Site Archives modelling

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 [...]

Limpet grazing and loss of Ascophyllum nodosum canopies on decadal time scales


Andrew J. Davies, Mark P. Johnson, Christine A. Maggs
Published in Marine Ecology-Progress Series (2007)

The role of limpet grazing in preventing the development of algal canopies is a recurrent theme in intertidal ecology. Less is known about interactions of limpets with the long-term dynamics of established canopies. Aerial photographs indicate that intertidal canopy cover has declined [...]

Coastline configuration disrupts large-scale climatic forcing, leading to divergent temporal trends in wave exposure


Andrew J. Davies and Mark P. Johnson
Published in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2006)
Both climate change and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) may influence coastal systems by altering wave exposure. The effects of such climatic forcing are often coherent over relatively large geographic areas. Temporal trends in wave exposure at any particular shore are, however, [...]