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Genetic Tools for Ecosystem Health Assessment in the North Sea Region
www.geans.eu
www.northsearegion.eu/geans/
Complementary funding codes: 3899 - Other EU initiatives out of framework
Acronym: GEANS
Period: March 2019 till June 2023
Status: Completed

Thesaurus terms Dna sequencing; Environmental management; Environmental monitoring; Population, ecological and evolutionary genetics
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Institutes (9)  Top | Publications | Datasets 
Abstract
Sustainable use and management of marine resources is key for good ecosystem health. Monitoring for ecosystem health assessments is currently based on morphological species identification, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive and skills reliant. DNA-based tools promise cheaper, faster and more accurate methods, yet, different approaches between countries are used which hamper standard routine application. The Interreg NSR project GEANS, therefore aims to: 1. Develop joint time- and cost-reducing genetic monitoring tools that feed into existing indicators to assess North Sea ecosystem health 2. Implement standardized genetic tools and SOPs in routine biological assessments 3. Develop a framework to apply and implement DNA-based tools in policy and transnational management of the North Sea Region. Set-up of an open DNA sequence library, linking DNA to species, will guarantee continuity of traditional assessment series. Real time pilot studies, in close cooperation with managers, policymakers and involved stakeholders, will deliver proof of concept on the added value of genetic approaches in environmental health management. These pilots cover environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for human activities (renewable energy, aquaculture and aggregate dredging) and environmental monitoring for e.g. non-indigenous species (NIS) in the framework of EU directives (MSFD and Natura2000). The data generated within the different pilots will feed into biotic indicators to translate the outputs into simple information needed by national authorities to make sound management decisions. Sustainable use and management of the North Sea Region (NSR) natural resources remains a grand challenge. The NSR has a rich and diverse natural environment delivering many ecosystem goods and services to society, such as food provision, coastal protection and climate regulation. Stimulated by the EU Blue Growth Agenda, human use of the NS is increasing and diversifying. Both new and existing activities contribute to employment and economic welfare, but they also increase the pressure on the marine environment, thereby threatening ecosystem health (e.g. transport, renewable energy, exploitation of living and mineral resources, introduction of non-indigenous species). To conserve and improve NSR ecosystem health, proper management measures need to be taken, which depend on fast and accurate monitoring.
Datasets (22)  Top | Institutes | Publications 
  • eDNA Senckenberg: Carolin U., (2021) eDNA monitoring of Non-Indigenous Species in the harbor of Rostock, more
  • GRL: Christodoulou M.; Beentjes K.; van der Hoorn B., Van Den Bulcke, L., Derycke S., De Backer, A.; Martinez Arbizu P.; 2021; GEANS Reference Library, more
  • SBS BPNS: De Backer, A.; Wittoeck, J.; Van Den Bulcke, L.; Derycke S. (2019) DNA based soft bottom monitoring of macrobenthos in the framework of sand extraction at Belgian part of the North Sea by ILVO, more
  • NIS BE: Deneudt K., Hablutzel P., Delacauw, S. (2020) DNA-based benthic and planktonic species monitoring at the harbour of Ostend in 2020 by Flanders Marine Institute., more
  • eDNA ILVO: Derycke S., De Backer A., (2021) eDNA monitoring in offshore windmill farms in the BPNS, more
  • SBS BPNS RT: Derycke Sofie; 2020; DNA metabarcoding macrobenthos from the BPNS, more
  • SBS BPNS RT: Doorenspleet, K.; Nijland, R. (2020) DNA based soft bottom monitoring of sediment in the framework of ringtest at the Belgian North Sea by WUR, more
  • eDNA VLIZ: Hablützel P., Delacauw S., Heynderickx H., (2023) eDNA monitoring of Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) in the harbour of Ostend by Flanders Marine Institute., more
  • NIS DE: Martinez Arbizu P.; Khodami S.; Uhlir C.; Christodoulou M.; 2021; NIS Monitoring using eDNA case study, more
  • NIS DE: Martinez Arbizu P.; Uhlir C.; Khodami S.; Christodoulou M.; 2020; NIS Monitoring using eDNA case study, more
  • NIS DE: Martinez Arbizu P.; Uhlir C.; Khodami S.; Christodoulou M.; 2021; Long-term Monitoring case study, more
  • SBS FFHD: Martinez Arbizu; 2021; Flora Fauna Habitat Directive case study, more
  • SBS LtM: Martinez Arbizu; 2021; Long-term Monitoring case study, more
  • eDNA WUR: Nijland R., Doorenspleet K., (2021) Case study on use of long read metabarcoding in artificial reefs in the Dutch North Sea, more
  • HBS GEANS: Obst M., Stæhr P., Sundberg P., Reiss H., Daraghmeh N., Axberg A., Deneudt K., Hablutzel P., Mortelmans J., Delacauw S., Lagaisse R. (2019) Hard Bottom Substrate pilot GEANS, more
  • SBS BPNS RT: Sapkota Rumakanta, Anne Winding; 2020; DNA metabarcoding macrobenthos from the BPNS, more
  • SBS AU: Sapkota Rumakanta, Jørgen L.S. Hansen, Peter Anton Stæhr, Anne Winding, 2020; DNA metabarcoding macrobenthos from the Danish part of North Sea (DPNS), more
  • NIS SE: Sundberg P, Axberg A, Daragmeh N, Panova M, Obst M (2022) Genomics-based methods in environmental monitoring - Identification and detection of alien invasive species based on DNA. Report to the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM / HaV). Report nr 2022:01. SeAnalytics AB., more
  • SBS BPNS RT: GEANS SBS pilot - 2020 DNA based soft bottom monitoring of macrobenthos in the framework of the ringtest at BPNS by Naturalis, more
  • SBS BPNS RT: GEANS SBS pilot - 2020 DNA based soft bottom monitoring of macrobenthos in the framework of the ringtest at BPNS by Nord University, more
  • SBS BPNS RT: GEANS SBS pilot - 2020 DNA based soft bottom monitoring of macrobenthos in the framework of the ringtest at BPNS by Senckenberg, more
  • GEANS Data: Genetic tools for Ecosystem health Assessment in the North Sea region, more
Publications (3)  Top | Institutes | Datasets 
  • Van den Bulcke, L.; De Backer, A.; Wittoeck, J.; Beentjes, K.; Maes, S.; Christodoulou, M.; Martinez Arbizu, P.; Sapkota, R.; van der Hoorn, B.; Winding, A.; Hostens, K.; Derycke, S. (2023). DNA metabarcoding on repeat: sequencing data of marine macrobenthos are reproducible and robust across labs and protocols. Ecol. Indic. 150: 110207. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110207, more
  • Derycke, S.; Beentjes, K.; Christodoulou, M.; Hansen, J.L.S.; Khodami, S.; Kröncke, I.; Arbizu, P.M.; Sapkota, R.; Staehr, P.A.U.; Van den Bulcke, L.; Winding, A.; De Backer, A. (2023). DNA-based monitoring of soft sediments. Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO): Ostend. 57 pp., more
  • Martaeng, R.; Obst, M.; Kuklinski, P. (2023). Phylogeographic study using autonomous reef monitoring structures indicates fast range expansion of the invasive bryozoan Juxtacribrilina mutabilis. Hydrobiologia 2023: 1-12. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05184-9, more
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