Prof. Dr. Myron Peck
‘Not just gloom and doom in changing seas’
Biological oceanographer Myron Peck is head of the Department of Coastal Systems at NIOZ. Apart from his management tasks, Peck researches the effects of changing environmental conditions on growth, reproduction and dispersal of numerous animal species. “I am particularly interested in commercially interesting fish species.”
Activity threshold
“With my group, we use laboratory experiments to help understand how marine food webs will respond to warming temperatures or changing acidity and oxygen levels. For example, fish are cold-blooded and increase their swimming and feeding activity with increasing temperature. As these activities increase, the oxygen demand grows as well and, after some warm threshold, a species will start to feed and grow poorly. How do those thresholds and sensitivities compare for traditional species and newer species entering our regional waters? Can fish adapt to these changes by altering where they feed and when they reproduce? When combined with information on fish diets in the field, all of this information can be used in computer models to test the potential effects of climate change on the food web.”
Every disadvantage… holds a chance
From an ecological point of view, climate change is an unwanted and bad outcome of human activities. However, some fisheries might profit in the future if they are ready to move away from traditional species (herring and cod are likely climate losers in our area) and move towards fishing newcomers. Our work at NIOZ helps understand ecological change and predict the winners and losers to provide much needed science-based advice to policymakers developing climate change adaptation policies.”
Future of the sea
“Sustainable fisheries is one of three pillars under the international EU-project Future Mares, that I coordinate. Within this project, we look at so-called Nature-Based Solutions. That means we try to find possibilities to use the power of nature to protect and restore ecosystems.”
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Interests
Research interests
My research interests encompass a broad range of aspects relating to functioning and drivers of estuarine and marine species and ecosystems particularly:
- coupling of species life history and physiology including evaluating abiotic and biotic factors impacting vital rates (growth, survival, feeding, reproduction) of populations;
- utilisation of bioenergetics, individual-based and biophysical models to explore various issues such feeding-growth and the spatial and temporal dynamics of transport / connectivity;
- social-ecological issues surrounding the sustainable exploitation of living marine resources and advancing aquaculture;
- projecting the impacts of climate change and other (interacting) anthropogenic drivers to provide science-based advice needed by managers and policymakers.
My group’s research includes field, laboratory and modeling studies conducted on key members of food webs from plankton (including copepods to gelatinous species) to various life stages of estuarine and marine fish species with emphasis on early life stages of ecologically and commercially important fishes. Several ongoing research programs are utilizing spatially-explicit, biophysical modelling approaches including end-to-end models (from physics to fish to fisheries). Central to advancing an understanding of social-ecological systems includes research integrating stakeholders such as industry (transdisciplinary research).
Functions
Functions
Publications
Publications
Please find my list of publications at the bottom of this webpage or on Google Scholar. You can download all my publications on ResearchGate.
Education
Professional education
Awards
Awards and Prizes
Other
Other
Linked news
Tuesday 07 December 2021
’North Sea Transition in Harmony’ connects indispensable stakeholders
For the first time, a trans-disciplinary research programme has been proposed to bring together all sectors with an interest in creating a sustainable legacy for activities in the North Sea. A new ‘Blue Route’ consortium wants to start a long-term…
Tuesday 28 September 2021
European fishing communities face their own specific climate risks
Of all European fisheries and coastal communities, the ones in the UK and the Eastern Mediterranean have the highest risk of being affected by climate change. Marine researchers working in Denmark, the UK and the Netherlands published the outcomes of…
Monday 31 August 2020
Myron Peck joins NIOZ as new Head of Coastal Systems
Dr. Myron Peck joins NIOZ as the new Head of Department for Coastal Systems (COS) from the first of September. Despite these challenging times, Peck is excited to make the transition to NIOZ. ‘NIOZ and COS are world-renown for their research on…
Linked blogs
Monday 19 June 2023
ACTNOW Expedition June 2023
The 10 day cruise to sample the Doggers bank is organised in the framework of the EU project ACTNOW*. The aim is to collect data on different elements of the food web simultaneously: from phytoplankton (the small “plants” in the sea) via grazing…
NIOZ publications
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2024
Alter, K.; Jacobs, P.; Delre, A.; Rasch, B.; Philippart, C.J.M.; Peck, M.A. (2024). Oyster larvae used for ecosystem restoration benefit from increased thermal fluctuation. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 198: 115750. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115750Alter, K.; Jacquemont, J.; Claudet, J.; Lattuca, M.E.; Barrantes, M.E.; Marras, S.; Manriquez, P.H.; González, C.P.; Fernández, D.A.; Peck, M.A.; Cattano, C.; Milazzo, M.; Mark, F.C.; Domenici, P. (2024). Hidden impacts of ocean warming and acidification on biological responses of marine animals revealed through meta-analysis. Nature Comm. 15(1): 2885. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47064-3Chatzimentor, A.; Doxa, A.; Butenschön, M.; Kristiansen, T.; Peck, M.A.; Katsanevakis, S.; Mazaris, A.D. (2024). Diving into warming oceans: Assessing 3D climatically suitable foraging areas of loggerhead sea turtles under climate change. J. Nat. Conserv. 79: 126620. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2024.126620Chust, G.; Villarino, E.; McLean, M.; Mieszkowska, N.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Bulleri, F.; Ravaglioli, C.; Borja, A.; Muxika, I.; Fernandes-Salvador, J.A.; Ibaibarriaga, L.; Uriarte, A.; Revilla, M.; Villate, F.; Iriarte, A.; Uriarte, I.; Zervoudaki, S.; Carstensen, J.; Somerfield, P.J.; Queirós, A.M.; McEvoy, A.J.; Auber, A.; Hidalgo, M.; Coll, M.; Garrabou, J.; Gómez-Gras, D.; Linares, C.; Ramírez, F.; Margarit, N.; Lepage, M.; Dambrine, C.; Lobry, J.; Peck, M.A.; de la Barra, P.; van Leeuwen, A.; Rilov, G.; Yeruham, E.; Brind’Amour, A.; Lindegren, M. (2024). Cross-basin and cross-taxa patterns of marine community tropicalization and deborealization in warming European seas. Nature Comm. 15(1): 2126. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46526-y
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2023
Akimova, A.; Peck, M.A.; Börner, G.; van Damme, C.; Moyano, M. (2023). Combining modeling with novel field observations yields new insights into wintertime food limitation of larval fish. Limnol. Oceanogr. 68(8): 1865-1879. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.12391Hauss, H.; Schwabe, L.; Peck, M.A. (2023). The costs and trade‐offs of optimal foraging in marine fish larvae. J. Anim. Ecol. 92(5): 1016-1028. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13915Lattuca, M.E.; Vanella, F.A.; Malanga, G.; Rubel, M.D.; Manríquez, P.H.; Torres, R.; Alter, K:; Marras, S.; Peck, M.A.; Domenici, P.; Fernández, D.A. (2023). Ocean acidification and seasonal temperature extremes combine to impair the thermal physiology of a sub-Antarctic fish. Sci. Total Environ. 856: 159284. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159284Mazaris, A.D.; Dimitriadis, C.; Papazekou, M.; Schofield, G.; Doxa, A.; Chatzimentor, A.; Turkozan, O.; Katsanevakis, S.; Lioliou, A.; Abalo-Morla, S.; Aksissou, M.; Arcangeli, A.; Attard, V.; El Hili, H.; Atzori, F.; Belda, E.; Ben Nakhla, L.; Berbash, A.A.; Bjorndal, K.A.; Broderick, A.C.; Camiñas, J.A.; Candan, O.; Cardona, L.; Cetkovic, I.; Dakik, N.; de Lucia, G.A.; Dimitrakopoulos, P.G.; Diryaq, S.; Favilli, C.; Fortuna, C.M.; Fuller, W.J.; Gallon, S.; Hamza, .; Jribi, I.; Ben Ismail, M.; Kamarianakis, Y.; Kaska, Y.; Korro, K.; Koutsoubas, D.; Lauriano, G.; Lazar, B.; March, D.; Marco, A.; Minotou, C.; Monsinjon, J.R.; Naguib, N.M.; Palialexis, A.; Piroli, V.; Sami, K.; Sönmez, B.; Sourbès, L.; Sözbilen, D.; Vandeperre, F.; Vignes, P.; Xanthakis, M.; Köpsel, V.; Peck, M.A. (2023). Priorities for Mediterranean marine turtle conservation and management in the face of climate change. J. Environ. Manage. 339: 117805. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117805Moullec, F; Barrier, N.; Guilhaumon, F.; Peck, M.A.; Ulses, C.; Shin, Y.J. (2023). Rebuilding Mediterranean marine resources under climate change. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 708: 1-20. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps14269O'Leary, B.C.; Fonseca, C.; Cornet, C.C.; de Vries, M.B.; Degia, A.K.; Failler, P.; Furlan, E.; Garrabou, J.; Gil, A.; Hawkins, J.P.; Krause-Jensen, D.; Le Roux, X.; Peck, M.A.; Pérez, G.; Queirós, A.M.; Różyński, G.; Sanchez-Arcilla, A.; Simide, R.; Sousa Pinto, I.; Trégarot, E.; Roberts, C.M. (2023). Embracing Nature-based Solutions to promote resilient marine and coastal ecosystems. Nature-Based Solutions 3: 100044. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nbsj.2022.100044Robert, D.; Shoji, J.; Sirois, P.; Takasuka, A.; Catalán, I. A.; Folkvord, A.; Ludsin, S. A.; Peck, M. A.; Sponaugle, S.; Ayón, P. M.; Brodeur, R. D.; Campbell, E. Y.; D'Alessandro, E. K.; Dower, J. F.; Fortier, L.; García, A. G.; Huebert, K. B.; Hufnagl, M.; Ito, S.; Joh, M.; Juanes, F.; Nyuji, M.; Oozeki, Y.; Plaza, G.; Takahashi, M.; Tanaka, Y.; Tojo, N.; Watari, S.; Yasue, N.; Pepin, P. (2023). Life in the fast lane: Revisiting the fast growth—High survival paradigm during the early life stages of fishes. Fish Fish. 24(5): 863-888. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/faf.12774
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2022
Bils, F.; Aberle, N.; van Damme, C.J.G.; Peck, M.A.; Moyano, M. (2022). Role of protozooplankton in the diet of North Sea autumn spawning herring (Clupea harengus) larvae. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 169: 90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-022-04076-1Gauger, M.F.W.; Romero-Vivas, E.; Peck, M.A.; Balart, E.F.; Caraveo-Patiño, J. (2022). Seasonal and diel influences on bottlenose dolphin acoustic detection determined by whistles in a coastal lagoon in the southwestern Gulf of California. PeerJ 10: e13246. https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13246Howald, S.; Moyano, M.; Crespel, A.; Kuchenmüller, L.L.; Cominassi, L.; Claireaux, G.; Peck, M.A.; Mark, F.C. (2022). Effects of ocean acidification over successive generations decrease resilience of larval European sea bass to ocean acidification and warming but juveniles could benefit from higher temperatures in the NE Atlantic. J. Exp. Biol. 225(9). https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243802Huang, A.T.; Alter, K:; Polte, P.; Peck, M.A. (2022). Disentangling seasonal from maternal effects on egg characteristics in western Baltic spring‐spawning herring Clupea harengus. J. Fish Biol. 101(6): 1428-1440. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15210Lima, A.R.A; Baltazar-Soares, M.; Garrido, S.; Riveiro, I.; Carrera, P.; Piecho-Santos, A.M.; Peck, M.A.; Silva, G. (2022). Forecasting shifts in habitat suitability across the distribution range of a temperate small pelagic fish under different scenarios of climate change. Sci. Total Environ. 804: 150167. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150167Lima, A.R.A; Garrido, S.; Riveiro, I.; Rodrigues, D.; Angélico, M.M.P.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Peck, M.A.; Silva, G. (2022). Seasonal approach to forecast the suitability of spawning habitats of a temperate small pelagic fish under a high-emission climate change scenario. Front. Mar. Sci. 9: 956654. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.956654Moullec, F.; Barrier, N.; Drira, S.; Guilhaumon, F.; Hattab, T.; Peck, M.A.; Shin, Y.-J. (2022). Using species distribution models only may underestimate climate change impacts on future marine biodiversity. Ecol. Model. 464: 109826. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109826Moyano, M.; Illing, B.; Akimova, A.; Alter, K.; Bartolino, V.; Börner, G.; Clemmesen, C.; Finke, A.; Gröhsler, T.; Kotterba, P.; Livdane, L.; Mittermayer, F.; Moll, D.; von Nordheim, L.; Peck, M.A.; Schaber, M.; Polte, P. (2023). Caught in the middle: bottom-up and top-down processes impacting recruitment in a small pelagic fish. Rev. Fish Biol. Fish. 33: 55-84. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-022-09739-2Ruthsatz, K.; Dausmann, K.H.; Peck, M.A.; Glos, J. (2022). Thermal tolerance and acclimation capacity in the European common frog (Rana temporaria) change throughout ontogeny. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology 337(5): 477-490. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jez.2582
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2021
Hamon, K.G.; Kreiss, C.M.; Pinnegar, J.K.; Bartelings, H.; Batsleer, J.; Catalán, I.A.; Damalas, D.; Poos, J.-J.; Rybicki, S.; Sailley, S.F.; Sgardeli, V.; Peck, M.A. (2021). Future socio-political scenarios for aquatic resources in Europe: an operationalized framework for marine fisheries projections. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 578516. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.578516Köpsel, V.; de Moura Kiipper, G.; Peck, M.A. (2021). Stakeholder engagement vs. social distancing—how does the Covid-19 pandemic affect participatory research in EU marine science projects? Marit. Stud. 20: 189-205. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-021-00223-4Payne, M.R.; Kudahl, M.; Engelhard, G.H.; Peck, M.A.; Pinnegar, J.K. (2021). Climate risk to European fisheries and coastal communities. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 118(40): e2018086118. https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2018086118Peck, M.A.; Alheit, J.; Bertrand, A.; Catalán, I.A.; Garrido, S.; Moyano, M.; Rykaczewski, R.; Takasuka, A.; Van Der Lingen, C.D. (2021). Small pelagic fish in the new millennium: a bottom-up view of global research effort. Prog. Oceanogr. 191: 102494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102494Pinnegar, J.K.; Hamon, K.G.; Kreiss, C.M.; Tabeau, A.; Rybicki, S.; Papathanasopoulou, E.; Engelhard, G.H.; Eddy, T.D.; Peck, M.A. (2021). Future Socio-Political Scenarios for Aquatic Resources in Europe: A Common Framework Based on Shared-Socioeconomic-Pathways (SSPs). Front. Mar. Sci. 7: 568219. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.568219Rioual, F.; Ofelio, C.; Rosado-Salazar, M.; Dionicio-Acedo, J.; Peck, M.A.; Aguirre-Velarde, A. (2021). Embryonic development and effect of temperature on larval growth of the Peruvian anchovy Engraulis ringens. J. Fish Biol. 99(6): 1804-1821. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14882
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2020
Ruthsatz, K.; Dausmann, K.H.; Paesler, K.; Babos, P.; Sabatino, N.M.; Peck, M.A.; Glos, J. (2020). Shifts in sensitivity of amphibian metamorphosis to endocrine disruption: the common frog (Rana temporaria) as a case study. Conservation Physiology 8(1): coaa100. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaa100
Linked projects
Diet of Gulls
Supervisor
Myron Peck
Funder
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research - Dynamisering
Project duration
1 Jun 2013 - 31 Dec 2018
FutureMARES
Supervisor
Myron Peck
Funder
European Community || Horizon 2020
Project duration
1 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2024
