Conferences Archive

Using magneto-resistive sensors to monitor animal behaviour: a case study using limpets.

  • Posted by Andy
  • April 9, 2008

Magnetic sensors have existed for many years and are widely used in different applications such as navigation systems, automation, position detection and current detection (amongst others). In this paper we explore a unique application of underwater magnetic sensing using a magneto-resistive sensor to monitor animal behaviour.

Hot-spot Ecosystem Research on European Margins (HERMES) March 2008

  • Posted by Andy
  • March 31, 2008

I’m in Carvoerio, Portugal presenting work done on the EU FP7 project HERMES regarding food supply mechanisms to a coral reef. Read the abstract below:
Internal waves provide a food supply mechanism for cold-water coral reefs
Andrew J. Davies, Marc Lavaleye, Magda Bergman, J. Murray Roberts, Hans Van Haren and Gerard Duineveld
The cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa forms [...]