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High-throughput sequencing and morphology perform equally well for benthic monitoring of marine ecosystems by Lejzerowicz, Franck, Esling, Philippe, Pillet, Loïc, Wilding, Thomas A., Black, Kenneth D., Pawlowski, Jan

“…Environmental diversity surveys are crucial for the bioassessment of anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems. Traditional benthic monitoring relying on…”
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Environmental monitoring through protist next‐generation sequencing metabarcoding: assessing the impact of fish farming on benthic foraminifera communities by Pawlowski, Jan, Esling, Philippe, Lejzerowicz, Franck, Cedhagen, Tomas, Wilding, Thomas A

“…The measurement of species diversity represents a powerful tool for assessing the impacts of human activities on marine ecosystems. Traditionally, the impact…”
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Artificial reef design affects benthic secondary productivity and provision of functional habitat by Rouse, Sally, Porter, Joanne S., Wilding, Thomas A.

“…Novel hard substratum, introduced through offshore developments, can provide habitat for marine species and thereby function as an artificial reef. To predict…”
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Changes in benthos associated with mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) farms on the west-coast of Scotland by Wilding, Thomas A, Nickell, Thomas D

“…Aquaculture, as a means of food production, is growing rapidly in response to an increasing demand for protein and the over-exploitation of wild fisheries…”
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A global assessment of the vulnerability of shellfish aquaculture to climate change and ocean acidification by Stewart‐Sinclair, Phoebe J., Last, Kim S., Payne, Ben L., Wilding, Thomas A.

“…Human‐induced climate change and ocean acidification (CC‐OA) is changing the physical and biological processes occurring within the marine environment, with…”
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Global Trends of Benthic Bacterial Diversity and Community Composition Along Organic Enrichment Gradients of Salmon Farms by Frühe, Larissa, Dully, Verena, Forster, Dominik, Keeley, Nigel B, Laroche, Olivier, Pochon, Xavier, Robinson, Shawn, Wilding, Thomas A, Stoeck, Thorsten

“…The analysis of benthic bacterial community structure has emerged as a powerful alternative to traditional microscopy-based taxonomic approaches to monitor…”
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Towards a Standardized Operating Procedure for eDNA‐Based Biomonitoring in Coastal Marine Salmon Aquaculture by Oladi, Mahshid, Wilding, Thomas A., Wyness, Adam, Stoeck, Thorsten

“…ABSTRACT The marine aquaculture industry and regulators are in the process of implementing environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of microbial communities for…”
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Changes in sedimentary redox associated with mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) farms on the west-coast of Scotland by Wilding, Thomas A

“…Aquaculture is growing rapidly in response to an increasing demand for protein and the over-exploitation of wild fisheries. Mussel (family Mytilidae)…”
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Interactive marine spatial planning: siting tidal energy arrays around the Mull of Kintyre by Alexander, Karen A, Janssen, Ron, Arciniegas, Gustavo, O'Higgins, Timothy G, Eikelboom, Tessa, Wilding, Thomas A

“…The rapid development of the offshore renewable energy sector has led to an increased requirement for Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and, increasingly, this is…”
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Identifying the minimum amplicon sequence depth to adequately predict classes in eDNA-based marine biomonitoring using supervised machine learning by Dully, Verena, Wilding, Thomas A., Mühlhaus, Timo, Stoeck, Thorsten

“…[Display omitted] Environmental DNA metabarcoding is a powerful approach for use in biomonitoring and impact assessments. Amplicon-based eDNA sequence data are…”
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Mytilus trossulus introgression and consequences for shell traits in longline cultivated mussels by Michalek, Kati, Vendrami, David L. J., Bekaert, Michaël, Green, David H., Last, Kim S., Telesca, Luca, Wilding, Thomas A., Hoffman, Joseph I.

“…Mussels belonging to the Mytilus species complex (M. edulis, ME; M. galloprovincialis, MG; and M. trossulus, MT) often occur in sympatry, facilitating…”
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Benthic and Fish Interactions With Pipeline Protective Structures in the North Sea by Redford, Michael, Rouse, Sally, Hayes, Peter, Wilding, Thomas A.

“…An increasing number of pipelines and associated protective materials in the North Sea are reaching the end of their operational life and require…”
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Benthic Conservation Features and Species Associated With Subsea Pipelines: Considerations for Decommissioning by Rouse, Sally, Lacey, Nichola C., Hayes, Peter, Wilding, Thomas A.

“…Oil and gas pipelines that lie exposed on the seabed can function as “artificial reefs”, providing habitat for fish and benthic species, including some that…”
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A large and prolonged bloom of Karenia mikimotoi in Scottish waters in 2006 by Davidson, Keith, Miller, Peter, Wilding, Thomas A., Shutler, Jamie, Bresnan, Eileen, Kennington, Kevin, Swan, Sarah

“…A prolonged bloom of Karenia mikimotoi was observed during 2006 in Scottish waters. This bloom is thought to be unique in the region in terms of its large…”
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Commercial fisheries losses arising from interactions with offshore pipelines and other oil and gas infrastructure and activities by Rouse, Sally, Hayes, Peter, Wilding, Thomas A

“…Abstract Interactions between fishing vessels and oil and gas infrastructure can result in damage to fishing gear, loss of fishing time/access, and risks to…”
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Improving eDNA‐based protist diversity assessments using networks of amplicon sequence variants by Forster, Dominik, Lentendu, Guillaume, Filker, Sabine, Dubois, Elyssa, Wilding, Thomas A., Stoeck, Thorsten

“…Summary Effective and precise grouping of highly similar sequences remains a major bottleneck in the evaluation of high‐throughput sequencing datasets…”
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Supervised machine learning is superior to indicator value inference in monitoring the environmental impacts of salmon aquaculture using eDNA metabarcodes by Frühe, Larissa, Cordier, Tristan, Dully, Verena, Breiner, Hans‐Werner, Lentendu, Guillaume, Pawlowski, Jan, Martins, Catarina, Wilding, Thomas A., Stoeck, Thorsten

“…Increasing anthropogenic impact and global change effects on natural ecosystems has prompted the development of less expensive and more efficient…”
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Comparing sediment preservation methods for genomic biomonitoring of coastal marine ecosystems by Dully, Verena, Rech, Giulia, Wilding, Thomas A., Lanzén, Anders, MacKichan, Kate, Berrill, Iain, Stoeck, Thorsten

“…To avoid loss of genetic information in environmental DNA (eDNA) field samples, the preservation of nucleic acids during field sampling is a critical step. In…”
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Effects of man-made structures on sedimentary oxygenation: Extent, seasonality and implications for offshore renewables by Wilding, Thomas A.

“…The number of man-made structures to be placed in the marine environment is set to increase massively in the near future as a consequence of the wide-scale…”
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Maximising signal-to-noise ratios in environmental DNA-based monitoring by Wilding, Thomas A., Stoeck, Thorsten, Morrissey, Barbara J., Carvalho, Silvia Ferreira, Coulson, Mark W.

“…Man's impacts on global ecosystems are increasing and there is a growing demand that these activities be appropriately monitored. Monitoring requires…”
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