Pages tagged with: mberc
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![<p>Aerial view of Plymouth Sound</p>]()
"After all this time, I am still constantly blown away by the marine environment."
Academic spotlight: Professor Melanie Austen, Professor of Ocean and Society
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![<p>Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop</p>]()
The challenges of managing and researching the marine environment post-Brexit
Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop writes about the challenges of managing and research the marine environment post-Brexit.
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![<p>embryophenomics<br></p>]()
Artificial intelligence and 3D printing allow embryo assessment technologies to be transferred from laboratory to field
Scientists from the University of Plymouth are advancing the development of new technology which could improve our ability to assess the impacts of climate change
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![<p>The peppery furrow shell (Scrobicularia plana) on the seabed (Credit Carl Van Colen)<br></p>]()
Warmer and acidified oceans can lead to ‘hidden’ changes in species behaviour
Research published in Nature Climate Change, involving scientists at the University of Plymouth, shows that in warmer seawater with lower pH, a common clam – the peppery furrow shell (Scrobicularia plana) – makes considerable changes to its feeding habits
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![<p>Sampling in Karoo</p>]()
Documenting the incredible diversity of southern Africa
University of Plymouth Professor David Bilton has spent almost two decades working to understand the complex and unique species inhabiting the southern tip of Africa.
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A kelp forest of
warm-water <i>Laminaria ochroleuca</i> on the coast of Plymouth, UK, at low tide (Image
Credit: Albert Pessarrodona)<br></p>]()
Kelp forests function differently in warmer oceans
Scientists from the University of Plymouth and the Marine Biological Association studied kelp forests off the south west of the United Kingdom
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![<p>Underwater view of a coral reef</p>]()
Marine scientists contribute to UK climate change report
Marine scientists at the University of Plymouth have contributed to a Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership project designed to highlight how some of the UK’s most important marine habitats and species are being affected by climate change
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![<p>The green sea urchin (<i>Strongylocentrotus
droebachiensis</i>)
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Combined local and global actions could lessen impacts of climate change
Increased oil and gas activities could combine with ocean warming and acidification to have a significant negative impact on marine organisms, a study by the Norwegian Research Centre AS and the University of Plymouth suggests
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![<p>A beach survey on San Cristobal island (Image: Andy Donnelly, Galapagos Conservation Trust)<br></p>]()
Marine litter expert supports efforts to eliminate plastic pollution from the Galapagos Islands
Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the University of Plymouth’s International Marine Litter Research Unit, joined an international research expedition to the Galapagos Islands in an attempt to reduce the impact of marine litter on the region’s wildlife.
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Current opportunities
Plymouth University research - current opportunities in MBERC
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Publications 2008-2010
Publications from 2008-2010 in the Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre
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Publications 2015
Publications in 2015 for Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre
