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Mr Vanhoorne, Bart
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Publications (139)
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Datasets (33)

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Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more

Function: IT Division Manager
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Tel.: +32-(0)59-33 60 80
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VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium, more

A century of sea fisheries in Belgium, more
A federated European FAIR and Open Research Ecosystem for oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters, more
A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure, more
Aquatic species Register Exchange and Services, more
Belgian Register of Marine & Coastal Species, more
Bringing biogeographical data online, more
Development of an Integrated Database for the Management of Accidental Spills, more
Development of an underwater sound library for AI applications (Soundlib prototype) , more
Distributed Dynamic Diversity Databases for Life, more
EMODnet China - EMODnet PArtnership for China and Europe, more
EU Public Infrastructure for the European DIgital Twin Ocean, more
European Marine Observation and Data Network - Bathymetry Lot, more
European Marine Observation and Data Network - Biology Lot, more
European Marine Observation and Data Network - Biology Lot II, more
European Marine Observation and Data Network- Biology III, more
European Marine Observation and Data Network- Biology IV, more
European Marine Observation and Data Network- Biology V, more
European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
Flemish contribution to LifeWatch.eu, more
Het ontwikkelen van een software voor berekening van de BEQI index (Benthos Ecosystem Quality Index), more
Indicators of sustainable development for the Scheldt estuary, more
Integration of biodiversity monitoring data into the Digital Twin Ocean, more
Long term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf, more
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence, more
Marine Incidents Management cluster - MIMAc, more
Marine Regions, towards a standard for georeferenced marine names, more
Meiobenthic And Nematode biodiversity: Unraveling Ecological and Latitudinal Aspects, more
Mission Atlantic, more
Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria, more
Open AIS: Leveraging vessel tracking data for insight, more
Publicatie van een atlas en een CD-ROM ter valorisatie van het project MACROBEL, more
Strategic Infrastructure for improved animal Tracking in European Seas, more
Support for setting up and managing Belgian Coastal Study Group (SWG) website, more
Support for setting up and managing Centre for bird revalidation in Ostend (VOC) website, more
Wetenschatten : vier eeuwen kustonderzoek in beeld, more

Bio-Oracle v3: Assis, J.; Fernández Bejarano, S.J.; Salazar, V.W.; Schepers, L.; Gouvêa, L.; Fragkopoulou, E.; Leclercq, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; Tyberghein, L.; Serrão, E.A.; Verbruggen, H.; De Clerck, O. (2024). Bio-ORACLE v3.0. Pushing marine data layers to the CMIP6 Earth system models of climate change research. Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. Early view: e13813. (DOI: 10.1111/geb.13813), more
Bouchet, P.; Decock, W.; Lonneville, B.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vandepitte, L.; National Natural History Museum Paris (MNHN): France; Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Belgium; (2022): Metrics of original descriptions of 600 randomly selected marine accepted species from the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Marine Data Archive., more
MACROBEL: Degraer, S.; Wittoeck, J.; Appeltans, W.; Cooreman, K.; Deprez, T.; Hillewaert, H.; Hostens, K.; Mees, J.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Vincx, M. (2006) Macrobel: Long term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf. Oostende, Belgium. Http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/macrobel/, more
EurOBIS: EurOBIS data. European node of the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (EurOBIS). Available online at www.eurobis.org. Consulted on yyyy-mm-dd., more
Flanders Marine Institute (2018). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, version 10. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/., more
Flanders Marine Institute (2018). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Archipelagic Waters, version 2. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/, more
Flanders Marine Institute (2018). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Contiguous Zones (24NM), version 2. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/, more
Flanders Marine Institute (2018). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Internal Waters, version 2. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/, more
Flanders Marine Institute (2018). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Maritime Boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones (200NM), version 10. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/, more
Flanders Marine Institute (2018). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Territorial Seas (12NM), version 2. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/, more
Flanders Marine Institute (2019). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, version 11. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/, more
Flanders Marine Institute (2019). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Archipelagic Waters, version 3. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/., more
Flanders Marine Institute (2019). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Internal Waters, version 3. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/., more
Flanders Marine Institute (2019). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Maritime Boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones (200NM), version 11. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/., more
Flanders Marine Institute (2020). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: High Seas, version 1. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/., more
Flanders Marine Institute (2021). Global Oceans and Seas, version 1. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/., more
Flanders Marine Institute (2022). Marine Regions gazetteer. Available online at www.marineregions.org. Consulted on yyyy-mm-dd., more
Flanders Marine Institute (2022). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Extended Continental Shelves, version 1. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/., more
Flanders Marine Institute (2023). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, version 12. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/, more
Flanders Marine Institute (2023). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Archipelagic Waters, version 4. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/., more
Flanders Marine Institute (2023). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Contiguous Zones (24NM), version 4. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/, more
Flanders Marine Institute (2023). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Internal Waters, version 4. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/., more
Flanders Marine Institute (2023). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Maritime Boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones (200NM), version 12. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/., more
Flanders Marine Institute (2023). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Territorial Seas (12NM), version 4. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/., more
Flanders Marine Institute (yyyy): MarineRegions.org. Available online at www.marineregions.org. Consulted on yyyy-mm-dd., more
Macroben: MarBEF (2005). Macroben, an integrated database on benthic invertebrates of European continental shelves. http://www.vliz.be/imis/imis.php?module=dataset&dasid=631, more
ARMS: Sirenko, B.I.; Clarke, C.; Hopcroft, R.R.; Huettmann, F.; Bluhm, B.A.; Gradinger, R. (eds) (2024). The Arctic Register of Marine Species (ARMS) compiled by the Arctic Ocean Diversity (ArcOD). Accessed at https://www.marinespecies.org/arms on yyyy-mm-dd, more
NARMS: Vanden Berghe, E., L. Van Guelpen, and G. Pohle (Eds.). 2005. North Atlantic register for marine species. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/, version 1.0/2005. Consulted on [yyyy-mm-dd], more
Vranken, S.; Robuchon, M.; Dekeyzer, S.; Bárbara, I.; Bartsch, I.; Blanfuné, A.; Boudouresque, C.-F.; Decock, W.; Destombe, C.; de Reviers, B.; Díaz-Tapia, P.; Herbst, A.; Julliard, R.; Karez, R.; Kersen, P.; Krueger-Hadfield, S.A.; Kuhlenkamp, R.; Peters, A.F.; Peña, V.; Piñeiro-Corbeira, C.; Rindi, F.; Rousseau, F.; Rueness, J.; Schubert, H.; Sjøtun, K.; Sansón, M.; Smale, D.; Thibaut, T.; Valero, M.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vergés, A.; Verlaque, M.; Vieira, C.; Le Gall, L.; Leliaert, F.; De Clerck, O. (2022). AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds., more
Webb, T.J.; Vanhoorne, B.; Department of Animal and Plant sciences, University of Sheffield: United Kingdom; Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Belgium; (2020): WoRMS Marine Animals with links to external databases. Marine Data Archive., more
AntOBIS: Antarctic Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
LargeNet database, more
MANUELA: MANUELA Database, more

A1 Publications (32) [show]
Assis, J.; Fernández Bejarano, S.J.; Salazar, V.W.; Schepers, L.; Gouvêa, L.; Fragkopoulou, E.; Leclercq, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; Tyberghein, L.; Serrão, E.A.; Verbruggen, H.; De Clerck, O. (2024). Bio-ORACLE v3.0. Pushing marine data layers to the CMIP6 Earth system models of climate change research. Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. 33(4): e13813. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.13813, more Bouchet, P.; Decock, W.; Lonneville, B.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vandepitte, L. (2023). Marine biodiversity discovery: The metrics of new species descriptions. Front. Mar. Sci. 10: 1-14. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.929989, more Horton, T.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Coleman, C.O.; Copilaș-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Daneliya, M.E.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Decock, W.; Fanini, L.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.A.; Hughes, L.E.; Jaume, D.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.A.; Lo Brutto, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Serejo, C.S.; Senna, A.R.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.S.; Thurston, M.H.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vonk, R.; White, K.N.; Zeidler, W. (2023). The World Amphipoda Database: history and progress. Rec. Aust. Mus. 75(4): 329-342. https://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.75.2023.1875, more Vranken, S.; Robuchon, M.; Dekeyzer, S.; Bárbara, I.; Bartsch, I.; Blanfuné, A.; Boudouresque, C.-F.; Decock, W.; Destombe, C.; de Reviers, B.; Díaz Tapia, P; Herbst, A.; Julliard, R.; Karez, R.; Kersen, P.; Krueger-Hadfield, S.A.; Kuhlenkamp, R.; Peters, A.F.; Peña, V.; Piñeiro-Corbeira, C.; Rindi, F.; Rousseau, F.; Rueness, J.; Schubert, H.; Sjøtun, K.; Sansón, M.; Smale, D.; Thibaut, T.; Valero, M.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vergés, A.; Verlaque, M.; Vieira, C.; Le Gall, L.; Leliaert, F.; De Clerck, O. (2023). AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds. ESSD 15(7): 2711-2754. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-2711-2023, more Beja, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Perez Perez, R.; Poffyn, G.; Lear, D.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Herman, P.; Vanhoorne, B.; Tyberghein, L. (2021). 10 years of EMODnet Biology: past, present & future, in: Fichaut, M. et al. IMDIS 2021 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems 12-14 April, 2021 Online: Book of Abstracts. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 62(Suppl. 1): pp. 89-90, more Costello, M.J.; Dekeyzer, S.; Galil, B.; Hutchings, P.; Katsanevakis, S.; Pagad, S.; Robinson, T.; Turon, X.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Verfaille, K.; Willan, R.; Rius, M. (2021). Introducing the World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Manag. Biol. Inv. 12(4): 792-811. https://dx.doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2021.12.4.02, more Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B. (2020). Foraminifera in the World Register of Marine Species (Worms) taxonomic database. J. Foramin. Res. 50(3): 291-300. https://dx.doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.50.3.291, more Webb, T.J.; Vanhoorne, B. (2020). Linking dimensions of data on global marine animal diversity. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. (B Biol. Sci.) 375(1814): 20190445. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0445, more Aarup, T.; Wöppelmann, G.; Woodworth, P.L.; Hernandez, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; Schöne, T.; Thompson, P.R. (2019). Comments on the article “Uncertainty and bias in electronic tide-gauge records: evidence from collocated sensors” by Stella Pytharouli, Spyros Chaikalis, Stathis C. Stiros in Measurement (Volume 125, September 2018). Measurement 135: 613-616. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2018.12.007, more Oset Garcia, P.; Claus, S.; Hernandez, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; Waumans, F.; Calewaert, J.-B.; Derycke, P.; Giorgetti, A.; Lillis, H.; Novellino, A.; Pititto, A.; Schaap, D.; Vallius, H.; Schmitt, T. (2018). EMODnet Central Portal data services, in: Giorgetti, A. et al. (Ed.) IMDIS 2018: International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems 5-7 November, 2018 - Barcelona, Spain: Book of Abstracts. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 59: pp. 40-41, more Schepers, L.; Oset Garcia, P.; Lonneville, B.; Claus, S.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2018). MarineRegions.org - a world reference for marine placenames and Maritime Boundaries, in: Giorgetti, A. et al. (Ed.) IMDIS 2018: International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems 5-7 November, 2018 - Barcelona, Spain: Book of Abstracts. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 59: pp. 310-311, more Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W.; Vranken, S.; Lanssens, T.; Dekeyzer, S.; Verfaille, K.; Horton, T.; Kroh, A.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2018). A decade of the World Register of Marine Species – General insights and experiences from the Data Management Team: Where are we, what have we learned and how can we continue? PLoS One 13(4): e0194599. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194599, more De Pooter, D.; Appeltans, W.; Bailly, N.; Bristol, S.; Deneudt, K.; Eliezer, M.; Fujioka, E.; Giorgetti, A.; Goldstein, P.; Lewis, M.; Lipizer, M.; Mackay, K.; Marin, M.; Moncoiffe, G.; Nikolopoulou, S.; Provoost, P.; Rauch, S.; Roubicek, A.; Torres, C.; Van de Putte, A.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vinci, M.; Wambiji, N.; Watts, D.; Salas, E.K.; Hernandez, F. (2017). Toward a new data standard for combined marine biological and environmental datasets - expanding OBIS beyond species occurrences. Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e10989. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e10989, more Horton, T.; Gofas, S.; Kroh, A.; Poore, G.C.B.; Read, G.; Rosenberg, G.; Stöhr, S.; Bailly, N.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Brandão, S.N.; Costello, M.J.; Decock, W.; Dekeyzer, S.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J.; Paulay, G.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vranken, S. (2017). Improving nomenclatural consistency: a decade of experience in the World Register of Marine Species. Eur. J. Taxon. 389: 1-24. https://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.389, more Kociolek, J.P.; Balasubramanian, K.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Ludwig, T.; Lundhom, N.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Decock, W.; Vanhoorne, B. (2017). Beyond names: developing a names database and other applications for diatoms. Phycologia 56(Supplement 4): 102-103. https://hdl.handle.net/10.2216/0031-8884-56.sp4.1, more Stienen, E.W.M.; Desmet, P.; Aelterman, B.; Courtens, W.; Feys, S.; Vanermen, N.; Verstraete, H.; Van de walle, M.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F.; Houthoofdt, R.; Vanhoorne, B.; Bouten, W.; Buijs, R.-J.; Kavelaars, M.; Müller, W.; Herman, D.; Matheve, H.; Sotillo, A.; Lens, L. (2016). GPS tracking data of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Herring Gulls breeding at the southern North Sea coast. ZooKeys 555(555): 115-124. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.555.6173, more Vandepitte, L.; De Pooter, D.; Deneudt, K.; Vanhoorne, B.; Provoost, P.; Appeltans, W.; Bailly, N.; Eliezer, M.; Fujioka, E.; Goldstein, P.; Giorgetti, A.; Lewis, M.N.; Lipizer, M.; Mackay, K.A.; Moncoiffe, G.; Nikolopoulou, S.; Rauch, S.; Roubicek, A.; Torres, C.; Van de Putte, A.; Vinci, M.; Wambiji, N.W.; Hernandez, F. (2016). Expanding the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) beyond species occurrences, by including associated environmental data - experiences from the OBIS-ENV-DATA project, in: IMDIS 2016 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems, 11-13 October 2016, Gdansk, Poland. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 57(Suppl.): pp. 155-157, more Costello, M.J.; Vanhoorne, B.; Appeltans, W. (2015). Conservation of biodiversity through taxonomy, data publication, and collaborative infrastructures. Conserv. Biol. 29(4): 1094-1099. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12496, more de Jong, Y.; Kouwenberg, J.; Boumans, L.; Hussey, C.; Hyam, R.; Nicolson, N.; Kirk, P.; Paton, A.; Michel, E.; Guiry, M.D.; Boegh, P.S.; Pedersen, H.A.; Enghoff, H.; von Raab-Straube, E.; Güntsch, A.; Geoffroy, M.; Müller, A.; Kohlbecker, A.; Berendsohn, W.; Appeltans, W.; Arvanitidis, C.; Vanhoorne, B.; Declerck, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Hernandez, F.; Nash, R.; Costello, M.J.; Ouvrard, D.; Bezard-Falgas, P.; Bourgoin, T.; Wetzel, F.T.; Glöckler, F.; Korb, G.; Ring, C.; Hagedorn, G.; Haüser, C.; Aktaç, N.; Asan, A.; Ardelean, A.; Vieira Borges, P.A.; Dhora, D.; Khachatryan, H.; Malicky, M.; Ibrahimov, S.; Tuzikov, A.; De Wever, A.; Moncheva, S.; Spassov, N.; Chobot, K.; Popov, A.; Borsic, I.; Sfenthourakis, S.; Kõljalg, U.; Uotila, P.; Olivier, G.; Dauvin, J.C.; Tarkhnishvili, D.; Chaladze, G.; Tuerkay, M.; Legakis, A.; Peregovits, L.; Gudmundsson, G.A.; Ólafsson, E.; Lysaght, L.; Galil, B.S.; Raimondo, F.M.; Domina, G.; Stoch, F.; Minelli, A.; Spungis, V.; Budrys, E.; Olenin, S.; Turpel, A.; Walisch, T.; Krpach, V.; Gambin, M.T.; Ungureanu, L.; Karaman, G.; Kleukers, R.M. J. C.; Stur, E.; Aagaard, K.; Valland, N.; Moen, T.L.; Bogdanowicz, W.; Tykarski, P.; Weslawski, J.M.; Kendra, M.; de Frias Martins, A.M.; Abreu, A.D.; Silva, R.; Medvedev, S.; Ryss, A.; Simic, S.; Marhold, K.; Stloukal, E.; Tome, D.; Ramos, M.A.; Valdés, B.; Pina, F.; Kullander, S.O.; Telenius, A.; Gonsenth, Y.; Tschudin, P.; Sergeyeva, O.; Vladymyrov, V.; Rizun, W.B.; Raper, C.; Lear, D.; Stoev, P.; Penev, L.; Rubio, A.C.; Backeljau, T.; Saarenmaa, H.; Ulenberg, S. (2015). PESI - a taxonomic backbone for Europe. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5848. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.3.e5848, more Vandepitte, L.; Bosch, S.; Tyberghein, L.; Waumans, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; De Clerck, O.; Mees, J. (2015). Fishing for data and sorting the catch: assessing the data quality, completeness and fitness for use of data in marine biogeographic databases. Database 2015: 14 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/database/bau125, more Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W.; Dekeyzer, S.; Trias Verbeeck, A.; Bovit, L.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2015). How Aphia - the platform behind several online and taxonomically oriented databases - can serve both the taxonomic community and the field of biodiversity informatics. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 3(4): 1448-1473. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse3041448, more Claus, S.; De Hauwere, N.; Vanhoorne, B.; Deckers, P.; Souza Dias, F.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2014). Marine Regions: towards a global standard for georeferenced marine names and boundaries. Mar. Geod. 37(2): 99-125. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01490419.2014.902881, more Claus, S.; Souza Dias, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; De Hauwere, N.; Hernandez, F. (2013). Marine Regions: towards a standard for georeferenced marine names, in: IMDIS 2013 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems 23-25 September, 2013 - Lucca (Italy). Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 54(Supplement): pp. 200-202, more Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Fauchald, K.; Gordon, D.; Hoeksema, B.W.; Poore, G.C.B.; Van Soest, R.W.M.; Stöhr, S.; Walter, T.C.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W.; Appeltans, W. (2013). Global coordination and standardisation in marine biodiversity through the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and related databases. PLoS One 8(1): 20 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051629, more Deneudt, K.; Jensen, H.M.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vandepitte, L.; Claus, S.; Hernandez, F. (2013). Making SeaDataNet more fit for handling biological data, in: IMDIS 2013 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems 23-25 September, 2013 - Lucca (Italy). Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 54(Supplement): pp. 42-43, more Vandepitte, L.; Waumans, F.; Tyberghein, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2013). Marine biogeographic data in EurOBIS: assessing their quality, completeness and fitness for use, in: IMDIS 2013 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems 23-25 September, 2013 - Lucca (Italy). Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 54(Supplement): pp. 26-28, more Appeltans, W.; Ahyong, S.T.; Anderson, G.; Angel, M.V.; Artois, T.; Bailly, N.; Bamber, R.N.; Barber, A.; Bartsch, I.; Berta, A.; Blazewicz-Paszkowycz , M.; Bock, P.; Boxshall, G.; Boyko, C.B.; Nunes Brandão, S.; Bray, R.A.; Bruce, N.L.; Cairns, S.D.; Chan, T.-Y.; Cheng, L.; Collins, A.G.; Cribb, T.H.; Curini-Galletti, M.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Davie, P.J.F.; Dawson, M.N.; De Clerck, O.; Decock, W.; De Grave, S.; de Voogd, N.J.; Domning, D.P.; Emig, C.C.; Erséus, Ch.; Eschmeyer, W.; Fauchald, K.; Fautin, D.G.; Feist, S.W.; Fransen, C.H.J.M.; Furuya, H.; García-Alvarez, O.; Gerken, S.; Gibson, D.; Gittenberger, A.; Gofas, S.; Gómez-Daglio, L.; Gordon, D.P.; Guiry, M.D.; Hernandez, F.; Hoeksema, B.W.; Hopcroft, R.R.; Jaume, D.; Kirk, P.; Koedam, N.; Koenemann, S.; Kolb, J.B.; Kristensen, R.M.; Kroh, A.; Lambert, G.; Lazarus, D.B.; Lemaitre, R.; Longshaw, M.; Lowry, J.; MacPherson, E.; Madin, L.P.; Mah, C.; Mapstone, G.; McLaughlin, P.A.; Mees, J.; Meland, K.; Messing, C.G.; Mills, C.E.; Molodtsova, T.N.; Mooi, R.; Neuhaus, B.; Ng, P.K.L.; Nielsen, C.; Norenburg, J.; Opresko, D.M.; Osawa, M.; Paulay, G.; Perrin, W.; Pilger, J.F.; Poore, G.C.B.; Pugh, Ph.R.; Read, G.B.; Reimer, J.D.; Rius, M.; Rocha, R.M.; Sáiz Salinas, J.I.; Scarabino, V.; Schierwater, B.; Schmidt-Rhaesa, A.; Schnabel, K.E.; Schotte, M.; Schuchert, P.; Schwabe, E.; Segers, H.; Self-Sullivan, C.; Shenkar, N.; Siegel, V.; Sterrer, W.; Stöhr, S.; Swalla, B.; Tasker, M.L.; Thuesen, E.V.; Timm, T.; Todaro, M.A.; Turon, X.; Tyler, S.; Uetz, P.; van der Land, J.; Vanhoorne, B.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Van Soest, R.W.M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Walker-Smith, G.K.; Walter, T.C.; Warren, A.; Williams, G.C.; Wilson, S.P.; Costello, M.J. (2012). The magnitude of global marine species diversity. Curr. Biol. 22(23): 2189-2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036, more Van Soest, R.W.M.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Erpenbeck, D.; de Voogd, N.J.; Santodomingo, N.; Vanhoorne, B.; Kelly, M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2012). Global diversity of sponges (Porifera). PLoS One 7(4): e35105. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035105, more Vandepitte, L.; Hernandez, F.; Claus, S.; Vanhoorne, B.; De Hauwere, N.; Deneudt, K.; Appeltans, W.; Mees, J. (2011). Analysing the content of the European Ocean Biogeographic Information System (EurOBIS): available data, limitations, prospects and a look at the future. Hydrobiologia 667(1): 1-14 + suppl. material (28 pages). dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0656-x, more Vandepitte, L.; Hernandez, F.; Claus, S.; Vanhoorne, B.; De Hauwere, N.; Deneudt, K.; Appeltans, W.; Mees, J. (2011). Erratum to: Analysing the content of the European Ocean Biogeographic Information System (EurOBIS): available data, limitations, prospects and a look at the future. Hydrobiologia 669(1): 265-266. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0712-6, 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 Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Kraberg, A.C.; Anisimova, N.; Antoniadou, C.; Araújo, R.; Bartsch, I.; Beker, B.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Bertocci, I.; Cochrane, S.J.; Cooper, K.M.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Christou, E.; Crisp, D.J.; Dahle, S.; De Boissier, M.; de Kluijver, M.; Denisenko, S.; De Vito, D.; Duineveld, G.; Escaravage, V.; Fleischer, D.; Fraschetti, S.; Giangrande, A.; Heip, C.H.R.; Hummel, H.; Janas, U.; Karez, R.; Kedra, M.; Kingston, P.; Kuhlenkamp, R.; Libes, M.; Martens, P.; Mees, J.; Mieszkowska, N.; Mudrak, S.; Munda, I.; Orfanidis, S.; Orlando-Bonaca, M.; Palerud, R.; Rachor, E.; Reichert, K.; Rumohr, H.; Schiedek, D.; Schubert, P.; Sistermans, W.C.H.; Pinto, I.S.; Southward, A.J.; Terlizzi, A.; Tsiaga, E.; van Beusekom, J.E.E.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Warzocha, J.; Wasmund, N.; Weslawski, J.M.; Widdicombe, C.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Zettler, M.L. (2010). Data integration for European marine biodiversity research: creating a database on benthos and plankton to study large-scale patterns and long-term changes. Hydrobiologia 644(1): 1-13. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-010-0108-z, more
Peer reviewed publications (13) [show]
Perez Perez, R.; Beja, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Lipizer, M.; Weigel, B.; Vanhoorne, B. (2023). EMODnet Biology: Unlocking European marine biodiversity data. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 7: e112147. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.7.112147, more Decruw, C.; Vandepitte, L.; Perez Perez, R.; Marquez, L.; Portier, M.; Vanhoorne, B.; Tyberghein, L. (2022). An algorithmic approach to reducing taxonomic detail from actual datasets to their metadata representation to increase findabilty. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 6: e94603. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.6.94603, more Van Maldeghem, L.; Portier, M.; Vandepitte, L.; Lonneville, B.; Vanhoorne, B.; Tyberghein, L. (2022). Linked data publishing of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) as a basis for uniformly linking-up resources to accepted taxon names. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 6: e94903. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.6.94903, more Rees, T.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W. (2020). All genera of the world: an overview and estimates based on the March 2020 release of the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG). Megataxa 1(2): 123-140. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.1.2.3, more Arvanitidis, C.; Warwick, R.M.; Somerfield, P.J.; Pavloudi, C.; Pafilis, E.; Oulas, A.; Chatzigeorgiou, G.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patkos, T.; Bailly, N.; Hernandez, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vandepitte, L.; Appeltans, W.; Keklikoglou, K.; Chatzinikolaou, E.; Michalakis, N.; Filiopoulou, I.; Panteri, E.; Gougousis, A.; Bravakos, P.; Christakis, C.; Kassapidis, P.; Kotoulas, G.; Magoulas, A. (2019). The collaborative potential of research infrastructures in addressing global scientific questions. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 3: e37289. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.37289, more Dekeyzer, S.; Decock, W.; Verfaille, K.; Vanhoorne, B.; Lanssens, T.; Vandepitte, L. (2019). Marine species traits in the LifeWatch Taxonomic Backbone. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 3: e37492. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.37492, more Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Dekeyzer, S.; Decock, W.; Verfaille, K.; Lanssens, T.; De Pooter, D.; Hernandez, F. (2019). The LifeWatch Taxonomic Backbone: Connecting information on taxonomy, biogeography, literature, traits and genomics. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 3: e38072. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.38072, more De Pooter, D.; Appeltans, W.; Bailly, N.; Bristol, S.; Deneudt, K.; Eliezer, M.; Fujioka, E.; Giorgetti, A.; Goldstein, P.; Lewis, M.; Lipizer, M.; Mackay, K.; Marin, M.; Moncoiffe, G.; Nikolopoulou, S.; Provoost, P.; Rauch, S.; Roubicek, A.; Torres, C.; van de Putte, A.P.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vinci, M.; Wambiji, N.; Watts, D.; Klein, E.; Hernandez, F. (2017). Expanding the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) beyond species occurrences. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 1: e20196. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20196, more Provoost, P.; De Pooter, D.; Appeltans, W.; Bailly, N.; Bristol, S.; Deneudt, K.; Eliezer, M.; Fujioka, E.; Giorgetti, A.; Goldstein, P.; Lewis, M.; Lipizer, M.; Mackay, K.; Marin, M.; Moncoiffe, G.; Nikolopoulou, S.; Rauch, S.; Roubicek, A.; Torres, C.; Van de Putte, A.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vinci, M.; Wambiji, N.; Watts, D.; Klein, E.; Hernandez, F. (2017). Expanding the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) beyond species occurrences. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 1: e20515. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20515, more Rees, T.; Vandepitte, L.; Decock, W.; Vanhoorne, B. (2017). IRMNG 2006–2016: 10 years of a global taxonomic database. Biodiversity Informatics 12: 1-44. https://dx.doi.org/10.17161/bi.v12i0.6522, more Vandepitte, L.; Claus, S.; Dekeyzer, S.; Vranken, S.; Decock, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2017). Documenting marine species traits in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): current status, future plans and encountered challenges. Proceedings of TDWG 1: e20337. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20337, more Kennedy, M.K.; Nozères, C.; Miller, R.; Vanhoorne, B.; Appeltans, W. (2011). The Canadian Register of Marine Species photo gallery: A user's guide. Version 1. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences = Rapport Technique Canadien des Sciences Halieutiques et Aquatiques, 2933. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada: Ottawa. v + 42 pp., more Vandepitte, L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Bezerra, T.N.; Mees, J.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2009). The MANUELA database: an integrated database on meiobenthos from European marine waters. Meiofauna Mar. 17: 35-60, more
Books (3) [show]
Claus, S.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W.; Dekeyzer, S.; Verfaille, K.; Hernandez, F.; Vandepitte, L. (2018). BERMS, ERMS and WORMS: Community tools to facilitate our knowledge of marine biodiversity. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Oostende. , more Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Debergh, H.; De Hauwere, N.; Vanhoorne, B.; Lyssens, L. (2009). Een eeuw zeevisserij in België: Handleiding bij de standaardisering en geografische afbakening van de historische visgronden (1929-1999) in de Belgische zeevisserijstatistieken. VLIZ Information Sheets, 249. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 14 pp., more Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Debergh, H.; De Hauwere, N.; Vanhoorne, B.; Lyssens, L. (2009). A century of sea fisheries in Belgium: Manual for standardization and geographical delineation of historical fishing grounds in Belgian sea fisheries statistics (1929-1999). VLIZ Information Sheets, 248. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Oostende. 14 pp., more
Book chapters (2) [show]
Lonneville, B.; Delva, H.; Portier, M.; Van Maldeghem, L.; Schepers, L.; Bakeev, D.; Vanhoorne, B.; Tyberghein, L.; Colpaert, P. (2021). Publishing the Marine Regions Gazetteer as a Linked Data Event Stream, in: Algergawy, A. et al. S4BioDiv 2021: 3rd International Workshop on Semantics for Biodiversity, held at JOWO 2021: Episode VII The Bolzano Summer of Knowledge, September 11–18, 2021, Bolzano, Italy. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 2969: pp. [1-12], more Vandepitte, L.; Bosch, S.; Tyberghein, L.; Waumans, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; De Clerck, O.; Mees, J. (2017). Fishing for data and sorting the catch: assessing the data quality, completeness and fitness for use of data in marine biogeographic databases, in: Bosch, S. Marine species distributions: from data to predictive models. pp. 25-48, more
Thesis [show]
Vanhoorne, B. (2003). Een Webapplicatie voor MACRODAT. Graduate Thesis. Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen: Brugge. 54 pp., more
Abstracts (66) [show]
Fernández Bejarano, S.J.; Lonneville, B.; Vanhoorne, B.; Schepers, L. (2023). Dude, where’s my lobster? Perform geospatial research using a new Extended Continental Shelves data product, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 25, more Vandepitte, L.; Decock, W.; Dekeyzer, S.; Bouwens, J.; Delgat, L.; Boydens, B.; Vanhoorne, B.; Bailly, N.; Palomares, M.L.D. (2023). 15 years of WoRMS - Above and beyond: completing the World Register of Marine Species, in: 21^st FishBase/SeaLifeBase Symposium. pp. 40-41, more Perez Perez, R.; Vandepitte, L.; Beja, J.; Vanhoorne, B.; Leclercq, F.; Tyberghein, L. (2022). The European Ocean Biodiversity Information System (EurOBIS): your gateway to quality controlled marine biodiversity data, in: 55th European Marine Biology Symposium 19 – 23 September 2022 Gdańsk, Poland: Book of abstracts. pp. 38, more Vandepitte, L.; Decock, W.; Dekeyzer, S.; Vanhoorne, B.; Bouirig, K.; Bakeev, D.; Horton, T.; Kroh, A. (2022). Fifteen years of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): where are we, and what will the next decade bring?, in: 55th European Marine Biology Symposium 19 – 23 September 2022 Gdańsk, Poland: Book of abstracts. pp. 36, more Fernández Bejarano, S.; Lonneville, B.; Vanhoorne, B.; Schepers, L. (2021). Where did we take those samples from? Georeferencing your research with marineregions.org, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 58, more Beja, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Herman, P.; Lear, D.; Vanhoorne, B. (2020). How can EMODnet Biology be used for marine biodiversity studies?, in: EVOLMAR 2020: First Italian Conference on Marine Evolution, 23–25 November 2020: Book of Abstracts. pp. 20, more Dekeyzer, S.; Decock, W.; Verfaille, K.; Vanhoorne, B.; Lanssens, T.; Vandepitte, L. (2019). Marine species traits in the LifeWatch Taxonomic Backbone, in: 54th European Marine Biology Symposium Dublin, Ireland, 25-29 August 2019: Book of Abstracts. pp. 77, more Schepers, L.; Oset Garcia, P.; Lonneville, B.; Claus, S.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2019). MarineRegions’ Maritime Boundaries - A world reference for global fisheries research, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 66, more Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W.; Lanssens, T.; Verfaille, K.; Dekeyzer, S.; De Pooter, D.; Waumans, F.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2019). The LifeWatch Taxonomic Backbone: How can it help you with your research and how can you help to make it more complete?, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 64, more Vandepitte, L.; De Pooter, D.; Lanssens, T.; Oset Garcia, P.; Waumans, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2019). 15 years of the European Ocean Biogeographic Information System (EurOBIS), in: 54th European Marine Biology Symposium Dublin, Ireland, 25-29 August 2019: Book of Abstracts. pp. 68, more Arvanitidis, C.; Warwick, R.M.; Somerfield, P.J.; Pavloudi, C.; Pafilis, E.; Oulas, A.; Chatzigeorgiou, G.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patkos, T.; Bailly, N.; Hernandez, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vandepitte, L.; Appeltans, W.; Keklikoglou, K.; Chatzinikolaou, E.; Michalakis, N.; Filiopoulou, I.; Panteri, E.; Gougousis, A. (2018). Research Infrastructures offer capacity to address scientific questions never attempted before: Are all taxa equal?, 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. 71, more De Pooter, D.; Vandepitte, L.; Claus, S.; Lanssens, T.; Oset Garcia, P.; Vanhoorne, B.; Waumans, F.; Hernandez, F. (2018). The European Ocean Biogeographic Information System (EurOBIS) and its relation with international data systems, 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. 125, more Gerovasileiou, V.; Martínez, A.; Alvarez, F.; Boxshall, G.A.; Humphreys, W.F.; Jaume, D.; Becking, L.E.; Muricy, G.; van Hengstum, P.J.; Yamasaki, H.; Dekeyzer, S.; Decock, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vandepitte, L.; Bailly, N.; Iliffe, T.M. (2018). Three years with the World Register of marine Cave Species (WoRCS) initiative: current status and future perspectives, in: Proceedings of IV International Symposium for Anchialine Ecosystems, Lanzarote, Canarias. , more Souza Dias, F.; Oset Garcia, P.; Claus, S.; De Hauwere, N.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2018). MarineRegions.org - a world reference for Maritime Boundaries, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 62, more Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W.; Lanssens, T.; Dekeyzer, S.; Verfaille, K.; Hernandez, F. (2018). The World Register of Marine Species – a decade of taxonomy and experience, 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. 95, more Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W.; Lanssens, T.; Dekeyzer, S.; Verfaille, K.; Hernandez, F. (2018). World Register of Marine Species, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 54, more Gerovasileiou, V.; Martínez, A.; Baas Becking, L.M.G.; Muricy, G.; Alvarez, F.; Boxshall, G.A.; Humphreys, W.F.; Jaume, D.; van Hengstum, P.J.; Yamasaki, H.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Perez, T.; Voultsiadou, E.; Dekeyzer, S.; Decock, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vandepitte, L.; Bailly, N.; Iliffe, T.M. (2017). World Register of marine Cave Species (WoRCS): a tool for evaluating sponge diversity in marine caves and anchialine systems of the world, in: Picton, B. et al. (Ed.) 10th World Sponge Conference, NUI Galway 23-30 June 2017: Book of Abstracts. pp. 215, more Oset Garcia, P.; Souza Dias, F.; Claus, S.; De Hauwere, N.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2017). A new version of the Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 71, more Vandepitte, L.; Dekeyzer, S.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W.; Vranken, S.; De Pooter, D.; Waumans, F.; Claus, S.; Verfaille, K.; Hernandez, F. (2017). The Lifewatch Taxonomic Backbone: how can it help you with your research and how can you help to make it more complete?, in: Ramšak, A. et al. (Ed.) 52nd European Marine Biology Symposium, 25-29 September 2017, Piran, Slovenia: Abstract Book. pp. 191, more De Hauwere, N.; Claus, S.; Souza Dias, F.; Oset Garcia, P.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2016). Using Marine Regions in communication, 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. 52, more Deneudt, K.; Maes, P.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2016). Building an online and interactive scientific data explorer for LifeWatch observatory data, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 47, more Kociolek, J.P.; Sabbe, K.; Vandepitte, L.; Decock, W.; Vanhoorne, B. (2016). Catalogue of diatom names resurrected: DiatomBase will be the new authority resource for diatom names and more, in: Pienitz, R. et al. (Ed.) IDS 2016: 24th International Diatom Symposium, Quebec, Canada, 21-26 August 2016: Program & Abstracts. pp. 100, more Oset Garcia, P.; Claus, S.; De Hauwere, N.; Vanhoorne, B.; Souza Dias, F.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2016). MarineRegions.org: a standard list of marine georeferenced place names and areas, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 86, more Vandepitte, L.; Dekeyzer, S.; Claus, S.; Decock, W.; Vranken, S.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2016). EMODnet Biology: allowing easy coupling and visualisation of indicator species and their documented distribution, in: 51st European Marine Biology Symposium, Rhodes, 26-30 September 2016: Oral Presentations. pp. 28, more Jossart, Q.; Vandepitte, L.; Danis, B.; Vanhoorne, B.; Bovit, L.; Kapel, M.; De Wever, A. (2015). AquaRES – Aquatic species Register Exchange and Services, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 78, more Vandepitte, L.; De Wever, A.; Danis, B.; Jossart, Q.; Vanhoorne, B.; Bovit, L.; Kapel, M.; Hernandez, F. (2015). Improving the interoperability and public availability of aquatic taxonomic species registers, in: Schuster, H. (Ed.) Aquatic Biodiversity & Ecosystems, Liverpool, 30th August - 4th September 2015. pp. 171, more Dekeyzer, S.; Waumans, F.; Houthoofdt, R.; Vanhoorne, B.; Trias Verbeeck, A.; Vandepitte, L.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2014). Demo of the LifeWatch Data Services: Online data processing tools for biodiversity research, in: A Variety of Interactions in the Marine Environment. Abstracts volume from 49th European Marine Biology Symposium, September 8-12, 2014 St. Petersburg, Russia. pp. 105, more Vandepitte, L.; Waumans, F.; Tyberghein, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2014). The European Ocean Biogeographic Information System (EurOBIS): Online source for marine quality controlled biogeographic data, in: A Variety of Interactions in the Marine Environment. Abstracts volume from 49th European Marine Biology Symposium, September 8-12, 2014 St. Petersburg, Russia. pp. 109, more Waumans, F.; Houthoofdt, R.; Vanhoorne, B.; Dekeyzer, S.; Trias Verbeeck, A.; Vandepitte, L.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2014). Demo of the LifeWatch web services: online data processing tools for biodiversity research, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 129, more Claus, S.; De Hauwere, N.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2013). Marine Regions: towards a standard for georeferenced marine names, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 24, more Claus, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Waumans, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2013). EurOBIS as biogeographic data system for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 25, more Vandepitte, L.; Waumans, F.; Tyberghein, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2013). Marine biogeographic data in EurOBIS: assessing their quality, completeness and fitness for use, in: 48^th European Marine Biology Symposium, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, 19-23/08/2013: abstracts. pp. 148, more Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W.; Trias Verbeeck, A.; Dekeyzer, S.; Colpaert, S.; Hernandez, F. (2013). World Register of Marine Species, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 98, more Vandepitte, L.; Claus, S.; Vanhoorne, B.; Tyberghein, L.; Dekeyzer, S.; Waumans, F.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2013). The European Ocean Biogeographic Information System (EurOBIS) and its relation with international data systems, in: 48^th European Marine Biology Symposium, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, 19-23/08/2013: abstracts. pp. 149, more Waumans, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; De Hauwere, N.; Hernandez, F. (2013). LifeWatch data services: online data processing tools for biodiversity science, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 107, more Appeltans, W.; Costello, M.J.; Decock, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2012). How many known species in the Ocean and in WoRMS?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 11, more Deneudt, K.; Vanhoorne, B.; Appeltans, W.; Hernandez, F. (2012). Talking to the WoRMS: what can VLIZ web services do for you?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 23, more Appeltans, W.; Decock, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Fauchald, K.; Gordon, D.P.; Poore, G.C.B.; van Soest, R.; Stöhr, S.; Walter, C.; Costello, M.J. (2011). The World Register of Marine Species: an authoritative, open-access web-resource for all marine species, in: The future of the 21st century ocean: Marine Sciences and European Research Infrastructures. An International Symposium, 28th June - 1 July 2011 Brest, France. pp. 30, more Claus, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; De Hauwere, N.; Hernandez, F. (2011). A marine biological GIS for Europe, based on OGC standards, in: Longhorn, R. et al. (Ed.) CoastGIS 2011 5-8 September 2011 Oostende, Belgium. 10th International Symposium on GIS and Computer Mapping for Coastal Management. 2011 Theme: Marine Spatial Planning. Book of Abstracts. pp. 84, more De Hauwere, N.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Deneudt, K.; Waumans, F. (2011). A geoportal for the Scheldt estuary, in: Longhorn, R. et al. (Ed.) CoastGIS 2011 5-8 September 2011 Oostende, Belgium. 10th International Symposium on GIS and Computer Mapping for Coastal Management. 2011 Theme: Marine Spatial Planning. Book of Abstracts. pp. 94-95, more Vandepitte, L.; Claus, S.; Deneudt, K.; Appeltans, W.; De Hauwere, N.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2011). Integration of marine ecological data from different sources = added-value for data, science and policy, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2011. Our Oceans, Our Future: Oral Abstract Booklet. pp. 66, more Appeltans, W.; Decock, W.; De Hauwere, N.; Vandepitte, L.; Claus, S.; Deneudt, K.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2010). Marine Species Information Systems at VLIZ, in: A decade of discovery: Census of Marine Life 2010. The J. Frederick Grassle Scientific Symposium on the Census of Marine Life: Poster abstracts. pp. [1], more Appeltans, W.; Decock, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Fauchald, K.; Gordon, D.P.; Poore, G.C.B.; Hoeksema, B.W.; van Soest, R.W. (2010). The World Register of Marine Species, the first online inventory of all marine species, in: A decade of discovery: Census of Marine Life 2010. The J. Frederick Grassle Scientific Symposium on the Census of Marine Life: Poster abstracts. pp. [1], more Claus, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Appeltans, W.; Deneudt, K.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J.; Heip, C.H.R.; Holdsworth, N.; Maudire, G.; McDonough, N.; Ó Tuama, É.; Pesant, S.; Pissierssens, P.; Schaap, D.M.A.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Vladymyrov, V. (2010). Development of a Marine Biological Data Portal within the framework of the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODNet), in: Fichaut, M. et al. (Ed.) International Marine Data and Information Systems Conference IMDIS 2010, 29-31 March 2010, Paris, France: Book of abstracts. pp. 57, more Claus, S.; De Hauwere, N.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2010). The VLIMAR Gazetteer: a standard for marine geographic features, in: Fichaut, M. et al. (Ed.) International Marine Data and Information Systems Conference IMDIS 2010, 29-31 March 2010, Paris, France: Book of abstracts. pp. 185, more Deneudt, K.; Vandepitte, L.; Claus, S.; De Hauwere, N.; Vanhoorne, B.; Costello, M.J.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2010). Validating ecological regions in European seas based on the European Ocean Biogeographic Information System (EurOBIS), in: ISEI7 - Seventh International Conference on Ecological Informatics: Unravelling complexity and supporting sustainability, 13-16 December 2010, Gent, Belgium. Book of abstracts. pp. 103, more Appeltans, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2009). Is our Belgian lab really more biodiverse than Darwin’s Galapagos Islands?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 21-22, more Bauwens, M.; Braeckman, U.; Coppejans, E.; De Blauwe, H.; De Clerck, O.; De Maersschalk, V.; Degraer, S.; Deprez, T.; Dumoulin, E.; Fockedey, N.; Hernandez, F.; Hostens, K.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Mees, J.; Rappé, K.; Sabbe, K.; Seys, J.; Van Ginderdeuren, K.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Verween, A.; Wittoeck, J. (2009). Non-indigenous species of the Belgian part of the North Sea and adjacent estuaries, in: Branquart, E. et al. (Ed.) Abstract volume of the Science facing aliens meeting, Brussels 11th May 2009. pp. 60, more Claus, S.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Haese, C.; De los Rios, M.; Kreiken, W.; Villars, N.; Dronkers, J. (2009). Experiences from the Coastal and Marine WiKi: an Internet encyclopaedia providing up-to-date quality information for and by coastal and marine professionals, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 30-31, more Deneudt, K.; Villers, M.-L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2009). Developing a user-friendly interface for calculating the Benthic Ecosystem Quality Index (BEQI), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 38, more Deneudt, K.; De Hauwere, N.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2009). Creating a data portal redistributing physical, chemical and biological Scheldt Estuary data, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 37, more Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Debergh, H.; Deneudt, K.; Govaerts, A.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2009). Indicators of sustainable development for the Scheldt Estuary, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 51-52, 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 Sergeyeva, O.; Slipetskyy, D.; Gorbunov, V.; Deneudt, K.; Vanhoorne, B. (2009). Biological module of bilateral Flanders-Ukraine project Ocean-Ukraine. Overview, achievements, perspectives, 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. 126, more Appeltans, W.; Costello, M.J.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W.; Vandepitte, L.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2008). Aphia for a World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 27, more Appeltans, W.; Costello, M.J.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2008). A World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) for use in marine and biodiversity data management, in: Iona, Sissy et al. (Ed.) International Marine Data and Information Systems Conference IMDIS-2008, 31 March - 2 April 2008, Athens, Greece: Book of abstracts. pp. 22, more Appeltans, W.; Costello, M.J.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2008). EurOBIS, an online atlas for European marine species distribution data, in: Iona, Sissy et al. (Ed.) International Marine Data and Information Systems Conference IMDIS-2008, 31 March - 2 April 2008, Athens, Greece: Book of abstracts. pp. 43, more Claus, S.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2008). The Coastal and Marine Wiki: an internet encyclopaedia providing up-to-date quality information for and by coastal and marine professionals, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 38-39, more Vanhoorne, B.; Deneudt, K.; Appeltans, W.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2008). The Aphia Taxon Match Tool, an online quality control tool for checking your biological data against the World and European Registers of Marine Species, in: Iona, Sissy et al. (Ed.) International Marine Data and Information Systems Conference IMDIS-2008, 31 March - 2 April 2008, Athens, Greece: Book of abstracts. pp. 145, more Claus, S.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Mees, J. (2007). Development of the ENCORA portal: an internet based facility supporting EU-wide contact search for ICZM related science, practice, and policy communities, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 2 March 2007: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 39: pp. 25, more Appeltans, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Hummel, H. (2006). The marine science job & candidate finder, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 31 March 2006: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 30: pp. 20, more Appeltans, W.; Vanhoorne, B. (2006). MARBEFs species gallery images impressive marine life, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 31 March 2006: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 30: pp. 21, more Claus, S.; Deckers, P.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2006). Developments and geographic interface of the VLIMAR gazetteer, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 31 March 2006: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 30: pp. 25, more Vanden Berghe, E.; Appeltans, W.; Claus, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B. (2006). EurOBIS & Co, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 31 March 2006: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 30: pp. 59, more Hernandez, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; T'Jampens, R.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2004). Web mapping services for biological data, in: Ocean Biodiversity Informatics, Hamburg, Germany: 29 November to 1 December 2004: book of abstracts. pp. 67, more Vanhoorne, B.; Claus, S.; Cuvelier, D.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Mees, J. (2004). EurOBIS: the European node of the ocean biogeographic information system, in: Ocean Biodiversity Informatics, Hamburg, Germany: 29 November to 1 December 2004: book of abstracts. pp. 105, more
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Claus, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J.; Vanhoorne, B.; Waumans, F.; Costello, M.J.; Garthe, S.; Herman, P.; Pesant, S.; Pinn, E.H.; Stienen, E.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Webb, T.; Arvanitidis, C. (2012). Report of the Biological Data Analysis Workshop of the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). VLIZ Special Publication, 56. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 35 pp., more Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Debergh, H.; Deneudt, K.; Vanhoorne, B.; Mees, J.; Hernandez, F. (2010). Indicatoren van Duurzame Ontwikkeling voor het Schelde-estuarium; IDO-Schelde. Eindrapport. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 40; bijlagen pp., more Arijs, K.; Versonnen, B.; Vangheluwe, M.; Vanhoorne, B.; Cuvelier, D.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Mees, J.; Ghekiere, A.; Janssen, C.R. (2007). DIMAS Development of an integrated database for the management of accidental spills. Part 2. Global change, ecosystems and biodiversity - SPSDII: final report. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 69 pp., more
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Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Decock, W.; Lanssens, T.; Dekeyzer, S.; Verfaille, K.; Horton, T.; Kroh, A. (2018). 10 years of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): where do we stand & where are we heading? PeerJ Preprints 6: e26682v1. https://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26682v1, more Gerovasileiou, V.; Martínez, A.; Álvarez, F.; Boxshall, G.; Humphreys, W.F.; Jaume, D.; Becking, L.E.; Muricy, G.; van Hengstum, P.J.; Dekeyzer, S.; Decock, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vandepitte, L.; Bailly, N.; Iliffe, T.M. (2016). World Register of marine Cave Species (WoRCS): a new Thematic Species Database for marine and anchialine cave biodiversity. Research Ideas and Outcomes 2: e10451. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/rio.2.e10451, more Claus, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Hernandez, F.; Appeltans, W.; Deneudt, K.; Vanhoorne, B.; De Hauwere, N. (2011). EMODnet: Pilot portal for biology, data discovery and access service [Poster]. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Oostende. 1 poster pp., more Appeltans, W.; Decock, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Fauchald, K.; Gordon, D.P.; Hoeksema, B.W.; Poore, G.C.B.; van Soest, R.; Stöhr, S.; Walter, C.; Costello, M.J. (2010). The World Register of Marine Species, the first online inventory of all marine species [Poster]. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ)/WoRMS Steering Committee: Oostende. 1 poster pp., more Appeltans, W.; Decock, W.; De Hauwere, N.; Vandepitte, L.; Claus, S.; Deneudt, K.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2010). Marine Species Information Systems at VLIZ [Poster]. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 1 poster pp., more Appeltans, W.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J.; Heip, C.H.R. (2008). The future of MarBEF’s data legacy. MarBEF Newsletter 8: 14-15, more Appeltans, W.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2007). MarBEF Data Management: Progress towards European marine biodiversity data integration. MarBEF Newsletter 6: 15, more Arijs, K.; Volckaert, A.M.; Versonnen, B.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vangheluwe, M.; Le Roy, D.; Maes, F.; Calewaert, J.-B.; Mees, J.; Fockedey, N.; Claus, S.; Janssen, C.R. (2007). Marine Incidents Management Cluster (MIMAC): technical and organizational measures related to marine incidents in the North Sea (poster). [S.n.]: Belgium. 1 poster pp., more Claus, S.; Appeltans, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; De Hauwere, N.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2007). The European Marine Gazetteer: its development and applications. MarBEF Newsletter 7: 15-16, more Appeltans, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Hummel, H. (2006). Jobs, images, projects and publications. MarBEF Newsletter 4: 12-14, more Appeltans, W.; Vanhoorne, B. (2006). MarBEF species gallery: a growing resource of images of European marine species. MarBEF Newsletter 5: 18, more Cuvelier, D.; Claus, S.; Appeltans, W.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Costello, M.J. (2006). European Register of Marine Species (ERMS) - plans turning into reality ! MarBEF Newsletter 4: 14-15, more
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Martelé, L. (2015). Bouwen van een Harvesting & Indexing Toolkit (HIT) voor EurOBIS: Waarom worden IPT's en HIT's gebruikt om data te verspreiden tussen onderzoekscentra? BA Thesis. Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen: Oostende. 40 pp., more Debergh, J. (2014). Lifewatch cockpit: Voorspelling verspreiding mariene diersoorten. BA Thesis. Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen: Brugge. 62 pp., more Reynaert, I. (2012). Smartphone application development: WoRMS Application. BA Thesis. Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen/Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee: Brugge. 43 pp., more Rouzere, T. (2011). PHP & SQL Data Management: Het maken van een catalog tabel. BA Thesis. Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen: Brugge. 30 pp., more Niels, A. (2009). Vogelopvangcentrum - Spuikom. Course certificate Thesis. Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen, Departement Simon Stevin: Brugge. 66 pp., more Vandemoortel, M. (2009). GIS in de praktijk: een studie van en toepassing op GeoServer en OpenLayers. BA Thesis. Howest (Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen): Brugge. 48 pp., more
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Moerman, D. (2015). TaxoNotifier. Hoe kan je experten op de hoogte brengen van nieuwe publicaties op basis van taxonomische voorkeuren? BSc Thesis. Howest (Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen): Brugge. 82 pp., more

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