Drs. L.E. (Lisa) Becking
PhD candidate
- lisa.becking@ncbnaturalis.nl
- Phone
- +31 71 5687313
- Fax
- +31 71 5687666
Research interests
- Sponge fauna in marine lakes and mangrove systems
- Marine ecology and evolution
The objective of this project is to discover, explore and study marine lakes in Indonesia. Marine lakes are small bodies of landlocked seawater that are isolated to varying degrees from the surrounding marine environment. During fieldwork from 2007-2011 I have located over 45 marine lakes new to science in East Kalimantan and West Papua in Indonesia. By snorkeling and diving I have conducted a comprehensive scientific survey of the sponge fauna of the lakes and the adjacent coastal habitats. The aim of this species assemblage survey is to determine if the species composition in lakes is distinct from other marine habitats and to identify unique lake species. In parallel, I am conducting molecular analyses to assess the level of genetic connectivity between lake and sea populations. Our preliminary results show analogies to island systems in terms of species-area relationships, high endemicity, and genetic isolation of populations.
The uniqueness of these ecosystems warrants identifying existing and emerging threats in order to initiate appropriate conservation measures before it is too late. Our aim is to provide the baseline of a long-term conservation strategy for these lakes.
http://marine-lakes.blogspot.com/
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Marine lake in Wayag, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia |
Expeditions & Fieldwork
2011 Hidden Islands within Islands Expedition to Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia : survey and collection of sponges in marine lakes and mangroves
2010 Expedition Micronesia Waseda University to collect sponges for natural products research: invited as sponge specialist
2009 Fieldwork Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia: survey and collection of sponges in marine lakes and mangroves
2008 Fieldwork Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia : survey and collection of sponges in marine lakes and mangroves
2007 Expedition Naturalis-E-WIn Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia: survey and collection of sponges in marine lakes and mangroves
2006 Fieldwork Bunaken, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia: survey of sponges in mangroves
2005 Expedition Toyoshio-Maru Cruise to Kyushyu, Japan: collection of sponges for natural products research
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7m3lFjwmQA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDvraJ-S0js
Supervision MSc. students
- Bram Knegt, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Dennis Kap, Leiden University, The Netherlands
- Christine Hörnlein, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Nadia K. Santodomingo, University of Leiden, The Netherlands
- Estradivari, Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Publications
Becking LE, Renema W, Santodomingo NK, Hoeksema B, Tuti Y, de Voogd NJ (2011). Recently discovered landlocked basins in Indonesia reveal great habitat diversity in anchialine systems. Hydrobiologia
de Voogd NJ, Becking LE, Cleary DF (2009) Sponge community composition in the Derawan Islands, NE Kalimantan, Indonesia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 396: 169–180.
Becking LE and Lim SC (2009) A new Suberites (Hadromerida: Suberitidae) species from the tropical Indo West-Pacific. Zoologische Mededelingen 83:853-862
Becking LE & de Voogd NJ (2008) The Sponge Fauna of Indonesian Marine Lakes. In 11th International Coral Reef Symposium – Reefs for the Future, Book of Abstracts, p. 556.
Becking LE, Nakao Y, de Voogd NJ, van Soest RWM, Fusetani N, Matsunaga S (2007) Perplexing distribution of 3-alkylpyridines in haplosclerid sponges. Porifera Research: Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability, p 173-178.
Becking LE, Peijnenburg KTCA (2007) Marine lakes - natural laboratories of evolution? 2nd Postgraduate Ecology Forum, University College Dublin, Book of Abstracts, p. 10.
Becking LE, van Reijnen BT (2007) Natural products at natural history museums in The Netherlands. 5th European conference on Marine Natural Products, Programme and Abstracts, p.157.
Becking LE, Cleary DF, de Voogd NJ, Renema W, de Beer M, van Soest RWM, Hoeksema BW (2006) Beta-diversity of tropical marine assemblages in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. Marine Ecology 27:76-88.
Cleary DF, Becking LE, de Voogd NJ, Renema W, de Beer M, van Soest RWM, Hoeksema BW (2005) Variation in the diversity and composition of benthic taxa as a function of distance offshore, depth and exposure in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 65: 557-570.
de Voogd NJ, Becking LE, Noor A, Hoeksema BW, van Soest RWM (2004) Sponge interactions with spatial competitors in S. W. Sulawesi.Bollettino dei Musei Instituti Biologici dell’Universita di Genova 68: 253-261.
Becking LE, Wyneken J, Blob R (2004) Three-dimensional kinematic analysis of powerstroking by hatchling and pelagic stage loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta L. Journal of Morphology 260(3): 277.
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Grants & Awards
2010 NCB-Naturalis Barcoding Grant, Percy Sladen Fund Linnean Society
2009 EDIT-Women in Science Fellowship, World Wildlife Fund-INNO subsidy, Leiden University Fund, Singapore Airlines
2008 Best Presentation Award Dutch National PhD-Day, Schure-Beijerinck-Popping Fund, A.B. Buitendijkfund, J.J.ter Pelkwijkfund
2007 Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) ALW Open Programme for PhD grants, Lerner-Gray Fund for Marine Research (AMNH), Schure-Beijerinck-Popping Fund, A.B. Buitendijkfund, Treub-Maatschappij Fund
2006 Reisbeurs-Netherlands National Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
2005 J.J. ter Pelkwijkfund
2004 Japan Prizewinners Programme Fellowship
2003 Dr. Christina Buisman Stichting Fund, Stichting Bekker-La Bastide-Fund, Amsterdamse Universiteitsvereniging Fund
Sunday, September 11, 2011