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The behaviour and recovery of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris in response to external accelerometer tag attachment (2015)
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Bullock, R. W., Guttridge, T. L., Cowx, I. G., Elliott, M., & Gruber, S. H. (2015). The behaviour and recovery of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris in response to external accelerometer tag attachment. Journal of fish biology, 87(6), 1342-1354. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12808

© 2015 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles. Behavioural responses of lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris to a fin-mounted tag package (CEFAS G6A tri-axial accelerometer with epoxied Sonotronics PT4 acoustic transmitter) were measured in a cont... Read More about The behaviour and recovery of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris in response to external accelerometer tag attachment.

Defining scenarios of future vectors of change in marine life and associated economic sectors (2015)
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Groeneveld, R. A., Bosello, F., Butenschön, M., Elliott, M., Peck, M. A., & Pinnegar, J. K. (2018). Defining scenarios of future vectors of change in marine life and associated economic sectors. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 201, 164-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.10.020

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Addressing the multitude of challenges in marine policy requires an integrated approach that considers the multitude of drivers, pressures, and interests, from several disciplinary angles. Scenarios are needed to harmonise the an... Read More about Defining scenarios of future vectors of change in marine life and associated economic sectors.

Diet as a mechanism of coexistence between intertidal fish species of the U.K. (2015)
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Barrett, C. J., Johnson, M. L., & Hull, S. L. (2016). Diet as a mechanism of coexistence between intertidal fish species of the U.K. Hydrobiologia, 768(1), 125-135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-015-2537-1

While the syntopic nature of many intertidal fish communities suggest that resources such as food are shared, little has been done to assess the importance of diet on the coexistence of intertidal fish of the U.K. In this study, six intertidal fish s... Read More about Diet as a mechanism of coexistence between intertidal fish species of the U.K..

Integrating management tools and concepts to develop an estuarine planning support system: A case study of the Humber Estuary, Eastern England (2015)
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Lonsdale, J., Weston, K., Barnard, S., Boyes, S. J., & Elliott, M. (2015). Integrating management tools and concepts to develop an estuarine planning support system: A case study of the Humber Estuary, Eastern England. Marine pollution bulletin, 100(1), 393-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.017

© 2015. Estuaries are important because of their multiple uses and users which often makes them challenging to manage since management must strike a balance between the needs of users, the estuaries' ecological and economic value and the context of m... Read More about Integrating management tools and concepts to develop an estuarine planning support system: A case study of the Humber Estuary, Eastern England.

External morphology of eyes and Nebenaugen of caridean decapods–ecological and systematic considerations (2015)
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Johnson, M. L., Dobson, N., & De Grave, S. (2015). External morphology of eyes and Nebenaugen of caridean decapods–ecological and systematic considerations. PeerJ, 3(8), e1176. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1176

Most caridean decapods have compound eyes of the reflecting superposition kind, and additionally some possess an accessory eye-like organ of unknown function, also referred to as the nebenauge.We examined 308 caridean genera to assess the general mor... Read More about External morphology of eyes and Nebenaugen of caridean decapods–ecological and systematic considerations.

Immigration and early life stages recruitment of the European flounder (Platichthys flesus) to an estuarine nursery: the influence of environmental factors (2015)
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Amorim, E., Elliott, M., Ramos, S., & Bordalo, A. A. (2016). Immigration and early life stages recruitment of the European flounder (Platichthys flesus) to an estuarine nursery: the influence of environmental factors. Journal of Sea Research, 107(1), 56-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2015.07.005

Connectivity between coastal spawning grounds and estuarine nurseries is a critical step in the life cycle of many fish species. Larval immigration and transport-associated physical–biological processes are determinants of recruitment success to nurs... Read More about Immigration and early life stages recruitment of the European flounder (Platichthys flesus) to an estuarine nursery: the influence of environmental factors.

Using ecological models to assess ecosystem status in support of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2015)
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Piroddi, C., Teixeira, H., Lynam, C. P., Smith, C., Alvarez, M. C., Mazik, K., …Uyarra, M. C. (2015). Using ecological models to assess ecosystem status in support of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Ecological Indicators, 58, 175-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.05.037

© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. The European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) seeks to achieve, for all European seas, "Good Environmental Status" (GEnS), by 2020. Ecological models are currently one of the strongest... Read More about Using ecological models to assess ecosystem status in support of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive.

Force majeure: Will climate change affect our ability to attain Good Environmental Status for marine biodiversity? (2015)
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Elliott, M., Borja, Á., McQuatters-Gollop, A., Mazik, K., Birchenough, S., Andersen, J. H., …Peck, M. (2015). Force majeure: Will climate change affect our ability to attain Good Environmental Status for marine biodiversity?. Marine pollution bulletin, 95(1), 7-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.015

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) requires that Good Environmental Status (GEnS), is achieved for European seas by 2020. These may deviate from GEnS, its 11 Descriptors, targets and baselines, due to endogenic man... Read More about Force majeure: Will climate change affect our ability to attain Good Environmental Status for marine biodiversity?.

Benthic monitoring and sampling design and effort to detect spatial changes: A case study using data from offshore wind farm sites (2015)
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Franco, A., Quintino, V., & Elliott, M. (2015). Benthic monitoring and sampling design and effort to detect spatial changes: A case study using data from offshore wind farm sites. Ecological Indicators, 57, 298-304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.04.040

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. The exploitation of renewable energies, in particular offshore wind farms (OWFs), is an expanding sector which involves activities that may adversely affect the marine benthic ecology. Fit-for-purpose monitor... Read More about Benthic monitoring and sampling design and effort to detect spatial changes: A case study using data from offshore wind farm sites.

The 10-tenets of adaptive management and sustainability: an holistic framework for understanding and managing the socio-ecological system (2015)
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Barnard, S., & Elliott, M. (2015). The 10-tenets of adaptive management and sustainability: an holistic framework for understanding and managing the socio-ecological system. Environmental science & policy, 51, 181-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2015.04.008

The three basic principles of sustainable development, relating to ecology, economy and society, have long been embedded within national and international strategies. In recent years we have augmented these principles by a further seven consideration... Read More about The 10-tenets of adaptive management and sustainability: an holistic framework for understanding and managing the socio-ecological system.

Marine biodiversity and ecosystem function relationships: The potential for practical monitoring applications (2015)
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Strong, J. A., Andonegi, E., Bizsel, K. C., Danovaro, R., Elliott, M., Franco, A., …Solaun, O. (2015). Marine biodiversity and ecosystem function relationships: The potential for practical monitoring applications. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 161, 46-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.04.008

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. There is an increasing demand for environmental assessments of the marine environment to include ecosystem function. However, existing schemes are predominantly based on taxonomic (i.e. structural) measures of biodiversity. Biodi... Read More about Marine biodiversity and ecosystem function relationships: The potential for practical monitoring applications.

Do fish larvae have advantages over adults and other components for assessing estuarine ecological quality? (2015)
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Ramos, S., Cabral, H., & Elliott, M. (2015). Do fish larvae have advantages over adults and other components for assessing estuarine ecological quality?. Ecological Indicators, 55, 74-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.03.005

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Using a novel approach to the assessment of ecological quality status of estuarine ecosystems, this study hypothesizes that compared to adult fishes and other components, the younger fish stages will be more... Read More about Do fish larvae have advantages over adults and other components for assessing estuarine ecological quality?.

Changes in bioaccumulation and translocation patterns between root and leafs of Avicennia schaueriana as adaptive response to different levels of metals in mangrove system (2015)
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Souza, I. D. C., Rocha, L. D., Morozesk, M., Bonomo, M. M., Arrivabene, H. P., Duarte, I. D., …Fernandes, M. N. (2015). Changes in bioaccumulation and translocation patterns between root and leafs of Avicennia schaueriana as adaptive response to different levels of metals in mangrove system. Marine pollution bulletin, 94(1-2), 176-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.02.032

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Espírito Santo estuaries (Brazil) are impacted by industrial activities, resulting in contamination of water and sediments. This raise questions on biological uptake, storage and consequences of metal contamination to mangrove pl... Read More about Changes in bioaccumulation and translocation patterns between root and leafs of Avicennia schaueriana as adaptive response to different levels of metals in mangrove system.

Preliminary observations on the mandibles of palaemonoid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonoidea) (2015)
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Ashelby, C. W., De Grave, S., & Johnson, M. L. (2015). Preliminary observations on the mandibles of palaemonoid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonoidea). PeerJ, 2015(3), e846. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.846

The mandibles of caridean shrimps have been widely studied in the taxonomy and functional biology of the group. Within the Palaemonoidea the mandibles reach a high level of structural diversity reflecting the diverse lifestyles within the superfamily... Read More about Preliminary observations on the mandibles of palaemonoid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonoidea).

Toward autonomous measurements of photosynthetic electron transport rates: an evaluation of active fluorescence-based measurements of photochemistry (2015)
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Silsbe, G. M., Oxborough, K., Suggett, D. J., Forster, R. M., Ihnken, S., Komárek, O., …Kromkamp, J. C. (2015). Toward autonomous measurements of photosynthetic electron transport rates: an evaluation of active fluorescence-based measurements of photochemistry. Limnology and oceanography, methods ASLO, 13(3), 138-155. https://doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10014

This study presents a methods evaluation and intercalibration of active fluorescence-based measurements of the quantum yield (ϕʹ 0 PSII) and absorption coefficient (aPSII) of photosystem II (PSII) photochemistry. Measurements of ϕʹ PSII , aPSII, and... Read More about Toward autonomous measurements of photosynthetic electron transport rates: an evaluation of active fluorescence-based measurements of photochemistry.

Evaluation of different concentration doses of eugenol on the behaviour of Nephrops norvegicus (2015)
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Cowing, D., Powell, A., & Johnson, M. (2015). Evaluation of different concentration doses of eugenol on the behaviour of Nephrops norvegicus. Aquaculture, 442, 78-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2015.02.039

Eugenol was tested for use as an anaesthetic on Nephrops norvegicus at three different concentrations (300, 600, 900 μL/L). Monitoring included the time taken to reach each sedation stage. Sedation stage was assessed by passive behaviours and reactio... Read More about Evaluation of different concentration doses of eugenol on the behaviour of Nephrops norvegicus.

Decrease in water clarity of the southern and central North Sea during the 20th century (2015)
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Capuzzo, E., Stephens, D., Silva, T., Barry, J., & Forster, R. M. (2015). Decrease in water clarity of the southern and central North Sea during the 20th century. Global change biology, 21(6), 2206-2214. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12854

Light in the marine environment is a key environmental variable coupling physics to marine biogeochemistry and ecology. Weak light penetration reduces light available for photosynthesis, changing energy fluxes through the marine food web. Based on pu... Read More about Decrease in water clarity of the southern and central North Sea during the 20th century.