Projects - LJ (Lotte) Bouwman MSc

PhD project Biodiversity in Marine Shellfish Culture

Mussel culture is the largest form of aquaculture in the Netherlands and exclusively takes place in the Wadden Sea and Eastern Scheldt. Wild mussels are important marine ecosystem engineers because they form complex biogenic habitats that attract a diverse array of species to which they provide refuge, nursery areas and/or foraging grounds. While mussels on commercial mussel plots provide similar biogenic habitats, it is unclear to what extent they fulfil the same ecological functions, as the interactions between mussel aquaculture and biodiversity remain largely unknown. The PhD project Biodiversity in Marine Shellfish Culture aims to elucidate the impact of mussel bottom culture on biodiversity, with a particular focus on mobile species at higher trophic levels. By using a combination of research techniques in both the Wadden Sea and Eastern Scheldt, the project explores the aquaculture-environment interactions between mussel cultivation and biodiversity in Dutch marine ecosystems.

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Subdivision	Aquaculture and Fisheries
Address	Korringaweg 7 4401NT YERSEKE
Post address	Postbus/POBox 77 4400AB YERSEKE
Secretary	+31317483307
Building/room	Regiocentrum Yerseke(null)/N.A.
Subdivision	Aquaculture and Fisheries
Secretary	+31317483307
Building/room	Regiocentrum Yerseke(null)/N.A.
Expertise	Biodiversity, Aquaculture and fisheries