Nematodes are the most numerous multicellular animals on earth, comprising an extremely species-rich phylum with estimations spanning 25,000 to 1 million species worldwide (Zhang, 2013; Singh and Phulera 2015). Despite representing only 15% of described nematode...
Future-proofing fisheries: is increasing sea temperature altering commercial decapod crustacean catch in the bailiwick of jersey?
Global sea surface temperature (SST) has risen ~0.13°C per decade over the 20th century. Ocean warming is strongest in the north-east Atlantic around the UK where SST is increasing approximately six times faster than the global average. Particularly prone to this...
Investigating the carbon sequestration potential of seagrass (Zostera spp.) in St. Catherine’s Bay, Jersey
Countries have more and more policies related to zero carbon emissions because 2050 year is getting closer and closer. Carbon emission reduction and carbon removal are the two main ways for countries to achieve zero emissions. In addition to domestic policies, there...
Investigating Body Condition, Autotomy, and the Blue-spotted morph in Slow-worms (Anguis fragilis) in Jersey Populations: Habitat, Intersex and Ontogenetic Variation
The Slow worm is one of the most abundant species of reptile in Western Europe. However, due to its cryptic nature there are considerable gaps within the knowledge surrounding it. We investigated the ecological determinates of body condition, caudal autotomy, and blue...
First report of the proportionality of Potato Cyst Nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida in Jersey, Channel Islands.
The potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida are harmful pests of the potato (Solanum tuberosum) causing major yield loss to the cash crop central to Jersey’s agricultural economy. In the summer of 2022 a survey was conducted in 44...
Population assemblages of seaweeds and gastropods in the East and West of Portelet Bay No-Take Zone
A total of fifty-two species were recorded from Portelet Bay in the study conducted from June to August 2022. The species richness of seaweeds is more in East Portelet. The species richness of gastropods is more in West Portelet. The Shannon diversity index,1-Simpson...