A5036170560- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Marine animal studies overview
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine and environmental studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
2015-2025
Bournemouth University
2016-2023
Madeira Tecnopolo
2021
Agencia Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigacao Tecnologia e Inovacao
2021
Lowestoft Hospital
2011
The threat posed by invasive non-native species worldwide requires a global approach to identify which introduced are likely pose an elevated risk of impact native and ecosystems. To inform policy, stakeholders management decisions on threats aquatic ecosystems, 195 assessors representing 120 assessment areas across all six inhabited continents screened 819 from 15 groups organisms (freshwater, brackish, marine plants animals) using the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit. This...
Aquatic non-indigenous species (NIS) threaten biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and the economy worldwide. Monitoring NIS is of immediate concern to identify newly arriving species, assess efficacy mitigation measures, report long-term indicators introduction, spread, impacts. The challenges associated with conventional methods specimen collection morphological identification have led development alternative methods, such as DNA-based which could offer rapid cost-effective detection NIS....
Abstract Regular monitoring of diadromous fishes is critical to inform their management and conservation. Yet, the in-situ data collection these species challenging due complex life cycle low abundance. Focusing on sea lamprey ( Petromyzon marinus , Petromyzontidae) European shads Alosa alosa A. fallax Clupeidae), emblematic in Northeast Atlantic region, this study leverages use water environmental DNA (eDNA) samples monitor distribution range. For that aim, we developed quantitative PCR...
Invasive non-native species (NNS) are internationally recognized as posing a serious threat to global biodiversity, economies and human health. The identification of invasive NNS is already established, those that may arrive in the future, their vectors pathways introduction spread, hotspots invasion important for targeted approach managing introductions impacts at local, regional scales. aim this study was identify which marine brackish present systems northeastern Arabia area (Arabian Gulf...
This paper presents the first phase in development and validation of a simple reliable environmental (e) DNA method using conventional PCR to detect four species non‐native freshwater fish: pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus , sunbleak Leucaspius delineatus fathead minnow Pimephales promelas topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva . The efficacy approach was demonstrated indoor tank (44 l) trials which all were detected within 24 h. Validation through two field trials, L. 6–12 h after its...
Environmental managers require a sensitive and reliable means to prove, with the highest level of confidence possible, where non-native fish species exist they do not. Therefore, nested PCR (nPCR) protocol was developed detect environmental DNA (eDNA) case-study species, topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva, which recently subject national eradication campaign in UK. The nPCR tested laboratory field series coordinated surveys (eDNA conventional sampling traps) at commercial angling venue...
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is gaining recognition as having an important anthropogenic impact on the environment, yet behavioural and physiological impacts of this stressor are largely unknown. This dearth information particularly true for freshwater ecosystems, which already heavily impacted by pressures. Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) a species conservation economic importance whose ecology behaviour well studied, making it ideal model species. Recent investigations have...
Globally, the ecological and socio-economic impacts of non-indigenous species (NIS) are increasingly recognised, prompting development international policies legislation that aim to reduce these impacts. Monitoring programmes required assess compliance with progress towards management targets. However, monitoring often need fulfil requirements several legislative drivers, as well adapt changing political circumstances environmental targets, thereby face design implementation challenges. In...
Abstract Advances in the field of telemetry techniques during last few decades have greatly expanded our knowledge on migratory behaviour and provided opportunity to obtain practically useful data for conservation management salmonid populations. However, applying this information development much needed population‐based migration models has been limited. Furthermore, research generally restricted assessing role river flow fish movement. Models derived from a 6‐year study movements Atlantic...
Species translocation leads to disease emergence in native species of considerable economic importance. Generalist parasites are more likely be transported, become established and infect new hosts, thus their risk needs evaluated. Freshwater systems particularly at from parasite introductions due the frequency fish movements, lack international legislative controls for non-listed pathogens inherent difficulties with monitoring wild populations. Here we used one world's most invasive...
Abstract Marine protected areas of the Caribbean islands are at high risk non‐native species (NNS) introductions and impacts that may threaten conservation goals. To inform management these areas, present study identified potentially‐invasive NNS as well introduction vectors pathways for southern Grenada, St Vincent Grenadines. The activities associated with relevant to priority were assessed highlight locations within assessment area elevated spread. preliminary list comprised 223 which 10...
© 2017 The Author(s) and REABIC. introduction of non-native species as contaminants aquatic plant consignments is poorly documented. This paper reports on the pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus, a North American sunfish, into an angling lake contaminant native plants during their stocking to enhance fishery. Growth life-history data for L. gibbosus specimens captured in water body provided biological evidence (relatively rapid juvenile growth early maturation) that supports assumption was...
Environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys are increasingly used to inform management decisions for non-native species, example, by detecting the presence and plotting distributions of species that may be in too low abundance easy detection conventional means. A recently-developed nested PCR protocol was assess three fish two river basins southern England (River Test, Hampshire; River Ouse, Sussex). These were known contain fishes, either recent past or currently: invasive small-bodied (topmouth...
Anthropogenic marine debris (AMD) poses a major threat to life, biodiversity, and ecosystems, which is particularly alarming due its growing abundance, durability, persistence in the environment. In addition well-studied impacts on organisms' health survival, recent research indicates an additional but less obvious impact: AMD facilitates long-distance even transoceanic dispersal, acting increasingly as vector for transport introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) globally. may...
Abstract Here, we report on eDNA week, an international conference held online as a five‐day series of webinars from January 17, 2022, to 21, 2022. The was organized by the UK DNA working group, which has witnessed considerable growth and application research since its founding first in 2014. 2022 event, due COVID‐19 pandemic, provided opportunity invite researchers who are leading field, without usual constraints location. Compared with previous UK‐based in‐person conferences, there greater...
A series of paired-pond trials were completed during the winters 2005 to 2008 examine effect introducing artificial fish refuges on Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo foraging behaviour, prey capture rates and losses in trial ponds, help refine their potential use as a tool addressing cormorant-fisheries conflicts. Investigations comparing refuge volumes within year provided clear evidence that larger offered better protection than smaller ones. When compared across years, there was no...