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Stefanie Dekeyzer has a MSc in Geology and a MSc in Marine and Lacustrine Sciences. She also finished a PhD on marine microorganisms (calcareous dinoflagellates). She is a scientific staff member of the MarineLife+ program at the Data Centre division of VLIZ. Since 2012, she is one of the data managers of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), with special focus on the traits and attributes of species.

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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., meer

A1 publicaties (12) [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, meer Katsanevakis, S.; Zaiko, A.; Olenin, S.; Costello, M.J.; Gallardo, B.; Tricarico, E.; Adriaens, T.; Jeschke, J.M.; Sini, M.; Burke, N.; Ellinas, K.; Rütten, S.; Poursanidis, D.; Marchini, A.; Brys, R.; Raeymaekers, J.A.M.; Noé, N.; Hermoso, V.; Blaalid, R.; Lucy, F.E.; Verbrugge, L.N.H.; Staehr, P.A.U.; Vandepitte, L.; de Groot, D.; Elliott, M.; Reuver, M.; Maclaren, J.; Li, M.; Oldoni, D.; Mazaris, A.; Trygonis, V.; Hablützel, P.I.; Everts, T.; Pistevos, J.C.A.; Dekeyzer, S.; Kimmig, S.; Rickowski, F.S.; Panov, V. (2024). GuardIAS – Guarding European waters from invasive alien species. Manag. Biol. Inv. 15(4): 701-730. https://dx.doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2024.15.4.14, meer De Grave, S.; Decock, W.; Dekeyzer, S.; Davie, P.J.F.; Fransen, C.H.J.M.; Boyko, C.B.; Poore, G.C.B.; MacPherson, E.; Ahyong, S.T.; Crandall, K.A.; de Mazancourt, V.; Osawa, M.; Chan, T.-Y.; Ng, P.K.L.; Lemaitre, R.; van der Meij, S.E.T.; Santos, S. (2023). Benchmarking global biodiversity of decapod crustaceans (Crustacea: Decapoda). J. Crust. Biol. 43(3): ruad042. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruad042, meer Keller, A.; Ankenbrand, M.J.; Bruelheide, H.; Dekeyzer, S.; Enquist, B.J.; Erfanian, M.B.; Falster, D.S.; Gallagher, R.V.; Hammock, J.; Kattge, J.; Leonhardt, S.D.; Madin, J.S.; Maitner, B.; Neyret, M.; Onstein, R.E.; Pearse, W.D.; Poelen, J.H.; Salguero-Gómez, R.; Schneider, F.D.; Tóth, A.B.; Penone, C. (2023). Ten (mostly) simple rules to future‐proof trait data in ecological and evolutionary sciences. Methods Ecol. Evol. 14(2): 444-458. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.14033, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer Costello, M.J.; Claus, S.; Dekeyzer, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Ó Tuama, É.; Lear, D.; Tyler-Walters, H. (2015). Biological and ecological traits of marine species. PeerJ 3(e1201): 29 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1201, meer Robuchon, M.; Vranken, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Dekeyzer, S.; Julliard, R.; Le Gall, L.; De Clerck, O. (2015). Towards a seaweed trait database for European species. Eur. J. Phycol. 50(Supplement 1): 196-196, meer ten Hoopen, A.; Pesant, S.; Kottmann, R.; Kopf, A.; Bicak, M.; Claus, S.; Deneudt, K.; Borremans, C.; Thijssen, P.; Dekeyzer, S.; Schaap, D.M.A.; Bowler, C.; Glóckner, F.O.; Cochrane, G. (2015). Marine microbial biodiversity, bioinformatics and biotechnology (M2B3) data reporting and service standards. Stand Genomic Sci. 10: 20 [1-10]. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40793-015-0001-5, meer 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, meer
Peer reviewed publicaties (3) [show]
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, meer 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, meer 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, meer
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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. , meer
Abstracts (28) [show]
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, meer Dekeyzer, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Schepers, L. (2022). The LifeWatch Species Information Backbone: connecting information on taxonomy, biogeography, ecology, genetics and literature, in: 55th European Marine Biology Symposium 19 – 23 September 2022 Gdańsk, Poland: Book of abstracts. pp. 30, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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. , meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer Verstraeten, T.; Deneudt, K.; Dekeyzer, S.; Vanreusel, A. (2018). ASSEMBLE-Plus: promoting access to the EMBRC marine stations and laboratories, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 64, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer Vranken, S.; Dekeyzer, S.; Vandepitte, L.; Claus, S.; De Clerck, O. (2014). Towards a compilation of biological trait data for European macroalgae, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 128, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer 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, meer
Overige publicaties (3) [show]
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, meer Faulwetter, S.; Pafilis, E.; Fanini, L.; Bailly, N.; Agosti, D.; Arvanitidis, C.; Boicenco, L.; Capatano, T.; Claus, S.; Dekeyzer, S.; Georgiev, T.; Legaki, A.; Mavraki, D.; Oulas, A.; Papastefanou, G.; Penev, L.; Sautter, G.; Schigel, D.; Senderov, V.; Teaca, A.; Tsompanou, M. (2016). EMODnet Workshop on mechanisms and guidelines to mobilise historical data into biogeographic databases. Research Ideas and Outcomes 2: e9774. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/rio.2.e9774, meer 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, meer

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