Professor Christopher Richardson
Emeritus Professor

- 2000
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Marine mussels, their ecological significance, and use as chronometers of environmental change.
Seed, R., Richardson, C. A., Smith, K., Harper, E. M. (Editor), Taylor, J. D. (Editor) & Crame, J. A. (Editor), 1 Jan 2000, The Evolutionary Biology of the Bivalvia. 2000 ed. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, p. 465-478Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Quantification of mussel (Mytilus edulis) growth from power station cooling waters in response to chlorination procedures.
Thompson, I. S., Richardson, C. A., Seed, R. & Walker, G., 1 Jan 2000, In: Biofouling. 16, 1, p. 1-15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can shell scars on dog cockles (Glycymeris glycymeris L.) be used as an indicator of fishing disturbance?
Ramsay, K., Kaiser, M. J., Richardson, C. A., Veale, L. O. & Brand, A. R., 1 May 2000, In: Journal of Sea Research. 43, 2, p. 167-176Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A link between predator density and arm loss in the starfish Marthasterias glacialis and Asterias rubens.
Ramsay, K., Turner, J. R., Vize, S. J. & Richardson, C. A., 1 Jun 2000, In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 80, 3, p. 565-566Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamical assessment of the accretionary record in the shell of the mussel Semimytilus algosus from a rocky shore in Chile.
Abades, S., Richardson, C. A. & Otaiza, R., 1 Aug 2000, In: Biosystems. 57, 3, p. 163-172Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nematodes as sensitive indicators of change at dredged material disposal sites.
Boyd, S. E., Rees, H. L. & Richardson, C. A., 1 Dec 2000, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 51, 6, p. 805-819Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Techniques for assessing repaired shell damage in dog cockles, Glycymeris glycymeris L.
Ramsay, K. & Richardson, C. A., 1 Dec 2000, In: Journal of Shellfish Research. 19, 2, p. 927-931Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2001
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Molluscs as archives of environmental change.
Richardson, C. A., 1 Jan 2001, In: Oceanography and Marine Biology. 39, p. 103-164Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the history of trace metal (Cu,Zn,Pb) contamination in the North Sea through laser ablation ICP-MS of horse mussel, Modilolus modiolus shells.
Richardson, C. A., Chenery, S. R. & Cook, J. M., 1 Feb 2001, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 211, p. 157-167Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diet and association of Pontonia pinnophylax occurring in Pinna nobilis: insights from stable isotope analysis.
Kennedy, H. A., Richardson, C. A., Duarte, C. M. & Kennedy, D. P., 1 Feb 2001, In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 81, 1, p. 177-178Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Damage, autotomy and arm regeneration in starfish caught by towed demersal fishing gears.
Ramsay, K., Bergmann, M., Veale, L. O., Richardson, C. A., Kaiser, M. J., Vize, S. J. & Feist, S. W., 1 Mar 2001, In: Marine Biology. 138, 3, p. 527-536Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Causes of shell scarring in dog cockles Glycymeris glycymeris L.
Ramsay, K., Richardson, C. A. & Kaiser, M. J., 1 May 2001, In: Journal of Sea Research. 45, 2, p. 131-139Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Seasonal abundance, spatial distribution, spawning and growth of Astropecten irregularis (Echinodermata : Asteroidea).
Freeman, S. M., Richardson, C. & Seed, R., 1 Jul 2001, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 53, 1, p. 39-49Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Invest in arms: behavioural and energetic implications of multiple autotomy in starfish (Asterias rubens)
Ramsay, K., Kaiser, M. J. & Richardson, C. A., 1 Sept 2001, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 50, 4, p. 360-365Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Oxygen and carbon stable isotopic profiles of the fan mussel, Pinna nobilis, and reconstruction of sea surface temperatures in the Mediterranean
Kennedy, H. A., Richardson, C. A., Duarte, C. M. & Kennedy, D. P., 1 Dec 2001, In: Marine Biology. 139, 6, p. 1115-1124Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2002
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Isotopic partitioning between scallop shell calcite and seawater: Effect of shell growth rate.
Owen, R., Kennedy, H. A. & Richardson, C. A., 8 May 2002, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 66, 10, p. 1727-1737Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The influence of shell growth rate on striae deposition in the scallop Pecten maximus
Owen, R., Richardson, C. A. & Kennedy, H. A., 1 Aug 2002, In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 82, 4, p. 621-623Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An experimental investigation into partitioning of stable isotopes between scallop (Pecten maximus) shell calcite and sea water
Owen, R., Kennedy, H. & Richardson, C. A., 1 Sept 2002, In: Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 185, 1-2, p. 163-174Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Age and growth of the bivalve Arca noae L. in the Croatian Adriatic Sea.
Peharda, M., Richardson, C. A., Onofri, V., Bratos, A. & Crncevic, M., 1 Nov 2002, In: Journal of Molluscan Studies. 68, 4, p. 307-310Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2003
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Mussels - catalysts to understanding change on rocky shores.
Seed, R., Richardson, C. A. & Morton, B. (Editor), 1 Jan 2003, Perspectives on Marine Environmental Change in Hong Kong and southern China: 1977-2000. 2003 ed. Hong Kong University Press, p. 409-432Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Towards an absolute chronology for the marine environment: the developing Arctica chronology.
Forsythe, G. T., Scourse, J. D., Harris, I., Richardson, C. A., Jones, P., Briffa, K. & Heinemeier, J., 1 Jan 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Towards an absolute chronology for the marine environment: the development of a 1000-year record from Arctica islandica.
Forsythe, G. T., Scourse, J. D., Harris, I., Richardson, C. A., Jones, P., Briffa, K. & Heinemeier, J., 1 Jan 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Stereotypic and size-selective predation in Polinices pulchellus (Gastropoda: Naticidae).
Kingsley-Smith, P. R., Richardson, C. A. & Seed, R., 1 Nov 2003, In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 295, 2, p. 173-190Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Size-related and seasonal patterns of egg collar production in Polinices pulchellus (Gastropoda : Naticidae) Risso 1826 .
Kingsley-Smith, P. R., Richardson, C. A. & Seed, R., 7 Nov 2003, In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 295, 2, p. 191-206Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2004
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Age, growth rate and season of recruitment of Pinna nobilis (L.) in the Croatian Adriatic determined from Mg:Ca and Sr:Ca shell profiles
Richardson, C. A., Peharda, M., Kennedy, H., Kennedy, D. P. & Onofri, V., 10 Feb 2004, In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 299, 1, p. 1-16Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aspects of the growth of cultured cuttlefish Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus 1758).
Grigoriou, P. & Richardson, C. A., 8 Oct 2004, In: Aquaculture Research. 35, 12, p. 1141-1148Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2005
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Age and growth of Nassarius reticulatus in the Ria de Aveiro, north-west Portugal.
Barroso, C. M., Moreira, M. H. & Richardson, C. A., 1 Feb 2005, In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 85, 1, p. 151-156Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Growth and development of the veliger larvae and juveniles of Polinices pulchellus (Gastropoda: Naticidae).
Kingsley-Smith, P. R., Richardson, C. A. & Seed, R., 1 Feb 2005, In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 85, 1, p. 171-174Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The gastropod statolith: a tool for determining the age of Nassarius reticulatus.
Barroso, C. M., Nunes, M., Richardson, C. A. & Moreira, M. H., 1 Apr 2005, In: Marine Biology. 146, 6, p. 1139-1144Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, and stable-isotope (δ18O and δ13C) ratio profiles from the fan mussel Pinna nobilis: Seasonal records and temperature relationships.
Freitas, P., Clarke, L. J., Kennedy, H. A., Richardson, C. A. & Abrantes, F., 12 Apr 2005, In: Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 6, p. Q04D14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Growth of the smooth clam, Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bivalvia: Veneridae) from the Thracian Sea, northeastern Mediterranean.
Leontarakis, P. K. & Richardson, C. A., 1 May 2005, In: Journal of Molluscan Studies. 71, (2), p. 189-192Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Burrow morphology, biometry, age and growth of piddocks (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pholadidae) on the south coast of England.
Pinn, E. H., Richardson, C. A., Thompson, R. C. & Hawkins, S. J., 1 Aug 2005, In: Marine Biology. 147, 4, p. 943-953Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An evaluation of the age of the red whelk Neptunea antiqua using operculum striae, statolith growth rings and elemental ratios in the shell.
Richardson, C. A., Saurel, C., Barroso, C. M. & Thain, J., 1 Nov 2005, In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 325, 1, p. 55-64Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Age and growth of the naticid gastropod Polinices pulchellus (Gastropoda: Naticidae) based on length frequency analysis and statolith growth rings.
Richardson, C. A., Kingsley-Smith, P. R., Seed, R. & Chatzinikolaou, E., 1 Dec 2005, In: Marine Biology. 148, 2, p. 319-326Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2006
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Chemically induced predator avoidance behaviour in the burrowing bivalve Macoma balthica
Griffiths, C. L. & Richardson, C. A., 4 Apr 2006, In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 331, 1, p. 91-98Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The occurrence of imposex in Hexaplex trunculus from the Croatian Adriatic.
Prime, M., Peharda, M., Jelic, K., Mladineo, I. & Richardson, C. A., 1 Jul 2006, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 52, 7, p. 810-812Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmental and biological controls on elemental (Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca and Mn/Ca) ratios in shells of the king scallop Pecten maximus.
Freitas, P. S., Clarke, L. J., Kennedy, H. A., Richardson, C. A. & Abrantes, F., 15 Oct 2006, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 70, 20, p. 5119-5133Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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First cross-matched floating chronology from the marine fossil record: data from growth lines of the long-lived bivalve mollusc Arctica islandica.
Scourse, J. D., Richardson, C. A., Forsythe, G., Harris, I., Heinemeier, J., Fraser, N., Briffa, K. & Jones, P., 1 Nov 2006, In: Holocene. 16, 7, p. 967-974Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2007
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Age, growth and reproductive biology of Spangled Emperor, Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775), from the Arabian Sea, Oman.
Al-Mamry, J. M., El Ganainy, A. A., McCarthy, I. D., Richardson, C. A. & Ben Meriem, S., 1 Jan 2007, In: Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research. 33, p. 395-410Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Age, growth and population structure of Modiolus barbatus from the Adriatic.
Peharda, M., Richardson, C. A., Mladineo, I., Sestanovic, S., Popovic, Z., Bolotin, J. & Vrgoc, N., 1 Apr 2007, In: Marine Biology. 151, 2, p. 629-638Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the growth and age of the netted whelk Nassarius reticulatus (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) using statolith growth rings.
Chatzinikolaou, E. & Richardson, C. A., 1 Jul 2007, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 342, p. 163-176Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predation of cockles (Cerastoderma edule) by the whelk (Buccinum undatum) under laboratory conditions.
Scolding, J. W., Richardson, C. A. & Luckenbach, M. J., 1 Nov 2007, In: Journal of Molluscan Studies. 73, 4, p. 333-337Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2008
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Compilation of marine radiocarbon bomb-pulse from the temperate North Atlantic using annually-resolved time-series from Arctica islandica.
Scourse, J. D., Wanamaker, A. D., Weidman, C., Heinemeier, J. & Richardson, C. A., 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Multi-centennial Arctica islandica master chronology from the Irish Sea: radiocarbon reservoir corrections, Suess effect, stratification dynamics and volcanic eruptions.
Butler, P. G., Scourse, J. D., Richardson, C. A., Wanamaker, A. D., Bryant, C., Shammon, T. & Bennell, J. D., 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Reconstructing radiocarbon reservoir ages north of Iceland during the last millennium: implications for ocean circulation and climate change.
Wanamaker, A. D., Scourse, J. D., Richardson, C. A., Butler, P. G., Eiriksson, J. & Heinemeier, J., 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Very long-lived mollusks confirm 17th century AD tephra-based radiocarbon reservoir ages for north icelandic shelf waters.
Wanamaker, A. D., Heinemeier, J., Scourse, J. D., Richardson, C. A., Butler, P. G., Eiriksson, J. & Knudsen, K. L., 1 Jan 2008, In: Radiocarbon. 50, 3, p. 399-412Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Population dynamics and growth of Nassarius reticulatus (Gastropoda : Nassariidae) in Rhosneigr (Anglesey, UK).
Chatzinikolaou, E. & Richardson, C. A., 1 Feb 2008, In: Marine Biology. 153, 4, p. 605-619Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inter- and intra-specimen variability masks reliable temperature control on shell Mg/Ca ratios in laboratory and field cultured Mytilus edulis and Pecten maximus (bivalvia)
Freitas, P. S., Clarke, L., Kennedy, H. A. & Richardson, C. A., 8 Feb 2008, In: Biogeosciences Discussions. 5, p. 531-572Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of ration size, temperature and body weight on specific dynamic action (SDA) of the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis.
Grigoriou, P. & Richardson, C. A., 1 Jul 2008, In: Marine Biology. 154, 6, p. 1085-1095Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Absolute chronologies from the ocean: records from the longest-lived, non-colonial animals on Earth.
Wanamaker, A. D., Scourse, J. D., Richardson, C. A., Butler, P., Reynolds, D. & Ridgway, I., 1 Aug 2008, In: PAGES News. 16, p. 4-6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review