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Prof. Dr Tackx, Micky

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Université Paul Sabatier; Laboratoire d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle (ECOLAB), more Direct contact at institute: Tel.: +33-(0)561-55 89 22 Fax: +33-(0)561-55 89 01 E-mail:

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Advanced modelling and research on eutrophication, more
Characterisation of organic matter and plankton of the Zeeschelde, more
Effects of dredgings and harbour expansion on the environment, more
Interaction of water column and the tide land in the Sea-Scheldt, more
Major biological processes in European tidal estuaries, more
Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria, more
Onderzoek naar de gevolgen van het Sigmaplan, baggeractiviteiten en havenuitbreiding in de Zeeschelde op het milieu, more
Research on the environmental effects of the SIGMA plan, more
Research on the environmental effects of the SIGMA plan: Effects of dredgings and harbour expansion on the environment, more
Studie naar het zoöplankton van in het Vlaams gedeelte van het Schelde-estuarium, more
The zoöplankton of the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary, more
The zoöplankton of the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary, more

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Laboratoire d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle (ECOLAB): France; De Vlaamse Waterweg NV: Belgium; (2020): OMES: Monitoring zooplankton in the Zeeschelde., more
Laboratoire d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle (ECOLAB): France; Ecosystem Management Research Group (UA-ECOBE); Laboratory of Protistology and Aquatic Ecology (Ugent-PAE); Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering (VUB-HYDR); Laboratory of Chemical Oceanography and Water Geochemistry (ULB-LoCGE); Flanders Hydraulics Research (MOW-WL); De Vlaamse Waterweg NV: Belgium; (2020): OMES: Lippenbroek: Study on the evolution of a FCA-CRT area., more
Van Mieghem R.; Daro N.; Faculteit Wetenschappen, Laboratorium voor Ecologie en Systematiek. VUB: Belgium; (2016): Mesozooplankton in the Sea Scheldt between 1995 and 1996., more
Zooplanktondata of the Scheldt estuary: integrated database, more

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A1 Publications (26) [show]
Amadei Martínez, L.; Sabbe, K.; Dasseville, R.; Daveloose, I.; Verstraete, T.; D'Hondt, S.; Azémar, F.; Sossou, A.C.; Tackx, M.; Maris, T.; Meire, P.; Vyverman, W. (2023). Long-term phytoplankton dynamics in the Zeeschelde estuary (Belgium) are driven by the interactive effects of de-eutrophication, altered hydrodynamics and extreme weather events. Sci. Total Environ. 860: 160402. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160402, more Minguez, J.; Maris, T.; Tackx, M.; Gers, C.; Meire, P.; Legal, L. (2020). Genetics of the estuarine copepod Eurytemora affinis with regard to improving water quality. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 246: 107037. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.107037, more Gasmi, S.; Ferval, M.; Pelissier, C.; D'Amico, F.; Maris, T.; Tackx, M.; Legal, L. (2014). Genetic diversity among the Eurytemora affinis species complex in the Scheldt estuary and its tributaries using ISSR-PCR marker assay. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 145: 22-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2014.04.005, more Korsman, J.C.; Schipper, A.M.; de Hoop, L.; Mialet, B.; Maris, T.; Tackx, M.L.M.; Hendriks, A.J. (2014). Modeling the impacts of multiple environmental stress factors on estuarine copepod populations. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48(10): 5709–5717. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es5004439, more Mialet, B.; Gouzou, J.; Azémar, F.; Maris, T.; Sossou, C.; Toumi, N.; Van Damme, S.; Meire, P.; Tackx, M. (2011). Response of zooplankton to improving water quality in the Scheldt estuary (Belgium). Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 93(1): 47-57. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2011.03.015, more Mialet, B.; Azémar, F.; Maris, T.; Sossou, C.; Ruiz, P.; Lionard, M.; Van Damme, S.; Lecerf, A.; Muylaert, K.; Toumi, N.; Meire, P.; Tackx, M. (2010). Spatial spring distribution of the copepod Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda, Calanoida) in a restoring estuary, the Scheldt (Belgium). Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 88(1): 116-124. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2010.03.018, more Van Damme, S.; Dehairs, F.; Tackx, M.; Beauchard, O.; Struyf, E.; Gribsholt, B.; Van Cleemput, O.; Meire, P. (2009). Tidal exchange between a freshwater tidal marsh and an impacted estuary: the Scheldt estuary, Belgium. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 85(2): 197-207. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2009.08.005, more Lionard, M.; Muylaert, K.; Tackx, M.; Vyverman, W. (2008). Evaluation of the performance of HPLC–CHEMTAX analysis for determining phytoplankton biomass and composition in a turbid estuary (Schelde, Belgium). Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 76(4): 809-817. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2007.08.003, more Azémar, F.; Van Damme, S.; Meire, P.; Tackx, M. (2007). New occurrence of Lecane decipiens (Murray, 1913) and some other alien rotifers in the Schelde estuary (Belgium). Belg. J. Zool. 137(1): 75-83, more Azémar, F.; Boulêtreau, S.; Lionard, M.; Muylaert, K.; Vyverman, W.; Meire, P.; Tackx, M. (2007). Looking for general trends in trophic interactions among estuarine micro- and mesozooplankton. J. Plankton Res. 29(Suppl. 1): i135-i147. dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbl072, more Lionard, M.; Azémar, F.; Boulêtreau, S.; Muylaert, K.; Tackx, M.; Vyverman, W. (2005). Grazing by meso- and microzooplankton on phytoplankton in the upper reaches of the Schelde estuary (Belgium/The Netherlands). Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 64(4): 764-774. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2005.04.011, more Maes, J.; Tackx, M.; Soetaert, K. (2005). The predation impact of juvenile herring Clupea harengus and sprat Sprattus sprattus on estuarine zooplankton. Hydrobiologia 540(1-3): 225-235. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-004-7146-3, more Muylaert, K.; Tackx, M.; Vyverman, W. (2005). Phytoplankton growth rates in the freshwater tidal reaches of the Schelde estuary (Belgium) estimated using a simple light-limited primary production model. Hydrobiologia 540(1-3): 127-140. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-004-7128-5, more Tackx, M.; Azémar, F.; Boulêtreau, S.; De Pauw, N.; Bakker, K.; Sautour, B.; Gasparini, S.; Soetaert, K.; Van Damme, S.; Meire, P. (2005). Zooplankton in the Schelde estuary, Belgium and the Netherlands: long-term trends in spring populations. Hydrobiologia 540(1-3): 275-278. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-004-7151-6, more Van Damme, S.; Struyf, E.; Maris, T.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Dehairs, F.A.; Tackx, M.; Heip, C.H.R.; Meire, P. (2005). Spatial and temporal patterns of water quality along the estuarine salinity gradient of the Scheldt estuary (Belgium and The Netherlands): results of an integrated monitoring approach. Hydrobiologia 540(1-3): 29-45. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-004-7102-2, more Tackx, M.L.; De Pauw, N.; Van Mieghem, R.; Azémar, F.; Hannouti, A.; Van Damme, S.; Fiers, F.; Daro, N.; Meire, P. (2004). Zooplankton in the Schelde estuary, Belgium and the Netherlands: spatial and temporal patterns. J. Plankton Res. 26(2): 133-141. dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbh016, more Appeltans, W.; Hannouti, A.; Van Damme, S.; Soetaert, K.; Vanthomme, R.; Tackx, M. (2003). Zooplankton in the Schelde estuary (Belgium/The Netherlands). The distribution of Eurytemora affinis: effect of oxygen? J. Plankton Res. 25(11): 1441-1445. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbg101, more Tackx, M.L.M.; Herman, P.M.J.; Gasparini, S.; Irigoien, X.; Billiones, R.; Daro, M.H. (2003). Selective feeding of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda, Calanoida) in temperate estuaries: model and field observations. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 56(2): 305-311. dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0272-7714(02)00182-8, more Luo, Y.; Tackx, M.; Li, F.Y.; Mao, D.Q.; Zhou, Q.X. (2002). Leaf litter ecological fate in the Schelde Estuary in Belgium. J. Environ. Sci. (China) 14(4): 563-567, more Muylaert, K.; Van Mieghem, R.; Sabbe, K.; Tackx, M.; Vyverman, W. (2000). Dynamics and trophic roles of heterotrophic protists in the plankton of a freshwater tidal estuary. Hydrobiologia 432(1-3): 25-36. https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1004017018702, more Billiones, R.G.; Tackx, M.L.; Daro, M.H. (1999). The geometric features, shape factors and fractal dimensions of suspended particulate matter in the Scheldt Estuary (Belgium). Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 48(3): 293-305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/ecss.1999.0420, more Billiones, R.G.; Tackx, M.L.M.; Flachier, A.T.; Zhu, L.; Daro, M.H. (1999). Image analysis as a tool for measuring particulate matter concentrations and gut content, body size, and clearance rates of estuarine copepods: validation and application. J. Mar. Syst. 22: 179-194, more Hellings, L.; Dehairs, F.A.; Tackx, M.; Keppens, E.; Baeyens, W.F.J. (1999). Origin and fate of organic carbon in the freshwater part of the Scheldt Estuary as traced by stable carbon isotope composition. Biogeochemistry 47(2): 167-186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006143827118, more Tackx, M.; Irigoien, X.; Daro, N.; Castel, J.; Zhu, L.; Zhang, X.; Nijs, J. (1995). Copepod feeding in the Westerschelde and the Gironde. Hydrobiologia 311(1-3): 71-83. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00008572, more Tackx, M.L.M.; Zhu, L.; De Coster, W.; Billones, R.G.; Daro, M.H. (1995). Measuring selectivity of feeding by estuarine copepods using image analysis combined with microscopic and Coulter counting. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 52(3-4): 419-425. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/1054-3139(95)80057-3, more Revis, N.; Castel, J.; Tackx, M.L.M. (1991). Some reflections on the structure of the mandibleplate of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda, Calanoida). Aquat. Ecol. 25(1): 45-50. dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02259588, more
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Tackx, M.L.; Cox, T.; Van Wichelen, J.; Vanderborght, J.P. (2008). Het zwevende leven in de Schelde. OMES: Antwerpen. 42 slides pp., more
Book chapters (8) [show]
Van Damme, S.; Dehairs, F.; Tackx, M.; Beauchard, O.; Struyf, E.; Gribsholt, B.; Van Cleemput, O.; Meire, P. (2010). Tidal exchange between a freshwater tidal marsh and an impacted estuary: the Scheldt estuary, Belgium, in: Van Damme, S. Water quality and the estuarine environment: Spatio temporal patterns and opportunities for restoration with emphasis on nitrogen removal = Waterkwaliteit en het estuarien milieu: Spatio-temporele patronen en mogelijkheden tot herstel met speciale aandacht voor stikstofverwijdering. pp. 113-136, more Van Damme, S.; Struyf, E.; Maris, T.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Dehairs, F.A.; Tackx, M.; Heip, C.H.R.; Meire, P. (2010). Spatial and temporal patterns of water quality along the estuarine salinity gradient of the Scheldt estuary (Belgium and The Netherlands): results of an integrated monitoring approach, in: Van Damme, S. Water quality and the estuarine environment: Spatio temporal patterns and opportunities for restoration with emphasis on nitrogen removal = Waterkwaliteit en het estuarien milieu: Spatio-temporele patronen en mogelijkheden tot herstel met speciale aandacht voor stikstofverwijdering. pp. 45-70, more Maes, J.; Tackx, M.; Soetaert, K. (2002). The predation impact of herring and sprat on estuarine zooplankton in the Scheldt estuary, in: ECSA Local Meeting: ecological structures and functions in the Scheldt Estuary: from past to future, Antwerp, Belgium October 7-10, 2002: abstract book. pp. 16, more Tackx, M. (2002). Spring zooplankton communities in the Scheldt estuary: from the 60'ties till present, in: ECSA Local Meeting: ecological structures and functions in the Scheldt Estuary: from past to future, Antwerp, Belgium October 7-10, 2002: abstract book. pp. 15, more Muylaert, K.; Van Mieghem, R.; Sabbe, K.; Tackx, M.; Vyverman, W. (1999). Regulation of phytoplankton productivity and biomass in a turbid, freshwater tidal estuary (Schelde, Belgium), in: Muylaert, K. Distribution and dynamics of protist communities in a freshwater tidal estuary = Verspreiding en dynamiek van protistengemeenschappen in een zoetwatergetijdengebied. pp. 119-136, more Muylaert, K.; Van Mieghem, R.; Sabbe, K.; Tackx, M.; Vyverman, W. (1999). Dynamics and trophic roles of heterotrophic protists in the plankton of a freshwater tidal estuary, in: Muylaert, K. Distribution and dynamics of protist communities in a freshwater tidal estuary = Verspreiding en dynamiek van protistengemeenschappen in een zoetwatergetijdengebied. pp. 71-86, more Tackx, M.; Irigoien, X.; Daro, N.; Castel, J.; Zhu, L.; Zhang, X.; Nijs, J. (1995). Copepod feeding in the Westerschelde and the Gironde, in: Heip, C.H.R. et al. Major biological processes in European tidal estuaries. Developments in Hydrobiology, 110: pp. 71-83, more Bakker, C.; Tackx, M.L.M.; Van Rijswijk, P. (1988). Planktoncopepoden en hun voedsel in de Oosterschelde, in: [s.d.] pp. 37-52, more
Abstracts (7) [show]
Amadei Martínez, L.; Dasseville, R.; Daveloose, I.; Verstraete, T.; Tackx, M.; Maris, T.; Meire, P.; Sabbe, K.; Vyverman, W. (2021). Effects of de-eutrophication and changes in turbidity on phytoplankton blooms in the freshwater and brackish tidal reaches of the Schelde estuary (Belgium), in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 24, more Le Coz, M.; Chambord, S.; Net, S.; Prygiel, J.; Tackx, M. (2016). Zooplankton grazing pressure on phytoplankton along the Scheldt continuum: importance in a restoration context, in: Meire, P. (Ed.) Book of abstracts: ECSA Local Meeting 2016. Estuarine Restoration: from theory to practice and back, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, 5-9 July 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 77: pp. 30, more Tackx, M.; Chambord, S.; Le Coz, M.; Maris, T.; Meire, P. (2016). Restoration can do strange things to zooplankton, in: Meire, P. (Ed.) Book of abstracts: ECSA Local Meeting 2016. Estuarine Restoration: from theory to practice and back, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, 5-9 July 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 77: pp. 33, more Van Wichelen, J.; Van Burm, E.; Vanormelingen, P.; Mialet, B.; Tackx, M.; Meire, P.; Sabbe, K.; Vyverman, W. (2012). Strong compositional changes in the centric diatom communities of the Scheldt-Estuary: a result of improving water quality?, in: Sabbe, K. et al. (Ed.) Twenty-second International Diatom Symposium, Aula Academica, Ghent, 26-31 August 2012. Abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 58: pp. 241, more Azémar, F.; Fiers, F.; Tackx, M. (2004). Zooplankton distribution across the brackish and freshwater zone of the Scheldt estuary, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 5 March 2004: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 17: pp. 33, more Azémar, F.; Fiers, F.; Tackx, M. (2002). Zooplankton distribution across the brackish and freshwater zone of the Scheldt estuary, in: ECSA Local Meeting: ecological structures and functions in the Scheldt Estuary: from past to future, Antwerp, Belgium October 7-10, 2002: abstract book. pp. 70, more Tackx, M.; Daro, N.; Zhang, X.; Zhu, L. (1992). Zooplankton feeding in the Westerschelde and the Gironde, in: Herman, P.M.J. (Ed.) JEEP 92: Major biological processes in European tidal estuaries: Report of the workshop held in Plymouth, January 29 - February 1, 1992. pp. 81, more
Reports (2) [show]
Tackx, M.; Sossou, A.C.; Azémar, F. (2014). Mesozoöplankton Schelde 2011-2013 – MONEOS rpt. EcoLab - Laboratoire écologie fonctionnelle et environnement: Toulouse. 41 + annexes pp., more Tackx, M.; Hannouti, A.; De Pauw, N.; Nijs, J.; Vanthomme, R.; Daro, N. (2000). Studie van de interactie tussen de waterkolom en het intertidaal in de Zeeschelde: partim kwalificatie en kwantificatie van organisch materiaal en plankton (contractnr. AMIS DS 6.2). Eindrapport verlenging 01/02/1999-31/01/2000. Algemene Milieu Impaktstudie Sigmaplan (AMIS), AMIS DS 6.2. VUB. Labo voor Ecologie en Systematiek: Brussel. 29 pp., more
Other publications (2) [show]
Lecerf, A.; Hampel, H.; Yu, H.; Nijs, J.; Hellings, L.; Tackx, M. (2008). Decomposition of willow (Salix triandra L.) leaves in the Schelde estuary (Belgium). Verh. - Int. Ver. Theor. Angew. Limnol. 30(4): 603-606. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03680770.2008.11902198, more Muylaert, K.; Tackx, M.; Soetaert, K. (2001). Leven in troebel water: het planktonische leven in het estuariene water. Levende Nat. 102(2): 84-86, more
Thesis (co-)promotor (10) [show]
De Brabandere, L. (2005). Autotrophic and heterotrophic food sources of copepods in the Scheldt estuary as traced by stable C and N isotopes. PhD Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 155 pp., more Appeltans, W. (2001). Distribution of Eurytemora affinis (Poppe, 1880) (Copepoda: Calanoida) in the Schelde estuary (Belgium - The Netherlands): the effect of oxygen? BSc Thesis. Free University of Brussels: Brussel. 15 pp., more Kaddoura, A.-i. (2000). Sedimentation patterns of estuarine Suspended Particulate Matter. MSc Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 75 pp., more Sun, Y. (2000). Plant litter in the Zeeschelde estuary. MSc Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 39 pp., more Yi, L. (2000). Leaf litter fate in the Schelde estuary: a preliminary study of the use of plant pigments. MSc Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 68 pp., more Billiones, R.G. (1998). Spatio-temporal distribution of suspended particulate matter in the Scheldt estuary (Belgium) and interactions with mesozooplankton. PhD Thesis. Free University of Brussels: Laboratory for ecology and systematics: Brussel. 175 pp., more Ajuzie, C.C. (1996). Particulate matter composition in the Schelde estuary. MSc Thesis. VUB: Brussel. III, 38 pp., more Hongwei, Y. (1996). A primary study of the decomposition of reed (Phragmites australis Cav.) leaves in the Schelde under experimental conditions. MSc Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 67 pp., more Van Mieghem, R. (1996). Mesozooplankton in de Zeeschelde. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 28 + annexes pp., more Flachier Troya, A.L. (1995). Image analysis as a method for the study of particulate matter concentrations, zooplankton size and feeding in estuarine environment. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 46, app. pp., more

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