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Improving our understanding of evolutionary persistence in an increasingly high CO2 world: Insight from marine polychaetes at a low pH vent system
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
The main aim of this thesis was to determine how marine metazoans might persist as ocean acidification (OA) conditions intensify. This was done using a combination of field surveys, field transplants and laboratory experiments ...
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR A LOW CARBON TOURISM ECONOMY IN THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
Achieving a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions has become a key challenge facing global society and its economies. Despite this, tourism policy and strategic planning rarely acknowledge carbon mitigation as a strategic ...
Fisheries, Marine Conservation, Marine Renewable Energy and Displacement: A Fresh Approach
(University of Plymouth, 2017)
Fishers are among the biggest commercial resource users in the marine environment. In order to meet international, national and local policies, the UK has to designate a suite of marine protected areas (MPAs) and reach ...
Investigating the role of larval dispersal models in the development of an 'ecologically coherent' network of deep sea marine protected areas
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
There is currently worldwide pressure to establish Marine Protected Area (MPA) networks which are self-sustaining and will persistently protect habitats and species. In order for MPA networks to be effective, the species ...
Migratory behaviour and spatial dynamics of large sharks and their conservation implications
(University of Plymouth, 2017)
Determining the dynamic nature of animal movement has been an important component in a
wider understanding of animal population ecology. Generally, this is because temporal change
in the density of a population at a ...
The Effect of a Health Intervention Scheme on the Mobility of Dairy Cows in the Southwest of England
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
Health intervention schemes have previously been used in order to improve animal welfare and to reduce and sometimes eradicate disease (Bell et al., 2009). This investigation looks at the success of one such scheme upon ...
The effects of ocean acidification on zooplankton: Using natural CO2 seeps as windows into the future
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, carbon dioxide (CO2) has been emitted into the atmosphere at rates unprecedented to Earth’s history. Nearly 30% of the anthropogenic CO2 in the atmosphere has been absorbed ...
Evidence-based Accountability Audits for Cloud Computing
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
Cloud computing is known for its on-demand service provisioning and has now become mainstream. Many businesses as well as individuals are using cloud services on a daily basis. There is a big variety of services that ranges ...
GRAPHICAL ONE-TIME PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
Complying with a security policy often requires users to create long and complex passwords to protect their accounts. However, remembering such passwords appears difficult for many and may lead to insecure practices, such ...
On the Medium-Term Simulation of Sediment Transport and Morphological Evolution in Complex Coastal Areas
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
A program for selecting the optimal wave conditions for morphodynamically accelerated
simulations of coastal evolution (‘OPTIWAVE’) has been constructed using a novel Genetic
Algorithm approach. The optimization routine ...