About me

I am an Associate Professor of the Marine Biology Lab at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) since October 2012. I received my PhD from the ULB in 2004, and then joined the ANDEEP3 expedition to the Southern Ocean onboard the RV Polarstern, before taking the lead of two projects aiming at offering free and open access on Antarctic biodiversity for science, conservation and management purposes (SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF). I recently led a pioneering expedition to the Western Antarctic Peninsula (Belgica121) to test the concept of using a low-environmental impact platform to carry out marine biodiversity census in the Southern Ocean.

My research presently focuses on Polar biodiversity/biogeography, stress eco-physiology and biodiversity informatics. I sit on a number of international scientific and conservation program steering committees, such as the SCAR Expert Group on Antarctic Biodiversity Informatics, Biodiversity.aq or the Antarctic Environments Portal initiative.

Projects

Academic duties

Associate Professor (ULB)

Jury Secretary MA-BIOR (ULB)

Coordinator, MA-BIOR (ULB) “Biodiversity and Conservation” module

Expertise

Polar Biodiversity and Biogeography
Numerical ecology
Ecotoxicology

Teaching

“Biodiversité et Conservation” (ULB, BIOLF310)
“Bioéthique et droit de la conservation” (ULB, BIOLF448)
“Module Biodiversité et Conservation” (ULB, BIOLF449)
1. Stage d’écologie marine
2. Biogéographie et écologie spatiale

Committees

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS): President of the Scientific Council
EU-PolarNET 2, Polar Expert Group “Polar Biology, Ecology and Biodiversity”: Chair
Expert Group on Antarctic Biodiversity Informatics (EG-ABI): Steering Committee Member
Expert Group on Birds and Marine Mammals (EG-BAMM): Steering Committee Member
Antarctic Environments Portal (environments.aq): Steering Committee Member
Biodiversity.aq: Steering Committee Member
SCAR Biology Symposium 2017: co-Chair of Local Organizing Committee

Publications

Danis, B., Amenabar, M., Bombosch, A., Brusselman, A., Buydens, M., Delille, B., Dogniez, M., Katz, L., Moreau, C., Pasotti, F., Robert, H., & Wallis, B. (2023). Report of the TANGO 1 expedition to the West Antarctic Peninsula (p. 106). Université Libre de Bruxelles. https://belgica120.be/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/TANGO_1-Cruise-report_light.pdf

Barot, F., & Danis, B. (2023). Biodiversité benthique du détroit de Gerlache (Péninsule Antarctique Occidentale) évaluée par la drague Rauschert [Master Thesis]. Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Brochier, L., Michel, L., & Danis, B. (2023). Interbreeding and breeding trophic ecology of a Dronning Maud Land (Antarctica) snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) population inferred by the stable isotope analysis [Master Thesis]. Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Buron, C., Moreau, C., Jossart, Q., & Danis, B. (2023). Diversité en milieu profond : cas d’étude de la famille des Pterasteridae (Echinodermata : Asteroidea) [Master Thesis]. Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Kassel, M., Moreau, C., Jossart, Q., & Danis, B. (2023). Phylogénie et taxonomie des Odontasteridae (Asteroidea, Echinodermata) [Master Thesis]. Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Godefroid, M., Zeimes, T., Bramanti, L., Romans, P., Bo, M., Toma, M., Danis, B., Dubois, P., & Guillaumot, C. (2023). Low vulnerability of the Mediterranean antipatharian Antipathella subpinnata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) to ocean warming. Ecological Modelling, 475, 110209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110209

Jossart, Q., Bauman, D., Moreau, C., Saucède, T., Christiansen, H., Brasier, M. J., Convey, P., Down, R., Figuerola, B., Martin, P., Norenburg, J., Rosenfeld, S., Verheye, M., & Danis, B. (2023). A pioneer morphological and genetic study of the intertidal fauna of the Gerlache Strait (Antarctic Peninsula). Environ Monit Assess. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11066-3

Pyl, M. (2022, September). Transfer of 14C-PCB-153 from microplastics to Paracentrotus lividus. Microplastic Pollution 2022, Naples, Italy.

Severino, S., Das, K., & Danis, B. (2022). Exposition de la faune benthique de l’Antarctique au mercure [Mémoire]. Université de Liège.

Dreidemy, J., & Danis, B. (2022). Diversité des communautés benthiques en péninsule Antarctique occidentale: une approche à faible impact environnemental [Master Thesis]. Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Danis, B., Wallis, B., Guillaumot, C., Moreau, C., Pasotti, F., Heindler, F. M., Robert, H., Christiansen, H., Jossart, Q., & Saucède, T. (2022). Nimble vessel cruises as a complementary platform for Southern Ocean biodiversity research: concept and preliminary results from the Belgica 121 expedition. Antarctic Science, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102022000165

Dulière, V., Guillaumot, C., Lacroix, G., Saucède, T., López‐Farran, Z., Danis, B., Schön, I., & Baetens, K. (2022). Dispersal models alert on the risk of non‐native species introduction by Ballast water in protected areas from the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Diversity and Distributions, ddi.13464. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13464

Bricher, P. (2022, January). Southern Ocean data sharing tools in a global data management community.

Pyl, M., Taylor, A., Oberhänsli, F., Swarzenski, P., Besson, M., Danis, B., & Metian, M. (2022). Evidence of microplastic-mediated transfer of PCB-153 to sea urchin tissues using radiotracers. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 185, 114322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114322

Reisinger, R. R., Brooks, C. M., Raymond, B., Freer, J. J., Cotté, C., Xavier, J. C., Trathan, P. N., Bornemann, H., Charrassin, J.-B., Costa, D. P., Danis, B., Hückstädt, L., Jonsen, I. D., Lea, M.-A., Torres, L., Van de Putte, A., Wotherspoon, S., Friedlaender, A. S., Ropert-Coudert, Y., & Hindell, M. (2022). Predator-derived bioregions in the Southern Ocean: Characteristics, drivers and representation in marine protected areas. Biological Conservation, 272, 109630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109630

Pyl, M., Taylor, A., Oberhänsli, F., Swarzenski, P., Hussamy, L., Besson, M., Danis, B., & Metian, M. (2022). Size-dependent transfer of microplastics across the intestinal wall of the echinoid Paracentrotus lividus. Aquatic Toxicology, 106235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106235

Moreau, C., Le Bourg, B., Balazy, P., Danis, B., Eléaume, M., Jossart, Q., Kuklinski, P., Lepoint, G., Saucède, T., Van de Putte, A., & Michel, L. N. (2022). Trophic markers and biometric measurements in Southern Ocean sea stars (1985–2017). Ecology, 103(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3611

Guillaumot, C., Belmaker, J., Buba, Y., Fourcy, D., Dubois, P., Danis, B., Moan, E. L., & Saucède, T. (2022). Classic or hybrid? The performance of next generation ecological models to study the response of Southern Ocean species to changing environmental conditions. 17.

Guzzi, A., Alvaro, M. C., Danis, B., Moreau, C., & Schiaparelli, S. (2022). Not All That Glitters Is Gold: Barcoding Effort Reveals Taxonomic Incongruences in Iconic Ross Sea Sea Stars. 21. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060457

Danis, B., Christiansen, H., Guillaumot, C., Heindler, F., Jossart, Q., Moreau, C., Pasotti, F., Robert, H., Wallis, B., & Saucède, T. (2021). The Belgica 121 expedition to the Western Antarctic Peninsula: a detailed biodiversity census. Biodiversity Data Journal, 9, e70590. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e70590

Guillaumot, C., Martin, A., Eleaume, M., Danis, B., & Saucède, T. (2021). SDMPlay: Species Distribution Modelling Playground. https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=SDMPlay

Katz, L., Sirjacobs, D., Gobert, S., Lejeune, P., & Danis, B. (2021). Distribution of macroalgae in the area of Calvi (Corsica). Biodiversity Data Journal, 9, 12. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e68249

Christiansen, H., Heindler, F. M., Hellemans, B., Jossart, Q., Pasotti, F., Robert, H., Verheye, M., Danis, B., Kochzius, M., Leliaert, F., Moreau, C., Patel, T., Van de Putte, A. P., Vanreusel, A., Volckaert, F. A. M., & Schön, I. (2021). Facilitating population genomics of non-model organisms through optimized experimental design for reduced representation sequencing. BMC Genomics, 22(1), 625. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07917-3

Danis, B., Christiansen, H., Guillaumot, C., Heindler, F., Jossart, Q., Moreau, C., Pasotti, F., Robert, H., Wallis, B., & Saucède, T. (2021). The Belgica 121 expedition to the Western Antarctic Peninsula: a high resolution biodiversity census [Preprint]. Biodiversity Data Journal. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e70609

Guillaumot, C., Danis, B., & Saucède, T. (2021). Species distribution modelling of the Southern Ocean benthos: a review on methods, cautions and solutions. Antarctic Science, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102021000183

Fabri-Ruiz, S., Guillaumot, C., Agüera, A., Danis, B., & Saucède, T. (2021). Using correlative and mechanistic niche models to assess the sensitivity of the Antarctic echinoid Sterechinus neumayeri to climate change. Polar Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02886-5

Danis, B., Christiansen, H., Heindler, F. M., Houston, R., Jossart, Q., Lucas, K., Moreau, C., Pasotti, F., Robert, H., Wallis, B., & Saucède, T. (2021). The Belgica 121 expedition to the Western Antarctic Peninsula: a high resolution biodiversity census. https://www.gbif.org/fr/dataset/b635be2e-76ea-4600-8f83-549601653c0a/project

López‐Farrán, Z., Guillaumot, C., Vargas‐Chacoff, L., Paschke, K., Dulière, V., Danis, B., Poulin, E., Saucède, T., Waters, J., & Gérard, K. (2021). Is the southern crab Halicarcinus planatus (Fabricius, 1775) the next invader of Antarctica? Global Change Biology, gcb.15674. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15674

Christiansen, H., Heindler, F. M., Hellemans, B., Jossart, Q., Pasotti, F., Robert, H., Verheye, M., Danis, B., Kochzius, M., Leliaert, F., Moreau, C., Patel, T., Van de Putte, A. P., Vanreusel, A., Volckaert, F. A. M., & Schoen, I. (2021). Facilitating population genomics of non-model organisms through optimized experimental design for reduced representation sequencing [Preprint]. Genomics. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.30.437642

Danis, B. (2021). Fauna and flora inventories (terrestrial and limnetic) from the South of Belgium. https://www.gbif.org/dataset/b848583a-a47b-4d09-a58b-46d3236b3d10

Katz, L., Sirjacobs, D., & Danis, B. (2021). Distribution of Macroalgae in the area of Calvi (Corsica, Mediterranean Sea). https://www.gbif.org/dataset/e82beebb-d3ce-4236-a46f-aec303d1cc86#description

Arnould-Pétré, M., Guillaumot, C., Danis, B., Féral, J.-P., & Saucède, T. (2021). Individual-based model of population dynamics in a sea urchin of the Kerguelen Plateau (Southern Ocean), Abatus cordatus, under changing environmental conditions. Ecological Modelling, 440, 109352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109352

Moreau, C., Le Bourg, B., Balazy, P., Danis, B., Eleaume, M., Jossart, Q., Kuklinski, P., Lepoint, G., Saucède, T., Van de Putte, A., Gan, Y., & Michel, L. (2021). Stable isotope ratios of C, N and S in Southern Ocean sea stars (1985-2017). https://www.gbif.org/dataset/ff3984d7-84bd-4f3a-b843-666faa4c1696#description

Guillaumot, C., Danis, B., & Saucède, T. (2021). Modelling the response of Antarctic marine species to environmental changes. Methods, applications and limitations. [PhD Thesis, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté]. https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-03299384

Mathieu, M., Danis, B., Eleaume, M., & Charbonnier, S. (2021). Ré-évaluation de la hiérarchie des caractères morphologiques des Cyrtocrinida actuels. Etape préliminaire pour une meilleure appréhension des éléments fossiles dissociés [Master Thesis]. Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Bayat, M., Van de Putte, A. P., & Danis, B. (2021). Insight into the snow petrel Pagodroma nivea ecology through population genetics and habitat suitability analyses [Master Thesis]. Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Paul Costesec, E., Danis, B., & Parravicini, V. (2021). Biogeography and anthropogenic pressures inﬂuence coral reef food webs [Master Thesis]. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l’Environnement.

Pyl, M., Danis, B., Oberhaensli, F., Taylor, A., Swarzenski, P., & Metian, M. (2021). An effective method to assess the sorption dynamics of PCB radiotracers onto plastic and sediment microparticles. MethodsX, 8, 101395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2021.101395

Guillaumot, C., Danis, B., & Saucède, T. (2020). Selecting environmental descriptors is critical for modelling the distribution of Antarctic benthic species. Polar Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-020-02714-2

Hindell, M. A., Reisinger, R. R., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Hückstädt, L. A., Trathan, P. N., Bornemann, H., Charrassin, J.-B., Chown, S. L., Costa, D. P., Danis, B., Lea, M.-A., Thompson, D., Torres, L. G., Van De Putte, A. P., Alderman, R., Andrews-Goff, V., Arthur, B., Ballard, G., Bengtson, J., … Raymond, B. (2020). Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems. Nature, 580(7801), 87–92. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2126-y

Ropert-Coudert, Y., Van de Putte, A. P., Reisinger, R. R., Bornemann, H., Charrassin, J.-B., Costa, D. P., Danis, B., Hückstädt, L. A., Jonsen, I. D., Lea, M.-A., Thompson, D., Torres, L. G., Trathan, P. N., Wotherspoon, S., Ainley, D. G., Alderman, R., Andrews-Goff, V., Arthur, B., Ballard, G., … Hindell, M. A. (2020). The retrospective analysis of Antarctic tracking data project. Scientific Data, 7(1), 94. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0406-x

Hindell, M. A., Reisinger, R. R., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Hückstädt, L. A., Trathan, P. N., Bornemann, H., Charrassin, J.-B., Chown, S. L., Costa, D. P., Danis, B., Lea, M.-A., Thompson, D., Torres, L. G., Van de Putte, A. P., Alderman, R., Andrews-Goff, V., Arthur, B., Ballard, G., Bengtson, J., … Raymond, B. (2020). Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2126-y

Ropert-Coudert, Y., Van De Putte, A. P., Reisinger, R. R., Bornemann, H., Charrassin, J.-B., Costa, D. P., Danis, B., Hückstädt, L. A., Jonsen, I. D., Lea, M.-A., Thompson, D., Torres, L. G., Trathan, P. N., Wotherspoon, S., Ainley, D. G., Alderman, R., Andrews-Goff, V., Arthur, B., Ballard, G., … Hindell, M. A. (2020). The retrospective analysis of Antarctic tracking data project. Scientific Data, 7(1), 94. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0406-x

Fabri‐Ruiz, S., Danis, B., Navarro, N., Koubbi, P., Laffont, R., & Saucède, T. (2020). Benthic ecoregionalization based on echinoid fauna of the Southern Ocean supports current proposals of Antarctic Marine Protected Areas under IPCC scenarios of climate change. Global Change Biology, gcb.14988. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14988

Moreau, C., Jossart, Q., Danis, B., Eléaume, M., Christiansen, H., Guillaumot, C., Downey, R., & Saucède, T. (2020). The high diversity of Southern Ocean sea stars (Asteroidea) reveals original evolutionary pathways. Progress in Oceanography, 102472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102472

Guillaumot, C., Moreau, C., Danis, B., & Saucède, T. (2020). Extrapolation in species distribution modelling. Application to Southern Ocean marine species. Progress in Oceanography, 188, 102438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102438

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