Dr Martin Skov
Reader in Marine Biology
Contact info
Room: 408 Westbury Mount Phone: 01248 383846
E-mail: mwskov@bangor.ac.uk
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I did a BSc (1st Class Hons) in marine biology with Bangor University in 1996, which followed by a PhD in mangrove ecology with Liverpool University in 2001. My postdoctoral career took me through a two year research fellowship with Lisbon University in Portugal, studying crustacean recruitment dynamics, a one year postdoc with Bangor University on phytoplankton research, and a 3 year postdoctoral fellowship with Southampton University, in which I used intertidal snails and biofilms to test model predictions related to resource distribution and habitat fragmentation. I returned to Bangor University in 2009 for a Research Lectureship, which in January 2013 led to a permanent lectureship and later a Senior Lectureship with the School of Ocean Sciences.
I am an experimental ecologist with particular interests in the ecological functioning and ecosystem services of coastal salt marshes, mangroves and seagrasses. My research focuses particularly on regulators of landscape-scale functioning, such as examining what determines the delivery of natural coastal protection and carbon sequestration by marshes and mangroves, and explaining and predicting long- and medium-term changes in marsh and mangrove area cover. I have a strong interest in the human interactions with coastal wetlands, including wellbeing associations and how ecosystem management impacts on ecosystem service delivery. My work includes fundamental experimentation with ecosystem simulations in the field and hydrological flumes, use of historical data, records and systematic observations for understanding long-term processes in coastal systems.
Research Areas
Marine Conservation and Resource Management
Sediment Dynamics and Morphology
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Tidal water exchange drives fish and crustacean abundances in salt marshes
de la Barra, P., Skov, M., Lawrence, P., Schiaffi, J. I. & Hiddink, J. G., 11 Aug 2022, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 694, p. 61-72Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intraspecific Root Trait Variability Along Environmental Gradients Affects Salt Marsh Resistance to Lateral Erosion
de Battisti, D., Fowler, M. S., Jenkins, S. R., Skov, M. W., Rossi, M., Bouma, T. J., Neyland, P. J. & Griffin, J. N., 8 May 2019, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7, 150.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multiple trait dimensions mediate stress gradient effects on plant biomass allocation, with implications for coastal ecosystem services.
de Battisti, D., Fowler, M. S., Jenkins, S., Skov, M., Bouma, T. J., Neyland, P. J. & Griffin, J., Jul 2020, In: Journal of Ecology. 108, 4, p. 1227-1240Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Science to Policy: Salt Marsh Resilience and Coastal Management
Wiik, E., Toberman, H., Skov, M., Jenkins, S., Pages Fauria, J., Ballinger, R., McKinley, E., Hall, C., Griffin, J., Fowler, M. S., de Battisti, D. & Garbutt, A., Mar 2019, Ser Cymru National Research Network for Low Carbon, Energy and Environment. (Science to Policy)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Faunal mediated carbon export from mangroves in an arid area
Walton, M., Al Maslamani, I., Chatting, M., Smyth, D., Castillo, A., Skov, M. & Le Vay, L., 10 Feb 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 755, 1, 13 p., 142677.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Outwelling from arid mangrove systems is sustained by inwelling of seagrass productivity
Walton, M. E., Al-Maslamani, I., Skov, M. W., Al-Shaikh, I., Al-Ansari, I. S., Kennedy, H. A. & Le Vay, L., 17 Jul 2014, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 507, p. 125-137Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Organic carbon accumulation in British saltmarshes
Smeaton, C., Garrett, E., Koot, M. B., Ladd, C. J. T., Miller, L. C., McMahon, L., Foster, B., Barlow, N. L. M., Blake, W., Gehrels, W. R., Skov, M. W. & Austin, W. E. N., 20 May 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 926, p. 172104Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Organic Carbon Stocks of Great British Saltmarshes
Smeaton, C., Miller, L. C., McMahon, L., Garrett, E., Barlow, N. L. M., Gehrels, W. R., Skov, M. & Austin, W. E. N., 4 Dec 2023, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 10, 1229486.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using citizen science to estimate surficial soil blue carbon stocks in Great British saltmarshes
Smeaton, C., Burden, A., Ruranska, P., Ladd, C. J. T., Garbutt, A., Jones, L., McMahon, L., Miller, L. C., Skov, M. & Austin, W. E. N., 11 Aug 2022, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9, 16 p., 959459.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patchiness in resource distribution mitigates habitat loss: insights from high-shore grazers.
Skov, M. W., Hawkins, S. J., Volkelt-Igoe, M., Pike, J., Thompson, R. C. & Doncaster, C. P., 1 May 2011, In: Ecosphere. 2, 5, p. 60Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Past and present grazing boosts the photo-autotrophic biomass of biofilms.
Skov, M. W., Volkelt-Igoe, M., Hawkins, S. J., Jesus, B., Thompson, R. C. & Doncaster, C. P., 22 Feb 2010, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 401, p. 101-111Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Light grazing of saltmarshes increases the availability of nest sites for Common Redshank Tringa totanus, but reduces their quality
Sharps, E., Garbutt, A., Hiddink, J. G., Smart, J. & Skov, M. W., 1 Apr 2016, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 221, p. 71-78Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nest trampling and ground nesting birds: quantifying temporal and spatial overlap between cattle activity and breeding redshank
Sharps, E., Smart, J., Mason, L. R., Jones, K., Skov, M., Garbutt, A. & Hiddink, J., Aug 2017, In: Ecology and Evolution. 7, 16, p. 6622-6633Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Light grazing of saltmarshes is a direct and indirect cause of nest failure in Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Sharps, E., Smart, J., Skov, M. W., Garbutt, A. & Hiddink, J. G., 2 Mar 2015, In: Ibis. 157, 2, p. 239-249Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of climate change on UK estuaries: A review of past trends and potential projections
Robins, P. E., Skov, M. W., Lewis, M. J., Gimenez, L., Davies, A. G., Malham, S. K., Neill, S. P., McDonald, J. E., Whitton, T. A., Jackson, S. E. & Jago, C. F., 17 Dec 2015, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 169, p. 119-135Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Editorial: Structure, Functioning and Conservation of Coastal Vegetated Wetlands
Richir, J., Bouillon, S., Gobert, S., Skov, M. & Borges, A. V., 29 May 2020, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8, 4 p., 134.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reorganisation following disturbance: multi trait-based methods in R
Richardson, L., Magneville, C., Grange, L., Shepperson, J., Skov, M., Hoey, A. & Heenan, A., Jun 2024, In: Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology. 20Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A framework linking ecosystem services and human well-being: Saltmarsh as a case study
Rendon, O. R., Garbutt, A., Skov, M., Moller, I., Alexander, M., Ballinger, R., Wyles, K., Smith, G., McKinley, E., Griffin, J., Thomas, M., Davidson, K., Pages , J., Read, S. & Beaumont, N., Dec 2019, In: People and Nature. 1, 4, p. 486-496Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Top ten priorities for global saltmarsh restoration, conservation and ecosystem service research
Petillon, J., McKinley, E., Alexander, M., Adams, J. B., Angelini, C., Balke, T., Griffin, J. N., Bouma, T., Hacker, S., He, Q., Hensel, M. J. S., Ibanez, C., Macreadie, P. L., Martino, S., Sharps, E., Ballinger, R., de Battisti, D., Beaumont, N., Burdon, D., Daleo, P., D'Alpaos, A., Duggan Edwards, M., Garbutt, A., Jenkins, S., Ladd, C. J. T., Lewis, H., Mariotti, G., McDermott, O., Mills, R., Moller, I., Nolte, S., Pages, J. F., Silliman, B., Zhang, L. & Skov, M., 1 Nov 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 898, 165544.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elucidating the surface macroplastic load, types and distribution in mangrove areas around Cebu Island, Philippines and its policy implications
Paler, M. K. O., Tabanag, I. D. F., Siacor, F. D. C., Geraldino, P. J. L., Walton, M., Dunn, C., Skov, M., Hiddink, J. G. & Taboada, E. B., 10 Sept 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 838, 3, 156408.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Opposing indirect effects of domestic herbivores on saltmarsh erosion
Pages Fauria, J., Jenkins, S., Bouma, T., Sharps, E. & Skov, M., 15 Aug 2019, In: Ecosystems. p. 1055-1068Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Priorities to inform research on marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia
Omeyer, L. C. M., Duncan, E. M., Aiemsomboon, K., Beaumont, N., Bureekul, S., Cao, B., Carrasco, L. R., Chavanich, S., Clark, J., Cordova, M. R., Couceiro, F., Cragg, S. M., Dickson, N., Frailler, P., Ferraro, G., Fletcher, S., Fong, J., Ford, A., Guttierrez, T., Hamid, F. S., Hiddink, J. G., Hoa, P. T., Holland, S. L., Jones, L., Jones, N., Koldewey, H., Lauro, F. M., Lee, C., Lewis, M., Marks, D., Matallana-Surget, S., Mayorga-Adame, C. G., McGeehan, J., Fesser, L., Michie, L., Miller, M. A., Mohamad, Z. F., Nor, N. H. M., Muller, M., Neill, S., Nelms, S. E., Onda, D. F., Ong, J. J. L., Pariatamby, A., Phang, S. C., Quiliam, R., Robins, P., Salta, M., Sartimbul, A., Shakuto, S., Skov, M., Taboada, E. B., Todd, P. A., Toh, T. C., Valiyaveettil, S., Viyakran, V., Wonnapinij, P., Wood, L. E., Yong, C. L. X. & Godley, B. J., 1 Oct 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 841, 156704.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Coastal Agricultural Landscapes:: Mapping and understanding grazing intensity on Welsh Saltmarshes
McKinley, E., Harvey, R., Ballinger, R., Davidson, K., Griffin, J. & Skov, M., 1 May 2022, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 222, 106128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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When One Health Meets the United Nations Ocean Decade: Global Agendas as a Pathway to Promote Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research on Human-Nature Relationships
Masterson Algar, P., Jenkins, S., Windle, G., Morris-Webb, E., Takahashi, C. K., Burke, T., Rosa, I., Martinez, A. S., Torres-Mattos, E. B., Taddei, R., Morrison, V., Kasten, P., Bryning, L., Cruz de Oliveira, N. R., Gonçalves, L. R., Skov, M., Beynon-Davies, C., Bumbeer, J., Saldiva, P. H. N., Leão, E. & Christofoletti, R., 6 Apr 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 809009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microplastics alter multiple biological processes of marine benthic fauna
Mason, V., Skov, M., Hiddink, J. G. & Walton, M., 1 Nov 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 845, 157362.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review