Xavier Mestdagh

Butterfly Conservation — United Kingdom

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Species Distribution and Climate Change(8), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(7), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy(7), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(4), Genetic diversity and population structure(2)

Publications19 total

The Interplay of Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Species Traits Shapes European Butterfly Population Trends
Global Ecology and Biogeography·2026
EU Grassland Butterfly Index 1991-2024 Technical report
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2026Open Access
EU Grassland Butterfly Index 1991-2024 Technical report
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2026Open Access
Extensive climate-induced range shifts in butterflies across the globe
2025Open Access
A new underwater camera trap for freshwater wildlife monitoring
Methods in Ecology and Evolution·2025Open Access
Author response for "A new underwater camera trap for freshwater wildlife monitoring"
2025
The interplay of climate change, urbanization, and species traits shapes European butterfly population trends
2025· 1 cited
Using Image-based AI for insect monitoring and conservation - InsectAI COST Action
Research Ideas and Outcomes·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Déclin de la grenouille rousse (Rana temporaria) au Luxembourg sur la période 2010-2023
Bulletin de la Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois·2025
Fast motion view of a headwater creek—A hydrological year seen through time‐lapse photography
Hydrological Processes·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Genetic integrity of European wildcats: Variation across biomes mandates geographically tailored conservation strategies
Biological Conservation·2022· 15 citedOpen Access
Automatic Picture-Matching of Crested Newts
Lecture notes in computer science·2021
Range-wide patterns of human-mediated hybridisation in European wildcats
Conservation Genetics·2020· 50 citedOpen Access
Visualizing Features on Classified Fauna Images Using Class Activation Maps
Lecture notes in computer science·2020· 2 cited
Assessing Butterflies in Europe - Butterfly Indicators 1990-2018 Technical Report
Lund University Publications (Lund University)·2020· 2 citedOpen Access
Ecological traps and species distribution models: a challenge for prioritizing areas of conservation importance
Ecography·2019· 25 citedOpen Access
The European Butterfly Indicator for Grassland species: 1990-2017 : Technical report
Lund University Publications (Lund University)·2019· 8 citedOpen Access
Integrating national Red Lists for prioritising conservation actions for European butterflies
Journal of Insect Conservation·2019· 75 cited
Newtrap: Improving Biodiversity Surveys by Enhanced Handling of Visual Observations
Lecture notes in computer science·2019· 4 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Nicolas Titeux(11), Simona Bonelli(7), Lionel L’Hoste(6), Erki Õunap(6), Reto Schmucki(6), Dirk Maes(5), Miguel L. Munguira(5), Lars Pettersson(5), Josef Settele(5), Giedrius Švitra(5), Chris van Swaay(5), Yoanne Didry(5), Yeray Monasterio(4), Elli Tzirkalli(4), Olga Tzortzakaki(4), Konstantina Zografou(4), M. S. Warren(4), Emily B. Dennis(4), Marc S. Botham(4), Nigel A. D. Bourn(4)