A5063405780- Coastal and Marine Management
- Marine and fisheries research
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Marine and environmental studies
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Maritime Ports and Logistics
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Water resources management and optimization
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Environmental Science and Water Management
- Water management and technologies
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2023
University College Cork
2016-2021
National University of Ireland
2018-2020
Centre for Marine Socioecology
2019
University of Tasmania
2019
Central Michigan University
2019
Scottish Association For Marine Science
2010-2015
University of the Highlands and Islands
2014-2015
Marine Institute
2011-2014
Trinity College Dublin
2005
Aquatic ecosystems are under severe pressure. Human activities introduce an array of pressures that impact and their components. In this study we focus on the aquatic domains fresh, coastal marine waters, including rivers, lakes riparian habitats to transitional, as well shelf oceanic habitats. environmental risk assessment approach, identified chains link 45 human through 31 82 ecosystem linkage framework >22,000 activity-pressure-ecosystem component interactions were found across seven...
The capacity of ecosystems to supply ecosystem services is decreasing. Sustaining this requires an understanding the links between impacts pressures introduced by human activities and how can lead changes in services. Here, we apply a novel approach, assessing 'risk service supply' (RESS), across range aquatic seven case studies. We link aggregate impact risk from on components, with relative score their potential greatest RESS found where component high subject risk. In context, explore...
The rapid development of the offshore renewable energy sector has led to an increased requirement for Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and, increasingly, this is carried out in context 'ecosystem approach' (EA) management. We demonstrate a novel method facilitate implementation EA. Using real-time interactive mapping device (touch-table) and stakeholder workshops we gathered data facilitated negotiation spatial trade-offs at potential site tidal off Mull Kintyre (Scotland). Conflicts between...
Climate change and its consequences present one of the most important threats to water resources systems which are vulnerable such changes due their limited adaptive capacity. Water in arid mountain regions, as Al Jabal Akhdar; northern Sultanate Oman, potential adverse impacts environmental climate change. Besides climatic change, current demographic trends, economic development related land use exerting pressures have direct on increasing demands for vulnerability. In this study,...
Sardà, R., T. O'Higgins, R. Cormier, A. Diedrich, and J. Tintore 2014. A proposed ecosystem-based management system for marine waters: linking the theory of environmental policy to practice management. Ecology Society 19(4):51. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07055-190451
Global initiatives have been increasingly focusing on mainstreaming the values of biodiversity and ecosystem services into decision-making at all levels. Due to accelerated rate which is declining its consequences for functioning ecosystems subsequently, they provide, there need develop comprehensive assessments benefits nature delivers society. Based expert evaluation, we identified relevant flow linkages in supply-side socio-ecological system, i.e. from supply eight case studies across...
O'Higgins, T. G., S. P. Ferraro, D. Dantin, J. Jordan, and M. Chintala. 2010. Habitat scale mapping of fisheries ecosystem service values in estuaries. Ecology Society 15(4): 7. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-03585-150407
O'Higgins, T., A. Farmer, G. Daskalov, S. Knudsen, and L. Mee. 2014. Achieving good environmental status in the Black Sea: scale mismatches management. Ecology Society 19(3): 54. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06707-190354
Mee, L., P. Cooper, A. Kannen, J. Gilbert, and T. O'Higgins. 2015. Sustaining Europe's seas as coupled social-ecological systems. Ecology Society 20(1): 1. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07143-200101
Cinnirella, S., R. Sardà, J. Suárez de Vivero, Brennan, A. Barausse, Icely, T. Luisetti, D. March, C. Murciano, Newton, O'Higgins, L. Palmeri, M. Palmieri, P. Raux, S. Rees, Albaigés, N. Pirrone, and K. Turner. 2014. Steps toward a shared governance response for achieving Good Environmental Status in the Mediterranean Sea. Ecology Society 19(4): 47. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07065-190447
Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) is an alternative to the monoculture of fin fish species, in which several species are combined production process. This can have environmental advantages such as a lower impact through nutrient cycling and natural filters; economic consisting increased efficiency, product diversification potential price premiums. In this paper, choice experiment (CE) was conducted online survey Ireland, UK, Italy, Israel Norway, assess how public makes decisions...
Understanding the relationships and dependencies in development implementation of environmental policy is essential to effective management marine environment. A new method network analysis called 'Rapid Policy Network Mapping' was developed that delivers an insight for both technical non-technical users into lifecycle, development. The applied Marine Strategy Framework Directive Water UK. These case studies highlight challenges protect UK's coastal environment they identify differences...
O'Higgins, T., P. Cooper, E. Roth, A. Newton, Farmer, I. C. Goulding, and Tett. 2014. Temporal constraints on ecosystem management: definitions examples from Europe's regional seas. Ecology Society 19(4): 46. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06507-190446
Abstract Critical habitats for fish and wildlife are often small patches in landscapes, e.g., aquatic vegetation beds, reefs, isolated ponds wetlands, remnant old‐growth forests, etc., yet the same animal populations that depend on these reproduction or survival can be extensive, ranging over large regions, even continents major ocean basins. Whereas ecological production functions support measured only at fine geographic scales brief periods of time, ecosystem services (benefits ecosystems...