Dirk Maes

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
124 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Dirk Maes is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Maes has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 53 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 50 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Dirk Maes's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (50 papers), Plant and animal studies (48 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (48 papers). Dirk Maes is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (50 papers), Plant and animal studies (48 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (48 papers). Dirk Maes collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Dirk Maes's co-authors include Hans Van Dyck, Chris van Swaay, Dries Bonte, Tim Adriaens, A. van Strien, Wouter Vanreusel, Irma Wynhoff, Gilles San Martin, M. S. Warren and Philippe Goffart and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Maes

117 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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The decline of butterflies in Europe: Problems, significance, and possible solutions

2021 251 citations M. S. Warren, Dirk Maes et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Strong gene flow across an urbanised coastal landscape in a dune specialist digger wasp 2025 ·Landscape Ecology ·(unknown), (unknown), Dirk Maes, Dries Bonte	1
2	Genomic Monitoring of a Reintroduced Butterfly Uncovers Contrasting Founder Lineage Survival 2025 ·Evolutionary Applications ·(unknown), Dirk Maes, Carl J. Yung, (unknown), Nigel A. D. Bourn, C. R. Bulman, Philippe Goffart, Jenny A. Hodgson, Ilik J. Saccheri	0
3	Connectivity and climate influence diversity–stability relationships across spatial scales in European butterfly metacommunities 2024 ·Global Ecology and Biogeography ·(unknown), (unknown), Oliver Schweiger, (unknown), Josef Settele, Martin Wiemers, Reto Schmucki, Mikko Kuussaari, (unknown), Lars Pettersson, Benoît Fontaine, Chris van Swaay, Constantí Stefanescu, Dirk Maes, Michiel F. WallisDeVries, Andros T. Gianuca	2
4	Beetlehangers.org: harmonizing host–parasite records of Harmonia axyridis and Hesperomyces harmoniae 2024 ·Arthropod-Plant Interactions ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tim Adriaens, Dirk Maes, Angeliki F. Martinou, Helen E. Roy, Annemieke Verbeken, Danny Haelewaters	6
5	Integrating citizen science and multispectral satellite data for multiscale habitat management 2024 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·(unknown), Dirk Maes, (unknown), Kristijn RR Swinnen, Ben Somers, Stijn Luca	3
6	The history, science and preliminary results from the reintroduction of the Chequered Skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon into Rockingham Forest, England 2024 ·Journal of Insect Conservation ·Nigel A. D. Bourn, (unknown), Dirk Maes, Philippe Goffart, (unknown), (unknown), Anthony W. Sainsbury, C. R. Bulman, Daniel Hoare, R. D. Field, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sam Ellis	5
7	Distribution of anticoagulant resistance in the brown rat in Belgium 2024 ·Belgian journal of zoology ·Kristof Baert, (unknown), Peter Breyne, Dirk Maes, Jim Casaer	1
8	A Red List of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Flanders (northern Belgium) and its implications for conservation 2022 ·Journal of Insect Conservation ·Pallieter De Smedt, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dirk Maes	2
9	The decline of butterflies in Europe: Problems, significance, and possible solutions breakdown → 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·M. S. Warren, Dirk Maes, Chris van Swaay, Philippe Goffart, Hans Van Dyck, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Irma Wynhoff, (unknown), Sam Ellis	251
10	Gene flow and effective population sizes of the butterfly Maculinea alcon in a highly fragmented, anthropogenic landscape 2017 ·Biological Conservation ·An Vanden Broeck, Dirk Maes, (unknown), Irma Wynhoff, Michiel F. WallisDeVries, David R. Nash, J. Gerard B. Oostermeijer, Hans Van Dyck, Joachim Mergeay	33
11	Intensified habitat management to mitigate negative effects of nitrogen pollution can be detrimental for faunal diversity: A comment on Jones et al. (2017) 2017 ·Biological Conservation ·Dirk Maes, Kris Decleer, Luc De Keersmaeker, Jan Van Uytvanck, Gerald Louette	9
12	The need for large‐scale distribution data to estimate regional changes in species richness under future climate change 2017 ·Diversity and Distributions ·Nicolas Titeux, Dirk Maes, Toon Van Daele, Thierry Onkelinx, Risto K. Heikkinen, Helena Romo, Enrique García‐Barros, Miguel L. Munguira, Wilfried Thuiller, Chris van Swaay, Oliver Schweiger, Josef Settele, Alexander Harpke, Martin Wiemers, (unknown), Miska Luoto	36
13	Rode Lijst van de houtbewonende bladsprietkevers: soorten van holle bomen meest bedreigd 2015 ·Arno Thomaes, (unknown), (unknown), Dirk Maes	0
14	Species richness declines and biotic homogenisation have slowed down for NW ‐European pollinators and plants 2013 ·Ecology Letters ·Luísa G. Carvalheiro, William E. Kunin, Petr Keil, Jesús Aguirre‐Gutiérrez, Willem N. Ellis, Richard Fox, Quentin Groom, S.M. Hennekens, Wouter Van Landuyt, Dirk Maes, Frank Van de Meutter, Denis Michez, Pierre Rasmont, Baudewijn Odé, Simon G. Potts, Menno Reemer, Stuart P. M. Roberts, J.H.J. Schaminée, Michiel F. WallisDeVries, Jacobus C. Biesmeijer	280
15	Nieuwe Rode Lijstcategorieën en -criteria voor Vlaanderen: een aanpassing aan de internationale IUCN-standaarden 2011 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Dirk Maes, Kris Decleer, (unknown), Maurice Hoffmann	2
16	European Red List of Butterflies 2010 ·Chris van Swaay, Annabelle Cuttelod, Sue Collins, Dirk Maes, Miguel L. Munguira, Martina Šašić, Josef Settele, Rudi Verovnik, Theo Verstrael, M. S. Warren, Martin Wiemers, Irma Wynhoff	146
17	Cost estimations for large scale engineering projects under uncertainties 2005 ·SCK CEN Institutional Repository ·Da Ruan, Dirk Maes, (unknown), Jun Liu, (unknown), Jianbo Yang	1
18	The Multicoloured Asian Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a threat for native aphid predators in Belgium? 2003 ·Belgian journal of zoology ·Tim Adriaens, Étienne Branquart, Dirk Maes	57
19	Rode lijsten: een onmisbaar instrument in het moderne Vlaamse natuurbehoud 1995 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Dirk Maes, Jean‐Pierre Maelfait, Eckhart Kuijken	5
20	Een gedocumenteerde rode lijst van de zandloopkevers en loopkevers van Vlaanderen 1995 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Konjev Desender, Dirk Maes, Jean‐Pierre Maelfait, (unknown)	22

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