Andrew J Davies

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 [...]

Andrew J. Davies, J. Murray Roberts, Jason Hall-Spencer Published in Biological Conservation (2007) Human activity in the deep sea is extending ever deeper, with recent research showing that this environment is more sensitive to human and natural impacts than previously thought. Some deep-water fish stocks have collapsed and fishing methods such as bottom trawling have [...]

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 [...]