School of Ocean Sciences
- 2012
Thermocline Mixing in a Seasonally Stratified Shelf Sea
Author: Lincoln, B., Jan 2012Supervisor: Rippeth, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2011
Establishing multi-bivalve species Sclerochronology
Author: Reynolds, D. J., Jun 2011Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor) & Richardson, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Functional ecology of the southern stingray, Dasyatis Americana
Author: Tilley, A., Jan 2011Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Long-term morphological modelling of tidal basins
Author: McCann, D., Jan 2011Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Predicting the impact of towed fishing gears on emergent epifauna
Author: Lambert, G., Jan 2011Supervisor: Hiddink, J. G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in coastal marine communities: Towards predicting the consequences of extinction for ecosystem functioning in natural assemblages
Author: Davies, T. W., 2011Supervisor: Hiddink, J. G. (Supervisor) & Jenkins, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Microalgal photobioreactors for power plant CO2 mitigation and bioenergy
Author: Hulatt, C. J., 2011Supervisor: Thomas, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
-
Variability of CO2 Dynamics in Two Contrasting Shelf Sea Regimes on the NW European Shelf
Author: Litt, E. J., 2011Supervisor: Mitchelson-Jacob, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2010
Causes of light backscattering by particles in the open ocean and the coastal zone
Author: Martinez-Vicente, V., Dec 2010Supervisor: Mitchelson-Jacob, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Socioeconomic valuation of the marine environment in Wales implications for coastal management
Author: Ruiz Frau, A., Dec 2010Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Processes contributing to the evolution and destruction of stratification in the Liverpool Bay ROFI
Author: Howlett, E., Apr 2010Supervisor: Rippeth, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Scales and otoliths as biogeochemical tags of Salmo trutta
Author: Ramsay, A., Mar 2010Supervisor: McCarthy, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Ecosystem engineers in diversity and process relationships
Author: de Moura Queiros, A. F., 2010Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Field observation and modelling of near-shore sediment transport processes
Author: Marten, K. V., 2010Supervisor: Davies, A. (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
Author: Tetley, M. J., 2010Supervisor: Mitchelson-Jacob, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2009
Aspects of the biology of the little cuttlefish, Sepiola atlantica and the common European cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)
Author: Jones, N. J. E., Dec 2009Supervisor: Richardson, P. C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Vent mussel shells as indicators of environmental conditions at hydrothermal vents
Author: Libertinova, J., Oct 2009Supervisor: Kennedy, H. (Supervisor), Clarke, L. (Supervisor), Richardson, C. (Supervisor) & Dando, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Advancing the ecological knowledge base of the dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) off Southern Africa
Author: Hussey, N. E., Sept 2009Supervisor: McCarthy, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Application of natural stable isotopes in aquaculture nutrition
Author: Gamboa Delgado, J., Sept 2009Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Facilitation and biodiversity in the marine benthos
Author: Johnson, G. E. L., Sept 2009Supervisor: Hiddink, J. G. (Supervisor), Kaiser, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Ramsay, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Population dynamics of plaice Pleuronectes platessa L in the inshore waters of North West Wales and Eastern Anglesey
Author: Al Rashada, Y., Jun 2009Supervisor: McCarthy, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Establishing the Arctica islandica archive: Development of the definitive shell-based proxy for the North Atlantic shelf seas
Author: Butler, P. G., May 2009Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor) & Scourse, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Remote sensing of chlorophyll concentrations in a turbid shelf sea
Author: Kyte, E. A., Feb 2009Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor) & Mitchelson-Jacob, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The impact of tube-building polychaetes and disturbance on macrofaunal soft-sediment communities
Author: Hughes, C., Feb 2009Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor) & Seed, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The potential of a seismic flowmeter for mountain streams
Author: Hattersley, N., Jan 2009Supervisor: Bennell, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2008
Conservation of the demersal fisheries resources within the 25NM Maltese Fisheries Management Zone
Author: Dimech, M., Sept 2008Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Baroclinic circulation in the Gareloch : a Scottish fjord
Author: Robins, P., Apr 2008Supervisor: Elliott, A. (Supervisor) & Davies, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Bio-physical interactions over cultured mussel beds : measured and modelled chlorophyll distributions in the Menai Strait
Author: Berx, B. E. M., Feb 2008Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Coastal Area Modelling: Sand Transport and Morphological Change
Author: Brown, J. M., Jan 2008Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Mussel production carrying capacity : the need for an in situ and multidisciplinary approach
Author: Saurel, C., Jan 2008Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The impact of Asterias rubens on a commercial mussel bed
Author: Gallagher, T., Jan 2008Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor) & Seed, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The impact of Carcinus Maenas on commercial mussel beds
Author: Murray, L., Jan 2008Supervisor: Seed, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Turbulence control of the properties and flux of suspended matter in a tide-stirred shelf sea
Author: Sykes, P., Jan 2008Supervisor: Jago, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2007
Dynamics of sands and suspended particulate matter in the macrotidal Conwy estuary, North Wales, U.K.
Author: Missias, S., Oct 2007Supervisor: Jago, C. (Supervisor), Huws, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Temporal variation, occurrence and factors controlling the production and concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the marine environment
Author: Bravo-Linares, C., Aug 2007Supervisor: Mudge, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The application of acoustic doppler techniques to the measurement of turbulent flow over mussel beds : new techniques and applications.
Author: Wiles, P. J., Jul 2007Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Palynology of late pleistocene and holocene sediments from the African Atlantic equatorial margin
Author: Kim, S., Jun 2007Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Spatial considerations and environmental constraints on benthic prey resources for common scoter
Author: Galanidi, M., Jun 2007Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Optical remote sensing of sediments and phytoplankton pigments in an estuary: towards retrieving CDOM and salinity
Author: Moate, B., May 2007Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor) & Thomas, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
From soil to stream: Spatial and temporal variations in the decomposition, generation and transport of Dom.
Author: Cork, L. G., Apr 2007Supervisor: Freeman, P. C. (Supervisor) & Thomas, P. D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic linkage mapping in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis and the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis, and the search for quantitative trait loci of resistance to a disease in O. edulis
Author: Lallias, D., Apr 2007Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Mussel assemblages as biomonitors of anthropogenic disturbance in estuarine environments
Author: Oliver, L. R., Apr 2007Supervisor: Seed, R. (Supervisor) & Mudge, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
A Numerical Study of the Internal Tide in Upper Loch Linnhe
Author: Riley, G., Mar 2007Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Environmental and biological controls of Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca and Mn/Ca ratios in the shells of the bivalves Pinna nobilis, Mytilus edulis and Pecten maximus : implications for palaeo-environmental reconstructions
Author: Freitas, P., Jan 2007Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An ecological study of the coral reefs of Kuwait islands
Author: AlHazeem, S. H., 2007Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An investigation of internal mixing processes in a seasonally stratified shelf sea
Author: Palmer, M. R., 2007Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Controls on exchange in a subtropical tidal embayment, Maputo Bay
Author: Lencart e Silva, J., 2007Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2006
Biodiversity and colonisation of macrofauna in an artificial lagoon, Qatar
Author: Aljamali, F., Jul 2006Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Polychlorinated biphenyls and their effects on the early life stages of the European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa L.
Author: Doggett, M. J., Jul 2006Supervisor: McCarthy, D. I. (Supervisor), Kaiser, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Mudge, D. S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Feeding and nutrition in the marine shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus.
Author: Al-Maslamani, I. A. M. J., Jun 2006Supervisor: Le Vay, D. L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy