School of Ocean Sciences
- 2023
Depth zonation patterns of benthic communities and reef production framework on contemporary coral reefs
Author: Sannassy Pilly, J., 18 Dec 2023Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor) & Roche, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
No-take or no way: The case for a no-take policy along the Cocos-Galapagos Swimway: Critical analysis of published works
Author: Arauz, R., 15 Sept 2023Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor) & McCarthy, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Recent irreversible retreat phase of Pine Island Glacier
Author: Reed, B., 11 Sept 2023Supervisor: Green, M. (Supervisor), Gudmundsson, H. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jenkins, A. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Size-spectra of reef fish assemblages within distinct coral habitats, before and after a mass coral bleaching event
Author: Moule, T., 24 Jul 2023Supervisor: Richardson, L. (Supervisor), Williams, G. (Supervisor) & Robinson, J. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Using an Agent based model (ABM) to predict fish interactions with a Tidal Stream Turbine
Author: Gadd, R., 19 Jul 2023Supervisor: Waggitt, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Drivers and consequences of individual movement patterns in northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis)
Author: Bond, S., 25 May 2023Supervisor: Cordes, L. (Supervisor), Bishop, C. (Supervisor) & Thompson, P. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Global Riverine Hydrokinetic Resource
Author: Ridgill, M., 18 May 2023Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor), Lewis, M. (Supervisor) & Robins, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Which regions of European waters exhibit the highest risk for harbour porpoises from marine pollutants?
Author: Saunders, M., 18 May 2023Supervisor: Waggitt, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Response of Benthic Fauna to Merchant Vessel Anchoring in the Point Lynas Anchorage, Anglesey
Author: Harris, R., 24 Apr 2023Supervisor: Hiddink, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
A modelling approach to assessing the environmental impacts of harvesting marine bivalves from natural populations
Author: Feather, A., 20 Mar 2023Supervisor: Hiddink, J. (Supervisor) & Cordes, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Wind driven energy flows as a micro-renewable resource
Author: Kennington, M., 23 Feb 2023Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor), Robins, P. (Supervisor) & Lewis, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
The biology, behaviour and ecology of pelagic thresher sharks (Alopias pelagicus) in the Philippines.
Author: Oliver, S. P., 2023Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2022
Carbon stocks and productivity in mangroves under climate change: regional and global perspectives
Author: Chatting, M., 19 Dec 2022Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor), Skov, M. (Supervisor) & Walton, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Sclerochronology at St Kilda: A study of late Holocene climate and hydrography on the western Scottish shelf using the shells of long-lived bivalve molluscs
Author: Alexandroff, S., 22 Sept 2022Supervisor: Scourse, J. (External person) (Supervisor), Butler, P. (External person) (Supervisor) & Turner, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Seabed Integrity Around Objects in a Complex Marine Environment
Author: Yiannoukos, I., 8 Aug 2022Supervisor: Van Landeghem, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
High-resolution three-dimensional ecosystem mapping of temperate reef systems
Author: Jackson-Bue, T., 31 May 2022Supervisor: Williams, G. (Supervisor) & King, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Utilising Chronobiology For Sustainable Aquaculture Nutrition & Fish Health
Author: Gregory, C., 28 Feb 2022Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Ellison, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
- 2021
An interdisciplinary understanding of coastal resource collection in Wales
Author: Morris-Webb, E., 13 Dec 2021Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & St John, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Towards sustainable fisheries management; addressing evidence-gaps in baited-pot fisheries in the Irish Sea
Author: Emmerson, J., 15 Sept 2021Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & Bloor, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Evaluating damselfish distribution patterns and benthic habitat complexity associations using SFM-Photogrammetry
Author: Frosin, K., 31 Aug 2021Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
An interdisciplinary approach to understanding predator modification of antipredator traits in prey
Author: Karythis, S., 22 Jun 2021Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor), Whiteley, N. (Supervisor), McCarthy, I. (Supervisor) & Gimenez Noya, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification of measurable metrics for characterisation of marine turbulent coherent structures in tidal races
Author: Lucas, N., 19 May 2021Supervisor: Rippeth, T. (Supervisor) & Austin, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
El Niño-induced upwelling variability in the central tropical Pacific Ocean.
Author: Guillaume-Castel, R., 18 Jan 2021Supervisor: Green, M. (Supervisor) & Williams, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
- 2020
Ecosystem services from bivalve aquaculture
Author: Van Der Schatte Olivier, A., 9 Dec 2020Supervisor: 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
Bedload Transport of Sand-Gravel Mixtures in Coastal and Shelf-Sea Environments
Author: McCarron, C., 26 Oct 2020Supervisor: Van Landeghem, K. (Supervisor), Baas, J. (Supervisor) & Amoudry, L. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Developing the Structure Function Method for Evaluating Turbulent Kinetic Energy Dissipation Rate
Author: Scannell, B., 18 Aug 2020Supervisor: Rippeth, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Simulating the temporal and spatial variability of North Wales mussel populations
Author: Demmer, J., 3 Aug 2020Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor), Robins, P. (Supervisor) & Malham, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Quantitative Methods for Producing Evidence to Support Sustainable King Scallop Management
Author: Delargy, A., 6 Jul 2020Supervisor: Hiddink, J. G. (Supervisor), Szostek, C. (Supervisor), Kaiser, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Lambert, G. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Elucidating the causes and consequences of individual behaviour: personality & plasticity in the marine gastropod, Littoraria irrorata.
Author: Cornwell, T., 22 Apr 2020Supervisor: McCarthy, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Role of Clay Minerals in the Dynamics and Deposits of Sediment Gravity Flows
Author: Baker, M., 24 Feb 2020Supervisor: Baas, J. (Supervisor) & Barker, S. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Glacial sculpting and post-glacial drowning of the Celtic Sea
Author: Lockhart, E. A., 17 Feb 2020Supervisor: Van Landeghem, K. (Supervisor) & Scourse, J. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Effects of Multiple Stressors on the Development and Performance of Decapod Crustaceans
Author: Curry, A., 5 Feb 2020Supervisor: Gimenez Noya, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Effects of marine recreation on bottlenose dolphins in Cardigan Bay
Author: Vergara Peña, A., 2020Supervisor: Evans, P. (Supervisor), Cordes, L. (Supervisor), Waggitt, J. (Supervisor) & Turner, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2019
Holocene climate variability in UK waters based on Arctica islandica sclerochronology
Author: Estrella Martinez, J., 18 Nov 2019Supervisor: Butler, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Erosional resilience of salt marshes: : Bio-physical processes from patch to national scales
Author: Duggan Edwards, M., 23 Sept 2019Supervisor: Skov, M. (Supervisor), Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & Garbutt, A. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Cayman Islands Marine Protected Areas, their status, effects and future
Author: McCoy, C., 17 Jun 2019Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Aspects of the biological and environmental processes affecting cockles in North Wales
Author: Newstead, S., 14 May 2019Supervisor: Malham, S. (Supervisor), McCarthy, I. (Supervisor) & Birchenough, S. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Effects of in situ oceanic warming on marine benthic recruitment and community development in Antarctica
Author: Villota Nieva, L., 17 Apr 2019Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Assessment of marine recreational fisheries using: social media, fisheries dependent data and image analysis
Author: Monkman, G., 4 Feb 2019Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (Supervisor), Vidal, F. P. (External person) (Supervisor) & Hyder, K. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Resistivity, thermal conductivity, porosity relationships for marine sediments
Author: Lovell, M., 2019Supervisor: Taylor Smith, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2018
Living at the edge: Ecology of Patella species in Britain
Author: Orostica Vega, M., 19 Dec 2018Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & Hawkins, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Taxonomy and Biogeography of the Polychaetes of the Falkland Islands: Critical Analysis of Published Works
Author: Darbyshire, T., 29 Oct 2018Supervisor: Gimenez Noya, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Fingerprinting ice-rafted detritus ice stream sources in the northeast Atlantic during the Last Glacial Stage
Author: Purcell, C., 22 Oct 2018Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Effects of Temperature, Irradiance and Nutrient Stress on Maximum Quantum Yield of 3 Scleractinian Corals
Author: Tengku Mohd Kamil, T., 1 Oct 2018Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Fine Scale Survey of Metals, Nutrients and Lipid Biomarkers in the Conwy Estuary
Author: Duce, C., 2018Supervisor: Malham, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Macrofaunal Diversity and Functioning within Submarine Canyons of the Mid-Atlantic Bight, Western North Atlantic
Author: Robertson, C., 2018Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Patterns and processes of saltmarsh area change at three spatial scales
Author: Ladd, C. J. T., 2018Supervisor: Skov, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
- 2017
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 2017Supervisor: McCarthy, I. (Supervisor) & Richardson, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Age, growth and reproductive assessment of the whelk, Buccinum undatum, in coastal shelf seas
Author: Hollyman, P., Jan 2017Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Combined effects of hydrodynamics and cohesive clay on bedform morphology and migration on sandy tidal flats
Author: Lichtman, I., Jan 2017Supervisor: Baas, J. (Supervisor), Thorne, P. D. (External person) (Supervisor) & Amoudry, L. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy