BOOK OF ABSTRACTS 53RD EUROPEAN MARINE BIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM OOSTENDE, BELGIUM 17-21 SEPTEMBER 2018 This publication should be quoted as follows: Mees, J.; Seys, J. (Eds.) (2018). Book of abstracts – 53rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee - Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Oostende. 199 pp. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ) – Flanders Marine Institute InnovOcean site, Wandelaarkaai 7, 8400 Oostende, Belgium Tel. +32-(0)59-34 21 30 – Fax +32-(0)59-34 21 31 E-mail: [email protected] – Website: http://www.vliz.be The abstracts in this book are published on the basis of the information submitted by the respective authors. The publisher and editors cannot be held responsible for errors or any consequences arising from the use of information contained in this book of abstracts. Reproduction is authorized, provided that appropriate mention is made of the source. ISSN 1377-0950 Table of Contents Keynote presentations Engelhard Georg - Science from a historical perspective: 175 years of change in the North Sea ............ 11 Pirlet Ruth - The history of marine science in Belgium ............................................................................... 12 Lindeboom Han - Title of the keynote presentation ................................................................................... 13 Obst Matthias - Title of the keynote presentation ...................................................................................... 14 Delaney Jane - Title of the keynote presentation ........................................................................................ 15 Science from a historical perspective Boicenco Laura et al. - A database of benthos and plankton in Romanian Black Sea waters ................... 17 Camphuysen Kees et al. - Marked changes in megafauna composition of the North Sea require multidisciplinary collabrations: an historical overview ............................................................................... 18 Cancio Ibon et al. - Sustainability of Marine Biological Stations, lessons from a historical perspective .................................................................................................................................................... 19 Dulčić Jakov - Short history of the Adriatic marine science: Croatian naturalists and their contribution .................................................................................................................................................. 20 Knockaert Carolien et al. - Marine data archeology: A heritage for future science ................................... 21 Kotenko Olga et al. - Transitional larval type of Alcyonidium hirsutum (Bryozoa, Gymnolaemata): From Van Beneden to the era of modern methods. .................................................................................... 22 López Peralta Raúl Hernando - New findings on epipelagic copepods of the Colombian Pacific Ocean based on historical data: September 2003 ...................................................................................... 23 Matsumoto Asako et al. - The deep-sea octocoral collections of the Telegraph Company “Det Store Nordiske” during 1871-1957 from Japanese waters ................................................................................... 24 Mikaelyan Alexander et al. - Fifty-year changes of phytoplankton in the deep-water basin of the Black Sea ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 Nekhaev Ivan - Climate-driven shifts of species ranges or just a bias? A case study of newly recorded molluskan species from the Barents Sea ..................................................................................... 26 Paskerova Gita et al. - Metchnikovellids as basal microsporidia: Research history and perspectives .................................................................................................................................................. 27 Souster Terri - Quantification of benthic biodiversity and biomass in time, space and changes with season at an Antarctic site ........................................................................................................................... 28 Torsani Fabrizio et al. - Reconstructing Mediterranean historical seascapes through the analysis of archives of underwater photographs ........................................................................................................... 29 Science in the North Sea Andresen Henrike et al. - Predictive value of trait-based measures for benthic secondary production in the German North Sea .............................................................................................................................. 31 Asselman Jana et al. - The molecular basis for positive health effects of sea spray on human lung cells ....................................................................................................................................................... 32 Blanco Gonzalez Enrique - The development of the wrasse fishery along the Skagerrak coast ............... 33 Bolger Edward et al. - Noise in the North Sea: How man-made underwater sound playbacks impact Norway lobster development ........................................................................................................... 34 Brennholt Nicole et al. - Antibiotic resistance of Vibrio spp. isolated from German North and Baltic Sea coastal waters and sediments ............................................................................................................... 35 Damseaux France et al. - A meta-analysis of isotopic compositions of North Sea marine mammals ...... 36 Dannheim Jennifer et al. - Benthic production and energy export from man-made structures to softbottoms: Does it matter? ....................................................................................................................... 37 De Blok Reinhoud et al. - Monitoring phytoplankton dynamics in the Belgian continental zone using a Cytosense flowcytometer .......................................................................................................................... 38 Depestele Jochen et al. - Habitat impacts by beam and pulse trawling in the southern North Sea ......... 39 Deschutter Yana et al. - Response of zooplankton dynamics to multiple stressors in the North Sea ................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Diele Karen et al. - Are squid embryos affected by man-made underwater sound? ................................. 41 Dorey Narimane et al. - Deep-sea bivalve robust to long-term experimental ocean acidification combined to particle availability .................................................................................................................. 42 Everaert Gert et al. - Environmental changes and the condition of Downs herring in Belgian marine waters: New insights based on historical data ............................................................................................ 43 García Silvia et al. - Filling gaps in knowledge of North Sea benthic biodiversity: Identifying priority areas for conservation .................................................................................................................................. 44 Griffith Dylan et al. - Benthic functional diversity along small scale natural sediment gradients: Do functional aspects vary synchronously with species composition? ........................................................... 45 Hablützel Pascal et al. - The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus): A distinctive member of the Pleistocene megafauna in Belgium .................................................................................................................................. 46 Herrig Ilona et al. - Prevalence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae and V. vulnificus in the German North and Baltic Sea coastal waters ............................................................................................... 47 Klunder Lise et al. - Measuring the ‘shadow’ effect of an artificial structure on benthic communities in the Southern North Sea ............................................................................................................................ 48 Lee Hannah et al. - Blue carbon of shellfish beds: Understanding the vaults of biogenic reefs .............. 49 Magath Vicky et al. - Optimizing survey data for ecological niche modelling of rare species: A case study with starry ray from the North Sea .................................................................................................... 50 Mavraki Ninon et al. - Functional characteristics of the food web of artificial hard substrates of offshore wind farms along a depth gradient............................................................................................... 51 Nalmpanti Melina et al. - Are benthic food webs different on small spatial scales? ................................. 52 Noble-James Tamsy et al. - UK Marine Protected Areas monitoring: The North Sea and beyond ............ 53 Nohe Anja et al. - The impact of decades of environmental change on phytoplankton communities in the Belgian part of the North Sea ...........................................................................................................