Dr Martin Skov
Reader in Marine Biology
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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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Blue carbon benefits from global saltmarsh restoration
Mason, V., Burden, A., Epstein, G., Jupe, L. L., Wood, K. A. & Skov, M., 25 Sept 2023, In: Global Change Biology. 29, 23, p. 6517-6545 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Saltmarsh Blue Carbon in UK and NW Europe - evidence synthesis for a UK Saltmarsh
Mason, V., Wood, K. A., Jupe, L. L., Burden, A. & Skov, M., 6 May 2022, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bangor.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Species mixing boosts root yield in mangrove trees
Lang’at, J. K., Kirui, B. K., Skov, M. W., Kairo, J. G., Mencuccini, M. & Huxham, M., 1 Oct 2012, In: Oecologia.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Saltmarsh resilience to periodic shifts in tidal channels
Ladd, C. J. T., Duggan Edwards, M., Pages, J. F. & Skov, M., 20 Oct 2021, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 8, 13 p., 757715.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Best practice for upscaling soil organic carbon stocks in salt marshes
Ladd, C. J. T., Smeaton, C., Skov, M. & Austin, W. E. N., 15 Dec 2022, In: Geoderma. 428, 116188.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate change and marine conservation: Saltmarsh
Ladd, C., Skov, M., Lewis, H. & Leegwater, E., 1 Oct 2018, MCCIP. 8 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Sediment supply explains long-term and large-scale patterns in saltmarsh lateral expansion and erosion
Ladd, C. J. T., Duggan Edwards, M. F., Bouma, T. J., Pages, J. F. & Skov, M. W., 28 Oct 2019, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 46, 20, p. 11178-11187Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of species richness and environmental context on early survival of replanted mangroves at Gazi bay, Kenya.
Kirui, B. Y., Huxham, M., Kairo, J. & Skov, M. W., 1 May 2008, In: Hydrobiologia. 603, p. 171-181Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rapid losses of surface elevation following tree girdling and cutting in tropical mangroves
Kipkorir, J., Lang'at, S., Kairo, J. G., Mencuccini, M., Bouillon, S., Skov, M. W., Waldron, S. & Huxham, M., 22 Sept 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Growth of Crassostrea gigas spat and juveniles under differing environmental conditions at two sites in Wales
King, J. W., Malham, S. K., Skov, M. W., Cotter, E., Latchford, J. W., Culloty, S. C. & Beaumont, A. R., 1 Jul 2006, In: Aquatic Living Resources. 19, 3, p. 289-297Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decomposition of mangrove roots: effects of location, nutrients, species identity and mix in a Kenyan forest.
Huxham, M., Langat, J., Tamooh, F., Kennedy, H., Mencuccini, M., Skov, M. W. & Kairo, J. G., 10 Jun 2010, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 88, 1, p. 135-142Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intra- and inter-specific facilitation in mangroves may increase resilience to climate change threats.
Huxham, M., Kumara, M. P., Jayatissa, L. P., Krauss, K. W., Kairo, J., Langat, J., Mencuccini, M., Skov, M. W. & Kirui, B., 12 Jul 2010, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 365, 1549, p. 2127-2135Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Intertidal Zone of the North-East Atlantic Region: Pattern and Process
Hawkins, S. J., Pack, K. E., Firth, L. B., Mieszkowska, N., Evans, A. J., Martins, G. M., Åberg, P., Adams, L. C., Arenas, F., Boaventura, D. M., Bohn, K., Borges, C. D. G., Castro, J. J., Coleman, R. A., Crowe, T. P., Cruz, T., Davies, M. S., Epstein, G., Faria, J., Ferreira, J. G., Frost, N. J., Griffin, J. N., Hanley, ME., Herbert, R. J. H., Hyder, K., Johnson, M. P., Lima, F. P., Masterson-Algar, P., Moore, P. J., Moschella, P. S., Notman, G. M., Pannacciulli, F. G., Ribeiro, P. A., Santos, A. M., Silva, A. C. F., Skov, M. W., Sugden, H., Vale, M., Wangkulangkul, K., Wort, E. J. G., Thompson, R. C., Hartnoll, R. G., Burrows, M. T. & Jenkins, S. R., Sept 2019, Interactions in the Marine Benthos: Global Patterns and Processes. Hawkins, S. J., Bohn, K., Firth, L. B. & Williams, G. A. (eds.). 1 ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Vol. 87. p. 7-46 40 p. (Systematics Assocations; vol. Special Volume 87).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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No detectable broad-scale effect of livestock grazing on soil blue-carbon stock in salt marshes.
Harvey, R. J., Garbutt, A., Hawkins, S. J. & Skov, M. W., 10 May 2019, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7, 151.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Large-scale predictions of salt-marsh carbon stock based on simple observations of plant community and soil type
Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Duggan-Edwards, M., Pages, J. F., Harvey, R., Ladd, C. & Skov, M. W., 25 Jan 2019, In: Biogeosciences. 16, 2, p. 425-436 436 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The importance of canopy complexity in shaping seasonal spider and beetle assemblages in saltmarsh habitats
Ford, H., Evans, B., van Klink, R., Skov, M. & Garbutt, A., 1 Apr 2017, In: Ecological Entomology. 42, 2, p. 145-155Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil stabilization linked to plant diversity and environmental context in coastal wetlands
Ford, H., Garbutt, A., Ladd, C., Malarkey, J. & Skov, M. W., Mar 2016, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 27, 2, p. 259-268Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Between a rock and a hard place: Environmental and engineering considerations when designing coastal defence structures
Firth, L. B., Thompson, R. C., Bohn, K., Abbiati, M., Airoldi, L., Bouma, T. J., Bozzeda, F., Ceccherelli, V. U., Colangelo, M. A., Evans, A., Ferrario, F., Hanley, M. E., Hinz, H., Hoggart, S. P., Jackson, J. E., Moore, P., Morgan, E. H., Perkol-Finkel, S., Skov, M. W., Strain, E. M., van Belzen, J. & Hawkins, S. J., 1 May 2014, In: Coastal Engineering. 87, p. 122-135Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Facing the future: the importance of substratum features for ecological engineering of artificial habitats in the rocky intertidal
Firth, L. B., White, F. J., Schofield, M., Hanley, M. E., Burrows, M. T., Thompson, R. C., Skov, M. W., Evans, A. J., Moore, P. J. & Hawkins, S. J., 13 Jul 2015, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 67, 1, p. 131-143Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biodiversity in intertidal rock pools: Informing engineering criteria for artificial habitat enhancement in the built environment
Firth, L. B., Schofield, M., White, F. J., Skov, M. W. & Hawkins, S. J., 1 Dec 2014, In: Marine Environmental Research. 102, December, p. 122-130Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coastal wetlands mitigate storm flooding and associated costs in estuaries
Fairchild, T. P., Bennett, W. G., Day, B., Skov, M., Moller, I., Beaumont, N., Karunarathna, H. & Griffin, J. N., 7 Jul 2021, In: Environmental Research Letters. 16, 7, 074034.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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External conditions drive optimal planting configurations for salt marsh restoration
Duggan Edwards, M. F., Pages, J. F., Jenkins, S. R., Bouma, T. J. & Skov, M. W., Mar 2020, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 57, 3, p. 619-629Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Livestock grazing alters multiple ecosystem properties and services in salt marshes: a meta-analysis
Davidson, K. E., Fowler, M. S., Skov, M., Doerr, S. H., Beaumont, N. & Griffin, J. N., Oct 2017, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 54, 5, p. 1395-1405Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Grazing reduces bee abundance and diversity in saltmarshes by suppressing flowering of key plant species
Davidson, K. E., Fowler, M. S., Skov, M., Forman, D., Alison, J., Botham, M., Beaumont, N. & Griffin, J., 1 Apr 2020, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 291, 106760.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Future mangrove carbon storage under climate change and deforestation
Chatting, M., Al-Maslamani, I., Walton, M., Skov, M., Kennedy, H., Husrevoglu, S. & Le Vay, L., 10 Feb 2022, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9, 14 p., 781876.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review