All Outputs (31)

Editorial: Bridging the gap between policy and science in assessing the health status of marine ecosystems (2016)
Book Chapter
Elliott, M., Austen, M., Berg, T., Borja, A., Carstensen, J., Cochrane, S., …Snelgrove, P. (in press). Editorial: Bridging the gap between policy and science in assessing the health status of marine ecosystems. In A. Borja, M. Elliott, M. C. Uyarra, J. Carstensen, & M. Mea (Eds.), . https://doi.org/10.3389/978-2-88945-004-6

Human activities,both established and emerging, increasingly affect the provision of marine ecosystem services that deliver societal and economic benefits. Monitoring the status of marine ecosystems and determining how human activities change their c... Read More about Editorial: Bridging the gap between policy and science in assessing the health status of marine ecosystems.

Migration flyway of the Mediterranean breeding Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis emigratus (2016)
Journal Article
Hamza, A., Baccetti, N., Sultana, J., Yahia, J., Zantello, M., de Faveri, A., …Elliott, M. (2017). Migration flyway of the Mediterranean breeding Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis emigratus. The Ostrich, 88(1), 53-58. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2016.1231139

© 2016 NISC (Pty) Ltd. The Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis emigratus breeding population in the Mediterranean is found exclusively in Libya, on the two coastal islands of Gara and Elba and one wetland on the mainland coast at Benghazi. In... Read More about Migration flyway of the Mediterranean breeding Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis emigratus.

What is marine biodiversity? Towards common concepts and their implications for assessing biodiversity status (2016)
Journal Article
Cochrane, S. K. J., Andersen, J. H., Berg, T., Blanchet, H., Borja, A., Carstensen, J., …Renaud, P. E. (2016). What is marine biodiversity? Towards common concepts and their implications for assessing biodiversity status. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(DEC), Article 248. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00248

Biodiversity' is one of the most common keywords used in environmental sciences, spanning from research to management, nature conservation, and consultancy. Despite this, our understanding of the underlying concepts varies greatly, between and within... Read More about What is marine biodiversity? Towards common concepts and their implications for assessing biodiversity status.

Population dynamics of two sympatric intertidal fish species (the shanny, Lipophrys pholis, and long-spined scorpion fish,Taurulus bubalis) of Great Britain (2016)
Journal Article
Barrett, C., Johnson, M., & Hull, S. (2018). Population dynamics of two sympatric intertidal fish species (the shanny, Lipophrys pholis, and long-spined scorpion fish,Taurulus bubalis) of Great Britain. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 98(3), 589-595. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315416001582

The shanny/common blenny (Lipophrys pholis) and long-spined scorpionfish/bullhead (Taurulus bubalis) are commonly encountered, sympatric species within much of Great Britain’s rocky intertidal zones. Despite being prey items of the cod (Gadus morhua)... Read More about Population dynamics of two sympatric intertidal fish species (the shanny, Lipophrys pholis, and long-spined scorpion fish,Taurulus bubalis) of Great Britain.

Implementing and innovating marine monitoring approaches for assessing marine environmental status (2016)
Journal Article
Danovaro, R., Carugati, L., Berzano, M., Cahill, A. E., Carvalho, S., Chenuil, A., …Borja, A. (2016). Implementing and innovating marine monitoring approaches for assessing marine environmental status. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(NOV), Article 213. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00213

© 2016 Danovaro, Carugati, Berzano, Cahill, Carvalho, Chenuil, Corinaldesi, Cristina, David, Dell'Anno, Dzhembekova, Garcés, Gasol, Goela, Féral, Ferrera, Forster, Kurekin, Rastelli, Marinova, Miller, Moncheva, Newton, Pearman, Pitois, Reñé, Rodrígue... Read More about Implementing and innovating marine monitoring approaches for assessing marine environmental status.

A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition: I. International context and evaluation criteria (2016)
Journal Article
Hallett, C. S., Valesini, F., & Elliott, M. (2016). A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition: I. International context and evaluation criteria. Environmental science & policy, 66, 260-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.014

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Given the immeasurable value of estuaries and their severe and growing pressures, sound understanding and reporting of estuarine condition is essential for their effective management and sustainable development. In light of this,... Read More about A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition: I. International context and evaluation criteria.

A typology of stakeholders and guidelines for engagement in transdisciplinary, participatory processes (2016)
Journal Article
Newton, A., & Elliott, M. (2016). A typology of stakeholders and guidelines for engagement in transdisciplinary, participatory processes. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(NOV), https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00230

© 2016 Newton and Elliott. This paper fulfils a gap in environmental management by producing a typology of stakeholders for effective participatory processes and co-design of solutions to complex social–environmental issues and then uses this typolog... Read More about A typology of stakeholders and guidelines for engagement in transdisciplinary, participatory processes.

A catalogue of marine biodiversity indicators (2016)
Journal Article
Teixeira, H., Berg, T., Uusitalo, L., Fürhaupter, K., Heiskanen, A., Mazik, K., …Borja, À. (2016). A catalogue of marine biodiversity indicators. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(NOV), Article 207. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00207

© 2016 Teixeira, Berg, Uusitalo, Fürhaupter, Heiskanen, Mazik, Lynam, Neville, Rodriguez, Papadopoulou, Moncheva, Churilova, Kryvenko, Krause-Jensen, Zaiko, Veríssimo, Pantazi, Carvalho, Patrício, Uyarra and Borja. A Catalogue of Marine Biodiversity... Read More about A catalogue of marine biodiversity indicators.

Nuclear power and coastal birds: Predicting the ecological consequences of warm-water outflows (2016)
Journal Article
Forster, R. M., Bremner, J., Garcia, C., Silva, T., & Stillman, R. A. (2016). Nuclear power and coastal birds: Predicting the ecological consequences of warm-water outflows. Ecological Modelling, 342, 60-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.09.017

Local alteration of species abundance in natural communities due to anthropogenic impacts may have secondary, cascading effects on species at higher trophic levels. Such effects are typically hard to single out due to their ubiquitous nature and, the... Read More about Nuclear power and coastal birds: Predicting the ecological consequences of warm-water outflows.

Uses of innovative modeling tools within the implementation of the marine strategy framework directive (2016)
Journal Article
Lynam, C. P., Uusitalo, L., Patrício, J., Piroddi, C., Queirós, A. M., Teixeira, H., …Neville, S. (2016). Uses of innovative modeling tools within the implementation of the marine strategy framework directive. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(SEP), https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00182

© 2016 Lynam, Uusitalo, Patrício, Piroddi, Queirós, Teixeira, Rossberg, Sagarminaga, Hyder, Niquil, Möllmann, Wilson, Chust, Galparsoro, Forster, Veríssimo, Tedesco, Revilla and Neville. In Europe and around the world, the approach to management of t... Read More about Uses of innovative modeling tools within the implementation of the marine strategy framework directive.

DPSIR-Two decades of trying to develop a unifying framework for marine environmental management? (2016)
Journal Article
Patrício, J., Elliott, M., Mazik, K., Papadopoulou, K., & Smith, C. J. (2016). DPSIR-Two decades of trying to develop a unifying framework for marine environmental management?. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(SEP), Article 177. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00177

© 2016 Patrício, Elliott, Mazik, Papadopoulou and Smith. Determining and assessing the links between human pressures and state-changes in marine and coastal ecosystems remains a challenge. Although there are several conceptual frameworks for describi... Read More about DPSIR-Two decades of trying to develop a unifying framework for marine environmental management?.

Bridging the gap between policy and science in assessing the health status of marine ecosystems (2016)
Journal Article
Borja, A., Elliott, M., Snelgrove, P. V. R., Austen, M. C., Berg, T., Cochrane, S., …Wilson, C. (2016). Bridging the gap between policy and science in assessing the health status of marine ecosystems. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(SEP), https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00175

Human activities, both established and emerging, increasingly affect the provision of marine ecosystem services that deliver societal and economic benefits. Monitoring the status of marine ecosystems and determining how human activities change their... Read More about Bridging the gap between policy and science in assessing the health status of marine ecosystems.

European marine biodiversity monitoring networks: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (2016)
Journal Article
Patrício, J., Little, S., Mazik, K., Papadopoulou, K., Smith, C. J., Teixeira, H., …Elliott, M. (2016). European marine biodiversity monitoring networks: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(SEP), Article 161. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00161

© 2016 Patrício, Little, Mazik, Papadopoulou, Smith, Teixeira, Hoffmann, Uyarra, Solaun, Zenetos, Kaboglu, Kryvenko, Churilova, Moncheva, Bucas, Borja, Hoepffner and Elliott. By 2020, European Union Member States should achieve Good Environmental Sta... Read More about European marine biodiversity monitoring networks: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

Managing the marine environment, conceptual models and assessment considerations for the European marine strategy framework directive (2016)
Journal Article
Smith, C. J., Papadopoulou, K., Barnard, S., Mazik, K., Elliott, M., Patrício, J., …Borja, A. (2016). Managing the marine environment, conceptual models and assessment considerations for the European marine strategy framework directive. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(AUG), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00144

Conceptual models summarize, visualize and explain actual or predicted situations and how they might be tackled. In recent years, Pressure-State-Response (P-S-R) frameworks have been central to conceptualizing marine ecosystem issues and then transla... Read More about Managing the marine environment, conceptual models and assessment considerations for the European marine strategy framework directive.

Brexit: The marine governance horrendogram just got more horrendous! (2016)
Journal Article
Boyes, S. J., & Elliott, M. (2016). Brexit: The marine governance horrendogram just got more horrendous!. Marine pollution bulletin, 111(1-2), 41-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.08.020

On Thursday 23rd June 2016, the British people voted in a referendum on the following question: ‘Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?’ Of the 33,551,983 who voted, 51.9% (17,410,742) voted to le... Read More about Brexit: The marine governance horrendogram just got more horrendous!.

A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition: III. Evaluation against international best practice and recommendations for the future (2016)
Journal Article
Hallett, C. S., Valesini, F., & Elliott, M. (2016). A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition: III. Evaluation against international best practice and recommendations for the future. Environmental science & policy, 66, 282-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.015

In this final component of a three-part review, we present a national synthesis and evaluation of approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition across Australia. Progress is evaluated against objective criteria that together... Read More about A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition: III. Evaluation against international best practice and recommendations for the future.

Processing and exploitation of multisensor optical data for coastal water applications-The HIGHROC project (2016)
Journal Article
Ruddick, K., Brockmann, C., Créach, V., De Keukelaere, L., Doxaran, D., Forster, R., …Vanhellemont, Q. (2016). Processing and exploitation of multisensor optical data for coastal water applications-The HIGHROC project. ESA SP, SP-740,

The FP7/HIGHROC ("HIGH spatial and temporal Resolution Ocean Colour") Project is developing the next generation of optical products for coastal water services. These products are based on both mainstream ocean colour sensors (Sentinel-3/OLCI, VIIRS)... Read More about Processing and exploitation of multisensor optical data for coastal water applications-The HIGHROC project.

Artificial reefs and marine protected areas: a study in willingness to pay to access Folkestone Marine Reserve, Barbados, West Indies (2016)
Journal Article
Kirkbride-Smith, A. E., Wheeler, P. M., & Johnson, M. L. (2016). Artificial reefs and marine protected areas: a study in willingness to pay to access Folkestone Marine Reserve, Barbados, West Indies. PeerJ, 2016(7), Article e2175. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2175

© 2016 Kirkbride-Smith et al. Artificial reefs in marine protected areas provide additional habitat for biodiversity viewing, and therefore may offer an innovative management solution for managing for coral reef recovery and resilience. Marine park u... Read More about Artificial reefs and marine protected areas: a study in willingness to pay to access Folkestone Marine Reserve, Barbados, West Indies.

Is existing legislation fit-for-purpose to achieve Good Environmental Status in European seas? (2016)
Journal Article
Boyes, S. J., Elliott, M., Murillas-Maza, A., Papadopoulou, N., & Uyarra, M. C. (2016). Is existing legislation fit-for-purpose to achieve Good Environmental Status in European seas?. Marine pollution bulletin, 111(1-2), 18-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.06.079

Recent additions to marine environmental legislation are usually designed to fill gaps in protection and management, build on existing practices or correct deficiencies in previous instruments. Article 13 of the European Marine Strategy Framework Dir... Read More about Is existing legislation fit-for-purpose to achieve Good Environmental Status in European seas?.

Effects of changing salinity on the ecology of the marine environment (2016)
Book Chapter
Smyth, K., & Elliott, M. (2016). Effects of changing salinity on the ecology of the marine environment. In M. Solan, & N. Whiteley (Eds.), Stressors in the Marine Environment: Physiological and ecological responses; societal implications (161-174). Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198718826.003.0009

Changing salinity is a master factor in the distribution of both marine and estuarine species and is limiting to freshwater organisms; hence salinity is fundamental in modifying aquatic ecosystem assemblage structure and functioning. The effects of c... Read More about Effects of changing salinity on the ecology of the marine environment.