Jacques Van Impe
Encyclopedia
Jacques Van Impe is a Belgian
academic widely published in the field of ornithology
. His research is particularly focused on reproduction in the Greater White-fronted Goose, the Bean Goose
(Anser fabalis rossicus), the Eurasian Oystercatcher
, the Pied Avocet
, the Northern Lapwing
, the Black-tailed Godwit
, and the Common Redshank
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
academic widely published in the field of ornithology
Ornithology
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds...
. His research is particularly focused on reproduction in the Greater White-fronted Goose, the Bean Goose
Bean Goose
The Bean Goose is a medium to large goose breeding in northern Europe and Asia. It was split into two species by the American Ornithologists' Union in 2007, however it is still regarded as a single species by the British Ornithologists' Union – see below...
(Anser fabalis rossicus), the Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Oystercatcher
The Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, also known as the Common Pied Oystercatcher, or just Oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae. It is the most widespread of the oystercatchers, with three races breeding in western Europe, central Eurasia,...
, the Pied Avocet
Pied Avocet
The Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, is a large black and white wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. They breed in temperate Europe and western and Central Asia. It is a migratory species and most winter in Africa or southern Asia...
, the Northern Lapwing
Northern Lapwing
The Northern Lapwing , also known as the Peewit, Green Plover or just Lapwing, is a bird in the plover family. It is common through temperate Eurasia....
, the Black-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
The Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa, is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the Limosa genus, the godwits...
, and the Common Redshank
Common Redshank
The Common Redshank or simply Redshank is an Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae.- Description and systematics :...
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Select recent publications
- "Changements importants dans la distribution des Oies sauvages (Anser sp. et Branta sp.) dans le Nord de la Russie européenne." ("Important changes in the breeding range of wild geese (Anser sp. and Branta sp.) in the North of European Russia.") AlaudaAlaudaAlauda is a genus of larks with four species found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa, and one species endemic to the islet of Raso in the Cape Verde Islands....
76(1): 11-22. 2008. - "Pollution par un fioul léger dans le Bas-Escaut (Zélande, Pays-Bas): son effet sur les comportements et les activités d’une population d’Oies cendrées Anser anser." ("Light fuel oil spill on the Lower Scheldt (Zeeland, The Netherlands): its effect on the behaviour of a Greylag flock.") Alauda 75(2): 119-128. 2007.
- "Über das einstmals sehr zahlreiche Vorkommen der Elfenbeinmöwe Pagophila eburnea in der südlichen Barentssee." ("On the past numerous occurrence of the Ivory Gull in the southern parts of the Barents Sea.") Ornithologische Mitteilungen. 59(9): 288-294. 2007.
- (with Voet, H. & P. Maes.) "Slagpenrui bij de Geoorde Fuut Podiceps nigricollis in het Antwerpse." ("Wing moult in the Black-necked Grebe in the Antwerpen area.") Natuur.Oriolus 72(3): 73-79. 2006.
- "Über die Ursachen der Ausbreitung des Brutgebiets der Schwarzkopfmöwe Larus melanocephalus in Europa." ("On the causes of the breeding range expansion of the Mediterranean Gull in Europe.") Ornithol. Mitt. 57(3): 83-92. 2005.
- "Brütet die Steppenkragentrappe Chlamydotis macqueenii noch in Europa? Eine Literaturübersicht." ("Is Macqueen’s Bustard still breeding in Europe? A literature review.") Ornithol. Mitt. 56(4): 134-138. 2004.
- "Voortplantingssucces van Kievit, Vanellus vanellus, Grutto Limosa limosa en Tureluur Tringa totanus te Antwerpen-Linkeroever." ("Reproduction success of Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit and Redshank at the left bank of the river Schelde near Antwerpen." Natuur.Oriolus 69(2): 45-59. 2003.
- "Een broedgeval van een paar Zwartkopmeeuwen Larus melanocephalus in eerste zomerkleed." ("A breeding record of the Mediterranean Gull in first-summer plumage.") Oriolus 67(1): 1-2. 2001.
- "Een vergeten broedgeval van de Kleine Rietgans Anser brachyrhynchus op het Europese Continent." ("A forgotten breeding record of the Pink-footed Goose on the European Continent.") Oriolus 66(4): 129-131. 2000.
- "Grauwe Gans Anser anser en Kolgans Anser albifrons in de bedreigde Scheldepolders bij Doel: aantallen en interpecifieke relaties." ("Greylag Goose and White-fronted Goose in the claimed polders of the river Scheldt near Doel: numbers and interspecific relationships.") Oriolus 65(3): 93-108. 1999.