Dr Ronan Roche
Research Fellow
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Affiliations
Contact info
Room: 3rd Floor Marine Centre Wales Phone: 01248 383972
E-mail: r.roche@bangor.ac.uk
Web: Twitter; Google Scholar; ResearchGate
I am a Research Fellow at the Center for Applied Marine Sciences, with a broad background in marine ecology, environmental geochemistry, and social/anthropological research, and specific training and expertise in environmental sampling and data analysis. I utilize a multi-disciplinary approach to address pressing environmental questions, and have a strong record of professional collaboration with industry and NGOs.
Research Areas
Marine Conservation and Resource Management
- Commissioned report › Research › Not peer-reviewed
- Unpublished
British Indian Ocean Territory Biodiversity Action Plan: Coconut Crab
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.) & Laidre, M., 2020, (Unpublished) 22 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Published
British Indian Ocean Territory Biodiversity Action Plan: Hawksbill and Green Turtles
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.), Esteban, N., Mortimer, J. A. & Hays, G. C., 2020, 15 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Published
British Indian Ocean Territory Biodiversity Action Plan: Sooty Tern
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.) & Carr, P., 2020, 12 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Unpublished
British Indian Ocean Territory Biodiversity Action Plan: Yellowfin Tuna
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.) & Curnick, D. J., 2020, (Unpublished) 7 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Published
British Indian Ocean Territory Ecosystem Action Plan: Mangrove Forest
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.), Carr, P., Wilkinson, T. & Barrios, S., 2020, 8 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Unpublished
British Indian Ocean Territory Ecosystem Action Plan: Moist Savanna
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.) & Carr, P., 2020, (Unpublished) 13 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Published
British Indian Ocean Territory Ecosystem Action Plan: Native Woodland
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.), Carr, P., Wilkinson, T. & Barrios, S., 2020, 9 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Unpublished
British Indian Ocean Territory Ecosystem Action Plan: Shallow Coral Reefs
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.) & Sheppard, C., 2020, (Unpublished) 8 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Poster › Research › Peer-reviewed
- Published
Spatio temporal variation in benthic communities in remote reefs
Sannassy Pilly, J., Roche, R. & Turner, J., Jan 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
- Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
- Published
A review of a decade of lessons from one of the world’s largest MPAs: conservation gains and key challenges
Hays, G. C., Koldewey, H., Meeuwig, J. J., Attrill, M. J., Barley, S., Bayley, D., . Benkwitt, C. E., Block, B., Schallert, R. J., Carlisle, A. B., Carr, P., Chapple, T. K., Collins, C., Diaz, C., Dunn, N., Dunbar, R. B., Eager, D. S., Engel, J., Embling, C. B., Esteban, N., Ferretti, F., Foster, N. L., Freeman, R., Gollock, M., Graham, N. A. J., Harris, J. L., Head, C. E. I., Hosegood, P., Howell, K. L., Hussey, N. E., Jacoby, D. M. P., Jones, R., Lange, I. D., Letessier, T. B., Levey, E., Lindhart, M., McDevitt-Irwin, J. M., Meekan, M. G., Micheli, F., Mogg, A., Mortimer, J. A., Mucciarone, D., Nicoll, M. A., Nuno, A., Perry, C. T., Sannassy Pilly, J., Preston, S. G., Rattray, A. J., Robinson, E., Roche, R., Schiele, M., Sheehan, E. V., Sheppard, A., Sheppard, C., Smith, A. L., Soule, B., Spalding, M., Stevens, G. M. W., Steyaert, M., Stiffel, S., Taylor, B., Tickler, D. M., Trevail, A. M., Trueba, P., Turner, J., Votier, S., Wilson, B., Williams, G., Williamson, B. J., Williamson, M. J., Wood, H. & Curnick, D. J., 14 Oct 2020, In: Marine Biology. 167, 11, 159.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Atoll-dependent variation in depth zonation of benthic communities on remote reefs
Sannassy Pilly, J., Richardson, L., Turner, J. & Roche, R., 1 Jan 2022, In: Marine Environmental Research. 173, 105520.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Author Correction: Vulnerability to collapse of coral reef ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean
Obura, D., Gudka, M., Samoilys, M., Osuka, K., Mbugua, J., Keith, D. A., Porter, S., Roche, R., van Hooidonk, R., Ahamada, S., Araman, A., Karisa, J., Komakoma, J., Madi, M., Ravinia, I., Razafindrainibe, H., Yahya, S. & Zivane, F., Jan 2023, In: Nature Sustainability . 6, 113, p. 113-113 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Capacity, capability and cross-border challenges associated with marine eradication programmes in Europe: The attempted eradication of an invasive non-native ascidian, Didemnum vexillum in Wales, United Kingdom
Sambrook, K., Holt, R. H. F., Sharp, R., Griffith, K., Roche, R. C., Newstead, R. G., Wyn, G. & Jenkins, S. R., Sept 2014, In: Marine Policy. 48, p. 51-58Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Coral bleaching and mortality in the Chagos Archipelago to 2017
Sheppard, C., Sheppard, A., Mogg, A., Bayley, D., Dempsey, A. C., Roche, R., Turner, J. & Purkis, S., Nov 2017, In: Atoll Research Bulletin . 613, 613, p. 1 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Coral bleaching impacts from back-to-back 2015–2016 thermal anomalies in the remote central Indian Ocean
Head, C. E. I., Bayley, D. T. I., Rowlands, G., Roche, R. C., Tickler, D. M., Rogers, A. D., Koldewey, H., Turner, J. R. & Andradi-Brown, D. A., 1 Aug 2019, In: Coral Reefs. 38, 4, p. 605-618Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
Coral reef recovery in a remote and large marine protected area is resilient to cascading trophic interactions
McDevitt-Irwin, J. M., Chapuis, M., Carlson, R., Meekan, M., Palmisciano, M., Roche, R., Taylor, B. M., Tietjen, K. L., Tillman, C. & Micheli, F., 1 Oct 2024, In: Biological Conservation. 298Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Depth variation in benthic community response to repeated marine heatwaves on remote Central Indian Ocean reefs
Sannassy Pilly, J., Roche, R., Richardson, L. & Turner, J., 27 Mar 2024, In: Royal Society Open Science. 11, 3, p. 231246Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
First record of coralline fungal disease (CFD) in the Indian Ocean
Williams, G., Roche, R. & Turner, J., 4 Jun 2018, In: Coral Reefs. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-018-1704-z , 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intraspecific differences in short- and long-term foraging strategies of reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) in the Chagos Archipelago
Harris, J., Embling, C. B., Alexander, G., Curnick, D., Roche, R., Froman, N., Stuhr, M., Fileman, E. S., Hilbourne, S., Carter, R., Murray, A., Savage, J. & Stevens, G. M. W., 1 Oct 2023, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. e02636.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Linking variation in planktonic primary production to coral reef fish growth and condition
Roche, R., Heenan, A., Taylor, B. M., Schwarz, J. N., Fox, M. D., Southworth, L., Williams, G. & Turner, J., 31 Aug 2022, In: Royal Society Open Science. 9, 8, p. 201012 201012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Localized outbreaks of Acanthaster planci at an isolated and unpopulated reef atoll in the Chagos Archipelago
Roche, R. C., Pratchett, M. S., Carr, P., Turner, J. R., Wagner, D., Head, C. & Sheppard, C. R., 23 Jul 2015, In: Marine Biology. 162, 8, p. 1695-1704Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Mid-Holocene sea surface conditions and riverine influence on the inshore Great Barrier Reef.
Roche, R. C., Perry, C. T., Smithers, S. G., Leng, M. J., Grove, C. A., Sloane, H. J. & Unsworth, C. E., 5 Jun 2014, In: Holocene. 24, 8, p. 885-897Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patterns in reef fish assesmblages: insights from the Chagos Archipelago
Samoilys, M., Roche, R., Koldewey, H. & Turner, J., 19 Jan 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 1, e0191448.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Protection outcomes for fish trophic groups across a range of management regimes
Osuka, K. E., Stewart, B. D., Samoilys, M. A., Roche, R., Turner, J. & McClean, C., 1 Dec 2021, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 173 , Part A, 113010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Recreational Diving Impacts on Coral Reefs and the Adoption of Environmentally Responsible Practices within the SCUBA Diving Industry
Roche, R., Harvey, C. V., Harvey, J. J., Kavanagh, A. P., McDonald, M., Stein-Rostaing, V. R. & Turner, J., 1 Jul 2016, In: Environmental Management. 58, 1, p. 107-116Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review