Despite many high profile cetacean species receiving considerable scientific and media attention, isolated and residential populations can often be overlooked. This lack of understanding on a local level can hinder conservation measures that seek to improve the status...
Effects of seagrass bed age and location sites on blade length in Zostera marina
Blade length serves as important indicator of health and productivity in Zostera marina, however, influence of bed age on blade length is understudied. This study investigated whether blade length differs between Z. marina of different ages and site locations in...
ASSESSING CANOPY METRICS AS A NON-DESTRUCTIVE PROXY FOR BLUE CARBON ESTIMATION IN ZOSTERA MARINA
Seagrass standing stock biomass can be used to estimate organic carbon when preparing blue carbon evaluations for anthropogenic climate change mitigation potential and seagrass conservation priorities. Current sampling techniques destroy sampled plants and disturb...
Influences of Environmental Exposure and Disturbance On Above- and Below-Ground Biomass in Jersey Seagrass Meadows
Seagrasses are vital ecosystems that provide a wide range of ecosystem services, including biodiversity support, coastal protection and carbon sequestration, yet they are rapidly declining worldwide. Therefore, understanding how environmental conditions and...
HOLM OAK’S ROLE IN SHAPING COASTAL DUNE ECOSYSTEMS: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF VEGETATION AND SPECIES COMPOSITION
This study investigates the ecological impact of Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) (HO) on dune ecosystems, focusing on its influence on vegetation cover, species richness, and species composition across different proximity levels (1m, 5m, and 20m from the tree) and dune types...
Seasonal trends in European lobster (Homarus gammarus), spider crab (Maja brachydactyla), and brown crab (Cancer pagurus) populations in the Bailiwick of Jersey (Channel Islands) and the relevance to environmental and biological parameters
The thesis examined the variation in Landings Per Unit Effort (LPUE) as an indicator of activity for three commercially significant species in Jersey, those being, European lobster (Homarus gammarus), spider crab (Maja brachydactyla), and brown crab (Cancer pagurus)....