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Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more

Function: Technical Director
Direct contact at institute:
Tel.: +32-(0)59-33 61 05
GSM: +32-(0)478-31 64 67
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WoRMS Steering Committee (SC), more

Function: ex officio, datamanager, substitute: Leen Vandepitte

VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium, more

A biological valuation map for the Belgian Continental Shelf, more
A century of sea fisheries in Belgium, more
A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure, more
Archiving data on recreational fishing along the Belgian coast, more
Assessment of Marine Debris on the Belgian Continental Shelf: occurence and effects. - AS-MADE, more
Beheer van de OMES-databank, betreffende data van het Vlaamse gedeelte van het Schelde estuarium., more
Belgian Register of Marine & Coastal Species, more
Belgian Shipwreck: hotspots for Marine Biodiversity, more
Creating a long term infrastructure for marine biodiversity research in the European Economic Area and the Newly Associated States, more
ELectronic conference on MARine Biodiversity in Europe, more
EU Public Infrastructure for the European DIgital Twin Ocean, more
European Marine Observation and Data Network - Biology Lot, more
European Marine Observation and Data Network - Biology Lot II, 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
Informatiesysteem voor het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, more
Integrated Risk Assessment and Monitoring of micropollutants in the Belgian coastal zone, more
Integration of biodiversity monitoring data into the Digital Twin Ocean, more
Marine Regions, towards a standard for georeferenced marine names, more
Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria, more
Noordzee-observatorium, more
Onderzoek naar de gevolgen van het Sigmaplan, baggeractiviteiten en havenuitbreiding in de Zeeschelde op het milieu, more
Optimaliseren data beheer en opslag en verzorgen educatie databeheer voor wetenschappers van het NIOO, more
Pan-European infrastructure for Ocean & Marine Data Management, more
Pilot study into the data management at NIOO-CEME, more
Scientific and institutional capacity building for implementing European marine policy in the Black Sea Region, more
Streamlining activity of the Coastal Wiki, more
Strengthening the oceanographic data management and operational forecast services at IBSS and MHI, Ukraine, more
Support for setting up and managing Centre for bird revalidation in Ostend (VOC) website, more
The Canadian Register of Marine Species, more
The development and realisation of the second phase of the ScheldeMonitor information system in the framework of "Research and Monitoring long-term planning Scheldt estuary" (LTV O&M), more
The development and realisation of the third phase of the ScheldeMonitor information system in the framework of "Research and Monitoring long-term planning Scheldt estuary" (LTV O&M), more
The Global Sea Level Observing System, more
The ScheldeMonitor knowledge- and information system in the framework of "Research and Monitoring long-term planning Scheldt estuary" (phase 4), more
Uitbouwen van de dienst informatie- en datacentrum van het INBO, uitvoeringsopdracht 2009-2010, more
Uitvoeren van het data- en informatiebeheer voor het Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO-KNAW), more
Understanding benthic, pelagic and air-borne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas, 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 (2022). Marine Regions gazetteer. Available online at www.marineregions.org. Consulted on yyyy-mm-dd., more
Cpodnetwork: Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium; (2021): LifeWatch observatory data: acoustic receivers data from the permanent Cetacean passive acoustic sensor network in the Belgian part of the North Sea. Marine Data Archive., more
OOPS - Copepods: Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); (2018):OOPS - Copepods: ICES Operational Oceanographic Products and Services - Gridded Copepod abundance data; European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)., more
MIDAS: Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); (2017): Marine Information and Data Acquisition System: Underway & Cruise data., more
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); (2014): Gridded abundance map of the invasive Polychaete Marenzelleria in the Baltic Sea; European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)., more
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); (2015): Gridded abundance map of the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta Caretta around the Azores; European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)., more
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); (2015): Gridded abundance maps of chlorophyll a around the Dutch coast; European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)., more
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); (2015): Gridded abundance maps of diatoms and dinoflagellates from the North Atlantic region; European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)., more
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); (2015): Gridded abundance maps of marine birds around the Azores; European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)., more
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); (2015): Gridded abundance maps of phytoplankton diversity and toxicity around the French coast; European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)., more
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); (2015): Gridded abundance maps of the benthic species from the North Sea; European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)., more
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); (2015):Gridded abundance maps of commercial fish species from the North Sea; European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)., more
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); (2015):Gridded abundance maps of marine birds from the North Sea; European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)., more
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); (2015):Gridded abundance maps of marine mammals around the Azores; European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)., more
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); (2015):Gridded abundance maps of marine mammals from the North Sea; European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)., more
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); (2015):Gridded abundance maps of microorganisms from the North Sea; European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)., more
IMIS: Flanders Marine Institute (YYYY). Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS). Available online at http://www.vliz.be/imis Consulted on YYYY-MM-DD., more
Flanders Marine Institute (yyyy): MarineRegions.org. Available online at www.marineregions.org. Consulted on yyyy-mm-dd., more
Reubens, J.; Hernandez, F.; Desmet, P.; Reyserhove, L.; Deneudt, K.; (2020): 2015_HOMARUS - Acoustic telemetry data for European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in the southern North Sea (Belgium). Marine Data Archive., more
PBARN: Reubens, J.; Hernandez, F; Deneudt, K.; (2017): LifeWatch observatory - Permanent acoustic receiver network in the Belgian Part of the North Sea, more
Reubens, J.; Hernandez, F; Deneudt, K.; (2017): LifeWatch observatory - Permanent acoustic receiver network in the Western Scheldt; Array 1: Between Breskens & Vlissingen, more
Reubens, J.; Hernandez, F; Deneudt, K.; (2017): LifeWatch observatory - Temporarily acoustic receiver network for range testing, performed in C-Power wind farm; Belgian part of the North Sea, more
Stienen E W, Desmet P, Milotic T, Hernandez F, Deneudt K, Bouten W, Müller W, Matheve H, Lens L (2024). LBBG_ZEEBRUGGE - Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) breeding at the southern North Sea coast (Belgium and the Netherlands). Version 1.2. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Occurrence dataset., more
Stienen E W, Desmet P, Milotic T, Hernandez F, Deneudt K, Matheve H, Bouten W (2024). HG_OOSTENDE - Herring gulls (Larus argentatus, Laridae) breeding at the southern North Sea coast (Belgium). Version 1.2. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Occurrence dataset., more
VLIZ (2007). Checklist for aquatic alien species in the Belgian part of the North Sea and adjacent estuaries. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium. Searched on dd/mm/yyyy., more
MARBOUND: VLIZ (2012). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, version 7. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/., more
Monitoring the water quality at the Sluice Dock in Ostend, more
Number of species and observations per IHO Sea Area based on EurOBIS data, more

A1 Publications (33) [show]
Vandepitte, L.; Dekeyzer, S.; Decock, W.; Delgat, L.; Boydens, B.; Tyberghein, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J.; Horton, T.; Kroh, A.; Boyko, C.B.; Ahyong, S.T. (2025). The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) through the looking glass: insights from the data management team in light of the crystal anniversary of WoRMS. Hydrobiologia 852: 1-22. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05688-y, more Calonge, A.; Navarro González, P.; Mortelmans, J.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F.; Debusschere, E. (2024). Cetacean passive acoustic network in the Belgian part of the North sea. Scientific Data 11(1): 971. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03806-y, more Babeyko, A.; Lorito, S.; Hernandez, F.; Lauterjung, J.; Løvholt, F.; Rudloff, A.; Sørensen, M.; Androsov, A.; Aniel-Quiroga, I.; Armigliato, A.; Baptista, M.A.; Baglione, E.; Basili, R.; Behrens, J.; Brizuela, B.; Bruni, S.; Didem Cambaz, M.; Cantavella-Nadal, J.; Carrilho, F.; Chandler, I.; Chang-Seng, D.; Charalampakis, M.; Cugliari, L.; Denamiel, C.; Dogan, G.G.; Festa, G.; Fuhrman, D.; Gabriel, A.-A.; Galea, P.; Gibbons, S.J.; Gonzalez, M.; Graziani, L.; Gutscher, M.-A.; Harig, S.; Hebert, H.; Ionescu, C.; Jalayer, F.; Kalligeris, N.; Kânoglu, U.; Lanucara, P.; Macías Sánchez, J.; Murphy, S.; Necmioglu, Ö.; Omira, R.; Papadopoulos, G.A.; Paris, R.; Romano, F.; Rossetto, T.; Selva, J.; Scala, A.; Tonini, R.; Trevlopoulos, K.; Triantafyllou, I.; Urgeles, R.; Vallone, R.; Vilibic, I.; Volpe, M.; Yalciner, A.C. (2022). Towards the new Thematic Core Service tsunami within the EPOS Research Infrastructure. Ann. Geophys. 65(2): DM215. https://dx.doi.org/10.4401/ag-8762, 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 Degraer, S.; Van Lancker, V.; van Dijk, T.A.G.P.; Birchenough, S.N.R.; De Witte, B.; Elliott, M.; Le Bot, S.; Reiss, H.; Stelzenmüller, V.; Van Gaever, S.; Balian, E.; Cox, D.; Hernandez, F.; Lacroix, G.; Lindeboom, H.J.; Reubens, J.; Soetaert, K. (2019). Interdisciplinary science to support North Sea marine management: lessons learned and future demands. Hydrobiologia 845(1): 1-11. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-019-04109-9, more Martín-Míguez, B.; Novellino, A.; Vinci, M.; Claus, S.; Calewaert, J.-B.; Vallius, H.; Schmitt, T.; Pititto, A.; Giorgetti, A.; Askew, N.; Iona, S.; Schaap, D.; Pinardi, N.; Harpham, Q.; Kater, B.J.; Populus, J.; She, J.; Palazov, A.V.; McMeel, O.; Oset, P.; Lear, D.; Manzella, G.M.R.; Gorringe, P; Simoncelli, S.; Larkin, K.; Holdsworth, N.; Arvanitidis, C.D.; Molina Jack, M.E.; Chaves Montero, M.d.M.; Herman, P.M.J.; Hernandez, F. (2019). The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet): visions and roles of the gateway to marine data in Europe. Front. Mar. Sci. 6: 313. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00313, more Mortelmans, J.; Deneudt, K.; Cattrijsse, A.; Beauchard, O.; Daveloose, I.; Vyverman, W.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Timmermans, K.; Peene, J.; Roose, P.; Knockaert, M.; Chou, L.; Sanders, R.; Stinchcombe, M.; Kimpe, P.; Lammens, S.; Theetaert, H.; Gkritzalis, T.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2019). Nutrient, pigment, suspended matter and turbidity measurements in the Belgian part of the North Sea. Scientific Data 6(1): 22. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0032-7, more Mortelmans, J.; Goossens, J.; Amadei Martínez, L.; Deneudt, K.; Cattrijsse, A.; Hernandez, F. (2019). LifeWatch observatory data: zooplankton observations in the Belgian part of the North Sea. Geoscience Data Journal 6(2): 76-84. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gdj3.68, more Reubens, J.; Verhelst, P.; van der Knaap, I; Deneudt, K.; Moens, T.; Hernandez, F. (2019). Environmental factors influence the detection probability in acoustic telemetry in a marine environment: results from a new setup. Hydrobiologia 845(1): 81-94. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3478-7, more Reubens, J.; Verhelst, P.; van der Knaap, I; Wydooghe, B.; Milotic, T.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F.; Pauwels, I. (2019). The need for aquatic tracking networks: the permanent Belgian Acoustic Receiver Network. Animal Biotelemetry 7(2): 2. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40317-019-0164-8, more She, J.; Muñiz Piniella, A.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Boehme, L.; Boero, F.; Christensen, A.; Crowe, T.; Darecki, M.; Nogueira, E.; Grémare, A.; Hernandez, F.; Kõuts, T.; Kromkamp, J.; Petihakis, G.; Sousa Pinto, I.; Reißmann, J.H.; Tuomi, L.; Zingone, A. (2019). An integrated approach to coastal and biological observations. Front. Mar. Sci. 6: 314. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00314, more Abecasis, D.; Steckenreuter, A.; Reubens, J.; Aarestrup, K.; Alós, J.; Badalamenti, F.; Bajona, L.; Boylan, P.; Deneudt, K.; Greenberg, L.; Brevé, N.; Hernandez, F.; Humphries, N.; Meyer, C.; Sims, D.W.; Thorstad, E.B.; Walker, A.M.; Whoriskey, F.; Afonso, P. (2018). A review of acoustic telemetry in Europe and the need for a regional aquatic telemetry network. Animal Biotelemetry 6(1): 1-7. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40317-018-0156-0, more Bosch, S.; Tyberghein, L.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F.; De Clerck, O. (2018). In search of relevant predictors for marine species distribution modelling using the MarineSPEED benchmark dataset. Diversity Distrib. 24(2): 144-157. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12668, 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 Mortelmans, J.; Debusschere, E.; Vranken, S.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2017). Two marine parasitic crustaceans new to the Belgian fauna. Belg. J. Zool. 147(2): 143–153. https://dx.doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2017.12, more Claus, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Waumans, F.; Pinto Vitorino, B.; Hernandez, F. (2016). Towards better data access: the development of a new data download tool for marine biological data, 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. 176-177, 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 T'Jampens, R.; Hernandez, F.; Vandecasteele, F.; Verstockt, S. (2016). Automatic detection, tracking and counting of birds in marine video content, in: López, M.B. et al. IPTA 2016: 6th International Conference on Image Processing Theory, Tools and Applications, Oulu, Finland, December 2016. International Conference on Image Processing Theory Tools and Applications, 6: pp. [1-6]. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IPTA.2016.7821031, 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 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 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 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 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
Peer reviewed publications (7) [show]
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 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 Lloret, L.; Heredia, I.; Aguilar, F.; Debusschere, E.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2018). Convolutional Neural Networks for Phytoplankton identification and classification. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 2: e25762. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.25762, 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 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 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 (2) [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 Claus, S.; Vanhoorne, A.; Mares, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2008). Manual on how to use the Marine Data Archive (MDA). Version 1.0. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Oostende. 40 pp., more
Book chapters (3) [show]
Bosch, S.; Tyberghein, L.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F.; De Clerck, O. (2017). Chapter 4. In search of relevant predictors for marine species distribution modelling using the MarineSPEED benchmark dataset, in: Bosch, S. Marine species distributions: from data to predictive models. pp. 61-96, 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 Millard, K.; Atkinson, R.; Woolf, A.; Lowry, R.; Haaring, P.; Hernandez, F.; Hamre, T.; Pillich, D.; Bothien, H.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Johnson, I.; Matthews, B.; Dahlin, H.; Flemming, N.; Vladymyrov, V.; MacKenzie, B.; Edwards, A.; van der Hoeven, W.; Harphen, Q.; Ross, G. (2006). MarineXML - Have we achieved pre-standardisation?, in: Dahlin, H. et al. European operational oceanography: present and future: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on EuroGOOS. pp. 488-493, more
Abstracts (116) [show]
Deneudt, K.; Slaughter, L.; Berre, A.; Ben Aziza, S.; Muñiz, C.; Martinovic, T.; Brönner, U.; Arnaud, A.; Harrison, J.; Hernandez, F. (2024). The DTO-Bioflow Project: Bringing biodiversity data into the European Digital Twins of the Ocean, in: Simoncelli, S. et al. International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems: Proceedings Volume, IMDIS 2024 Bergen (Norway) 27-29 May 2024. Miscellanea INGV, 80: pp. 384-386, more Amadei Martínez, L.; Debusschere, E.; Mortelmans, J.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2019). Semi-automatic identification of phytoplankton using image classification techniques, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 62, more Amadei Martínez, L.; Theetaert, H.; Gkritzalis, T.; Cattrijsse, A.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2019). Water quality in the Belgian part of the North Sea: exploring ocean’s health through online applications, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 65, 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 Schepers, L.; Exter, K.; De Pooter, D.; Lust, H.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2019). How open science helps your research, and how VLIZ can help you, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 67, 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 Amadei Martínez, L.; Mortelmans, J.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2018). Long-term plankton measurements using semi-automatic image classification techniques, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – 53^rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: 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 Benedetti Cecchi, L.; Crowe, T.; Boehme, L.; Boero, F.; Christensen, A.; Grémare, A.; Hernandez, F.; Kromkamp, J.C.; Nogueira García, E.; Petihakis, G.; Sousa Pinto, I.; Zingone, A. (2018). European Marine Board expert Working Group's recommendations to Strengthen Europe's Capability in Biological Ocean Observations., 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. 116, more Camargo, C.; Hernandez, F.; Soetaert, K. (2018). Importance of quality control for sea level observations, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 75-76, more De Blok, R.; Debusschere, E.; Tyberghein, L.; Mortelmans, J.; Hernandez, F.; Deneudt, K.; Sabbe, K.; Vyverman, W. (2018). Phytoplankton dynamics in the Belgian coastal zone monitored with a Cytosense flowcytometer, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 81: pp. 79, more De Blok, R.; Debusschere, E.; Tyberghein, L.; Mortelmans, J.; Hernandez, F.; Deneudt, K.; Sabbe, K.; Vyverman, W. (2018). Monitoring phytoplankton dynamics in the Belgian continental zone using a Cytosense flowcytometer, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – 53^rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 38, 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 Debusschere, E.; Reubens, J.; Wydooghe, B.; Mortelmans, J.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2018). Knock knock, who's there?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 43, more Debusschere, E.; Goossens, J.; Reubens, J.; Mortelmans, J.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2018). Eavesdropping in the wild: what are porpoises and bats up to, 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. 76, more Dekeyzer, S.; Deneudt, K.; Wydooghe, B.; Mortelmans, J.; Debusschere, E.; Reubens, J.; Hernandez, F. (2018). Building an online and interactive scientific data explorer for LifeWatch observatory data, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 81: pp. 44, more Deneudt, K.; Dekeyzer, S.; Goossens, J.; Claus, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Hernandez, F. (2018). LifeWatch marine data services supporting marine biodiversity and ecosystem research, 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. 77, more Martín-Míguez, B.; McMeel, O.; Calewaert, J.-B.; Oset Garcia, P.; Souza Dias, F.; Claus, S.; De Hauwere, N.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2018). EMODnet: your gateway to marine data in Europe, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 48, more Mortelmans, J.; Amadei Martínez, L.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2018). From sample to library: The ZooSCAN pathway unraveled, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 81: pp. 50, more Reubens, J.; Afonso, P.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2018). The European Tracking Network: connecting biotelemetry users in Europe, 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. 87, 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 Tyberghein, L.; Bouchti, Z.; Dewitte, E.; Knockaert, C.; Waumans, F.; Hernandez, F. (2018). ScheldeMonitor, the online data and information hub for the Scheldt Estuary, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 81: pp. 53, more Vandegehuchte, M.; Vandepitte, L.; Hablützel, P.I.; De Rijcke, M.; Seys, J.; Dekeyzer, S.; Mortelmans, J.; Everaert, G.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2018). BeRMS 2020 – Innovative census of Belgian marine biodiversity, 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. 63, 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 De Blok, R.; Tyberghein, L.; Mortelmans, J.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F.; Sabbe, K.; Vyverman, W. (2017). Phaeocystis blooms in the Belgian coastal zone - Routine phytoplankton monitoring with the Cytosense flowcytometer, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 17, more Dekeyzer, S.; Deneudt, K.; Vandepitte, L.; Goffin, A.; Claus, S.; Hernandez, F. (2017). The LifeWatch infrastructure (demo through poster series), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 26, more Deprez, T.; Bossier, P.; Cattrijsse, A.; Chiers, K; De Clerck, O.; Decostere, A.; Deneudt, K.; De Troch, M.; Hernandez, F.; Mascart, T.; Moens, T.; Tkint, T.; Vanstappen, G.; Verstraeten, T.; Willems, A.; Vanreusel, A. (2017). EMBRC.be - The Belgian node of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 28, more Mortelmans, J.; Debusschere, E.; Vranken, S.; Tyberghein, L.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2017). Studying plankton diversity in the Belgian Continental Zone: research opportunities, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 61, 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 Reubens, J.; Verhelst, P.; Pauwels, I.; Van Hoey, S.; Deneudt, K.; Desmet, P.; Hernandez, F. (2017). The acoustic receiver network: a sea of opportunities, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 75, more Stienen, E.; Desmet, P.; Hernandez, F.; Lens, L.; Müller, W. (2017). GPS tracking network of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Herring Gulls breeding at the southern North Sea coast, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 81, more T'Jampens, R.; Hernandez, F.; Vandecasteele, F.; Verstockt, S. (2017). Automatic monitoring of birds in marine video content, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 83, more Tyberghein, L.; Mortelmans, J.; Debusschere, E.; Vranken, S.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2017). Plankton biodiversity in the Belgian part of the North Sea, in: Ramšak, A. et al. 52nd European Marine Biology Symposium, 25-29 September 2017, Piran, Slovenia: Abstract Book. pp. 59, 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 Dekeyzer, S.; Deneudt, K.; Vandepitte, L.; Goffin, A.; Claus, S.; Hernandez, F. (2016). The LifeWatch infrastructure (demo through poster series), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 43, 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 Deneudt, K.; Reubens, J.; Mortelmans, J.; Debusschere, E.; Knockaert, C.; Tyberghein, L.; Dekeyzer, S.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2016). Building an innovative and multidisciplinary marine biodiversity observatory for Lifewatch, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 67, more Deprez, T.; Bossier, P.; Cattrijsse, A.; Chiers, K.; De Clerck, O.; Decostere, A.; Deneudt, K.; De Troch, M.; Hernandez, F.; Mascart, T.; Moens, T.; Tkint, T. (2016). EMBRC.be – The Belgian node of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 49, more Deprez, T.; Artois, T.; Bossier, P.; Cattrijsse, A.; Chiers, K.; De Clerck, O.; Decostere, A.; Deneudt, K.; De Troch, M.; Hernandez, F.; Mascart, T.; Moens, T.; Plovie, A.; tkint, T.; Van Stappen, G.; Verstraeten, T.; Willems, A.; Vanreusel, A. (2016). EMBRC.be – The Belgian node of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 129, 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 Reubens, J.; Verhelst, P.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2016). Acoustic receiver network - the need for range testing, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 81, more Reubens, J.; Verhelst, P.V.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2016). Lifewatch acoustic receiver network: setup of a PostgreSQL database, web interface and collaborative environment to cope with big data, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 93, more Tyberghein, L.; Claus, S.; Herman, P.M.; Beauchard, O.; Beckers, J.-M.; Hernandez, F. (2016). EMODnet gridded abundance products: a tool to facilitate ecosystem assessments, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 109, 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 Claus, S.; Tyberghein, L.; Herman, P.; Beauchard, O.; Beckers, J.M.; Hernandez, F. (2015). EMODnet regional gridded abundance products: a tool to facilitate ecosystem assessments, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 32, more Dekeyzer, S.; Deneudt, K.; Vandepitte, L.; Goffin, A.; Claus, S.; Hernandez, F. (2015). The Belgian LifeWatch infrastructure, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 53, more Mortelmans, J.; Deschutter, Y.; Tyberghein, L.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2015). Creation of long term BCP zooplankton data series as part of the LifeWatch marine observatory, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 95, more Reubens, J.; Verhelst, P.; Mouton, A.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2015). The acoustic receiver network: a sea of opportunities, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 111, more Stienen, E.W.M.; Desmet, P.; Lens, L.; Matheve, H.; Hernandez, F.; Bouten, W. (2015). The secret life of gulls revealed with high-tech GPS tags, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 123, more Tyberghein, L.; de Blok, R.; Mortelmans, J.; Deneudt, K.; Gkritzalis, T.; Declerck, J.; Hernandez, F. (2015). Improved technology facilitates new scientific opportunities: Implementation of an on-board flow cytometer as part of the LifeWatch marine observatory, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 134, 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.; Deneudt, K.; Vandepitte, L.; Goffin, A.; Claus, S.; Hernandez, F. (2014). The Flemish contributions to LifeWatch – A general overview, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 43, more Dekeyzer, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Claus, S.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2014). The LifeWatch taxonomic backbone: supporting the marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning research community, 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. 106, 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 Mortelmans, J.; Tyberghein, L.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2014). Building a digital zooplankton sample library as part of the LifeWatch marine observatory, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 82, more Reubens, J.; Mouton, A.M.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F.; Cattrijsse, A. (2014). Big brother is watching you! An acoustic receiver network to track the whereabouts of fishes, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 90, more Souza Dias, F.; Claus, S.; Hernandez, F. (2014). The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) central portal, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 98, more Stienen, E.W.; Desmet, P.; Lens, L.; Matheve, H.; Hernandez, F.; Bouten, W. (2014). GPS tags reveal movements of herring and lesser black-backed gulls along the Belgian coast, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 100, 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 Dekeyzer, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Claus, S.; Goffin, A.; Tyberghein, L.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2013). Supporting the marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning research community (LifeWatch), in: 48^th European Marine Biology Symposium, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, 19-23/08/2013: abstracts. pp. 131, more Dekeyzer, S.; Deneudt, K.; Vandepitte, L.; Goffin, A.; Claus, S.; Hernandez, F. (2013). The Flemish contributions to LifeWatch, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 38, 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.; 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.; 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 Goffin, A; Deneudt, K.; Waumans, F.; Dewitte, E.; De Hauwere, N.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2012). Scheldemonitor, the online data- and information system on research and monitoring of the Scheldt Estuary, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 36, more Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Debergh, H.; Deneudt, K.; Govaerts, A.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2012). Indicators for the Scheldt Estuary, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 45-46, more Appeltans, W.; Claus, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Herman, P.; Holdsworth, N.; Maudire, G.; Ó Tuama, É.; Pesant, S.; Schaap, D.M.A.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Vladymyrov, V.; Hernandez, F. (2011). Progress towards a European portal on marine species observations, 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. 31, 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.; 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 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 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. IMDIS 2010 International Marine Data and Information Systems Conference, 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 Hernandez, F.; Deneudt, K. (2010). Terms and concepts of ecological data management in a marine context, in: ISEI7 - Seventh International Conference on Ecological Informatics: Unravelling complexity and supporting sustainability, 13-16 December 2010, Gent, Belgium. Book of abstracts. pp. 99, more Vandepitte, L.; Claus, S.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2010). How the integration of marine ecological data from different sources can create added value to data and science, in: ISEI7 - Seventh International Conference on Ecological Informatics: Unravelling complexity and supporting sustainability, 13-16 December 2010, Gent, Belgium. Book of abstracts. pp. 101, more Vladymyrov, V.; Brown, M.; Rommens, W.; Hernandez, F.; Cattrijsse, A. (2010). New type of the Ocean Data Management Training for Young Scientists: from measurement to product, 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. 211-212, 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.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2009). Belgian sea fisheries: compiling historical fisheries data, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 53, 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 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, S. et al. IMDIS 2008 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.; 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). EurOBIS, an online atlas for European marine species distribution data, in: Iona, S. et al. IMDIS 2008 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 Deneudt, K.; Rosseel, S.; Hernandez, F. (2008). Setting up a general data collection system integrating different types of oceanographic survey data, in: Iona, S. et al. (Ed.) International Marine Data and Information Systems Conference IMDIS-2008, 31 March - 2 April 2008, Athens, Greece: Book of abstracts. pp. 61, more Goffin, A.; Deneudt, K.; Rosseel, S.; Hernandez, F. (2008). Upgrading the OMES database: online access to OMES monitoring data using the IMERS web interface, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 47, more Hernandez, F.; Deneudt, K.; Mares, J. (2008). Marine Data Archive, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 50, more Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Vanhoorne, A.; Braekevelt, S.; Van Coillie,, F.; Veys, K.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2008). ‘SeaStats’: hard figures on sea and coast, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 56, more Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Debergh, H.; Behiels, S.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2008). Belgian sea fisheries statistics: compiling historical data to recover a wider perspective, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 55, 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.; 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 Claus, S.; Deckers, P.; Hernandez, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2005). The VLIMAR gazetteer, in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2005: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 20: pp. 23, more Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Vanhoorne, A.; Bracke, S.; Hernandez, F.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Mees, J. (2005). Indicators of sustainable development for monitoring, communication and management guidance in the SAIL coastal region, in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2005: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 20: pp. 43, more Belpaeme, K.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Hernandez, F.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Mees, J. (2004). Sustainability indicators for the Belgian coast, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 5 March 2004: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 17: pp. 34-35, 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 Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Mees, J.; Hernandez, F.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Belpaeme, K. (2004). Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in the southern North Sea: sustainability indicators for communication, monitoring and management guidance, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 5 March 2004: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 17: pp. 56, more Millard, K.; Hernandez, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2004). Integration of biological information with other information classes: the experiences of the IOC/IODE MarineXML initiative, in: Ocean Biodiversity Informatics, Hamburg, Germany: 29 November to 1 December 2004: book of abstracts. pp. 81, more Hernandez, F.; Cattrijsse, A.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Mees, J. (2003). Marine information and data acquisition system, in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 28 February 2003: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 12: pp. 68, more Hernandez, F.; Cattrijsse, A.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Mees, J. (2002). Marine Information and Data Acquisition System, in: INMARTECH 2002 [CD-ROM]. pp. 39, more Hernandez, F.; Cattrijsse, A.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2002). Marine information and data acquisition system, in: 3rd EuroGOOS Conference: Building the European capacity in operational oceanography 3-6 December 2002 Athens, Greece: Abstracts. pp. 208, more Hernandez, F.; Cattrijsse, A.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2002). Marine Information and Data Acquisition System, 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. 64, more
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Verleye, T.J.; Dauwe, S.; Pepi, Y.; Hernandez, F.; Everaert, G.; Troch, P.; Monbaliu, J.; Pirlet, H. (2022). Het voorkomen van tsunami’s, rogue waves en infragravitaire golven in de zuidelijke Noordzee - Een wetenschappelijke synthese. VLIZ Beleidsinformerende Nota's, 2022_003. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 30 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/33, more Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Crowe, T.; Boehme, L.; Boero, F.; Christensen, A.; Grémare, A.; Hernandez, F.; Kromkamp, J.C.; Nogueira García, E.; Petihakis, G.; Robidart, J.; Sousa Pinto, I.; Zingone, A.; Larkin, K.; Muñiz Piniella, A.; Kellett, P.; Heymans, S.J.J. (2018). Strengthening Europe's capability in biological ocean observations. Marine Board Future Science Brief, 3. European Marine Board: Ostend. ISBN 9789492043559. 76 pp., more Afonso, P.; Aarestrup, K.; Abecasis, D.; Alós, J.; Badalamenti, F.; Bajona, L.; Boylan, P.; Deneudt, K.; Greenberg, L.; Brevé, N.; Hernandez, F.; Humphries, N.; Koeck, B.; Meyer, C.; Reubens, J.; Steckenreuter, A.; Thorstadt, E.; Walker, A.; Whoriskey, F. (2017). AtlantOS. European Tracking Network kickoff workshop, Ostend, Belgium, 19-20 April 2017. AtlantOS D3.2 - Valued species and sites report. D 3.2. AtlantOS: [s.l.]. 31 pp., more 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 Glöckner, F.O.; Stal, L.J.; Sandaa, R.-A.; Gasol, J.M.; O'Gara, F.; Hernandez, F.; Labrenz, M.; Stoica, E.; Varela, M.M.; Bordalo, A.; Pitta, P. (2012). Marine microbial diversity and its role in ecosystem functioning and environmental change. European Marine Board Position Paper, 17. Marine Board-ESF: Ostend. ISBN 978-2-918428-71-8. 80 pp., more Claus, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2010). Report of the Biological Data Products Workshop of the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). VLIZ Special Publication, 45. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 41 pp., more Dewitte, E.; Claus, S.; Deneudt, K.; Brosens, D.; Hernandez, F. (2010). Vooronderzoek databeheer INBO. VLIZ: Oostende. 19, bijlagen pp., more Goffin, A.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2010). De ScheldeMonitor. Derde visiedocument voor het data- en informatiesysteem voor Onderzoek en Monitoring van het Schelde-estuarium. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 17 + bijlagen 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 Debergh, H.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Deneudt, K.; Mees, J.; Hernandez, F. (2009). Indicatoren van Duurzame Ontwikkeling voor het Schelde-estuarium. IDO-Schelde. Literatuurstudie voor de onderbouwing van de opmaak van een set indicatoren van duurzame ontwikkeling voor het Schelde-estuarium in het kader van de langetermijnvisie 2030. Eindversie juni 2009. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 44 pp., more Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Debergh, H.; Deneudt, K.; Mees, J.; Hernandez, F. (2009). Indicatoren van Duurzame Ontwikkeling voor het Schelde-estuarium. IDO-Schelde. Visiedocument als toelichting van de opmaak en doelstellingen van een set indicatoren van duurzame ontwikkeling voor het Schelde-estuarium in het kader van de langetermijnvisie 2030. VLIZ: Oostende. 9 pp., more Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Debergh, H.; Deneudt, K.; Mees, J.; Hernandez, F. (2009). Indicatoren van Duurzame Ontwikkeling voor het Schelde-estuarium. IDO-Schelde. Eerste tussentijds rapport. Luik 1: Definitie van denkkader en geografische afbakening, selectie van de set indicatoren van duurzame ontwikkeling. Januari 2009 – Mei 2009. VLIZ: Oostende. 4 pp., more Claus, S.; Vanhoorne, A.; Mares, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Deneudt, K.; Hernandez, F. (2008). Manual on how to use the Marine Data Archive (MDA). Version 2.0. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Oostende. 42 pp., more Deneudt, K.; Mees, J.; Hernandez, F.; Vanhoorne, A. (2008). De ScheldeMonitor: Tweede visiedocument voor de uitbouw van een informatiesysteem voor Onderzoek en Monitoring van het Schelde-estuarium. VLIZ: Oostende. 19 + annexes pp., more Deneudt, K.; Pape, E.; Vanhoorne, A.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2007). Vooronderzoek databeheer NIOO-CEME. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 17 + bijlagen pp., more Cattrijsse, A.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J.; Depoorter, L.; Leeuwerck, P.; Goossens, Y. (2005). Haalbaarheidsstudie met betrekking tot mariene onderzoeksinfrastructuur in Vlaanderen. Een nieuw Vlaams vaartuig voor kustgebonden marien onderzoek: resultaten van de open bevraging van de mariene onderzoeksgemeenschap. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 35, addenda pp., more Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Vanhoorne, A.; Bracke, S.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2004). Indicators of sustainable development in the SAIL coastal region: sustainabilty indicators for ICZM in the SAIL region. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 50 pp., more
Other publications (9) [show]
Roskov, Y.R.; Kunze, T.; Paglinawan, L.E.; Orrell, T.M.; Nicolson, D.; Culham, A.; Bailly, N.; Kirk, P.; Bourgoin, T.; Baillargeon, G.; Hernandez, F.; De Wever, A. (Ed.) (2013). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2013 Annual Checklist [DVD]. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of life: ... Annual Checklist [CD-ROM]. Species 2000: Reading. 1 DVD pp., 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 Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Deneudt, K.; Goffin, A.; Debergh, H.; Hernandez, F.; Mees, J. (2011). Vlaams-Nederlands kennissysteem voor onderzoek en monitoring van het Schelde-estuarium: informatie, data en indicatoren [Presentatie]. VLIZ: Oostende. 14 slides 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.; 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.; 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 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 Claus, S.; Mees, J.; Deneudt, K.; Haspeslagh, J.; Hernandez, F. (2007). Marien data- en informatie beheer: van data en informatie naar kennis: belang van integratie [PRESENTATIE], in: 6e Waterforum 'informatie voor watersystemen', 4 oktober 2007. pp. [1-4] (hand-outs), more
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Vanhoorne, B. (2003). Een Webapplicatie voor MACRODAT. Graduate Thesis. Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen: Brugge. 54 pp., more
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Lima de Camargo, C.M. (2018). Quality control of sea level variation observations and tidal predictions based on the IOC sea level station monitoring facility. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 75 pp., more T'Jampens, R. (2016). Automatische monitoring van vogels in mariene videobeelden = Automatic detection, tracking and counting of birds in marine video content. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent, Vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen: Gent. 45 pp., more

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