A5070813802- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine and fisheries research
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Mining and Resource Management
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Marine animal studies overview
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Echinoderm biology and ecology
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Regional Development and Policy
- Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
- Heavy metals in environment
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
University of Victoria
2019-2023
Scottish Government
2023
Seascape Consultants (United Kingdom)
2019-2022
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
2013-2022
University of Southampton
2013-2022
Victoria University of Wellington
2013-2021
Deep-sea mining may be just a few years away and yet society is struggling to assess the positive aspects, such as increasing supply of metals for battery production fuel green revolution, versus potentially large environmental impacts. Mining polymetallic (manganese) nodules from deep ocean likely first mineral resource targeted will involve direct impacts hundreds km2 seabed per mine year. However, activity also cause generation sediment plumes that spread site have both immediate...
Mining of seafloor massive sulfides (SMS) is imminent, but the ecology assemblages at SMS deposits poorly known. Proposed conservation strategies include protected areas to preserve biodiversity risk from mining impacts. Determining site suitability requires biological characterisation mine and area(s). Video survey a proposed area off New Zealand revealed unique megafaunal site. Significant relationships were identified between assemblage structure environmental conditions, including...
Abstract Motivation Traits are increasingly being used to quantify global biodiversity patterns, with trait databases growing in size and number, across diverse taxa. Despite interest a trait‐based approach the of deep sea, where impacts human activities (including seabed mining) accelerate, there is no single repository for species traits deep‐sea chemosynthesis‐based ecosystems, including hydrothermal vents. Using an international, collaborative approach, we have compiled first...
Polymetallic sulfide (PMS) deposits produced at hydrothermal vents in the deep sea are of potential interest to miners. Hydrothermally active ecosystems valued for extraordinary chemosynthetic communities that they support. Many countries, including Canada, Portugal, and United States, protect vent their Exclusive Economic Zones. When activity ceases temporarily (dormancy) or permanently (extinction), habitat associated ecosystem change dramatically. Until recently, so-called "inactive...
Seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) mining will likely occur at hydrothermal systems in the near future. Alongside their mineral wealth, SMS deposits also have considerable biological value. Active host endemic vent communities, whilst inactive support communities of deep water corals and other suspension feeders. Mining activities are expected to remove all large organisms suitable habitat immediate area, making particularly risk from loss localised extinction. As part environmental management...
The deep sea is subject to multiple anthropogenic disturbances, which may soon be added mining of hydrothermally-formed seafloor massive sulfides (SMS). As a first step towards full Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) for SMS mining, ecological sensitivity activities was assessed based on the functional traits benthic megafaunal taxa. Faunal distribution and abundance data at two different spatial scales (within seamount within site) were used from video surveys conducted un-fished...
Imaging is increasingly used to capture information on the marine environment thanks improvements in imaging equipment, devices for carrying cameras and data storage recent years. In that context, biologists, geologists, computer specialists end-users must gather discuss methods procedures optimising quality quantity of collected from images. The 4 th Marine Workshop was organised 3-6 October 2022 Brest (France) a hybrid mode. More than hundred participants were welcomed person about 80...
Genetic connectivity studies can inform the design of mitigation strategies used in environmental management. However, expense developing species-specific molecular markers and collecting samples at appropriate spatial temporal scales be prohibitive. Using archived material existing may provide a cost-effective way to assess population connectivity. are increasingly demand deep sea response mounting anthropogenic pressures, including seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) mining. The feasibility...
Assessment of ecosystem health entails consideration species interactions within and between size classes to determine their contributions function. Elucidating microbial involvement in these requires tools distil diverse information down relevant, manageable elements. We used covariance ratios (proportionality) pairs patterns enrichment identify "core communities" likely interacting (<64 µm), meiofaunal (64 µm 1 mm) macrofaunal (>1 taxa assemblages hosted by a foundation species, the...
Xyloplax is a genus of three species sea stars previously found only on sunken wood in the deep ocean. Their circular and petaloid bodies, which lend them their common name “sea daisy”, presumed exclusive diet make an unusual rare element deep-sea ecosystems. We describe here fourth from eastern Pacific Ocean, princealberti n. sp., ranges offshore Canada to Gulf California (Mexico) Costa Rica. Though sampled geographically close another described northeastern Pacific, X. janetae, this new...
Boschen-Rose, R.E.; Ferreira, M.A.; Johnson, D.E., and Gianni, M., 2020. Engaging with industry to spur Blue Growth. In: Malvárez, G. Navas, F. (eds.), Global Coastal Issues of Journal Research, Special Issue No. 95, pp. 835 – 839. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208.Improving marine resource management governance requires marrying science socio-economics, which is key the development Economy. For sustainable growth Economy (Blue Growth) occur, there needs be robust scientific...