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Clockwise Rotation Of The Entire Oman Ophiolite Occurred In A Suprasubduction Zone Setting, Antony Morris, Matthew Meyer, Mark W. Anderson, Christopher J. Macleod

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Relative Importance Of Microplastics As A Pathway For The Transfer Of Hydrophobic Organic Chemicals To Marine Life, Adil Bakir, Isabel A. O'Connor, Steven J. Rowland, A. Jan Hendriks, Richard C. Thompson

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Assessing The Effectiveness Of Sustainable Land Management Policies For Combating Desertification: A Data Mining Approach, L. Salvati, C. Kosmas, O. Kairis, C. Karavitis, S. Acikalin, A. Belgacem, A. Solé-Benet, M. Chaker, V. Fassouli, C. Gokceoglu, H. Gungor, R. Hessel, H. Khatteli, A. Kounalaki, A. Laouina, F. Ocakoglu, M. Ouessar, C. Ritsema, M. Sghaier, H. Sonmez, H. Taamallah, L. Tezcan, J. De Vente, C. Kelly, A. Colantoni, M. Carlucci

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

This study investigates the relationship between fine resolution, local-scale biophysical and socioeconomic contexts within which land degradation occurs, and the human responses to it. The research draws on experimental data collected under different territorial and socioeconomic conditions at 586 field sites in five Mediterranean countries (Spain, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia and Morocco). We assess the level of desertification risk under various land management practices (terracing, grazing control, prevention of wildland fires, soil erosion control measures, soil water conservation measures, sustainable farming practices, land protection measures and financial subsidies) taken as possible responses to land degradation. A data mining approach, incorporating principal …

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Evaluating The Success Of A Marine Protected Area: A Systematic Review Approach., J. Gallacher, N. Simmonds, H. Fellowes, N. Brown, N. Gill, W. Clark, C. Biggs, L. D. Rodwell

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), marine areas in which human activities are restricted, are implemented worldwide to protect the marine environment. However, with a large proportion of these MPAs being no more than paper parks, it is important to be able to evaluate MPA success, determined by improvements to biophysical, socio-economic and governance conditions. In this study a systematic literature review was conducted to determine the most frequently used indicators of MPA success. These were then applied to a case study to demonstrate how success can be evaluated. The fifteen most frequently used indicators included species abundance, level of stakeholder participation …

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Integrating International, National And Regional Inventories – The Reality: A Case Study From Devon, Sw England, Uk, Kn Page

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Ice-Flow And Meltwater Landform Assemblages In The Gulf Of Bothnia, Sl Greenwood, Cc Clason, M Jakobsson

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Integrating Geodiversity And Biodiversity Conservation: Strategic And Site-Based Approches, Kn Page

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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The Spatial Dynamics Of New Firm Births During An Economic Crisis: The Case Of Great Britain, 2004–2012, P Bishop, D Shilcof

Plymouth Business School

Spatial variations in entrepreneurial activity have been shown to be a time persistent phenomenon in many countries. This paper analyses how these spatial variations have been affected by the recent financial crisis within the context of theories of regional resilience and adaptability. The analysis applies Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis techniques to data on firm births across Local Authority Districts of Great Britain during the period 2004–2012. The results demonstrate that, whilst the overall shape of the spatial distribution of firm births remained persistent, there is evidence of an increase in regional inequality. This is primarily associated with a divergence between …

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Coastal Ocean And Shelf-Sea Biogeochemical Cycling Of Trace Elements And Isotopes: Lessons Learned From Geotraces, Matthew A. Charette, Phoebe J. Lam, Maeve C. Lohan, Eun Young Kwon, Vanessa Hatje, Catherine Jeandel, Alan M. Shiller, Gregory A. Cutter, A Thomas, Philip W. Boyd, William B. Homoky, Angela Milne, H Thomas, Per S. Andersson, Don Porcelli, Takahiro Tanaka, Walter Geibert, Frank Dehairs, Jordi Garcia-Orellana

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Continental shelves and shelf seas play a central role in the global carbon cycle. However, their importance with respect to trace element and isotope (TEI) inputs to ocean basins is less well understood. Here, we present major findings on shelf TEI biogeochemistry from the GEOTRACES programme as well as a proof of concept for a new method to estimate shelf TEI fluxes. The case studies focus on advances in our understanding of TEI cycling in the Arctic, transformations within a major river estuary (Amazon), shelf sediment micronutrient fluxes and basin-scale estimates of submarine groundwater discharge. The proposed shelf flux tracer …

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Ocean Sprawl: Challenges And Opportunities For Biodiversity Management In A Changing World, Louise B. Firth, Antony M. Knights, Danielle Bridger, Ally J. Evans, Nova Mieszkowska, Pippa J. Moore, Nessa E. O'Connor, Emma V. Sheehan, Richard C. Thompson, Stephen J. Hawkins

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

The last few decades have seen rapid proliferation of hard artificial structures (e.g., energy infrastructure, aquaculture, coastal defences) in the marine environment: ocean sprawl. The replacement of natural, often sedimentary, substrata with hard substrata has altered the distribution of species, particularly non-indigenous species, and can facilitate the assisted migration of native species at risk from climate change. This has been likened to urbanization as a driver of global biotic homogenization in the marine environment-the process by which species invasions and extinctions increase the genetic, taxonomic, or functional similarity of communities at local, regional, and global scales. Ecological engineering research showed …

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High-Resolution Carbon Cycle And Seawater Temperature Evolution During The Early Jurassic (Sinemurian–Early Pliensbachian), Gregory D. Price, Sarah J. Baker, Justin Vandevelde, Marie Emilie Clémence

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Linking Hydraulic Traits To Tropical Forest Function In A Size-Structured And Trait-Driven Model (Tfs V.1-Hydro), Bradley O. Christoffersen, Manuel Gloor, Sophie Fauset, Nikolaos M. Fyllas, David R. Galbraith, Timothy R. Baker, Bart Kruijt, Lucy Rowland, Rosie A. Fisher, Oliver J. Binks, Sanna Sevanto, Chonggang Xu, Steven Jansen, Brendan Choat, Maurizio Mencuccini, Nate G. Mcdowell, Patrick Meir

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Abstract. Forest ecosystem models based on heuristic water stress functions poorly predict tropical forest response to drought partly because they do not capture the diversity of hydraulic traits (including variation in tree size) observed in tropical forests. We developed a continuous porous media approach to modeling plant hydraulics in which all parameters of the constitutive equations are biologically interpretable and measurable plant hydraulic traits (e.g., turgor loss point πtlp, bulk elastic modulus ε, hydraulic capacitance Cft, xylem hydraulic conductivity ks,max, water potential at 50 % loss of conductivity for both xylem (P50,x) and stomata (P50,gs), and the leaf : sapwood …

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Surface Faulting During The August 24, 2016, Central Italy Earthquake (Mw 6.0): Preliminary Results, Franz A. Livio, A. M. Michetti, E. Vittori, L. Gregory, L. Wedmore, L. Piccardi, E. Tondi, G. Roberts, Italy Earthquake W.G. Central, A. M. Blumetti, L. Bonadeo, F. Brunamonte, V. Comerci, P. Dimanna, M. F. Ferrario, J. Faure Walker, C. Frigerio, F. Fumanti, L. Guerrieri, F. Iezzi, G. Leoni, K. Mccaffrey, Z. Mildon, R. Phillips, E. Rhodes, R. J. Walters, M. Wilkinson

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

We present some preliminary results on the mapping of coseismically-induced ground ruptures following the Aug. 24, 2016, Central Italy earthquake (Mw 6.0). The seismogenic source, as highlighted by InSAR and seismological data, ruptured across two adjacent structures: the Vettore and Laga faults. We collected field data on ground breaks along the whole deformed area and two different scenarios of on-fault coseismic displacement arise from these observations. To the north, along the Vettore fault, surface faulting can be mapped quite continuously along a well-defined fault strand while such features are almost absent to the south, along the Laga fault, where flysch-like …

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Economic Resilience In Great Britain: The Crisis Impact And Its Determining Factors For Local Authority Districts, A Kitsos, P Bishop

Plymouth Business School

The 2008 recession has had a prolonged and varying effect both across and within countries. This paper studies the crisis impact on Great Britain’s Local Authority Districts (LADs) using the concept of economic resilience. This country is an interesting case study as the impact varied significantly among LADs. The focus is on employment, and a new method is proposed for comparing pre- and post-recession conditions in order to assess the recession impact. The influence of a number of determining factors is examined, and the study finds a significant effect for initial economic conditions, human capital, age structure, urbanisation and geography. …

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Fluvial Archives, A Valuable Record Of Vertical Crustal Deformation, A. Demoulin, A. Mather, A. Whittaker

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Feminism In Cornwall, Jf Tredinnick-Rowe

Peninsula Medical School

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New Data On The Chronology Of The Vale Do Forno Sedimentary Sequence (Lower Tejo River Terrace Staircase) And Its Relevance As A Fluvial Archive Of The Middle Pleistocene In Western Iberia, Pedro P. Cunha, António A. Martins, Jan Pieter Buylaert, Andrew S. Murray, Luis Raposo, Paolo Mozzi, Martin Stokes

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Symbiodinium Biogeography Tracks Environmental Patterns Rather Than Host Genetics In A Key Caribbean Reef-Builder, Orbicella Annularis, Emma V. Kennedy, Linda Tonk, Nicola L. Foster, Iliana Chollett, Juan Carlos Ortiz, Sophie Dove, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Peter J. Mumby, Jamie R. Stevens

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Sulphide Mineral Evolution And Metal Mobility During Alteration Of The Oceanic Crust: Insights From Odp Hole 1256d, C. G.C. Patten, I. K. Pitcairn, D. A.H. Teagle, M. Harris

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Elemental Concentrations And Bioaccessibilities In Beached Plastic Foam Litter, With Particular Reference To Lead In Polyurethane, Andrew Turner, Kwan S. Lau

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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European Equity Market Integration And Joint Relationship Of Conditional Volatility And Correlations, Ns Virk, F Javed

Plymouth Business School

We analyse the integration patterns of seven leading European stock markets from 1990 to 2013 using daily data and mismatched monthly macroeconomic data. To study the mismatch of data frequencies we use the DCC-MIDAS (Dynamic Conditional Correlation – Mixed Data Sampling) technique developed by Colacito, Engle and Ghysels (Journal of Econometrics, 2011). We benchmark European integration patterns against the German stock market. The reported integration patterns show a clear divide between large and (relatively) small equity markets' short run and long run return correlations: the small markets display higher short run European convergences than the large markets and vice versa. …

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Evaluating Undergraduate Research Conferences As Vehicles For Novice Researcher Development, P Kneale, A Edwards-Jones, H Walkington, J Hill

Professional Services

Purpose This paper aims to focus on the undergraduate research conference as its sphere of study and investigate the impact of significance of participation and socialisation in such activities on student attitudes and professional development. Using situated learning to theoretically position the undergraduate research conference as an authentic learning context, connection is also made with the concept of graduate attributes. Design/methodology/approach The Vitae (2014) Researcher Development Framework (RDF) is used to provide a template for charting the experiences and development of undergraduate students as researchers. This can be applied to short-term activities and programmes and to long-term career plans. The …

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Variation In Stem Mortality Rates Determines Patterns Of Above-Ground Biomass In Amazonian Forests: Implications For Dynamic Global Vegetation Models, Michelle O. Johnson, David Galbraith, Manuel Gloor, Deurwaerder H De, Matthieu Guimberteau, Anja Rammig, Kirsten Thonicke, Hans Verbeeck, Randow C Von, Abel Monteagudo, Oliver L. Phillips, Roel J.W. Brienen, Ted R. Feldpausch, Gonzalez G Lopez, Sophie Fauset, Carlos A. Quesada, Bradley Christoffersen, Philippe Ciais, Gilvan Sampaio, Bart Kruijt, Patrick Meir, Paul Moorcroft, Ke Zhang, E Alvarez‐Davila, De Oliveira A Alves, Ieda Amaral, Ana Andrade, Luiz E.O.C. Aragao, A Araujo‐Murakami, A Araujo‐Murakami, Luzmila Arroyo, Gerardo A. Aymard, Christopher Baraloto, Jocely Barroso, Damien Bonal, Rene Boot, Jose Camargo, Jerome Chave, Alvaro Cogollo, Valverde F Cornejo, Da Costa Ac Lola, Fiore A Di, Leandro Ferreira, Niro Higuchi, Euridice N. Honorio, Tim J. Killeen, Sg Laurance, Wf Laurance, Juan Licona, Thomas Lovejoy, Yadvinder Malhi, B Marimon, Bh Marimon, Darley C.L. Matos, Casimiro Mendoza, David A. Neill, Guido Pardo, M Peña‐Claros, Nigel C.A. Pitman, Lourens Poorter, Adriana Prieto, H Ramirez‐Angulo, Anand Roopsind, Agustin Rudas, Rafael P. Salomao, Marcos Silveira, Juliana Stropp, Steege H Ter, John Terborgh, Raquel Thomas, Marisol Toledo, A Torres‐Lezama, Der Heijden Gmf Van, Rodolfo Vasquez, Vieira Ic Guimarães, Emilio Vilanova, Vincent A. Vos, Timothy R. Baker

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Understanding the processes that determine above-ground biomass (AGB) in Amazonian forests is important for predicting the sensitivity of these ecosystems to environmental change and for designing and evaluating dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs). AGB is determined by inputs from woody productivity [woody net primary productivity (NPP)] and the rate at which carbon is lost through tree mortality. Here, we test whether two direct metrics of tree mortality (the absolute rate of woody biomass loss and the rate of stem mortality) and/or woody NPP, control variation in AGB among 167 plots in intact forest across Amazonia. We then compare these relationships …

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Rapid Mantle-Driven Uplift Along The Angolan Margin In The Late Quaternary, R. T. Walker, M. Telfer, Rl Kahle, M. W. Dee, B Kahle, J. L. Schwenninger, R. A. Sloan, A. B. Watts

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Evidence For The Validity Of Protatlanta Sculpta (Gastropoda: Pterotracheoidea), D Wall-Palmer, Ak Burridge, Ktca Peijnenburg, A Janssen, E Goetze, R Kirby, Mb Hart, Cw Smart

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Human Capital Development In Socio-Economic Malaise: Evidence From The Uk, T Nawaz

Plymouth Business School

The purpose of this paper is to provide a novel insight into the role of knowledge-resources, particularly human capital, in times of socio-economic distress using a qualitative research approach. This is required because the social and economic environment has been transformed significantly in certain regions such as Europe since the global financial crisis humped in the fall of 2008. The study reveals how knowledge resources interact in building knowledge-eco society, how human intellectual capital thrives under tough economic conditions, and how human capital may help an economy to sustain its fiscal position.

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Hässeldala – A Key Site For Last Termination Climate Events In Northern Europe, B Wohlfarth, F Muschitiello, S Greenwood, A Andersson, Et Al

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

The Last Termination (19 000-11 000 a BP) with its rapid and distinct climate shifts provides a perfect laboratory to study the nature and regional impact of climate variability. The sedimentary succession from the ancient lake at Hässeldala Port in southern Sweden with its distinct Lateglacial/early Holocene stratigraphy (>14.1-9.5 cal. ka BP) is one of the few chronologically well- constrained, multi-proxy sites in Europe that capture a variety of local and regional climatic and environmental signals. Here we present Hässeldala’s multi- proxy records (lithology, geochemistry, pollen, diatoms, chironomids, biomarkers, hydrogen isotopes) in a refined age model and place the …

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‘Diversity’ ‘Widening Participation’ And ‘Inclusion’ In Higher Education: An International Study., S Gibson, D Baskerville, A Berry, A Black, K Norris, S Symeonidou

Plymouth Institute of Education

This article emphasises the complex and critical realities of 'Diversity' and 'Widening Participation' (WP); policy, discourse and practice in higher education, as 'understood' and experienced by undergraduate students of education. Building upon previous work which engaged with questions of hegemony in education, this paper develops the argument that 'under-represented' voices need to take centre stage- and that HEIs should critically consider why and how they positon 'under-represented' student groups (Gibson, 2006; 2015). The article draws on an international study involving 373 undergraduate students of 'Education' and 8 academics in six universities; one in Cyprus, one in New Zealand, two in …

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Plymouth — A World Harbour Through The Ages, Antony M. Knights, Louise B. Firth, Richard C. Thompson, Anna L.E. Yunnie, Keith Hiscock, Stephen J. Hawkins

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Plymouth Sound and adjacent estuaries, UK has been used as a working harbour throughout the ages and has a place in maritime history as the port from where the Pilgrim Fathers left for North America in 1620 on the Mayflower and Charles Darwin departed from on the HMS Beagle on his trip to Galapagos in 1831. Today, it remains a working harbour, home to the largest naval base in Western Europe, the host of numerous cruise ships and recreational boats, yet its complex of estuaries (Tamar, Plym, Lynher) and creeks is nationally and internationally recognised as of conservation importance due …

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Hydrothermal Contributions To Global Biogeochemical Cycles: Insights From The Macquarie Island Ophiolite, Rosalind M. Coggon, Damon A.H. Teagle, Michelle Harris, Garry J. Davidson, Jeffrey C. Alt, Timothy S. Brewer

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Clockwise Rotation Of The Entire Oman Ophiolite Occurred In A Suprasubduction Zone Setting, Antony Morris, Matthew Meyer, Mark W. Anderson, Christopher J. Macleod

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Relative Importance Of Microplastics As A Pathway For The Transfer Of Hydrophobic Organic Chemicals To Marine Life, Adil Bakir, Isabel A. O'Connor, Steven J. Rowland, A. Jan Hendriks, Richard C. Thompson

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Evaluating The Success Of A Marine Protected Area: A Systematic Review Approach., J. Gallacher, N. Simmonds, H. Fellowes, N. Brown, N. Gill, W. Clark, C. Biggs, L. D. Rodwell

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Integrating International, National And Regional Inventories – The Reality: A Case Study From Devon, Sw England, Uk, Kn Page

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Ice-Flow And Meltwater Landform Assemblages In The Gulf Of Bothnia, Sl Greenwood, Cc Clason, M Jakobsson

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Integrating Geodiversity And Biodiversity Conservation: Strategic And Site-Based Approches, Kn Page

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

The Spatial Dynamics Of New Firm Births During An Economic Crisis: The Case Of Great Britain, 2004–2012, P Bishop, D Shilcof

Plymouth Business School

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Ocean Sprawl: Challenges And Opportunities For Biodiversity Management In A Changing World, Louise B. Firth, Antony M. Knights, Danielle Bridger, Ally J. Evans, Nova Mieszkowska, Pippa J. Moore, Nessa E. O'Connor, Emma V. Sheehan, Richard C. Thompson, Stephen J. Hawkins

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

High-Resolution Carbon Cycle And Seawater Temperature Evolution During The Early Jurassic (Sinemurian–Early Pliensbachian), Gregory D. Price, Sarah J. Baker, Justin Vandevelde, Marie Emilie Clémence

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School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Economic Resilience In Great Britain: The Crisis Impact And Its Determining Factors For Local Authority Districts, A Kitsos, P Bishop

Plymouth Business School

Fluvial Archives, A Valuable Record Of Vertical Crustal Deformation, A. Demoulin, A. Mather, A. Whittaker

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Feminism In Cornwall, Jf Tredinnick-Rowe

Peninsula Medical School

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Symbiodinium Biogeography Tracks Environmental Patterns Rather Than Host Genetics In A Key Caribbean Reef-Builder, Orbicella Annularis, Emma V. Kennedy, Linda Tonk, Nicola L. Foster, Iliana Chollett, Juan Carlos Ortiz, Sophie Dove, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Peter J. Mumby, Jamie R. Stevens

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Sulphide Mineral Evolution And Metal Mobility During Alteration Of The Oceanic Crust: Insights From Odp Hole 1256d, C. G.C. Patten, I. K. Pitcairn, D. A.H. Teagle, M. Harris

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Elemental Concentrations And Bioaccessibilities In Beached Plastic Foam Litter, With Particular Reference To Lead In Polyurethane, Andrew Turner, Kwan S. Lau

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

European Equity Market Integration And Joint Relationship Of Conditional Volatility And Correlations, Ns Virk, F Javed

Plymouth Business School

Evaluating Undergraduate Research Conferences As Vehicles For Novice Researcher Development, P Kneale, A Edwards-Jones, H Walkington, J Hill

Professional Services

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Rapid Mantle-Driven Uplift Along The Angolan Margin In The Late Quaternary, R. T. Walker, M. Telfer, Rl Kahle, M. W. Dee, B Kahle, J. L. Schwenninger, R. A. Sloan, A. B. Watts

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Evidence For The Validity Of Protatlanta Sculpta (Gastropoda: Pterotracheoidea), D Wall-Palmer, Ak Burridge, Ktca Peijnenburg, A Janssen, E Goetze, R Kirby, Mb Hart, Cw Smart

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Human Capital Development In Socio-Economic Malaise: Evidence From The Uk, T Nawaz

Plymouth Business School

Hässeldala – A Key Site For Last Termination Climate Events In Northern Europe, B Wohlfarth, F Muschitiello, S Greenwood, A Andersson, Et Al

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

‘Diversity’ ‘Widening Participation’ And ‘Inclusion’ In Higher Education: An International Study., S Gibson, D Baskerville, A Berry, A Black, K Norris, S Symeonidou

Plymouth Institute of Education

Plymouth — A World Harbour Through The Ages, Antony M. Knights, Louise B. Firth, Richard C. Thompson, Anna L.E. Yunnie, Keith Hiscock, Stephen J. Hawkins

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Hydrothermal Contributions To Global Biogeochemical Cycles: Insights From The Macquarie Island Ophiolite, Rosalind M. Coggon, Damon A.H. Teagle, Michelle Harris, Garry J. Davidson, Jeffrey C. Alt, Timothy S. Brewer

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences