by Andy | Oct 15, 2020 | Marine ecology, Publications
Habitat modification by Ascophyllum canopy negatively impacts macrofaunal communities on soft-sediment shores Gilson, AR & Davies AJ Canopy-forming macroalgae are known to act as ecosystem engineers, altering the physical parameters of the local environment, and...
by Andy | Feb 26, 2020 | Marine ecology, Publications
Submarine canyons influence macrofaunal diversity and density patterns in the deep-sea benthos Robertson CM, Demopoulos AWJ, Bourque JR, Mienis F, Duineveld GCA, Lavaleye MSS, Koivisto RKK, Brooke SD, Ross SW, Rhode M, Davies AJ Submarine canyons are often...
by Andy | Feb 20, 2020 | Marine ecology
Climate‐induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold‐water corals and commercially important deep‐sea fishes in the North Atlantic Morato T, González‐Irusta, JM, Dominguez‐Carrió C, Wei C-L, Davies AJ and others...
by Andy | Feb 12, 2020 | Marine ecology
Three-dimensional digital mapping of ecosystems: a new era in spatial ecology D’Urban Jackson T, Williams GJ, Walker-Springett G, Davies AJ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2019.103147 Ecological processes occur over multiple spatial, temporal and thematic scales...
by Andy | Nov 4, 2019 | Marine ecology
Habitat suitability and environmental niche comparison of cold-water coral species along the Brazilian continental margin Barbosa RV, Davies AJ, PYG Sumida https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2019.103147 In face of increasing anthropogenic disturbance in the deep sea,...
by Andy | Oct 14, 2019 | Marine ecology
Spatial patterns of arctic sponge ground fauna and demersal fish are detectable in autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imagery Meyer, HK, Roberts EM, Rapp HT, Davies AJ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2019.103137 Deep-sea sponge grounds are important habitats that...
Andrew Davies is a marine biologist at the University of Rhode Island in the USA. He works on reefs, using a mixture of natural history, experimentation and novel technologies to untangle the ecology of these enigmatic habitats.