A5031381972- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Forest Management and Policy
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Agricultural and Environmental Management
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Crustacean biology and ecology
University of Edinburgh
2017-2024
Edinburgh College
2024
University of Girona
2021
University of Liège
2021
University of Aveiro
2021
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2021
Universitat de Barcelona
2021
University of Cambridge
2009-2020
Digital Research Alliance of Canada
2020
The Nature Conservancy
2018
Global coral reef related tourism is one of the most significant examples nature-based from a single ecosystem. Coral reefs attract foreign and domestic visitors generate revenues, including exchange earnings, in over 100 countries territories. Understanding full value to tourism, spatial distribution these values, provides an important incentive for sustainable management. In current work, global data multiple sources, social media crowd-sourced datasets, were used estimate map two distinct...
With the growing recognition that effective action on climate change will require a combination of emissions reductions and carbon sequestration, protecting, enhancing restoring natural sinks have become political priorities. Mangrove forests are considered some most carbon-dense ecosystems in world with stored soil. In order for mangrove to be included mitigation efforts, knowledge spatial distribution soil stocks critical. Current global estimates do not capture enough finer scale...
Historic baselines are important in developing our understanding of ecosystems the face rapid global change. While a number studies have sought to determine changes extent exploited habitats over historic timescales, few quantified such prior late twentieth century baselines. Here, we present, knowledge, first ever large-scale quantitative assessment and biomass marine habitat-forming species 100-year time frame. We examined records wild native oyster abundance United States from historic,...
Mangrove forests provide many ecosystem services but are among the world's most threatened ecosystems. Mangroves vary substantially according to their geomorphic and sedimentary setting; while several conceptual frameworks describe these settings, spatial distribution has not been quantified. Here, we present a new global mangrove biophysical typology show that, based on 2016 extent, 40.5% (54,972 km2) of systems were deltaic, 27.5% (37,411 estuarine 21.0% (28,493 open coast, with lagoonal...
The oyster habitat in the USA is a valuable resource that has suffered significant declines over past century. While this loss of well documented, associated ecosystem services remains poorly quantified. Meanwhile, service recovery become major impetus for restoration. Here we propose model estimating volume water filtered by populations under field conditions and make estimates contribution (c. 1880–1910) present 2000–2010) to improving quality 13 US estuaries. We find filtration capacity...
Restoration of degraded ecosystems is an important societal goal, yet inadequate monitoring and the absence clear performance metrics are common criticisms many habitat restoration projects. Funding limitations can prevent adequate monitoring, but we suggest that lack accepted to address diversity objectives also presents a serious challenge A working group with experience in designing oyster reef projects was used develop standardized metrics, units, criteria would allow for comparison...
Globally, carbon-rich mangrove forests are deforested and degraded due to land-use land-cover change (LULCC). The impact of deforestation on carbon emissions has been reported a global scale; however, uncertainty remains at subnational scales geographical variability field data limitations. We present an assessment blue storage five sites across West Papua Province, Indonesia, region that supports 10% the world's area. representative contrasting hydrogeomorphic settings also capture over...
Summary Quantification of ecosystem services is increasingly valuable for conservation and restoration decision‐making. Structured habitats serve as nursery grounds by enhancing juvenile fish mobile crustacean survival abundance. This service challenging to quantify due ontogenetic shifts in habitat use many species. We reviewed available literature on the increased abundance crustaceans a key – Crassostrea virginica reefs USA . modelled growth mortality enhanced species using three...
Abstract Widespread global declines in shellfish reefs (ecosystem‐forming bivalves such as oysters and mussels) have led to growing interest their restoration protection. With projects now occurring on four continents at least seven countries, guidelines for these ecosystems been developed based experience over the past two decades. The following key elements of are outlined: (a) case reef securing financial resources; (b) planning, feasibility, goal setting; (c) biosecurity permitting; (d)...
Abstract Bivalve habitat restoration is growing in geographic extent and scale globally. While addressing the wide‐scale loss of these biogenic habitats still a key motivation behind efforts, stakeholders funders are increasingly drawn to shellfish for many ecosystem services provide. There clear evidence provision from species targeted USA, particular Crassostrea virginica . Ecosystem services, however, remain largely unquantified or even undescribed majority other restoration. A structured...
Reef ecosystems all over the world are in decline and managers urgently need information that can assess management interventions set national conservation targets. We status risk of ecosystem collapse for Oyster Ecosystem Southern Eastern Australia, which comprises two community sub-types established by Saccostrea glomerata (Sydney rock oyster) Ostrea angasi (Australian flat oyster), consistent with IUCN Red List Ecosystems assessment process. established: (i) key aspects including:...
Abstract The concept of “blue growth,” which aims to promote the growth ocean economies while holistically managing marine socioecological systems, is emerging within national and international policy. often promoted as being novel; however, we show that historical analogies exist can provide insights for contemporary planning implementation blue growth. Using a case‐study approach based on expert knowledge, identified 20 fisheries or aquaculture examples from 13 countries, spanning last...
Mangrove forests support unique biodiversity and provide a suite of ecosystem services (ES) that benefit people. Decades continual mangrove loss degradation have necessitated global efforts to protect restore this important ecosystem. Generating evaluating asset maps ES is an precursor identifying locations can deliver conservation outcomes across varying scales, such as maximising the co-occurrence specific ES. We bring together datasets on mangrove-affiliated biodiversity, carbon stocks,...
Abstract Aim In this study, we investigate changes in the environmental niche of an important pest species, zebra mussel ( D reissena polymorpha ), across its world‐wide distribution. The ability models based on native P onto‐ C aspian) and invaded W estern E uropean N orth A merican) ranges to accurately model potential distribution elsewhere was also investigated. Location urope merica. Methods comprehensive cross‐continental occurrence database used explore species' using univariate...
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Abstract Seagrasses, oyster reefs, and salt marshes are critical coastal habitats that support high densities of juvenile fish invertebrates. Yet which species enhanced through these nursery habitats, to what degree, remains largely unquantified. Densities young-of-year invertebrates in seagrasses, marsh edges as well paired adjacent unstructured the northern Gulf Mexico were compiled. Species consistently found at higher structured identified, species-specific growth mortality models...
Human activities have led to degradation of ecosystems globally. The lost ecosystem functions and services accumulate from the time disturbance full recovery can be quantified as a “recovery debt,” providing valuable tool develop better restoration practices that accelerate limit losses. Here, we faunal biodiversity abundance toward predisturbed state following structural oyster habitats We found while initiates rapid increase in reef-associated species within 2 years, rate then decreases...
Bottom trawling and dredging gears have devastating impacts upon vulnerable marine seafloor habitats, but the antiquity of their use means that true magnitude change is often obscured. Within Europe, bottom started centuries ago, with no scientific oversight initial these to structure functioning. We describe how historical records published over a period >350 years were used evidence transformation Europe’s ecosystems. uncovered loss at least 17,000km2 native oyster reef, largely driven...
Nonindigenous freshwater species cause large ecological and economic impacts in Great Britain. In response the government is process of implementing a broad, new nonindigenous strategy. We assembled list all that are or were established Britain, their date first record, vector introduction. This provides baseline against which success policies can be assessed. Because biota Britain has been well recorded, our results provide highly resolved case study vectors drivers transport establishment....