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Evidence Summary For Policymakers: The 'Landscape' Of Landscape Monitoring: A Survey Of Landscape And Environmental Change Monitoring In England’S Protected Landscapes, John Martin, Adam Guy
Evidence Summary For Policymakers: The 'Landscape' Of Landscape Monitoring: A Survey Of Landscape And Environmental Change Monitoring In England’S Protected Landscapes, John Martin, Adam Guy
Professional Services
• There is a strong local appetite to be involved in more nature restoration in England’s protected landscapes but lack of resource is cited as a significant hindrance.• Monitoring is essential to track the progress of nature recovery outcomes and restoration interventions. This large-scale survey shows that in England’s protected landscapes local monitoring is limited, ad hoc, and not yet strongly linked to strategic outcomes frameworks.• Where local monitoring activity is evident, for example in thriving Citizen Science projects, the data appears to be infrequently reported back to any nationally co-coordinating body, implying the lack of a suitable feedback channel.• …
An Exploration Of The Contribution Of Embodied, Situated Research Strategies To Cultural Ecosystem Services And Landscape Assessment Frameworks: An Environmental Empathy Case Study, Klara Łucznik, Joane V. Serrano, John Martin
An Exploration Of The Contribution Of Embodied, Situated Research Strategies To Cultural Ecosystem Services And Landscape Assessment Frameworks: An Environmental Empathy Case Study, Klara Łucznik, Joane V. Serrano, John Martin
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Since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment in 2005, interest has increased in cultural ecosystem services (CESs) research to understand the complexity of the non-material benefits that people obtain from ecosystems. The intangible and interactive characteris-tics of CESs present many challenges regarding how to approach, quantify and even de-fine CESs. In this paper, we suggest looking at CESs through the lens of embodied and situated cognition theories. We advocate that such an approach should be applied to the development stage of CES research projects, as the embodied and situated experience of the site aids the development of research questions and future interventions. …
Social Media As A Medium To Promote Local Perception Expression In China’S World Heritage Sites, Xiaoxu Liang, Naisi Hua, John Martin, Elena Dellapiana, Cristina Coscia, Yu Zhang
Social Media As A Medium To Promote Local Perception Expression In China’S World Heritage Sites, Xiaoxu Liang, Naisi Hua, John Martin, Elena Dellapiana, Cristina Coscia, Yu Zhang
Professional Services
The assessment of public participation is one of the most fundamental components of holistic and sustainable cultural heritage management. Since the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic became a catalyst for the transformation of participatory tools. Collaboration with stakeholders moved online due to the strict restrictions preventing on-site activities. This phenomenon provided an opportunity to formulate more comprehensive and reasonable urban heritage protection strategies. However, very few publications mentioned how social networking sites’ data could support humanity-centred heritage management and participatory evaluation. Taking five World Cultural Heritage Sites as research samples, the study provides a methodology to evaluate online participatory …
First, Do No Harm: Time For A Systems Approach To Address The Problem Of Health-Care-Derived Pharmaceutical Pollution, Kelly Thornber, Fiona Adshead, Angeliki Balayannis, Richard Brazier, Ross Brown, Sean Comber, Caroline Court, Iain Davidson, Michael Depledge, Caroline Farmer, Stuart Gibb, Richard Hixson, Claas Kirchhelle, Keith Moore, Marco Motta, Lydia Niemi, Stewart Owen, David Pencheon, Sharon Pfleger, Emma Pitchforth, Neil Powell, Wiebke Schmidt, Richard Smith, Georgina Sowman, Wendy Tyler-Batt, Helen Wilkinson, Edward Cf Wilson, Lora Fleming, William Gaze, Charles Tyler
First, Do No Harm: Time For A Systems Approach To Address The Problem Of Health-Care-Derived Pharmaceutical Pollution, Kelly Thornber, Fiona Adshead, Angeliki Balayannis, Richard Brazier, Ross Brown, Sean Comber, Caroline Court, Iain Davidson, Michael Depledge, Caroline Farmer, Stuart Gibb, Richard Hixson, Claas Kirchhelle, Keith Moore, Marco Motta, Lydia Niemi, Stewart Owen, David Pencheon, Sharon Pfleger, Emma Pitchforth, Neil Powell, Wiebke Schmidt, Richard Smith, Georgina Sowman, Wendy Tyler-Batt, Helen Wilkinson, Edward Cf Wilson, Lora Fleming, William Gaze, Charles Tyler
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Chemical pollution is considered one of the nine planetary boundaries, and increasing evidence suggests that we are already operating outside of this, risking irreversible environmental change. Pharmaceutical chemicals are vital components of modern health care, but their contamination of global waterways is threatening environmental and human health, contributing to biodiversity loss, driving antimicrobial resistance, and jeopardising progress towards the sustainable development goals. With the global pharmaceutical market now worth more than US$1·25 trillion and continuing to grow as populations age and suffer from more chronic, non-communicable diseases, there is an urgent need to integrate pharmaceutical pollution into sustainable health-care strategies, …
A Nation That Rebuilds Its Soils Rebuild Itself- An Engineer's Perspective, Karen L. Johnson, Neil D. Gray, Wendy Stone, Bryce F.J. Kelly, Mark F. Fitzsimons, Cathy Clarke, Lynsay Blake, Stephen Chivasa, Florence Mtambanengwe, Paul Mapfumo, Andy Baker, Sabrina Beckmann, Lena Dominelli, Andrew L. Neal, Tariro Gwandu
A Nation That Rebuilds Its Soils Rebuild Itself- An Engineer's Perspective, Karen L. Johnson, Neil D. Gray, Wendy Stone, Bryce F.J. Kelly, Mark F. Fitzsimons, Cathy Clarke, Lynsay Blake, Stephen Chivasa, Florence Mtambanengwe, Paul Mapfumo, Andy Baker, Sabrina Beckmann, Lena Dominelli, Andrew L. Neal, Tariro Gwandu
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Nations can build and rebuild degraded soils to help address climate change and potentially improve the nutritional content of food if we change policies that allow the addition of safe mineral and organic wastes to soil. We present a framework that facilitates the transition from intensive conventional to more regenerative farming practices by considering soil’s natural cycle. Our paper is presented in three parts. Firstly, we consider that ’soil is living’; just like humans, the soil biome needs a balanced diet of macro and micronutrients as well as a nurturing environment. We simplify the soil science and take a systems …
Alcohol Misuse In Patients With Alcohol‐Related Liver Disease: How Can We Do Better? A Narrative Review Of The Literature, Jane Horrell, Lynne Callaghan, Ashwin Dhanda
Alcohol Misuse In Patients With Alcohol‐Related Liver Disease: How Can We Do Better? A Narrative Review Of The Literature, Jane Horrell, Lynne Callaghan, Ashwin Dhanda
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Background: Ongoing alcohol use is strongly associated with progressive liver damage and higher mortality in patients with alcohol- related liver disease (ArLD). Reduction in alcohol use is therefore the cornerstone of treatment to improve the long-term outcome of these patients. However, a large proportion of patients continue to use alcohol and do not access or engage with alcohol treatment services after a diagnosis of ArLD. We reviewed the literature on factors associated with ongoing alcohol consumption among patients with ArLD to identify barriers or facilitators to their accessing alcohol treatment.Methods: A search of MEDLINE and EMBASE was conducted using search …
Protocol: Conflict Of Interest Issues When Engaging Stakeholders In Health And Healthcare Guideline Development: A Systematic Review, Joanne Khabsa, Jennifer Petkovic, Alison Riddle, Lyubov Lytvyn, Olivia Magwood, Pearl Atwere, Pauline Campbell, Srinivasa V. Katikireddi, Bronwen Merner, Mona Nasser, Stephanie Chang, Garcia A Jaramillo, Heather Limburg, Jeanne Marie Guise, Peter Tugwell, Elie A. Akl
Protocol: Conflict Of Interest Issues When Engaging Stakeholders In Health And Healthcare Guideline Development: A Systematic Review, Joanne Khabsa, Jennifer Petkovic, Alison Riddle, Lyubov Lytvyn, Olivia Magwood, Pearl Atwere, Pauline Campbell, Srinivasa V. Katikireddi, Bronwen Merner, Mona Nasser, Stephanie Chang, Garcia A Jaramillo, Heather Limburg, Jeanne Marie Guise, Peter Tugwell, Elie A. Akl
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AbstractThis is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The overall objective of this study is to gather and summarize the existing literature on conflict of interest issues when engaging stakeholders in guideline development.
Mining Marine Environments For Novel Antimicrobial Biologics, Matthew James Koch
Mining Marine Environments For Novel Antimicrobial Biologics, Matthew James Koch
School of Biomedical Sciences Theses
Deaths attributable to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are predicted to rise from 700,000 per year now to 10 million by 2050. There is an urgent need for new antibiotics to meet the threat posed by AMR; the WHO recently reported that there are not enough antibiotics in development to meet this need. The sponge microbiota has emerged as one of the most prolific sources of novel antimicrobial candidates from marine environments in recent decades. The majority of work on sponge microbiology, however, has been carried out on shallow-water sponges of the Demosponge Class. This work explores the cultivable diversity and antimicrobial …
Acute-Lps Mediated Myelin Injury, Gideon Stone
Acute-Lps Mediated Myelin Injury, Gideon Stone
School of Biomedical Sciences Theses
Background: Multiple Sclerosis is a notorious neurological disease strongly linked to auto-immune pathogenesis and involvement of inflammatory cytokines, resulting in CNS white matter injury. To date, there is no known cure and a limited number of successful treatments, with the exact pathogenic mechanisms of the disease being unknown. Due to this there is a high demand for the development of effective treatments. With the primary use of anti-inflammatory treatments, the symptoms can be significantly reduced, and the occurrence of relapses and exacerbations can be managed. The use of animal models such as EAE and cuprizone has helped drastically with the …
Molecular Pathology: Potential Biomarkers For The Detection Of Down Syndrome Pregnancies, Raed Garout
Molecular Pathology: Potential Biomarkers For The Detection Of Down Syndrome Pregnancies, Raed Garout
School of Biomedical Sciences Theses
Down Syndrome (DS), also called trisomy 21, is the most common non- lethal fetal aneuploidy that affects 1 in 800 live births. The disease appears mostly due to the existence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. In the UK, the screening of DS is offered to all pregnant women in the antena- tal care program to assess the risk of DS. If the risk is high the women are offered further testing that includes invasive sampling (amniocente- sis or chorionic villus sampling) to confirm the diagnosis. This project aimed to investigate the possibility of applying new methods to screen …
Fully Probabilistic Reliability And Resilience Analysis Of Coastal Structures Based On Damage Evolution Simulation, D Malliouri, N Martzikos, V Tsoukala
Fully Probabilistic Reliability And Resilience Analysis Of Coastal Structures Based On Damage Evolution Simulation, D Malliouri, N Martzikos, V Tsoukala
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
An integrated methodology is presented to ensure coastal structures’ resilience to extreme wave conditions i.e. their ability to withstand further wave actions without reaching their ultimate limit state. Specifically, a fully probabilistic reliability analysis of a rubble mound breakwater is performed here, in combination with a prediction analysis of the expected time of the structure’s maintenance. The methodology combines information on the joint probability density function of significant wave height, spectral peak wave period, and storms’ duration and calculates the probability of occurrence of different levels of damage in the structure’s lifetime via the use of a fully probabilistic reliability …
An Earthly Response To Movement. Moving Images Diffracted Through New Materialism, Emilio Chapela Pérez
An Earthly Response To Movement. Moving Images Diffracted Through New Materialism, Emilio Chapela Pérez
School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses
This practice-led research follows my exploration of the Sierra Negra astronomical observatories in Mexico, as well as other sites and temporalities where my practice has drifted: it flows from the heights of two volcanos, across Idaho during a total eclipse of the sun, and into the waters of the Usumacinta River. It proposes an ‘earthly’ (Latour 2016) moving image practice that considers the planet as a source of movement, effects and, affects: a vibrant entity that is not seen as static or mechanical, but one that ‘is moved’ (Serres 1995) because it is agitated by the liveness of matter and …
An Evaluation Of Supply Lead Time In The Nigerian Oil Downstream Sector: A System Dynamic Approach, Mac-Daniel Uhuka
An Evaluation Of Supply Lead Time In The Nigerian Oil Downstream Sector: A System Dynamic Approach, Mac-Daniel Uhuka
Plymouth Business School Theses
MAC-DANIEL UHUKA. AN EVALUATION OF SUPPLY LEAD TIME IN THE NIGERIAN OIL DOWNSTREAM SECTOR: A SYSTEM DYNAMIC APPROACH. This thesis presents a system dynamics (SD) approach for investigating the demand amplification problem, also known as the bullwhip effect, which has been studied extensively in the literature. The demand amplification occurs when supply chain moves upstream from the downstream. The problem of bullwhip effect can be costly and disruptive, and this is a problem supply chain managers normally seeks to minimise. The causes of bullwhip effect can be poor system design, poor policies, structure of the company and delays in material …
Investigating Patient Attitudes Towards Quality Of Service Management In The Public Health Service Sector: Evidence From Saudi Arabia, Aseel Bahareth
Investigating Patient Attitudes Towards Quality Of Service Management In The Public Health Service Sector: Evidence From Saudi Arabia, Aseel Bahareth
Plymouth Business School Theses
Purpose - Healthcare has been recognised as one of the key social responsibilities in any society, and the quality of healthcare available in a country is one of the key recognised standards and indicators for measuring the quality of life and standard of living obtainable in a particular society or country. Several previous studies have also shown that service satisfaction and quality experienced by patients vary from one country to another, while most developing nations fall at the bottom of these satisfaction ladders or rankings due to little (or non-available) research evidence in these areas. Therefore, this study will employ …
Developing An Integrated Multilevel Model Of Uncertainty In Health Care: A Qualitative Systematic Review And Thematic Synthesis, Prashanti Eachempati, Roland Brian Büchter, Kiran Kumar Ks, Sally Hanks, John Martin, Mona Nasser
Developing An Integrated Multilevel Model Of Uncertainty In Health Care: A Qualitative Systematic Review And Thematic Synthesis, Prashanti Eachempati, Roland Brian Büchter, Kiran Kumar Ks, Sally Hanks, John Martin, Mona Nasser
Peninsula Dental School
Introduction Uncertainty is an inevitable part of healthcare and a source of confusion and challenge to decision-making. Several taxonomies of uncertainty have been developed, but mainly focus on decisions in clinical settings. Our goal was to develop a holistic model of uncertainty that can be applied to both clinical as well as public and global health scenarios.Methods We searched Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus and Google scholar in March 2021 for literature reviews, qualitative studies and case studies related to classifications or models of uncertainty in healthcare. Empirical articles were assessed for study limitations using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) …
Value Co-Creation On Technology-Enabled Platforms For Business Model Responsiveness And Position Enhancement In Global Value Chains, Christopher Agyapong Siaw, Chukwuneke Okorie
Value Co-Creation On Technology-Enabled Platforms For Business Model Responsiveness And Position Enhancement In Global Value Chains, Christopher Agyapong Siaw, Chukwuneke Okorie
Plymouth Business School
Global value chains (GVCs) enable multinational enterprises (MNEs) to engage supplier and partner firms in developing/emerging economies for lower production costs and sell products in advanced economies for maximum profits. However, digital technologies are shifting the basis of value offering in GVC from products and services to platforms. Considering that these platforms facilitate business exchanges in multi-actor networks, the partner or supplier firms of MNEs can easily become competitors to MNEs if these firms participate in different networks. Nevertheless, relatively little research addresses how MNEs can develop structural flexibility for competitive association with and differentiation from their partner firms while …
Anomaly Detection With Vision-Based Deep Learning For Epidemic Prevention And Control, Hooman Samani, Chan Yun Yang, C Li, Chia Ling Chung, S Li
Anomaly Detection With Vision-Based Deep Learning For Epidemic Prevention And Control, Hooman Samani, Chan Yun Yang, C Li, Chia Ling Chung, S Li
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people were advised to keep a social distance from others. People’s behaviors will also be noticed, such as lying down because of illness, regarded as abnormal conditions. This paper proposes a visual anomaly analysis system based on deep learning to identify individuals with various anomaly types. In the study, two types of anomaly detections are concerned. The first is monitoring the anomaly in the case of falling in an open public area. The second is measuring the social distance of people in the area to warn the individuals under a short distance. By implementing a deep …
The Potential Of Peatlands As Nature-Based Climate Solutions, Maria Strack, Scott J. Davidson, Takashi Hirano, Christian Dunn
The Potential Of Peatlands As Nature-Based Climate Solutions, Maria Strack, Scott J. Davidson, Takashi Hirano, Christian Dunn
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Purpose of ReviewDespite covering only 3% of the land surface, peatlands represent the largest terrestrial organic carbon stock on the planet and continue to act as a carbon sink. Managing ecosystems to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and protect carbon stocks provide nature-based climate solutions that can play an important role in emission reduction strategies, particularly over the next decade. This review provides an overview of peatland management pathways that can contribute to natural climate solutions and compiles regional and global estimates for the size of potential GHG emission reductions.Recent FindingsDegraded peatlands may account for 5% of current anthropogenic GHG …
Opicapone In Uk Clinical Practice: Effectiveness, Safety And Cost Analysis In Patients With Parkinson's Disease, Christine Schofield, K. Ray Chaudhuri, Camille Carroll, Jagdish C. Sharma, Nicola Pavese, Jonathan Evans, Thomas Foltynie, Heinz Reichmann, Laura Zurowska, Patrício Soares-Da-Silva, Andrew Lees
Opicapone In Uk Clinical Practice: Effectiveness, Safety And Cost Analysis In Patients With Parkinson's Disease, Christine Schofield, K. Ray Chaudhuri, Camille Carroll, Jagdish C. Sharma, Nicola Pavese, Jonathan Evans, Thomas Foltynie, Heinz Reichmann, Laura Zurowska, Patrício Soares-Da-Silva, Andrew Lees
Peninsula Medical School
Aim: This subanalysis of the OPTIPARK study aimed to confirm the effectiveness and safety of opicapone in patients with Parkinson's disease and motor fluctuations in clinical practice specifically in the UK and to assess the impact of opicapone on treatment costs. Methods: Patients received opicapone added to levodopa for 6 months. Clinical outcomes were assessed at 3 and 6 months and treatment costs at 6 months. Results: Most patients' general condition improved at 3 months, with sustained improvements reported at 6 months. Opicapone improved motor and non-motor symptoms at both timepoints, was generally well tolerated and reduced total treatment costs …
What Matters Most To Adults With A Tracheostomy In Icu And The Implications For Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Systematic Review And Metasynthesis, Helen Newman, Gemma Clunie, Sarah Wallace, Christina Smith, Daniel Martin, Natalie Pattison
What Matters Most To Adults With A Tracheostomy In Icu And The Implications For Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Systematic Review And Metasynthesis, Helen Newman, Gemma Clunie, Sarah Wallace, Christina Smith, Daniel Martin, Natalie Pattison
Peninsula Medical School
Purpose Tracheostomy is a common surgical procedure in ICU. Whilst often life-saving, it can have important impacts on patients. Much of the literature on tracheostomy focuses on timing and technique of insertion, risk factors and complications. More knowledge of patient experience of tracheostomy in ICU is needed to support person-centred care. Materials and methods Qualitative systematic review and metasynthesis of the literature on adult experience of tracheostomy in ICU. Comprehensive search of four bibliographic databases and grey literature. Title and abstract screening and full text eligibility was completed independently by two reviewers. Metasynthesis was achieved using thematic synthesis, supported by …
Complex Social Value-Based Approach For Decision-Making And Valorization Process In Chinese World Cultural Heritage Site: The Case Of Kulangsu (China), Xiaoxu Liang, Cristina Coscia, Elena Dellapiana, John Martin, Yu Zhang
Complex Social Value-Based Approach For Decision-Making And Valorization Process In Chinese World Cultural Heritage Site: The Case Of Kulangsu (China), Xiaoxu Liang, Cristina Coscia, Elena Dellapiana, John Martin, Yu Zhang
Professional Services
China is undertaking effective actions to adhere to wider international standards with better consideration of the notion of authenticity, collective memory, identity, and the sense of belonging. Besides the traditional participatory management discussions, scholars are also interested in finding out how the ICTs can encourage and enable new forms of engagement with heritage in different cultural contexts. The article offers an innovative approach to understanding the value of community participation in order to obtain a more sustainable way for integrative approaches in cultural heritage management. It focuses on the identification of criteria for the evaluation of Digital Community Engagement (DCE) …
A Riverine Ecosystem Service Cascade Model (Rescam) Framework For Assessing Ecosystem Service Provision As Applied To English Geomorphic River Types, Claire Bithell
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
Riverine ecosystems are considered the lifeblood of the Earth and because of this, have been exploited for centuries for social, agricultural and industrial development, resulting in their environmental degradation and simplification. This has led to a shift in the natural processes and functions and thus their ability to provide a full range and overall high levels of regulating, provisioning and cultural ecosystem services, which humans rely on. An ecosystem service and nature-based approach is being increasingly recognised as a useful tool to help evaluate, protect and restore river ecosystems for maximising the delivery of ecosystem services sustainably. Riverine ecosystem services …
Geophysical Modelling Of Magnetic Anomalies Over The Ballantrae Ophiolite Complex And Southern Uplands Fault System, Sw Scotland, Arzum Cansu Can
Geophysical Modelling Of Magnetic Anomalies Over The Ballantrae Ophiolite Complex And Southern Uplands Fault System, Sw Scotland, Arzum Cansu Can
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
The Ballantrae Complex is located in the area north of the Southern Uplands Fault and Southern Uplands accretionary complex of southwest Scotland. It consists of a tectonically emplaced ophiolite dominated by two serpentinised peridotite massifs known as the Southern and Northern Serpentinite Belts. It also contains smaller serpentinite bodies, including a concealed body proved in a BGS borehole at Knocklaugh Lodge. The highly magnetic serpentinites are associated with pronounced magnetic anomalies that form the focus of this study. The project aims to improve understanding of the shape, size and distribution of serpentinites in the subsurface, by integrating detailed ground-level magnetic …
Adaptive Capacity And The Responses Of Local Governance Actors To Evolutionary Political-Economic Change: Lessons From The Heart Of The South West Local Enterprise Partnership, Tim Sydenham
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
This thesis critically examines how micro-level adaptive processes and capacities operate and unfold in local/regional economic development governance in the context of cumulative and often disruptive political-economic change. It argues that states often seek to promote the adaptability and growth of local/regional economies by reconfiguring subnational governance arrangements but the evolutionary consequences of centrally driven state transformation processes for local/regional adaptation remain unclear. Evolutionary economic geography (EEG) provides concepts, mechanisms and models of adaptation but has tended to focus on firms and macro-structural economic change and pay limited attention to how the critical micro-level adaptive processes at work are influenced …
Intraplate Volcanism In Our Solar System; Searching For Terrestrial Analogues For The Moon And Mars, Francesca Willcocks
Intraplate Volcanism In Our Solar System; Searching For Terrestrial Analogues For The Moon And Mars, Francesca Willcocks
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
Basalt volcanism has played a huge role in the shaping of rocky bodies throughout our Solar System, including Earth, the Moon and Mars. Intra-plate volcanism has produced millions of cubic kilometres of basaltic lava on Earth, forming the likes of the Deccan Volcanic Province and Columbia River Flood Basalts, and through orbital and lander missions, flood lavas have also been identified on the Moon and Mars. These remote observations were also confirmed by lunar field observations and samples taken during the Apollo and Luna missions and an intraplate origin inferred due to their one-plate nature. The lack of direct samples …
An Investigation Of The Impacts Of A Dairy Industry Waste On River Water Quality And The Appropriateness Of Current Monitoring Approaches And Regulation, Rupert Goddard
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
Rupert Goddard AN INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACTS OF A DAIRY INDUSTRY WASTE ON RIVER WATER QUALITY AND THE APPROPRIATENESS OF CURRENT MONITORING APPROACHES AND REGULATION. The modern dairy industry is a key contributor to global food security, with diverse production practices reflecting different geographic, economic and cultural contexts. Across the globe, the dairy industry has a significant contribution to global employment and wealth, health and land use. However, untreated or partially treated dairy waste entering a river system can be detrimental, increasing eutrophication, changing community structure or in the worst case scenario, causing death to organisms. Dairies are located near …
Developing A Virtual Approach To Determine If Ecosystem Service Provision Differs Between Scottish River Corridors With And Without Nature Designations, Victoria Keele
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
Humanity survives because we are graced with nature, or ‘ecosystem services’. In a time of turbulence caused by climate change and increasing population, there is debate surrounding the extent to which areas protected for biodiversity can deliver ecosystem services. Subsequently, the overarching aim of this PhD thesis is to determine if ecosystem service provision differs between Scottish river corridors with and without nature designations. To achieve the primary research aim, this thesis has a secondary aim of developing a methodology which can capture multiple riverine ecosystem services at the reach scale. Following an extensive review of the methods used to …
The Efficacy Of A Newly Developed Method Of Controlled Calcium Carbonate Introductions For Anthropogenic Acidification Mitigation In A Naturally Acidic Riverine Environment, Lauren Dawson
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
Historical anthropogenic acidification in the West Dart River, southwest England, represents a significant threat to surface water quality and aquatic ecology through flushing induced pH troughs and elevated bioavailable Aluminium (Al) levels. The West Dart River is failing to meet good ecological status established under the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) (WFD) for pH (Upper West Dart, Cycle 2 classifications 2013-2019 = Moderate, physico-chemical quality elements 2013-2019 pH = Moderate). The aim of this study was to develop and test a method of controlled calcium carbonate (CaCO3) introductions, in order to preserve the naturally acidic riverine state and the biological communities …
A Biologically Meaningful Evaluation Of Phenological Responses To Climate Change, Nicola Mansfield
A Biologically Meaningful Evaluation Of Phenological Responses To Climate Change, Nicola Mansfield
School of Biological and Marine Sciences Theses
Phenological change is widely regarded as an important biological indicator of contemporary climate change. Increasing global temperatures have been identified as driving changes in the timing of key life-cycle events across a wide range of organisms. Estimates of phenological change are often based on single measure of phenology, such as the date of the first flower to bloom or the first migrant of the season to arrive. However, this approach is unlikely to be representative of the population as a whole and ignores important information regarding, for example, the duration of the phenomenon, its temporal skew, and its shape. A …
Ecological Studies Of The South Atlantic Deep Sea To Inform Sustainable Management, Amelia Bridges
Ecological Studies Of The South Atlantic Deep Sea To Inform Sustainable Management, Amelia Bridges
School of Biological and Marine Sciences Theses
Although deep-sea science continues to progress, the southern hemisphere represents a vast and yet understudied area, and the South Atlantic is no exception to this. However, as with other ocean basins, blue growth and the potential for expansion of new and emerging industries mean that information is required to characterise the ecology of the basin to inform sustainable management. Furthermore, novel tools will be required to assist in translating ecological knowledge into usable products that can facilitate marine spatial planning. The aims of this thesis were to contribute to our understanding of the benthic ecology of seamount and oceanic island …