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Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (UGent-MARBIOL)
www.marinebiology.ugent.be
English name: Marine Biology Research Group
Parent institute: Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie (UGent), more

Thesaurus terms (15) : Artificial substrata; Beaches; Benthos; Biodiversity; Deep sea; Epibenthos; Estuaries; Food webs; Macrobenthos; Marine ecology; Marine environment; Meiobenthos; Sand banks; Sandy beaches; Taxonomy
MRG keywords (14) : (Micro)plastics; Alien species; Aquaculture; Biochemistry; Biodiversity; Biogeochemistry; Blue economy; Carbon capture; Climate change; Ecosystem functioning; Fish(eries); Renewable energy; Taxonomy; Underwater noise & sound
Taxonomic terms (7) : Bacillariophyceae [WoRMS]; Copepoda [WoRMS]; Crustacea [WoRMS]; Mollusca [WoRMS]; Nematoda [WoRMS]; Polychaeta [WoRMS]; Rotifera [WoRMS]
Geographical terms (4) : ANE, Belgium, IJzer R., Nieuwpoort [Marine Regions]; ANE, North Sea [Marine Regions]; Belgium, Zeeschelde [Marine Regions]; PS, Antarctica [Marine Regions]
Address:
Campus De Sterre, S8
Krijgslaan 281
9000 Gent
Belgium
Tel.: +32-(0)9-264 85 28
Fax: +32-(0)9-264 85 98
E-mail:
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Type: Scientific
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Abstract:
The Marine Biology research group (MARBIOL) performs ecological and systematic research on marine ecosystems. Since its foundation in the 1970s, there has been a geographical expansion of the study areas (North Sea to tropical and polar regions, including deep-sea ecosystems) and a shift from morphological, taxonomic and ecological studies based on field observations towards process-oriented and functional studies with an experimental, bio(geo)chemical and molecular approach. The policy-oriented questions regarding sustainable fisheries, marine spatial planning and nature conservation constitute important elements in the valorisation of the fundamental research conducted by the group. The research focuses on three research pillars:
  • Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: Marine biodiversity loss and invasive species are a concern for ecosystem functioning, jeopardising the provision of ecosystem goods and services and therefore affecting human well-being. By performing laboratory and field experiments and observational studies, a better understanding of the marine ecosystem is aimed for, giving the baseline and best practice to underpin sound ecosystem management. In this context, the group studies food web structure and flow of energy, species interactions, dispersal ecology, population dynamics, acclimation and adaptation, taxonomy, patterns of diversity and community structure, diversity-ecosystem functioning relationships, resistance and resilience of populations, communities and ecosystem functioning, carbon and nutrient cycling, and carbon sequestration in marine sediments;
  • Anthropogenic impact and climate change: MARBIOL focuses on advancing the field of climate change ecology and anthropogenic impact assessment in general, as marine communities are under increasing pressure. The group has a specific interest in how ecosystems, and specifically benthic systems, communities and species, cope with those changes at the level of individuals and populations and how these form ecological patterns across spatial scales. The research includes the study of the effects of microplastics, the impact of deep-sea mining, the effect of offshore wind farms and anthropogenic underwater noise, the impact of fisheries and aquaculture, impacts of specific aspects of global change such as ocean acidification and warming, sea ice decline and glacier retreat on functioning of marine ecosystems, species interactions and energy flow in marine food webs;
  • Marine resource and environmental management: The group aims to improve insights into the complexities of marine resources (and related activities) and environmental management in order to provide guidance for sustainable value creation. Understanding the interplay between all stakeholders (policy, science, industry and society) and underlying impacts of marine resource exploitation is key to a sustainable use of the sea. In this context, research focus is on deep-sea mining,marine renewable energy, environmental monitoring, fisheries, aquaculture, sand extraction and the role of biodiversity for coastal restoration.
Publications (2)  Top | Persons | Projects | Dataset 
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  • Peer reviewed article Derous, S.; Austen, M.; Claus, S.; Daan, N.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Deneudt, K.; Depestele, J.; Desroy, N.; Heessen, H.; Hostens, K.; Marboe, A.H.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Moreno, M.P.; Moulaert, I.; Paelinckx, D.; Rabaut, M.; Rees, H.; Ressurreição, A.; Roff, J.C.; Santos, P.T.; Speybroeck, J.; Willems, W.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Tatarek, A.; ter Hofstede, R.; Vincx, M.; Zarzycki, T.; Degraer, S. (2007). Building on the concept of marine biological valuation with respect to translating it to a practical protocol: Viewpoints derived from a joint ENCORA-MARBEF initiative. Oceanologia 49(4): 579-586, more
  • Derous, S.; Austen, M.; Claus, S.; Daan, N.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Deneudt, K.; Depestele, J.; Desroy, N.; Heessen, H.; Hostens, K.; Marboe, A.H.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Moreno, M.P.; Moulaert, I.; Paelinckx, D.; Rabaut, M.; Rees, H.; Ressurreição, A.; Roff, J.C.; Santos, P.T.; Speybroeck, J.; Willems, W.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Tatarek, A.; ter Hofstede, R.; Vincx, M.; Zarzycki, T.; Degraer, S. (2008). Building on the concept of marine biological valuation with respect to translating it to a practical protocol: Viewpoints derived from a joint ENCORA-MARBEF initiative, in: Derous, S. Mariene biologische waardering als een beslissingsondersteunende techniek voor marien beheer. pp. 91-98, more
Projects (44)  Top | Persons | Publications | Dataset 
  • Aanmaak van een taxonomische databank van de meiofauna van de Noordzee, more
  • ACES: Atlantic coral ecosystem study, more
  • BALANS: Balancing impacts of human activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea, more
  • BENCORE: Belgian Network for Coastal Reseach, more
  • BEST: Biological evaluation of eleven sandy beaches along the Flemish Coast, more
  • BEWREMABI: Belgian Shipwreck: hotspots for Marine Biodiversity, more
  • BIANZO II: Biodiversity of three representative groups of the Antarctic Zoobenthos - Coping with Change, more
  • BIANZO: Biodiversity of 3 representative groups of the Antarctic Zoobenthos, more
  • Biodiversity and the role of interstitial benthos of two European sandy beaches, more
  • Biodiversity of marine benthic communities along ecological gradients, more
  • BIOMARE: Implementation and networking of large-scale long-term marine biodiversity research in Europe, more
  • Biotic interactions in turbid estuarine systems, more
  • BWZEE: A biological valuation map for the Belgian Continental Shelf, more
  • CISS: Bio-physical characterization of indicators of sediment stability in mudflats using remote sensing, more
  • Diversiteit en processnelheid in een detritusvoedselweb : relaties tussen nematoden en heterotrofe bacteriën bij de decompositie van organisch materiaal, more
  • Ecological monitoring coastal defense project Oostende (T0-situation), more
  • ENCORA: European platform for coastal research: coordination action, more
  • ENDIS-RISKS: Endocrine disruption in the Scheldt Estuary: distribution, exposure and effects, more
  • GAUFRE: Towards a Spatial Structure Plan for Sustainable Management of the Sea, more
  • Habitat suitability models, more
  • HERMES: Hotspot ecosystem research on the margins of European seas, more
  • INRAM: Integrated Risk Assessment and Monitoring of micropollutants in the Belgian coastal zone, more
  • Interactions between meiobenthic diversity (in casu Nematoda) and tourism on three European sandy beaches, more
  • M@RBLE: ELectronic conference on MARine Biodiversity in Europe, more
  • MACROBEL: Long term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf, more
  • MAFCONS: Managing Fisheries to conserve ground fish and benthic invertebrates species diversity, more
  • MarBEF: Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence, more
  • MAREBASSE: Management research and budgeting of aggregates in shelf seas related to end-users, more
  • Mariene biodiversiteit : de hyperbenthische gemeenschappen van continentale hellingen, more
  • Molecular diversity of marine invertebrates, more
  • MONAY: Monitoring Natuurherstel Ijzermonding. Monitoring van herstel van vegetatie, flora, invertebraten- en avifauna van de slikken, schorren en duinen langs de Ijzermonding, na ontmanteling van de oude Marinebasis te Lombardsijde, more
  • NSBP: North Sea Benthos Project, more
  • OMES 1 Main: Research on the environmental effects of the SIGMA plan, more
  • On the Ecological Impacts of Beach Nourishments, more
  • Onderzoek seizoenale variatie van macroalgen, macrofauna en vogels, geassocieerd met intertidale harde substraten langsheen de Vlaamse kust, more
  • Quest4D: Quantification of Erosion and Sedimentation patterns to Trace the natural versus anthropogenic sediment dynamics, more
  • REFCOAST: Typology, reference condition and classification of the Belgian Coastal Waters, more
  • SPEEK: Study of Post-extraction ecological effects in the Kwintebank sand dredging area, more
  • Structural and functional biodiversity of copepod communities on the Belgian Continental Shelf (North Sea), more
  • SUMANOS: Cluster Sustainable management of the North Sea, more
  • TIDESED: Time-dependent changes in the optical properties of sediments detected with remote sensing, more
  • TROPHOS: Higher trophic levels in the Southern North Sea, more
  • Vergelijkend morfologisch- en moleculair-taxonomisch onderzoek van Bacillariophyta, Nematoda, Crustacea en Rotifera, more
  • WESTBANKS: Understanding benthic, pelagic and air-borne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas, more
Dataset  Top | Persons | Publications | Projects 
  • Mafcons: Marine Biology Section, Ugent -Belgium. Macrobenthos of the North Sea 2003-2004. part of Mafcons project. http://www.vliz.be/imis/imis.php?module=dataset&dasid=2867. accessed on [..date of extraction..], more
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