Marine and Estuarine Plankton Ecology (MEPE)
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| Knowledge area 251001, 241705, 240106 |
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| PI: Fernando Villate | Co-PI: Arantza Iriarte | |
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Members Ibon Uriarte, Sergio Seoane, Aitor Laza Martinez, Iosu Madariaga, Gorka Bidegain, Estibalitz Txurruka, Ziortza Barroeta, Esther Blanco, Jone Bilbao |
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Keywords Phytoplankton, zooplankton, marine and estuarine environments, harmful algae, invasive species, time series, water quality, climate change |
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Description The MEPE CRG assembles the previous groups of Zooplankton Ecology (MarEsPlank) and Phytoplankton Ecology (FITEAC) since 2019. The group has experts in phytoplankton and zooplankton taxonomy, microalgae culturing and pigment analysis, and advanced statistical processing of ecological data, including time series analysis. The group is responsible for a long-term program of environmental and plankton monitoring initiated in 1997 in two contrasting estuaries of the Basque coast and also collaborates in studies on small pelagic fish ecology and shellfish farming. The group participates actively in ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) Working Groups, collaborates with the IGMETS (International Group of Marine Ecological Time Series) for the analysis and synthesis of global marine ecological changes, and provides references for EU directives on water quality. |
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