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Researcher

Pieterjan Verhelst

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46 Results

2025

Data of fish abundances and environmental conditions near the sluice-weir complexes in Balgerhoeke and Schipdonk in the Afleidingskanaal van de Leie (Belgium) in 2024 to assess the potential for upstream fish migration

Stijn BruneelDavid BuysseLore VandammePieterjan VerhelstIne PauwelsSarah BroosNico De MaerteleireSimon PlaetinckDiederik RosseelBart De Pauw et al.

Evaluatie van de visveiligheid van de VaHo-pomp voor paling: Voor de plaatsing in het pompgemaal op de Stenensluisvaart in Woumen

Kaat ThienpontSarah BroosDavid BuysseNico De MaerteleireSimon PlaetinckDiederik RosseelPieterjan VerhelstStijn BruneelIne PauwelsIsaac Vermeulen et al.

How do fish get screwed? A comparison of different screw parameters influencing the fish safety

Sarah BroosDavid BuysseIne PauwelsTom De MulderStijn BruneelGert TomingPieterjan VerhelstLore VandammeJohan CoeckJeffrey A. Tuhtan

Onderzoek naar vispasseerbaarheid van de sluisstuwcomplexen op het Afleidingskanaal van de Leie in Balgerhoeke en Schipdonk

Stijn BruneelDavid BuysseLore VandammePieterjan VerhelstIne PauwelsSarah BroosNico De MaerteleireSimon PlaetinckDiederik RosseelBart De Pauw et al.

Opvolging van de palingstand in het Leopoldkanaal als evaluatie van het aangepast spuibeheer in functie van verbeterde glasaalmigratie (2014-2024)

Isaac VermeulenStijn BruneelDavid BuysseNico De MaerteleireSimon PlaetinckMylan LyssensSarah BroosKaat ThienpontHanna JaspaertIne Pauwels et al.

Vismigratie op tijgebonden mondingen van onbevaarbare waterlopen van 1ste categorie : een case studie op de Driesesloot

Sarah BroosPieterjan VerhelstDavid BuysseSimon PlaetinckDiederik RosseelNico De MaerteleireSébastien PietersJohan Coeck

Wetenschappelijke onderbouwing en ondersteuning van het visserijbeleid en het visstandbeheer: Onderzoeksprogramma 2023

Lore VandammePieterjan VerhelstArc'hantael LabrièreDavid BuysseStijn BruneelSarah BroosIne PauwelsJohan AuwerxSimon PlaetinckDiederik Rosseel et al.

Wetenschappelijke onderbouwing en ondersteuning van het visserijbeleid en het visstandbeheer: Onderzoeksprogramma visserij 2024

Lore VandammeStijn BruneelIsaac VermeulenPieterjan VerhelstIne PauwelsDavid BuysseSarah BroosKaat ThienpontJohan AuwerxSimon Plaetinck et al.

2024

A novel protocol to measure safe eel passage through pumping stations : insides from case studies in Belgium

Sarah BroosDavid BuysseIne PauwelsTom De MulderStijn BruneelGert TomingPieterjan VerhelstLore VandammeJohan CoeckJeffrey Tuhtan

Evaluatie van de visveiligheid van een pompgemaal met ‘open stormvijzels’ en 'gesloten buisvijzels’ : het Pompgemaal Groot Schijn (PGGS) op de rivier Groot Schijn in Deurne

Sarah BroosStijn BruneelDavid BuysseIne PauwelsPieterjan VerhelstNico De MaerteleireSébastien PietersEmilie GelaudeJan Vanden HoutenBart De Pauw et al.

2023

Acoustic and archival technologies join forces : a combination tag

Jolien GoossensMathieu WoillezArnault LeBrisPieterjan VerhelstTom MoensEls TorreeleJan Reubens

A1 Journal Article in METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Turning the tide : understanding estuarine detection range variability via structural equation models

Stijn BruneelJolien GoossensJan ReubensIne PauwelsTom MoensPeter GoethalsPieterjan Verhelst

A1 Journal Article in ANIMAL BIOTELEMETRY

2022

Archival data series and acoustic detections of acoustic data storage tags in the southern North Sea

Jolien GoossensPieterjan VerhelstInge van der KnaapJan ReubensMathieu Woillez

Glass eel (Anguilla anguilla L. 1758) feeding behaviour during upstream migration in an artificial waterway

Jeroen Van WichelenPieterjan VerhelstMichiel PerneelCharlotte Van DriesscheDavid BuysseClaude BelpaireJohan CoeckMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Taking the time for range testing : an approach to account for temporal resolution in acoustic telemetry detection range assessments

Jolien GoossensJolien BuyseStijn BruneelPieterjan VerhelstPeter GoethalsEls TorreeleTom MoensJan Reubens

A1 Journal Article in ANIMAL BIOTELEMETRY

2021

Toward a roadmap for diadromous fish conservation : the Big Five considerations

Pieterjan VerhelstJan ReubensDavid BuyssePeter GoethalsJeroen Van WichelenTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

2020

Burrowing behaviour of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) : effects of life stage

Charlotte SteendamPieterjan VerhelstSam Van WassenberghJens De Meyer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Combining disciplines : dealing with observed and cryptic animal residencies in passive telemetry data by applying econometric decision-making models

Stijn BruneelPieterjan VerhelstJan ReubensStijn LucaJohan CoeckTom MoensPeter Goethals

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Glass eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) behaviour after artificial intake by adjusted tidal barrage management

Jeroen Van WichelenPieterjan VerhelstDavid BuysseClaude BelpaireKristof VlietinckJohan Coeck

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Quantifying and reducing epistemic uncertainty of passive acoustic telemetry data from longitudinal aquatic systems

Stijn BruneelPieterjan VerhelstJan ReubensJan BaetensJohan CoeckTom MoensPeter Goethals

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS

Saving the European eel : how morphological research can help in effective conservation management

Jens De MeyerPieterjan VerhelstDominique Adriaens

A1 Journal Article in INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

2019

Environmental factors influence the detection probability in acoustic telemetry in a marine environment : results from a new setup

Jan ReubensPieterjan VerhelstInge van der KnaapKlaas DeneudtTom MoensFrancisco Hernandez

A1 Journal Article in HYDROBIOLOGIA

Quantifying and reducing uncertainty of passive acoustic telemetry data from riverine fish

Stijn BruneelPieterjan VerhelstJan ReubensJan BaetensJohan CoeckTom MoensPeter Goethals

The need for aquatic tracking networks : the Permanent Belgian Acoustic Receiver Network

Jan ReubensPieterjan VerhelstInge van der KnaapBenny WydoogheTanja MiloticKlaas DeneudtFrancisco HernandezIne Pauwels

A2 Journal Article in ANIMAL BIOTELEMETRY

2018

Downstream migration of European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) in an anthropogenically regulated freshwater system : implications for management

Pieterjan VerhelstDavid BuysseJan ReubensIne PauwelsBart AeltermanStijn Van HoeyPeter GoethalsJohan CoeckTom MoensAns Mouton

A1 Journal Article in FISHERIES RESEARCH

European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) movement behaviour in relation to habitat fragmentation : novel insights inferred from acoustic telemetry

Pieterjan VerhelstPeter GoethalsTom MoensAns MoutonJan Reubens

European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) migration behaviour in a highly regulated shipping canal

Pieterjan VerhelstRaf BaeyensJan ReubensJean-Phillippe BenitezJohan CoeckPeter GoethalsMichaël OvidioJenna VergeynstTom MoensAns Mouton

A1 Journal Article in FISHERIES RESEARCH

Implications of movement for species distribution models : rethinking environmental data tools

Stijn BruneelSacha GobeynPieterjan VerhelstJan ReubensTom MoensPeter Goethals

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Movement behaviour of large female yellow European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) in a freshwater polder area

Pieterjan VerhelstJan ReubensIne PauwelsDavid BuysseBart AeltermanStijn Van HoeyPeter GoethalsTom MoensJohan CoeckAns Mouton

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER FISH

Selective tidal stream transport in silver European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) : migration behaviour in a dynamic estuary

Pieterjan VerhelstStijn BruneelJan ReubensJohan CoeckPeter GoethalsDamiano OldoniTom MoensAns Mouton

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Unimodal head-width distribution of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) from the Zeeschelde does not support disruptive selection

Pieterjan VerhelstJens De MeyerJan ReubensJohan CoeckPeter GoethalsTom MoensAns Mouton

A1 Journal Article in PEERJ

2017

Abiotic modelling options of estuarine areas as building blocks for ecological predictions

Stijn BruneelPieterjan VerhelstJan ReubensTom MoensPeter Goethals

Emigration of European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) from a polder system into the Schelde estuary

Pieterjan VerhelstDavid BuysseJan ReubensIne PauwelsBart AeltermanStijn Van HoeyPeter GoethalsTom MoensJohan CoeckAns Mouton

European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) migration behaviour in a highly regulated shipping canal

Pieterjan VerhelstRaf BaeyensDavid BuysseJan ReubensPeter GoethalsIne PauwelsJenna VergeynstMichaël OvidioJean-Phillippe BenitezJohan Coeck et al.

Successful external acoustic tagging of twaite shad Alosa fallax (Lacépède 1803)

Jan BreineIne S PauwelsPieterjan VerhelstLore VandammeRaf BaeyensJan ReubensJohan Coeck

A1 Journal Article in FISHERIES RESEARCH

2016

Acoustic telemetry as a tool for cod stock assessment

Pieterjan VerhelstJan ReubensPeter GoethalsAns MoutonTom Moens

Conversation to conservation for the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) management

Pieterjan VerhelstSteve BridgerKaren RappéJan ReubensPeter GoethalsAns MoutonTom Moens

Estuarine behaviour of European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the Scheldt Estuary

Pieterjan VerhelstJan ReubensTom MoensPeter GoethalsDavid BuysseJohan CoeckAns Mouton

Heading south or north : novel insights on European silver eel Anguilla anguilla migration in the North Sea

Jeroen HuismanPieterjan VerhelstKlaas DeneudtPeter GoethalsTom MoensLeopold AJ NagelkerkeCarsten NoltingJan ReubensPeter Paul SchollemaHendrik V Winter et al.

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Migration of European silver eel in a polder area in Belgium

Pieterjan VerhelstDavid BuysseJan ReubensIne PauwelsBart AeltermanStijn Van HoeyPeter GoethalsTom MoensJohan CoeckAns Mouton

Paling in het groene Meetjesland

Pieterjan Verhelst

Spatio-temporal analysis of fish behaviour : lessons learnt to stimulate fish passage

Pieterjan VerhelstAns MoutonJenna VergeynstDavid BuysseIne PauwelsDaniel De CharleroyJohan Coeck

The distribution of an invasive fish species is highly affected by the presence of native fish species: evidence based on species distribution modelling

Pieterjan VerhelstPieter BoetsGerlinde Van ThuyneHugo VerreyckenPeter GoethalsAns Mouton

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

2015

Biogenic reefs affect multiple components of intertidal soft-bottom benthic assemblages: the Lanice conchilega case study

Bart De SmetAn-Sofie D'HondtPieterjan VerhelstJérôme FournierLaurent GodetNicolas DesroyMarijn RabautMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Marine migration routes of North-western European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla L.)

Pieterjan VerhelstJeroen HuismanJan ReubensPeter GoethalsTom MoensAns Mouton

Migration of European silver eel in an anthropogenically impacted wetland area in Belgium

Pieterjan VerhelstAns MoutonDavid BuysseIne PauwelsJohan Coeck