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The use of time-series data in the assessment of macrobenthic community change after the cessation of sewage-sludge disposal in Liverpool Bay (UK)

Journal Article
Whomersley, P., Schratzberger, M., Huxham, M., Bates, H., & Rees, H. (2006)
The use of time-series data in the assessment of macrobenthic community change after the cessation of sewage-sludge disposal in Liverpool Bay (UK). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 54(1), (32-41). doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.07.008. ISSN 0025-326X
Sewage sludge was disposed of in Liverpool Bay for over 100 years. Annual amounts increased from 0.5 million tonnes per annum in 1900 to approximately 2 million tonnes per ann...

Recruitment in epifaunal communities: an experimental test of the effects of species composition and age

Journal Article
Lindsay, H., Todd, C., Fernandes, T., & Huxham, M. (2006)
Recruitment in epifaunal communities: an experimental test of the effects of species composition and age. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 307, 49-57. doi:10.3354/meps307049
A key prediction to emerge from community assembly models is that resistance to invasion increases as the community matures. Three epifaunal communities of differing age were ...

Some problems for food web theory illustrated with a mixed predator/prey/parasite web

Conference Proceeding
Huxham, M. (1997)
Some problems for food web theory illustrated with a mixed predator/prey/parasite web. In Proceedings of the Third Scientific Symposium of the North Sea Task Force
Some problems for food web theory illustrated with a mixed predator/prey/parasite web

Predation: a causal mechanism for variability in intertidal bivalve populations

Journal Article
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). doi:10.1016/s0022-0981(99)00075-1. ISSN 0022-0981
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 ...

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...

Biological indicators of disturbance at a dredged-material disposal site in Liverpool Bay, UK: an assessment using time-series data

Journal Article
Whomersley, P., Ware, S., Rees, H. L., Mason, C., Bolam, T., Huxham, M., & Bates, H. (2008)
Biological indicators of disturbance at a dredged-material disposal site in Liverpool Bay, UK: an assessment using time-series data. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 65(8), 1414-1420. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsn125
The development of reliable indicators of disturbance in the marine environment is essential because of increasing anthropogenic pressures and the need for more effective regu...

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...

The influence of Cryptocotyle lingua (Digenea:Platyhelminthes) infections on the survival and fecundity of Littorina littorea (Gastropoda:Prosobranchia); an ecological approach

Journal Article
Huxham, M., Raffaelli, D., & Pike, A. (1993)
The influence of Cryptocotyle lingua (Digenea:Platyhelminthes) infections on the survival and fecundity of Littorina littorea (Gastropoda:Prosobranchia); an ecological approach. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 168(2), (223-238). doi:10.1016/0022-0981(93)90262-m. ISSN 0022-0981
This study considers the impact of digenean parasites, especially Cryptocotyle lingua (Creplin) on the survival, reproduction, growth rate and foot colour of Littorina littore...

Carbon stable isotopes in estuarine sediments and their utility as migration markers for nursery studies in the Firth of Forth and Forth Estuary, Scotland

Journal Article
Augley, J., Huxham, M., Fernandes, T. F., Lyndon, A. R., & Bury, S. (2007)
Carbon stable isotopes in estuarine sediments and their utility as migration markers for nursery studies in the Firth of Forth and Forth Estuary, Scotland. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 72(4), (648-656). doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2006.11.024. ISSN 0272-7714
The stable carbon isotope ratios (δ13C) of the organic fraction of intertidal sediments in the Forth Estuary and the Firth of Forth, Scotland, were measured to determine if te...

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...

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