Search publications of the members of the Royal Belgian institute of natural Sciences
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No anonymity for flatfish: tracing juveniles of common sole of the North Sea combining genomics, otolith microchemistry and otolith shape analysis
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Impact of wind farms on flatfish population in the North Sea
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Species richness in the African pike Hepsetus: a perfect match between genetics and morphology
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The first Belgian Flat Oyster Day on November 24, 2020: Report of the online event
- On Tuesday 24 November 2020, the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Ghent University and the Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) jointly organised the first Belgian Flat Oyster Day, as an online event. A lot of information on several aspects of flat oyster restoration and aquaculture was presented during the event. The event demonstrated that an interest in flat oyster is emerging in Belgium, which was also illustrated by large audience (60+) that attended the event. A report of the event has been compiled, containing the biographies of the speakers and the abstract of the presentations. Also the Q&A and poll results are included. The interaction with the audience through the polls showed that there is a keen interest in the continuation of the Belgian Flat Oyster Day. In what format this will be, e.g. as a yearly event or as the creation of a Belgian Flat Oyster Consortium, in line with the Dutch initiative, is under consideration. To be continued.
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Commercially important sea cucumbers of the World
- Sea cucumbers are harvested and traded in more than 90 countries worldwide. They are exploited in industrial and small-scale fisheries, nearly from pole to pole, especially in the tropics. In some fisheries, more than 20 species are exploited by fishers. Fishers in general know how to distinguish the species they harvest, often identifying them with local names. For fishery officers and even biologists, recognizing sea cucumber species remains daunting however as they are confronted only with the final product: bêche-de-mer (or trepang) which is the processed (cooked and dried) product. This field guide offers a tool for fishery managers, scientists, trade officers and industry workers to recognize live and processed (cooked and dried) animals. This animal resource is mainly exported to Asian markets where it is sold mainly, but not exclusively, as a luxury food item. This book provides identification information on 84 species of sea cucumbers that are commonly or opportunistically (as bycatch) exploited around the world. The list is certainly not all-encompassing, as some other sea cucumber species are also exploited. More scientific data and accounts are needed for species from some regions such as the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The accounts are based on more than 270 reports and research articles and on comments and reviews by taxonomists and field workers. Two-page identification sheets provide selected information to enable similar species to be distinguished from each other, both in the live and processed (dried) forms. Where available, the following information for each species has been included: scientific and known common names used in different countries and regions; scientific illustrations of the body and ossicles; descriptions of ossicles present in different body parts; a colour photograph of live and dried specimens; basic information on size, habitat, biology, fisheries, human consumption, market value and trade; geographic distribution maps. The volume is fully indexed and contains an introduction, a glossary, simplified dichotomous keys to live animals and dried products and a dedicated bibliography. Readers are encouraged to base their identifications on a combination of morphological features, samples of ossicles from different body parts and information on what habitat and locality the species was found.
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An Early Devonian flora from the Baviaanskloof Formation (Table Mountain Group) of South Africa
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Taxonomic revision and palaeoecological interpretation of the plant assemblage of Bernissart (Barremian, Belgium)
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A Late Devonian refugium for Colpodexylon (Lycopsida) at high latitude
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The Devonian–Carboniferous boundary in Belgium and surrounding areas
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New insights into the affinities, autoecology, and habit of the Mesozoic fern Weichselia reticulata based on the revision of stems from Bernissart (Mons Basin, Belgium)
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An exceptionally diverse Early Devonian flora from the Lochkovian of South Africa.
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New insight of the Early Cretaceous Pinaceae diversity from Belgium.
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An exceptionally diverse Early Devonian flora from the Lochkovian of South Africa
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Pinaceae diversity from the Lower Cretaceous of Belgium
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Belgium is the best place to define the Devonian-Carboniferous Boundary
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Assessing the diversity of insect damage traces in the fossil flora of Gelinden (Limburg, Belgium)
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A tribute to Philippe Gerrienne: a mentor, a colleague, a friend.
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Paleobotany in Liège, lets dig into the past…
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Pinaceae diversity from the Lower Cretaceous of Belgium.
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Assessing the diversity of insect damage traces in the fossil flora of Gelinden (Limburg, Belgium).
