School of Ocean Sciences

  1. 2015
  2. Trade-offs in macroalgal chemical defences: battle of the sexes,invaders and consumers

    Author: Kurr, M., Jan 2015

    Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  3. 2016
  4. Community level effects of variable recruitment of a key species Mytilus edulis L. in the rocky intertidal

    Author: Wangkulangkul, K., Jan 2016

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  5. Mineral Dynamics in Sea Ice Brines

    Author: Butler, B., Jan 2016

    Supervisor: Kennedy, H. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  6. Operational Ocean Modelling: a Critical Evaluation of Published Works

    Author: Siddorn, J., Jan 2016

    Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  7. Optical Measurements of Suspended Sediments

    Author: Jafar Sidik, M., Jan 2016

    Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  8. Stability and variability of the ecosystem engineer Sabellaria alveolata on differing temporal and spatial scales

    Author: Bush, L., Jan 2016

    Supervisor: Mitchelson-Jacob, E. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Wilmes, S., Jan 2016

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  10. The nature of remotely-sensed surface turbidity in U.K. and Atlantic French Waters

    Author: Griffiths, J., Jan 2016

    Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  11. Will warming affect food web structure?

    Author: Jenkins, S., Jan 2016

    Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor), Gimenez Noya, J. (Supervisor) & Davies, A. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Ward, S., 3 Oct 2016

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  13. 2017
  14. Drivers of thermocline shear in seasonally stratified shelf seas

    Author: Li, J., 2017

    Supervisor: Rippeth, T. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Saliba, M., 2017

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

    Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

  16. Age, growth and reproductive assessment of the whelk, Buccinum undatum, in coastal shelf seas

    Author: Hollyman, P., Jan 2017

    Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  17. Combined effects of hydrodynamics and cohesive clay on bedform morphology and migration on sandy tidal flats

    Author: Lichtman, I., Jan 2017

    Supervisor: Baas, J. (Supervisor), Thorne, P. D. (External person) (Supervisor) & Amoudry, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  18. Hydroacoustics as a tool for the assessment of fishes within existing and candidate marine protected areas (MPAs)

    Author: Egerton, J., Jan 2017

    Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor) & Le Vay, L. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  19. Simulating Feedbacks between Tidal Stream Array Operation and the Marine Energy Resource

    Author: Goward Brown, A., Jan 2017

    Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Shepperson, J., Jan 2017

    Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  21. The biology and ecology of the rocky shore crab Leptodius exaratus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) on the coast of Kuwait

    Author: Al-Wazzan, Z., Jan 2017

    Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor), Gimenez Noya, J. (Supervisor) & Behbehani, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  22. Watermass Transformations near the Tip of the Antarctic Peninsula

    Author: Mead Silvester, J., Jan 2017

    Supervisor: Rippeth, T. (Supervisor) & Lenn, Y. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Tulkani, R. H. M., Jun 2017

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  24. 2018
  25. Fine Scale Survey of Metals, Nutrients and Lipid Biomarkers in the Conwy Estuary

    Author: Duce, C., 2018

    Supervisor: Malham, S. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Robertson, C., 2018

    Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  27. Patterns and processes of saltmarsh area change at three spatial scales

    Author: Ladd, C. J. T., 2018

    Supervisor: Skov, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Tengku Mohd Kamil, T., 1 Oct 2018

    Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Purcell, C., 22 Oct 2018

    Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  30. Taxonomy and Biogeography of the Polychaetes of the Falkland Islands: Critical Analysis of Published Works

    Author: Darbyshire, T., 29 Oct 2018

    Supervisor: Gimenez Noya, J. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  31. Living at the edge: Ecology of Patella species in Britain

    Author: Orostica Vega, M., 19 Dec 2018

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  32. 2019
  33. Resistivity, thermal conductivity, porosity relationships for marine sediments

    Author: Lovell, M., 2019

    Supervisor: Taylor Smith, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Monkman, G., 4 Feb 2019

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Villota Nieva, L., 17 Apr 2019

    Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Newstead, S., 14 May 2019

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  37. Cayman Islands Marine Protected Areas, their status, effects and future

    Author: McCoy, C., 17 Jun 2019

    Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  38. Erosional resilience of salt marshes: : Bio-physical processes from patch to national scales

    Author: Duggan Edwards, M., 23 Sept 2019

    Supervisor: Skov, M. (Supervisor), Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & Garbutt, A. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  39. Holocene climate variability in UK waters based on Arctica islandica sclerochronology

    Author: Estrella Martinez, J., 18 Nov 2019

    Supervisor: Butler, P. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  40. 2020
  41. Effects of marine recreation on bottlenose dolphins in Cardigan Bay

    Author: Vergara Peña, A., 2020

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  42. Effects of Multiple Stressors on the Development and Performance of Decapod Crustaceans

    Author: Curry, A., 5 Feb 2020

    Supervisor: Gimenez Noya, L. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  43. Glacial sculpting and post-glacial drowning of the Celtic Sea

    Author: Lockhart, E. A., 17 Feb 2020

    Supervisor: Van Landeghem, K. (Supervisor) & Scourse, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  44. The Role of Clay Minerals in the Dynamics and Deposits of Sediment Gravity Flows

    Author: Baker, M., 24 Feb 2020

    Supervisor: Baas, J. (Supervisor) & Barker, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  45. Quantitative Methods for Producing Evidence to Support Sustainable King Scallop Management

    Author: Delargy, A., 6 Jul 2020

    Supervisor: Hiddink, J. G. (Supervisor), Szostek, C. (Supervisor), Kaiser, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Lambert, G. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  46. Simulating the temporal and spatial variability of North Wales mussel populations

    Author: Demmer, J., 3 Aug 2020

    Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor), Robins, P. (Supervisor) & Malham, S. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

    Author: Scannell, B., 18 Aug 2020

    Supervisor: Rippeth, T. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  48. Bedload Transport of Sand-Gravel Mixtures in Coastal and Shelf-Sea Environments

    Author: McCarron, C., 26 Oct 2020

    Supervisor: Van Landeghem, K. (Supervisor), Baas, J. (Supervisor) & Amoudry, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  49. Ecosystem services from bivalve aquaculture

    Author: Van Der Schatte Olivier, A., 9 Dec 2020

    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

  50. 2021
  51. El Niño-induced upwelling variability in the central tropical Pacific Ocean.

    Author: Guillaume-Castel, R., 18 Jan 2021

    Supervisor: Green, M. (Supervisor) & Williams, G. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  52. Identification of measurable metrics for characterisation of marine turbulent coherent structures in tidal races

    Author: Lucas, N., 19 May 2021

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  53. An interdisciplinary approach to understanding predator modification of antipredator traits in prey

    Author: Karythis, S., 22 Jun 2021

    Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor), Whiteley, N. (Supervisor), McCarthy, I. (Supervisor) & Gimenez Noya, L. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  54. Evaluating damselfish distribution patterns and benthic habitat complexity associations using SFM-Photogrammetry

    Author: Frosin, K., 31 Aug 2021

    Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  55. Towards sustainable fisheries management; addressing evidence-gaps in baited-pot fisheries in the Irish Sea

    Author: Emmerson, J., 15 Sept 2021

    Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & Bloor, I. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  56. An interdisciplinary understanding of coastal resource collection in Wales

    Author: Morris-Webb, E., 13 Dec 2021

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

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy