School of Biological and Marine Sciences: Recent submissions
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mNCEA policy brief - The many scales of pelagic habitats
(University of PlymouthPlymouth, UK, 2024-03-07)This fact sheet is intended to help explain the extreme variation in both abundance and body size exhibited by marine plankton and why those characteristics make them challenging to understand. Plankton in pelagic (open ... -
mNCEA policy brief - Plenty more fish in the sea? Counting the cost of climate change on marine Natural Capital
(Plymouth Marine LaboratoryPlymouth, UK, 2024-03-07)This policy brief describes how predicted changes in productivity across the Atlantic will impact the amount of fish that the marine environment can support. This is bound to have important implications for marine food ... -
Assessing the impact of an offshore longline mussel farm on local water circulation in a highly hydrodynamic energetic bay
(Elsevier BV, 2024-05-15)Thought to be a sustainable choice, molluscs are the most consumed aquaculture foods after finfish. The expansion of the mussel aquaculture industry offshore reports lower environmental impacts compared to inshore farms. ... -
REPEATABILITY OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGE ON A SANDY BEACH ACROSS MULTIPLE TIMESCALES
(Coastal Engineering Research Council, 2023-09-01)<jats:p>The swash zone is a highly dynamic region of the nearshore in terms of both hydro- and sediment dynamics. Previous work has demonstrated that the majority of swash events transport only small amounts of sediment ... -
Collective order and group structure of shoaling fish subject to differing risk-level treatments with a sympatric predator
It is imperative for individuals to exhibit flexible behaviour according to ecological context, such as available resources or predation threat. Manipulative studies on responses to threat often focus on behaviour in the ... -
Anthropogenic noise limits resource distribution without changing social hierarchies
(ElsevierNetherlands, 2024-04-20)Increasing evidence demonstrates that anthropogenic noise is a global pollutant that threatens marine ecosystems. Mounting numbers of studies show its diverse effects on individuals and their behaviour. However, little ... -
An underwater clash of spears: Public engagement in Mediterranean lionfish control efforts
(Wiley, 2024-02)<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p> <jats:list> <jats:list-item><jats:p>Invasive alien species pose a great challenge in conservation ecology. Rapid establishment of common lionfish (<jats:styled-content ... -
COASTAL WAVE OVERTOPPING: NEW NOWCAST AND MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES
(Coastal Engineering Research Council, 2023-09-01)<jats:p>It is projected that global mean sea level could rise up to 1 m this century with a strong regional pattern. It is estimated that 20percent of England’s coastal defenses could fail under just half this rise. ... -
Spatiotemporal variations in reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) residency at a remote meso-scale habitat and its importance in future spatial planning
(Wiley, 2024-02-01)The Chagos Archipelago's vast no-take marine protected area (MPA, 640,000 km2) provides refuge for elasmobranchs facing unsustainable depletion by fisheries. Nonetheless, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing ... -
Nitrogen availability regulates the effects of a simulated marine heatwave on carbon sequestration and phycosphere bacteria of a marine crop
(Wiley, 2023-12-26)Great hope has been pinned on seaweed cultivation as being a potent way of removing CO2 to reduce rates of sea surface warming and acidification. Marine heatwaves and nitrogen pollution in coastal ecosystems are serious ...