S.; Schneider, M.; Kopecki, I.; Coeck, J.; Mawer, R.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2024). Finding navigation cues near fishways. Biol. Rev. 99(1): 313-327. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/brv.13023, more Ho, L.; Barthel, M.; Pham, K.; Bodé, S.; Van Colen, C.; Moens, T.; Six, J.; Boeckx, P.; Goethals, P. (2024). Regulating greenhouse gas dynamics in tidal wetlands: Impacts of salinity gradients and water pollution. J. Environ. Manage. 364: 121427. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121427, more Sinclair, James S.; Welti, Ellen A. R.; Altermatt, Florian; Álvarez-Cabria, Mario; Aroviita, Jukka; Baker, Nathan J.; Barešová, Libuše; Barquín, José; Bonacina, Luca; Bonada, Núria; Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel; Csabai, Zoltán; de Eyto, Elvira; Dohet, Alain; Dörflinger, Gerald; Eriksen, Tor E.; Evtimova, Vesela; Feio, Maria J.; Ferréol, Martial; Floury, Mathieu; Forio, Marie Anne Eurie; Fornaroli, Riccardo; Goethals, Peter L. M.; Heino, Jani; Hering, Daniel; Huttunen, Kaisa-Leena; Jähnig, Sonja C.; Johnson, Richard K.; Kuglerová, Lenka; Kupilas, Benjamin; L’Hoste, Lionel; Larrañaga, Aitor; Leitner, Patrick; Lorenz, Armin W.; McKie, Brendan G.; Muotka, Timo; Osadčaja, Diana; Paavola, Riku; Palinauskas, Vaidas; Pařil, Petr; Pilotto, Francesca; Polášek, Marek; Rasmussen, Jes J.; Schäfer, Ralf B.; Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid; Scotti, Alberto; Skuja, Agnija; Straka, Michal; Stubbington, Rachel; Timm, Henn; Tyufekchieva, Violeta; Tziortzis, Iakovos; Vannevel, Rudy; Várbíró, Gábor; Velle, Gaute; Verdonschot, Ralf C. M.; Vray, Sarah; Haase, Peter (2024). Multi-decadal improvements in the ecological quality of European rivers are not consistently reflected in biodiversity metrics. Nature Ecology & Evolution 8(3): 430-441. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02305-4, more Bruneel, S.; Goossens, J.; Reubens, J.; Pauwels, I.; Moens, T.; Goethals, P.; Verhelst, P. (2023). Turning the tide: understanding estuarine detection range variability via structural equation models. Animal Biotelemetry 11(1): 38. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40317-023-00348-9, more De Cock, A.; Forio, M.A.E.; De Meulenaer, B.; Tack, F.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2023). The nutritional quality of the red mangrove crab (Ucides occidentalis), harvested at two reserves in the Guayas estuary. Food Chemistry 401: 134105. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134105, more De Cock, A.; Forio, M.A.E.; Croubels, S.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Jacxsens, L.; Lachat, C.; Roa-López, H.; Ruales, J.; Scheyvaerts, V.; Hidalgo, M.C.S.; Spanoghe, P.; Tack, F.M.G.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2023). Health risk-benefit assessment of the commercial red mangrove crab: implications for a cultural delicacy. Sci. Total Environ. 862: 11160737. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160737, more De Cock, A.; Forio, M.A.E.; Croubels, S.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Jacxsens, L.; Lachat, C.; Roa-Lopez, H.; Ruales, J.; Scheyvaerts, V.; Hidalgo, M.C.S.; Spanoghe, P.; Tack, F.M.G.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2023). Balancing health risks and benefits of red mangrove crab consumption. J. Shellfish Res. 42: 183, more De Cock, A.; Vandeputte, R.; Bruneel, S.; De Cock, L.; Liu, X.; Bermúdez, R.; Vanhaeren, N.; De Wit, B.; Ochoa, D.; De Maeyer, P.; Gautama, S.; Goethals, P. (2023). Construction of an orthophoto-draped 3D model and classification of intertidal habitats using UAV imagery in the Galapagos Archipelago. Drones 7(7): 416. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones7070416, more Ho, L.; Barthel, M.; Harris, S.; Vermeulen, K.; Six, J.; Bodé, S.; Boeckx, P.; Goethals, P. (2023). Unravelling spatiotemporal N₂O dynamics in an urbanized estuary system using natural abundance isotopes. Wat. Res. 247: 120771. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120771, more Ho, L.; Barthel, M.; Panique-Casso, D.; Vermeulen, K.; Bruneel, S.; Liu, X.; Bodé, S.; Six, J.; Boeckx, P.; Goethals, P. (2023). Impact of salinity gradient, water pollution and land use types on greenhouse gas emissions from an urbanized estuary. Environ. Pollut. 336: 122500. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122500, more Leone, G.; Moulaert, I.; Devriese, L.I.; Sandra, M.; Pauwels, I.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Everaert, G.; Catarino, A.I. (2023). A comprehensive assessment of plastic remediation technologies. Environ. Int. 173: 107854. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.107854, more Mawer, R.; Pauwels, I.S.; Bruneel, S.P.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Kopecki, I.; Elings, J.; Coeck, J.; Schneider, M. (2023). Individual based models for the simulation of fish movement near barriers: Current work and future directions. J. Environ. Manage. 335: 117538. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117538, more Pham, K.; Ho, L.; D'Incal, C.P.; De Cock, A.; Vanden Berghe, W.; Goethals, P. (2023). Epigenetic analytical approaches in ecotoxicological aquatic research. Environ. Pollut. 330: 121737. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121737, more Bruneel, S.; Ho, L.; Van Echelpoel, W.; Schoeters, A.; Raat, H.; Moens, T.; Bermúdez, R.; Luca, S.; Goethals, P. (2022). Sampling errors and variability in video transects for assessment of reef fish assemblage structure and diversity. PLoS One 17(7): e0271043. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271043, more Goossens, J.; Buyse, J.; Bruneel, S.; Verhelst, P.; Goethals, G.; Torreele, E.; Moens, T.; Reubens, J. (2022). Taking the time for range testing: an approach to account for temporal resolution in acoustic telemetry detection range assessments. Animal Biotelemetry 10(1): 17. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40317-022-00290-2, more Leone, G.; Catarino, A.I.; Pauwels, I.; Mani, T.; Tishler, M.; Egger, M.; Forio, M.A.E.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Everaert, G. (2022). Integrating Bayesian Belief Networks in a toolbox for decision support on plastic clean-up technologies in rivers and estuaries. Environ. Pollut. 296: 118721. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118721, more Pontón-Cevallos, J.; Ramírez-Valarezo, N.; Pozo-Cajas, M.; Rodríguez-Jácome, G.; Navarrete-Forero, G.; Moity, N.; Villa-Cox, G.; Ramírez-González, J.; Barragán-Paladines, M.J.; Bermúdez-Monsalve, J.R.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2022). Fishers' local ecological knowledge to support mangrove research in the Galapagos. Front. Mar. Sci. 9: 911109. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.911109, more Bennetsen, E.; Gobeyn, S.; Everaert, G.; Goethals, P. (2021). Setting priorities in river management using habitat suitability models. Water 13(7): 886. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w13070886, more Bruneel, S.; Van Echelpoel, W.; Ho, L.; Raat, H.; Schoeters, A.; De Troyer, N.; Sor, R.; Ponton-Cevallos, J.; Vandeputte, R.; Van der Heyden, C.; De Saeyer, N.; Forio, M.A.E.; Bermúdez, R.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Luca, S.; Moens, T.; Goethals, P. (2021). Assessing the drivers behind structure and diversity of fish assemblages associated with rocky shores in the Galapagos Archipelago. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 9(4): 375. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse9040375, more De Cock, A.; De Troyer, N.; Eurie, M.A.F.; Arevalo, I.G.; Van Echelpoel, W.; Jacxsens, L.; Luca, S.; Du Laing, G.; Tack, F.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2021). From mangrove to fork: metal presence in the Guayas Estuary (Ecuador) and commercial mangrove crabs. Foods 10(8): 1880. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10081880, more De Cock, A.; Forio, M.A.E.; De Troyer, N.; García-Arévalo, I.; Deknock, A.; Van Echelpoel, W.; Riascos-Flores, L.; De Rop, J.; Jacxsens, L.; Spanoghe, P.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2021). From field to plate: agricultural pesticide presence in the guayas estuary (Ecuador) and commercial mangrove crabs. Environ. Pollut. 289: 117955. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117955, more Gebremedhin, S.; Bruneel, S.; Getahun, A.; Anteneh, W.; Goethals, P. (2021). Scientific methods to understand fish population dynamics and support sustainable fisheries management. Water 13(4): 574. https://hdl.handle.net/10.3390/w13040574, more Pontón-Cevallos, J.; Marín Jarrín, J.R.; Rosado-Moncayo, A.M.; Bonifaz, M.J.; Quiroga, M.d.M.; Espinoza, M.E.; Borbor-Cordova, M.J.; Pozo-Cajas, M.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Dominguez-Granda, L.E. (2021). Spatio-temporal variability of Brachyura larval assemblages in mangroves of the Gulf of Guayaquil's inner estuary. Regional Studies in Marine Science 41: 101601. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101601, more Riascos-Flores, L.; Bruneel, S.; Van der Heyden, C.; Deknock, A.; Van Echelpoel, W.; Forio, M.A.E.; De Saeyer, N.; Vanden Berghe, W.; Spanoghe, P.; Bermúdez, R.; Dominguez-Granda, L.; Goethals, P. (2021). Polluted paradise: occurrence of pesticide residues within the urban coastal zones of Santa Cruz and Isabela (Galapagos, Ecuador). Sci. Total Environ. 763: 142956. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142956, more Sampantamit, T.; Ho, L.; Lachat, C.; Hanley-Cook, G.; Goethals, P. (2021). The contribution of Thai fisheries to sustainable seafood consumption: national trends and future projections. Foods 10(4): 880. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10040880, more Verhelst, P.; Reubens, J.; Buysse, D.; Goethals, P.; Van Wichelen, J.; Moens, T. (2021). Toward a roadmap for diadromous fish conservation: the Big Five considerations. Front. Ecol. Environ. 19(7): 396-403. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1002/fee.2361, more Bruneel, S.; Verhelst, P.; Reubens, J.; Luca, S.; Coeck, J.; Moens, T.; Goethals, P. (2020). Combining disciplines: dealing with observed and cryptic animal residencies in passive telemetry data by applying econometric decision-making models. Ecol. Model. 438: 109340. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109340, more Bruneel, S.; Verhelst, P.; Reubens, J.; Baetens, J.M.; Coeck, J.; Moens, T.; Goethals, P. (2020). Quantifying and reducing epistemic uncertainty of passive acoustic telemetry data from longitudinal aquatic systems. Ecological Informatics 59: 101133. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2020.101133, more Ho, L.; Alonso, A.; Eurie Forio, M.A.; Vanclooster, M.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2020). Water research in support of the Sustainable Development Goal 6: a case study in Belgium. J. Clean. Prod. 277: 124082. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124082, more Pontón-Cevallos, J.F.; Bruneel, S.; Marín Jarrín, J.R.; Ramírez-González, J.; Bermúdez-Monsalve, J.R.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2020). Vulnerability and decision-making in multispecies fisheries: a risk assessment of bacalao (Mycteroperca olfax) and related species in the Galapagos' handline fishery. Sustainability 12(17): 6931. https://hdl.handle.net/10.3390/su12176931, more Sampantamit, T.; Ho, L.; Van Echelpoel, W.; Lachat, C.; Goethals, P. (2020). Links and trade-offs between fisheries and environmental protection in relation to the sustainable development goals in Thailand. Water 12(2): 399. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w12020399, more Sampantamit, T.; Ho, L.; Lachat, C.; Sutummawong, N.; Sorgeloos, P.; Goethals, P. (2020). Aquaculture production and its environmental sustainability in Thailand: challenges and potential solutions. Sustainability 12(5): 2010. https://hdl.handle.net/10.3390/su12052010, more Sampantamit, T.; Noranarttragoon, P.; Lachat, C.; Goethals, P. (2019). Evolution of fish and shellfish supplies originating from wild fisheries in Thailand between 1995 and 2015. Sustainability 11(24): 7198. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11247198, more Bruneel, S.; Gobeyn, S.; Verhelst, P.; Reubens, J.; Moens, T.; Goethals, P. (2018). Implications of movement for species distribution models - rethinking environmental data tools. Sci. Total Environ. 628-629: 893-905. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.026, 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 Damanik-Ambarita, M.N.; Everaert, G.; Goethals, P. (2018). Ecological models to infer the quantitative relationship between land use and the aquatic macroinvertebrate community. Water 10(2): 184. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w10020184, 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 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 Verhelst, P.; Buysse, D.; Reubens, J.; Pauwels, I.; Aelterman, B.; Van Hoey, S.; Goethals, P.; Coeck, J.; Moens, T.; Mouton, A.M. (2018). Downstream migration of European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) in an anthropogenically regulated freshwater system: Implications for management. Fish. Res. 199: 252-262. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2017.10.018, more Verhelst, P.; Baeyens, R.; Reubens, J.; Benitez, J.-P.; Coeck, J.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Ovidio, M.; Vergeynst, J.; Moens, T.; Mouton, A.M. (2018). European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) migration behaviour in a highly regulated shipping canal. Fish. Res. 206: 176-184. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.05.013, more Verhelst, P.; Bruneel, S.; Reubens, J.; Coeck, J.; Goethals, P.; Oldoni, D.; Moens, T.; Mouton, A. (2018). Selective tidal stream transport in silver European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) – Migration behaviour in a dynamic estuary. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 213: 260-268. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2018.08.025, more Verhelst, P.; De Meyer, J.; Reubens, J.; Coeck, J.; Goethals, P.; Moens, T.; Mouton, A.M. (2018). Unimodal head-width distribution of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) from the Zeeschelde does not support disruptive selection. PeerJ 6: e5773. https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5773, more Verhelst, P.; Reubens, J.; Pauwels, I.; Buysse, D.; Aelterman, B.; Van Hoey, S.; Goethals, P.; Moens, T.; Coeck, J.; Mouton, A. (2018). Movement behaviour of large female yellow European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) in a freshwater polder area. Ecol. Freshw. Fish. 27(1): 471-480. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eff.12362, more Jerves-Cobo, R.; Everaert, G.; Iñiguez-Vela, X.; Córdova-Vela, G.; Díaz-Granda, C.; Cisneros, F.; Nopens, I.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2017). A methodology to model environmental preferences of EPT taxa in the Machangara river basin (Ecuador). Water 9(3): 195. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w9030195, 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.; 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 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 Everaert, G.; De Laender, F.; Claessens, M.; Baert, J.; Monteyne, E.; Roose, P.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Janssen, C.R. (2016). Realistic environmental mixtures of hydrophobic compounds do not alter growth of a marine diatom. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 102(1): 58-64. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.11.058, more Everaert, G.; Bennetsen, E.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2016). An applicability index for reliable and applicable decision trees in water quality modelling. Ecological Informatics 32: 1-6. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2015.12.004, more Everaert, G.; Pauwels, I.; Bennetsen, E.; Goethals, P. (2016). Development and selection of decision trees for water management: impact of data preprocessing, algorithms and settings. Ai Communications 29(6): 711-723. https://dx.doi.org/10.3233/aic-160711, more Gobeyn, S.; Bennetsen, E.; Van Echelpoel, W.; Everaert, G.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2016). Impact of abundance data errors on the uncertainty of an ecological water quality assessment index. Ecol. Indic. 60: 746-753. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.07.031, more Huisman, J.; Verhelst, P.; Deneudt, K.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Moens, T.; Nagelkerke, L.A.J.; Nolting, C.; Reubens, J.; Schollema, P.P.; Winter, H.V.; Mouton, A. (2016). Heading south or north: novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 554: 257-262. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps11797, 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 Anh, P.V.; Everaert, G.; Goethals, P.; Vinh, C.; De Laender, F. (2015). Production and food web efficiency decrease as fishing activity increases in a coastal ecosystem. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 165: 226-236. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.05.019, 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 Everaert, G.; De Laender, F.; Goethals, P.; Janssen, C.R. (2015). Relative contribution of persistent organic pollutants to marine phytoplankton biomass dynamics in the North Sea and the Kattegat. Chemosphere 134: 76-83. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.03.084, more Everaert, G.; De Laender, F.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Janssen, C.R. (2015). Multidecadal field data support intimate links between phytoplankton dynamics and PCB concentrations in marine sediments and biota. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49(14): 8704-8711. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b01159, 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 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 Anh, P.V.; De Laender, F.; Everaert, G.; Vinh, C.T.; Goethals, P. (2014). An integrated food web model to test the impact of fisheries management scenarios on the coastal ecosystem of Vietnam. Ocean Coast. Manag. 92: 74-86. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.02.003, 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 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 Everaert, G.; De Laender, F.; Deneudt, K.; Roose, P.; Mees, J.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Janssen, C.R. (2014). Additive modelling reveals spatiotemporal PCBs trends in marine sediments. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 79(1-2): 47-53. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.01.002, 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 Nguyen, H.H.; Everaert, G.; Gabriels, W.; Hoang, T.H.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2014). A multimetric macroinvertebrate index for assessing the water quality of the Cau river basin in Vietnam. Limnologica 45: 16-23. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2013.10.001, more Pham, D.T.; Everaert, G.; Janssens, N.; Alvarado, A.; Nopens, I.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2014). Algal community analysis in a waste stabilisation pond. Ecol. Eng. 73: 302-306. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.09.046, more Van der Biest, K.; D’Hondt, R.; Jacobs, S.; Landuyt, D.; Staes, J.; Goethals, P.; Meire, P. (2014). EBI: An index for delivery of ecosystem service bundles. Ecol. Indic. 37: 252–265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.04.006, 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.; 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 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 Hoang, T.H.; Mouton, A.; Lock, K.; De Pauw, N.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2013). Integrating data-driven ecological models in an expert-based decision support system for water management in the Du river basin (Vietnam). Environ. Monit. Assess. 185(1): 631-642. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-012-2580-6, 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). 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 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 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 Lock, K.; Mees, J.; Vincx, M.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2011). Did global warming and alien invasions affect surf zone hyperbenthic communities on sandy beaches in Belgium? Hydrobiologia 664(1): 173-181. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-010-0597-9, more Mouton, A.M.; Alcaraz-Hernández, J.D.; De Baets, B.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Martínez-Capel, F. (2011). Data-driven fuzzy habitat suitability models for brown trout in Spanish Mediterranean rivers. Environ. Model. Softw. 26(5): 615-622. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.12.001, 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 Mouton, A.M.; De Baets, B.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2010). Ecological relevance of performance criteria for species distribution models. Ecol. Model. 221(16): 1995-2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.04.017, more Mouton, A.M.; Dedecker, A.P.; Lek, S.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2010). Selecting variables for habitat suitability of Asellus (Crustacea, Isopoda) by applying input variable contribution methods to artificial neural network models. Environ. Model. Assessm. 15(1): 65-79. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10666-009-9192-8, more Thu Huong, H.; Lock, K.; Mouton, A.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2010). Application of classification trees and support vector machines to model the presence of macroinvertebrates in rivers in Vietnam. Ecological Informatics 5(2): 140-146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2009.12.001, more Merckx, B.; Goethals, P.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2009). Predictability of marine nematode biodiversity. Ecol. Model. 220(11): 1449-1458. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.03.016, more Mouton, A.M.; De Baets, B.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2009). Knowledge-based versus data-driven fuzzy habitat suitability models for river management. Environ. Model. Softw. 24(8): 982-993. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.02.005, more Mouton, A.M.; Van der Most, H.; Jeuken, A.; Goethals, P.L.M.; De Pauw, N. (2009). Evaluation of river basin restoration options by the application of the Water Framework Directive Explorer in the Zwalm River basin (Flanders, Belgium). River Res. Applic. 25(1): 82-97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rra.1106, more Mouton, A.M.; De Baets, B.; Van Broekhoven, E.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2009). Prevalence-adjusted optimisation of fuzzy models for species distribution. Ecol. Model. 220(15): 1776-1786. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.04.020, more Mouton, A.M.; Jowett, I.; Goethals, P.L.M.; De Baets, B. (2009). Prevalence-adjusted optimisation of fuzzy habitat suitability models for aquatic invertebrate and fish species in New Zealand. Ecological Informatics 4(4): 215-225. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2009.07.006, more Mouton, A.M.; Schneider, M.; Peter, A.; Holzer, G.; Müller, R.; Goethals, P.L.M.; De Pauw, N. (2008). Optimisation of a fuzzy physical habitat model for spawning European grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.) in the Aare river (Thun, Switzerland). Ecol. Model. 215(1-3): 122-132. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.02.028, more Willems, W.; Goethals, P.; Van den Eynde, D.; Van Hoey, G.; Van Lancker, V.; Verfaillie, E.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2008). Where is the worm? Predictive modelling of the habitat preferences of the tube-building polychaete Lanice conchilega. Ecol. Model. 212(1-2): 74-79. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.10.017, more Mouton, A.; Meixner, H.; Goethals, P.L.M.; De Pauw, N.; Mader, H. (2007). Concept and application of the usable volume for modelling the physical habitat of riverine organisms. River Res. Applic. 23(5): 545-558. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rra.998, more Mouton, A.M.; Schneider, M.; Depestele, J.; Goethals, P.L.M.; De Pauw, N. (2007). Fish habitat modelling as a tool for river management. Ecol. Eng. 29(3): 305-315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2006.11.002, more Breine, J.; Simoens, I.; Goethals, P.; Quataert, P.; Ercken, D.; Van Liefferinghe, C.; Belpaire, C. (2004). A fish-based index of biotic integrity for upstream brooks in Flanders (Belgium). Hydrobiologia 522(1-3): 133-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:HYDR.0000029991.42922.a4, more
Peer reviewed publication [show]
Willems, W.R.; Rees, H.L.; Vincx, M.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Degraer, S. (2007). Relations and interactions between environmental factors and biotic properties, in: Rees, H.L. et al. (Ed.) Structure and dynamics of the North Sea benthos. ICES Cooperative Research Report, 288: pp. 69-90, more
Books (2) [show]
Willems, W.; Rees, H.; Vincx, M.; Goethals, P.; Degraer, S. (2007). The ICES North Sea Benthos Project 2000: Relations and interactions between environmental factors and biotic properties. CM Documents - ICES, CM 2007(A:08). ICES: Copenhagen. 1 pp., more Goethals, P.; De Pauw, N. (2002). Ecological informatics applications in water management conference, Gent (Belgium), 6-7 November 2002: Abstract book. International Society for Ecological Informatics: Gent. 44 pp., more
Book chapters (11) [show]
Verhelst, P.; Reubens, J.; Moens, T.; Goethals, P.; Buysse, D.; Coeck, J.; Mouton, A. (2016). Estuarine behaviour of European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the Scheldt estuary, in: Webb, J.A. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics. Melbourne, Australia, 7-12 February 2016. pp. 1-3, more 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 Merckx, B.; Goethals, P.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2011). Predictability of marine nematode biodiversity, in: Merckx, B. Habitat suitability and community modelling of marine benthos = Modeleren van habitatgeschiktheid en gemeenschapsstructuren van marien benthos. pp. 45-64, more De Laender, F.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Vanrolleghem, P.A.; Janssen, C.R. (2005). Ecological effect assessment through the combination of mechanistic and data driven models, in: Proceedings Final Conference COST-626 European Aquatic Modelling Network. Silkeborg, Denmark, May 19-20 2005. pp. 137-145, more Adriaenssens, V.; Goethals, P.; Dedecker, A.; D'heygere, T.; De Pauw, N. (2002). Data collection in the Zwalm river basin for the prediction of the effect of restoration actions on macroinvertebrate communities, in: Goethals, P. et al. Ecological informatics applications in water management conference, Gent (Belgium), 6-7 November 2002: Abstract book. pp. 14, more Dakou, E.; D'heygere, T.; Goethals, P.; De Pauw, N.; Lazaridou-Dimitriadou, M. (2002). Comparison of the performance of decision tree and ANN-models predicting benthic macroinvertebrates in the Axios River (Greece), in: Goethals, P. et al. Ecological informatics applications in water management conference, Gent (Belgium), 6-7 November 2002: Abstract book. pp. 32, more Dedecker, A.; Goethals, P.L.M.; De Pauw, N. (2002). Use of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models and Geographical Information systems (GIS) to simulate the migration of Gammarus pulex in the Zwalm river basin (Flanders, Belgium), in: Goethals, P. et al. Ecological informatics applications in water management conference, Gent (Belgium), 6-7 November 2002: Abstract book. pp. 42, more D'heygere, T.; Adriaenssens, V.; Dedecker, A.; Gabriels, W.; Goethals, P.; De Pauw, N. (2002). Development of a decision support system for integrated water management in the Zwalm river basin, Belgium, in: Goethals, P. et al. Ecological informatics applications in water management conference, Gent (Belgium), 6-7 November 2002: Abstract book. pp. 36, more Gabriels, W.; Goethals, P.; De Pauw, N. (2002). Prediction of benthic macroinvertebrate abundance in Flemish watercourses using artificial neural networks and multiple regression, in: Goethals, P. et al. Ecological informatics applications in water management conference, Gent (Belgium), 6-7 November 2002: Abstract book. pp. 24, more Gabriels, W.; Goethals, P.L.M.; De Pauw, N. (2002). Self Organising Maps for analysing and classifying benthic macroinvertebrate communities in Flanders, in: Goethals, P. et al. Ecological informatics applications in water management conference, Gent (Belgium), 6-7 November 2002: Abstract book. pp. 39, more Goethals, P.; De Pauw, N. (2002). Ecological informatics applications in water management: state-of-the-art, in: Goethals, P. et al. Ecological informatics applications in water management conference, Gent (Belgium), 6-7 November 2002: Abstract book. pp. 10, more
Thesis [show]
Goethals, P.L.M. (2005). Data driven development of predictive ecological models for benthic macroinvertebrates in rivers. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 377 pp., more
Abstracts (24) [show]
Leone, G.; Catarino, A.I.; Pauwels, I.; Bossaer, M.; Oco Conda, R.; Chu, C.-Y.; Troch, P.; Goethals, P.; Everaert, G. (2024). Assessing of plastic and biota removal by plastic clean-up mechanisms in artificial flume settings, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 84, more Leone, G.; Moulaert, I.; Devriese, L.; Pauwels, I.; Sandra, M.; Goethals, P.; Everaert, G.; Catarino, A.I. (2023). Assessing characteristics, uses, and potential environmental impact of plastic remediation technologies, in: SETAC Europe 33rd annual meeting, 30 April–4 Day 2023 \| Dublin, Ireland + online “Data-driven environmental decision-making”: Abstract Book. pp. 672, more Leone, G.; Moulaert, I.; Devriese, L.I.; Sandra, M.; Pauwels, I.; Goethals, P.; Everaert, G.; Catarino, A.I. (2023). Assessing the state-of-the-art of plastic clean-up and prevention technologies based on a systematic review of scientific literature in combination with resources from practical applications, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 68, more Leone, G.; Catarino, A.I.; Pauwels, I.; Mani, T.; Tishler, M.; Egger, M.; Forio, M.A.E.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Everaert, G. (2022). Bayesian Belief Networks to reduce unintentional bycatch in riverine and estuarine plastic removal systems, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 62, more Leone, G.; Catarino, A.I.; Pauwels, I.; Mani, T.; Tishler, M.; Egger, M.; Forio, M.; Goethals, P.; Everaert, G. (2022). Bayesian Belief Networks as a toolbox for the creation of a decision support framework for plastic clean-up technology selection in rivers and estuaries, in: SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting 15–19 may 2022 \| Copenhagen, Denmark: “Towards a reduced pollution society”. Abstract Book. pp. 422, more Leone, G.; Catarino, A.I.; Pauwels, I.; Mani, T.; Tishler, M.; Egger, M.; Forio, M.A.E.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2022). Assisting stakeholders in their choice of riverine and estuarine plastic clean-up technologies with the aid of Bayesian Belief Networks, in: EGU General Assembly 2022. Vienna, Austria & Online, 23–27 May 2022. pp. EGU22-4092. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-4092, more Leone, G.; Moulaert, I.; Devriese, L.; Sandra, M.; Pauwels, I.; Goethals, P.; Catarino, A.I.; Everaert, G. (2022). Challenges, prospects, and opportunities for plastic remediation technologies, in: MICRO 2022, Online Atlas Edition: Plastic Pollution from MACRO to nano, 14-18 November 2022. pp. 427076. https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7216628, more Verhelst, P.; Huisman, J.; Reubens, J.; Baeyens, R.; Buysse, D.; Coeck, J.; Deneudt, K.; Goethals, P.; Griffioen, B.; Moens, T.; Nagelkerke, L.A.J.; Nolting, C.; Pauwels, I.; Schollema, P.P.; Van Keeken, O.; Winter, H.; Mouton, A. (2018). Heading South or North: novel insights on European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) migration in the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53^rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 97, more Bruneel, S.; Verhelst, P.-J.; Moens, T.; Goethals, P. (2017). Abiotic modelling options of estuarine areas as building blocks for ecological predictions, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 9, more Everaert, G.; De Laender, F.; Goethals, P.; Janssen, C.R. (2016). The biological pollutant pump. How a phytoplankton bloom alters the concentrations of organic chemicals in the marine environment, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 51, more Verhelst, P.; Reubens, J.; Goethals, P.; Mouton, A.; Moens, T. (2016). Acoustic telemetry as a tool for cod stock assessment, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 40, more Verhelst, P.; Reubens, J.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Mouton, A.; Moens, T. (2016). The importance of acoustic telemetry for restoring fish stocks, in: Seys, J. et al. (Ed.) CommOCEAN2016 - 2nd International Marine Science Communication Conference. 6-7 December 2016. Bruges, Belgium: Book of Abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 78: pp. 104, 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 Everaert, G.; De Laender, F.; Claessens, M.; Baert, J.; Roose, P.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Janssen, C.R. (2015). Much to do about nothing? Assessing the toxicity of realistic marine contaminant mixtures, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 62, 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 Everaert, G.; De Laender, F.; Deneudt, K.; Roose, P.; Mees, J.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Janssen, C.R. (2013). PCBs still sticking around, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 45, 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 Everaert, G.; De Laender, F.; Deneudt, K.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Janssen, C.R. (2011). Should anthropogenic influences be incorporated in marine habitat suitability models?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 34, 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 Merckx, B.; Goethals, P.; Steyaert, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2007). Predicting nematode biodiversity using artificial neural networks, in: Thirteenth International Meiofauna Conference (THIRIMCO) July 29 - August 3, 2007, Recife, Brazil: Abstract book. pp. [19], more Willems, W.; Goethals, P.; Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Verfaillie, E.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2005). Habitat suitability modelling of the North Sea macrobenthos: data exploration, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2005: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 20: pp. 70, more D'heygere, T.; Goethals, P.; De Pauw, N. (2002). Input variables selection in neural network ecosystem models: comparison of senso-nets and genetic algorithms, in: Goethals, P. et al. Ecological informatics applications in water management conference, Gent (Belgium), 6-7 November 2002: Abstract book. pp. 22, more Goethals, P.L.M.; Adriaenssens, V.; Maes, J.; Ercken, D.; Breine, J.; Simoens, I.; van Liefferinge, C.; Verhaegen, G.; Ollevier, F.; De Pauw, N.; Belpaire, C. (2002). Assessment of fish communities in the Scheldt estuary in Flanders (Belgium) by means of an Index of Biotic Integrity, in: ECSA Local Meeting: ecological structures and functions in the Scheldt Estuary: from past to future, Antwerp, Belgium October 7-10, 2002: abstract book. pp. 43, more Verslycke, T.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Vandenbergh, G.; Callebaut, K.; Janssen, C.R. (2002). Application of rule induction techniques for detecting the possible impact of endocrine disruptors on the North Sea ecosystem, in: Brown, M. et al. The Colour of Ocean Data: International Symposium on oceanographic data and information management, with special attention to biological data. Brussels, Belgium, 25-27 November 2002: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 11: pp. 21, more
Reports (7) [show]
De Troyer, N.; Lock, K.; Goethals, P.; Dorenbosch, M.; Claus, M.; Liefveld, W.; Van de Moortel, I.; Thant, S. (2023). Nota aquatische ecologie. Universiteit Gent/Bureau Waardenburg/Antea Group: [s.l.]. 92 pp., more Nicolai, R.; Gensen, M.; Van de Moortel, I.; Michielsen, S.; Thant, S.; Boudewijn, T.; van der Jagt, H.; de Jong, J.; Middelveld, R.P.; Van Echelpoel, W.; Bruneel, S.; Goethals, P.; Postma, R. (2023). Beleidssamenvatting T2021 Evaluatie Schelde-estuarium: De toestand van Veiligheid, Toegankelijkheid en Natuurlijkheid. HKV/Antea Group/Universiteit Gent/Bureau Waardenburg: Nederland/België. 20 pp., more Vuik, V.; Lambregts, P.; Botterhuis, T.; De Troyer, N.; Lock, K.; Goethals, P.; van de Haterd, R.; Doef, J.; Boudewijn, T.; Van de Moortel, I.; Thant, S.; Michielsen, S.; Hyde, P. (2022). Impact van verzilting en verminderde bovenafvoer in en rond kanaal Gent-Terneuzen. HKV Lijn in Water/Universiteit Gent/Bureau Waardenburg/Antea Group: [s.l.]. 45 pp., more Wegman, C.; Vuik, V.; Goethals, P.; Boudewijn, T.; van de Haterd, R.; Vanhooren, L.; Michielsen, S.; Van de Moortel, I.; Hyde, P. (2021). Inventaris en identificatie kennisleemtes. Aanpak droogte kanaal Gent-Terneuzen, Spoor 5A. HKV/Universiteit Gent/Bureau Waardenburg/Antea Group: [s.l.]. 90 pp., more Vrebos, D.; Staes, J.; Bennetsen, E.; Broekx, S.; De Nocker, L.; Gabriels, K.; Goethals, P.; Hermy, M.; Liekens, I.; Marsboom, C.; Ottoy, S.; Van der Biest, K.; van Orshoven, J.; Meire, P. (2017). ECOPLAN-SE: Ruimtelijke analyse van ecosysteemdiensten in Vlaanderen, een Q-GIS plugin. Versie 1.0, 017-R202. Universiteit Antwerpen: Antwerpen. 132 pp., more Goethals, P.L.M.; Breine, J.; Simoens, I.; Belpaire, C. (2006). Ontwikkelen van een index voor het biologisch kwaliteitselement vis voor de Kaderrichtlijn Water - Uittesten van de Europese ontwerphandleiding 'REFCOND' voor het kwaliteitselement vis in Vlaanderen. Instituut voor Bosbouw en Wildbeheer: Groenendaal. 79 pp., more Breine, J.; Goethals, P.; Simoens, I.; Ercken, D.; van Liefferinge, C.; Verhaegen, G.; Belpaire, C.; De Pauw, N.; Meire, P.; Ollevier, F.P. (2001). De visindex als instrument voor het meten van de biotische integriteit van de Vlaamse binnenwateren. Eindverslag van project VLINA 9901, studie uitgevoerd voor rekening van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap binnen het kader van het Vlaams Impulsprogramma Natuurontwikkeling. Instituut voor Bosbouw en Wildbeheer: Groenendaal. 173, appendices pp., more
Other publications (8) [show]
Bruneel, S.; Verhelst, P.; Reubens, J.; Moens, T.; Goethals, P. (2017). Abiotic modelling options of estuarine areas as building blocks for ecological predictions. Poster presented at the VLIZ Marine Science Day 3 March 2017. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 1 poster pp., more Everaert, G.; De Laender, F.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Janssen, C.R. (2016). The biological pollutant pump: how a phytoplankton bloom alters the concentrations of organic chemicals in the marine environment. Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 12 February 2016. Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology: Gent. 1 poster pp., more Verhelst, P.; Huisman, J.; Reubens, J.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Moens, T.; Mouton, A.M. (2016). Marine migration routes of North-western European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla L.). Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 12 February 2016. Marine Biology, Ghent University: Gent. 1 poster pp., more Goethals, P.; Dedecker, A.; Gabriels, W.; De Cooman, W.; De Pauw, N. (2006). Analyse van relaties tussen sedimentkarakteristieken en macro-invertebratengemeenschappen a.d.h.v. data mining technieken. Water: Tijdschrift over Integraal Waterbeleid 26(2): 75-78, more Adriaenssens, V.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Breine, J.J.; Maes, J.; Simoens, I.; Ercken, D.; Belpaire, C.; Ollevier, F.; De Pauw, N. (2002). Referenties voor een visindex. Landschap 19(1): 59-61, more Adriaenssens, V.; Goethals, P.; De Pauw, N.; Breine, J.; Simoens, I.; Belpaire, C.; Maes, J.; Ercken, D.; Ollevier, F. (2002). Ontwikkeling van een estuariene visindex in Vlaanderen. Water Nieuwsbrief 2: 1-13, more Vandenberghe, V.; Van Griensven, A.; Bauwers, W.; Goethals, P.; De Pauw, N.; Meirlaen, J.; Van Vooren, L.; Vanrolleghem, P.A. (2001). Het belang van continue waterkwaliteitsmetingen, toepassing op de Dender. (at) WEL (Hoboken) 5: 1-6, more Goethals, P. (1997). Samenvatting van het eindwerk: "genetische en ecofysiologische aspecten van aggregatie in actief slib". Water 16(95): 169-171, more
Thesis (co-)promotor (10) [show]
De Cock, A. (2023). Integrated assessment of environmental quality and consumer's health risks and benefits of red mangrove crabs from the Guauas estuary, Ecuador. PhD Thesis. Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering: Ghent. ISBN 978-94-6357-589-8. 241 pp. https://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01GTKZTD914EVNR05ZR1752EY0, more Nezami, C. (2022). A human risk assessment by heavy metal and pesticide exposure by fish consumption at the Galápagos islands. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 30 pp., more Moss, J.S. (2020). Assessing the performance of ICES elasmobranch harvest control rules through Management Strategy Evaluation: The data-limited case of Raja clavata in the North Sea. MSc Thesis. Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek (ILVO)/Ghent University: Oostende/Gent. 51 pp., more Keirsebelik, H. (2018). Diversity and composition of meiofauna communities of the Galapagos archipelago (Ecuador), with special emphasis on harpacticoid copepods (Crustacea). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 42 + 17 pp., more Verhelst, P. (2018). European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) movement behaviour in relation to habitat fragmentation - Novel insights inferred from acoustic telemetry. PhD Thesis. Ghent University: Gent. ISBN 9789082561166. xxvii, 381 pp., more Saerens, T. (2017). The spawning migration of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla l.) in a tidal system: an acoustic telemetry study. MSc Thesis. Faculty of Sciences, Biology Department, Research Group Marine Biology: Ghent. 45 pp., more Everaert, G. (2015). Potential risk of organic micropollutants on marine phytoplankton in the greater North Sea: integration of modelling and experimental approaches. PhD Thesis. Ghent University: Ghent. ISBN 978-90-5989-793-9. 175 pp., more 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 Hebbelinck, L. (2010). Monitoring van exotische macro-invertebraten in de Vlaamse havens. MA Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Gent. 87 pp., more Smis, A. (2009). Effect of land use on silica transport. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Gent. 179 pp., more
Thesis supervisor [show]
Willems, W. (2010). Habitat suitability models for the analysis and prediction of macrobenthos in the North Sea. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent, Sectie Mariene Biologie: Gent. 276 pp., more

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