Publications Archive

Hydrodynamics of Lophelia communities, publication in press


Andrew J. Davies, Gerard Duineveld, Marc Lavaleye, Magda Bergman, J. Murray Roberts and Hans Van Haren.

In 2006 and 2007, multiple deployments of current meters and optical sensors on landers and moorings were made in the first detailed in situ study of the particle supply to the coral community in the Mingulay Reef complex in the [...]

Subsidy by Ascophyllum nodosum increases growth rate and survivorship of Patella vulgata


Andrew J. Davies, Mark P. Johnson, Christine A. Maggs
Published in Marine Ecology-Progress Series (2008)
Limpets, predominantly Patella vulgata, have been associated with damaged or receding canopies of Ascophyllum nodosum. Although the damage results from limpet grazing, the benefits that limpets gain from this behaviour are unclear as A. nodosum is thought to be well defended from [...]

Predicting suitable habitat for Lophelia pertusa


Andrew J. Davies, Max Wisshak, James C. Orr and J. Murray Roberts
Published in Deep-sea Research Vol. 1 (2008)

Ecological-niche factor analysis (ENFA) was applied to the reef framework-forming cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa. The environmental tolerances of this species were assessed using readily available oceanographic data, including physical, chemical, and biological variables. Lophelia pertusa was found at [...]