by Andy | Jun 18, 2011 | General ecology, Marine ecology
Well, after 3 months in the making and many, many hours of hair pulling. My Mikrokopter Hexa XL is complete and is nearing flight ready. With such an investment both in time and money, I’m understandably nervous about flying it for the first time. The Hexa was...
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...
by Andy | Feb 10, 2011 | Marine ecology
The School of Ocean Sciences (SOS), Bangor University has two competitive PhD positions available, applicants must choose from one of several projects with academics in the School. This year, my self and Dr Jan Hiddink have the opportunity to present a project...
by Andy | Dec 10, 2010 | Marine ecology
The School of Ocean Sciences (SOS), Bangor University hosts the Cemlyn Jones Studentship funded by the Cemlyn Jones Trust. The Trust has a long-term interest in the history of the Welsh coast and shallow seas. Stability and variability of coastal marine habitats on...
by Andy | Nov 3, 2010 | Marine ecology, Publications
Adrian Glover, Nick Higgs, Phil Bagley, Ralph Carlsson, Andrew Davies, Kirsty Kemp, Kim Last, Karl Norling, Rutger Rosenberg, Karl-Anders Wallin, Björn Källström and Thomas Dahlgren There have been very few studies of temporal processes at chemosynthetic ecosystems,...
by Andy | Oct 6, 2010 | Marine ecology, Publications
Lea-Anne Henry, Andrew J Davies and J Murray Roberts Spatial heterogeneity in coral reef communities is well documented. This “species turnover” (beta diversity) on shallow warm-water reefs strongly conforms to spatial gradients in the environment as well as spatially...
