Foul-weather friends: Modelling thermal stress mitigation by symbiotic endolithic microbes in a changing environment (2021)
Journal Article
Zardi, {. I., Monsinjon, {. R., McQuaid, {. D., Seuront, L., Orostica, M., Want, A., …Nicastro, K. R. (2021). Foul-weather friends: Modelling thermal stress mitigation by symbiotic endolithic microbes in a changing environment. Global change biology, 27, 2549--2560. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15616

Temperature extremes are predicted to intensify with climate change. These extremes are rapidly emerging as a powerful driver of species distributional changes with the capacity to disrupt the functioning and provision of services of entire ecosystem... Read More about Foul-weather friends: Modelling thermal stress mitigation by symbiotic endolithic microbes in a changing environment.

Scapa 100: The Marine Life Legacy (2021)
Book Chapter
Porter, J., & Want, A. (2021). Scapa 100: The Marine Life Legacy. In M. Edmonds, & J. Park (Eds.), Scapa Flow Legacy : Orkney and the German High Seas Fleet (171--183). Kirkwall: The Orcadian (Kirkwall Press)

Sea-trial verification of a novel system for monitoring biofouling and testing anti-fouling coatings in highly energetic environments targeted by the marine renewable energy industry (2021)
Journal Article
Want, A., Bell, {. C., Harris, {. E., Hull, {. Q., Long, {. R., & Porter, {. S. (2021). Sea-trial verification of a novel system for monitoring biofouling and testing anti-fouling coatings in highly energetic environments targeted by the marine renewable energy industry. Biofouling, 37(4), 433--451. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2021.1928091

A novel system was developed to deploy settlement panels to monitor biofouling growth in situ and evaluate antifouling coatings at depths representative of operational conditions of full-scale marine renewable energy devices. Biofouling loading, spec... Read More about Sea-trial verification of a novel system for monitoring biofouling and testing anti-fouling coatings in highly energetic environments targeted by the marine renewable energy industry.

A new range-extending record of the invasive sea squirt S. clava in the north of Scotland (2020)
Journal Article
Want, A., & Kakkonen, {. E. (2021). A new range-extending record of the invasive sea squirt S. clava in the north of Scotland. Marine Biodiversity Records, 14, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41200-021-00211-x

A new record of an individual of the invasive sea squirt, Styela clava, is reported from Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland. This represents a 1.54° latitudinal extension (168 km) from the previous northern-most record in UK waters. Diver surveys of hard... Read More about A new range-extending record of the invasive sea squirt S. clava in the north of Scotland.

Blue carbon audit of Orkney waters (2020)
Book
Porter, J., Austin, W., Burrows, M., Clarke, D., Davies, G., Kamenos, N., …Want, A. (2020). Blue carbon audit of Orkney waters. Aberdeen: Marine Scotland Science. https://doi.org/10.7489/12262-1

In May 2019, the Scottish Government declared a global climate emergency in response to climatic change linked to elevated CO2 levels in the atmosphere. The most obvious effects of climate change include increased atmospheric and sea surface temperat... Read More about Blue carbon audit of Orkney waters.

Genetic structure of amphi-Atlantic Laminaria digitata (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) reveals a unique range-edge gene pool and suggests post-glacial colonization of the NW Atlantic (2020)
Journal Article
Neiva, J., Serrão, {. A., Paulino, C., Gouveia, L., Want, A., Tamigneaux, Έ., …Valero, M. (2020). Genetic structure of amphi-Atlantic Laminaria digitata (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) reveals a unique range-edge gene pool and suggests post-glacial colonization of the NW Atlantic. European Journal of Phycology, 55, 517--528. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670262.2020.1750058

In the North-east (NE) Atlantic, most intertidal fucoids and warm-temperate kelps show unique low-latitude gene pools matching long-term climatic refugia. For cold-temperate kelps data are scarcer despite their unique cultural, ecological and economi... Read More about Genetic structure of amphi-Atlantic Laminaria digitata (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) reveals a unique range-edge gene pool and suggests post-glacial colonization of the NW Atlantic.

A review of potential impacts of submarine power cables on the marine environment: Knowledge gaps, recommendations and future directions (2018)
Journal Article
Taormina, B., Bald, J., Want, A., Thouzeau, G., Lejart, M., Desroy, N., & Carlier, A. (2018). A review of potential impacts of submarine power cables on the marine environment: Knowledge gaps, recommendations and future directions. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 96, 380--391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.07.026

Submarine power cables (SPC) have been in use since the mid-19th century, but environmental concerns about them are much more recent. With the development of marine renewable energy technologies, it is vital to understand their potential impacts. The... Read More about A review of potential impacts of submarine power cables on the marine environment: Knowledge gaps, recommendations and future directions.

Setting an agenda for biofouling research for the marine renewable energy industry (2017)
Journal Article
Loxton, J., MacLeod, {. K., Nall, {. R., McCollin, T., Machado, I., Simas, T., …Miller, R. (2017). Setting an agenda for biofouling research for the marine renewable energy industry. International Journal of Marine Energy, 19, 292--303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijome.2017.08.006

Extensive marine growth on man-made structures in the ocean is commonplace, yet there has been limited discussion about the potential implications of marine growth for the wave and tidal energy industry. In response, the Environmental Interactions of... Read More about Setting an agenda for biofouling research for the marine renewable energy industry.

Biodiversity characterisation and hydrodynamic consequences of marine fouling communities on submerged marine structures in the Orkney Islands Archipelago, Scotland, UK. (2017)
Journal Article
Want, A., Crawford, R., Kakkonen, {. E., Kiddie, G., Miller, S., Harris, {. E., & Porter, J. (2017). Biodiversity characterisation and hydrodynamic consequences of marine fouling communities on submerged marine structures in the Orkney Islands Archipelago, Scotland, UK. Biofouling, 33(7), 567--579. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2017.1336229

As part of ongoing commitments to produce electricity from renewable energy sources in Scotland, Orkney waters have been targeted for potential large-scale deployment of wave and tidal energy converting devices. Orkney has a well-developed infrastruc... Read More about Biodiversity characterisation and hydrodynamic consequences of marine fouling communities on submerged marine structures in the Orkney Islands Archipelago, Scotland, UK..

Fifty years after Powell: the distribution of Fucus distichus anceps on the extreme exposed rocky shores of Orkney and its role as an indicator species (2015)
Journal Article
Want, A., Bell, {. C., & Side, {. C. (2015). Fifty years after Powell: the distribution of Fucus distichus anceps on the extreme exposed rocky shores of Orkney and its role as an indicator species. European Journal of Phycology, 50(Sup.1), 81-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670262.2015.1069489