About Me
My research focuses on the methodology behind long-term ecological monitoring, especially in wildlife monitoring, to support decision-making in wildlife management conservation. On the one side, I am interested in the possibilities of camera trap sampling designs modifications to allow multiple specific research questions to be investigated within one long-term monitoring project. On the other hand, I am inspired by modern GPS-trackers embedded in an IoT-network allowing broad-scale, budget-efficient, and highly technological data gathering.
Research Interests
- Camera trap sampling designs
- Long-term ecological monitoring
- Long Range Wide Area Networks (LoRaWAN)
- Wildlife management & conservation
Highlighted Publications
- Indestege, S., Bollen, M., Casaer, J., & Beenaerts, N. (2025). Do long-term camera trap sampling designs matter to estimate diel activity? European Journal of Wildlife Research, 71(6), 132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-025-02013-3
Collaborators, Partners & Funders
- Hasselt University: host institution - Centre for Environmental Sciences, supervisor: Prof. Dr. Natalie Beenaerts
- INBO (Research Institute for Nature and Forest): co-host institution, co-supervisor: Dr. ir. Jim Casaer