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Differential biochemical responses to metal/metalloid accumulation in organs of an edible fish (Centropomus parallelus) from Neotropical estuaries (2018)
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Souza, I. D. C., Morozesk, M., Bonomo, M. M., Azevedo, V. C., Sakuragui, M. M., Elliott, M., …Fernandes, M. N. (2018). Differential biochemical responses to metal/metalloid accumulation in organs of an edible fish (Centropomus parallelus) from Neotropical estuaries. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 161, 260-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.05.068

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. Metal/metalloid accumulation in fish organs elicits biochemical responses indicating the overall fish and environmental health status. This study evaluated the bioaccumulation of metals and metalloid in relation to a suite of bio... Read More about Differential biochemical responses to metal/metalloid accumulation in organs of an edible fish (Centropomus parallelus) from Neotropical estuaries.

Dynamic habitat use of an estuarine nursery seascape: Ontogenetic shifts in habitat suitability of the European flounder (Platichthys flesus) (2018)
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Amorim, E., Ramos, S., Elliott, M., & Bordalo, A. A. (2018). Dynamic habitat use of an estuarine nursery seascape: Ontogenetic shifts in habitat suitability of the European flounder (Platichthys flesus). Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 506, 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.05.011

© 2018 Estuaries have long been recognized as nursery habitats for various marine fish species. As seascapes consisting of a mosaic of habitat patches, estuarine nurseries incorporate ecological processes such as ontogenetic shifts. To improve our un... Read More about Dynamic habitat use of an estuarine nursery seascape: Ontogenetic shifts in habitat suitability of the European flounder (Platichthys flesus).

Interrogating pollution sources in a mangrove food web using multiple stable isotopes (2018)
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Souza, I. D. C., Arrivabene, H. P., Craig, C. A., Midwood, A. J., Thornton, B., Matsumoto, S. T., …Fernandes, M. N. (2018). Interrogating pollution sources in a mangrove food web using multiple stable isotopes. The Science of the total environment, 640-641, 501-511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.302

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Anthropogenic activities including metal contamination create well-known problems in coastal mangrove ecosystems but understanding and linking specific pollution sources to distinct trophic levels within these environments is cha... Read More about Interrogating pollution sources in a mangrove food web using multiple stable isotopes.

Can national management measures achieve good status across international boundaries? - A case study of the Bay of Biscay and Iberian coast sub-region (2018)
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Cavallo, M., Elliott, M., Quintino, V., & Touza, J. (2018). Can national management measures achieve good status across international boundaries? - A case study of the Bay of Biscay and Iberian coast sub-region. Ocean and Coastal Management, 160, 93-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.04.005

© 2018 Coastal countries have historically implemented management measures to improve the status of their national marine waters and little effort has been made to take coordinated actions to improve the status of the entire region or sub-region of w... Read More about Can national management measures achieve good status across international boundaries? - A case study of the Bay of Biscay and Iberian coast sub-region.

Development and application of a machine learning algorithm for classification of elasmobranch behaviour from accelerometry data (2018)
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Brewster, L. R., Dale, J. J., Guttridge, T. L., Gruber, S. H., Hansell, A. C., Elliott, M., …Gleiss, A. C. (2018). Development and application of a machine learning algorithm for classification of elasmobranch behaviour from accelerometry data. Marine Biology, 165(4), Article 62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-018-3318-y

© 2018, The Author(s). Discerning behaviours of free-ranging animals allows for quantification of their activity budget, providing important insight into ecology. Over recent years, accelerometers have been used to unveil the cryptic lives of animals... Read More about Development and application of a machine learning algorithm for classification of elasmobranch behaviour from accelerometry data.

Linking modelling and empirical data to assess recreation services provided by coastal habitats: The case of NW Portugal (2017)
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Cunha, J., Elliott, M., & Ramos, S. (2018). Linking modelling and empirical data to assess recreation services provided by coastal habitats: The case of NW Portugal. Ocean and Coastal Management, 162, 60-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.12.022

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. In recent years, NW Portugal, particularly the city of Porto, has increasingly attracted tourists, thus emphasising the economic potential of the sector. This region is also of high ecological relevance, hosting a Marine Protecte... Read More about Linking modelling and empirical data to assess recreation services provided by coastal habitats: The case of NW Portugal.

A user's guide to coping with estuarine management bureaucracy: An Estuarine Planning Support System (EPSS) tool (2017)
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Lonsdale, J., Nicholson, R., Weston, K., Elliott, M., Birchenough, A., & Sühring, R. (2018). A user's guide to coping with estuarine management bureaucracy: An Estuarine Planning Support System (EPSS) tool. Marine pollution bulletin, 127, 463-477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.12.032

© 2017 Estuaries are amongst the most socio-economically and ecologically important environments however, due to competing and conflicting demands, management is often challenging with a complex legislative framework managed by multiple agencies. To... Read More about A user's guide to coping with estuarine management bureaucracy: An Estuarine Planning Support System (EPSS) tool.

Unbounded boundaries and shifting baselines: Estuaries and coastal seas in a rapidly changing world (2017)
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Little, S., Spencer, K. L., Schuttelaars, H. M., Millward, G. E., & Elliott, M. (2017). Unbounded boundaries and shifting baselines: Estuaries and coastal seas in a rapidly changing world. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 198, 311-319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.10.010

© 2017 This Special Issue of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science presents contributions from ECSA 55; an international symposium organised by the Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA) and Elsevier on the broad theme of estuaries and coas... Read More about Unbounded boundaries and shifting baselines: Estuaries and coastal seas in a rapidly changing world.

Towards better integration of environmental science in society: lessons from BONUS, the joint Baltic Sea environmental research and development programme (2017)
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Snoeijs-Leijonmalm, P., Barnard, S., Elliott, M., Andrusaitis, A., Kononen, K., & Sirola, M. (2017). Towards better integration of environmental science in society: lessons from BONUS, the joint Baltic Sea environmental research and development programme. Environmental science & policy, 78, 193-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2017.10.004

Integration of environmental science in society is impeded by the large gap between science and policy that is characterised by weaknesses in societal relevance and dissemination of science and its practical implementation in policy. We analyse exper... Read More about Towards better integration of environmental science in society: lessons from BONUS, the joint Baltic Sea environmental research and development programme.

Habitat loss and gain: Influence on habitat attractiveness for estuarine fish communities (2017)
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Amorim, E., Ramos, S., Elliott, M., Franco, A., & Bordalo, A. A. (2017). Habitat loss and gain: Influence on habitat attractiveness for estuarine fish communities. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 197, 244-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.08.043

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Habitat structure and complexity influence the structuring and functioning of fish communities. Habitat changes are one of the main pressures affecting estuarine systems worldwide, yet the degree and rate of change and its impact... Read More about Habitat loss and gain: Influence on habitat attractiveness for estuarine fish communities.

The Amended European Environmental Impact Assessment Directive: UK marine experience and recommendations (2017)
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Lonsdale, J., Weston, K., Blake, S., Edwards, R., & Elliott, M. (2017). The Amended European Environmental Impact Assessment Directive: UK marine experience and recommendations. Ocean and Coastal Management, 148, 131-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.07.021

© 2017 Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are a key legislative requirement used to ensure sustainable development. A notable example of the enabling legislation is the European Union Environmental Impact Assessment Directive (2011/92/EU). In th... Read More about The Amended European Environmental Impact Assessment Directive: UK marine experience and recommendations.

SMART marine goals, targets and management – Is SDG 14 operational or aspirational, is ‘Life Below Water’ sinking or swimming? (2017)
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Cormier, R., & Elliott, M. (2017). SMART marine goals, targets and management – Is SDG 14 operational or aspirational, is ‘Life Below Water’ sinking or swimming?. Marine pollution bulletin, 123(1-2), 28-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.07.060

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), adopted in September 2015, are accompanied by targets which have to be met individually and collectively by the signatory states. SDG14 Life Below Water aims to lay the found... Read More about SMART marine goals, targets and management – Is SDG 14 operational or aspirational, is ‘Life Below Water’ sinking or swimming?.

“And DPSIR begat DAPSI(W)R(M)!” - A unifying framework for marine environmental management (2017)
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Elliott, M., Burdon, D., Atkins, J., Borja, A., Cormier, R., de Jonge, V., & Turner, R. (2017). “And DPSIR begat DAPSI(W)R(M)!” - A unifying framework for marine environmental management. Marine pollution bulletin, 118(1-2), 27-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.03.049

The marine environment is a complex system formed by interactions between ecological structure and functioning, physico-chemical processes and socio-economic systems. An increase in competing marine uses and users requires a holistic approach to mari... Read More about “And DPSIR begat DAPSI(W)R(M)!” - A unifying framework for marine environmental management.

Good or bad vibrations? Impacts of anthropogenic vibration on the marine epibenthos (2017)
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Roberts, L., & Elliott, M. (2017). Good or bad vibrations? Impacts of anthropogenic vibration on the marine epibenthos. The Science of the total environment, 595, 255-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.117

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Anthropogenic activities directly contacting the seabed, such as drilling and pile-driving, produce a significant vibration likely to impact benthic invertebrates. As with terrestrial organisms, vibration may be used by marine sp... Read More about Good or bad vibrations? Impacts of anthropogenic vibration on the marine epibenthos.

The cumulative effects assessment of a coastal ecological restoration project in China: An integrated perspective (2017)
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Ma, D., Zhang, L., Fang, Q., Jiang, Y., & Elliott, M. (2017). The cumulative effects assessment of a coastal ecological restoration project in China: An integrated perspective. Marine pollution bulletin, 118(1-2), 254-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.02.043

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Large scale coastal land-claim and sea-enclosing (CLASE) activities have caused habitat destruction, biodiversity losses and water deterioration, thus the local governments in China have recently undertaken seabed dredging and dyk... Read More about The cumulative effects assessment of a coastal ecological restoration project in China: An integrated perspective.

The value of remote sensing techniques in supporting effective extrapolation across multiple marine spatial scales (2017)
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Strong, J. A., & Elliott, M. (2017). The value of remote sensing techniques in supporting effective extrapolation across multiple marine spatial scales. Marine pollution bulletin, 116(1-2), 405-419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.028

The reporting of ecological phenomena and environmental status routinely required point observations, collected with traditional sampling approaches to be extrapolated to larger reporting scales. This process encompasses difficulties that can quickly... Read More about The value of remote sensing techniques in supporting effective extrapolation across multiple marine spatial scales.