A5058278517- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
University of Edinburgh
2016-2024
University of North Carolina Wilmington
2009-2020
Heriot-Watt University
2012-2019
Scottish Association For Marine Science
2006-2016
University of York
1996-2012
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
2010
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
2009
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
1999-2007
Marine Scotland
2000-2007
Institut für Psychogerontologie
2006
The deep sea encompasses the largest ecosystems on Earth. Although poorly known, seafloor provide services that are vitally important to entire ocean and biosphere. Rising atmospheric greenhouse gases bringing about significant changes in environmental properties of realm terms water column oxygenation, temperature, pH food supply, with concomitant impacts deep-sea ecosystems. Projections suggest abyssal (3000–6000 m) temperatures could increase by 1°C over next 84 years, while habitats...
In 2006 and 2007, multiple deployments of current meters optical sensors on landers moorings were made in the first detailed situ study particle supply to coral community Mingulay Reef complex Sea Hebrides at 140‐m water depth. Two distinct predictable mechanisms resolved. One mechanism consisted rapid downwelling surface caused by hydraulic control tidal flow that transports particles from corals less than an hour. The was recorded reef top as a pulse warm, fluorescent, relatively clear...
Abstract The deep sea plays a critical role in global climate regulation through uptake and storage of heat carbon dioxide. However, this regulating service causes warming, acidification deoxygenation waters, leading to decreased food availability at the seafloor. These changes their projections are likely affect productivity, biodiversity distributions deep‐sea fauna, thereby compromising key ecosystem services. Understanding how change can lead shifts species is critically important...
Cold-water corals, such as Lophelia pertusa , are key habitat-forming organisms found throughout the world's oceans to 3000 m deep. The complex three-dimensional framework made by these vulnerable marine ecosystems support high biodiversity and commercially important species. Given their importance, a question is how both living dead will fare under projected climate change. Here, we demonstrate that over 12 months L. can physiologically acclimate increased CO 2 showing sustained net...
Living resources in the sea are essential to economic, nutritional, recreational, and health needs of billions people. Variation biodiversity that characterizes marine systems, which underlies numerous ecosystem services provided humans, is being rapidly altered by changing environmental factors human activity. Understanding underlying causes these patterns, forecasting where future changes likely occur, requires monitoring patterns organism abundance, diversity, distribution health;...
This article explores the concept of "other effective area-based conservation measures" (OECMs) in context UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 marine protected areas and OECMs its linkages to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It argues that mainstreaming biodiversity through CBD Targets' implementation into SDGs can contribute a more systemic comprehensive SDG 14.5 at least 10% coastal areas. complement MPAs ecologically representative effectively...
Cold-water corals are associated with high local biodiversity, but despite their importance as ecosystem engineers, little is known about how these organisms will respond to projected ocean acidification. Since preindustrial times, average pH has decreased from 8.2 ~8.1, and predicted CO2 emissions decrease by up another 0.3 units the end of century. This in may have a wide range impacts upon marine life, particular calcifiers such cold-water corals. Lophelia pertusa most widespread coral...
Leaf area index (L*) and above-ground biomass were determined by destructive sampling for a 400m2 of terra firme Amazonian rain forest an adjacent clearing. While L* in the varied considerably with height though canopy four separately sampled 100m2 subplots, cumulative was similar mean value 5.7 + ou - 0.5. The total dry 265 95t ha-1, while leaf 6.3 0.5t ha-1. specific (SLA, cm2g-1) determined, found to vary linearlywith depth rising from 65cm2g-1 at top, 114cm2g-1at 5m above floor. average...