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Mnemiopsis leidyi Ecology, Modelling and Observation
Worrying history
SPATIO-TEMPORAL
DISTRIBUTION
What? European crossborder research within the Interreg IVA 2 Seas Programme
Who? 5 scientific research institutes
ILVO (BE)/Ifremer & Université du Littoral côte d’Opale (FR)/Cefas (UK)/Deltares(NL)
Why? Knowledge on identification, biology and physiology of the comb jelly M. leidyi
Assessment of attendance, behavior and impact monitoring in the North Sea
Models to assess the ecological and economic impact of M. leidyi in the 2 Seas region
MEMO
• Standard protocols :
sampling and preservation
genetic identification
• Sampling campaigns
• Distribution maps & habitat
model
BIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY AND
FEEDING BEHAVIOUR
• Laboratory experiments:
reproduction
feeding activities
stable isotopes
• Model on prey-predator
interactions
• Life cycle model
ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-
ECONOMIC IMPACT
• Plankton ecosystem model
• Socio-economic model
• Industrial impact of M. leidyi
• Ecological impact of M. leidyi
• Economic impact of M. leidyi
• Mitigation measures
Background picture: ©Karl Van Ginderdeuren - ILVO
BalticSea
2006
Mediterranean Sea
Anchovies /Mnemiopsis in Black Sea
(Kideys et al.,2000)
1980 Dates of reportsMain sea transport routes
How the sea wallnutMnemiopsis leidyi
is spreading throughEuropean seas
© J.M. Brylinski (ULCO-LOG) ; Modified from Reusch et al. (2011)
©Lies Vansteenbrugge - ILVO © ILVO ©David Vuylsteke - ILVO ©Lodewijk van Walraven ©Jolly Jumper
More info: www.ilvo.vlaanderen.be/memo