Bacterial degradation of linseed and sunflower oils in salt marsh sediments.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genetic aspects of Mytilus edulis in relation to spawning and hatchery culture

Supervisor: Beaumont, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Interaction between the bacterial and phytoplanktonic inorganic nitrogenous nutrition

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Ecosystem engineers in diversity and process relationships

Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The application of new techniques to the study of planktonic organisms.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Seabed Integrity Around Objects in a Complex Marine Environment

Supervisor: Van Landeghem, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Surficial marine sediment properties : a geophysical investigation of variability and controls.

Supervisor: Jago, C. (Supervisor) & Jones, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The geology of ice scour.

Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The community photosynthetic quotient and the assimilation of nitrogen by oceanic plankton.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The estimation of shear wave statics using in situ seismic measurements in near-surface marine sediments.

Supervisor: Huws, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Design and application of a recirculating flume for the assessment of geotechnical and geophysical indicators of cohesive sediment erodibility.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The impact of large-scale sea-level changes on tides in the past, present and future

Supervisor: Green, M. (Supervisor) & Scourse, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Population genetics of the scallop Pecten maximus : morphological, allozyme electrophoresis and mitochondrial DNA approaches.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Processes controlling spatial and temporal variations in cockle Cerastoderma edule (L.) abundance and distribution

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The utility of benthic infaunal production for selecting marine protected areas in the Irish Sea

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Seasonal and tidal cycles of suspended particulates in the Irish Sea

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Pelagic sharks are poorly understood because of limitations inherent in studying

Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor) & Thomas, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The migration of large scale bed forms in the Dee Estuary

Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Postglacial vegetational dynamics in Lowland North Wales.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A new proxy for constraining Palaeotidal simulations for the Northwest European Shelf Seas

Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor) & Scourse, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Community level effects of variable recruitment of a key species Mytilus edulis L. in the rocky intertidal

Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & Hawkins, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of habitat on the ecology and fisheries of Scylla spp.in Vietnam and the Philippines

Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Holocene evolution of a coastal barrier complex, Pendine Sands.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bahrain marine habitats and some environmental effects on seagrass beds : a study of the marine habitats of Bahrain with particular reference to the effects of water temperature, depth and salinity on seagrass biomass and distribution.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of in situ oceanic warming on marine benthic recruitment and community development in Antarctica

Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Flow-sediment interactions in turbidity currents moving over soft, muddy beds

Supervisor: Baas, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of marine recreation on bottlenose dolphins in Cardigan Bay

Supervisor: Evans, P. (Supervisor), Cordes, L. (Supervisor), Waggitt, J. (Supervisor) & Turner, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Ecosystem services from bivalve aquaculture

Supervisor: Malham, S. (Supervisor), Le Vay, L. (Supervisor), Jones, L. (External person) (Supervisor), Christie, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Wilson, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The distribution and biodegradation of urea in costal waters

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Population biology of two species of grey mullet, Liza abu in CentralIraq (Heckel, 1843) and Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827) in North West Wales

Supervisor: McCarthy, I. (Supervisor) & Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The coastal transition zone of the Galician Region: Upper layer response to wind forcing and circulation.

Supervisor: Barton, E. D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Temporal variability of suspended particulate matter in a tidal estuary

Supervisor: Jago, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Functional ecology of the southern stingray, Dasyatis Americana

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The distribution, ecological niche modelling and habitat suitability mapping of the Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) within the North Atlantic

Supervisor: Mitchelson-Jacob, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Effects of Temperature, Irradiance and Nutrient Stress on Maximum Quantum Yield of 3 Scleractinian Corals

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Tamar estuary sediment dynamics

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Population characteristics and environmental interactions of the king scallop fishery in the English Channel

Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Turbulence control of the properties and flux of suspended matter in a tide-stirred shelf sea

Supervisor: Jago, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Natural variations in the zooxanthellae of temperate symbiotic Anthozoa.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Controls on stratification in the Rhine ROFI system

Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Detection of saline intrusions in coastal and estuarine sediments.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Geophysical/sedimentological studies of a Quaternary tidal delta system

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Biodiversity of the invertebrate communities associated with intertidal mussel beds on rocky shores.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Operational Ocean Modelling: a Critical Evaluation of Published Works

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Shear dispersion in the surface layers of the sea.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Development of a Spatially Dynamic Model to Evaluate Management Scenarios in a Scallop Fishery

Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of saltmarsh conservation grazing on breeding Common Redshank Tringa totanus

Supervisor: Hiddink, J. (Supervisor) & Skov, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Population ecology of dab (Limanda limanda L.) in the eastern Irish Sea, North Wales.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Contemporary ecology and stable isotope geochemistry of benthic foraminiferids in the Celtic Sea.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Marine protected areas : efficacy, implementation and management

Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing the Structure Function Method for Evaluating Turbulent Kinetic Energy Dissipation Rate

Supervisor: Rippeth, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Which regions of European waters exhibit the highest risk for harbour porpoises from marine pollutants?

Supervisor: Waggitt, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Depth zonation patterns of benthic communities and reef production framework on contemporary coral reefs

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor) & Roche, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Phytoplankton dynamics in Maltese coastal waters (Central Mediterranean) using in situ, remote sensing methods, and modelling techniques

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor) & Thomas, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

The effects of vegetable oil contamination on mussels.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Socioeconomic valuation of the marine environment in Wales implications for coastal management

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of copper on the acorn barnacle Elminius modestus (Darwin) (Cirripedia:Thoracica).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The interaction between tides, ice shelves and ice streams

Supervisor: Green, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Settlement and bioadhesion of two marine fouling organisms, Pomatoceros lamarckii and Laminaria digitata

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Baroclinic circulation in the Gareloch : a Scottish fjord

Supervisor: Elliott, A. (Supervisor) & Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Macrofaunal Diversity and Functioning within Submarine Canyons of the Mid-Atlantic Bight, Western North Atlantic

Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The coulometric determination of total inorganic carbon in seawater and the study of the inter-relationship between the planktonic metabolism of carbon dioxide and oxygen.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Holocene sea-level change in North Wales : the evolution of the Menai Strait

Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Tidal modulation of seabed light and its implications for Benthic Algae

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor) & Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Numerical Study of the Internal Tide in Upper Loch Linnhe

Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Global Riverine Hydrokinetic Resource

Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor), Lewis, M. (Supervisor) & Robins, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Socioeconomic and ecological implications of an ecosystem approach to marine resource management for Wales, UK

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Some aspects of growth and behaviour in the juvenile lobster HOMARUS GAMMARUS (LINNAEUS)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The postlarval development, growth and nutrition of the Indian white prawn Penaeus indicus (H.Milne Edwards).

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Establishing multi-bivalve species Sclerochronology

Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor) & Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Recent irreversible retreat phase of Pine Island Glacier

Supervisor: Green, M. (Supervisor), Gudmundsson, H. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jenkins, A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Scales and otoliths as biogeochemical tags of Salmo trutta

Supervisor: McCarthy, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Contemporary sediment dynamics and Holocene evolution of Hamford Water, Essex, England.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effectiveness of halophytic plants in the treatment of marine aquaculture wastewater

Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An integrated geotechnical-geophysical procedure for the prediction of liquefaction in uncemented sands.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fingerprinting ice-rafted detritus ice stream sources in the northeast Atlantic during the Last Glacial Stage

Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impact of sea level rise, land reclamation and tidal power plants on regional tidal dynamics

Supervisor: Green, M. (Supervisor) & Rippeth, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An investigation of internal mixing processes in a seasonally stratified shelf sea

Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Partitioning of stable isotopes between scallop shell calcite and sea water and factors influencing shell growth and microgrowth patterns.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Living at the edge: Ecology of Patella species in Britain

Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & Hawkins, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fisheries ecology of the brown crab (Cancer pagurus L.) in the Isle of Man

Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (Supervisor), Murray, L. (Supervisor) & Kaiser, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The biology, behaviour and ecology of pelagic thresher sharks (Alopias pelagicus) in the Philippines.

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Mussel assemblages as biomonitors of anthropogenic disturbance in estuarine environments

Supervisor: Seed, R. (Supervisor) & Mudge, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Static acoustic monitoring of Cetaceans in Cardigan Bay, Wales

Supervisor: Hiddink, J. G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The dynamics of small-scale fronts in estuaries.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on micro algal fine-structure, taxonomy and systematics : cryptophyceae and bacillariophyceae.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Feeding and energetic relationships of Pollicipes pollicipes (Gemlin, 1790) (Cirripedia; Lepadomorpha).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The water quality of the Ria Formosa lagoon, Portugal.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Aspects of the biological and environmental processes affecting cockles in North Wales

Supervisor: Malham, S. (Supervisor), McCarthy, I. (Supervisor) & Birchenough, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The influence of bacterial films upon barnacle cypris temporary adhesion.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The impact of Carcinus Maenas on commercial mussel beds

Supervisor: Seed, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Variations of alkalinity in the Northeast Atlantic

Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Size-spectra of reef fish assemblages within distinct coral habitats, before and after a mass coral bleaching event

Supervisor: Richardson, L. (Supervisor), Williams, G. (Supervisor) & Robinson, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

An interdisciplinary understanding of coastal resource collection in Wales

Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & St John, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The invasion potential of the non-native Chilean oyster (Ostrea chilensis Philippi 1845) in the Menai Strait (North Wales, UK) : present observations and future predictions

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Assessment of marine recreational fisheries using: social media, fisheries dependent data and image analysis

Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (Supervisor), Vidal, F. P. (External person) (Supervisor) & Hyder, K. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Multivariate statistical analyses in lipid biomarker studies

Supervisor: Mudge, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optical remote sensing of sediments and phytoplankton pigments in an estuary: towards retrieving CDOM and salinity

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor) & Thomas, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Control of pathogenic bacteria in marine larval culture systems

Supervisor: Jones, D. A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Circulation, mixing and renewal in the Clyde Sea

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy