A5053398775- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Marine and fisheries research
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2024
University of Plymouth
2016-2023
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
2020-2023
Coastal Carolina University
2014-2020
Conway School of Landscape Design
2014-2020
University of Central Florida
2020
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
2020
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
2017
University of North Carolina Wilmington
2016
Abstract Coastal urbanisation, energy extraction, food production, shipping and transportation have led to the global proliferation of artificial structures within coastal marine environments (sensu “ocean sprawl”), with subsequent loss natural habitats biodiversity. To mitigate compensate impacts ocean sprawl, practice eco-engineering has been developed over past decade. Eco-engineering aims create sustainable ecosystems that integrate human society environment for benefit both. The science...
Climate change and urbanization is driving 'artificialisation' of the global coastline (Figure 1, Firth et al., 2016). Artificial structures that support human activities (e.g. seawalls, breakwaters, artificial islands) are replacing natural habitats with myriad negative environmental impacts (Airoldi 2021; Dafforn 2015). The resultant marine built environments have been likened to 'novel ecosystems' (Bulleri 2020) because they deflected irrevocably from their historical trajectories. novel...
Abstract Aim Topographic complexity is widely accepted as a key driver of biodiversity, but at the patch‐scale, complexity–biodiversity relationships may vary spatially and temporally according to environmental stressors mitigates, species richness identity potential colonists. Using manipulative experiment, we assessed spatial variation in patch‐scale effects on intertidal biodiversity. Location 27 sites within 14 estuaries/bays distributed globally. Time period 2015–2017. Major taxa...
In the marine environment, greening of grey infrastructure (GGI) is a rapidly growing field that attempts to encourage native life colonize artificial structures enhance biodiversity, thereby promoting ecosystem functioning and hence service provision. By designing multifunctional sea defences, breakwaters, port complexes off-shore renewable energy installations, these can yield myriad environmental benefits, in particular, addressing UN SDG 14: Life below water. Whilst GGI has shown great...
The rhizocephalan barnacle Loxothylacus panopaei (Gissler, 1884) is a parasitic castrator that infects xanthid crabs and invasive on the Us Atlantic coast. It was introduced with infected to chesapeake bay in mid-1960s, has since expanded north Long Island sound, New York, south cape canaveral, Florida. results of an 8-mo field study (January-August 2012) indicate mean monthly L. prevalence 18.2% ± 6.2 (mean 95% cI; n = 66/384; range 9.4%-30.3%) Eurypanopeus depressus (smith, 1869) clambank...
In response to the environmental damage caused by urbanization, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are being implemented enhance biodiversity and ecosystem processes with mutual benefits for society nature. Although field of NbS is flourishing, experiments in different geographic locations contexts have produced variable results, knowledge particularly lacking subtidal zone. This study tested effects physical complexity on colonizing communities habitats two urban locations: (1) Plymouth, United...
:Gelidium coarctatum Kützing was a poorly known species described from the coast of Brazil. The name picked up by Ugadim and applied to common on tropical Brazil coast. Analyses partial rbcL sequences morphological characters G. holotype have shown that it is synonym Gelidium capense (Gmelin) P.C.Silva had been misapplied in latter as lineare sp. nov., characterized externally determinate lateral branches giving axes generally linear outline internally copious rhizines being concentrated...
Prevention of non-native species introductions and establishment is essential to avoid adverse impacts invasive in marine environments. To identify potential new inform management options for the northern Gulf Mexico (Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas), 138 were risk screened current future climate conditions using Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit. risk-ranked as low, medium, high, very high based on separate (calibrated) thresholds fishes, tunicates, invertebrates. In basic...
The rhizocephalan barnacle Loxothylacus panopaei is a parasitic castrator of xanthid crabs that has invaded the U.S. Atlantic coast. It was transported to Chesapeake Bay in mid-1960s with mud associated Gulf coast oysters and since spread north Long Island Sound, New York, south Cape Canaveral, Florida. Here we report parasite prevalence at 3 South Carolina sites—2 from which had not been previously reported—and examine genetic relationships North L. populations relative Mexico other...
Estuarine submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) provides vital habitat for macroinvertebrate communities that support diverse food webs and subsequent ecosystem services. Invasive SAV, however, has the potential to alter estuarine through competition with native resulting in different associated biological communities. In Mobile-Tensaw Delta (Alabama, USA), invasive Eurasian milfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum, is fast becoming dominant out-competing SAV such as wild celery, Vallisneria americana....