No dominion over nature: why treating ecosystems like machines will lead to boom and bust in food supply
Report
Huxham, M., Hartley, S., Pretty, J., & Tett, P. (2013)
No dominion over nature: why treating ecosystems like machines will lead to boom and bust in food supply. London: Friends of the Earth England and Wales
Healthy ecosystems are essential for the long-term wellbeing of humans as they provide vital services such as food production, pollination, climate regulation and flood protec...
The importance of mangroves to people: a call to action
Report
Duke, N., Nagelkerken, I., Agardy, T., Wells, S., van Lavieren, H., & Huxham, M. (2013)
The importance of mangroves to people: a call to action. Cambridge: United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
This global synthesis report serves as a call to action to decision makers. It provides a science-based synthesis of the different types of goods and services provided by mang...
Decomposition of mangrove roots: Effects of location, nutrients, species identity and mix in a Kenyan forest
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Langat, J., Tamooh, F., Kennedy, H., Mencuccini, M., Skov, M. W., & Kairo, J. (2010)
Decomposition of mangrove roots: Effects of location, nutrients, species identity and mix in a Kenyan forest. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 88(1), 135-142. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2010.03.021
Mangrove trees may allocate >50% of their biomass to roots. Dead roots often form peat, which can make mangroves significant carbon sinks and allow them to raise the soil surf...
Biomass accumulation in a rehabilitated mangrove forest at Gazi Bay
Book Chapter
Tamooh, F., Kairo, J. G., Huxham, M., Kirui, B., Mencuccini, M., & Karachi, M. (2009)
Biomass accumulation in a rehabilitated mangrove forest at Gazi Bay. In Advances in Coastal Ecology : People, Processes and Ecosystems in Kenya, (138-147). African Studies Centre
Global mangrove coverage is estimated to be 0.4% of the forested areas globally (Spalding et al. 1997). Despite this small areal coverage, mangroves are important because of t...
Boundary layers and comfort blankets
Journal Article
Huxham, M. (2009)
Boundary layers and comfort blankets. Uk Centre for Bioscience Bulletin, 28, 1
Boundary layers and comfort blankets.
Response of intertidal macrofauna to multiple disturbance types and intensities – An experimental approach
Journal Article
Whomersley, P., Huxham, M., Bolam, S., Schratzberger, M., Augley, J., & Ridland, D. (2010)
Response of intertidal macrofauna to multiple disturbance types and intensities – An experimental approach. Marine Environmental Research, 69(5), 297-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.12.001
Two of the best-supported theories which describe the effects of disturbance within marine benthic habitats are the organic enrichment ‘Successional Model’ and the ‘Intermedia...
The impacts of harvesting on the carbon balance of mangrove forests
Journal Article
Lang'at, J. K. S., Huxham, M., Kairo, J., & Mencuccini, M. (2009)
The impacts of harvesting on the carbon balance of mangrove forests. CarboAfrica, 5
The study is part of a five-year project “Mangrove forests potential carbon sinks for mitigating climate change”, being implemented at Gazi bay, Kenya, by Earthwatch Institute...
Differential response of meio- and macrofauna to in situ burial
Journal Article
Whomersley, P., Huxham, M., Schratzberger, M., & Bolam, S. (2009)
Differential response of meio- and macrofauna to in situ burial. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 89(06), 1091. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315409000344
Benthic nematode and macrofaunal communities are regularly utilized in impact studies. However, very few studies are carried out utilizing both communities. A literature searc...
Seasonal dynamics of soil carbon dioxide flux in a restored young mangrove plantation at Gazi Bay
Book
Kirui, B., Huxham, M., Kairo, J. G., Mencuccini, M., & Skov, M. W. (2009)
Seasonal dynamics of soil carbon dioxide flux in a restored young mangrove plantation at Gazi Bay. In Advances in Coastal Ecology : People, Processes and Ecosystems in Kenya, 122-130. African Studies Centre
Soil carbon dioxide (CO2) flux or soil respiration includes respiration from roots (autotrophic respiration) and soil micro-organisms (heterotrophic respiration) and is a majo...
The Fish Community of an East African Mangrove: Effects of Turbidity and Distance from the Sea
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Kimani, E., & Augley, J. (2008)
The Fish Community of an East African Mangrove: Effects of Turbidity and Distance from the Sea. Western Indian Ocean journal of marine science, 7(1), 57-67. https://doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.v7i1.48254
Mangroves are often reported as nursery grounds for fish. Fish may enter mangroves in order to avoid predators, but may not need to do so if turbidity provides a sufficient pr...