All Outputs (13)

Does a ‘natural environment’ increase growth and reduce the mortality of Litopenaeus vannamei within a closed aquaculture system (2021)
Thesis
Maidment-Blundell, A. (2021). Does a ‘natural environment’ increase growth and reduce the mortality of Litopenaeus vannamei within a closed aquaculture system. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223778

This investigation is into the ability to produce similar or increased levels of prawn growth and a reduction in mortality within two different enriched environments, compared to commercial standard of a bare environment. This is to address limitatio... Read More about Does a ‘natural environment’ increase growth and reduce the mortality of Litopenaeus vannamei within a closed aquaculture system.

Habitat use and behaviour of lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at a sub-tropical nursery site in the Bahamas (2018)
Thesis
Bullock, R. W. (2018). Habitat use and behaviour of lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at a sub-tropical nursery site in the Bahamas. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222655

Understanding how animals behave in their natural environment provides important insights into their ecology and is valuable for species conservation. For many aquatic species, observation of behaviour is difficult and research has in the past largel... Read More about Habitat use and behaviour of lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at a sub-tropical nursery site in the Bahamas.

Developing an estuarine planning support system : a case study for the Humber Estuary, UK (2018)
Thesis
Lonsdale, J.-A. (2018). Developing an estuarine planning support system : a case study for the Humber Estuary, UK. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220846

Estuaries are often challenging to manage, as management must strike a balance between the needs of the users and the ecological and economic values within the context of multiple legislative drivers. To help facilitate integrated management, a novel... Read More about Developing an estuarine planning support system : a case study for the Humber Estuary, UK.

The implications of climate change upon the concept of force majeure and its use in marine environmental policies (2017)
Thesis
Saul, R. (2017). The implications of climate change upon the concept of force majeure and its use in marine environmental policies. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220893

Seventeen environmental laws include provisions on force majeure or natural causes, the clause acts to except States from their commitments if failure to meet the commitment is due to factors outside their control and adequate proof can be provided.... Read More about The implications of climate change upon the concept of force majeure and its use in marine environmental policies.

Benthic community structure and function along salinity and elevation gradients in the Humber Estuary (2014)
Thesis
Jones, K. (2014). Benthic community structure and function along salinity and elevation gradients in the Humber Estuary. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216400

Biological Traits Analysis (BTA) is increasingly being applied together with taxonomic and structural analysis in marine and estuarine studies of the benthos, to link species characteristics to ecosystem function. An investigation was made of benthic... Read More about Benthic community structure and function along salinity and elevation gradients in the Humber Estuary.

Use of MicroCT to determine the functional ecology of intertidal infauna (2014)
Thesis
Butterfield, J. (2014). Use of MicroCT to determine the functional ecology of intertidal infauna. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215721

Intertidal infauna through the process of bioturbation, play a major role in estuarine ecosystem functioning. Despite this, methods to both quantitatively and qualitatively assess the features produced from bioturbation have been limited. This study... Read More about Use of MicroCT to determine the functional ecology of intertidal infauna.

Ecological and economic valuation of managed realignment sites, Humber Estuary, UK : benefits for society (2012)
Thesis
Bhatia, N. (2012). Ecological and economic valuation of managed realignment sites, Humber Estuary, UK : benefits for society. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215253

The valuation of ecosystem services through economic methods has exponentially increased in last twenty years. However these studies seldom incorporate the specific influence of the study sites’ ecological development on the local populations’ econom... Read More about Ecological and economic valuation of managed realignment sites, Humber Estuary, UK : benefits for society.

The potential alternative uses of dredged material in the Humber Estuary (2012)
Thesis
Lonsdale, J.-A. (2012). The potential alternative uses of dredged material in the Humber Estuary. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213363

The Humber Estuary handles around 16% of the UK’s maritime trade. It is important for Economic reasons with a number ports and wharves as well as for the environment, with local, national and international designations applied to numerous species and... Read More about The potential alternative uses of dredged material in the Humber Estuary.

Conservation of freshwater biodiversity in key areas of the Colombian Amazon (2011)
Thesis
Portocarrero Aya, M. (2011). Conservation of freshwater biodiversity in key areas of the Colombian Amazon. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212051

Freshwater ecosystems maintain incredible ecological processes that support millions of species, including human beings. Important goods and services ranging from food and building materials to water cleansing, flood and erosion control, cycling of n... Read More about Conservation of freshwater biodiversity in key areas of the Colombian Amazon.

The recreation of estuarine ecosystem : a case study at Paull Holme Strays, Humber Estuary, UK. (2009)
Thesis
Swig, B. A. (2009). The recreation of estuarine ecosystem : a case study at Paull Holme Strays, Humber Estuary, UK. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209358

Habitat restoration can partially compensate for the extensive loss of coastal wetlands, which are transitional habitats that form the barriers between seas and oceans and the terrestrial environment. Coastal wetlands historically due to their locati... Read More about The recreation of estuarine ecosystem : a case study at Paull Holme Strays, Humber Estuary, UK..

Physical, chemical, biological and management aspects of coastal ecosystems facing eutrophication : the Guaymas Bay, Sonora, Mexico (1999)
Thesis
Botello-Ruvalcaba, M. A. (1999). Physical, chemical, biological and management aspects of coastal ecosystems facing eutrophication : the Guaymas Bay, Sonora, Mexico. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221102

The present study has encompassed a series of field observations and theoretical considerations related to physical, chemical, and biological factors defining the process of eutrophication in the Guaymas system. Additionally, the work has produced th... Read More about Physical, chemical, biological and management aspects of coastal ecosystems facing eutrophication : the Guaymas Bay, Sonora, Mexico.

Habitat utilisation by the white rhinoceros and status of the species in Namibia (1998)
Thesis
Myers, V. J. (1998). Habitat utilisation by the white rhinoceros and status of the species in Namibia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210688

This study investigated habitat utilisation of the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) in a semi-arid environment and established the history and current status of the species, following its introduction to Namibia.

Most early introductio... Read More about Habitat utilisation by the white rhinoceros and status of the species in Namibia.

The structure and functioning of the fish assemblage of the Humber Estuary, UK (1995)
Thesis
Marshall, S. (1995). The structure and functioning of the fish assemblage of the Humber Estuary, UK. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210442

This study provides an assessment of the fish assemblage of the Humber estuary, using a quarterly sampling interval. Sampling 14 subtidal stations throughout the estuary, and two intertidal sites in the outer estuary, the principal aims of the study... Read More about The structure and functioning of the fish assemblage of the Humber Estuary, UK.