petek, 27. oktober 2023 Martin Vodopivec: Meduze in numerično modeliranje
V sredo, 8. novembra 2023, bo izveden 3. seminar iz morskih vsebin.
ČAS IN PROSTOR: Predavanje bo potekalo v Livadah 1.0 (Livade 6, Izola), predavalnica Epsilon (pritličje), od 12. do 13. ure.
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Predavatelj: Martin Vodopivec
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Lecturer studied physics at the University of Ljubljana and graduated with a thesis on the influence of giant molecular clouds and dark matter halos on the distribution of stars in our galaxy. After graduation, however, he was allowed to join a group of researchers working on the development of a chain of numerical ocean models. The project was a collaboration between the Agency of Environment and the National Institute of Biology, where he became more and more involved with marine biology. This led to a PhD thesis on the influence of offshore platforms on the Adriatic moon jellyfish population and a shift in his career towards biophysical modelling. He is currently head of the physical oceanography sub-unit at the Marine Biology Station Piran and is in charge of in situ oceanographic measurements and satellite data analysis. He is working on a coupled physical-biogeochemical model of the Adriatic Sea, focusing on the role of jellyfish in the ecosystem, and developing an individual-based model of Pelagia noctiluca (mauve stinger jellyfish).
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NASLOV: Meduze in numerično modeliranje
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Jellyfish are widespread throughout the world's oceans and are expected to thrive under projected future ocean changes (i.e., warming, acidification, oxygen depletion) and increased ocean exploitation (i.e., overfishing, maritime transport, marine infrastructure development). Due to their adaptability and simplicity, they are ubiquitous in various marine ecosystems and, under favorable conditions, form massive blooms that significantly disrupt the ecosystem. I will present two coupled physical-biological models of jellyfish population dynamics. Both are based on particle-tracking algorithms which were modified to incorporate individual based models. One was developed to elucidate the impact of offshore gas platforms on the population of the moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita s.l.) in the Adriatic Sea, the other to better understand the occurrence of mauve stinger (Pelagia nociluca) in different parts of the Mediterranean Sea. The latter is still under development and I will present some preliminary results.
