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PhD: Understanding the (a)biotic consequences of biogenic reef (re)introductions in the southern North Sea: a modelling approach
Principal funding codes: 2511 - OFI - Doctoral research scient. personnel within the assignment of the institution; 2520 - OFI - Project driven research
Period: January 2023 till November 2025

Thesaurus terms Marine ecology
  • Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more, co-ordinator
  • Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more, partner
  • Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee (NIOZ), more, partner

Biogenic reefs provide multiple ecosystem services, including attenuating wave energy, stabilizing sediments, and providing a habitat for marine species. In this study, I’m investigating the (a)biotic consequences of biogenic reef (re)introductions in the southern North Sea using a modelling approach. Three types of ecological models, (1) a habitat suitability model, (2) a NPZD model and a (3) food web model, are used to (1) investigate if there are suitable locations in the Belgian part of the North Sea and study the effects on (2) phytoplankton dynamics and (3) the food web.