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Dr Verfaillie, Els

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Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Geologie; Renard Centre of Marine Geology (RCMG), more Function: Geographer, Ph.D. student IWT Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Geografie, more Function: doctor-assistant

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A biological valuation map for the Belgian Continental Shelf, more Opstelling en validering van een ruimtelijk verspreidingsmodel van mariene habitats ter ondersteuning van het ecologisch waarderen van de zeebodem Quantification of Erosion and Sedimentation patterns to Trace the natural versus anthropogenic sediment dynamics, more

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A1 Publications (9) [show]
Kellens, W.; Vanneuville, W.; Verfaillie, E.; Meire, E.; Deckers, P.; De Maeyer, P. (2013). Flood risk management in Flanders: past developments and future challenges. Water resour. manag. 27(10): 3585-3606. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11269-013-0366-4 Bertels, L.; Houthuys, R.; Deronde, B.; Janssens, R.; Verfaillie, E.; Van Lancker, V. (2012). Integration of optical and acoustic remote sensing data over the backshore–foreshore–nearshore continuum: a case study in Ostend (Belgium). J. Coast. Res. 28(6): 1426-1436. http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00004.1 Verfaillie, E.; Degraer, S.; Schelfaut, K.; Willems, W.; Van Lancker, V. (2009). A protocol for classifying ecologically relevant marine zones, a statistical approach. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 83(2): 175-185. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2009.03.003 Verfaillie, E.; Du Four, I.; Van Meirvenne, M.; Van Lancker, V. (2009). Geostatistical modeling of sedimentological parameters using multi-scale terrain variables: application along the Belgian Part of the North Sea. Int. J. Geogr. Inf. Sci. 23(2): 135-150. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13658810802184135 Degraer, S.; Verfaillie, E.; Willems, W.; Adriaens, E.; Vincx, M.; Van Lancker, V. (2008). Habitat suitability modelling as a mapping tool for macrobenthic communities: an example from the Belgian part of the North Sea. Cont. Shelf Res. 28(3): 369-379. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2007.09.001 Willems, W.; Goethals, P.; Van den Eynde, D.; Van Hoey, G.; Van Lancker, V.; Verfaillie, E.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2008). Where is the worm? Predictive modelling of the habitat preferences of the tube-building polychaete Lanice conchilega. Ecol. Model. 212(1-2): 74-79. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.10.017 Cherlet, J.; Besio, G.; Blondeaux, P.; Van Lancker, V.; Verfaillie, E.; Vittori, G. (2007). Modeling sand wave characteristics on the Belgian Continental Shelf and in the Calais-Dover Strait. J. Geophys. Res. 112(C06002): 13 pp. dx.doi.org/10.1029/2007JC004089 Derous, S.; Agardy, M. Tundi; Hillewaert, H.; Hostens, K.; Jamieson, G.; Lieberknecht, L.; Mees, J.; Moulaert, I.; Olenin, S.; Paelinckx, D.; Rabaut, M.; Rachor, E.; Roff, J.C.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Van der Wal, J.T.; Van Lancker, V.; Verfaillie, E.; Vincx, M.; Weslawski, J.M.; Degraer, S. (2007). A concept for biological valuation in the marine environment. Oceanologia 49(1): 99-128 Verfaillie, E.; Van Lancker, V.; Van Meirvenne, M. (2006). Multivariate geostatistics for the predictive modelling of the surficial sand distribution in shelf seas. Cont. Shelf Res. 26(19): 2454-2468. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2006.07.028
Books (2) [show]
Verfaillie, E.; Du Four, I.; Mathys, M.; Baeteman, C.; De Batist, M.; Henriet, J.-P.; Van Lancker, V. (2008). Onder water met mariene wetenschappers: hoe karteren we het Belgisch continentaal plat? Studiedag Toegepaste geologische kartering in Vlaanderen en op het continentaal plat: nieuwe toepassingen en digitale technieken. VITO, 12 juni 2008. Published by the author(s): Mol. 5 pp. Degraer, S.; Verfaillie, E.; Willems, W.; Adriaens, E.; Vincx, M.; Van Lancker, V.R.M. (2007). Habitat suitability as a modelling tool for macrobenthic communities: an example from the Belgian part of the North Sea. CM Documents - ICES, CM 2007(A:04). ICES: Copenhagen. 1 pp.
Book chapters (22) [show]
Van Lancker, V.; Moerkerke, G.; Du Four, I.; Verfaillie, E.; Rabaut, M.; Degraer, S. (2012). Fine-scale geomorphological mapping of sandbank environments for the prediction of macrobenthic occurrences, Belgian Part of the North Sea, in: Harris, P. et al. Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat: GeoHab Atlas of seafloor geomorphic features and benthic habitats. pp. 251-260. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385140-6.00014-1 Besio, G.; Blondeaux, P.; Van Lancker, V.; Verfaillie, E.; Vittori, G. (2008). Sand waves characteristics: Theoretical predictions versus field data, in: Dohmen-Janssen, C.M. et al. (Ed.) River, coastal and estuarine morphodynamics: RCEM 2007. Proceedings of the 5th IAHR symposium on river, coastal and estuarine morphodynamics, Enschede, The Netherlands, 17-21 september 2007. pp. 985-992 Degraer, S.; Verfaillie, E.; Willems, W.; Adriaens, E.; Vincx, M.; Van Lancker, V. (2008). Habitat suitability modelling as a mapping tool for macrobenthic communities: an example from the Belgian part of the North Sea, in: Verfaillie, E. Ontwikkeling en validering van een ruimtelijke verspreidingsmodellen van mariene habitats, ter ondersteuning van het ecologisch waarderen van de zeebodem = Development and validation of spatial distribution models of marine habitats, in support of the ecological valuation of the seabed. pp. 109-126 Derous, S.; Courtens, W.; Deckers, P.; Deneudt, K.; Hostens, K.; Moulaert, I.; Paelinckx, D.; Rabaut, M.; Roff, J.C.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Verfaillie, E.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2008). Biological valuation: guidelines for a transparant and generally applicable protocol for the marine environment, in: Derous, S. Mariene biologische waardering als een beslissingsondersteunende techniek voor marien beheer. pp. 99-118 Derous, S.; Agardy, M. Tundi; Hillewaert, H.; Hostens, K.; Jamieson, G.; Lieberknecht, L.; Mees, J.; Moulaert, I.; Olenin, S.; Paelinckx, D.; Rabaut, M.; Rachor, E.; Roff, J.C.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Van der Wal, J.T.; Van Lancker, V.; Verfaillie, E.; Vincx, M.; Weslawski, J.M.; Degraer, S. (2008). A concept for biological valuation in the marine environment, in: Derous, S. Mariene biologische waardering als een beslissingsondersteunende techniek voor marien beheer. pp. 67-90 Derous, S.; Courtens, W.; Deckers, P.; Deneudt, K.; Forero, C.E.; Hostens, K.; Moulaert, I.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Vanden Eede, S.; Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Verfaillie, E.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2008). Application of the protocol for marine biological valuation to selected case study areas, in: Derous, S. Mariene biologische waardering als een beslissingsondersteunende techniek voor marien beheer. pp. 119-160 Van Lancker, V.; Verfaillie, E.; Du Four, I.; Mathys, M.; Baeteman, C.; De Batist, M.; Henriet, J.-P. (2008). Evaluatie van de zandreserves in de ruimte, diepte en tijd, in: De evolutie en de innovatie van de extractie van mariene aggregaten op het Belgisch Continentaal Plat. Brugge, 20 oktober 2008. pp. 1-3 Verfaillie, E. (2008). Ontwikkeling en validering van een ruimtelijke verspreidingsmodellen van mariene habitats, ter ondersteuning van het ecologisch waarderen van de zeebodem = Development and validation of spatial distribution models of marine habitats, in support of the ecological valuation of the seabed. PhD Thesis. Instituut voor de Aanmoediging van Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie in Vlaanderen/RCMG/Universiteit Gent: Brussel. 207 pp. Verfaillie, E. (2008). Introduction, in: Verfaillie, E. Ontwikkeling en validering van een ruimtelijke verspreidingsmodellen van mariene habitats, ter ondersteuning van het ecologisch waarderen van de zeebodem = Development and validation of spatial distribution models of marine habitats, in support of the ecological valuation of the seabed. pp. 25-50 Verfaillie, E. (2008). Discussion and conclusion, in: Verfaillie, E. Ontwikkeling en validering van een ruimtelijke verspreidingsmodellen van mariene habitats, ter ondersteuning van het ecologisch waarderen van de zeebodem = Development and validation of spatial distribution models of marine habitats, in support of the ecological valuation of the seabed. pp. 144-165 Verfaillie, E.; Degraer, S.; Du Four, I.; Rabaut, M.; Willems, W.R.; Van Lancker, V.R.M. (2008). The relevance of ecogeographical variables for marine habitat suitability modelling of Owenia fusiformis, in: Verfaillie, E. Ontwikkeling en validering van een ruimtelijke verspreidingsmodellen van mariene habitats, ter ondersteuning van het ecologisch waarderen van de zeebodem = Development and validation of spatial distribution models of marine habitats, in support of the ecological valuation of the seabed. pp. 127-143 Verfaillie, E.; Degraer, S.; Schelfaut, K.; Willems, W.R.; Van Lancker, V.R.M. (2008). A protocol for classifying ecologically relevant marine landscapes, a statistical approach, in: Verfaillie, E. Ontwikkeling en validering van een ruimtelijke verspreidingsmodellen van mariene habitats, ter ondersteuning van het ecologisch waarderen van de zeebodem = Development and validation of spatial distribution models of marine habitats, in support of the ecological valuation of the seabed. pp. 89-108 Verfaillie, E.; Van Lancker, V.; Van Meirvenne, M. (2008). Multivariate geostatistics for the predictive modelling of the surficial sand distribution in shelf seas, in: Verfaillie, E. Ontwikkeling en validering van een ruimtelijke verspreidingsmodellen van mariene habitats, ter ondersteuning van het ecologisch waarderen van de zeebodem = Development and validation of spatial distribution models of marine habitats, in support of the ecological valuation of the seabed. pp. 51-72 Verfaillie, E.; Du Four, I.; Van Meirvenne, M.; Van Lancker, V.R.M. (2008). Geostatistical modelling of sedimentological parameters using multi-scale terrain variables: application along the Belgian part of the North Sea, in: Verfaillie, E. Ontwikkeling en validering van een ruimtelijke verspreidingsmodellen van mariene habitats, ter ondersteuning van het ecologisch waarderen van de zeebodem = Development and validation of spatial distribution models of marine habitats, in support of the ecological valuation of the seabed. pp. 73-88 Maes, F.; Calewaert, J.-B.; Schrijvers, J.; Van Lancker, V.; Vanhulle, A.; Vanden Abeele, P.; Verfaillie, E.; Derous, S.; Volckaert, A.; Degraer, S.; De Wachter, B. (2007). GAUFRE: Towards a spatial structure plan for the sustainable management of the Belgian part of the North Sea, in: Calewaert, J.-B. et al. (Ed.) Science and sustainable management of the North Sea: Belgian case studies. pp. 177-249 Van Lancker, V.; Deleu, S.; Bellec, V.; Du Four, I.; Schelfaut, K.; Verfaillie, E.; Fettweis, M.; Van den Eynde, D.; Francken, F.; Monbaliu, J.; Giardino, A.; Portilla, J.; Lanckneus, J.; Moerkerke, G.; Degraer, S. (2007). MAREBASSE: Bridging gaps with other disciplines and end-users, in: Calewaert, J.-B. et al. (Ed.) Science and sustainable management of the North Sea: Belgian case studies. pp. 83-136 Degraer, S.; Verfaillie, E.; Vincx, M. (2006). Het macrobenthos van het Belgisch deel van de Vlakte van de Raan in een ruimer perspectief, in: Coosen, J. et al. (Ed.) Studiedag: De Vlakte van de Raan van onder het stof gehaald, Oostende, 13 oktober 2006. VLIZ Special Publication, 35: pp. 106-115 Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Verfaillie, E. (2005). Homogeneous zones, in: Maes, F. et al. Towards a Spatial Structure Plan for Sustainable Management of the Sea: Mixed actions - Final report: SPSD II (MA/02/006). pp. 23-30 Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Verfaillie, E. (2005). Geophysical zonation, in: Maes, F. et al. Towards a Spatial Structure Plan for Sustainable Management of the Sea: Mixed actions - Final report: SPSD II (MA/02/006). pp. 10-13 Verfaillie, E.; Deleu, S.; Van Lancker, V.; Maes, F.; Schrijvers, J. (2005). Sand and gravel extraction, in: Maes, F. et al. Towards a Spatial Structure Plan for Sustainable Management of the Sea: Mixed actions - Final report: SPSD II (MA/02/006). pp. 142-149 Verfaillie, E.; Van Lancker, V.; Maes, F. (2005). Cables and pipelines, in: Maes, F. et al. Towards a Spatial Structure Plan for Sustainable Management of the Sea: Mixed actions - Final report: SPSD II (MA/02/006). pp. 32-42 Verfaillie, E.; Du Four, I.; Van Lancker, V.; Maes, F.; Schrijvers, J. (2005). Dredging and disposal of dredged material, in: Maes, F. et al. Towards a Spatial Structure Plan for Sustainable Management of the Sea: Mixed actions - Final report: SPSD II (MA/02/006). pp. 150-162
Thesis [show]
Verfaillie, E. (2002). Evaluation of sonar techniques for the detection of macrobenthic communities. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 29 pp.
Abstracts (15) [show]
Verfaillie, E.; De Baets, K.; Hansen, H.S.; De Maeyer, P. (2011). The blast decision support system based on indicators for climate change, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. pp. 106 Verfaillie, E. (2009). Ontwikkeling en validering van een ruimtelijke verspreidingsmodellen van mariene habitats, ter ondersteuning van het ecologisch waarderen van de zeebodem = Development and validation of spatial distribution models of marine habitats, in support of the ecological valuation of the seabed, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 10-12 Degraer, S.; Derous, S.; Rabaut, M.; Vincx, M.; Courtens, W.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Paelinckx, D.; Deckers, P.; Deneudt, K.; Hostens, K.; Moulaert, I.; Roff, J.C.; Van Lancker, V.; Verfaillie, E. (2008). Biological valuation: guidelines for a transparant and generally applicable protocol for the marine environment, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain, 11-15 November 2008: book of abstracts. pp. 1 Du Four, I.; Verfaillie, E.; Van Lancker, V.R.M. (2008). Mapping the seabed of the Belgian part of the North Sea to assist in a science-based approach to management, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 22-23 Verfaillie, E.; Van Lancker, V.R.M. (2008). Mapping European Seabed Habitats, the MESH project as a case study, in: Claus, S. et al. (Ed.) Background report Second BeNCoRe Conference: Geographic Information Systems in coastal and marine research and management: opportunities and new perspectives for coastal and marine research, Leuven, 30 May 2008. pp. 29-30, more Degraer, S.; Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Verfaillie, E. (2007). Translation of biological and sedimentological point data towards habitat suitability maps of biological communities and EUNIS level 5 maps. Part 1: From point data towards full coverage habitat suitability maps of macrobenthic communities, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 2 March 2007: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 39: pp. 31 Derous, S.; Verfaillie, E.; Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Courtens, W.; Stienen, E.; Hostens, K.; Moulaert, I.; Hillewaert, H.; Mees, J.; Deneudt, K.; Deckers, P.; Cuvelier, D.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2007). A marine biological valuation map for the Belgian part of the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 2 March 2007: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 39: pp. 34 Papili, S.; Du Four, I.; Schelfaut, K.; Verfaillie, E.; Van Lancker, V.R.M. (2007). Recognizing the seafloor’s characteristics using habitat signatures, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 2 March 2007: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 39: pp. 47-48 Schelfaut, K.; Verfaillie, E.; Degraer, S.; Van Lancker, V.R.M. (2007). Translation of biological and sedimentological point data towards habitat suitability maps of biological communities and EUNIS level 5 maps. Part 2: From habitat suitability maps of biological communities towards EUNIS level 5 maps, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 2 March 2007: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 39: pp. 55 Verfaillie, E.; Du Four, I.; Degraer, S.; Van Lancker, V.R.M. (2007). Acoustic habitat modelling for the mapping of biological communities, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 2 March 2007: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 39: pp. 68 Verfaillie, E.; Du Four, I.; Degraer, S.; Van Lancker, V.R.M. (2007). Acoustic habitat modelling for the mapping of biological communities, in: Van Lancker, V. et al. Management, research and budgetting of aggregates in shelf seas related to end-users (Marebasse). pp. 69-80 Verfaillie, E.; Foster-Smith, B.; Van Lancker, V.R.M. (2006). Analysis of bathymetrical derived features on the Belgian Continental Shelf as a support for marine habitat mapping, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 31 March 2006: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 30: pp. 63 Verfaillie, E.; Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Van Meirvenne, M.; Willems, W. (2005). Geostatistics as a tool for predictive modelling of the surficial sediment distribution, in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2005: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 20: pp. 67 Willems, W.; Goethals, P.; Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Verfaillie, E.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2005). Habitat suitability modelling of the North Sea macrobenthos: data exploration, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2005: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 20: pp. 70 Verfaillie, E.; Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Degraer, S.; Moerkerke, G.; Van Hoey, G. (2003). Evaluation of sonar techniques for the detection of macrobenthic communities, in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 28 February 2003: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 12: pp. 55
Reports (7) [show]
Depestele, J.; Courtens, W.; Degraer, S.; Haelters, J.; Hostens, K.; Houziaux, J.-S.; Merckx, B.; Polet, H.; Rabaut, M.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Vandendriessche, S.; Verfaillie, E.; Vincx, M. (2012). An integrated impact assessment of trammel net and beam trawl fisheries WAKO II. Final Report. Belgian Science Policy Office: Brussels. 233 pp. Derous, S.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S.; Deneudt, K.; Deckers, P.; Cuvelier, D.; Mees, J.; Courtens, W.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Hillewaert, H.; Hostens, K.; Moulaert, I.; Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Verfaillie, E. (2007). A biological valuation map for the Belgian part of the North Sea (BWZEE). Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 161 pp. Van Lancker, V.; Du Four, I.; Verfaillie, E.; Deleu, S.; Schelfaut, K.; Fettweis, M.; Van den Eynde, D.; Francken, F.; Monbaliu, J.; Giardino, A.; Portilla, J.; Lanckneus, J.; Moerkerke, G.; Degraer, S. (2007). Management, research and budgetting of aggregates in shelf seas related to end-users (Marebasse). Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 139 pp. Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Verfaillie, E.; Schelfaut, K.; Du Four, I.; Van den Eynde, D. (2007). Marebasse mapping data: GIS in support of Studies and Environmental Assessment. Version 1.0. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 8 + 1 dvd pp. Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Du Four, I.; Papili, S.; Verfaillie, E.; Schelfaut, K.; Rabaut, M.; Degraer, S. (2007). Habitat signature catalogue: Belgian part of the North Sea. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 27 pp. Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Deleu, S.; Bellec, V.; Du Four, I.; Verfaillie, E.; Fettweis, M.; Van den Eynde, D.; Francken, F.; Monbaliu, J. (2005). Management, Research and Budgeting of Aggregates in Shelf Seas related to End-users (Marebasse): Scientific Report Year 3 (01/04/2004 - 31/03/2005). Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 103 pp. Van Lancker, V.R.M.; Deleu, S.; Bellec, V.; Le Bot, S.; Verfaillie, E.; Fettweis, M.; Van den Eynde, D.; Francken, F.; Pison, V.; Wartel, S.; Monbaliu, J.; Portilla, J.; Lanckneus, J.; Moerkerke, G.; Degraer, S. (2004). Management, Research and Budgeting of Aggregates in Shelf Seas related to End-users (Marebasse): Scientific Report Year 2 (01/04/2003 - 31/03/2004). Belgian Science Policy: Belgium. 144 pp.
Other publications (3) [show]
Du Four, I.; Verfaillie, E.; Van Lancker, V.R.M. (2008). Mapping the seabed of the Belgian part of the North Sea to assist in a science-based approach to management. Renard Centre of Marine Geology: Gent. Henriet, J.P.; Verfaillie, E. (2007). Beelden van de diepzee, in: De Grote Rede 19. De Grote Rede: Nieuws over onze Kust en Zee, 19: pp. 2-6 Sintubin, M.; Van Orshoven, J.; Verfaillie, E.; Cobbaert, J.; Vanneuville, W. (2007). GIS voor bodem en ondergrond. Geotechniek 11(2): 52-56
Thesis (co-)promotor [show]
Schelfaut, K. (2005). Defining marine landscapes on the Belgian Continental Shelf as an approach to holistic habitat mapping. MSc Thesis. Renard Centre of Marine Geology, Ghent University: Gent. 38 pp.

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