Dr Peter Robins
Senior Lecturer in Physical Oceanography
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Contact info
Office location: Room 115, Marine Centre Wales, Menai Bridge
(Tel: 01248 383961)
Email: p.robins@bangor.ac.uk
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I am a Senior Lecturer in Physical Oceanography at the School of Ocean Sciences. I was awarded my Degree in Physical Oceanography and Mathematics at Bangor University in 2003 and my Ph.D in 2008, where I investigated the internal tide in the Gareloch: a Scottish fjord. My postdoctoral and academic career has focused on physical modelling studies for Coastal and Estuarine processes including flooding, morphodynamics, water quality, marine renewable energy, biophysical larval transport, and climate change.
I develop computer models to simulate ocean processes, whether this is realistic representations of the past or future, or hypothetical scenarios such as a proposed coastal alteration like flood mitigation measures. I have studied estuaries at fine scales to understand their sensitivity to complex interactions of rivers, tides, surges and sea-level rise, and how these interactions control coastal flooding, plastic dispersal, water quality and human health. I develop methods to characterise the bio-physical dispersal of larvae to help understand population dynamics and aid fishery and shellfishery management. I am interested in characterising variabilities in tidal energy available for our exploitation as a renewable electricity source – and quantifying the likely environmental implications that this may have.
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A Comprehensive Assessment of Climate Change and Coastal Inundation through Satellite-Derived Datasets: A Case Study of Sabang Island, Indonesia
Kantamaneni, K., Christie, D., Lyddon, C., Huang, P., Nizar, M., Balasubramani, K., Ravichandran, V., Prasad, K. A., Pushparaj, R. R. B., Robins, P. & Panneer, S., 15 Jun 2022, In: Remote Sensing. 14, 12, 2857.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A numerical study of marine larval dispersal in the presence of an axial convergent front
Robins, P., Neill, S. & Gimenez Noya, J., 20 Mar 2012, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 100, p. 172-185Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A standardised tidal-stream power curve, optimised for the global resource
Lewis, M., O'Hara Murray, R., Fredriksson, S., Maskell, J., de Fockert, A., Neill, S. & Robins, P., 1 Jun 2021, In: Renewable Energy. 170, p. 1308-1323Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Application of a coastal model to simulate present and future inundation and aid coastal management
Robins, P., Davies, A. & Jones, R., 1 Mar 2011, In: Journal of Coastal Conservation: Planning and Management. 15, 1, p. 1-14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biogeochemical functioning of grazed estuarine tidal marshes along a salinity gradient
Dausse, A., Garbutt, A., Norman, L., Papadimitriou, S., Jones, L. M., Robins, P. E. & Thomas, D. N., 20 Mar 2012, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 100, p. 83-92Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterising the spatial and temporal variability of the tidal-stream energy resource over the northwest European shelf seas
Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P., Lewis, M. J. & Ward, S. L., 1 Jun 2015, In: Applied Energy. 147, p. 510-522Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterising the tidal stream power resource around France using a high-resolution harmonic database
Guillou, N., Neill, S. & Robins, P., Aug 2018, In: Renewable Energy. 123, p. 706-718Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characteristics of the velocity profile at tidal-stream energy sites
Lewis, M., Neill, S., Robins, P., Hashemi, M. R. & Ward, S., Dec 2017, In: Renewable Energy. 114, Part A, p. 258-272Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate change accelerates range expansion of the invasive non-native species, the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas.
King, N., Wilmes, S-B., Smyth, D., Tinker, J., Robins, P., Thorpe, J., Jones, L. & Malham, S., Feb 2021, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 78, 1, p. 70-81 70-81.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Compound flooding: Dependence at sub-daily scales between extreme storm surge and fluvial flow
Robins, P., Lewis, M., Elnahrawi, M., Lyddon, C., Dickson, N. & Coulthard, T., 16 Aug 2021, In: Frontiers. 7, 727294.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Connectivity and Dispersal Patterns of Protected Biogenic Reefs: Implications for the Conservation of Modiolus modiolus (L.) in the Irish Sea
Gormley, K., Mackenzie, C., Robins, P. E., Coscia, I., Cassidy, A., James, J., Hull, A., Piertney, S., Sanderson, W. & Porter, J., 1 Dec 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 12, p. e0143337Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Connectivity between Populations of the Scallop Pecten maximus in the Irish Sea and the Implications for Fisheries Management
Close, H., Lambert, G., Robins, P. & Gimenez Noya, L., 3 Jan 2024, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of waves on the tidal energy resource at a planned tidal stream array
Hashemi, M. R., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E., Davies, A. G. & Lewis, M. J., Mar 2015, In: Renewable Energy. 75, p. 626-639Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence of potential synergy between aquaculture and offshore renewable energy
Demmer, J., Lewis, M., Robins, P. & Neill, S., 30 Sept 2022, In: International Marine Energy Journal. 5, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring regional coastal sediment pathways using a coupled tide-wave-sediment dynamics model
Davies, A. G., Robins, P., Austin, M. & Walker-Springett, G., 15 Jan 2023, In: Continental Shelf Research. 253, 104903.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fine-scale seascape genomics of an exploited marine species, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule, using a multi-modelling approach
Coscia, I., Wilmes, S-B., Ironside, J. E., Goward Brown, A., O'Dea, E., Malham, S., McDevitt, AD. & Robins, P., Sept 2020, In: Evolutionary Applications. 13, 8, p. 1854-1867Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Future variability of solute transport in a macrotidal estuary
Robins, P. E., Lewis, M. J., Simpson, J. H., Howlett, E. R. & Malham, S. K., 13 Oct 2014, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 151, p. 88-99Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genomic survey of edible cockle (Cerastoderma edule) in the Northeast Atlantic: a baseline for sustainable management of its wild resources.
Vera, M., Maroso, F., Wilmes, S-B., Malham, S., Groves, E., Hermida, M., Blanco, A., Fernandez, C., Bouza, C., Martinez, P. & Robins, P., 24 Feb 2022, In: Evolutionary Applications. 15, 2, p. 262-285 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global riverine theoretical hydrokinetic resource assessment
Ridgill, M., Neill, S., Lewis, M., Robins, P. & Patil, S., 1 Aug 2021, In: Renewable Energy. 174, p. 654-665Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heterogeneous microgeographic genetic structure of the common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean: biogeographic barriers and environmental factors
Vera, M., Wilmes, S-B., Maroso, F., Hermida, M., Blanco, A., Casanova, A., Iglesias, D., Cao, A., Culloty, S. C., Mahony, K., Orvain, F., Bouza, C., Robins, P., Malham, S., Lynch, S., Antonio, V. & Martínez, P., 18 Aug 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Heredity.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Historic Spatial Patterns of Storm-Driven Compound Events in UK Estuaries
Lyddon, C., Robins, P., Lewis, M., Barkwith, A., Vasilopoulos, G., Haigh, I. & Coulthard, T., Jan 2023, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 46, 1, p. 30-56 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hydrokinetic energy conversion: A global riverine perspective
Ridgill, M., Lewis, M., Robins, P., Patil, S. & Neill, S., Jul 2022, In: Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 14, 4, 044501.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identification of genetically and oceanographically distinct blooms of jellyfish
Lee, P. L., Dawson, M. N., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E., Houghton, J. D., Doyle, T. K. & Hays, G. C., 1 Mar 2013, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 10, 80, p. 20120920Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of Sediment Concentration on the Survival of Wastewater-Derived blaCTX-M-15-Producing E. coli, and the Implications for Dispersal into Estuarine Waters
Bashawri, Y. M. A., Robins, P., Jones, D. L., McDonald, J., Cooper, D. & Williams, P., 19 Oct 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 20, 15 p., 7608.Research 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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Impact of tidal-stream arrays in relation to the natural variability of sedimentary processes
Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P. & Lewis, M. J., 8 Aug 2014, In: Renewable Energy. 72, p. 311-321Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving estuary models by reducing uncertainties associated with river flows
Robins, P., Lewis, M., Freer, J., Cooper, D., Skinner, C. & Coulthard, T., 31 Jul 2018, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of storm surge on tidal range energy
Lewis, M., Angeloudis, A., Robins, P., Evans, P. S. & Neill, S., Mar 2017, In: Energy. 122, p. 25-36Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interactive visual analytics of hydrodynamic flux for the coastal zone
George, R. L., Robins, P. E., Davies, A. G., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 7 May 2014, In: Environmental Earth Sciences. 71, 10, p. 3733-3766Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Kelp detritus: Unutilized productivity or an unacknowledged trophic resource?
Walton, M., R, B., Griffiths, J., Cartwright, D., Robins, P., Malham, S. & Le Vay, L., 10 May 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 820, 153191.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Larval dispersal from an energetic tidal channel and implications for blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) shellfisheries
Demmer, J., Neill, S., Andres, O., Malham, S., Jones, T. & Robins, P., 1 Dec 2022, In: Aquaculture International. 30, 6, p. 2969-2995Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Medium-term variability of the UK's combined tidal energy resource for a net-zero carbon grid
Todeschini, G., Coles, D., Lewis, M., Popov, I., Angeloudis, A., Fairley, I., Johnson, F., Williams, A. J., Robins, P. & Masters, I., 1 Jan 2022, In: Energy. 238, 121990.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modelled larval dispersal and measured gene flow: seascape genetics of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in the southern Irish Sea
Coscia, I., Robins, P. E., Porter, J. S., Malham, S. K. & Ironside, J. E., 1 Sept 2012, In: Conservation Genetics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Morphological controls in sandy estuaries: the influence of tidal flats and bathymetry on sediment transport.
Robins, P. E. & Davies, A. G., 1 Jun 2010, In: Ocean Dynamics. 60, 3, p. 503-517Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physical and biological controls on larval dispersal and connectivity in a highly energetic shelf sea
Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P., Gimenez, L., Jenkins, S. R. & Malham, S. K., 1 Mar 2013, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 58, 2, p. 505-524Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Power variability of tidal-stream energy and implications for electricity supply
Lewis, M., McNaughton, J., Márquez-Dominguez, C., Todeschini, G., Togneri, M., Masters, I., Allmark, M., Stallard, T., Neill, S., Goward Brown, A. & Robins, P., 15 Sept 2019, In: Energy. 183, p. 1061-1074Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predicting potential spawning areas of European bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, in the Irish and Celtic Seas
Lincoln, H., Robins, P., Wilmes, S-B., Pérez-Mayol, S., Moore, A., Simpson, S., Goward Brown, A., Heney, C., Malham, S., Morales-Nin, B., Hold, N. & McCarthy, I., 1 Feb 2024, In: Fisheries Research. 270, 106884.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predicting the dispersal of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from the wastewater treatment plant to the coast
Robins, P., Dickson, N., Kevill, J., Malham, S., Singer, A., Quilliam, R. & Jones, D. L., Sept 2022, In: Heliyon. 8, 9, E10547.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predicting the dispersal of wild Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) from an existing frontier population—a numerical study
Robins, P., King, J., Jenkins, S. & Tita, A., 2017, In: Aquatic Invasions. 12, 2, p. 117-131Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Regional-scale patterns in harbour porpoise occupancy of tidal stream environments
Waggitt, J., Dunn, H., Evans, P. G. H., Hiddink, J., Holmes, L. J., Keen, E., Murcott, B. D., Piano, M., Robins, P., Scott, B. E., Bond, J. & Veneruso, G., 1 Mar 2018, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. p. 701-710Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research priorities for assessing potential impacts of emerging marine renewable energy technologies: Insights from developments in Wales (UK)
Roche, RC., Walker-Springett, K., Robins, PE., Jones, J., Veneruso, G., Whitton, TA., Piano, M., Ward, SL., Duce, CE., Waggitt, JJ., Walker-Springett, G., Neill, S., Lewis, M. & King, J., 1 Dec 2016, In: Renewable Energy. 99, December, p. 1327-1341 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Residual flow, bedforms and sediment transport in a tidal channel modelled with variable bed roughness
Davies, A. & Robins, P., 15 Oct 2017, In: Geomorphology. 295, p. 855-872Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resource assessment for future generations of tidal-stream energy arrays
Lewis, M., Neill, S. P., Robins, P. E. & Hashemi, M. R., 1 Apr 2015, In: Energy. 83, p. 403-415Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Role of trait combinations, habitat matrix and network topology in metapopulation recovery from regional extinction
Gimenez Noya, J., Robins, P. & Jenkins, S., Apr 2020, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 65, 4, p. 775-789Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sensitivity of estuaries to compound flooding.
Harrison, L. M., Coulthard, T. J., Robins, P. & Lewis, M., 13 Oct 2021, In: Estuaries and Coasts.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Influence of Intra-Array Wake Dynamics on Depth-Averaged Kinetic Tidal Turbine Energy Extraction Simulations
Piano, M., Robins, P., Davies, A. & Neill, S., 22 Oct 2018, In: Energies. 11, 10, 2852.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The importance of resolving nearshore currents in coastal dispersal models
Ward, S., Robins, P., Owen, A., Demmer, J. & Jenkins, S., 1 Jun 2023, In: Ocean Modelling. 183, 102181.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The influence of tides on the North West European shelf winter residual circulation
Tinker, J., Polton, J., Robins, P., Lewis, M. & O'Neill, C., 12 Oct 2022, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The internal tide of the Gareloch, a Scottish Fjord
Robins, P. & Elliott, A., 1 Jan 2009, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 81, 1, p. 130-142Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The potential impact of climate change on the infectious diseases of commercially important shellfish populations in the Irish Sea—a review
Robins, P. E., Malham, S., Rowley, A. F., Cross, M. E., Culloty, S. C., Lynch, S. A., Mackenzie, C. L., Morgan, E., O'Riordan, R. M., Robbins, P. E., Smith, A. L., Thrupp, T. J., Vogan, C. L., Wootton, E. C. & Malham, S. K., 1 May 2014, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 71, 4, p. 741-759Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review