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Sofia Amieva Mau
PhD project title:
Temporal dynamics of mero- and ichthyoplankton: can pelagic larvae of benthic invertebrates buffer climate-driven match-mismatch dynamics?
PhD project description:
My PhD is embedded within the MarFiLD (Marine Fish Larvae Dynamics) project and focuses on the role of meroplankton, i.e. the larvae of benthic organisms that only spend part of their lifecycle in the plankton community, as potential prey for young fish larvae in sub-Arctic fjords of Norway.
Ongoing climate change can lead to a temporal and spatial mismatch between predator and prey, leading to variability in predator survival rates. The larvae of many fish species often reach their first-feeding stage at approximately the same time that zooplankton biomass increases in response to spring phytoplankton bloom. Meroplankton also show shifts in abundance and timing in response to temperature changes and although they remain understudied, meroplankton might represent alternative prey for fish larvae in climate-driven mismatch scenarios where the usual prey is not sufficiently abundant or available anymore. This project will study the temporal dynamics of meroplankton and its potential role as alternative prey organisms for fish larvae in the sub-Arctic region of northern Norway.
Start date: 06. Feb 2023
Planned submission date: 06. Feb 2027
Supervisors:
- Henning Reiss (Nord University, Bodø, Norway)
- Paul Renaud (Akvaplan-niva, Tromsø, Norway)
- Marc Silberberger ( Institute of Oceanology PAN, Sopot, Poland)
Scientific publications:
- Amieva Mau, S., Harvey, M.S., Harms, D., 2022. New syarinid pseudoscorpions from Ecuador (Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae: Ideobisium and Ideoblothrus). EJT 821, 102–149. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.821.1801