Role
PhD student in micropalaeontology
Qualifications & background
PhD Geology, University of Plymouth, Sept 2009 - Present
MRes Global Environmental Change (Pass with distinction), University of Plymouth, Sept 2007 - Oct 2008
BSc (Hons) Marine Biology and Oceanography (2:1), University of Plymouth, Sept 2003 - Jul 2006
A-Levels: Maths (C), Physics (C), Chemistry (C) and Biology (C)
Professional membership
Member of the Micropalaeontological Society
Member of the Marine Biological Association
Associate of the Linnean Society
Member of the Malacological Society
Publications
Peer reviewed publications
Wall-Palmer, D., Hart, M. B., Smart, C. W.,
Sparks, R. S. J., Le Friant, A., Boudon, G., Deplus, C., and
Komorowski, J. C. 2011. Pteropods from the Caribbean Sea: dissolution as an
indicator of past ocean acidification, Biogeosciences Discuss., 8,
6901-6917, doi:10.5194/bgd-8-6901-2011.
Wall-Palmer, D., Jones, M.T., Hart, M.B., Fisher, J.K., Smart, C.W., Hembury, D.J., Palmer, M.R. and Fones, G.R. 2011. Explosive volcanism as a cause for mass mortality of pteropods. Marine Geology, 282 (3-4), 231-239.
Published abstracts
Hart, M.B., Dias, B., Wall-Palmer, D., Smart, C. and Hall-Spencer, J. 2011. Response of pteropods and foraminifera to changing pCO2 and pH: Examples from the Mediterranean Sea. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 13, EGU2011-2472.
Hart, M.B., Fisher, J.K., Smart, C.W., Wall-Palmer, D., Weeks, N. and Allen, H. 2008. Recovery of benthic foraminifera after the eruption of the Soufrière Hills Volcano (Montserrat), May 20th 2006 and other recent volcanic activity. In: Filipescu, S. and Kaminiski, M.A. (eds), Eighth International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera, Abstract Volume, p16-17.