Browse theses by postgraduate research students from the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
HOLOCENE RELATIVE SEA-LEVEL CHANGES IN SOUTH HINNØYA, ARCTIC NORWAY, Robert Langdon Barnett
Identification of variability in sub-arctic sea ice conditions during the Younger Dryas and Holocene, Patricia Cabedo Sanz
Interactions of Trace Metals with Plastic Production Pellets in the Marine Environment, Luke Alexander Holmes
Living with a changing climate: Holocene climate variability and socio-evolutionary trajectories, central Turkey, Samantha Lee Allcock
Response of pteropod and related faunas to climate change and ocean acidification, Deborah Wall-Palmer
Synthesis, Fractionation, Characterisation and Toxicity of Naphthenic Acids from Complex Mixtures, David Jones
Weathering of sulfide ores in model soils, potentially toxic element release and bioavailability, Thomas Robson
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The environmental behaviour of beryllium-7 and implications for its use as a sediment tracer, Alex Taylor
Carbon management and scenario planning at the landscape scale with GIS, Shabnam Delfan Azari
DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL PARTICLE SURFACES FOR THE ADSORPTION OF PITCH FROM WOOD PROCESSING AND RECYCLING OF PAPER, Daniel Gantenbein
Early Mesozoic stratigraphy, sedimentology and structure of the, Emhemed Alfandi
Extinction and recovery dynamics of Triassic-Jurassic macro-invertebrate communities, Luis Felipe Opazo Mella
Policy Learning and the Development of Renewable Energy Policy in the United Kingdom, Sally Murrall-Smith
‘Socio-economic and livelihood impacts of environmentally supportive bio-enterprise development for the agro-/pastoral communities in Samburu Heartland, Kenya’., Susan Alison Wren
Sustainable Management of the Historic Environment Resource in Upland Peat: A Study from Exmoor, Heather Joy Davies
The effect of sea level rise on radionuclide mobility at contaminated nuclear sites, Jane Eagling
The governance of security in the revanchist city- The case of Cape Town, South Africa, Till Frederik Paasche
The impact of future sea-level rise on the London-Penzance railway line, David Dawson
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
AN INVESTIGATION INTO USE OF THE FRESHWATER GASTROPOD VIVIPARUS AS A RECORDER OF PAST CLIMATIC CHANGE, MELANIE JANE BUGLER
COMPUTER ASSISTED ASSESSMENT IN OMAN: FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENT PERFORMANCE, Amina Obaid Al-hajri
Diffuse Minewater Pollution: Quantification and Risk Assessment in the Tamar Catchment, Alison Turner
Peter Lanyon: A Life Geographic, Marion Parish
Production and preservation of the Arctic sea ice diatom biomarker IP25, Thomas Brown
Stratigraphy and Palaeoenvironment of the Paleocene/Eocene boundary interval in the Indus Basin, Pakistan, Muhammad Hanif
Transnational Spaces within the European Union: the geographies of British migrants in France, Fiona Ferbrache
Volcanic risk assessment: integrating hazard and social vulnerability analysis, Sara Louise Hayes
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Future sustainability of organic vegetable production in the UK: perception of the growers, PANKAJ KUMAR BANIK
Accumulation of Platinum Group Elements by the Marine Microalga, Chlorella stigmatophora, Leyla Shams
An Investigation into Sustainable Forest Policies and Practices in Syria, Rim Rateb Al Berni
Aqueous and solid phase interactions of radionuclides with organic complexing agents, Estela Reinoso-Maset
Cultural Responses to volcanic hazards on Mt Merapi, Indonesia, Katherine Helen Mary Donovan
Localisation and Resilience at the local level: the case of Transition Town Totnes, Robert John Hopkins
Regulating Geopolitical Space: EU Interaction with East Africa, Veit Klemens Bachmann
Risk and Farmers' Decisions to Farm Organically: The Case of Devon (UK), Saer lssa Barhoum
Surface adsorption and pore-level properties of mineral and related systems of relevance to the recycling of paper, Christopher Mark Gribble
THE PARTNERSHIP APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE: THE CASE OF THE MOOR TREES PARTNERSHIP NETWORK, Clive Bastin
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
AN ENHANCED -1800-YEAR RECORD OF RECENT VOLCANIC ASH-FALL EVENTS FOR NORTHERN NEW ZEALAND FROM THE ANAlYSIS OF CRYPTOTEPHRA, MARIA J. GEHRELS
High-resolution climatic study of the Norwegian and Iberian shelves during the late Holocene : a diatom perspective, Zuzanna Natalia Stroynowski
LATE-HOLOCENE LAKE DIATOM-INFERRED PALAEOCLIMATE FROM CENTRAL TURKEY, Jessie Woodbridge
MEASUREMENT AND MODELLING OF STRUCTURE AND PORE LEVEL PROCESSES IN FILTERS AND WICKS, JOHN CHARLES PRICE
Multi-proxy palaeoclimate reconstruction of the permian-triassic mass extinction event, Timothy Kearsey
NUTRIENTS AND EUTROPHICATION IN THE TAW ESTUARY, GERALD MAIER
Partnerships in the development and management of marine nature-based tourism : an analysis of effectiveness, Claire Kelly
The Power of Empowerment:Recognising Power Relations within 'Development' for Communities in Zambia, Karen Treasure
TRANSFORMATIONS OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS IN ESTUARINE PARTICLE- WATER SYSTEMS, Jin Bo Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
A STUDY OF DENSE WATER FORMATION OVER ROCKALL BANK, CLARE KATHERINE O'NEILL
DISSOLUTION OF AEROSOL IRON IN SEA WATER USING FLOW-INJECTION WITH CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTION, MARIE JOSIANE MIREILLE SEGURET
Morphodynamics, sedimentation and sediment dynamics of a gravel beach, Daniel D. Buscombe
Young people's geographies in rural post-socialist Germany: a case study in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Nadine Daniela Schafer
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
AVOIDING COLLAPSE: RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN VULNERABLE SMALL ISLANDS, Matthew Paul Bunce
Controls on long-term drainage development of the Carboneras Basin, SE Spain, Astrid Juliette Blum
Distribution, causes and nature of natural landslides in Devon and Cornwall, Claire Foster
Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous stable isotope and geochemical records from the northern high latitudes: implications for palaeoclimate, ELIZABETH VICTORIA NUNN
Late Quaternary fire histories in the eastern Mediterranean region from lake sedimentary micro-charcoals, Rebecca Turner
LATE QUATERNARY FIRE HISTORIES IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRNEAN REGION FROM LAKE SEDIMENTARY MICRO-CHARCOALS, Rebecca Turner
Marine Biogeochemistry Studies of Iron and Hydrogen Peroxide using Flow Injection-Chemiluminescence, Angela Milne
MICROBIALLY-MEDIATED METHYL IODIDE CYCLING IN A PARTICLE-RICH ESTUARY, NOBLE KWAME ASARE
Middle to late Holocene sea-level change in Western Denmark : a diatom-based study, Katie Szkornik
PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT OF THE CACAO AGRO-FOOD SYSTEM IN TABASCO (MEXICO): A FITNESS APPROACH, CESAR JESUS VAZQUEZ NAVARRETE
Spatial and temporal constraints on the pattern of crustal rotation in the Central Andean forearc of Northern Chile (27-30°S), Ben Dashwood
The evolution and palaeobiogeography of mesozoic planktonic foraminifera, Wendy Hudson
THE IMPACTS OF ATMOSPHERICALLY DERIVED METALS ON COASTAL MARINE SYSTEMS, Mohammed Orif
The marketing strategies of livestock enterprises in objective one regions : a comparative study between Greece and United Kingdom, Lambros Tsourgiannis
The Photodegradation of Diazepam and its Human Metabolites in Water, Charles Edward West
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Characterisation of Algal Derived Organic Nitrogen, Phillippa Kate Curtis-Jackson
ENHANCED SOIL STRUCTURING BENEATH WHITE CLOVER AND ITS IMPACT ON NUTRIENT TRANSPORT, Deborah Anne Lydia Holtham
Fish landings, discards and benthic material from demersal trawling in the western English Channel (ICES VIIe), Stephen Paul Cotterell
FLOW INJECTION TECHNIQUES FOR INVESTIGATING THE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF NUTRIENTS IN NATURAL WATERS, Omaka Ndukaku Omaka
Foraminiferal and stable isotope investigation of the Cenomanian-Turonian extinction and oceanic anoxic event, Jodie Fisher
Irish Sea : a socio-ecological system, Karen Bowler
Monitoring Peatland Damage and Restoration Using Testate Amoebae as Indicator Organisms, Emma Jane Vickery
Naphthenic Acids: Synthesis, Characterisation and Factors Influendng Environmental Fate, Benjamin Edward Smith
UNDERSTANDING OF THE VARIABILITY OF PHYTOPLANKTON ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION PROPERTIES: A SYNERGISTIC USE OF REMOTE SENSING AND IN SITU DATA, DIONYSIOS RAITSOS-EXARCHOPOULOS
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
A MULTISCALE INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURE ON FLOOD HYDROLOGY IN SOUTHWEST ENGLAND, AMY LOUISE SULLIVAN
ANALYSIS OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND BIOMOLECULES USING HPLC COUPLED TO ICP-MS AND ESI-MS, Andrew James Cartwright
A STUDY OF MEDITERRANEAN BLUEFIN TUNA (Thunnus thynnus L.) WITH REFERENCE TO STOCK IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, ANDREINA FENECH FARRUGIA
Determination of Dissolved Iron Speciation in the North East Atlantic Ocean by Flow Injection Chemiluminescence, Simon Ussher
Development of a non-invasive electrophysiological system for measuring the auditory capability of marine animals, Jonathan Murray Lovell
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY: THE BEHAVIOUR OF NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC BINDER SYSTEMS WITHIN PAPER COATINGS, Giuliano Laudone
Maltese fisheries and the sustainability of resources around the Maltese islands, Matthew Camilleri
Medium-Term (Months to Years) Morphodynamic Modelling of a Complex Estuarine System, Marcos Eduardo Cordeiro Bernardes
Mesoscale circulation in the Black Sea : a study combining numerical modelling and observations, Cecilia Elizabeth Enriquez Ortiz
Modelling the Water Quality of the Patos Lagoon, Brazil, Deborah Ann Tyrrell
PHOSPHORUS SPECIATION IN SOIL LEACHATE USING FIELD-FLOW FRACTIONATION AND FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS, LAURA JANE GIMBERT
Small island developing states, sustainability and the Caribbean Sea, Asha Singh
TECHNIQUES FOR STUDYING THE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF NUTRIENTS IN THE TAMAR CATCHMENT, UTRA MANKASINGH
THE DYNAMICS OF A TIDAL INTRUSION FRONT IN A NATURAL ESTUARY: EFFECTS ON MULTIBEAM SONAR ACCURACY, RICHARD HOLMAN COLLINGWOOD THAIN
THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE HATAY OPHIOLITE OF SOUTHEAST TURKEY, JENNIFER INWOOD
Use of Depth Perception for the Improved Understanding of Hydrographic Data, Runar Ostnes
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
AMINO ACIDS AS DIAGNOSTICS OF SOIL AND SOIL WATER QUALITY, JANE MADGE BOBART HAWKINS
Analysis of water masses distribution and circulation in the White Sea, Russia, Laurent Latché
Aqueous & Non-Aqueous Phase Tracer Migration Through Differing Soil Textures, Anthony Johnson
Arsenic in the Pak Pa-Nang River Basin, Thailand, Saravuth Rattanachongkiat
Biodegradation, water solubility and characterisation studies of unresolved complex mixtures (UCMs) of aromatic hydrocarbons, Andrew Michael Booth
CONFLICT AND COASTAL AQUATIC SPORTS: A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE, KAREN SUMSER-LUPSON
DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RESOURCES IN BAHRAIN: A COMBINED APPROACH OF SUPPLY-DEMAND ANALYSIS, MUBARAK AMAN AL-NOAIMI
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SEAWATER SOLUBILITY OF AEROSOL ASSOCIATED TRACE METALS, ANGELA BISCOMBE
FORAMINIFERAL DISTRIBUTION AND SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY OF OXFORDIAN SUCCESSIONS IN THE WESSEX/ANGLO-PARIS BASIN, MELISSA JANE OXFORD
HOLOCENE PALAEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION FROM N EW ZEALAND PEATLANDS, ZOE JENNIFER HAZELL
