Professor Stuart Jenkins

Professor in Marine Biology

Contact info

Room: 404 Westbury Mount      Phone: 01248 382896

E-mail: s.jenkins@bangor.ac.uk

Web: www.stuartjenkins.net;    Google Scholar;     ResearchGate

I graduated in Zoology from Cambridge University in 1990 and undertook my PhD in intertidal ecology at Port Erin Marine Laboratory, on the Isle of Man between 1991 and 1995. I remained at Port Erin for a further 6 years, undertaking two post-doctoral research posts, the first, within the EUROROCK project, addressing ecological questions on intertidal rocky shores over a European scale and the second, examining the impacts of demersal fishing techniques on benthic communities. In 2001 I was appointed a Research Fellow at the Marine Biological Association where I developed a research group in experimental benthic ecology. In 2007 I moved to the School of Ocean Sciences, in 2009 was appointed Reader in Marine Ecology and was awarded a personal chair in 2015.

I am an experimental benthic ecologist and over the past 25 years I have addressed questions in both fundamental and applied ecology in intertidal and shallow sub-littoral habitats.  Particular areas of interest include: the transport, supply and recruitment dynamics of benthic invertebrate larvae; the role of ecosystem engineers and key herbivores in intertidal systems and the generality of their effects over large geographic scales; the role of biodiversity in marine systems; the ecology of non native species and practical biosecurity interventions; anthropogenic impacts in the marine environment.   I take an empirical approach using a combination of field / mesocosm experiments  and long term surveys.  

Research Areas

  1. Published

    Novel co-occurrence of functionally redundant consumers induced by range expansion alters community structure.

    Aguilera, M., Valdivia, N., Broitman, B., Jenkins, S. & Navarette, S., Nov 2020, In: Ecology. 101, 11, e03150.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Asymmetric competitive effects during species range expansion: an experimental assessment of interaction strength between ‘equivalent’ grazer species in their range overlap.

    Aguilera, M. A., Valdivia, N., Jenkins, S., Navarette, S. A. & Broitman, B., Feb 2019, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 88, 2, p. 277-289

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Comparing quality of estuarine and nearshore intertidal habitats for Carcinus maenas

    Amaral, V., Cabral, H. N., Jenkins, S., Hawkins, S. & Paula, J., 20 Jun 2009, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 83, 2, p. 219-226

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    The invasibility of marine algal assemblages: role of functional diversity and identity

    Arenas, F., Sanchez, I., Hawkins, S. J. & Jenkins, S. R., 1 Nov 2006, In: Ecology. 87, 11, p. 2851-2861

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    The efficiency and selectivity of spring-toothed scallop dredges: a comparison of direct and indirect methods of assessment.

    Beukers-Stewart, B. D., Jenkins, S. R. & Brand, A. R., 1 Jun 2001, In: Journal of Shellfish Research. 20, 1, p. 121-126

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Larval microhabitat associations of the non-native gastropod Crepidula fornicata and effects on recruitment success in the intertidal zone

    Bohn, K., Richardson, C. A. & Jenkins, S. R., Oct 2013, In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 448, p. 289-297

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    The distribution of the invasive non-native gastropod Crepidula fornicata in the Milford Haven Waterway, its northernmost population along the west coast of Britain

    Bohn, K., Richardson, C. A. & Jenkins, S. R., 12 Aug 2015, In: Helgoland Marine Research. 69, 4, p. 313-325

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    The importance of larval supply, larval habitat selection and post-settlement mortality in determining intertidal adult abundance of the invasive gastropod Crepidula fornicata

    Bohn, K., Richardson, C. A. & Jenkins, S. R., Feb 2013, In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 440, p. 132-140

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    The invasive gastropod Crepidula fornicata: reproduction and recruitment in the intertidal at its northernmost range in Wales, UK, and implications for its secondary spread

    Bohn, K., Richardson, C. & Jenkins, S., Sept 2012, In: Marine Biology. 159, 9, p. 2091-2103

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Using structured eradication feasibility assessment to prioritize the management of new and emerging invasive alien species in Europe

    Booy, O., Robinson, P. A., Moore, N., Ward, J., Roy, H. E., Adriaens, T., Shaw, R., van Valkenburg, J., Wyn, G., Bertolino, S., Blight, O., Branquart, E., Brundu, G., Caffrey, J., Capizzi, D., Casaer, J., De Clerck, O., Coughlan, N. E., Davis, E., Dick, J. T. A., Essl, F., Fried, G., Genovesi, P., Gonzalez-Moreno, P., Huysentruyt, F., Jenkins, S., Kerckhof, F., Frances, L. E., Nentwig, W., Newman, J., Rabitsch, W., Roy, S., Starfinger, U., Stebbing, P. D., Stuyck, J., Sutton-Croft, M., Tricario, E., Vanderhoven, S., Verreycken, H. & Mill, A. C., Nov 2020, In: Global Change Biology. 26, 11, p. 6235-6250 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Coastal residents' affective engagement with the natural and constructed environment

    Buitendijk, T., Morris-Webb, L., Hadj-Hammou, J., Jenkins, S. & Crowe, T., Feb 2024, In: People and Nature. 6, 1, p. 165-179 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Harnessing positive species interactions as a tool against climate-driven loss of coastal biodiversity

    Bulleri, F., Eriksson, B. K., Queirós, A., Airoldi, L., Arenas, F., Arvanitidis, C., Bouma, T., Crowe, T., Davoult, D., Guizien, K., Iveša, L., Jenkins, S., Michalet, R., Olabarria, C., Procaccini, G., Serrão, E. A., Wahl, M. & Benedetti-Cecchi, L., 4 Sept 2018, In: PLoS Biology. 6, 9, e2006852.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Spatial variation in size and density of adult and post-settlement Semibalanus balanoides: effects of oceanographic and local conditions.

    Burrow, M. T., Jenkins, S. R., Robb, L. & Harvey, R., 5 Jan 2010, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 398, p. 207-219

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Small scale disturbance in a stable canopy dominated community: implications for macroalgal recruitment and growth.

    Cervin, G., Aberg, P. & Jenkins, S. R., 23 Dec 2005, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 305, p. 31-40

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Low‐cost tools mitigate climate change during reproduction in an endangered marine ectotherm

    Clarke, L., Elliot, R. L., Abella-Perez, E., Jenkins, S., Marco, A. & Hawkes, L. A., 1 Jul 2021, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 58, 7, p. 1466-1476

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    The effect of light on bacterial activity in a seaweed holobiont

    Coelho-Souza, S., Jenkins, S., Casarin, A., Baeta-Neves, M., Salgado, L., Guimaraes, J. & Coutinho, R., Nov 2017, In: Microbial Ecology. 74, 4, p. 868-876

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    A standardized assessment of geographic variation in size at maturity of European lobster (Homarus gammarus L.) in the North East Atlantic

    Coleman, M., Jenkins, S., Garratt, M., Hold, N., Bloor, I., Porter, J., Tully, O. & Bell, M., May 2023, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 80, 4, p. 911-922 fsac234.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    A continental scale evaluation of the role of limpet grazing on rocky shores.

    Coleman, R. A., Underwood, A. J., Benedetti-Cecchi, L., Aberg, P., Arena, F., Arrontes, J., Castro, J., Hartnoll, R. G., Jenkins, S. R., Paula, J., Della Santina, P. & Hawkins, S. J., 1 Mar 2006, In: Oecologia. 147, 3, p. 556-564

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Large-Scale Variation in Combined Impacts of Canopy Loss and Disturbance on Community Structure and Ecosystem Functioning

    Crowe, T. P., Cusson, M., Bulleri, F., Davoult, D., Arenas, F., Aspden, R., Benedetti-Cecchi, L., Bevilacqua, S., Davidson, I., Defew, E., Fraschetti, S., Gollety, C., Griffin, J. N., Herkuel, K., Kotta, J., Migne, A., Molis, M., Nicol, S. K., Noel, L. M-L. J., Pinto, I. S., Valdivia, N., Vaselli, S. & Jenkins, S. R., 14 Jun 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 6

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: Comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis

    Cusson, M., Crowe, T. P., Araújo, R., Arenas, F., Aspden, R., Bulleri, F., Davoult, D., Dyson, K., Fraschetti, S., Herkül, K., Hubas, C., Jenkins, S. R., Kotta, J., Kraufvelin, P., Migné, A., Molis, M., Mulholland, O., Noël, L. M., Paterson, D. M., Saunders, J., Somerfield, P. J., Sousa-Pinto, I., Spilmont, N., Terlizzi, A. & Benedetti-Cecchi, L., 28 Aug 2014, In: Journal of Sea Research. 98, p. 5-14

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Doses of darkness control latitudinal differences in breeding date in the barnacle Semibalanus balanoides

    Davenport, J., Berggren, M. S., Brattegard, T., Brattenborg, N., Burrows, M. T., Jenkins, S. R., McGrath, D., MacNamara, R., Sneli, J. A., Walker, G. & Wilson, S., 1 Feb 2005, In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 85, 1, p. 59-63

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Night-time lighting alters the composition of marine epifaunal communities

    Davies, T. W., Coleman, M., Griffith, K. M. & Jenkins, S. R., 29 Apr 2015, In: Biology Letters. 11, 4

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Dominance, Biomass and Extinction Resistance Determine the Consequences of Biodiversity Loss for Multiple Coastal Ecosystem Processes

    Davies, T. W., Jenkins, S. R., Kingham, R., Kenworthy, J., Hawkins, S. J. & Hiddink, J. G., 7 Dec 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 12, p. e28362

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Extirpation-resistant species do not always compensate for the decline in ecosystem processes associated with biodiversity loss

    Davies, T. W., Jenkins, S. R., Kingham, R., Hawkins, S. J. & Hiddink, J. G., 31 Aug 2012, In: Journal of Ecology. 100, 6, p. 1475-1481

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Calcareous defence structures of prey mediate the effects of predation and biotic resistance towards the tropics

    Dias, G., Vieira, EA., Karythis, S., Jenkins, S., Griffith, K., Pestana, L. & Marques, A. C., 1 Sept 2020, In: Diversity and Distributions. 26, 9, p. 1198-1210 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Environmental heterogeneity at small spatial scales affects population and community dynamics on intertidal rocky shores of a threatened bay system

    Dias, G., Christofoletti, R., Kitazawa, K. & Jenkins, S., Oct 2018, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 164, p. 52-59

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    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. 619-629

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Do You See What I See? Quantifying Inter-Observer Variability in an Intertidal Marine Citizen Science Experiment

    Earp, H., Jenkins, S. & Bohn, K., 4 May 2022, In: Citizen Science: Theory and Practice. 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Enhancing fishery-dependent information in data-poor fisheries; integrating gear-in–gear-out sensors and mobile reporting technology in a mixed Irish Sea static-gear fishery

    Emmerson, J., Coleman, M., Bloor, I. & Jenkins, S., 1 Sept 2022, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 79, 7, p. 2126-2137

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Effect of temperature on the growth of the commercially fished common whelk (Buccinum undatum, L.): a regional analysis within the Irish Sea

    Emmerson, J., Hollyman, P. R., Bloor, I. & Jenkins, S., 1 Mar 2020, In: Fisheries Research. 223, 105437.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    The science of European marine reserves: Status, efficacy, and future needs

    Fenberg, P. B., Caselle, J. E., Claudet, J., Clemence, M., Gaines, S. D., Antonio Garcia-Charton, J., Goncalves, E. J., Grorud-Colvert, K., Guidetti, P., Jenkins, S. R., Jones, P. J. S., Lester, S. E., McAllen, R., Moland, E., Planes, S. & Sorensen, T. K., Sept 2012, In: Marine Policy. 36, 5, p. 1012-1021

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Physiological response of fucoid algae to environmental stress: comparing range centre and southern populations

    Ferreira, J. G., Arenas, F., Martinez, B., Hawkins, S. J. & Jenkins, S. R., 1 Jun 2014, In: New Phytologist. 202, 4, p. 1157-1172

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Physical and biological control of fucoid recruitment in range edge and range centre populations

    Ferreira, J. G., Hawkins, S. J. & Jenkins, S. R., 7 Jan 2015, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 518, p. 85-94

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Patterns of reproductive traits of fucoid species in core and marginal populations

    Ferreira, J. G., Hawkins, S. & Jenkins, S. R., 2 Sept 2015, In: European Journal of Phycology. 50, 4, p. 457-468

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    The use of environmental DNA metabarcoding and quantitative PCR for molecular detection of marine invasive non-native species associated with artificial structures

    Gargan, L., Dublin, U., Vye, S., Ironside, J., Jenkins, S., Dublin, U. & Dublin, U., 1 Mar 2022, In: Biological Invasions. 24, p. 635-648

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Mapping the consequences of artificial light at night for intertidal ecosystems

    Garratt, M., Jenkins, S. & Davies, T., 15 Nov 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 691, p. 760-768

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Scale-dependent natural variation in larval nutritional reserves in a marine invertebrate: implications for recruitment and cross-ecosystem coupling

    Gimenez Noya, J., Torres, G., Pettersen, A., Burrows, M. T., Estevez, A. & Jenkins, S., Apr 2017, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 570, p. 141-155

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Combining Traits and Density to Model Recruitment of Sessile Organisms

    Gimenez Noya, L. & Jenkins, S. R., 1 Mar 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 3, e57849.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    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. 775-789

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Functional diversity predicts overyielding effect of species combination on primary productivity.

    Griffin, J. N., Méndez, V., Johnson, A. F., Jenkins, S. R. & Foggo, A., 1 Jan 2009, In: Oikos. 118, 1, p. 37-44

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Consumer effects on ecosystem functioning in rock pools: roles of species richness and composition

    Griffin, J. N., Noel, L. M-L. J., Crowe, T. P., Burrows, M. T., Hawkins, S. J., Thompson, R. C. & Jenkins, S. R., 2010, In: Marine Ecology: progress series. 420, p. 45-56

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Spatial heterogeneity increases the importance of species richness for an ecosystem process.

    Griffin, J. N., Jenkins, S. R., Gamfeldt, L., Jones, D., Hawkins, S. J. & Thompson, R. C., 1 Sept 2009, In: Oikos. 118, 9, p. 1335-1342

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Predator diversity and ecosystem functioning: Density modifies the effect of resource partitioning

    Griffin, J. N., De la Haye, K. L., Hawkins, S. J., Thompson, R. C. & Jenkins, S. R., Feb 2008, In: Ecology. 89, 2, p. 298-305

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    First records in Great Britain of the invasive colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum Kott, 2002.

    Griffith, K., Mowat, S., Holt, R. H., Ramsay, K., Bishop, J. D., Lambert, G. & Jenkins, S. R., 1 Dec 2009, In: Aquatic Invasions. 4, 4, p. 581-590

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Larval tolerance to food limitation is stronger in an exotic barnacle than in its native competitor

    Griffith, K., Jenkins, S. & Gimenez Noya, L., 5 Apr 2021, In: Zoology. 145, 125891.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Stress resistance in two colonial ascidians from the Irish Sea: The recent invader Didemnum vexillum is more tolerant to low salinity than the cosmopolitan Diplosoma listerianum

    Groener, F., Lenz, M., Wahl, M. & Jenkins, S. R., 1 Dec 2011, In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 409, 1-2, p. 48-52

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Complex interactions in a rapidly changing world: responses of rocky shore communities to recent climate change.

    Hawkins, S. J., Moore, P. J., Burrows, M. T., Poloczanska, E., Mieszkowska, N., Herbert, R. J., Jenkins, S. R., Thompson, R. C., Genner, M. J. & Southward, A. J., 21 Oct 2008, In: Climate Research. 37, 2-3, p. 123-133

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Consequences of climate-driven biodiversity changes for ecosystem functioning of North European rocky shores.

    Hawkins, S. J., Sugden, H. E., Mieszkowska, N., Moore, P. J., Poloczanska, E., Leaper, R., Herbert, R. J., Genner, M. J., Moschella, P. S., Thompson, R. C., Jenkins, S. R., Southward, A. J. & Burrows, M. T., 9 Dec 2009, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 396, p. 245-259

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    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 proceedingChapterpeer-review

  50. Published

    Estimating the abundance of benthic invertebrates from trap-catch data

    Hiddink, J. G., Coleman, M., Brouwer, S., Bloor, I. & Jenkins, S., Jan 2024, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 81, 1, p. 86-96 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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