| Thomas Kerkhove is a PhD student focussing on the genetics and ecology of the Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri, knowledge which can be used to direct fishery management of this species. For this PhD research, he commutes between Belgium and Suriname. Thomas did his bachelor in biology at Ghent University and started the Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (EMBC) at the same university, completing it at the Pierre and Marie Curie University – Paris 6. For his master thesis, he investigated the trophic ecology of the seabob shrimp in Suriname, where he stayed for four months. | |
Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen; Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu; Aquatische en Terrestrische Ecologie; Mariene Ecologie en Beheer (MARECO), meer
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Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), meer
Functie: PhD Student
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- Ecological and genetic basis for sustainable fishery for the Atlantic seabob
shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri in the Guianan Ecoregion, South
America, meer
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- Verleye, T.J.; Kerkhove, T.R.H.; Van Hoey, G.; Pirlet, H.; Kerckhof, F.; Lescrauwaet, A-K.; Vandepitte, L.; Mees, J.; Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Marine Ecology and Management (MARECO); Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO); (2025): Introduced non-indigenous species (iNIS) in Belgian marine and brackish water systems anno 2024. Marine Data Archive., meer
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| A1 publicaties (11) [show] |
 Degraer, S.; Cornacchia, L.; Ziemba, A.; Agardy, T.; van den Burg, S.W.K.; van de Braak, K.; van Duren, L.A.; Declercq, A.M.; Eggermont, M.; Van Gerven, A.; Kerkhove, T.R.H.; Moulaert, I.; Patel, T.; Petersen, J.K.; Poelman, M.; Stratigaki, V.; Strothotte, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; El Serafy, G. (2026). Rethinking the responsible application of nature-inclusive design in marine infrastructure to restore ecosystems and enhance biodiversity. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 83(4): fsag050. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsag050, meer- Denis, P.; Capet, A.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Kerkhove, T.R.H.; Lacroix, G.; Legrand, S. (2025). Hydrodynamic alterations induced by floating solar structures co-located with an offshore wind farm. Front. Mar. Sci. 12: 1674859. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1674859, meer
- Van Gerven, A.; Kerkhove, T.R.H.; Lago, M.; Araujo, A.; Berge, M.; Mashkina, O.; Ziemba, A.; El Serafy, G.; Tamis, J.; Jongbloed, R.; Piet, G.; Rozemeijer, M.J.C.; Degraer, S. (2025). Facilitating an integrated assessment of impacts in marine multi-use: The Ocean Multi-use Assessment Framework (OMAF). Mar. Policy 173: 106570. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106570, meer
- Verleye, T.J.; Kerkhove, T.R.H.; Van Hoey, G.; Pirlet, H.; Kerckhof, F.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Vandepitte, L.; Mees, J. (2025). National implementation of the European Union policy framework for monitoring introduced non-indigenous species in marine and brackish waters: a Belgian case study based on an updated species inventory. NeoBiota 103: 187-214. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.103.159848, meer
- Bonsu, P.O.; Letschert, J.; Yates, K.L.; Svendsen, J.C.; Berkenhagen, J.; Rozemeijer, M.J.C.; Kerkhove, T.R.H.; Rehren, J.; Stelzenmueller, V. (2024). Co-location of fisheries and offshore wind farms: current practices and enabling conditions in the North Sea. Mar. Policy 159: 105941. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105941, meer
- Cronin, T.J.; Conrad, I.; Kerkhove, T.; Hellemans, B.; De Troch, M.; Volckaert, F.A.M.; Baeza, J.A. (2022). Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri Heller, 1862 (Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata: Penaeidae), with insights into the phylogeny of Penaeidae. J. Crust. Biol. 42(1): 1-10. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruac004, meer
- Verwimp, C.; Vansteenbrugge, L.; Derycke, S.; Kerkhove, T.; Muylle, H.; Honnay, O.; Ruttink, T.; Roldán-Ruiz, I.; Hostens, K. (2020). Population genomic structure of the gelatinous zooplankton species Mnemiopsis leidyi in its nonindigenous range in the North Sea. Ecol. Evol. 10(1): 11-25. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5468, meer
- Kerkhove, T.; Hellemans, B.; De Troch, M.; De Backer, A.; Volckaert, F.A.M. (2019). Isolation and characterisation of 14 novel microsatellite markers through Next Generation Sequencing for the commercial Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri. Molecular biology reports 46(6): 6565-6569. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-019-05026-9, meer
- Kerkhove, T.R.H.; Boyen, J.; De Backer, A.; Mol, J.; Volckaert, F.A.M.; Leliaert, F.; De Troch, M. (2019). Multilocus data reveal cryptic species in the Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Crustacea: Decapoda). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 127(4): 847-862. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blz065, meer
- Coston-Guarini, J.; Guarini, J.-M.; Boehm, F.R.; Kerkhove, T.R.H.; Rivera, F.C.; Erzini, K.; Charles, F.; Deprez, T.; Chauvaud, L. (2018). A new probabilistic approach to estimating marine gastropod densities from baited traps. Mar. Ecol. (Berl.) 39(3): e12509. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/maec.12509, meer
- Willems, T.; De Backer, A.; Kerkhove, T.; Dakriet, N.N.; De Troch, M.; Vincx, M.; Hostens, K. (2016). Trophic ecology of Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri: Intertidal benthic microalgae support the subtidal food web off Suriname. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 182(Part A): 146-157. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2016.09.015, meer
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| Boekhoofdstukken (2) [show] |
- De Cauwer, K.; Courtens, W.; De Witte, B.; De Schrijver, C.; Degraer, S.; Deneudt, K.; Desmidt, J.; Desmit, X.; Devos, K.; Everaert, G.; Francken, F.; Haelters, J.; Hostens, K.; Kapasakali, D.; Kerckhof, F.; Kerkhove, T.; Kint, L.; Knockaert, M.; Lagaisse, R.; Legrand, S.; Maes, J.; Montereale Gavazzi, G.; Moreau, K.; Norro, A.; Ochetti, F.E.; Parmentier, K.; Podholova, P.; Ponsar, S.; Rombouts, I.; Rumes, B.; Schallier, R.; Stienen, E.; Terseleer, N.; Vanavermaete, D.; Vanermen, N.; Van de walle, M.; Van der Zande, D.; Vanhalst, K.; Van Hoey, G.; Van Lancker, V.; Van Nieuwenhove, A.; Verlé, K.; Verstraete, H. (2025). Samenvatting van de staat van het marien milieu, in: Belgische Staat Mariene Strategie Deel 1 voor de Belgische mariene wateren. Staat van Belgische mariene wateren, goede milieutoestand en milieudoelen. Kaderrichtlijn Mariene Strategie - Artikel 8, 9 en 10. pp. 11-60, meer
- Kerkhove, T.R.H.; Kapasakali, D.; Kerckhof, F.; Degraer, S. (2022). A comparison between the epifaunal biodiversity of shipwrecks and offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea, in: Degraer, S. et al. Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Getting ready for offshore wind farm expansion in the North Sea. Memoirs on the Marine Environment, : pp. 69-80, meer
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| Thesissen (2) [show] |
- Kerkhove, T. (2020). Ecological and genetic basis for sustainable fishery of the Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri in the Guianan Ecoregion, South America. PhD Thesis. Ghent University, Faculty of Sciences: Gent. ISBN 9789082561180. 251 pp., meer
- Kerkhove, T. (2014). Trophic ecology of the Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri in Suriname: combining stomach content and stable isotope analyses. MSc Thesis. Marine Biology, Ghent University: Gent. 26 pp., meer
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| Abstracts (3) [show] |
- Denis, P.; Capet, A.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Ong, E.Z.; Kerkhove, T.; Legrand, S. (2025). Modelling the impacts of floating solar structures in a Belgian offshore wind farm, in: EGU General Assembly 2025. Vienna, Austria & Online | 27 April–2 May 2025. pp. EGU25-16328,. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-16328, meer
- Kerkhove, T.R.; De Backer, A.; Mol, J.; Volckaert, F.; De Troch, M. (2019). Supporting SDGs through genetic research in sustainable shrimp fisheries management, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 19-20, meer
- Kerkhove, T.; Boyen, J.; De Backer, A.; Mol, J.H.; Volckaert, F.A.M.; De Troch, M. (2017). Sustainability of a tropical shrimp fishery: can genetic research give additional clues?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 46, meer
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| Overige publicaties (5) [show] |
- Kerckhof, F.; Kerkhove, T. (2025). De inheemse Platte oester (Ostrea edulis, Linnaeus 1758) terug van (nooit?) weggeweest?, in: De Strandvlo 45(1). De Strandvlo: Driemaandelijks Tijdschrift van De Strandwerkgroep België, : pp. 15-27, meer
- Kerckhof, F.; Kerkhove, T. (2025). Voorkomen en correctie eerste waarneming van de zebrazeespin Ammothea hilgendorfi (Arthropoda: Pycnogonidae) in België, in: De Strandvlo 45(3). De Strandvlo: Driemaandelijks Tijdschrift van De Strandwerkgroep België, 45(3): pp. 75-77, meer
- Kerckhof, F.; Kerkhove, T.R.H. (2024). Het glasvlokreeftje Apohyale stebbingi (Chevreux, 1888) aangetroffen in de Boulonnais, in: De Strandvlo 44(3). De Strandvlo: Driemaandelijks Tijdschrift van De Strandwerkgroep België, : pp. 82-87, meer
- Kerckhof, F.; Kerkhove, T.R.H. (2024). De geïntroduceerde glasvlokreeft Ptilohyale littoralis (Stimpson, 1853) aangetroffen in Belgische wateren, in: De Strandvlo 44(3). De Strandvlo: Driemaandelijks Tijdschrift van De Strandwerkgroep België, : pp. 88-91, meer
- Kerkhove, T.; Boyen, J.; De Backer, A.; Mol, J.; Volckaert, F.; De Troch, M. (2017). Sustainability of a tropical shrimp fishery: can genetic research give additional clues? Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 3 March 2017. Marine Biology, Ghent University/ILVO/University of Leuven: Gent, Oostende, Leuven. 1 poster pp., meer
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