Professor Martin Attrill

Biography

Professor Martin Attrill is a marine ecologist whose primary research interest is focused on the mechanisms behind long-term change and large-scale spatial patterns in marine assemblages and populations. He has been working with long-term data from marine fish and invertebrate populations within a range of habitats such as the Thames Estuary, Brazilian coral reefs and the open Atlantic Ocean, including investigating the role of climate variation on fish, corals and plankton. He has published over 160 papers in the prime literature, primarily on fish and benthic systems such as seagrass, but in recent years has been involved in projects investigating the roles of Marine Protected Areas and their interaction with fishing, particularly the UK Defra designation in Lyme Bay, SW England, which the team has been monitoring since 2008 and formed a novel research partnership with the Blue Marine Foundation and local fishermen to undertake research into sustainable fishing with MPAs across the UK. He is also PI on a large grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation to investigate the link between oceanography and biodiversity in the British Indian Ocean Territory MPA and developed the concept for National Marine Parks in the UK, supporting the first declared NMP in Plymouth. Prof Attrill has also been interested in the human impacts of large scale offshore renewable energy developments and how we can effectively and suitably monitor their interaction with the environment. In May 2012, Prof Attrill was invited to New York to advise the United Nations on the environmental impact of marine renewable energy and in February 2013 to Washington as an expert advisor for the US government (BOEM) at a workshop on the future of offshore energy. From 2009-2018, Prof Attrill was Director of the Marine Institute at University of Plymouth and in 2018 designed and set up the MSc in Marine Conservation.

Qualifications

Director of the Marine Institute (2009-2018)

Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Plymouth (2004-present)

Reader in Marine Ecology, University of Plymouth (2002-2004)

Senior Lecturer in Marine & Estuarine Ecology, University of Plymouth (1992-2002)

Marine Biologist, National Rivers Authority (1988-1992)

PhD, University of Liverpool (1988)

BSc, University of Liverpool (1985)

Professional membership

Fellow of the Linnean Society of London.

Member of the Marine Biological Association of the UK.

Member of the British Ecological Society.

Roles on external bodies

Trustee: Ocean Conservation Trust/National Marine Aquarium

Trustee: Ocean Giants Trust

Research

Research interests

Research Summary

· Over 160 publications in international peer-reviewed journals; >180 total publications.

· H-index of 54 (Google Scholar); Research Interest score of 6047 (ResearchGate, top 1%).

· Over £10 million total grant income, mainly as PI on major awards such as the Defra Lyme Bay Monitoring Programme, NERC Impact programme, GCRF, Garfield Weston & EU projects.

· 42 successful PhD completions since 1996.

· 5 current PhD students.

· First author paper in Nature.

Main research interests

Ocean Conservation and Management, particularly the role of marine protected areas

The impact of climate variability on marine ecosystems

Ecology of estuarine invertebrates and fish.

Ecology and biodiversity of temperate seagrass beds.

Other research

Books and edited special editions

1. CLARK, R.B. in collaboration with FRID, C.J. & ATTRILL, M.J. (1997). Marine Pollution, 4th edition. Oxford University Press. 161 pp.

2. ATTRILL, M.J. ed. (1998). A rehabilitated estuarine ecosystem. The Thames Estuary: environment and ecology. Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht. 254 pp.

3. ATTRILL, M.J. (ed.). (2000). Stress in Marine Communities, Part 1. J. Aquat. Ecosyst. Stress Recov. Special Issue 7 (1): 1-111.

4. ATTRILL, M.J. (ed.). (2000). Stress in Marine Communities, Part 2. J. Aquat. Ecosyst. Stress Recov. Special Issue 7 (4): 259-354.

5. CLARK, R.B. in collaboration with FRID, C. & ATTRILL, M.J. (2001). Marine Pollution, 5th edition. Oxford University Press.

6. KAISER, M.J., ATTRILL, M.J., JENNINGS, S., THOMAS, D.N., BARNES, D.K.A., BRIERLEY, A.S., POLUNIN, N.V.C., RAFFAELLI, D.G., WILLIAMS, P.J.Le B. (2005). Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems and Impacts. Oxford University Press.

7. KAISER, M.J., ATTRILL, M.J., JENNINGS, S., THOMAS, D.N., BARNES, D.K.A., BRIERLEY, A.S., HIDDINK, J.G., KAARTOKALLIO, H., POLUNIN, N.V.C., RAFFAELLI, D.G. (2011). Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems and Impacts, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press.

8. KAISER, M.J., ATTRILL, M.J., JENNINGS, S., THOMAS, D.N., BARNES, D.K.A., BRIERLEY, A.S., HIDDINK, J.G., KAARTOKALLIO, H., HOWELL K., GRAHAM N. (2020). Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems and Impacts, 3rd edition. Oxford University Press.

Chapters in Books

1. ATTRILL, M.J. (1998). The benthic macroinvertebrate communities of the Thames Estuary. In: Attrill, M.J. (ed.), A rehabilitated estuarine ecosystem. The Thames Estuary: environment and ecology. pp. 85-114. Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht.

2. ATTRILL, M.J. (2002). Community level indicators of stress in aquatic ecosystems. In: Adams, S.M. (ed.). Biological Indicators of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress. American Fisheries Society, pp. 473-508.

3. ATTRILL, M.J. (2009). Sea Temperature Change as an Indicator of Global Change. In: Letcher, T.M. (ed.). Climate and Global Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth. Elsevier, New York. pp. 337-347

4. ATTRILL, M.J. (2009). Change in Coral Reef Ecosystems as an Indicator of Climate and Global Change. In: Letcher, T.M. (ed.). Climate and Global Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth. Elsevier, New York. pp. 253-261

5. ATTRILL, M.J, FOSTER NL (2015). Changes in Coral Reef Ecosystems. In: Letcher, T.M. (ed.). Climate and Global Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth, 2nd Edition. Elsevier, New York. Pp 183-194.

6. PARMESAN C, ATTRILL MJ (2016). Impacts and effects of ocean warming on human health (disease). In: Laffoley D, Baxter JM (eds). Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland pp. 439-450.

7. FOSTER NL, ATTRILL MJ (2021). Changes in coral reef ecosystems as an indication of climate and global change. In: Letcher, T.M. (ed.). Climate and Global Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth, 3rd Edition. Elsevier, New York. pp. 427-443.

Government & Other Major Reports

ATTRILL, M.J., FOWELL, S., HALL-SPENCER, J., HATTAM, C., JACKSON, E.L., LANGMEAD, O., MANGI, S., MARSHALL, C., MUNRO, C., REES, S., RODWELL, L., SHEEHAN, E.V., STEVENS, T.F. 2009. Lyme Bay – a case-study: measuring recovery of benthic species; assessing potential “spillover” effects and socio-economic changes, Annual Report, December 2009. Report to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from the University of Plymouth-led consortium. Plymouth: University of Plymouth Enterprise Ltd. 70 pages

ATTRILL, M.J., BAYLEY, D.T.I., GALL, S.C., HATTAM, C., JACKSON, E.L., LANGMEAD, O., MANGI, S., MARSHALL, C., MUNRO, C., REES, S., RODWELL, L., SHEEHAN, E.V., STEVENS, T.F., STRONG. S., 2011. Lyme Bay – a case-study: measuring recovery of benthic species; assessing potential “spillover” effects and socio-economic changes, Final Report, February 2011. Report to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from the University of Plymouth-led consortium. Plymouth: University of Plymouth Enterprise Ltd.

ATTRILL, M., HIGGS, N., DODDS, W., FLETCHER, S., FRIEDRICH, L., GALL, S., JEFFERSON, R., LANGMEAD, O., REES, S., PITTMAN, S., SHEEHAN, E. 2013. Marine Conservation Zones: Consultation on proposals for designation in 2013. A Response from the Marine Institute at Plymouth University for the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). 12pp.

ATTRILL, MJ & CHILDS, M (2013). Marine Renewables, Biodiversity & Fisheries. Friends of the Earth, London, 29 pp.

RODRÍGUEZ-RODRÍGUEZ, D., REES, S., RODWELL, L., HAENRICK, M., DOBRONIAK, C., BARTLETT,G., MANNAERTS, G., AND ATTRILL, M. 2014. Methods for monitoring the socioeconomic effects of Marine Protected Areas. A report for the European Union INTERREG IVA France (Channel) – England European cross-border co-operation programme. Protected Area Network Across the Channel Ecosystem Project. pp 75.

REES, S.E., ASHLEY, M., EVANS, L., MANGI, S., RODWELL, L., ATTRILL, M., LANGMEAD, O., SHEEHAN, E., REES, A. 2016. An evaluation framework to determine the impact of the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area and the activities of the Lyme Bay Consultative Committee on ecosystem services and human wellbeing. A report to the Blue Marine Foundation by research staff the Marine Institute at Plymouth University, Exeter University and Cefas. Pp139. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/6742

HOOPER T, ASHLEY M, BORGER T, LANGMEAD O, MARCONE O, REES S, RENDON O, BEAUMONT N, ATTRILL M, AUSTEN M. (2018). Application of the natural capital approach to the marine environment to aid decision-making. Report prepared for DEFRA (project code ME5115).

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

Successful completion:

· Sarah Perryman (UK, 1993-1996): Heavy metals in estuaries: validation of sensitivity of monitoring methods at different levels of biological organisation.

· Aziz Arshad (Malaysia, 1995-1999): Temporal and spatial responses of benthic communities and populations across upper estuarine environmental gradients.

· Sergio Netto (Brazil, 1995-1999): Meiofauna and macrofauna communities of Rocas Atoll, Brazil.

· Ahmed Abada (Egypt, 1995-2000): From rivers to oceans: a comparison of contrasting aquatic ecosystems using benthic size spectra.

· Ozeas Costa Jnr (Brazil, 1998-2002): Biogeochemical nutrient cycling and its relationship with coral reef eutrophication.

· Francisco Kelmo O dos Santos (Brazil, 1998-2002): Ecological Consequences of 1997-1998 El Niño -Southern Oscillation on the major Coral Reef Communities from Northern Bahia, Brazil.

· Hector Hernandez (Mexico, 1998-2003): The influence of seasonal sediment dynamics and oil-drilling activity on the benthic communities of the Gulf of Mexico.

· Emma Jackson (UK, 1998-2003): The importance of seagrass beds as nursery grounds for fisheries species.

· Matt Frost (UK, 1999-2003, PT): The role of frontal systems in controlling sandy beach macroinvertebrate communities.

· Angus Jackson (UK, 2000-2004): Mobile predators in a dynamic environment: the role of fish in structuring upper-estuarine benthic communities.

· Joseph Borg (Malta, 1997-2004, PT): Role of Posidonia oceanica meadow structure in determining diversity of associated macrofaunal assemblages.

· Sophie Leterme (France, 2003-2006): Multi-scale variability in phytoplankton populations of the North Atlantic basin: from eddies to global change.

· Chris Leakey (UK, 2003-2006): Quantifying inhabitation, feeding and connectivity between adjacent estuarine and coastal regions for three commercially important marine fishes.

· Emma Sheehan (UK, 2003-2007): Ecological impact of crab tiling on estuarine fauna.

· Abigail McQuatters Gollop (USA, 2004-2007): Plankton as indicators for eutrophication in Europe’s regional seas

· Patrik Svensson (Sweden, 2004-2009, PT): The effectiveness of privately managed MPAs in tropical coastal areas

· Ahmed Al-Mazrooei (Oman, 2005-2009): Evolutionary biology and behaviour of marine gastropods

· Pierre Helaouet (France, 2005-2009): Scenarios of change in the state, structure and functioning of North Atlantic pelagic ecosystems

· Rebecca Jefferson (UK, 2006-2011): Articulating the ecosystem approach in Europe’s Seas: socio-ecological indicators for adaptive management

· Stacey DeAmicis (USA, 2006-2012): Impact of the invasive Sargassum muticum on Zostera marina seagrass ecosystems.

· Sian Rees (UK, 2007-2012): Estimating the value of marine conservation in the UK

· James Highfield (UK, 2007-2011): Linking benthic dynamics to pelagic ecosystem functioning in shallow seas

· James Grecian (UK, 2008-2011): Linking offshore development with seabird populations.

· Valentina Lauria (Italy, 2008-2012): The relative influence of climate change and fishing impact on long-term trends in North Atlantic fish biomass and seabird populations

· Eddie Melatunan (Indonesia, 2008-2012): Impact of ocean acidification on the developmental biology of gastropods

· Vivienne Johnson (UK, 2009-2012): Using volcanic CO2 gradients to investigate responses of marine photoautotrophs to ocean acidification

· Isobel Bloor (UK, 2009-2013): Cephalopod Recruitment from English-Channel Spawning Habitats (CRESH)

· Laura Pettit (UK, 2010-2014): Assessing the effects of long-term ocean acidification at volcanic CO2 vents

· Julian Evans (Malta, 2010-2014): Habitat characterisation of infralittoral coarse gravel beds in the Maltese Islands.

· Bryony Pearce (UK, 2006-2014 PT): The ecology of Sabellaria reefs

· Maria Campbell (UK, 2008 start PT): Assessing change in fishing boat movements using VMS data.

· Sarah Gall (UK, 2012-2016): Assessing the impact of lobster potting activity with the South Devon Potting Agreement area: ecology and socioeconomics.

· Adam Rees (UK, 2012 start): Assessing the impact of static gear fishery on the marine protected area within Lyme Bay, SW England

· Laura Bray (UK, 2013 start): Impact of marine renewable energy on Mediterranean ecosystems

· Jacob Bedford (UK, 2015-2018): Using historical data to establish baselines in North Sea plankton indicators.

· Demetris Kletou (Greece, 2011-2018): A multi-step approach in ultraoligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean to evaluate the ecological status, climate change response and restoration potential of Posidonia oceanica

· Kirsty McQuaid (South Africa, 2015-2019): The application of predictive modelling to marine spatial planning associated with deep-sea mining.

· Xiaoyu Fang (China, 2015-2019): Identifying the role of past and current benthos activities for estuarine ecosystem functioning.

· Danielle Bridger (UK, 2015-2021): The environmental impact of Europe’s largest offshore mussel farm, Lyme Bay.

· Thomas Stamp (UK, 2016-2020): The ecology and distribution of Sea Bass within the South West UK

· Bede Davies (UK, 2018-2022): The effectiveness of partially protected marine areas for ecosystem-based fisheries management

· Samantha Blampied (UK, 2018-2022): Evaluating the effectiveness, socio-economic value and trophic dynamics of MPAs in Jersey's territorial waters.

Current:

· David Cox (UK, 2016 start PT): Assessing the viability and environmental impact of a large scallop farm off South Devon

· Llucia Mascorda Cabre (Spain, 2019 start): Oceanographic and ecological interactions with an offshore, longline mussel farm

· Oliver Thomas (UK, 2020 start): Intertidal seagrass meadows in South west England: the ecological and socio-economic benefits of restoration.

· Giulia La Bianca (Italy, 2020 start): Using ecosystem services mapping in deep sea marine spatial planning.

· Nata Tavonvunchai (Thailand, 2021 start): Climate-smart Blue Governance.

· Flossy Barraud (UK, 2022 start): An Exploration of Ocean Interaction, Marine Citizenship and Women's Empowerment Initiatives in Small Island Developing States.

Grants & contracts

Grants Awarded - (All PI unless stated as Co-I)

Grants Awarded

•£926,244 – RCRI Global Challenges Research Fund, 2019-2024 (One Ocean Hub, Co-I)).

•£926,169 – Garfield Weston Foundation, 2019-2021 (Conservation strategies for biodiversity hotspots and safe havens in a changing climate).

•€857,205 – INTERREG Channel 2021-23 (Fisheries Innovation for sustainable SHared INTerchannEL resources, FISH INTEL, Co-I)

•£793,802 – NERC Environmental Science Impact Programme, 2017-2022 (South West Partnership for Environment and Economic Prosperity (SWEEP))

•£460,000 – Garfield Weston Foundation, 2021-23 (Conservation strategies for tropical marine ecosystems in the face of sustained global environmental change).

•£458,324- Defra, 2008-2011 (Lyme Bay - A Case Study: Measuring recovery of benthic species; assessing potential 'spillover' effects and socio-economic changes)

•£432,350 - SWRDA, 2007-2011. (Assessing the biodiversity impact of the Wave Hub renewable energy development).

•€400,000 – EU ERDF Urban Innovative Actions Fund, 2019-2021 (Green Minds - a planning and management system for sustainable land use and nature based solutions).

•£379,680 - SWRDA 2008-2011 (Capital Award: HD cameras and ROV)

•€380,000 - EU INTERREG, 2012-15 (PANACHE - Protected Area Network Across the CHannel Ecosystem)

•€364,908 - EU FP7, 2009-2013 (Knowledge-based sustainable management for Europe's Seas).

•€347,022 – EU INTERREG, 2009-2011 (PROTTEC “Public Research Organisation Technology Transfer through Regional Economic Clusters”)

•£327,092 - Blue Marine Foundation & Defra. 2012-17 (Experiment potting project within Lyme Bay to assess the impact of static gear on an MPA)

•£327,486 - Blue Marine Foundation, 2018-2023 (Fisheries and Conservation Partnerships)

•£280,291 - Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. 2014-2017 (Marine Protected Areas - how does level of protection mediate the flow of ecosystem services?)

•£277,300 – Offshore Shellfish Ltd, 2015-2019 (Assessing the environmental and socioeconomic impact of a large offshore mussel farm in Lyme Bay)

•€252,162 – EU Horizon2020, 2015-2020 (CEFOW “Clean Energy From Ocean Waves”, UoP share)

•€244,757 – EU FP6, 2004-2007 (Habitat Loss in European Coastal Seas, part of €2.5 million European Lifestyles and Marine Ecosystems. UoP share for Workpackage)

•£219,000 – EMFF, 2017-2020 (ReturN - Reserve Effects Tested and Understood to validate ReturN)

•€213,730 - EU INTERREG, 2009-2012 (CHARM3 "CHannel integrated Approach for marine Resource Management" Co-I)

•£200,000 – UK Seabed Resources Ltd 2015-2019 (2 PhD students to research seabed mapping and polymetallic nodule geochemistry in the deep Pacific Ocean)

•£200,000 - Natural England, 2012-15 (Extension for Lyme Bay Monitoring Programme)

•£157,296 – EC EASME EMFF, 2018-2021 (Strategic Environmental Assessment of Wave energy technologies - SEA WAVE)

•£141,372 - Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, 2007-2010 (Evaluating and protecting the biodiversity of lower, tidally influenced river reaches, Co-I)

•£125,000 - Joint UK Research Council Academic Fellowship, 2005-2011 (Human impact on marine ecosystems)

•£121,853 - Offshore Shellfish Ltd, 2013-14 (Monitoring the environmental impact of an offshore mussel farm test site in Lyme Bay)

•£116,405 - Fal Harbour Commissioners, 2012-13 (Seabed habitat mapping and an experimental Maerl trial within the Fal Estuary SAC)

•£99,672 – Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Grant, 2004-2006 (Design of new bilge water separator, incl. removal of alien species’ larvae, Co-I)

•£72,038 – Offshore Shellfish Ltd 2014-15 (Second year monitoring of the impact of test mussel farm on the Lyme Bay seabed)

•£74,350 – Brazilian Government, 1995-2002 (Environmental Impacts on the ecology of Brazilian Coral Reefs).

•€81,640 - EU INTERREG, 2009-2013 (CRESH "Cephalopod Recruitment from English channel Spawning Habitats", Co-I)

•£51,324 - NERC Urgency Grant, 2014 (Testing resilience in Marine Protected Areas using storm disturbance in Lyme Bay, SW England)

•£43,346 - Natural England, 2012-13 (Monitoring the ecology of offshore reefs in Thanet SAC, Kent)

•£43,346 - Natural England, 2012-13 (Monitoring the ecology of offshore reefs in Flamborough Head SAC, Yorkshire)

•£40,000 – Holly Hill Charitable Trust, 2003-2006 (Ecological impact of crab tiling on estuarine fauna).

•£28,785 - NERC, 2003-2006 (Stable isotope support for project: Quantifying estuarine carbon subsidies to coastal ecosystems and fisheries)

•£27,948 – WWF 2015 (Assessment of the ecological coherence of the MPA network in the Celtic Sea)

•£27,000 - English Nature, 2006-2009 (Articulating the ecosystem approach in Europe’s Seas: socio-ecological indicators for adaptive management)

•£26,000 - Mexican Government, 1998-2003 (The influence of seasonal sediment dynamics and oil-drilling activity on the benthic communities of the Gulf of Mexico)

•£24,927 – Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), 2018-2020 (Application of the natural capital approach to the marine environment to aid decision-making).

•£21,000 - Jersey Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1998-2003 (Importance of Channel Island seagrass habitats to fisheries, Co-I)

•£19,556 - Pig Shed Trust, 2014 (Lyme Bay Storm Damage - how natural disturbance compares with fishing impact)

•£12,500 - Leverhulme Trust, 2011-13 (Artist in Residence Grant: Philip Hoare).

•£55,800 – Total value of 12 small grants.

TOTAL: £7,537,256 + €3,141,424 [» £10,226,315]

Publications

Key publications

Key publications are highlighted

Journals

Articles

Blampied SR, Sheehan EV, Attrill MJ, Binney FCT & Rees SE (2022) 'The socio-economic impact of Marine Protected Areas in Jersey: A fishers’ perspective' Fisheries Research 259, 106555-106555 , DOI Open access

Bridger D, Attrill MJ, Davies BFR, Holmes LA, Cartwright A, Rees SE, Cabre LM & Sheehan EV (2022) 'The restoration potential of offshore mussel farming on degraded seabed habitat' Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries , DOI Open access

Blampied SR, Rees SE, Attrill MJ, Binney FCT & Sheehan EV (2022) 'Removal of bottom-towed fishing from whole-site Marine Protected Areas promotes mobile species biodiversity' Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 276, , DOI Open access

Davies BFR, Holmes L, Attrill MJ & Sheehan EV (2022) 'Ecosystem benefits of adopting a whole‐site approach to MPA management' Fisheries Management and Ecology , DOI Open access

Blampied SR, Sheehan EV, Binney FCT, Attrill MJ & Rees SE (2022) 'Value of coastal habitats to commercial fisheries in Jersey, English Channel, and the role of marine protected areas' Fisheries Management and Ecology , DOI Open access

MacMillan I, Attrill MJ, Imzilen T, Lett C, Walmsley S, Chu C & Kaplan DM (2022) 'Spatio-temporal variability in drifting Fish Aggregating Device (dFAD) beaching events in the Seychelles Archipelago' ICES Journal of Marine Science 79, (5) 1687-1700 , DOI Open access

Rees SE, Ashley M, Cameron A, Mullier T, Ingle C, Oates J, Lannin A, Hooper T & Attrill MJ (2022) 'A marine natural capital asset and risk register—Towards securing the benefits from marine systems and linked ecosystem services' Journal of Applied Ecology , DOI Open access

Davies BFR, Holmes L, Bicknell A, Attrill MJ & Sheehan EV (2021) 'A decade implementing ecosystem approach to fisheries management improves diversity of taxa and traits within a marine protected area in the UK' Diversity and Distributions: a journal of conservation biogeography 28, (1) 173-188 , DOI Open access

Davies BFR, Holmes L, Rees A, Attrill MJ, Cartwright AY & Sheehan EV (2021) 'Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management works—How switching from mobile to static fishing gear improves populations of fished and non‐fished species inside a marine‐protected area' Journal of Applied Ecology , DOI Open access

Sheehan EV, Holmes LA, Davies BFR, Cartwright A, Rees A & Attrill MJ (2021) 'Rewilding of Protected Areas Enhances Resilience of Marine Ecosystems to Extreme Climatic Events' Frontiers in Marine Science 8, , DOI Open access

Mascorda Cabre: L, Hosegood P, Attrill M, Bridger D & Sheehan E (2021) 'Offshore longline mussel farms: a review of oceanographic and ecological interactions to inform future research needs, policy and management' Reviews in Aquaculture , DOI Open access

Rees A, Sheehan EV & Attrill MJ (2021) 'Optimal fishing effort benefits fisheries and conservation' Scientific Reports 11, (1) , DOI Open access

McQuaid KA, Attrill MJ, Clark MR, Cobley A, Glover AG, Smith CR & Howell KL (2020) 'Using Habitat Classification to Assess Representativity of a Protected Area Network in a Large, Data-Poor Area Targeted for Deep-Sea Mining' Frontiers in Marine Science 7, , DOI Open access

Rees SE, Ashley M, Evans L, Mangi S, Sheehan EV, Mullier T, Rees A & Attrill MJ (2020) 'An evaluation of the social and economic impact of a Marine Protected Area on commercial fisheries' Fisheries Research 235, 105819-105819 , DOI Open access

Hays GC, Hosegood P & Koldewey H (2020) 'A review of a decade of lessons from one of the world’s largest MPAs: conservation gains and key challenges' Marine Biology , DOI Open access

Kletou D, Kleitou P, Savva I, Attrill MJ, Charalambous S, Loucaides A & Hall-Spencer JM (2020) 'Seagrass of Vasiliko Bay, Eastern Mediterranean: Lost Cause or Priority Conservation Habitat?' Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8, (9) 717-717 , DOI Open access

Gall SC, Rodwell LD, Clark S, Robbins T, Attrill MJ, Holmes LA & Sheehan EV (2020) 'The impact of potting for crustaceans on temperate rocky reef habitats: Implications for management' Marine Environmental Research 162, 0-0 , DOI Open access

Lauria V, Gristina M, Fiorentino F, Attrill MJ & Garofalo G (2020) 'Spatial Management Units as an Ecosystem-Based Approach for Managing Bottom-Towed Fisheries in the Central Mediterranean Sea' Frontiers in Marine Science 7, , DOI Open access

Rees SE, Sheehan EV, Stewart BD, Clark R, Appleby T, Attrill MJ, Jones PJS, Johnson D, Bradshaw N & Pittman S (2020) 'Emerging themes to support ambitious UK marine biodiversity conservation' Marine Policy 103864-103864 , DOI Open access

Davies BFR, Attrill MJ, Holmes L, Rees A, Witt MJ & Sheehan EV (2019) 'Acoustic Complexity Index to assess benthic biodiversity of a partially protected area in the southwest of the UK' Ecological Indicators 111, , DOI Open access

Sheehan E, Hosegood P, Game C, Attrill M, Tickler D, Wootton M, Johns D & Meeuwig J (2019) 'The effect of deep oceanic flushing on water properties and ecosystem functioning within atolls in the British Indian Ocean Territory' Frontiers in Marine Science 6, (0) 0-0 , DOI Open access

Parry-Wilson HM, Rees SE, Leather H, Cole R, Rugg C & Attrill MJ (2019) 'Assessing behavioural and social responses to an eco-mooring trial for Zostera marina conservation management in Torbay, Southwest England' Ocean and Coastal Management 180, 104906-104906 , DOI Open access

Hooper T, Börger T, Langmead O, Marcone O, Rees SE, Rendon O, Beaumont N, Attrill MJ & Austen M (2019) 'Applying the natural capital approach to decision making for the marine environment' Ecosystem Services 38, 100947-100947 , DOI Open access

Smale DA, Epstein G, Parry M & Attrill MJ (2019) 'Spatiotemporal variability in the structure of seagrass meadows and associated macrofaunal assemblages in southwest England (UK): Using citizen science to benchmark ecological pattern' Ecology and Evolution 9, (7) 3958-3972 , DOI Open access

Pittman S, Rodwell L, Shellock R, Williams M, Attrill M, Bedford J, Curry K, Fletcher S, Gall S & Lowther J (2019) 'Marine parks for coastal cities: A concept for enhanced community well-being, prosperity and sustainable city living' Marine Policy , DOI Open access

Sheehan E, Cartwright A, Witt M, Attrill M, Vural M & Holmes L (2018) 'Development of epibenthic assemblages on artificial habitat associated with marine renewable infrastructure' ICES Journal of Marine Science , DOI Open access

Kletou D, Kleitou P, Savva I, Martin A, Antoniou C & Hall-Spencer J (2018) 'Seagrass recovery after fish farm relocation in the eastern Mediterranean' Marine Environmental Research Open access

Rees SE, Pittman SJ, Foster N, Langmead O, Griffiths C, Fletcher S, Johnson DE & Attrill M (2018) 'Bridging the divide: Social-ecological coherence in Marine Protected Area network design' Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems , DOI Open access

Evans J, Attrill MJ, Borg JA, Cotton PA & Schembri PJ (2018) 'Hidden in plain sight: species richness and habitat characterisation of sublittoral pebble beds' Marine Biology 165, (2) , DOI Open access

Foster NL, Rees S, Langmead O, Griffiths C, Oates J & Attrill M (2017) 'Assessing the ecological coherence of a marine protected area network in the Celtic Seas' Ecosphere 8, (2) , DOI Open access

Higgs ND, Newton J & Attrill MJ (2016) 'Caribbean Spiny Lobster Fishery Is Underpinned by Trophic Subsidies from Chemosynthetic Primary Production' Current Biology 26, Publisher Site , DOI Open access

Grecian WJ, Witt MJ, Attrill MJ, Bearhop S, Becker PH, Egevang C, Furness RW, Godley BJ, González-Solís J & Grémillet D (2016) 'Seabird diversity hotspot linked to ocean productivity in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem' Biology Letters 12, (8) 20160024-20160024 , DOI Open access

Sheehan EV, Vaz S, Pettifer E, Foster NL, Nancollas SJ, Cousens S, Holmes L, Facq J-V, Germain G & Attrill MJ (2016) 'An experimental comparison of three towed underwater video systems using species metrics, benthic impact and performance' Methods in Ecology and Evolution 7, (7) 843-852 , DOI Open access

Bray L, Reizopoulou S, Voukouvalas E, Soukissian T, Alomar C, Vazquez-Luis M, Deudero S, Attrill MJ & Hall-Spencer JM (2016) 'Expected Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on Mediterranean Marine Life' Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 4, (18) , DOI Open access

Rodríguez-Rodríguez D, Rees SE, Rodwell LD & Attrill MJ (2015) 'IMPASEA: A methodological framework to monitor and assess the socioeconomic effects of marine protected areas. An English Channel case study' Environmental Science & Policy 54, 44-51 , DOI

Rees SE, Mangi SC, Hattam C, Gall SC, Rodwell LD, Peckett FJ & Attrill MJ (2015) 'The socio-economic effects of a Marine Protected Area on the ecosystem service of leisure and recreation' Marine Policy 62, 144-152 , DOI Open access

Sheehan EV, Bridger D, Cousens SL & Attrill MJ (2015) 'Testing the resilience of dead maerl infaunal assemblages to the experimental removal and re-lay of habitat' Marine Ecology Progress Series 535, 117-128 , DOI Open access

Higgs ND & Attrill MJ (2015) 'Biases in biodiversity: wide-ranging species are discovered first in the deep sea' Frontiers in Marine Science 2, , DOI Open access

Lauria V, Gristina M, Attrill MJ, Fiorentino F & Garofalo G (2015) 'Predictive habitat suitability models to aid conservation of elasmobranch diversity in the central Mediterranean Sea' Scientific Reports 5, (0) 0-0 , DOI Open access

Jackson EL, Rees SE, Wilding C & Attrill MJ (2015) 'Use of a seagrass residency index to apportion commercial fishery landing values and recreation fisheries expenditure to seagrass habitat service' Conserv Biol 29, (3) 899-909 Author Site , DOI Open access

Rodríguez-Rodríguez D, Sciberras M, Foster NL & Attrill MJ (2015) 'Status of management effort in 153 marine protected areas across the English Channel' Mar Pollut Bull 94, (1-2) 168-175 Author Site , DOI

Rodriguez-Rodriguez D, Rees SE, Rodwell LD & Attrill MJ (2015) 'Assessing the socioeconomic effects of multiple-use MPAs in a European setting: A national stakeholders' perspective' ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY 48, 115-127 Author Site , DOI

Sheehan EV, Bridger D & Attrill MJ (2015) 'The ecosystem service value of living versus dead biogenic reef' ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE 154, 248-254 Author Site , DOI Open access

Rodriguez-Rodriguez D, Rees S, Mannaerts G, Sciberras M, Pirie C, Black G, Aulert C, Sheehan EV, Carrier S & Attrill MJ (2015) 'Status of the marine protected area network across the English channel (La Manche): Cross-country similarities and differences in MPA designation, management and monitoring' MARINE POLICY 51, 536-546 Author Site , DOI

Stevens TF, Sheehan EV, Gall SC, Fowell SC & Attrill MJ (2014) 'Monitoring benthic biodiversity restoration in Lyme Bay marine protected area: Design, sampling and analysis' Marine Policy 45, 310-317 , DOI

Kelmo F, Bell JJ, Moraes SS, Gomes RDCT, Mariano-Neto E & Attrill MJ (2014) 'Differential responses of emergent intertidal coral reef fauna to a large-scale El-Niño southern oscillation event: sponge and coral resilience' PLoS One 9, (3) Author Site , DOI Open access

Jefferson RL, Bailey I, Laffoley DD, Richards JP & Attrill MJ (2014) 'Public perceptions of the UK marine environment' Marine Policy 43, 327-337 Open access

Sheehan EV, Cousens SL, Nancollas SJ, Stauss C, Royle J & Attrill MJ (2013) 'Drawing lines at the sand: evidence for functional vs. visual reef boundaries in temperate Marine Protected Areas' Mar Pollut Bull 76, (1-2) 194-202 Author Site , DOI Open access

Bloor ISM, Wearmouth VJ, Cotterell SP, McHugh MJ, Humphries NE, Jackson EL, Attrill MJ & Sims DW (2013) 'Movements and behaviour of European common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis in English Channel inshore waters: First results from acoustic telemetry' JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY 448, 19-27 Author Site , DOI

Rees SE, Sheehan EV, Jackson EL, Gall SC, Cousens SL, Solandt J-L, Boyer M & Attrill MJ (2013) 'A legal and ecological perspective of ‘site integrity’ to inform policy development and management of Special Areas of Conservation in Europe' Marine Pollution Bulletin 72, (1) 14-21 , DOI

Kelmo F & Attrill MJ (2013) 'Severe Impact and Subsequent Recovery of a Coral Assemblage following the 1997–8 El Niño Event: A 17-Year Study from Bahia, Brazil' PLoS One 8, (5) , DOI Open access

Kelmo F & Attrill MJ (2013) 'Severe Impact and Subsequent Recovery of a Coral Assemblage following the 1997–8 El Niño Event: A 17-Year Study from Bahia, Brazil' PLoS One 8, (5) , DOI

Rees SE, Attrill MJ, Austen MC, Mangi SC & Rodwell LD (2013) 'A thematic cost-benefit analysis of a marine protected area' Journal of Environmental Management 114, 476-485 , DOI

Bloor ISM, Attrill MJ & Jackson EL (2013) 'A Review of the Factors Influencing Spawning, Early Life Stage Survival and Recruitment Variability in the Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)' ADVANCES IN MARINE BIOLOGY, VOL 65 65, 1-65 Author Site , DOI

Sheehan EV, Stevens TF, Gall SC, Cousens SL & Attrill MJ (2013) 'Recovery of a Temperate Reef Assemblage in a Marine Protected Area following the Exclusion of Towed Demersal Fishing' PLoS ONE 8, (12) e83883-e83883 , DOI Open access

Lauria V, Attrill MJ, Brown A, Edwards M & Votier SC (2013) 'Regional variation in the impact of climate change: evidence that bottom-up regulation from plankton to seabirds is weak in parts of the Northeast Atlantic' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 488, 11-22 Author Site , DOI

Sheehan EV, Gall SC, Cousens SL & Attrill MJ (2013) 'Epibenthic Assessment of a Renewable Tidal Energy Site' The Scientific World Journal 2013, 1-8 , DOI Open access

Kelmo F, Bell JJ & Attrill MJ (2013) 'Tolerance of sponge assemblages to temperature anomalies: resilience and proliferation of sponges following the 1997-8 El-Niño southern oscillation' PLoS One 8, (10) Author Site , DOI Open access

Grecian WJ, Witt MJ, Attrill MJ, Bearhop S, Godley BJ, Gremillet D, Hamer KC & Votier SC (2012) 'A novel projection technique to identify important at-sea areas for seabird conservation: An example using Northern gannets breeding in the North East Atlantic' BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 156, 43-52 Author Site , DOI

Sheehan EV, Attrill MJ, Thompson RC & Coleman RA (2012) 'Changes in shorebird behaviour and distribution associated with an intertidal crab fishery' AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 22, (5) 683-694 Author Site , DOI

Rees SE, Austen MC, Attrill MJ & Rodwell LD (2012) 'Incorporating indirect ecosystem services into marine protected area planning and management' International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management 8, (3) 273-285 Author Site , DOI

Witt MJ, Sheehan EV, Bearhop S, Broderick AC, Conley DC, Cotterell SP, Crow E, Grecian WJ, Halsband C & Hodgson DJ (2012) 'Assessing wave energy effects on biodiversity: the Wave Hub experience' Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 370, (1959) 502-529 , DOI

Lauria V, Attrill MJ, Pinnegar JK, Brown A, Edwards M & Votier SC (2012) 'Influence of climate change and trophic coupling across four trophic levels in the Celtic Sea' PLoS One 7, (10) Author Site , DOI Open access

Rees SE, Austen M.C., Attrill MJ & Rodwell LD (2012) 'Incorporating indirect ecosystem services into marine protected area planning and management' International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management 8, (3) 273-285

Sheehan EV, Stevens TF & Attrill MJ (2010) 'A Quantitative, Non-Destructive Methodology for Habitat Characterisation and Benthic Monitoring at Offshore Renewable Energy Developments' PLoS ONE 5, (12) e14461-e14461 , DOI Open access

Lynam CP, Attrill MJ & Skogen MD (2010) 'Climatic and oceanic influences on the abundance of gelatinous zooplankton in the North Sea' JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 90, (6) 1153-1159 Author Site , DOI

Rees SE, Rodwell LD, Attrill MJ, Austen MC & Mangi SC (2010) 'The value of marine biodiversity to the leisure and recreation industry and its application to marine spatial planning' Marine Policy 34, (5) 868-875 , DOI

Sheehan EV, Coleman RA, Attrill MJ & Thompson RC (2010) 'A quantitative assessment of the response of mobile estuarine fauna to crab-tiles during tidal immersion using remote underwater video cameras' JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY 387, (1-2) 68-74 Author Site , DOI

Highfield JM, Eloire D, Conway DVP, Lindeque PK, Attrill MJ & Somerfield PJ (2010) 'Seasonal dynamics of meroplankton assemblages at station L4' JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH 32, (5) 681-691 Author Site , DOI

Rees SE, Attrill MJ, Austen MC, Mangi SC, Richards JP & Rodwell LD (2010) 'Is there a win–win scenario for marine nature conservation? A case study of Lyme Bay, England' Ocean & Coastal Management 53, (3) 135-145 , DOI

Svensson P, Rodwell LD & Attrill MJ (2010) 'The perceptions of local fishermen towards a hotel managed marine reserve in Vietnam' OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT 53, (3) 114-122 Author Site , DOI

Sheehan EV, Coleman RA, Thompson RC & Attrill MJ (2010) 'Crab-tiling reduces the diversity of estuarine infauna' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 411, 137-148 Author Site , DOI

Borg JA, Rowden AA, Attrill MJ, Schembri PJ & Jones MB (2010) 'Spatial variation in the composition of motile macroinvertebrate assemblages associated with two bed types of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 406, 91-104 Author Site , DOI

Greaves DM, Smith G, Attrill M, Belmont M, Chadwick A, Conley D, Eccleston A, Godley B, Harrington N & Hor CL (2009) 'Development of Marine Renewable Energy – research, design, installation' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Maritime Engineering, Special Issue on Offshore Renewable Energy 162, (MA4) 187-196

Borg JA, Rowden AA, Attrill MJ, Schembri PJ & Jones MB (2009) 'Occurrence and distribution of different bed types of seagrass Posidonia oceanica around the Maltese Islands' MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE 10, (2) 45-61 Author Site , DOI

Inger R, Attrill MJ, Bearhop S, Broderick AC, James Grecian W, Hodgson DJ, Mills C, Sheehan E, Votier SC & Witt MJ (2009) 'Marine renewable energy: Potential benefits to biodiversity? An urgent call for research' Journal of Applied Ecology 46, (6) 1145-1153 , DOI

Attrill MJ, Rundle SD, Fraser A & Power M (2009) 'Oligochaetes as a possible entry route for terrigenous organic carbon into estuarine benthic food webs' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 384, 147-157 Author Site , DOI

Leakey CDB, Attrill MJ & Fitzsimons MF (2009) 'Multi-element otolith chemistry of juvenile sole (Solea solea), whiting (Merlangius merlangus) and European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in the Thames Estuary and adjacent coastal regions' JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH 61, (4) 268-274 Author Site , DOI

Svensson P, Rodwell LD & Attrill MJ (2009) 'Privately managed marine reserves as a mechanism for the conservation of coral reef ecosystems: a case study from Vietnam' Ambio 38, (2) 72-78 Author Site , DOI

Sheehan EV, Thompson RC, Coleman RA & Attrill MJ (2008) 'Positive feedback fishery: Population consequences of 'crab-tiling' on the green crab Carcinus maenas' JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH 60, (4) 255-261 Author Site , DOI

Attrill MJ & Edwards M (2008) 'Reply to Haddock, S. H. D. Reconsidering evidence for potential climate-related increases in jellyfish' LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY 53, (6) 2763-2766 Author Site

Leakey CDB, Attrill MJ, Jennings S & Fitzsimons MF (2008) 'Retrospective quantification of estuarine feeding activity by coastally caught marine fishes' JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH 60, (3) 210-214 Author Site , DOI

Hirst JA & Attrill MJ (2008) 'Small is beautiful: An inverted view of habitat fragmentation in seagrass beds' ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE 78, (4) 811-818 Author Site , DOI

Votier SC, Bearhop S, Attrill MJ & Oro D (2008) 'Is climate change the most likely driver of range expansion for a critically endangered top predator in northeast Atlantic waters?' Biol Lett 4, (2) 204-205 Author Site , DOI

Leakey CDB, Attrill MJ, Jennings S & Fitzsimons MF (2008) 'Stable isotopes in juvenile marine fishes and their invertebrate prey from the Thames Estuary, UK, and adjacent coastal regions' ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE 77, (3) 513-522 Author Site , DOI

Attrill MJ, Gresty KA, Hill RA & Barton RA (2008) 'Red shirt colour is associated with long-term team success in English football' J Sports Sci 26, (6) 577-582 Author Site , DOI

Jr COS, Nimmo M & Attrill MJ (2008) 'Coastal nutritication in Brazil: A review of the role of nutrient excess on coral reef demise' JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES 25, (2) 257-270 Author Site , DOI

Leterme SC, Pincree RD, Skogen MD, Seuront L, Reid PC & Attrill MJ (2008) 'Decadal fluctuations in North Atlantic water inflow in the North Sea between 1958-2003: impacts on temperature and phytoplankton populations' OCEANOLOGIA 50, (1) 59-72 Author Site

Svensson P, Rodwell LD & Attrill MJ (2008) 'Hotel managed marine reserves: A willingness to pay survey' OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT 51, (12) 854-861 Author Site , DOI

Gilbey V, Attrill MJ & Coleman RA (2008) 'Juvenile Chinese mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis) in the Thames estuary: distribution, movement and possible interactions with the native crab Carcinus maenas' BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS 10, (1) 67-77 Author Site , DOI

Tweedley JR, Jackson EL & Attrill MJ (2008) 'Zostera marina seagrass beds enhance the attachment of the invasive alga Sargassum mulicum in soft sediments' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 354, 305-309 Author Site , DOI

Johnson GEL, Attrill MJ, Sheehan EV & Somerfield PJ (2007) 'Recovery of meiofauna communities following mudflat disturbance by trampling associated with crab-tiling' Marine Environmental Research 64, (4) 409-416 , DOI

Quatters-Gollop A, Raitsos DE, Edwards M, Pradhan Y, Mee LD, Lavender SJ & Attrill MJ (2007) 'A long-term chlorophyll data set reveals regime shift in North Sea phytoplankton biomass unconnected to nutrient trends' Limnology and Oceanography 52, (2) 635-648

Attrill MJ, Wright J & Edwards M (2007) 'Climate-related increases in jellyfish frequency suggest a more gelatinous future for the North Sea' Limnology and Oceanography 52, (1) 480-485

Attrill MJ & Kelmo F (2007) 'Opportunistic responses of Diadema antillarum (Echinodermata : Echinoidea) populations following the 1997-98 El nino event in Bahia, Brazil' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 73, (1-2) 243-248

Johnson GEL, Attrill MJ, Sheehan EV & Somerfield PJ (2007) 'Recovery of meiofauna communities following mudflat disturbance by trampling associated with crab-tiling10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.03.002' Marine Environmental Research 64, (4) 409-416

Spooner EH, Coleman RA & Attrill MJ (2007) 'Sex differences in body morphology and multitrophic interactions involving the foraging behaviour of the crab Carcinus maenas' Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective 28, (3) 394-403

McQuatters-Gollop A, Raitsos DE, Edwards M, Pradhan Y, Mee LD, Lavender SJ & Attrill MJ (2007) 'A new long-term chlorophyll dataset reveals a regime shift in North Sea phytoplankton biomass unconnected to nutrient levels' Limnology and Oceanology 52(2),

Quatters-Gollop A, Raitsos DE, Edwards M & Attrill MJ (2007) 'Spatial patterns of diatom and dinoflagellate seasonal cycles in the NE Atlantic Ocean' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 339, 301-306

Power M & Attrill MJ (2007) 'Temperature-dependent temporal variation in the size and growth of Thames estuary smelt Osmerus eperlanus' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 330, 213-222

Jackson EL, Glanfield SC, Delacruz J, Langmead O, Arvanitidis C, Attrill MJ, Tyler-Walters H & Mee LD (2006) 'An objective approach to defining loss of seagrass in the Mediterranean: causal chain analysis and scenario predictions' Biologia Marina 13(4), 240-244

Strandberg B, Axelsen JA, Pedersen MB, Jensen J & Attrill MJ (2006) 'Effect of a copper gradient on plant community structure' Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25, (3) 743-753

Jackson EL, Attrill MJ & Jones MB (2006) 'Habitat characteristics and spatial arrangement affecting the diversity of fish and decapod assemblages of seagrass (Zostera marina) beds around the coast of Jersey (English Channel)' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 68, (3-4) 421-432

Costa OS, Attrill MJ & Nimmo M (2006) 'Seasonal and spatial controls on the delivery of excess nutrients to nearshore and offshore coral reefs of Brazil' Journal of Marine Systems 60, (1-2) 63-74

Borg JA, Rowden AA, Attrill MJ, Schembri PJ & Jones MB (2006) 'Wanted dead or alive: high diversity of macroinvertebrates associated with living and 'dead' Posidonia oceanica matte' Marine Biology 149, (3) 667-677

Hauser A, Attrill MJ & Cotton PA (2006) 'Effects of habitat complexity on the diversity and abundance of macrofauna colonising artificial kelp holdfasts' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 325, 93-100

Kelmo F, Attrill MJ & Jones MB (2006) 'Mass mortality of coral reef ascidians following the 1997/1998 El Nino event' Hydrobiologia 555, 231-240

Jackson EL, Attrill MJ, Rowden AA & Jones MB (2006) 'Seagrass complexity hierarchies: Influence on fish groups around the coast of Jersey (English Channel)' Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 330, (1) 38-54

Borg JA, Attrill MJ, Rowden AA, Schembri PJ & Jones MB (2005) 'Architectural characteristics of two bed types of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica over different spatial scales' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 62, (4) 667-678

Leterme SC, Edwards M, Seuront L, Attrill MJ, Reid PC & John AWG (2005) 'Decadal basin-scale changes in diatoms, dinoflagellates, and phytoplankton color across the North Atlantic' Limnology and Oceanography 50, (4) 1244-1253

Wootton RJ, Adams CE & Attrill MJ (2005) 'Empirical modelling of the population dynamics of a small population of the threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus' Environmental Biology of Fishes 74, (2) 151-161

Arana HAH, Attrill MJ, Hartley R & Bouchot GG (2005) 'Transitional carbonate-terrigenous shelf sub-environments inferred from textural characteristics of surficial sediments in the Southern Gulf of Mexico' Continental Shelf Research 25, (15) 1836-1852

Arana HAH, Warwick RM, Attrill MJ, Rowden AA & Gold-Bouchot G (2005) 'Assessing the impact of oil-related activities on benthic macroinfauna assemblages of the Campeche shelf, southern Gulf of Mexico' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 289, 89-107

HERNÁNDEZ ARANA HA, WARWICK RM, ATTRILL MJ, ROWDEN AA & GOLD-BOUCHOT G (2005) 'Impact of oil related activities on benthic macroinfauna assemblages of the Campeche shelf, southern Gulf of Mexico' Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser 289, 89-107

Frost MT, Attrill MJ, Rowden AA & Foggo A (2004) 'Abundance-occupancy relationships in macrofauna on exposed sandy beaches: patterns and mechanisms' Ecography 27, (5) 643-649

Kelmo F, Attrill MJ, Gomes RCT & Jones MB (2004) 'El Nino induced local extinction of coral reef bryozoan species from Northern Bahia, Brazil' Biological Conservation 118, (5) 609-617

Attrill MJ, Kelmo F & Jones MB (2004) 'Impact of the 1997-98 El Nino event on the coral reef-associated echinoderm assemblage from northern Bahia, northeastern Brazil' Climate Research 26, (2) 151-158

Jackson AC, Rundle SD, Attrill MJ & Cotton PA (2004) 'Ontogenetic changes in metabolism may determine diet shifts for a sit-and-wait predator' Journal of Animal Ecology 73, (3) 536-545

Attrill MJ & Power M (2004) 'Partitioning of temperature resources amongst an estuarine fish assemblage' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 61, (4) 725-738

FOGGO A, FROST MT & ATTRILL MJ (2003) 'Abundance-occupancy patterns in British estuarine macroinvertebrates' Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser 265, 297-302 , DOI

Kelmo F, Attrill MJ & Jones MB (2003) 'Effects of the 1997-1998 El Nino on the cnidarian community of a high turbidity coral reef system (northern Bahia, Brazil)' Coral Reefs 22, (4) 541-550

Hernandez-Arana HA, Rowden AA, Attrill MJ, Warwick RM & Gold-Bouchot G (2003) 'Large-scale environmental influences on the benthic macroinfauna of the southern Gulf of Mexico' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 58, (4) 825-841

Power M & Attrill MJ (2003) 'Long-term trends in the estuarine abundance of Nilsson's pipefish (Syngnathus rostellatus Nilsson)' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 57, (1-2) 325-333

Kelmo F & Attrill MJ (2003) 'Shallow-water Campanulariidae (Hydrozoa, leptothecatae) from Northern Bahia, Brazil' Revista de Biologia Tropical 51, (1) 123-146

Netto SA, Attrill MJ & Warwick RM (2003) 'The relationship between benthic fauna, carbonate sediments and reef morphology in reef-flat tidal pools of Rocas Atoll (north-east Brazil)' Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 83, (2) 425-432

Foggo A, Attrill MJ, Frost MT & Rowden AA (2003) 'Estimating marine species richness: an evaluation of six extrapolative techniques' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 248, 15-26

Saunders JE, Attrill MJ, Shaw SM & Rowden AA (2003) 'Spatial variability in the epiphytic algal assemblages of Zostera marina seagrass beds' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 249, 107-115

BORG J, ROWDEN AA, ATTRILL MJ & JONES MB (2002) 'A quantitative method for sampling macroinvertebrates from Posidonia oceanica seagrass beds' Scient. Mar 66, (1) 53-58

Borg JA, Attrill MJ, Rowden AA, Schembri PJ & Jones MB (2002) 'A quantitative technique for sampling motile macroinvertebrates in beds of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile' Scientia Marina 66, (1) 53-58

Attrill MJ (2002) 'A testable linear model for diversity trends in estuaries' Journal of Animal Ecology 71, (2) 262-269

Jackson EL, Rowden AA, Attrill MJ, Bossy SF & Jones MB (2002) 'Comparison of fish and mobile macroinvertebrates associated with seagrass and adjacent sand at St. Catherine Bay, Jersey (English Channel): Emphasis on commercial species' Bulletin of Marine Science 71, (3) 1333-1341

Attrill MJ & Rundle SD (2002) 'Ecotone or ecocline: Ecological boundaries in estuaries' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 55, (6) 929-936

Power M, Attrill MJ & Thomas RM (2002) 'Environmental influences on the long-term fluctuations in the abundance of gadoid species during estuarine residence' Journal of Sea Research 47, (2) 185-194

Power M & Attrill MJ (2002) 'Factors affecting long-term trends in the estuarine abundance of pogge (Agonus cataphractus)' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 54, (6) 941-949

Costa OS, Attrill MJ, Pedrini AG & De-Paula JC (2002) 'Spatial and seasonal distribution of seaweeds on coral reefs from southern Bahia, Brazil' Botanica Marina 45, (4) 346-355

Attrill MJ & Power M (2002) 'Climatic influence on a marine fish assemblage' Nature 417, (6886) 275-278

Jackson AC, Rundle SD & Attrill MJ (2002) 'Fitness consequences of prey depletion for the common goby Pomatoschistus microps' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 242, 229-235

Attrill MJ, Stafford R & Rowden AA (2001) 'Latitudinal diversity patterns in estuarine tidal flats: indications of a global cline' Ecography 24, (3) 318-324 , DOI

Kelmo F & Attrill MJ (2001) 'Cnidarian communities from coral reefs in Bahia, Brazil' Bulletin of Marine Science 69, 547-557

Attrill MJ, Stafford R & Rowden AA (2001) 'Latitudinal diversity patterns in estuarine tidal flats: indications of a global cline' Ecography 24, (3) 318-324

Jackson EL, Rowden AA, Attrill MJ, Bossey SJ & Jones MB (2001) 'The importance of seagrass beds as a habitat for fishery species' Oceanography and Marine Biology, Vol 39 39, 269-303

Attrill M (2001) '... following the lead of pioneering teachers' Nature 411, (6841) 992-992

BOWDEN DA, ROWDEN AA & ATTRILL MJ (2001) 'Effect of patch size and in-patch location on the infaunal macro-invertebrate community of Zostera marina seagrass beds' J.Exp.Mar.Biol.Ecol 259, 133-154

Power M, Attrill MJ & Thomas RM (2000) 'Temporal abundance patterns and growth of juvenile herring and sprat from the Thames estuary 1977-1992' JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 56, (6) 1408-1426 Author Site

Power M, Attrill MJ & Thomas RM (2000) 'Temporal abundance patterns and growth of juvenile herring and sprat from the Thames estuary 1977-1992' Journal of Fish Biology 56, (6) 1408-1426 , DOI

Power M, Attrill MJ & Thomas RM (2000) 'Environmental factors and interactions affecting the temporal abundance of juvenile flatfish in the Thames Estuary' JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH 43, (2) 135-149 Author Site , DOI

Attrill MJ & Power M (2000) 'Modelling the effect of drought on estuarine water quality' WATER RESEARCH 34, (5) 1584-1594 Author Site , DOI

Attrill MJ, Strong JA & Rowden AA (2000) 'Are macroinvertebrate communities influenced by seagrass structural complexity?' ECOGRAPHY 23, (1) 114-121 Author Site , DOI

Attrill MJ & Power M (2000) 'Effects on invertebrate populations of drought-induced changes in estuarine water quality' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 203, 133-143 Author Site , DOI

Netto SA, Attrill MJ & Warwick RM (1999) 'The effect of a natural water-movement related disturbance on the structure of meiofauna and macrofauna communities in the intertidal sand flat of Rocas Atoll (NE, Brazil)' JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH 42, (4) 291-302 Author Site , DOI

Pedersen MB, Axelsen JA, Strandberg B, Jensen J & Attrill MJ (1999) 'The impact of a copper gradient on a microarthropod field community' ECOTOXICOLOGY 8, (6) 467-483 Author Site , DOI

Power M, Attrill MJ & Thomas RM (1999) 'Heavy metal concentration trends in the Thames estuary' WATER RESEARCH 33, (7) 1672-1680 Author Site , DOI

Frost MT, Rowden AA & Attrill MJ (1999) 'Effect of habitat fragmentation on the macroinvertebrate infaunal communities associated with the seagrass Zostera marina L' Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 9, (3) 255-263 , DOI

Attrill MJ, Bilton DT, Rowden AA, Rundle SD & Thomas RM (1999) 'The impact of encroachment and bankside development on the habitat complexity and supralittoral invertebrate communities of the Thames Estuary foreshore' Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 9, (2) 237-247 , DOI

Frost MT, Rowden AA & Attrill MJ (1999) 'Effect of habitat fragmentation on the macroinvertebrate infaunal communities associated with the seagrass Zostera marina L' AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 9, (3) 255-263 Author Site , DOI

Netto SA, Warwick RM & Attrill MJ (1999) 'Meiobenthic and macrobenthic community structure in carbonate sediments of Rocas Atoll (north-east, Brazil)' ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE 48, (1) 39-50 Author Site , DOI

Attrill MJ, Power M & Thomas RM (1999) 'Modelling estuarine Crustacea population fluctuations in response to physico-chemical trends' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 178, 89-99 Author Site , DOI

Netto SA, Attrill MJ & Warwick RM (1999) 'Sublittoral meiofauna and macrofauna of Rocas Atoll (NE Brazil): indirect evidence of a topographically controlled front' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 179, 175-186 Author Site , DOI

Attrill MJ, Bilton DT, Rowden AA, Rundle SD & Thomas RM (1999) 'The impact of encroachment and bankside development on the habitat complexity and supralittoral invertebrate communities of the Thames Estuary foreshore' AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 9, (2) 237-247 Author Site , DOI

Power M, Attrill MJ & Thomas RM (1999) 'Trends in agricultural pesticide (atrazine, lindane, simazine) concentrations in the Thames Estuary' ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 104, (1) 31-39 Author Site , DOI

Webster PJ, Rowden AA & Attrill MJ (1998) 'Effect of shoot density on the infaunal macro-invertebrate community within a Zostera marina seagrass bed' ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE 47, (3) 351-357 Author Site , DOI

Williams PR, Attrill MJ & Nimmo M (1998) 'Heavy metal concentrations and bioaccumulation within the Fal Estuary, UK: A reappraisal' MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 36, (8) 643-645 Author Site , DOI

Ramsay PM, Rundle SD, Attrill MJ, Uttley MG, Williams PR, Elsmere PS & Abada A (1997) 'A rapid method for estimating biomass size spectra of benthic metazoan communities' CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 54, (8) 1716-1724 Author Site , DOI

Ramsay PM, Rundle SD, Attrill MJ, Uttley MG, Williams PR, Elsmere PS & Abada A (1997) 'A rapid method for estimating biomass size spectra of benthic metazoan communities' Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 54, (8) 1716-1724 , DOI

Attrill MJ & Depledge MH (1997) 'Community and population indicators of ecosystem health: Targeting links between levels of biological organisation' Aquatic Toxicology 38, (1-3) 183-197 , DOI

Attrill MJ & Thomas RM (1996) 'Long-term distribution patterns of mobile estuarine invertebrates (Ctenophora, Cnidaria, Crustacea: Decapoda) in relation to hydrological para (vol 143, pg 25, 1996)' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 145, (1-3) 308-308 Author Site

Attrill MJ & Thomas RM (1996) 'Erratum: Re: Attrill MJ, Thomas RM (Marine Ecology Progress (1996) 143 (25-36))' Marine Ecology Progress Series 145, (1-3)

Attrill MJ & Thomas RM (1996) 'Long-term distribution patterns of mobile estuarine invertebrates (Ctenophora, Cnidaria, Crustacea: Decapoda) in relation to hydrological parameters' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 143, (1-3) 25-36 Author Site , DOI

Attrill MJ, Ramsay PM, Thomas RM & Trett MW (1996) 'An estuarine biodiversity hot-spot' JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 76, (1) 161-175 Author Site , DOI

Attrill MJ, Rundle SD & Thomas RM (1996) 'The influence of drought-induced low freshwater flow on an upper-estuarine macroinvertebrate community' WATER RESEARCH 30, (2) 261-268 Author Site , DOI

Smith JA, Millward GE, Babbedge NH, Attrill MJ & Jones MB (1995) 'Changes in benthic community structure following construction of a harbour impoundment scheme' Netherlands Journal of Aquatic Ecology 29, (3-4) 449-457 , DOI

ATTRILL MJ & THOMES RM (1995) 'HEAVY-METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN SEDIMENT FROM THE THAMES ESTUARY, UK' MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 30, (11) 742-744 Author Site , DOI

RUNDLE SD & ATTRILL MJ (1995) 'COMPARISON OF MEIOBENTHIC CRUSTACEAN COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ACROSS FRESH-WATER ACIDIFICATION GRADIENTS' ARCHIV FUR HYDROBIOLOGIE 133, (4) 441-456 Author Site

HARTNOLL RG, RICE AL & ATTRILL MJ (1992) 'ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY OF THE GALATHEID GENUS-MUNIDA (CRUSTACEA, DECAPODA) FROM THE PORCUPINE SEABIGHT, NORTHEAST ATLANTIC' SARSIA 76, (4) 231-246 Author Site , DOI

ATTRILL MJ, HARTNOLL RG & RICE AL (1991) 'ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY OF THE DEEP-SEA CRAB GERYON-TRISPINOSUS FROM THE PORCUPINE SEABIGHT' JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 71, (2) 311-328 Author Site , DOI

ATTRILL MJ (1989) 'A RHIZOCEPHALAN (CRUSTACEA, CIRRIPEDIA) INFESTATION OF THE DEEP-SEA GALATHEID MUNIDA-SARSI (CRUSTACEA, DECAPODA), THE EFFECTS ON THE HOST AND THE INFLUENCE OF DEPTH UPON THE HOST-PARASITE RELATIONSHIP' JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 217, 663-682 Author Site , DOI

Reviews

Grecian WJ, Inger R, Attrill MJ, Bearhop S, Godley BJ, Witt MJ & Votier SC (2010) 'Potential impacts of wave-powered marine renewable energy installations on marine birds' Ibis 152, 683-697 , DOI

Chapters

Foster NL & Attrill MJ (2021) 'Changes in coral reef ecosystems as an indication of climate and global change' Climate Change Elsevier 427-443 , DOI

Attrill MJ & Foster NL (2016) 'Chapter 12 Changes in Coral Reef Ecosystems' Climate Change 183-193 , DOI

Attrill MJ & Foster NL (2015) 'Changes in coral reef ecosystems' in Letcher TM Climate change: Observed impacts on planet earth. Elsevier Science 183-193 Publisher Site

Attrill MJ (2009) 'Changes in coral reef ecosystems as an indicator of climate and global change' in Letcher TM Climate change: observed impacts on planet earth Elsevier Science 253-262

Attrill MJ (2009) 'Sea temperature change as an indicator of global change' in Letcher TM Climate change: observed impacts on planet earth Elsevier Science 337-348

Attrill MJ (2009) 'Changes in Coral Reef Ecosystems as an Indicator of Climate and Global Change' Climate Change: Observed impacts on Planet Earth 253-261 , DOI

Attrill MJ (2009) 'Sea Temperature Change as an Indicator of Global Change' Climate Change: Observed impacts on Planet Earth 337-347 , DOI

Attrill MJ (2009) 'Chapter 13 Changes in Coral Reef Ecosystems as an Indicator of Climate and Global Change' Climate Change 253-261 , DOI

Attrill MJ (2009) 'Chapter 19 Sea Temperature Change as an Indicator of Global Change' Climate Change 337-347 , DOI

Attrill MJ (2002) 'Community level indicators of stress in aquatic ecosystems' in Adams SM Biological Indicators of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress American Fisheries Society 473-508

Costa OS, Leão ZMAN, Nimmo M & Attrill MJ (2000) 'Nutrification impacts on coral reefs from northern Bahia, Brazil' Island, Ocean and Deep-Sea Biology Springer Netherlands 307-315 , DOI

Attrill M (1998) 'The benthic macroinvertebrate communities of the Thames estuary' A Rehabilitated Estuarine Ecosystem Springer US 85-113 , DOI

Kelmo F, Attrill MJ & Jones MB 'Mass mortality of coral reef ascidians following the 1997/1998 El NiñO event' Developments in Hydrobiology Springer Netherlands 231-240 , DOI

Conference Papers

Bailey IG, Jefferson R & Attrill M (2013) 'Barriers and opportunities to engaging society with the marine environment: overcoming ‘out of sight, out of mind’' 10th Biennial Conference on Environmental Psychology Magdeburg 9-/-0/20139-/-0/2013

Sheehan EV, Witt MJ, Cousens SL, Gall SC & Attrill MJ (2013) 'Benthic interactions with renewable energy installations in a temperate ecosystem' 677-684

Melatunan S, Rundle SD, Calosi P, Attrill M, Widdicombe S & Moody JA (2009) 'Physiological and shell microstructural responses of an intertidal periwinkle Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) to ocean acidification and elevated temperature' S168-S168 , DOI

Kelmo F & Attrill MJ (2001) 'Cnidarian community structure of coastal reefs from northern Bahia, Brazil' 547-557

Costa OS, Leao ZMAN, Nimmo M & Attrill MJ (2000) 'Nutrification impacts on coral reefs from northern Bahia, Brazil' 307-315 , DOI

ATTRILL MJ, HARTNOLL RG, RICE AL & THURSTON MH (1990) 'A DEPTH-RELATED DISTRIBUTION OF THE RED CRAB, GERYON-TRISPINOSUS (HERBST) [= GERYON-TRIDENS KROYER] - INDICATIONS OF VERTICAL MIGRATION' 197-206 , DOI

Reports

Rees SE, Ashley M, Evans L, Mangi S, Rodwell L, Attrill M, Langmead O, Sheehan E & Rees A (2016) An evaluation framework to determine the impact of the Lyme Bay Fisheries and Conservation Reserve and the activities of the Lyme Bay Consultative Committee on ecosystem services and human wellbeing. Author Site Open access

Profiles

Professor of Marine Ecology

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