Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen; Data en informatiecentrum voor biodiversiteit en ecosystemen (BEDIC)
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Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Marine Ecosystem Management; Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models; Brussel (KBIN-BMM)
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Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Marine Ecosystem Management; Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models; Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
AMORE: Advanced Modelling & Research on Eutrophication & the Structure of Coastal Planktonic Food-webs: Mechanisms & Modelling (AMORE)
AMOREII: Advanced Modelling and Research on Eutrophication Linking Eutrophication and Biological Resources (AMOREII)
AMOREIII: Combined Effect of Changing Hydroclimate and Human Activity on Coastal Ecosystem Health (AMOREIII)
BMM: The Belgian Marine Mammals Database (BMM)
IDOD- Integrated and Dynamical Oceanographic Data management, more
Macrobenthos and Phytoplankton monitoring in the Belgian coastal zone in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD)
Monitoring of the effects of Belgian wind mill parks on benthic macro-invertebrates and the fish fauna of soft substrates - reference situation. (WINMON)
Simoncelli, S.; Coatanoan, C.; Myroshnychenko, V.; Bäck, O.; Sagen, H.; Scory, S.; Schlitzer, R.; Fichaut, M.; Schaap, D. (2018). SeaDataCloud temperature and salinity data collections, in: Giorgetti, A. et al. (Ed.) IMDIS 2018: International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems 5-7 November, 2018 - Barcelona, Spain: Book of Abstracts. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 59: pp. 272-274
Scory, S.; Fichaut, M.; Iona, S.; Novellino, A.; Schaap, D. (2016). Streamlining the data ingestion process in the EMODnet context, in: IMDIS 2016 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems, 11-13 October 2016, Gdansk, Poland. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 57(Suppl.): pp. 181
Vandenberghe, T.; Degraer, S.; Jauniaux, T.; Kerckhof, F.; Rumes, B.; Scory, S.; Haelters, J.; Toussaint, E. (2016). MarineMammals.be: improving marine mammal stranding, by catch and observation data collection, in: IMDIS 2016 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems, 11-13 October 2016, Gdansk, Poland. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 57(Suppl.): pp. 199-200
Vandenberghe, T.; Diviacco, P.; Sinquin, J.-M.; Sorribas, J.; Munoz, R.; Garcia Sanchez, O.; Scory, S.; Stojanov, Y. (2016). EARS: Repositioning data management near data acquisition, in: IMDIS 2016 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems, 11-13 October 2016, Gdansk, Poland. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 57(Suppl.): pp. 123
De Cauwer, K.; Stojanov, Y.; Sorribas, J.; Diviacco, P.; Corre, M.-P.; Busato, A.; Scory, S.; Sinquin, J.-M.; Nokin, M. (2013). Semantic interoperability on board: ongoing developments for EARS event logging, in: IMDIS 2013 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems 23-25 September, 2013 - Lucca (Italy). Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 54(Supplement): pp. 253-254
Diviacco, P.; Busato, A.; Corre, M.-P.; De Cauwer, K.; Nokin, M.; Scory, S.; Sinquin, J.-M.; Sorribas, J.; Stojanov, Y. (2013). Bridging the gap between data and metadata (Part 2): looking backward at what happened during a survey with the Eurofleets Automatic Reporting System (EARS), in: IMDIS 2013 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems 23-25 September, 2013 - Lucca (Italy). Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 54(Supplement): pp. 108
Lagring, R.; De Cauwer, V.; Devolder, M.; Scory, S. (2013). Back to the sea of the past to evaluate the status of today: Integration and valorisation of historical data, in: IMDIS 2013 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems 23-25 September, 2013 - Lucca (Italy). Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 54(Supplement): pp. 299-300
Simoncelli, S.; Coatanaon, C.; Bäck, O.; Sagen, H.; Scory, S.; Tezcan, D.; Shaap, D.M.A.; Schlitzer, R.; Iona, S.; Fichaut, M.; Tonani, M. (2013). Temperature and salinity historical data collections for the European marginal seas:aggregation and quality assessment procedures, in: IMDIS 2013 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems 23-25 September, 2013 - Lucca (Italy). Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata: an International Journal of Earth Sciences, 54(Supplement): pp. 23-24
Tett, P.; Gilpin, L.; Svendsen, H.; Erlandsson, C.P.; Larsson, U.; Kratzer, S.; Fouilland, E.; Janzen, C.; Lee, J.-Y.; Grenz, C.; Newton, A.; Ferreira, J.G.; Fernandes, T.; Scory, S. (2003). Eutrophication and some European waters of restricted exchange. Cont. Shelf Res. 23(17-19): 1635-1671. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2003.06.013
Theeten, F.; Adam, M.; Vandenberghe, T.; Dillen, M.; Semal, P.; Scory, S.; Herpers, J.-M.; Van den Spiegel, D.; Mergen, P.; Smirnova, L.; Engledow, H.; Casino, A.; Gödderz, K. (2019). NaturalHeritage: Bridging Belgian natural history collections. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 3: e37854. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.37854
Haelters, J.; Vigin, L.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Scory, S.; Kuijken, E.; Jacques, T.G. (2004). Ornithologisch belang van de Belgische zeegebieden: identificatie van mariene gebieden die in aanmerking komen als Speciale Beschermingszones in uitvoering van de Europese Vogelrichtlijn = Importance ornithologique des espaces marins de la Belgique: identification des zones marines méritant le statut de Zones de Protection Spéciale en application de la Directive européenne Oiseaux. Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen. Biologie = Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Biologie, 74(Suppl.). BMM/Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel. 90 pp.
De Winter, J.; De Cauwer, K.; Haelters, J.; Jacques, T.G.; Scory, S.; Jauniaux, T. (2010). Biobank: An integrated system to collect and publish marine mammal information [PPT]. Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models, Marine Ecosystem Management Unit/University of Liège, Department of Morphology and Pathology: Oostende. 10 pp.
Meerhaeghe, A.; De Cauwer, K.; Devolder, M.; Jans, S.; Scory, S. (2006). Revealing species communities in a spatial and temporal overlap. CM Documents - ICES, CM 2006(M:26). International Council for the Exploration of the Sea: Copenhagen. 7 pp.
Diviacco, P.; Sorribas, J.; De Cauwer, K.; Sinquin, J.-M.; Casas, R.; Busato, A.; Stoyanov, Y.; Scory, S. (2017). Repositioning data management near data acquisition, in: Diviacco, P. et al.Oceanographic and marine cross-domain data management for sustainable development. Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies, : pp. 178-199. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0700-0.ch008
Schrijvers, J.; Scory, S.; Sutton, V.; Derous, S.; Polet, H.; Volckaert, A.; Calewaert, J.-B.; Maes, F. (2007). BALANS: Policy system thinking for sustainable management, in: Calewaert, J.-B. et al. (Ed.) Science and sustainable management of the North Sea: Belgian case studies. pp. 137-176
Scory, S. (2005). The use of mathematical models for estimating oil pollution damage at sea, in: Maes, F. Marine resource damage assessment: liability and compensation for environmental damage. pp. 211-252. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3368-0_9
Pichot, G.; Scory, S. (2004). Ontwikkelen van mathematische modellen die de kans op accidentele lozingen en de hierdoor aangerichte schade bepalen, zowel op leefmilieuvlak als op socio-economisch vlak, in: Maes, F. et al. (Ed.) Beoordeling van de mariene degradatie in de Noordzee en voorstellen voor een duurzaam beheer - MARE-DASM. Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy (SPSD I): Programme "Sustainable Management of the North Sea" = Plan voor wetenschappelijke ondersteuning van een beleid gericht op duurzame ontwikkeling (PODO I): Programma "Duurzaam beheer van de Noordzee", : pp. 581-647
Pichot, G.; Scory, S. (2003). Ontwikkelen van mathematische modellen die de kans op accidentele lozingen en de hierdoor aangerichte schade bepalen, zowel op leefmilieuvlak als op socio-economisch vlak, in: Maes, F. (Ed.) Beoordeling van mariene degradatie in de Noordzee en voorstellen voor een duurzaam beheer: eindrapport november 2002 (Ministerieel Besluit BA3673, Contract nr. MN/02/71). Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy (SPSD I): Programme "Sustainable Management of the North Sea" = Plan voor wetenschappelijke ondersteuning van een beleid gericht op duurzame ontwikkeling (PODO I): Programma "Duurzaam beheer van de Noordzee", : pp. 580-647
Pichot, G.; De Cauwer, K.; Devolder, M.; Jans, S.; Moens, M.; Schwind, L.; Scory, S.; Van Dyck, J.; Plevoets, B.; Dierckx, G.; Donnay, J.-P.; Binard, M.; Cornet, Y.; Muller, F.L.L. (2002). IDOD: Integrated and Dynamical Oceanographic Data management = Geïntegreerd en dynamisch beheer van oceanografische gegevens, in: Duurzaam Beheer van de Noordzee: presentatie van de onderzoeksresultaten, 21-22/01/2002. Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy (SPSD I): Programme "Sustainable Management of the North Sea" = Plan voor wetenschappelijke ondersteuning van een beleid gericht op duurzame ontwikkeling (PODO I): Programma "Duurzaam beheer van de Noordzee",
Scory, S. (1985). TIVS: a tool for marine systems management, in: Van Grieken, R. et al. (Ed.) Progress in Belgian Oceanographic Research: Proceedings of a symposium held at the Palace of Academies Brussels, 3-5 March 1985. pp. 15-24
Schlesser, M.; Degraer, S.; Hostens, K.; Moreau, K.; Polet, H.; Scory, S.; Torreele, E.; Vandendriessche, S. (2021). BICEpS wants you!, in: Mees, J. et al.Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 103-104
Vandenberghe, T.; Haelters, J.; Jauniaux, T.; Scory, S.; Kerckhof, F.; Degraer, S.; Rumes, B.; Maebe, S.; Toussaint, E. (2016). RBINS – OD Nature demonstration of the new Marine Mammal data base www.marinemammals.be, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 123-124
Vandenberghe, T.; Degraer, S.; Jauniaux, T.; Kerckhof, F.; Rumes, B.; Scory, S.; Toussaint, E.; Haelters, J. (2016). MarineMammals.be: improving marine mammal stranding data collection, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 39
Devolder , M.; De Cauwer, K.; Lagring, R.; Scory, S.; Stojanov, Y. (2014). Belgian marine monitoring data at the BMDC, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 54
Lagring, R.; De Cauwer, K.; Baeye, M.; Devolder, M.; Scory, S.; Stojanov, Y.; Van Lancker, V. (2013). Belgian marine geological and environmental data in a European context, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 60
De Cauwer, K.; Devolder, M.; Lagring, R.; Scory, S.; Stojanov, Y.; Van Lancker, V. (2012). Data from ship logger to onshore viewer, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 19
Borremans, C.; Scory, S.; De Cauwer, K.; Devolder, M. (2010). Rescuing historical marine data and making them accessible: the case of data collected during the first years of modern oceanography in Belgium, in: Fichaut, M. et al. (Ed.) International Marine Data and Information Systems Conference IMDIS 2010, 29-31 March 2010, Paris, France: Book of abstracts. pp. 123
De Winter, J.; De Cauwer, K.; Haelters, J.; Jacques, Th.; Jauniaux, T.; Scory, S. (2010). Biobank: An integrated system to collect and publish marine mammals informations: in situ observations, necropsy results, tissue samples available for further scientific research, in: Fichaut, M. et al. (Ed.) International Marine Data and Information Systems Conference IMDIS 2010, 29-31 March 2010, Paris, France: Book of abstracts. pp. 58
Scory, S.; Troupin, C.; Ouberdous, M.; Beckers, J.-M. (2010). Salinity and temperature climatologies of the North Sea using the Variational Inverse Method, in: Fichaut, M. et al. (Ed.) International Marine Data and Information Systems Conference IMDIS 2010, 29-31 March 2010, Paris, France: Book of abstracts. pp. 124
Troupin, C.; Ouberdous, M.; Barth, A.; Bassompierre, M.; Coatanoan, C.; Grandi, A.; Johansen, S.L.; Ostensen, O.; Sagen, H.; Scory, S.; Tonani, M.; Toussaint, M-E.; Tronconi, C.; Beckers, J.-M. (2010). SeaDataNet regional climatologies: an overview, in: Fichaut, M. et al. (Ed.) International Marine Data and Information Systems Conference IMDIS 2010, 29-31 March 2010, Paris, France: Book of abstracts. pp. 84
Borremans, C.; De Cauwer, K.; Devolder, M.; Scory, S. (2009). Online data services at the Belgian Marine Datacentre, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 27
De Cauwer, K.; Devolder, M.; Jans, S.; Meerhaeghe, A.; Scory, S. (2008). Online data services at the Belgian Marine Datacentre, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 44
Scory, S.; De Cauwer, K.; Devolder, M.; Jans, S.; Meerhaeghe, A. (2008). Managing oceanographic data in the frame of large multidisciplinary programmes, a Belgian experience, in: Iona, Sissy et al. (Ed.) International Marine Data and Information Systems Conference IMDIS-2008, 31 March - 2 April 2008, Athens, Greece: Book of abstracts. pp. 106
Haelters, J.; Jauniaux, T.; Kerckhof, F.; Ozer, J.; Scory, S. (2006). Strandings of decayed harbour porpoises in Belgium during the first fortnight of May 2005: what did they die of, where did they come from?, in: ICES 2006 Annual Science Conference 19-23 September; Business meetings 17-26 September, 2006, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Handbook; Contributions, agendas and orders of the day: abstracts. pp. 206-207
Jauniaux, T.; Brenez, C.; Haelters, J.; Jacques, T.; Ozer, J.; Scory, S.; Coignoul, F. (2006). Stranding of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the Belgian coast, in: ICES 2006 Annual Science Conference 19-23 September; Business meetings 17-26 September, 2006, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Handbook; Contributions, agendas and orders of the day: abstracts. pp. 212
Meerhaeghe, A.; De Cauwer, K.; Devolder, M.; Jans, S.; Scory, S. (2006). Revealing species communities in a spatial and temporal overlap, in: ICES 2006 Annual Science Conference 19-23 September; Business meetings 17-26 September, 2006, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Handbook; Contributions, agendas and orders of the day: abstracts. : pp. 220
Ozer, J.; Pison, V.; Scory, S.; Van den Eynde, D.; Nechad, B. (2006). Towards confidence indexes for model forecast in coastal waters, in: ICES 2006 Annual Science Conference 19-23 September; Business meetings 17-26 September, 2006, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Handbook; Contributions, agendas and orders of the day: abstracts. pp. 146
De Cauwer, K.; Devolder, M.; Jans, S.; Meerhaeghe, A.; Scory, S. (2005). Online data services at the Belgian Marine Datacentre, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2005: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 20: pp. 27
Devolder, M.; De Cauwer, K.; Jans, S.; Scory, S. (2004). An online marine environmental database developed for scientists and decision makers, in: Mees, J. et al.VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 5 March 2004: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 17: pp. 45
Meerhaeghe, A.; Cauwer, K.D.; Devolder, M.; Jans, S.; Scory, S. (2004). Operational integration of biodiversity and physico-chemical data: experience at the BMDC, in: Ocean Biodiversity Informatics, Hamburg, Germany: 29 November to 1 December 2004: book of abstracts. pp. 79
De Cauwer, K.; Devolder, M.; Jans, S.; Scory, S. (2003). A marine environmental database developed for scientists and decision makers, in: Mees, J. et al.VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 28 February 2003: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 12: pp. 64
De Cauwer, K.; Devolder, M.; Jans, S.; Scory, S. (2002). The BMDC database: a tool for scientists and decision makers, in: Brown, M. et al.The Colour of Ocean Data: International Symposium on oceanographic data and information management, with special attention to biological data. Brussels, Belgium, 25-27 November 2002: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 11: pp. 13
Lagring, R.; De Cauwer, K.; Devolder, M.; Scory, S. (2012). Resuscitation of the data collected during the first years of modern oceanography in Belgium.“PMPZ-DBII”. Final Report. Belgian Science Policy Office: Brussels. 69 pp.
Maes, F.; Polet, H.; Vincx, M.; Janssen, C.; Scory, S.; Leroy, D. (2007). Balancing impacts of human activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BALANS). Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 200 + annexes, cd-rom pp.
De Cauwer, K.; Devolder, M.; Jans, S.; Meerhaeghe, A.; Scory, S. (2006). IDOD: an integrated marine environmental database. CM Documents - ICES, CM 2006(M:23). ICES: Copenhagen. [no pag.] pp.
Haelters, J.; Jauniaux, T.; Kerckhof, F.; Ozer, J.; Scory, S. (2006). Using models to investigate a harbour porpoise bycatch problem in the southern North Sea – eastern Channel in spring 2005. CM Documents - ICES, CM 2006(L:03). ICES: Copenhagen. 8 pp.
Jauniaux, T.; Brenez, C.; Haelters, J.; Kerckhof, F.; Jacques, T.; Ozer, J.; Scory, S.; Coignoul, F. (2006). Stranding of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the Belgian coast. CM Documents - ICES, CM 2006(L:18). ICES: Copenhagen. 2 pp.
