Future-proofing marine protected area networks for cold water coral reefs

by Andy | Sep 21, 2014 | Computers, Marine ecology, Publications

Jackson EL, Davies AJ, Howell KL, Kershaw PJ, Hall-Spencer JM Ideally, networks of marine protected areas should be designed with consideration for future changes. We examine how this could be tackled using the example of cold-water coral reefs which provide a number...

Predicted Deep-Sea Coral Habitat Suitability for the U.S. West Coast

by Andy | Apr 25, 2014 | Computers, Marine ecology, Publications

Guinotte JM, Davies AJ Regional scale habitat suitability models provide finer scale resolution and more focused predictions of where organisms may occur. Previous modelling approaches have focused primarily on local and/or global scales, while regional scale models...

Springs–neaps cycles in daily total seabed light: Daylength-induced changes

by Andy | Feb 21, 2014 | Computers, Marine ecology, Publications

Roberts EM, Bowers DG, Davies AJ In shallow, tidal seas, daily total seabed light is determined largely by the interaction of the solar elevation cycle, the tidal cycle inwater depth, and any temporal variability in turbidity. Since tidal range, times of lowwater, and...

Fish in cold-water coral habitats

by Andy | Feb 9, 2014 | Computers, Conferences, General ecology, Marine ecology

Investigating the association of fish abundance and biomass with cold-water corals in the deep Northeast Atlantic Ocean using a generalized linear modelling approach Biber MF, Duineveld GCA, Lavaleye MSS, Davies AJ, Bergman MJN, van den Beld IMJ Cold-water corals...

Predicting the distribution of vulnerable marine ecosystems

by Andy | Jan 1, 2014 | Computers, Conferences, General ecology, Marine ecology, Publications

Predicting the distribution of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the deep sea using presence-background models Vierod ADT, Guinotte JM, Davies AJ In 2006 the United Nations called on states to implement measures to prevent significant adverse impacts to vulnerable...

Habitat Suitability for Cold-Water Corals

by Andy | Apr 16, 2011 | Computers, General ecology, Marine ecology, Publications

The framework-forming coral Lophelia pertusa Andrew J. Davies and John Guinotte Cold-water corals are found in all the oceans of the world. Usually below 200 metres, they create structurally complex habitat that gives rise to a unique deep-sea ecosystem in, what...