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Olivier De Clerck

Olivier De Clerck

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
54
Citations
13064
World Ranking
3095
National Ranking
43

Overview

Olivier De Clerck is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research prominently intersects with subfields such as Oceanography, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's main research topics include Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, and Echinoderm Biology and Ecology.

De Clerck's recent scholarly output features several publications across respected venues. These include:

  • Phylogeny and Evolution of the Brown Algae, 2020, Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences
  • Neoproterozoic origin and multiple transitions to macroscopic growth in green seaweeds, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Bio-ORACLE v3.0. Pushing marine data layers to the CMIP6 Earth System Models of climate change research, 2024, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Prioritizing marine invasive alien species in the European Union through horizon scanning, 2020, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • Global biodiversity patterns of marine forests of brown macroalgae, 2022, Global Ecology and Biogeography

Frequent co-authors collaborating with De Clerck include Sofie D'hondt, Frédérik Leliaert, Luna M. van der Loos, Kenny A. Bogaert, and Christophe Vieira, reflecting sustained research collaborations and contributions.

De Clerck's publications are often featured in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), European Journal of Phycology, Journal of Phycology, and New Phytologist, indicating a presence in platforms concentrating on biological and ecological sciences.

Best Publications

  • The magnitude of global marine species diversity

    Ward Appeltans;Shane T. Ahyong;Shane T. Ahyong;Gary Anderson;Martin V. Angel

  • Bio-ORACLE: a global environmental dataset for marine species distribution modelling

    Lennert Tyberghein;Heroen Verbruggen;Klaas Pauly;Charles Troupin

  • Phylogeny and Molecular Evolution of the Green Algae

    Frederik Leliaert;David R. Smith;Hervé Moreau;Matthew D. Herron

  • Bio-ORACLE v2.0: Extending marine data layers for bioclimatic modelling

    Jorge Assis;Lennert Tyberghein;Samuel Bosch;Heroen Verbruggen

  • DNA- based species delimitation in algae

    Frederik Leliaert;Heroen Verbruggen;Pieter Vanormelingen;Frederique Steen

  • What we can learn from sushi: a review on seaweed–bacterial associations

    Joke Hollants;Frederik Leliaert;Olivier De Clerck;Anne Willems

  • The green seaweed Ulva: a model system to study morphogenesis

    Thomas Wichard;Bénédicte Charrier;Bénédicte Charrier;Frédéric Mineur;John H. Bothwell

  • European seaweeds under pressure: Consequences for communities and ecosystem functioning

    Frédéric Mineur;Frédéric Mineur;Francisco Arenas;Jorge Assis;Andrew J. Davies

  • Algal taxonomy: a road to nowhere?

    Olivier De Clerck;Michael D. Guiry;Frederik Leliaert;Yves Samyn

  • Research note: Identity of the Qingdao algal bloom

    Frederik Leliaert;Xiaowen Zhang;Naihao Ye;Erik-jan Malta

  • A multi-locus time-calibrated phylogeny of the siphonous green algae

    Heroen Verbruggen;Matt Ashworth;Steven T. LoDuca;Caroline Vlaeminck

  • Insights into the Evolution of Multicellularity from the Sea Lettuce Genome

    Olivier De Clerck;Shu Min Kao;Kenny A. Bogaert;Jonas Blomme

  • Phylogeny and evolution of the brown algae

    Trevor T. Bringloe;Samuel Starko;Rachael M. Wade;Christophe Vieira

  • Evolution and Cytological Diversification of the Green Seaweeds (Ulvophyceae)

    Ellen Cocquyt;Heroen Verbruggen;Frederik Leliaert;Olivier De Clerck

  • A revised classification of the dictyoteae (dictyotales, phaeophyceae) based on rbcL and 26S ribosomal DNA sequence analyses

    Olivier De Clerck;Frederik Leliaert;Heroen Verbruggen;Christopher E. Lane

  • Extensive cryptic species diversity and fine-scale endemism in the marine red alga Portieria in the Philippines

    Dioli Ann Payo;Dioli Ann Payo;Frederik Leliaert;Heroen Verbruggen;Heroen Verbruggen;Sofie D'hondt

  • Macroecology meets macroevolution: evolutionary niche dynamics in the seaweed Halimeda

    Heroen Verbruggen;Lennert Tyberghein;Klaas Pauly;Caroline Vlaeminck

  • SYSTEMATICS OF GRATELOUPIA FILICINA (HALYMENIACEAE, RHODOPHYTA), BASED ON rbcL SEQUENCE ANALYSES AND MORPHOLOGICAL EVIDENCE, INCLUDING THE REINSTATEMENT OF G. MINIMA AND THE DESCRIPTION OF G. CAPENSIS SP. NOV.

    Olivier De Clerck;Brigitte Gavio;Suzanne Fredericq;Ignacio Bárbara

  • DNA taxonomy in morphologically plastic taxa: algorithmic species delimitation in the Boodlea complex (Chlorophyta: Cladophorales).

    Frederik Leliaert;Heroen Verbruggen;Brian Wysor;Olivier De Clerck

  • Improving transferability of introduced species' distribution models: new tools to forecast the spread of a highly invasive seaweed.

    Heroen Verbruggen;Lennert Tyberghein;Lennert Tyberghein;Gareth S. Belton;Frederic Mineur

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederik Leliaert
Frederik Leliaert Ghent University
Heroen Verbruggen
Heroen Verbruggen University of Melbourne
Claude Payri
Claude Payri Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Anne Willems
Anne Willems Ghent University
Tom Beeckman
Tom Beeckman Ghent University
Aschwin H. Engelen
Aschwin H. Engelen University of Algarve
Klaas Vandepoele
Klaas Vandepoele Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
Christine A. Maggs
Christine A. Maggs Bournemouth University
John J. Bolton
John J. Bolton University of Cape Town
Monique Turmel
Monique Turmel Université Laval

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