Browse research from the School of Biological and Marine Sciences.
Submissions from 2017
North Atlantic Rhodolith Beds, Jazmin J. Hernandez-Kantun, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Jacques Grall, Walter Adey, Fabio Rindi, Christine A. Maggs, Ignacio Bárbara, and Viviana Peña
On the harmonization of methods for measuring the occurrence, fate and effects of microplastics, Chelsea M. Rochman, Fiona Regan, and Richard C. Thompson
The development of an advanced vertical discretisation scheme for a regional ocean model, D Bruciaferri, G Shapiro, and F Wobus
Submissions from 2016
Tropical CO2 seeps reveal the impact of ocean acidification on coral reef invertebrate recruitment, Ro Allen, Andrew Foggo, Katharina Fabricius, Annalisa Balistreri, and Jason M. Hall-Spencer
Caribbean Spiny Lobster Fishery Is Underpinned by Trophic Subsidies from Chemosynthetic Primary Production, Nicholas D. Higgs, Jason Newton, and Martin J. Attrill
Alternative protein sources in the diet modulate microbiota and functionality in the distal intestine of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ), Karina Gajardo, Alexander Jaramillo-Torres, Trond M. Kortner, Daniel L. Merrifield, John Tinsley, Anne Marie Bakke, and Åshild Krogdahl
Research challenges and conservation implications for urban cat management in New Zealand, KH Kikillus, GK Chambers, MJ Farnworth, and KM Hare
BOA CONSTRICTOR (Common Boa). REPRODUCTION / COURTSHIP., R Puschendorf and G Chaves
Erratum to: Permanent draft genome of Thermithiobacillus tepidarius DSM 3134T, a moderately thermophilic, obligately chemolithoautotrophic member of the Acidithiobacillia, Rich Boden, Lee P. Hutt, Marcel Huntemann, Alicia Clum, Manoj Pillay, Krishnaveni Palaniappan, Neha Varghese, Natalia Mikhailova, Dimitrios Stamatis, Tatiparthi Reddy, Chew Yee Ngan, Chris Daum, Nicole Shapiro, Victor Markowitz, Natalia Ivanova, Tanja Woyke, and Nikos Kyrpides
Microbiological quality of ready-to-eat fresh vegetables and their link to food safety environment and handling practices in restaurants, Dima Faour-Klingbeil, Ewen C.D. Todd, and Victor Kuri
Navigating uncertain waters: a critical review of inferring foraging behaviour from location and dive data in pinnipeds, M Carter, K Bennett, C Embling, PJ Hosegood, and D Russell
Permanent draft genome of Thermithiobacillus tepidarius DSM 3134T, a moderately thermophilic, obligately chemolithoautotrophic member of the Acidithiobacillia, Rich Boden, Lee P. Hutt, Marcel Huntemann, Alicia Clum, Manoj Pillay, Krishnaveni Palaniappan, Neha Varghese, Natalia Mikhailova, Dimitrios Stamatis, Tatiparthi Reddy, Chew Yee Ngan, Chris Daum, Nicole Shapiro, Victor Markowitz, Natalia Ivanova, Tanja Woyke, and Nikos Kyrpides
R-gene variation across Arabidopsis lyrata subspecies: effects of population structure, selection and mating system, James Buckley, Elizabeth Kilbride, Volkan Cevik, Joana G. Vicente, Eric B. Holub, and Barbara K. Mable
Rip current types, circulation and hazard, B. Castelle, T. Scott, R. W. Brander, and R. J. McCarroll
Sexual dimorphism and sexual conflict in the diving beetle Agabus uliginosus (L.) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), David T. Bilton, Jamie W.G. Hayward, Jonathan Rocha, and Garth N. Foster
The extreme 2013/2014 winter storms: Beach recovery along the southwest coast of England, Tim Scott, Gerd Masselink, Tim O'Hare, Andrew Saulter, Tim Poate, Paul Russell, Mark Davidson, and Daniel Conley
New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (November, 2016), CH MYTILINEOU, EHK AKEL, N BABALI, and et al
Weaponry and defenses in fighting animals: how allometry can alter predictions from contest theory, Alexandre V. Palaoro and Mark Briffa
Grain-size distributions on high energy sandy beaches and their relation to wave dissipation, Sam Prodger, Paul Russell, and Mark Davidson
Ocean sprawl: Challenges and opportunities for biodiversity management in a changing world, Louise B. Firth, Antony M. Knights, Danielle Bridger, Ally J. Evans, Nova Mieszkowska, Pippa J. Moore, Nessa E. O'connor, Emma V. Sheehan, Richard C. Thompson, and Stephen J. Hawkins
Regulatory ecotoxicity testing of nanomaterials – proposed modifications of OECD test guidelines based on laboratory experience with silver and titanium dioxide nanoparticles, K Hund-Rinke, A Baun, D Cupi, TF Fernandes, R Handy, JH Kinross, JM Navas, W Peijnenburg, K Schlich, BJ Shaw, and JJ Scott-Fordsmand
Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat, Jennifer M. Sunday, Katharina E. Fabricius, Kristy J. Kroeker, Kathryn M. Anderson, Norah E. Brown, James P. Barry, Sean D. Connell, Sam Dupont, Brian Gaylord, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Terrie Klinger, Marco Milazzo, Philip L. Munday, Bayden D. Russell, Eric Sanford, Vengatesen Thiyagarajan, Megan L.H. Vaughan, Stephen Widdicombe, and Christopher D.G. Harley
Symbiodinium biogeography tracks environmental patterns rather than host genetics in a key Caribbean reef-builder, Orbicella annularis, Emma V. Kennedy, Linda Tonk, Nicola L. Foster, Iliana Chollett, Juan Carlos Ortiz, Sophie Dove, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Peter J. Mumby, and Jamie R. Stevens
Release of synthetic microplastic plastic fibres from domestic washing machines: Effects of fabric type and washing conditions, Imogen E. Napper and Richard C. Thompson
Microplastics in Seawater: Recommendations from the Marine Strategy Framework Directive Implementation Process, Jesus Gago, Francois Galgani, Thomas Maes, and Richard C. Thompson
Factors limiting the establishment of canopy-forming algae on artificial structures, Eva Cacabelos, Gustavo M. Martins, Richard Thompson, Afonso C.L. Prestes, José Manuel N. Azevedo, and Ana I. Neto
A new parameterisation for runup on gravel beaches, Timothy G. Poate, Robert T. McCall, and Gerd Masselink
A Structured and Unstructured grid Relocatable ocean platform for Forecasting (SURF), F Trotta, E Fenu, N Pinardi, D Bruciaferri, and et al
Plymouth — A World Harbour through the ages, Antony M. Knights, Louise B. Firth, Richard C. Thompson, Anna L.E. Yunnie, Keith Hiscock, and Stephen J. Hawkins
The Mediterranean Decision Support System for Marine Safety dedicated to oil slicks predictions, G Zodiatis, M De Dominicis, L Perivoliotis, and et al
The transfer rate of Salmonella Typhimurium from contaminated parsley to other consecutively chopped batches via cutting boards under different food handling scenarios, Dima Faour-Klingbeil, Victor Kuri, and Ewen Todd
Proximate mechanisms of animal personality among-individual behavioural variation in animals, Mark Briffa
The opposite effects of routine metabolic rate and metabolic rate during startle responses on variation in the predictability of behaviour in hermit crabs, Mariana Velasque and Mark Briffa
Maximum swimming speeds of sailfish and three other large marine predatory fish species based on muscle contraction time and stride length: a myth revisited, Morten B.S. Svendsen, Paolo Domenici, Stefano Marras, Jens Krause, Kevin M. Boswell, Ivan Rodriguez-Pinto, Alexander D.M. Wilson, Ralf H.J.M. Kurvers, Paul E. Viblanc, Jean S. Finger, and John F. Steffensen
An in situ assessment of local adaptation in a calcifying polychaete from a shallow CO 2 vent system, Noelle M. Lucey, Chiara Lombardi, Maurizio Florio, Lucia DeMarchi, Matteo Nannini, Simon Rundle, Maria Cristina Gambi, and Piero Calosi
Combined effects of exogenous enzymes and probiotic on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) growth, intestinal morphology and microbiome, Daniel Merrifield
EGRINs (Environmental Gene Regulatory Influence Networks) in Rice That Function in the Response to Water Deficit, High Temperature, and Agricultural Environments, Olivia Wilkins, Christoph Hafemeister, Anne Plessis, Meisha Marika Holloway-Phillips, Gina M. Pham, Adrienne B. Nicotra, Glenn B. Gregorio, SVK Jagadish, Endang M. Septiningsih, Richard Bonneau, and Michael Purugganan
Linking genotoxicity and cytotoxicity with membrane fluidity: A comparative study in ovarian cancer cell lines following exposure to auranofin, Awadhesh N. Jha, Deepu Oommen, Nicholas J.F. Dodd, Dennis Yiannakis, and Rana Moyeed
Long-term antibiotic exposure in soil is associated with changes in microbial community structure and prevalence of class 1 integrons, DW Cleary, AH Bishop, L Zhang, and et al
Metabolic responses to high pCO2 conditions at a CO2 vent site in juveniles of a marine isopod species assemblage, Lucy M. Turner, Elena Ricevuto, Gallucci A Massa, Maurizio Lorenti, Maria Cristina Gambi, and Piero Calosi
Stable isotopes and mtDNA reveal niche segregation but no evidence of intergradation along a habitat gradient in the Lesser Whitethroat complex (Sylvia curruca; Passeriformes; Aves), Stephen C. Votier, Simon Aspinall, Stuart Bearhop, David Bilton, Jason Newton, Per Alström, Paul Leader, Geoff Carey, Robert W. Furnes, and Urban Olsson
Ocean acidification reduces demersal zooplankton that reside in tropical coral reefs, Joy N. Smith, G De’ath, Claudio Richter, Astrid Cornils, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, and Katharina E. Fabricius
The London Workshop on the Biogeography and Connectivity of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, A Glover and et al
Heterokairy: a significant form of developmental plasticity?, S. D. Rundle and J. I. Spicer
Innovation and model organisms for the environmental hazard assessment of engineered nanomaterials, RD Handy
Morpho-sedimentary dynamics of a micro-tidal mixed sand and gravel beach, Playa Granada, southern Spain, Rafael J. Bergillos, Miguel Ortega-Sánchez, Gerd Masselink, and Miguel A. Losada
Multi-year assessment of coastal planktonic fungi reveals environmental drivers of diversity and abundance, Joe D. Taylor and Michael Cunliffe
Seabird diving behaviour reveals the functional significance of shelf-sea fronts as foraging hotspots, S. L. Cox, P. I. Miller, C. B. Embling, K. L. Scales, A. W.J. Bicknell, P. J. Hosegood, G. Morgan, S. N. Ingram, and S. C. Votier
The distribution of deep-sea sponge aggregations in the North Atlantic and implications for their effective spatial management., Kerry Louise Howell, Nils Piechaud, Anna Leena Downie, and Andrew Kenny
Pathogenic marine microbes influence the effects of climate change on a commercially important tropical bivalve, LM Turner, Christian Alsterberg, AD Turner, G SK, Ashwin Rai, Jonathan N. Havenhand, M. N. Venugopal, Indrani Karunasagar, and Anna Godhe
Increasing the Depth of Current Understanding: Sensitivity Testing of Deep-Sea Larval Dispersal Models for Ecologists, Rebecca E. Ross, W. Alex M. Nimmo-Smith, and Kerry L. Howell
Predicting bee community responses to land-use changes: Effects of geographic and taxonomic biases, Palma A. De, Stefan Abrahamczyk, Marcelo A. Aizen, Matthias Albrecht, Yves Basset, Adam Bates, Robin J. Blake, Céline Boutin, Rob Bugter, Stuart Connop, Leopoldo Cruz-López, Saul A. Cunningham, Ben Darvill, Tim Diekötter, Silvia Dorn, Nicola Downing, Martin H. Entling, Nina Farwig, Antonio Felicioli, Steven J. Fonte, Robert Fowler, Markus Franzén, Dave Goulson, Ingo Grass, Mick E. Hanley, Stephen D. Hendrix, Farina Herrmann, Felix Herzog, Andrea Holzschuh, Birgit Jauker, Michael Kessler, M. E. Knight, Andreas Kruess, Patrick Lavelle, Féon V Le, Pia Lentini, Louise A. Malone, Jon Marshall, Eliana Martínez Pachón, Quinn S. McFrederick, Carolina L. Morales, Sonja Mudri-Stojnic, Guiomar Nates-Parra, Sven G. Nilsson, Erik Öckinger, Lynne Osgathorpe, Alejandro Parra-H, Carlos A. Peres, Anna S. Persson, Theodora Petanidou, Katja Poveda, Eileen F. Power, Marino Quaranta, Carolina Quintero, Romina Rader, Miriam H. Richards, Tai Roulston, Laurent Rousseau, Jonathan P. Sadler, Ulrika Samnegård, Nancy A. Schellhorn, Christof Schüepp, Oliver Schweiger, Allan H. Smith-Pardo, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Jane C. Stout, Rebecca K. Tonietto, Teja Tscharntke, Jason M. Tylianakis, Hans A.F. Verboven, Carlos H. Vergara, Jort Verhulst, Catrin Westphal, Hyung Joo Yoon, and Andy Purvis
A high-resolution map of the gut microbiota in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): A basis for comparative gut microbial research, K Garjardo, Trond M. Kortner, TM, Åshild Krogdahl, Anne Marie Bakke, Daniel L. Merrifield, and S Henning
Bird pollinators, seed storage and cockatoo granivores explain large woody fruits as best seed defense in Hakea, Byron B. Lamont, Mick E. Hanley, Philip K. Groom, and Tianhua He
Material type and roughness influence structure of inter-tidal communities on coastal defenses, Eva Cacabelos, Gustavo M. Martins, Richard Thompson, Afonso C.L. Prestes, José Manuel N. Azevedo, and Ana I. Neto
On the use of the Radon transform to estimate longshore currents from video imagery, Rafael Almar, Stanislas Larnier, Bruno Castelle, Timothy Scott, and France Floc'h
Reconstructing ancient Mediterranean crossroads in Deronectes diving beetles, David García-Vázquez, David T. Bilton, Rocío Alonso, Cesar J. Benetti, Josefina Garrido, Luis F. Valladares, and Ignacio Ribera
Seabird diversity hotspot linked to ocean productivity in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem, W. James Grecian, Matthew J. Witt, Martin J. Attrill, Stuart Bearhop, Peter H. Becker, Carsten Egevang, Robert W. Furness, Brendan J. Godley, Jacob González-Solís, David Grémillet, Matthias Kopp, Amélie Lescroël, Jason Matthiopoulos, Samantha C. Patrick, Hans Ulrich Peter, Richard A. Phillips, Iain J. Stenhouse, and Stephen C. Votier
The Whittard Canyon - A case study of submarine canyon processes, T. Amaro, V. A.I. Huvenne, A. L. Allcock, T. Aslam, J. S. Davies, R. Danovaro, Stigter HC De, G. C.A. Duineveld, C. Gambi, A. J. Gooday, L. M. Gunton, R. Hall, K. L. Howell, J. Ingels, K. Kiriakoulakis, C. E. Kershaw, M. S.S. Lavaleye, K. Robert, H. Stewart, Rooij D Van, M. White, and A. M. Wilson
Ocean acidification affects fish spawning but not paternity at CO2 seeps, Marco Milazzo, Carlo Cattano, Suzanne H. Alonzo, Andrew Foggo, Michele Gristina, Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa, Mauro Sinopoli, Davide Spatafora, Kelly A. Stiver, and Jason M. Hall-Spencer
A new species of Anacaena Thomson, 1859 from South Africa (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae), David T. Bilton and Albrecht Komarek
Two new water beetles from the South African Cape (Coleoptera, Hydraenidae), David T. Bilton
Temporal patterns in habitat use by small cetaceans at an oceanographically dynamic marine renewable energy test site in the Celtic Sea, S. L. Cox, M. J. Witt, C. B. Embling, B. J. Godley, P. J. Hosegood, P. I. Miller, S. C. Votier, and S. N. Ingram
An experimental comparison of three towed underwater video systems using species metrics, benthic impact and performance, Emma V. Sheehan, Sandrine Vaz, Erin Pettifer, Nicola L. Foster, Sarah J. Nancollas, Sophie Cousens, Luke Holmes, Jean Valery Facq, Gregory Germain, and Martin J. Attrill
Boundary layer dynamics in the swash zone under large-scale laboratory conditions, Andrea Ruju, Daniel Conley, Gerd Masselink, Martin Austin, Jack Puleo, Thijs Lanckriet, and Diane Foster
Research highlights from Regional Studies in Marine Science, J. M. Hall-Spencer, G. G. Lauenstein, and K. M.Y. Leung
Sediment transport partitioning in the swash zone of a large-scale laboratory beach, Jack A. Puleo, Thijs Lanckriet, Daniel Conley, and Diane Foster
A lionfish (Pterois miles) invasion has begun in the Mediterranean Sea, Demetris Kletou, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, and Periklis Kleitou
Optical closure in marine waters from in situ inherent optical property measurements, Ina Lefering, Fethi Bengil, Charles Trees, Rüdiger Röttgers, David Bowers, Alex Nimmo-Smith, Jill Schwarz, and David McKee
After the Ice Age: The Impact of Post-Glacial Dispersal on the Phylogeography of a Small Mammal, Muscardinus avellanarius, Fraser J. Combe, Jonathan S. Ellis, Kirsty L. Lloyd, Bradley Cain, C. Philip Wheater, and W. Edwin Harris
Amphiesma stolatum (striped keelback): Habitat and reproduction, D Pryce, C Thorpe, S Kulkarni, and T Lewis
A critical evaluation of the fish early-life stage toxicity test for engineered nanomaterials: experimental modifications and recommendations, BJ Shaw, CC Liddle, KM Windeatt, and RD Handy
Differential responses of three coastal grassland species to seawater flooding, Mick E. Hanley, Tom L. Gove, Gregory R. Cawthray, and Timothy D. Colmer
Observed shifts in the contact zone between two forms of the diving beetle Hydroporus memnonius are consistent with predictions from sexual conflict., David T. Bilton and Garth N. Foster
Predaceous water beetles (Coleoptera, Hydradephaga) of the Lake St Lucia system, South Africa: biodiversity, community ecology and conservation implications, Renzo Perissinotto, Matthew S. Bird, and David T. Bilton
Amphiesma stolatum (striped keelback): Habitat and reproduction, D Pryce, CJ Thorpe, S Kulkarni, and TR Lewis
Corrigendum: A physics-enabled flow restoration algorithm for sparse PIV and PTV measurements (2015 Meas. Sci. Technol . 26 065301), Andrey Vlasenko, Edward C.C. Steele, and W. Alex M. Nimmo-Smith
DERMOPHIS GLANDULOSUS (Glandular Caecilian) DIET, R Puschendorf and G Chaves
Long-term modifications of coastal defences enhance marine biodiversity, Gustavo M. Martins, Stuart R. Jenkins, Ana I. Neto, Stephen J. Hawkins, and Richard C. Thompson
Physiological niche and geographical range in European diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)., Rebekah Cioffi, A. John Moody, Andrés Millán, Richard A. Billington, and David T. Bilton
Sediment transport dynamics in the swash zone under large-scale laboratory conditions, Andrea Ruju, Daniel Conley, Gerd Masselink, and Jack Puleo
The integration of alien plants in mutualistic plant-hummingbird networks across the Americas: the importance of species traits and insularity, PK Maruyama, J Vizentin-Bugoni, J Sonne, González AM Martín, M Schleuning, AC Araujo, AC Baquero, J Cardona, P Cardona, PA Cotton, G Kohler, C Lara, T Malucelli, OH Marín-Gómez, J Ollerton, AM Rui, A Timmermann, IG Varassin, TB Zanata, C Rahbek, M Sazima, and B Dalsgaard
Understanding and predicting the temporal variability of sediment grain size characteristics on high-energy beaches, Sam Prodger, Paul Russell, Mark Davidson, Jon Miles, and Tim Scott
Effect of photosynthetic photon flux density on growth, photosynthetic competence and antioxidant enzymes activity during ex vitro acclimatization of Dieffenbachia cultivars, M. E. El-Mahrouk, Y. H. Dewir, H. N. Murthy, H. Z. Rihan, H. S. Al-Shmgani, and M. P. Fuller
Nanomaterials in the aquatic environment: A European Union-United States perspective on the status of ecotoxicity testing, research priorities, and challenges ahead, H Selck, RD Handy, TF Fernandes, SJ Klaine, and EJ Petersen
Sublethal effects of copper sulphate compared to copper nanoparticles in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at low pH: physiology and metal accumulation, GA Al-Bairuty, D Boyle, TB Henry, and RD Handy
Prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli from raw vegetables in Lebanon, Dima Faour-Klingbeil, Victor Kuri, Sukayna Fadlallah, and Ghassan M. Matar
Endemicity of chytridiomycosis features pathogen overdispersion, Laura F. Grogan, Andrea D. Phillott, Benjamin C. Scheele, Lee Berger, Scott D. Cashins, Sara C. Bell, Robert Puschendorf, and Lee F. Skerratt
Innovations and best practice in undergraduate education, GR Littlejohn, G Scott, and M Williams
Differences in the timing of cardio-respiratory development determine whether marine gastropod embryos survive or die in hypoxia., Tabitha S. Rudin-Bitterli, John I. Spicer, and Simon D. Rundle
Focusing of baroclinic tidal energy in a canyon, Vasiliy Vlasenko, Nataliya Stashchuk, Mark E. Inall, Marie Porter, and Dmitry Aleynik
Individual and population-level responses to ocean acidification, Ben P. Harvey, Niall J. McKeown, Samuel P.S. Rastrick, Camilla Bertolini, Andy Foggo, Helen Graham, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Marco Milazzo, Paul W. Shaw, Daniel P. Small, and Pippa J. Moore
Same-sex sexual behaviour as a dominance display, Sarah M. Lane, Alice E. Haughan, Daniel Evans, Tom Tregenza, and Clarissa M. House
Seasonal biochemical and photophysiological responses in the intertidal macroalga Cystoseira tamariscifolia (Ochrophyta), PSM Celis-Pla, Zenilda L. Bouzon, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Eder C. Schmidt, Nathalie Korbee, and Félix L. Figueroa
Understanding the routes of contamination of ready-to-eat vegetables in the Middle East, Dima Faour-Klingbeil, Muhammad Murtada, Victor Kuri, and Ewen C.D. Todd
Video-based nearshore bathymetry estimation in macro-tidal environments, E. W.J. Bergsma, D. C. Conley, M. A. Davidson, and T. J. O'Hare
Something in the air? The impact of volatiles on mollusc attack of oilseed rape seedlings, Roger W.R. Shannon, Anne Emmanuelle Félix, Guy M. Poppy, Philip L. Newland, Dam NM van, and Mick E. Hanley
Extreme wave activity during 2013/2014 winter and morphological impacts along the Atlantic coast of Europe, Gerd Masselink, Bruno Castelle, Tim Scott, Guillaume Dodet, Serge Suanez, Derek Jackson, and France Floc'H
