A5086465807- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Marine and fisheries research
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Marine Toxins and Detection Methods
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Flanders Marine Institute
2021-2025
Ghent University
2019
Abstract In recent years, optical imaging has emerged as a promising tool for in situ observations of plankton. this study, we aimed to compare the plankton community estimates obtained from Video Plankton Recorder (VPR) device with net‐based approaches. By collecting VPR and net samples clear waters large‐sized eutrophic small‐sized plankton, spatial temporal patterns densities composition were compared. Furthermore, it allowed evaluation performance methods under diverse hydrographic...
Abstract Chameleons (Chamaeleonidae) are known for their arboreal lifestyle, in which they make use of prehensile tail. Yet, some species have a more terrestrial such as Brookesia and Rieppeleon species, well chameleons the genera Chamaeleo Bradypodion. The main goal this study was to identify key anatomical features tail vertebral morphology associated with capacity. Both interspecific intra‐individual variation skeletal investigated. For this, 3D‐shape analysis performed on using...
Climate driven changes and anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment have been shown to favor increase in certain potentially harmful species. Among them, Noctiluca scintillans , a common dinoflagellate, often blooms during warm summers is known affect plankton communities. In this study, we assessed dynamics abundance cell size of N. as well relationship between small soft-bodied zooplankton Belgian part North Sea (BPNS), since negative correlations these groups previously reported...
Recent increased application of optical imaging devices have facilitated efficient capture plankton abundance and community composition, enabling the study distribution in situ at a high spatio-temporal resolution. In this study, we aim to investigate how abundances patterns taxa relate over 24-h periods, covering tidal diel cycles, southern North Sea using data from WP2 net Video Plankton Recorder. highly dynamic Sea, document vertical migration pelagic zone both hyperbenthic taxa,...
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Optical imaging devices such as the Video Plankton Recorder (VPR) harness unique capabilities to perform in situ observations and observe planktonic organisms their natural environmental context. However, applying this technology shallow turbid coastal waters comes with a number of challenges. Depending on research goal, methodological choices need be made regarding appropriate towing procedure instrument settings, like magnification or field view. In addition, limitations can expected...
Monitoring turbidity is essential for sustainable coastal management because an increase in leading to diminishing water clarity has a detrimental ecological impact. Turbidity waters strongly dependent on the concentration and physical properties of particles column. In Belgian part North Sea, suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations have been monitored decades by satellite remote sensing, but this technique only focuses surface layer Within column, SPM are measured stations or...
The climate is rapidly changing in the Arctic, where global warming reported to be about up four times average last two decades. Aligned with this Arctic Amplification, other climate-related phenomena are also changing, or bound change, on a regional scale. For instance, accelerated glaciers’ melting forcing transition of some glaciers from marine- land-terminating systems and, therefore, impacting balance freshwater input into oceans. As consequence, ocean processes (e.g., water...