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Sofie Derycke

Sofie Derycke

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
4188
World Ranking
7887
National Ranking
102

Overview

Sofie Derycke is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has an extensive research portfolio centered on environmental and molecular biology fields. Their contributions span Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular specialization in Ecology and Molecular Biology subfields.

The scientist's research frequently addresses themes such as Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Identification and Quantification in Food, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research. Other notable topics include Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, and Nematode management and characterization studies.

Some of the recent scientific publications by Sofie Derycke include:

  • Life in a drop: Sampling environmental DNA for marine fishery management and ecosystem monitoring (2020), published in Marine Policy
  • Phylogenetic clustering and rarity imply risk of local species extinction in prospective deep-sea mining areas of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (2020), published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • A high-quality genetic reference database for European commercial fishes reveals substitution fraud of processed Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and common sole (Solea solea) at different steps in the Belgian supply chain (2020), published in Food and Chemical Toxicology
  • Evaluation of DNA metabarcoding using Oxford Nanopore sequencing for authentication of mixed seafood products (2022), published in Food Control
  • Towards harmonization of DNA metabarcoding for monitoring marine macrobenthos: the effect of technical replicates and pooled DNA extractions on species detection (2021), published in Metabarcoding and Metagenomics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sofie Derycke include:

  • Kris Hostens (17 publications)
  • Sara Maes (12 publications)
  • Annelies De Backer (12 publications)
  • Laure Van den Bulcke (11 publications)
  • Dumas Deconinck (8 publications)

The scholar publishes regularly in several prominent venues, including:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science (6 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (5 publications)
  • ARPHA Conference Abstracts (4 publications)
  • Food and Chemical Toxicology (3 publications)
  • Environmental DNA (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Dispersal and gene flow in free-living marine nematodes

    Sofie Derycke;Thierry Backeljau;Thierry Backeljau;Tom Moens

  • Mitochondrial DNA variation and cryptic speciation within the free-living marine nematode Pellioditis marina

    Sofie Derycke;Thomas Remerie;Andy Vierstraete;T Backeljau

  • Exploring the use of cytochrome oxidase c subunit 1 (COI) for DNA barcoding of free-living marine nematodes.

    Sofie Derycke;Jan Vanaverbeke;Annelien Rigaux;Thierry Backeljau;Thierry Backeljau

  • 3. Ecology of free-living marine nematodes

    Tom Moens;Ulrike Braeckman;Sofie Derycke;Gustavo Fonseca

  • Top‐down impact of bacterivorous nematodes on the bacterial community structure: a microcosm study

    Ilse De Mesel;Sofie Derycke;Tom Moens;Katleen Van der Gucht

  • Phylogeography of the Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina species complex: evidence for long‐distance dispersal, and for range expansions and restricted gene flow in the northeast Atlantic

    Sofie Derycke;Thomas Remerie;Thierry Backeljau;Thierry Backeljau;Andy Vierstraete

  • Disentangling taxonomy within the Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina (Nematoda, Rhabditidae) species complex using molecular and morphological tools

    Sofie Derycke;G Fonseca;G Fonseca;Andy Vierstraete;Jacques Vanfleteren

  • Spatiotemporal analysis of population genetic structure in Geomonhystera disjuncta (Nematoda, Monhysteridae) reveals high levels of molecular diversity

    Sofie Derycke;T Backeljau;T Backeljau;Caroline Vlaeminck;Andy Vierstraete

  • Integrative taxonomy in two free-living nematode species complexes

    Gustavo Fonseca;Sofie Derycke;Tom Moens

  • Coexisting cryptic species of the Litoditis marina complex (Nematoda) show differential resource use and have distinct microbiomes with high intraspecific variability.

    S. Derycke;S. Derycke;N. De Meester;A. Rigaux;Simon Creer

  • Linking DNA sequences to morphology: cryptic diversity and population genetic structure in the marine nematode Thoracostoma trachygaster (Nematoda, Leptosomatidae).

    Sofie Derycke;Paul De Ley;Irma Tandingan De Ley;Oleksandr Holovachov

  • Life in a drop: Sampling environmental DNA for marine fishery management and ecosystem monitoring

    John Gilbey;Gary Carvalho;Rita Castilho;Ilaria Coscia

  • Metazoan meiofaunal communities at cold seeps along the Norwegian margin: Influence of habitat heterogeneity and evidence for connection with shallow-water habitats

    Saskia Van Gaever;Karine Olu;Sofie Derycke;Ann Vanreusel

  • Role of nematodes in decomposition processes: does within-trophic group diversity matter?

    I.G. De Mesel;S. Derycke;J. Swings;M. Vincx

  • Influence of bacterivorous nematodes on the decomposition of cordgrass

    Ilse De Mesel;Sofie Derycke;Jean Swings;Magda Vincx

  • Metabarcoding free‐living marine nematodes using curated 18S and CO1 reference sequence databases for species‐level taxonomic assignments

    Lara Macheriotou;Katja Guilini;Tânia Campinas Bezerra;Bjorn Tytgat

  • Differential effects of food availability on population growth and fitness of three species of estuarine, bacterial-feeding nematodes

    G.A.P. dos Santos;G.A.P. dos Santos;S. Derycke;V.G. Fonsêca-Genevois;L.C.B.B. Coelho

  • The Link between Microbial Diversity and Nitrogen Cycling in Marine Sediments Is Modulated by Macrofaunal Bioturbation.

    Maryam Yazdani Foshtomi;Ulrike Braeckman;Sofie Derycke;Melanie Sapp

  • Seasonal dynamics of population genetic structure in cryptic taxa of the Pellioditis marina complex (Nematoda : Rhabditida)

    Sofie Derycke;T Backeljau;T Backeljau;Caroline Vlaeminck;Andy Vierstraete

  • Colonization patterns of Nematoda on decomposing algae in the estuarine environment: community assembly and genetic structure of the dominant species Pellioditis marina

    S. Derycke;R. Van Vynckt;J. Vanoverbeke;M. Vincx

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Moens
Tom Moens Ghent University
Ann Vanreusel
Ann Vanreusel Ghent University
Magda Vincx
Magda Vincx Ghent University
Jan Vanaverbeke
Jan Vanaverbeke Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Thierry Backeljau
Thierry Backeljau Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Anne Willems
Anne Willems Ghent University
Frederik Leliaert
Frederik Leliaert Ghent University
Karine Olu
Karine Olu French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Eric Parmentier
Eric Parmentier University of Liège

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