[ report an error in this record ] Van den Bulcke, Laure Institute  Top | Institute | Project | Datasets  Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij; Instituut voor landbouw- , visserij en voedingsonderzoek; Kenniseenheid: Dier; Aquatisch Milieu en Kwaliteit, more Direct contact at institute: E-mail:   Previous institute  Top | Institute | Project | Datasets  Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more Project  Top | Institute | Project | Datasets  Genetic Tools for Ecosystem Health Assessment in the North Sea Region, more Datasets (2)  Top | Institute | Project | Datasets  Data [show] SBS BPNS: De Backer, A.; Wittoeck, J.; Van Den Bulcke, L.; Derycke S. (2019) DNA based soft bottom monitoring of macrobenthos in the framework of sand extraction at Belgian part of the North Sea by ILVO, more SBS BPNS RT: Derycke Sofie; 2020; DNA metabarcoding macrobenthos from the BPNS, more Publications (18)  Top | Institute | Project | Datasets  A1 Publications (6) [show] Callens, M.; Le Berre, G.; Van den Bulcke, L.; Lolivier, M.; Derycke, S. (2025). An accessible metagenomic strategy allows for better characterisation of invertebrate bulk samples. Mol. Ecol. Resour. 25(8): e14126. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.14126, more Christodoulou, M.; Derycke, S.; Beentjes, K.K.; Hillewaert, H.; Laakmann, S.; Lundin, K.; Kamyab, E.; Khodami, S.; Maes, S.; Reiss, H.; Uhlir, C.; Van den Bulcke, L.; Van der Hoorn, V.; De Backer, A.; Arbizu, P.M. (2025). A taxonomically reliable DNA barcode reference library for North Sea macrobenthos. Scientific Data 12(1): 1198. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05500-z, more Van den Bulcke, L.; De Backer, L.; Hillewaert, H.; Maes, S.; Seghers, S.; Waegeman, W.; Wittoeck, J.; Hoste, K.; Derycke, S. (2024). Comparative study of traditional and DNA-based methods for environmental impact assessment: A case study of marine aggregate extraction in the North Sea. Sci. Total Environ. 946: 174106. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174106, more Rubbens, P.; Brodie, S.; Cordier, T.; Barcellos, D.D.; Devos, P.; Fernandes-Salvador, J.A.; Fincham, J.I.; Gomes, A.; Handegard, N.O.; Howell, K.; Jamet, C.; Kartveit, K.H.; Moustahfid, H.; Parcerisas, C.; Politikos, D.; Sauzède, R.; Sokolova, M.; Uusitalo, L.; Van den Bulcke, L.; van Helmond, A.T.M.; Watson, J.T.; Welch, H.; Beltran-Perez, O.; Chaffron, S.; Greenberg, D.S.; Kühn, B.; Kiko, R.; Lo, M.; Lopes, R.M.; Möller, K.O.; Michaels, W.; Pala, A.; Romagnan, J.-B.; Schuchert, P.; Seydi, V.; Villasante, S.; Malde, K.; Irisson, J.-O. (2023). Machine learning in marine ecology: An overview of techniques and applications. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 80(7): 1829-1853. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsad100, more Van den Bulcke, L.; De Backer, A.; Wittoeck, J.; Beentjes, K.; Maes, S.; Christodoulou, M.; Martinez Arbizu, P.; Sapkota, R.; van der Hoorn, B.; Winding, A.; Hostens, K.; Derycke, S. (2023). DNA metabarcoding on repeat: sequencing data of marine macrobenthos are reproducible and robust across labs and protocols. Ecol. Indic. 150: 110207. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110207, more Derycke, S.; Maes, S.; Van Den Bulcke, L.; Vanhollebeke, J.; Wittoeck, J.; Hillewaert, H.; Ampe, B.; Haegeman, A.; Hoste, K.; De Backer, A. (2021). Detection of macrobenthos species with metabarcoding is consistent in bulk DNA but dependent on body size and sclerotization in eDNA from the ethanol preservative. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 637858. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.637858, more Peer reviewed publication [show] Van den Bulcke, L.; De Backer, A.; Ampe, B.; Maes, S.; Wittoeck, J.; Waegeman, W.; Hostens, K.; Derycke, S. (2021). Towards harmonization of DNA metabarcoding for monitoring marine macrobenthos: the effect of technical replicates and pooled DNA extractions on species detection. Metabarcoding and Metagenomics 5: 233–247. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.5.71107, more Book chapter [show] Derycke, S.; Van den Bulcke, L.; Maes, S.; Lefranc, C.; Wittoeck, J.; De Backer, A. (2021). Advances in DNA-based monitoring to study the effects of marine aggregate extraction on benthic communities, in: Vandenreyken, H. (Ed.) A 360° perspective on sea sand: Proceedings study day,19 November 2021, Zwin Natuur Park. pp. 37-42, more Thesis [show] Van den Bulcke, L. (2018). A quantification of the ecophysiological response of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) in windmill farms, in current and future settings. MSc Thesis. Research Group Marine Biology: Ghent. 44 pp., more Abstracts (6) [show] Callens, M.; Le Berre, G.; Van Den Bulcke, L.; Lolivier, M.; Derycke, S. (2025). An accessible metagenomic strategy allows for better characterization of invertebrate bulk samples, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 5 March 2025, Brugge. VLIZ Special Publication, 94: pp. 49, more Van den Bulcke, L.; Martinez Arbizu, P.; Christodoulou, M.; Van der Hoorn, V.; Sapkota, R.; De Backer, A.; Hostens, K.; Maes, S.; Derycke, S. (2021). Testing repeatability, testing repeatability, testing repeatability: How reproducible are DNA metabarcoding data for marine macrobenthos?, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 119-120, more Van den Bulcke, L.; De Backer, A.; Hostens, K.; Maes, S.; Waegeman, W.; Wittoeck, J.; Derycke, S. (2021). Implementation of DNA metabarcoding in environmental impact assessments, in: 52nd Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics: Towards an understanding and assessment of human impact on coastal marine environments: Online event May 17th to 21st 2021. , more Van den Bulcke, L.; De Backer, A.; Hostens, K.; Maes, S.; Waegeman, W.; Derycke, S. (2020). Implementation of DNA metabarcoding in environmental impact assessments, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 82, more Voet, H.; Van Colen, C.; Van den Bulcke, L.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2018). Investigating the combined effects of climate change on ecophysiological response of offshore wind farm fouling fauna, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Bredene, Belgium, 21 March 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 80: pp. 127, more Voet, H.; Van Colen, C.; Van den Bulcke, L.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2018). Investigating the combined effects of climate change on ecophysiological response of offshore wind farm fouling fauna, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 66, more Report [show] Derycke, S.; Beentjes, K.; Christodoulou, M.; Hansen, J.L.S.; Khodami, S.; Kröncke, I.; Arbizu, P.M.; Sapkota, R.; Staehr, P.A.U.; Van den Bulcke, L.; Winding, A.; De Backer, A. (2023). DNA-based monitoring of soft sediments. Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO): Ostend. 57 pp., more Other publications (2) [show] Derycke, S.; Maes, S.; Van den Bulcke, L.; Vanhollebeke, J.; Wittoeck, J.; Hillewaert, H.; Ampe, B.; Haegeman, A.; Hostens, K.; De Backer, A. (2021). To blend or not to blend? The role of morphological traits for the detection of marine macrobenthos in bulk DNA and eDNA from the ethanol preservative. ARPHA Conference Abstracts 4: e65127. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aca.4.e65127, more Van den Bulcke, L.; De Backer, A.; Christodoulou, M.; Khodami, S.; Maes, S.; Martinez-Arbizu, P.; Sapkota, R.; van der Hoorn, B.; Hostens, K.; Derycke, S. (2021). Testing repeatability, testing repeatability, testing repeatability: harmonization of the DNA metabarcoding protocol for macrobenthos across Europe. ARPHA Conference Abstracts 4: e65068. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aca.4.e65068, more All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy  Top | Institute | Project | Datasets