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Dr Andrew Want's Outputs (20)

The impacts of human-made structures on larval connectivity in the northern North Sea (2025)
Journal Article
Barton, B. I., De Dominicis, M., Woolf, D. K., Want, A., & Bell, M. C. (in press). The impacts of human-made structures on larval connectivity in the northern North Sea. Communications Earth & Environment, 6, Article 377. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02346-6

North Sea human-made, offshore structures (e.g. oil/gas platforms, offshore wind farms) provide a hard substrate habitat for benthic marine species which can spread between sites during their larval stage. Here, we aim to address how the installation... Read More about The impacts of human-made structures on larval connectivity in the northern North Sea.

Investigating the Importance of UK Seagrass Habitats and Current Conservation Action (2024)
Thesis
Farthing, T. (2024). Investigating the Importance of UK Seagrass Habitats and Current Conservation Action. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5088292

Since 1936, at least 44% of UK seagrass has been lost and the deterioration of seagrass habitats is predicted to continue. Seagrass habitats are rich in species diversity and have the ability to sequester large quantities of carbon. Initially, a syst... Read More about Investigating the Importance of UK Seagrass Habitats and Current Conservation Action.

Predicted ecological consequences of wave energy extraction and climate-related changes in wave exposure on rocky shore communities (2024)
Journal Article
Want, A., Waldman, S., Burrows, M. T., Side, J. C., Venugopal, V., & Bell, M. C. (2024). Predicted ecological consequences of wave energy extraction and climate-related changes in wave exposure on rocky shore communities. ICES journal of marine science : journal du conseil, 81(7), 1263-1281. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsae086

Wave energy has the potential to contribute in the transition to decarbonized electricity generation. Extracting wave energy might be expected to have ecological impacts on rocky shore intertidal communities where exposure is one of the most importan... Read More about Predicted ecological consequences of wave energy extraction and climate-related changes in wave exposure on rocky shore communities.

Marine Biofouling: Non-Indigenous Species and Management Across Sectors (2024)
Report
GESAMP Working Group 44. (2024). Marine Biofouling: Non-Indigenous Species and Management Across Sectors. Paris: International Maritime Organization

The biofouling of submerged anthropogenic surfaces and factors that contribute to the spread of non-indigenous species (NIS)
have both received substantial attention from researchers, regulators and the private sector focused on understanding their... Read More about Marine Biofouling: Non-Indigenous Species and Management Across Sectors.

Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus (2024)
Journal Article
Neiva, J., Assis, J., Fragkopoulou, E., Pearson, G. A., Raimondi, P. T., Anderson, L., Krause-Jensen, D., Marbà, N., Want, A., Selivanova, O., Nakaoka, M., Grant, W. S., Konar, B., Roleda, M. Y., Sejr, M. K., Paulino, C., & Serrão, E. A. (2024). Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus. Frontiers in ecology and evolution, 12, Article 1356987. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1356987

Amphiboreal taxa are often composed of vicariant phylogroups and species complexes whose divergence and phylogeographic affinities reflect a shared history of chronic isolation and episodic trans-Arctic dispersal. Ecological filters and shifting sele... Read More about Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus.

Key Biofouling Organisms in Tidal Habitats Targeted by the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector in the North Atlantic Include the Massive Barnacle Chirona hameri (2023)
Journal Article
Want, A., Goubard, A., Jonveaux, S., Leaver, D., & Bell, M. C. (2023). Key Biofouling Organisms in Tidal Habitats Targeted by the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector in the North Atlantic Include the Massive Barnacle Chirona hameri. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11(11), Article 2168. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11112168

Marine habitats are being targeted for the extraction of offshore renewable energy (ORE) as part of the drive to decarbonise electricity generation. Unmanaged biofouling impacts ORE devices and infrastructure by elevating drag forces, increasing weig... Read More about Key Biofouling Organisms in Tidal Habitats Targeted by the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector in the North Atlantic Include the Massive Barnacle Chirona hameri.

The establishment of the invasive non-native macroalga Sargassum muticum in the north of Scotland (2023)
Journal Article
Want, A., Matejusova, I., & Kakkonen, J. E. (2023). The establishment of the invasive non-native macroalga Sargassum muticum in the north of Scotland. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 103, Article e69. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315423000577

The spread of the brown seaweed Sargassum muticum is one of the best documented invasions of a non-native marine species. Observation of a potentially established population of S. muticum in the Orkney Islands archipelago, located off the northern co... Read More about The establishment of the invasive non-native macroalga Sargassum muticum in the north of Scotland.

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., Firth, L. B., & 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). 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., Riegel, S., Smeaton, C., Page, C., & Want, A. (2020). Blue carbon audit of Orkney waters. 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., Ballenghien, M., Mauger, S., Fouqueau, L., Engel-Gautier, C., Destombe, C., & 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., Vance, T., Kenny, C., Want, A., & 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..

Baselines and Monitoring Methods for Detecting Impacts of Hydrodynamic Energy Extraction on Intertidal Communities of Rocky Shores (2014)
Book Chapter
Want, A., Beharie, R. A., Bell, M. C., & Side, J. C. (2014). Baselines and Monitoring Methods for Detecting Impacts of Hydrodynamic Energy Extraction on Intertidal Communities of Rocky Shores. In M. A. Shields, & A. I. L. Payne (Eds.), Marine Renewable Energy Technology and Environmental Interactions (21-38). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8002-5_3

As part of the UK government{\textquoteright}s objective to deliver an increasing proportion of electricity from renewable sources, West Mainland, Orkney, is at the forefront of the development of wave-energy extraction devices. Exposure to wave ener... Read More about Baselines and Monitoring Methods for Detecting Impacts of Hydrodynamic Energy Extraction on Intertidal Communities of Rocky Shores.

Marine renewable energy: The ecological implications of altering the hydrodynamics of the marine environment (2010)
Journal Article
Shields, M. A., Woolf, D. K., Grist, E. P. M., Kerr, S. A., Jackson, A., Harris, R. E., Bell, M. C., Beharie, R. A., Want, A., Gibb, S. W., Osalusi, E., & Side, J. (2011). Marine renewable energy: The ecological implications of altering the hydrodynamics of the marine environment. Ocean and Coastal Management, 54(1), 2--9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.10.036

Many countries now recognise the need for mitigation of climate change induced by human activities and have incorporated renewable energy resources within their energy policy. There are extensive resources of renewable energy within the marine enviro... Read More about Marine renewable energy: The ecological implications of altering the hydrodynamics of the marine environment.