Edinburgh Napier University

The sediment carbon stocks of intertidal seagrass meadows in Scotland

Journal Article

Potouroglou, M., Whitlock, D., Milatovic, L., MacKinnon, G., Kennedy, H., Diele, K., & Huxham, M. (2021)

The sediment carbon stocks of intertidal seagrass meadows in Scotland. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 258, Article 107442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107442

Seagrasses are highly productive ecosystems and hotspots for biodiversity, providing a plethora of benefits to the environment and to people. Their value in sequestering and s...

Carbon storage in the seagrass meadows of Gazi Bay, Kenya

Journal Article

Githaiga, M. N., Kairo, J. G., Njoroge Githaiga, M., Gitundu, K., Gilpin, L., & Huxham, M. (2017)

Carbon storage in the seagrass meadows of Gazi Bay, Kenya. PLOS ONE, 12(5), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177001

Vegetated marine habitats are globally important carbon sinks, making a significant contribution towards mitigating climate change, and they provide a wide range of other ecos...

Evaluating, predicting and mapping belowground carbon stores in Kenyan mangroves

Journal Article

Gress, S. K., Huxham, M., Kairo, J. G., Mugi, L. M., & Briers, R. A. (2017)

Evaluating, predicting and mapping belowground carbon stores in Kenyan mangroves. Global Change Biology, 23(1), 224-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13438

Despite covering only approximately 138,000 km2, mangroves are globally important carbon sinks with carbon density values 3 to 4 times that of terrestrial forests. A key chall...

As Good as (G)Old? Comparing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of Restored and Natural Mangrove Forests in the Wallacea Region

2018 - 2022

Mangrove forests are unique intertidal ecosystems connecting the land- and seascape. They provide habitat to terrestrial and marine species, sustain the livelihoods of millions of mostly poor people g...

Funder: Natural Environment Research Council | Value: £643,839

PUNGUZA HEWA KAA : PARTNERS IN CARBON

2017 - 2018

Gazi Bay in southern Kenya has the potential to become a world-leading centre of excellence in the integration of ecosystem science and community development. Work there, led by scientists from Kenya ...

Funder: British Council | Value: £90,234

Governance for ecosystem services and poverty alleviation

2016 - 2017

This research will draw on the extensive research undertaken by ESPA projects in a range of ecosystem contexts through two main areas of work. The first, supply-driven phase of the research will provi...

Funder: Natural Environment Research Council | Value: £8,552

Understanding the drivers of, and threats to, carbon sequestration in Scottish seagrass

2016 - 2020

Understanding the drivers of, and threats to, carbon sequestration in Scottish seagrass

Funder: Scottish Natural Heritage | Value: £35,155

The juvenile fish fauna of a Kenyan mangrove forest: exploring new tools to understand growth and condition.

2016 - 2019

The project will work with a new PhD student who is collecting regular samples of juvenile fish from the Vanga mangrove forest in southern Kenya. The work will focus on two areas: 1) Describing the me...

Funder: ENU Development Trust | Value: £8,300

Phd studentship (Earthwatch), Determinants Of Habitat Use By Fish In Mangroves In Kenya

2016 - 2019

Mangrove for fish: understanding and enhancing the nursery function

Funder: Earthwatch | Value: £40,000

CESEA - coastal ecosystem services in east Africa

2013 - 2017

The CESEA project is a collaboration between scientists and researchers in Tanzania, Kenya and the UK. By bringing together experts in ecololgy and development it will find new ways to help local peop...

Funder: Natural Environment Research Council | Value: £281,546

Rates of desimentation in seagrass meadows

2013 - 2014

Radiometric dating of seagrass sediments using short-lived isotopes

Funder: Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (Hosted by St Andrew's University) | Value: £875