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Jason Hall-Spencer Professor Jason Hall-Spencer
Qualifications & background
Google Scholar Author Profile AWARDS: Professional membership Member of the Marine Biological Association, UK Member of the Porcupine Marine Natural History Society Associate Member of the Society for Underwater Technology Editorial Advisory Board of the journal Ocean Acidification Roles on external bodies NERC Peer Review College (2012-present) IPCC ocean acidification working group (funded by UNESCO, 2011-present). Economics of Ocean Acidification working group (funded by the IAEA Monaco, 2010-present). UK Marine Protected Area Scientific Advisory Panel (funded by DEFRA, 2009- present). Norwegian Research Council grant review panel (funded by the NRC 2009 - present). Member of the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) Working Group on Deepwater Ecology (WGDEC) (2005-present). United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) representative drafting guidelines for the management of deep-sea fisheries in the High Seas (2008-present). Royal Society Marine Advisory Committee (2007- present). Rosalind Franklin Award Committee Member (2007- 2010). International Observer on Canadian Fishing Gear Impact investigation by the Ecology Action Centre (Halifax), Living Oceans Society (BC) and the US Marine Conservation Biology Institute (2007-2010). Teaching interests I teach marine biology, mainly focused on sublittoral ecology (polar, boreal and tropical), fisheries science, macroalgae, climate change and marine conservation. I am Module Leader for Diving Science and Threatened Aquatic Ecosystems and contribute to various undergraduate and masters programmes in Plymouth and at other institutions as a visiting lecturer. In 2012 I am teaching on summer schools at Friday Harbour Laboratory (USA) and Sylt Marine Laboratory (Germany). Postdocs PhD Students 1) Bryony Pearce: Biogenic reef-forming polychaetes. 2) Maria Campbell: Application of spatial information to offshore management and planning. 3) Vivienne Johnson: Effects of ocean acidification on photosynthesis and calcification. 4) Grazyna Durak: silification mechanisms in algae. 5) Maeve Eason-Hubbard: algal photosynthesis (based at Oxford University). 6) Laura Pettit: effects of CO2 on foraminifera. 7) Demetris Kletou: human impacts in ultraoligotrophic coastal systems. 8) Cecilia Baggini: ecology of Methana submarine gas vents. Staff serving as external examiners Research interests Recent consultancy work includes site visits (e.g. a Marine Stewardship Council assessment of the US scallop fishery for Moody International Ltd.), desk work (e.g. assessment of ship biofouling in African waters for Sach Solicitors Ltd, assessments of the effects of capital dredging for Royal Haskoning, assessments of Natura 2000 sites and Marine Conservation Zones for DEFRA, biodiversity reports for OSPAR), as well as diving surveys (e.g. for Chichester Harbour Conservancy, Falmouth Harbour Commissioner, Natural England, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Scottish Natural Heritage) and underwater filming (e.g. for the BBC, CBC (Canada) and ITV).
UoP Research group membership Marine Biology & Ecology Research Centre (MBERC)Other research Research degrees awarded to supervised students Grants & contracts 3) EU FP7 MedSeA (£180000) 2011-13 PI.
4) NERC PhD studentship with additional HEFCE support ( £89565) Assessing the effects of long-term ocean acidification at volcanic CO2 vents 2010-14 PI. 5) Marine Institute PhD studentship (£58000) Assessing effects of ocean acidification on marine autotrophs 2009-12 PI. 6) Consultancy for Falmouth Habour Commissioner assessing impacts of anchoring in Falmouth Bay (£3000) 2010-11 PI. 7) Consultancy for Moody International Ltd. (£4500) American scallop MSC assessment. 2010-12. PI. 8) Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (£38000) Satellite-based fisheries management 2007-10 PI. 9) SWRDA (£38000) Using spatial fisheries data to plan renewable energy developments. 2008-10 PI. 10) DEFRA (£458,324) Lyme Bay - A Case Study: Measuring recovery of benthic species; assessing potential 'spillover' effects and socio-economic changes. 08-11 Co-I. 11) EU FP7 €354,597 Knowledge-based sustainable management for Europe's Seas. 08-13 Co-I. 12) EU INTEREG €213,730 CHannel integrated Approach for marine Resource Management 09-12 CoI. 13) Falmouth Harbour Commission dredging assessment (£3000) 2009 PI.
14) Leverhulme Trust (£80000) Ecological effects of volcanic gas vents on marine benthos. 07-09 PI.
15) Pew Foundation (£1000) Invited participant on seamount conservation project, Seattle, USA. 08 PI. 16) Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (£17700) Projects on maerl physiology, Limaria hians and Eunicella verrucosa 04-8 PI. 17) Royal Society University Research Fellowship (£265000) 02-09 PI. Creative practice & artistic projects http://www.conservancy.co.uk/page/Marine-Life/372/ I presented a series of interactive lectures on the latest discoveries in marine biology at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, 2-6 July 2007 in London. Publications Publications since 2008 Hall-Spencer JM, Rodolfo-Metalpa R, Martin S, Ransome E, Fine M, Turner SM, Rowley SJ,Tedesco D, Buia M-C (2008) Volcanic carbon dioxide vents reveal ecosystem effects of ocean acidification. Nature 454, 96-99. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/114na1.pdf Martin S, Rodolfo-Metalpa R, Ransome E, Rowley S, Buia M-C, Gattuso J-P, Hall-Spencer JM (2008) Effects of naturally acidified seawater on seagrass calcareous epibionts. Biology Letters 4, 689-692. 2009 Ellis RP, Bersey J, Rundle SD, Hall-Spencer JM, Spicer JI (2009) Subtle but significant effects of CO2 acidified sea water on embryos of the intertidal snail, Littorina obtusata. Aquatic Biology, 5, 41-48. Hall-Spencer JM, Rauer E (2009) Assessing the ecological impacts of ocean acidification - from field observations to in situ experimentation. Journal of Marine Education, 25, 11-12.
Hall-Spencer JM, Tasker M, Soffker M, Christiansen S, Rogers S, Campbell M, Hoydal K (2009) The design of Marine Protected Areas on High Seas and territorial waters of Rockall. Marine Ecology Progress Series 397, 305-308. Tittensor DP, Baco-Taylor AR, Brewin P, Clark MR, ConsalveyM, Hall-Spencer JM, Rowden AA, Schlacher T, Stocks K, Rogers AD (2009) Predicting global habitat suitability for stony corals on seamounts. Journal of Biogeography, 36, 1111-1128. 2010 Barry JP, Hall-Spencer JM, Tyrell T (2010) In situ perturbation experiments: natural venting sites, spatial/temporal gradients in ocean pH, manipulative in situ pCO2 perturbations. In Riebesell U, Fabry VJ, Hansson L & Gattuso J-P (Eds.) Guide to Best Practices in Ocean Acidification Research and Data Reporting Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union pp 123-136. Cigliano M, Gambi MC, Rodolfo-Metalpa R, Patti FP, Hall-Spencer JM (2010) Effects of ocean acidification on invertebrate settlement. Marine Biology 157, 2489-2502. Clark MR, Rowden AA, Schlacher T, Williams A, Consalvey M, Stocks KI, Rogers AD,O'Hara TD, White M, Shank TM, Hall-Spencer JM (2010) The ecology of seamounts: structure, function and human impacts. Annual Reviews in Marine Science 2, 253-278. Dias B, Hart M, Smart C, Hall-Spencer JM (2010). Modern seawater acidification: the response of foraminifers to high-CO2 conditions in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of the Geological Society, London 167, 843-846. Le Guilloux E, Hall-Spencer JM, Soeffker MK, Olu-Le Roy K (2010) Association between the squat lobster Gastroptychus formosus (Filhol, 1884) and cold-water corals in the North Atlantic. Journal of the Marine Biological Association, UK 90, 1363-1369. Rodolfo-Metalpa R, Lombardi C, Cocito S, Hall-Spencer JM, Gambi MC. (2010) Effects ofocean acidification and high temperatures on the bryozoan Myriapora truncata at natural CO2 vents. Marine Ecology 31, 447-456. Tittensor DP, Baco AR, Hall-Spencer JM, Orr JC, Rogers AD (2010) Seamounts as refugia from ocean acidification for cold-water stony corals. Marine Ecology 31, 212-225. 2011 Barry JP, Widdicombe S, Hall-Spencer JM (2011) Effects of ocean acidification on marine biodiversity and ecosystem function. In Gattuso JP & Hansson L (eds) Ocean acidification. Oxford University Press. Hahn S, Rodolfo-Metalpa R, Griesshaber E, Schmahl WW, Buhl D, Hall-Spencer JM, Baggini C, Fehr KT, Immenhauser A (2011) Marine bivalve geochemistry and shell ultrastructure from modern low pH environments. Biogeosciences Discussions 8, 10351-10388. Hall-Spencer JM (2011) No reason for complacency. Nature Climate Change 1, 174. Porzio L, Buia MC, Hall-Spencer JM (2011) Effects of ocean acidification on macroalgal communities. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 400, 278-287. Rodolfo-Metalpa R, Houlbrèque F, Tambutté E, Boisson F, Baggini C, Patti FP, Jeffree R, Fine M, Foggo A, Gattuso J-P, Hall-Spencer JM (2011) Coral and mollusc resistance to ocean acidification adversely affected by warming. Nature Climate Change 1, 308-312. Sabatier P, Reyss JL, Hall-Spencer JM, Colin C, Frank N, Tisnérat-Laborde N, Bordier L, Douville E (2011) 210Pb-226Ra chronology reveals rapid growth rate of Madrepora oculata and Lophelia pertusa on world's largest cold-water coral reef. Biogeosciences Discussions 8, 12247-12283. Söffker M, Sloman KA, Hall-Spencer JM (2011) In situ observations of fish associated with coral reefs off Ireland. Deep-Sea Research Part 1 58, 818-825. 2012 Arnold T, Mealey C, Leahey H, Miller AW, Hall-Spencer JM, Milazzo M, Maers K (2012) Ocean acidification and the loss of protective phenolics in seagrasses. PLoS ONE. Hall-Spencer JM, Rodolfo-Metalpa R (2012) Effects of ocean acidification on Mediterranean coastal habitats. In Stambler N (ed.) Life in the Mediterranean Sea: A look at habitat changes. Nova Science Publishers Inc. p 671-684. ISBN: 978-1-61209-644-5 Hilmi N, Allemand D, Dupont S, Safa A, Haraldsson G, Nunes PD, Moore C, Hattam C, Reynaud S, Hall-Spencer JM, Fine M, Turley C, Jeffree R, Orr J, Munday PL,Cooley S (in review) How to evaluate the socio-economic impacts of ocean acidification? Marine Biology. Johnson VR, Brownlee, C, Rickaby REM, Graziano M, Milazzo M, Hall-Spencer, JM (2012) Responses of marine benthic microalgae to elevated CO2. Marine Biology doi:10.1007/s00227-011-1840-2. Johnson VR, Russell BD, Fabricius K, Hall-Spencer JM (2012) Temperate and tropical brown macroalgae thrive, despite decalcification, along natural CO2 gradients. Global Change Biology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02716.x Kletou D, Hall-Spencer JM (2012) Threats to ultraoligotrophic marine ecosystems. In Cruzado A (ed) Marine Ecosystems. InTech - Open Access Publisher. ISBN 979-953-307-430-5. Lidbury I, Johnson V, Hall-Spencer JM, Munn CB & Cunliffe M (2012) Community-level response of coastal microbial biofilms to ocean acidification in a natural carbon dioxide vent ecosystem. Marine Pollution Bulletin doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.02.01. Sabatier P, Reyss JL, Hall-Spencer JM, Colin C, Frank N, Tisnérat-Laborde N, Bordier L, Douville E (2012) 210Pb-226Ra chronology reveals rapid growth rate of Madrepora oculata and Lophelia pertusa on world's largest cold-water coral reef. Biogeosciences 9, 1253-1265. Yesson C, Taylor ML, Tittensor DP, Davies AJ, Guinotte J, Baco A, Black J, Hall-Spencer JM, Rogers AD (2012) Global habitat suitability of cold-water octocorals. Journal of Biogeography doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02681.x. Reports & invited lectures Reports, published conference proceedings and policy documents since 2008 Attrill MJ, Fowell S, Jackson EL, Hall-Spencer JM, Langmead O, Mangi S,Parkin M, Sheehan EV, Stevens, T. 2008. Lyme Bay – a case-study: measuring recovery of benthic species; assessing potential "spillover" effects and socio-economic changes, Biannual Report, October 2008. Report to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from the University of Plymouth-led consortium. Plymouth: University of Plymouth Enterprise Ltd. 13pp. Brock R, Hall-Spencer JM et al. (2010) Report of the ICES/NAFO Joint Working Group on Deep-water Ecology (WGDEC). ICES CM 2010/ACOM:26. Gambi MC, Hall-Spencer JM, Cigliano M, Cocito S, Lombardi C, Lorenti M, Patti FP,Porzio L, Rodolfo-Metalpa R, Scipione MB, Buia MC (2010) Using volcanic marine CO2 vents to study the effects of ocean acidification on benthic biota: highlights from Castello Aragonese d'Ischia (Tyrrhenian Sea). Biol. Mar. Mediterr. 17, 86-88. Hahn S, Rodolfo-Metalpa R, Griesshaber E, Schmal WW, Buhl D, Hall-Spencer JM,Baggini C, Immenhauser A (2011) Exploring the geochemistry and shell ultrastructure of bivalves as archives of past ocean acidification events: recent Mytilidae in a natural acidic setting in Ischia (Italy, Mediterranean Sea). Geophysical Research Abstracts 13, EGU 2011-7130. Hall-Spencer JM (2009) Natural CO2 vents reveal ecological tipping points due to ocean acidification. Global Change Newsletter 23, 30. Hall-Spencer (2011) Port of Falmouth maerl 'recovery' report. www.marinemanagement.org.uk/licensing/public_register/cases/documents/falmouth/maerl_recovery_report.pdf Hall-Spencer J, Clark M, Consalvey M, Rowden A, Stocks K & Schlacher T (2011) A celebration of life on seamounts. Porcupine Marine Natural History Society Newsletter 30, 54-56. ISSN 1466-0369. Hall-Spencer JM, Munn C & Hiscock K (2009) Scientific divers quantify first known outbreaks of cold water coral disease. Institut fur Geology 29,45-48. ISSN 1433-1284. Hall-Spencer JM & Rodolfo-Metalpa R (2009) Using scientific diving to investigate the long-term effects of ocean acidification at CO2 vents. Institut fur Geology 29,72-76. ISSN 1433-1284. Hall-Spencer JM & Rodolfo-Metalpa R (2009) Loss of Mediterranean marine biodiversity in a high-CO2 world. CIESM 2008. Impacts of acidification on biological, chemical and physical systems in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. No. 36 in CIESM Workshop Monographs [F.Briand Ed.], 124 pages, Monaco. Hall-Spencer JM & Stehfest K (2009) Background document for Lophelia pertusa reefs. OSPAR Commission, 423/2009 32pp. ISBN 978-1-906840-63-1. Hall-Spencer JM, Stehfest KM & Wheeler AJ (2010) Background document for carbonate mounds. OSPAR Commission, 489/201021pp. ISBN 978-1-907390-30-2. Hart MB, Dias BB, Smart CW, Hall-Spencer JM, Pettit L (2011) The response of foraminifera to modern seawater acidification: a real-time proxy for Paleogene hypothermal events. Berichte Geol. B-A, 85, ISSN 1017-8880. Martin S, Clavier J, Thouzeau G, Chauvaud L, Hall-Spencer JM & Gattuso J-P (2009) The role of coralline algae in carbon and carbonate cycles and their response to ocean acidification and global warming. Proceedings of the 3rd International Rhodolith Workshop – Buzios, Brazil 1-5 December 2009, p 10. Martin S, Gattuso J-P, Hall-Spencer JM (2012) Impact of ocean acidification on Mediterranean coralline algae. Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research http://www.imber.info/index.php/News/Newsletters/Issue-n-20-May-2012#toc_3_12 Passaro M, Ziveri P, Milazzo M, Rodolfo-Metalpa R, Hall-Spencer JM (2011) Exploring CO2 vents at Vulcano Island, Mediterranean Sea, to study planktonic calcifier response to long-term changes in carbonate chemistry.Geophysical Research Abstracts 13, EGU2011-12015. Pettit L, Hart MB, Medina-Sánchez A, Smart CW, Collins P, Rodolfo-Metalpa R, Hall-Spencer JM, Prol Ledesma RM (2011) Foraminifera resist ocean acidification in the Wagner Basin under conditions similar to high CO2 environments of the Cretaceous-Paleogene. 7th Alexander vonHumboldt International Conference. Ocean acidification: consequences for marine ecosystems and society. EGU Topical Conference Series, Penang Malaysia 20–24 June 2011. Rodolfo-Metalpa R & Hall-Spencer JM (2008) Ecological effects of volcanic CO2 vents. JMBA Global Marine Environment 8, 20-21. Rodolfo-Metalpa R, Hall-Spencer JM (2011) Corals, bryozoans and gastropods are able to calcify in acidified seawater. 7th Alexander von Humboldt International Conference. Ocean acidification: consequences for marine ecosystems and society. EGU Topical Conference Series, Penang, Malaysia 20–24 June 2011. Rogers AD, Clark MR, Hall-Spencer JM & Gjerde KM (2008) A scientific guide to the FAO draft international guidelines (December 2007) for the management of deep-sea fisheries in the High Seas. IUCN Switzerland 48 pp. Smith A, Dell A, Edwards D, Hall-Spencer JM,Hopper A, Jones R, Lazzeroni C, Skinner J & Wadler P (2008) Response to HEFCE’s consultation on the assessment and funding of higher education research post-2008. Royal Society Policy Document 06/08. 9pp.
Invited keynotes, lectures and policy workshops since 2008. Policy workshop. Ocean acidification effects on fisheries and aquaculture. IAEA Monaco, 11-13 Nov 2012. Public lecture. Deep-sea coral reefs. San Juan Community Theatre, Washington State, USA, 1 July 2012. Invited lecture. Ecosystem effects of ocean acidification. Friday Harbour Marine Lab., USA, 28 June 2012. Invited lecture. Global Oceans Governance. European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium, 6 June 2012. Invited Keynote. CO2 effects on seagrass meadows, University of Nottingham, UK, 9-10 May 2012. Policy workshop. Evaluating the sensitivity of Central and South American benthic communities to global climate changes. Ilhabela, Brazil, 22-26 April 2012. Invited lecture. Ecological effects of ocean acidification. Final EPOCA meeting, Nice, 2-6 April 2012. Invited lecture. IUCN/Total Foundation Biodiversity Symposium, Porquerolles, France, 5 Oct 2011. Invited lecture. Arctic acidification. Norwegian Inst. Mar. Sci., Tromso, Norway, 27-29 Sep 2011. Public lecture. Suffolk and the Sea. Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival 23 Sep 2011. Invited lecture. Submarine volcanoes. Chartered Engineers Club, Exeter, UK, 14 March 2011. Public lecture. The Big SCUBA Show, London, UK, 19-20 Feb 2011. Invited lecture. Minimizing displacement in offshore MPA design, ZSL London, UK, 3 Feb 2011. Invited lecture. Ecosystem effects of towed fishing gear. Yealm Environment Group, 31 Jan 2011. Invited Keynote. Ocean Dynamics in the Cretaceous, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 26-28 Jan 2011. Invited Keynote. IPCC WG1 & WG2, Okinawa, Japan, 14-20 Jan2011. Invited lecture. NERC UKOARP kick-off meeting, Cambridge, UK, 5-7 Jan 2011. Invited lecture. Ecosystem effects of acidification, IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany, 10 Dec 2010. Invited lecture. Coral Gardens. Cornwall College Newquay, UK, 1 Dec 2010. Invited lecture. Economics of ocean acidification, Monaco, 17 Nov 2010. Invited workshop participant. Frontiers of Science, Perth, Australia,12 Oct 2010.
Invited lecture. IMarEST 46th Marine Measurement Forum, London, UK, 9 May 2010. Invited lecture. Heriot-Watt University Marine MSc Programme, Edinburgh, UK 19 March 2010. Invited lecture. 2010 AAAS Annual Meeting ,San Diego, USA, 18-22 Feb 2010. Invited lecture. Algal response to CO2 DIVERSITAS OSC2 ,Cape Town, South Africa,14-16 Oct 2009. Invited lecture. Research in shallow and marine freshwater systems, Freiberg, Germany, 14-16 May 2009. Invited expert, Marine Natura 2000 for the Atlantic Region, Galway, Ireland, 24-25 March 2009. Invited lecture. Biodiversity, Ecosystemsand Fisheries. FAO, Rome, Italy, 3 March 2009.
Invited lecture. Seamounts. Hong Kong University School of Biology, China, 29 Dec 2008. Invited Keynote. 4th Cold-water Coral Symposium, New Zealand, 1-5 Dec 2008. Invited lecture. Climate and Oceans Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 5 Nov 2008.
Invited Keynote. 2nd Oceans in a High CO2 World Conference, Monaco, 5-9 Oct 2008. Invited lecture. Euroclimate Conference, Giens, France, 29-30 Sept 2008. Invited workshop participant. Marine Conservation Biology Institute, Seattle, USA, 27-29 May 2008. Invited lecture. DC-UK. Porcupine Marine Natural History Society, Bangor, UK, 28-30 March 2008. Conferences organised 1. Training Workshop: CO2 vents as natural laboratories for ocean acidification studies,Vulcano Island, Italy, 25-27 May 2011. 2. Co-convenor of session on ‘Impact of climate change and ocean acidification on the Mediterranean Sea’ European Geosciences Union, Vienna, 3-8 April 2011. 3. Taxonomic Workshop: identification of sponges, University of Plymouth, 5-9 July 2010. 4. Taxonomic Workshop: identification of crustose seaweeds, Marine Biological Association, UK 1-5 Feb 2010. 5. Porcupine Marine Natural History Society Annual Conference, University of Plymouth, 27-29 March 2009. 6. International steering Committee of the 4th Deep Sea Coral Symposium, New Zealand, 1-5 Dec 2008. Other academic activities Additional information Links Ocean acidification: a National Geographic article http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/jason-hall-spencer |
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