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Patrick Reygel
Patrick Reygel
Associate professor
Describing new marine flatworms, giving them a name and figuring out their relation with other excisting flatworms to reveal some evolutionary...
Mare Geraerts
Mare Geraerts
Former PhD student
Using tiny parasites as a magnifying glass to unravel the introduction history of the invasive Nile tilapia and studying their impact on local...
Stefan Gobert
Stefan Gobert
Former PhD student
Among the sand grains of the beach and the ocean floor there exists a wealth of biodiversity waiting to be explored.
Michiel Jorissen
Michiel Jorissen
Former PhD student
Invasive species are species that are introduced into new regions and have a detrimental effect on the local ecosystem. They are one of the major...
Fortunate Mafeta Phaka
Fortunate Mafeta Phaka
Former PhD student
Exploring the complex link between biological and cultural diversity is a good way to find ecologically and socially just conservation solutions...
Jolien Wevers
Jolien Wevers
Former PhD student
Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion.
Toon Willems
Toon Willems
Former researcher
The possibility to save farmland birds is hidden in the right agri-environmental management.