Search Results - "Firth, L. B."

Facing up to climate change: Community composition varies with aspect and surface temperature in the rocky intertidal by Amstutz, A., Firth, L.B., Spicer, J.I., Hanley, M.E.

“…Marine rocky intertidal organisms are amongst those most affected by climate change with regional distributional changes observed for many species. Although…”
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Recovery of an urbanised estuary: Clean-up, de-industrialisation and restoration of redundant dock-basins in the Mersey by Hawkins, S.J., O'Shaughnessy, K.A., Adams, L.A., Langston, W.J., Bray, S., Allen, J.R., Wilkinson, S., Bohn, K., Mieszkowska, N., Firth, L.B.

“…For much of the 20th century, the Mersey in North West England was one of the worst polluted estuaries in Europe. Water from a range of polluting industries…”
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Distinguishing globally-driven changes from regional- and local-scale impacts: The case for long-term and broad-scale studies of recovery from pollution by Hawkins, S.J., Evans, A.J., Mieszkowska, N., Adams, L.C., Bray, S., Burrows, M.T., Firth, L.B., Genner, M.J., Leung, K.M.Y., Moore, P.J., Pack, K., Schuster, H., Sims, D.W., Whittington, M., Southward, E.C.

“…Marine ecosystems are subject to anthropogenic change at global, regional and local scales. Global drivers interact with regional- and local-scale impacts of…”
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Successional changes of epibiont fouling communities of the cultivated kelp Alaria esculenta: predictability and influences by Walls, A. M., Edwards, M. D., Firth, L. B., Johnson, M. P.

“…There has been an increase in commercial-scale kelp cultivation in Europe, with fouling of cultivated kelp fronds presenting a major challenge to the growth…”
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The role of sustained observations in tracking impacts of environmental change on marine biodiversity and ecosystems by Mieszkowska, N., Sugden, H., Firth, L. B., Hawkins, S. J.

“…Marine biodiversity currently faces unprecedented threats from multiple pressures arising from human activities. Global drivers such as climate change and…”
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Interactive effects of venlafaxine and thermal stress on zebrafish (Danio rerio) inflammatory and heat shock responses by Weber, A.V., Firth, B.L., Cadonic, I.G., Craig, P.M.

“…Venlafaxine (VFX), a commonly prescribed antidepressant often detected in wastewater effluent, and acute temperature elevations from climate change and…”
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Urban blue: A global analysis of the factors shaping people's perceptions of the marine environment and ecological engineering in harbours by Strain, E.M.A., Alexander, K.A., Kienker, S., Morris, R., Jarvis, R., Coleman, R., Bollard, B., Firth, L.B., Knights, A.M., Grabowski, J.H., Airoldi, L., Chan, B.K.K., Chee, S.Y., Cheng, Z., Coutinho, R., de Menezes, R.G., Ding, M., Dong, Y., Fraser, C.M.L., Gómez, A.G., Juanes, J.A., Mancuso, P., Messano, L.V.R., Naval-Xavier, L.P.D., Scyphers, S., Steinberg, P., Swearer, S., Valdor, P.F., Wong, J.X.Y., Yee, J., Bishop, M.J.

“…Marine harbours are the focus of a diverse range of activities and subject to multiple anthropogenically induced pressures. Support for environmental…”
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Diet overlap of common and at-risk riverine benthic fishes before and after Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) invasion by Firth, B. L., Poesch, M. S., Koops, M. A., Drake, D. A. R., Power, M.

“…Round Goby ( Neogobius melanostomus ) has invaded high diversity tributaries of the Laurentian Great Lakes, including those supporting multiple species of…”
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Taking sides? Aspect has limited influence on soil environment or litter decomposition in pan-European study of roadside verges by Amstutz, A., Firth, LB, Spicer, JI, De Frenne, P., Gómez-Aparicio, L., Graae, BJ, Kuś, S., Lindmo, S., Orczewska, A., Rodríguez-Sánchez, F., Vangansbeke, P., Vanneste, T., Hanley, ME

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The use of gabions as an eco-engineering approach to enhance estuarine fish habitats in urbanised waterways by Seath, J.L., Firth, L.B., Froneman, P.W., Claassens, L.

“…Anthropogenic activities are often concentrated around coastal ecosystems. Harbours and marinas comprising artificial structures with steeper orientations and…”
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One for the road: Aspect-linked temperature variation affects earthworm community structure but not litter decomposition by Amstutz, A., Firth, L.B., Spicer, J.I., Hanley, M.E.

“…Anthropogenic climate change is widely predicted to influence essential ecosystem services such as decomposition and nutrient cycling, but consistent patterns…”
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Between a rock and a hard place: Environmental and engineering considerations when designing coastal defence structures by Firth, L.B., Thompson, R.C., Bohn, K., Abbiati, M., Airoldi, L., Bouma, T.J., Bozzeda, F., Ceccherelli, V.U., Colangelo, M.A., Evans, A., Ferrario, F., Hanley, M.E., Hinz, H., Hoggart, S.P.G., Jackson, J.E., Moore, P., Morgan, E.H., Perkol-Finkel, S., Skov, M.W., Strain, E.M., van Belzen, J., Hawkins, S.J.

“…Coastal defence structures are proliferating as a result of rising sea levels and stormier seas. With the realisation that most coastal infrastructure cannot…”
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The role of sustained observations in tracking impacts of environmental change on marine biodiversity and ecosystems by Mieszkowska, N., Sugden, H., Firth, L. B., Hawkins, S. J.

“…Marine biodiversity currently faces unprecedented threats from multiple pressures arising from human activities. Global drivers such as climate change and…”
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The influence of multiple environmental stressors on the limpet Cellana toreuma during the summer monsoon season in Hong Kong by Firth, Louise B., Williams, Gray. A.

“…Although environmental stressors affect natural systems in a multitude of ways, the interactive effect of multiple stressors on ecological assemblages remains…”
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The Effect of Kinesiotape on Function, Pain, and Motoneuronal Excitability in Healthy People and People With Achilles Tendinopathy by Firth, Bridget L, Dingley, Paul, Davies, Elizabeth R, Lewis, Jeremy S, Alexander, Caroline M

“…OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of kinesiotape on hop distance, pain, and motoneuronal excitability in healthy people and people with Achilles tendinopathy…”
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Data rescue and re-use: Recycling old information to address new policy concerns by Hawkins, S.J., Firth, L.B., McHugh, M., Poloczanska, E.S., Herbert, R.J.H., Burrows, M.T., Kendall, M.A., Moore, P.J., Thompson, R.C., Jenkins, S.R., Sims, D.W., Genner, M.J., Mieszkowska, N.

“…Information on past trends is essential to inform future predictions and underpin attribution needed to drive policy responses. It has long been recognised…”
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Conflicts in some of the World harbours: what needs to happen next? by Pearson, Stuart, Windupranata, Wiwin, Pranowo, Setiyo Widodo, Putri, Amanda, Ma, Yingjie, Vila-Concejo, Ana, Fernández, Emilio, Méndez, Gonzalo, Banks, Jo, Knights, Antony M., Firth, Louise B., Breen, Barbara Bollard, Jarvis, Rebecca, Aguirre, J. David, Chen, Shengnan, Smith, Adam Nicholas Howard, Steinberg, Peter, Chatzinikolaou, Eva, Arvanitidis, Christos

“…Harbours are a focus of intensive and diverse activities and thus have a high potential to become centres of conflict between users. Reviewing the multiple…”
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Between a rock and a hard place: Environmental and engineering considerations when designing coastal defence structures: Coasts@Risks: THESEUS, a new wave in coastal protection by FIRTH, L. B, THOMPSON, R. C, FERRARIO, F, HANLEY, M. E, HINZ, H, HOGGART, S. P. G, JACKSON, J. E, MOORE, P, MORGAN, E. H, PERKOL-FINKEL, S, SKOV, M. W, STRAIN, E. M, BOHN, K, VAN BELZEN, J, HAWKINS, S. J, ABBIATI, M, AIROLDI, L, BOUMA, T. J, BOZZEDA, F, CECCHERELLI, V. U, COLANGELO, M. A, EVANS, A

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