Dr Anaelle Lemasson
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Dr Anaelle Lemasson

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

Biography

Biography

I am a post-doctoral research fellow based in the Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre (MBERC). I am currently working on the INSITE "DREAMS" Decommissioning – Relative Effects of Alternative Management Strategies and INSITE Synthesis projects. 

Qualifications

PhD Marine Sciences. January 2015-February 2018. Implications of ocean acidification on the UK's commercial shellfish fisheries: a comparison of native and non-native species. Supervisors: Antony Knights, Jason Hall-Spencer, Steve Fletcher, Roy Moates.
MResMarine Biology. September 2013-November 2014. Plymouth University and the MBA. Project: Investigations into the reproductive biology and larval ecology of two non-native ascidians, Corella eumyota and Asterocarpa humilis, in UK waters. Supervisors: John Bishop (MBA), Andy Foggo (PU). 
BSc (Hn)Marine Biology and Oceanography. 2009-2013.Skema School (France, Sophia-Antipolis) and Plymouth University. Project: The effects of a shift in temperature on the asexual reproduction of Aurelia aurita. Supervisor: John Spicer (PU).
Research

Research

Research interests

My background is in marine biology and ecology, having researched topics such as the effects of climate change, ocean acidification, and non-native species. More recently I have been interested in how we can use and synthesize already available evidence to inform marine conservation and management, having collaborated with the Conservation Evidence initiative in Cambridge. I am also interested in how scientific evidence can inform decision-making and policy. You can check out my ReseachGate page here.
Publications

Publications

Journals
Lemasson, A.J., Somerfield, P.J., Schratzberger, M., Thompson, M., Firth L.B., Couce, E., McNeill, C.L., Nunes, J., Pascoe, C., Watson, S.C.L. and Knights, A.M. (2024) A global meta-analysis of ecological effects from offshore marine artificial structures. Nature Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01311-z   

Knights, A.M., Lemasson, A.J., Frost, M. and P. Somerfield (2024) Rethink plans for world’s ageing oil and gas platforms. Nature, 637, 34-37, https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00645-0 

Knights, A.M., Lemasson, A.J., Firth, L.B., Bond, T., Claisse, J., Coolen, J.W.P., Copping A., Dannheim J., De Dominicis M., Degraer S., Elliott M., Fernandes P.G., Fowler A.M., Frost M., Henry L-A., Hicks N., Hyder K., Jagerroos S., Jones D.O.B., Love M., Lynam C.P., Macreadie P.I., Marlow J., Mavraki N., McLean D., Montagna P.A., Paterson D.M., Perrow M., Porter J., Russell D.J.F., Scarborough Bull A., Schratzberger M., Shipley B., van Elden S., Vanaverbeke J., Want A., Watson S.C.L., Wilding T.A. and Somerfield, P. (2024). Developing expert scientific consensus on the environmental and societal effects of marine artificial structures prior to decommissioning. Journal of Environmental Management, 352, 119897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119897 

Knights, A.M., Lemasson, A.J., Firth, L.B., Beaumont, N., Birchenough, S., Claisse, J., Coolen J.W.P., Copping A., De Dominicis M., Degraer S., Elliott M., Fernandes P.G., Fowler A.M., Frost M., Henry L-A., Hicks N., Hyder K., Jagerroos S., Love M., Lynam C., Macreadie P.I., McLean D., Marlow J., Mavraki N., Montagna P.A., Paterson D.M., Perrow M.R., Porter J., Scarborough Bull A., Schratzberger M., Shipley B., van EldenS., Vanaverbeke J., Want A., Watson S.C.L., Wilding T.A. and Somerfield, P. J. (2024). To what extent can decommissioning options for marine artificial structures move us toward environmental targets?. Journal of Environmental Management, 350, 119644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119644 

Firth, L.B., Bone, J., Bartholomew, A., Bishop, M.J., Bugnot, A., Bulleri, F., Chee, S.Y., Claassens, L., Dafforn, K.A., Fairchild, T.P., Hall, A.E., Hanley M.E., Komyakova V., Lemasson A.J., Loke L.H.L., Mayer-Pinto M., Morris R., Naylor L., Perkins M.J., Pioch S., Porri F., O'Shaughnessy K.A., Schaefer N., Strain E.A., Toft J.D.,  Waltham N., Aguilera M., Airoldi L., Bauer F., Brooks P., Burt J., Clubley C., Cordell J.R., Espinosa F., Evans A.J., Farrugia-Drakard V., Froneman W., Griffin J., Hawkins S.J., Heery E.. Herbert R.J.H, Jones E., Leung K.M.Y., Moore P., Sempere-Valverde J., Sengupta D., Sheaves M., Swearer S., Thompson R.C., Todd P.A. and Knights A.M. (2024), February. Coastal greening of grey infrastructure: an update on the state-of-the-art. In Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Maritime Engineering (pp. 1-69). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmaen.2023.003 

Watson, S.C., Somerfield, P.J., Lemasson, A.J., Knights, A.M., Edwards-Jones, A., Nunes, J., Pascoe, C., McNeill, C.L., Schratzberger, M., Thompson, M.S. and Couce, EJ. (2024). The global impact of offshore wind farms on ecosystem services. Ocean & Coastal Management, 249, 107023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107023 

Lemasson, A.J., Somerfield, P.J., Schratzberger, M., and Knights, A.M. (2023) Challenges of evidence-informed offshore decommissioning: an environmental perspective. Trends in Ecology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.04.003

Lemasson, A.J., Somerfield, P.J., Schratzberger, M., McNeill, L., Nunes, J., Pascoe, C., Watson, S.C.L., Thompson, M., Couce, E., and Knights, A.M. (2022) Evidence for the effects of decommissioning man-made structures on marine ecosystems globally: a systematic map. Environmental Evidence, 11:35

Lemasson, A.J. and Knights, A.M. (2021) Differential responses in anti-predation traits of the native oyster Ostrea edulisand invasive Magallana gigasto ocean acidification and warming. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 665, 87-102.

Lemasson, A.J., Knights, A.M., Thompson, M., Lessin, G., Beaumont, N., Pascoe, C., Queirós, A.M., McNeill, L., Schratzberger, M. and Somerfield, P.J. (2021) Evidence for the effects of decommissioning man-made structures on marine ecosystems globally: a systematic map protocol. Environmentall Evidence10, 4.

Knights, A.M., Norton, M.J., Lemasson, A.J. and Stephen, N. (2020) Ocean acidification mitigates the negative effects of increased sea temperatures on the biomineralisation and crystalline ultrastructure of Mytilus. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7:567228.

Lemasson, A.J.,Petrovan, S.O., Smith, R.K., Sutherland, W.J., and Bowkett, A.E. (2020) What is the evidence for the effectiveness of husbandry and management interventions for the conservation and welfare of captive animals? A systematic map protocol. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research.8:4.

Lemasson, A.J., Chaniotis, P., Robson, L.M., Cornthwaite A.L., Bower, R and Howell, K.L. (2019). “UK deep-sea conservation: progress, lessons learnt, and actions for the future”. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 20:3.

Sutherland, W.J., Taylor, N.G., MacFarlane, D., Amano, T., Christie, A.P., Dicks, L.V., Lemasson, A.J., Littlewood, N.A., Martin, P.A., Ockendon, N., Petrovan, S.O., Robertson, R.J., Rocha, R., Shackelford, G.E., Smith, R.K., Tyler, E.H. M., and Wordley, C.F.R. (2019). “Building a tool to overcome barriers in the research-implementation space: The Conservation Evidence database” Biological Conservation, 238.

Lemasson, A.J.and Knights, A.M. (2019) “Preferential parasitism of native oyster Ostrea edulisover non-native Magallana gigasby a Polydorid worm”. Estuaries and Coasts, 42: 1397-1403

Chadwick, M., Harper, E.M., Lemasson, A.J,Spicer, J.I., & Peck, L. (2019) “Quantifying susceptibility of biocomposites to dissolution in reduced pH”. Royal Society Open Science6: 190252.

Lemasson, A.J., Hall-Spencer, J. M., Kuri, V. and Knights, A.M. (2018). "Changes in the biochemical and nutrient composition of seafood due to ocean acidification and warming." Marine Environmental Research143: 82-92.

Lemasson, A.J.,Hall-Spencer, J.M., Fletcher, S., Provstgaard-Morys, S., and Knights, A.M. (2018). “Indications of future performance of native and non-native adult oysters under acidification and warming”. Marine Environmental Research , 142, 178-189.

Sadler, D., Lemasson, A.J., and Knights, A.M. (2018). “Ocean acidification effects on the biological functioning of Mytilus edulis.” Marine Environmental Research. 139:162-168.

Lemasson, A.J., Kuri, V., Hall-Spencer, J.M., Fletcher, S., Moate, R. and Knights, A.M. (2017). “Sensory qualities of oysters unaltered by a short exposure to combined elevated pCO2 and temperature”. Frontiers in Marine Science. 4:352.

Lemasson, A.J., Fletcher, S., Hall-Spencer, J.M., and Knights, A.M. (2017). “Linking the biological impacts of ocean acidification on oysters to changes in ecosystem services: A review”. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 492, 49-62. 
Books
Lemasson, A.J., Pettit, L., Smith, R.K., and Sutherland, W.J. (2019). Marine Subtidal Invertebrate Conservation: Global Evidence for the Effects of Interventions. Synopses of Conservation Evidence Series. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. https://www.conservationevidence.com/synopsis/pdf/29 
Chapters
Hawkins, S.J., Oven, A., Smith, I.P., and Lemasson, A.J. (2022). Prologue: Sixty years of Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review (OMBAR) – a brief retrospective and prospective. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review, 61.

Allcock, A.L., Firth, L.B., Todd, P.A., Mumby, P.J., Marzinelli, E.M., Lucas, C.H., Byrne, M., Russell, B.D., Lemasson, A.J. and Hawkins, S.J. (2022). Editorial: An OMBAR perspective on the United Nations’ Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review, 61.

Lemasson, A.J.,Pettit, L.R., Smith, R.K. and Sutherland, W. (2021) 13. Subtidal benthic invertebrate conservation. In: What Works in Conservation.639-736

Lemasson, A.J.,Pettit, L.R., Smith, R.K. and Sutherland, W. (2020) 13. Subtidal benthic invertebrate conservation. In: What Works in Conservation. 696-732

Hawkins, S.J., Bohn, K., Lemasson, A.J.,Williams G.A., Schiel, D.R., Jenkins, S.R., and Firth, L.B. (2019). Chapter 20 Overview and Synthesis.In "Interactions in the Marine Benthos - Global Patterns and Processes" Editors: Hawkins, S.J., Bohn, K., Firth, L.B., Williams, G.A. Cambridge University Press 
Reports

Lemasson, A.J.,
Somerfield, P.J., Schratzberger, M., McNeill, L., Nunes, J., Pascoe, C., Watson, S.C.L., Thompson, M., Couce, E., and Knights, A.M. (2022). Evidence for the effects of decommissioning man-made structures on marine ecosystems globally: a systematic map. Environmental Evidence (Plain Language Summaries). Available at: https://environmentalevidence.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Lemasson-et-al.-2022_Marine-Structures_FINAL-1.pdf 

Foster, N. L., Sciberras, M., Jackson, E. L., Ponge, B., Toison, V., Carrier, S., Christiansen, S., Lemasson, A., Wort, E. and Attrill, M. (2014). “Assessing the Ecological Coherence of the Channel MPA Network.” Report prepared by the Marine Institute for the Protected Area Network Across the Channel Ecosystem (PANACHE) project. INTERREG programme France (Channel) England funded project, 156 pp. 
Personal

Personal

Other academic activities

Associate Editor: Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review (2020-ongoing)
Associate Editor: Aquatic Conservation - Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (2020-2023)
Associate Editor: Journal of Applied Ecology (2019-201)