Modelling survival and connectivity of <i>Mnemiopsis leidyi</i> in the south-western North Sea and Scheldt estuaries

van der Molen, J.; van Beek, J.; Augustine, S.; Vansteenbrugge, L.; van Walraven, L.; Langenberg, V.; van der Veer, H. W.; Hostens, K.; Pitois, S.; Robbens, J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-405-2015

Articles | Volume 11, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-405-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-405-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 3

Research article

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04 Jun 2015

Research article |

| 04 Jun 2015

Modelling survival and connectivity of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the south-western North Sea and Scheldt estuaries

J. van der Molen, J. van Beek, S. Augustine, L. Vansteenbrugge, L. van Walraven, V. Langenberg, H. W. van der Veer, K. Hostens, S. Pitois, and J. Robbens

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RC C979: 'Referee comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 28 Oct 2014
RC C1012: 'Review of van der Molen et al', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Nov 2014
RC C1113: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #3, 01 Dec 2014
AC C1249: 'Final Author Response', Johan van der Molen, 13 Jan 2015

Short summary

The reproduction, survival, and transport of the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi was studied with three models in the Scheldt estuaries and the southern North Sea. The results suggest that (a) the estuaries can retain an overwintering population and seed offshore populations; (b) M. leidyi can survive in the North Sea, and be transported between coastal inlets; and (c) M. leidyi cannot reproduce well in the North Sea, but this might change with global warming. The models need further improvement.