Can postlarval bivalves select sediment type during settlement? A field test with Macoma balthica (L.) and Cerastoderma edule (L.) (2003)
Journal Article
Huxham, M., & Richards, M. (2003). Can postlarval bivalves select sediment type during settlement? A field test with Macoma balthica (L.) and Cerastoderma edule (L.). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 288(2), 279-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-0981%2803%2900023-6

Many soft-bottom benthic invertebrates display sediment-associated patterns of dispersion. Habitat selection experiments have shown that the larvae of some species can choose to settle in favourable habitats, and this process could establish patterns... Read More about Can postlarval bivalves select sediment type during settlement? A field test with Macoma balthica (L.) and Cerastoderma edule (L.).

The PROWQM physical–biological model with benthic–pelagic coupling applied to the northern North Sea (2002)
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Lee, J.-Y., Tett, P., Jones, K., Jones, S., Lutyen, P., Smith, C., & Wild-Allen, K. (2002). The PROWQM physical–biological model with benthic–pelagic coupling applied to the northern North Sea. Journal of Sea Research, 48(4), 287-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1385-1101%2802%2900182-X

PROWQM, a 1-D depth resolving model which couples physical and microbiological processes in the water column with sedimentation/resuspension and benthic mineralisation processes, has been used to simulate seasonal changes of chlorophyll, nutrients an... Read More about The PROWQM physical–biological model with benthic–pelagic coupling applied to the northern North Sea.

Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection. (2002)
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Onal, H., & Briers, R. A. (2002). Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 269, 2437-2441. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2002.2183

Considering the spatial location of sites that are to be selected for inclusion in a protected reserve network may be necessary to facilitate dispersal and long-term persistence of species in the selected sites. This paper presents an integer program... Read More about Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection..

Sustainable urban development: the framework and directory of assessment methods. (2002)
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Deakin, M., Curwell, S., & Lombardi, P. (2002). Sustainable urban development: the framework and directory of assessment methods. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 4(2), 171-197. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333202000978

Sustainable development is an issue that has attracted a considerable amount of academic interest since the publication of the Brundtland Report. With Agenda 21, it is an issue which has also found its way into the policy and action programmes of the... Read More about Sustainable urban development: the framework and directory of assessment methods..

The assessment of sustainable urban development. (2002)
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Deakin, M., Huovila, P., Rao, S., Sunikka, M., & Vreeker, R. (2002). The assessment of sustainable urban development. Building Research and Information, 30(2), 95-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/096132102753436477

This paper describes the outcomes of a survey of assessment methods for sustainable urban development (SUD) undertaken by an international network called BEQUEST. It addresses aspects of good practice in terms of SUD, explores the range of methods av... Read More about The assessment of sustainable urban development..

A vision and methodology for integrated sustainable urban development: BEQUEST (2002)
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Bentivegna, V., Curwell, S., Deakin, M., Lombardi, P., Mitchell, G., & Nijkamp, P. (2002). A vision and methodology for integrated sustainable urban development: BEQUEST. Building Research and Information, 30(2), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/096132102753436468

The concepts and visions of sustainable development that have emerged in the post-Brundtland era are explored in terms laying the foundations for a common vision of sustainable urban development (SUD). The described vision and methodology for SUD res... Read More about A vision and methodology for integrated sustainable urban development: BEQUEST.

Dense aggregations of tube-building polychaetes: response to small-scale disturbances. (2002)
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Bolam, S. G., & Fernandes, T. (2002). Dense aggregations of tube-building polychaetes: response to small-scale disturbances. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 269(2), 197-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0981%2802%2900003-5

Many species of tube-building polychaetes form dense aggregations or ‘patches’ within marine soft-bottom habitats. Although the ecological importance of such patches has been well studied, the effect of small-scale disturbances within patches has not... Read More about Dense aggregations of tube-building polychaetes: response to small-scale disturbances..

Incorporating connectivity into reserve selection procedures. (2002)
Journal Article
Briers, R. A. (2002). Incorporating connectivity into reserve selection procedures. Biological Conservation, 103(1), 77-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207%2801%2900123-9

Methods for selecting sites to be included in reserve networks generally neglect the spatial location of sites, often resulting in highly fragmented networks. This restricts the possibility of dispersal between sites, which for many species may be es... Read More about Incorporating connectivity into reserve selection procedures..

Coupled dynamics of dimethylsulfoniopropionate and dimethylsulfide cycling and the microbial food web in surface waters of the North Atlantic. (2002)
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Simo, R., Archer, S. D., Pedrós-Alió, C., Gilpin, L., & Stelfox-Widdicombe, C. E. (2002). Coupled dynamics of dimethylsulfoniopropionate and dimethylsulfide cycling and the microbial food web in surface waters of the North Atlantic. Limnology and Oceanography, 47, 53-61

Oceanic dimethylsulfide (DMS), the main natural source of sulfur to the global atmosphere, is suggested to play a key role in the interaction between marine biota and climate. Its biochemical precursor is dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), a globally... Read More about Coupled dynamics of dimethylsulfoniopropionate and dimethylsulfide cycling and the microbial food web in surface waters of the North Atlantic..

The effects of the adult density of Macoma balthica on the recruitment of juvenile bivalves: a field experiment (2001)
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Richards, M., Edwards, F., & Huxham, M. (2002). The effects of the adult density of Macoma balthica on the recruitment of juvenile bivalves: a field experiment. Journal of Sea Research, 47(1), 41-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1385-1101%2801%2900101-0

Populations of intertidal bivalves are patchily distributed at a variety of scales, and the distributions of adults and juveniles are often different. Adult-juvenile interactions may help explain this patchiness. In this study, the effects of differe... Read More about The effects of the adult density of Macoma balthica on the recruitment of juvenile bivalves: a field experiment.

The scientific principles underlying the monitoring of the environmental impacts of aquaculture. (2001)
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Fernandes, T., Eleftheriou, A., Ackefors, H., Eleftheriou, M., Ervik, A., Sanchez-Mata, A., Scanlon, T., White, P., Cochrane, S., Pearson, T. H., & Read, P. A. (2001). The scientific principles underlying the monitoring of the environmental impacts of aquaculture. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 17(4), 181-193. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0426.2001.00315.x

This paper provides a critical review of the main issues regarding the scientific principles underlying environmental monitoring of marine aquaculture operations and makes recommendations relevant to the implementation of best practice for the manage... Read More about The scientific principles underlying the monitoring of the environmental impacts of aquaculture..

Respiration rates in Littorina littorea infected with three species of digenean parasite (2001)
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Huxham, M., Maitland, D., & Mocogni, M. (2001). Respiration rates in Littorina littorea infected with three species of digenean parasite. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 81(02), 351-352. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315401003885

The gastropod Littorina littorea shows increased mortality in the summer months when infected with digenean parasites. One possible cause of this mortality is impaired respiration in infected hosts. Respiration rates of L. littorea infected with thre... Read More about Respiration rates in Littorina littorea infected with three species of digenean parasite.

Impacts of biodeposits from suspended mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) culture on the surrounding surficial sediments (2001)
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Chamberlain, J., Fernandes, T. F., Read, P., Nickell, T. D., & Davies, I. M. (2001). Impacts of biodeposits from suspended mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) culture on the surrounding surficial sediments. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 58(2), 411-416. https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsc.2000.1037

The effects of increased sedimentation on the macrobenthic community, physical structure, and biogeochemistry of the surficial sediment around two farms in southwest Ireland were examined in conjunction with current characteristics. Both farms had be... Read More about Impacts of biodeposits from suspended mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) culture on the surrounding surficial sediments.

Why conserve wild species? (2000)
Book Chapter
Huxham, M. (2000). Why conserve wild species?. In Science and environmental decision making (142-168). Prentice Hall (Pearson Education)

Science and environmental decision making (2000)
Book
Huxham, M., & Sumner, D. (Eds.). (2000). Science and environmental decision making. Prentice Hall (Pearson Education)

Science is vital in informing the increasingly urgent and complex environmental decisions that affect all our lives, from international agreements on action to limit climate change to decisions on growing genetically modified crops. It is clear, howe... Read More about Science and environmental decision making.

Science and the search for truth (2000)
Book Chapter
Huxham, M. (2000). Science and the search for truth. In Science and environmental decision making (1-32). Prentice Hall (Pearson Education)

Resistance of microbial populations in DDT-contaminated and uncontaminated soils (2000)
Journal Article
Kantachote, D., Naidu, R., Singleton, I., McClure, N., & Harch, B. (2001). Resistance of microbial populations in DDT-contaminated and uncontaminated soils. Applied Soil Ecology, 16(1), 85-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0929-1393%2800%2900058-5

One DDT-contaminated soil and two uncontaminated soils were used to enumerate DDT-resistant microbes (bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi) by using soil dilution agar plates in media either with 150 μg DDT ml−1 or without DDT at different temperatures... Read More about Resistance of microbial populations in DDT-contaminated and uncontaminated soils.

A Field Test of the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis in the Soft-Bottom Intertidal (2000)
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Huxham, M., Roberts, I., & Bremner, J. (2000). A Field Test of the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis in the Soft-Bottom Intertidal. International Review of Hydrobiology, 85(4), 379-394. https://doi.org/10.1002/1522-2632%28200008%2985%3A43.0.co%3B2-x

The intermediate disturbance hypothesis has had success in explaining changes in local diversity in many habitats. Recent laboratory work has shown that disturbance may act to increase diversity in softbottom marine communities as predicted by the hy... Read More about A Field Test of the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis in the Soft-Bottom Intertidal.

Beach Litter Sampling Strategies: is there a ‘Best’ Method? (1999)
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Velander, K., & Mocogni, M. (1999). Beach Litter Sampling Strategies: is there a ‘Best’ Method?. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 38(12), 1134-1140. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X%2899%2900143-5

Ten methods for sampling beach litter were tested on 16 beaches located around the Firth of Forth, Scotland in order to ascertain the effectiveness of the various methods. Both fresh and/or accumulated litter were sampled. Some methods were more effe... Read More about Beach Litter Sampling Strategies: is there a ‘Best’ Method?.

Predation: a causal mechanism for variability in intertidal bivalve populations (1999)
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Richards, M. G., Huxham, M., & Bryant, A. (1999). Predation: a causal mechanism for variability in intertidal bivalve populations. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 241(2), 159-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-0981%2899%2900075-1

Two caging experiments were conducted on an intertidal mudflat to assess the impact of predation on two species of bivalves; Macoma balthica and Cerastoderma edule. The first caging experiment enclosed the shore crab, Carcinus maenas, carapace width... Read More about Predation: a causal mechanism for variability in intertidal bivalve populations.