PARTNERS

Execution of this research project will be done through an intense cooperation between researches from different fields of expertise (molecular biology, process studies, modeling and more traditional biology) at different levels (species, populations, size classes). This will be achieved by integrating the available expertise and knowledge available at the partner institutes. A close cooperation between the Marine Biology Section and NIOO-CEME is needed for a better understanding of the benthic processes, while the molecular biology and associated modeling will be done by collaboration between the Lab for Aquatic Ecology, MUMM and the Marine Biology Section. The research on terns and their pelagic prey will be done by cooperation between scientists from INBO and the Marine Biology Section.

	Ghent University, Marine Biology Section
	Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology
	K.U. Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology
	Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
	Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models
	Flanders Marine Institute

Follow-up committee

Since the main goal of WestBanks is to collect scientific evidence to be used in the sustainable management of the Belgian Continental Shelf, we propose a follow-up committee where members are scientists, users of the sea, decision builders and people involved in outreach and education:

* click on the names for more information on institute and person *

• Scientists:
  
  
  • Christiane Lancelot
  • Kris Cooreman
  • Frank Maes
  • Serge Scory

• Users of the sea:
  
  
  • Ivan Victor
  • Bernard De Putter

• Decision builders:
  
  
  • Frans Coussement
• Michael Kyramarios

• People involved in outreach and education:
  
  
  • Bart Slabbinck