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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-405-2015
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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.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
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
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), Lowestoft, UK
J. van Beek
Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
S. Augustine
Center for Ocean Life, Charlottenlund, Denmark
L. Vansteenbrugge
Instituut voor Landbouw – en Visserij Onderzoek (ILVO), Oostende, Belgium
Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University (UGhent), Ghent, Belgium
L. van Walraven
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Den Burg (Texel), the Netherlands
V. Langenberg
Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
H. W. van der Veer
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Den Burg (Texel), the Netherlands
K. Hostens
Instituut voor Landbouw – en Visserij Onderzoek (ILVO), Oostende, Belgium
S. Pitois
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), Lowestoft, UK
J. Robbens
Instituut voor Landbouw – en Visserij Onderzoek (ILVO), Oostende, Belgium
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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.
The reproduction, survival, and transport of the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi was studied with...
