Impacts of ocean acidification on key benthic ecosystems, communities, habitats, species and life cycles
Lead Research Organisation:
Heriot-Watt University
Department Name: Sch of Life Sciences
Abstract
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Organisations
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| J Roberts (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Burdett H
(2014)
Effects of high temperature and CO2 on intracellular DMSP in the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa
in Marine Biology
De Clippele L
(2021)
Biomass Mapping for an Improved Understanding of the Contribution of Cold-Water Coral Carbonate Mounds to C and N Cycling
in Frontiers in Marine Science
De Clippele L
(2019)
The Diversity and Ecological Role of Non-scleractinian Corals (Antipatharia and Alcyonacea) on Scleractinian Cold-Water Coral Mounds
in Frontiers in Marine Science
De Clippele L
(2020)
Mapping cold-water coral biomass: an approach to derive ecosystem functions
in Coral Reefs
De Clippele LH
(2017)
Using novel acoustic and visual mapping tools to predict the small-scale spatial distribution of live biogenic reef framework in cold-water coral habitats.
in Coral reefs (Online)
Douarin M
(2016)
North Atlantic ecosystem sensitivity to Holocene shifts in Meridional Overturning Circulation
in Geophysical Research Letters
Findlay HS
(2014)
Fine-scale nutrient and carbonate system dynamics around cold-water coral reefs in the northeast Atlantic.
in Scientific reports
Findlay HS
(2013)
Tidal downwelling and implications for the carbon biogeochemistry of cold-water corals in relation to future ocean acidification and warming.
in Global change biology
| Title | Our unfathomable depths |
| Description | Scottish artist Jodi le Bigre produced a series of lithographic prints and other exhibits inspired by the 'coralporosis' discovered during our UK Ocean Acidification Programme funded research into the impacts of ocean acidification on the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | The exhibition ran at the Summerhall Gallery in Edinburgh from 11 Nov 2021 to 23 Dec 2021 |
| URL | https://jodilebigre.com/ |
| Description | All aspects of this project were completed and thanks to added-value awards from the UKOA programme many additional objectives were achieve, notably in relation to activities associated with the RRS James Cook cruise 073. See list of data submitted and anticipated to BODC (http://www.bodc.ac.uk/projects/uk/ukoa/data_inventories/cruise/jc073/) |
| Exploitation Route | Findings and outputs are being used in a great variety of online and other media (TV reports, radio etc) |
| Sectors | Environment |
| Description | Findings contributed to production of Convention on Biological Diversity updated report on ocean acidification and subsequent CBD workplan on biodiversity and acidification in cold-water areas |
| First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
| Sector | Environment |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic,Policy & public services |
| Description | Contributing Author IPCC 5th Assessment Report |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/ |
| Description | Blue Growth: Unlocking the potential of Seas and Oceans |
| Amount | € 6,766,526 (EUR) |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 05/2016 |
| End | 04/2020 |
| Description | Company of Biologists Travel Grant |
| Amount | £500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Company of Biologists |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2012 |
| End | 10/2012 |
| Description | EPSRC Heriot-Watt Crucible |
| Amount | £6,631 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2012 |
| End | 03/2013 |
| Description | EPSRC Scottish Crucible |
| Amount | £5,987 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2012 |
| End | 03/2013 |
| Description | Early career scientist support for ASLO |
| Amount | $500 (USD) |
| Organisation | Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | Global |
| Start | 01/2012 |
| End | 02/2012 |
| Description | Early career scientist support for ICES/PICES |
| Amount | £1,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | Denmark |
| Start | 01/2012 |
| End | 04/2012 |
| Description | Early career scientist support for ISDSC 5 |
| Amount | € 500 (EUR) |
| Organisation | International Symposium on Deep Sea Corals |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Start | 01/2012 |
| End | 02/2012 |
| Description | Heriot-Watt Crucible |
| Amount | £4,600 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2012 |
| Description | MASTS Fellowship |
| Amount | £13,550 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2013 |
| End | 09/2013 |
| Description | MASTS Marine Biodiversity Function & Services Theme Small Grant Round |
| Amount | £1,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BFSSG14 |
| Organisation | Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2015 |
| End | 04/2015 |
| Description | MASTS Small Grant |
| Amount | £500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2012 |
| End | 10/2012 |
| Description | MASTS Small Grant |
| Amount | £500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2012 |
| End | 05/2012 |
| Description | National Science and Engineering Week Scottish Grant |
| Amount | £350 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Science Association |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2012 |
| End | 05/2012 |
| Description | UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme Added-Value Award |
| Amount | £31,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 01/2014 |
| Description | UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme Added-Value Award Scheme C (National Activities) |
| Amount | £53,498 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 01/2014 |
| Description | UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme Added-Value Award. Scheme B (International Research Collaboration) |
| Amount | £32,080 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 01/2014 |
| Description | 3rd GOA-ON Workshop, Hobart |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Fiona Murray participated in the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network workshop in Hobart, 2016. She presented a poster on working with industry to obtain carbonate chemistry samples. She followed this up by hosting a workshop and writing a report for the GOA-ON on monitoring the effects of ocean acidification on deep-sea corals at the 6th Deep-Sea Coral Symposium later that year. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | 3rd Symposium on Oceans in a High CO2 World |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | poster presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Laura Wicks presented posters on: Acclimation of the cold water coral Lophelia pertusa to predicted rises in atmospheric CO2 and sea temperatures. Benthic invertebrates in a high co2 world - what does the future hold? None noted |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | 5th Annual MASTS Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Laurence De Clippele presented: Using novel mapping tools to constrain the spatial distribution of cold-water coral framework in the Mingulay Reef Complex Fiona Murray presented an eposter: Working with industry to collect ocean acidification data Johanne Vad presented an eposter: Environmental assessment of deep-water sponge fields in relation to oil and gas activity: a west of Shetland case study Alan Fox presented an eposter: Connectivity of Lophelia pertusa reefs in the Scottish Marine Protected Area network Sara Campana presented an eposter: Time-related gene expression profiles of HSP70 in the coral Stylophora pistillata after exposure to a temperature shock Sebastian Hennige had an outreach display "ScienceSea Sketches" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | 6th Deep-Sea Coral Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Murray Roberts, Alan Fox, Sebastian Hennige, Fiona Murray and Laurence de Clippelle attended the symposium. Sebastian Hennige delivered a keynote talk, Murray Roberts, Fiona Murray, Alan Fox and Laurence de Clippelle gave presentations. Laurence de Clippelle and Lea-Anne Henry presented posters. Fiona Murray hosted a GOA-ON lunchtime workshop and Murray Roberts hosted a Galway Declaration workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | ASLO Aquatic Science Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | J Murray Roberts gave three oral presentations: Ocean acidification: a global issues requiring a global response Hidden costs of coral acclimation to ocean acidification Inspiring sea-voyage creating environmental ambassadors |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Art-Science workshop and art exhibition launch event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A workshop was organized for art (visual, musical, literature, ..) and science (geology, biology, ecology) Edinburgh University students to have stimulating art-science interactions and debates which was held with a reception to celebrate the launch of a permanent installation of photographic artworks by Hannah Imlach using imagery from the JC073 Changing Oceans Expedition. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Commons Select Committee ocean acidification response |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Response to the Common's Select Committee consultation on ocean acidification 2017 on behalf of the University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-c... |
| Description | DEFRA ocean acidifaction sub-group meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Murray Roberts attended and presented ocean acidification results. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Deep Sea Biology Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Lea-Anne Henry gave a talk: Understanding extinction risk in the deep sea: Hydrozoan prospects Laurence De Clippele gave a talk: Health status assessment of cold-water coral reefs using a morphotype approach Laura Duran presented a poster: The tunicate Polycarpa pomaria, a possible contributor to cold-water coral reef architecture |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Deep Sea Cold-water Corals Video-cast at the Marine Alliance of Science and Technology Scotland Annual Science Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Video cast of my research on the impacts of ocean acidification on cold-water coral reefs |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.masts.ac.uk/annual-science-meeting/2015-vidcasts/ |
| Description | Discovering the Deep gallery at Dynamic Earth |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A new ocean gallery has been added to the top visitor attraction in Edinburgh, Dynamic Earth. This ocean gallery takes you on an immersive journey educating the general public on the importance of the Challenger expedition while showing video images collected on the JC073 Changing Oceans Research Expedition. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Edinburgh Science Festival 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | MASTS "Future Seas" installation, 23rd March - 7th April (Easter holidays, encompassing three weekends) at the Museum of Scotland. Touch tank display with algae and shallow water organisms (e.g. starfish, hermit crabs). Fact sheets were also provided. Informative event, aimed at families highlighting how marine species are likely to fare in a changing climate |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Edinburgh Science Festival Climate Change Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Fiona Murray organised and Professor Murray participated in panel discussion on climate change. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Explorathon - European Researcher's Night |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 700 members of the public passed through the area, engaging with the activities and asking questions. The director of Dynamic Earth is interested in our research and keen to develop further collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | First Brazilian Deep Sea Coral Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | J Murray Roberts was a keynote speaker presenting: Understanding cold-water corals in a changing ocean: case study of the Mingulay Reef Complex, NE Atlantic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | GeoHAB Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Laurence De Clippele presented a talk: Using novel mapping tools to predict the small scale spatial distribution of cold-water coral in the Mingulay Reef Complex |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) Science Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Fiona Murray presented a poster: Working with industry to collect ocean acidification data |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Invited Seminar at Centre d'Scientifique, Monaco |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Presented information on our current research on deep sea corals with potential collaborators Follow up collaborations and exchange collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Knowledge Exchange Scotland Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Presented poster on Scottish coral reefs None noted |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MASTS ASM 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Murray Roberts, Sebastian Hennige and Fiona Murray delivered presentations, Alan Fox prepared a presentation (delivered by Murray Roberts). Fiona Murray and Murray Roberts attended a decommissioning workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Managing cold-water coral reefs of the future. Presentation at Reef Conservation UK at Zoological Society of London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Following the presentation, many questions were asked and formed the basis for further research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Our Dynamic Earth 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | J Murray Roberts presented a video and talk as part of Our Dynamic Earth's evening event "Changing Oceans: From coral reefs to renewable energy. Meet the experts working to conserve Scotland's seas." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Poster presentation at the Reef Conservation United Kingdom (RCUK) Conference 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Poster called " Biomass Mapping for an Improved Understanding of the Contribution of Cold-Water Coral Carbonate Mounds to C and N cycling", which was presented at the conference Reef Conservation UK in Edinburgh. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Poster presentation at the Reef Conservation United Kingdom (RCUK) Conference 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Poster presentation at the Reef Conservation United Kingdom (RCUK) Conference that took place in 'Dynamic Earth' in Edinburgh (2021). Title of the poster was "One on top of the other; how hidden structural heterogeneity enhances the biodiversity of cold-water coral reefs'. My poster presentation presented for a first time to a wide audience (post-graduate students, general public, coral-reef researchers) the habitat-cascades phenomenon in biogenic habitats and especially how this phenomenon enhances the biodiversity of cold-water coral reefs. The findings shown in that poster suggested that the impacts of climate change / ocean acidification on cold-water coral reefs (key benthic ecosystems) may be more severe than previously thought. More than 50 students/members of the wider public visited my stand asking 1) which are the major species that drive the 'habitat cascades' phenomenon, 2) how widespread is this phenomenon, 3) how climate change may affect the 'habitat cascades' phenomenon and its role in the structure and functioning of key benthic habitats. There was a clear enthusiasm from students and the wider public about the phenomenon, especially due to the fact that there are analogues with the role of epiphytes in tropical rain forests. The findings presented in my poster increased public awareness about the negative impacts of climate change and the need to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation at Marine Alliance for Science and Technology Scotland Annual Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | poster presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Poster presentation on Changing Oceans Expedition: communicating science to the public None noted |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Press coverage of Nature Scientific Reports publication |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A press release was put out following the publication of 'Environmental variability and biodiversity of megabenthos on the Hebrides Terrace Seamount (Northeast Atlantic)' in Nature Scientific Reports. Press coverage included: BBC Radio 4 today, BBC Scotland, Radio 5 live, Independent, Scotsman, First news, Wall St Journal, Newsround, Herald, Edinburgh Evening News, Daily Mail Scotland http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28583946 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28583946 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/28636819 http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/herald-view/a-sea-view-that-matters.24925582 http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/life-found-on-huge-underwater-mountain.24958652 http://phys.org/news/2014-08-corals-uks-highest-underwater-mountain.html https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/306575/undefined-headline-212/ Further press coverage followed the initial release. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Press coverage of Report for the Convention on Biological Diversity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Sebastian Hennige was the leading editor on the CBD report, which he presented with Carol Turley at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in South Korea. This led to vast press coverage globally. 165 websites have been identified to date that provide information on CBD Technical Series 75 "An updated Synthesis of the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity", as launched at Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, on 8 October. Of these websites, 52 can be considered to have very high impact, based on global ranking (in top 10,000), and 30 of high impact (in top 100,000). There are also 68 other websites featuring information on the publication, excluding those hosting the press release and those of UN bodies. These websites are hosted in at least 23 countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Maldives, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, and USA. Wider coverage, in languages other than English and French, is likely (e.g. in Korean); additional searches will be made in that regard. Increasing request for information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Royal Scottish Society of Arts |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | J Murray Roberts presented a talk: Scotland's cold-water coral reefs and their future in a changing ocean |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Scottish Wildlife Trust presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | J Murray Roberts presented a talk on Changing Oceans |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | The Mingulay Reef Complex (Kelpie Newsletter) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A newsletter article about the Scottish Mingulay coral reef complex, what we know about it, and the initiatives being made (led by Hennige) to increasing our understanding of it, and the impact of projected future climate change. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.masts.ac.uk/media/4637/kelpie_13_feb_2014.pdf |
| Description | UN Oceans Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Professor Murray Roberts presented work including results on Ocean Acidification |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | UNPrepCom3 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Murray Roberts hosted side event: "Ocean-scale science for effective marine governance: A new approach to managing Atlantic ecosystems". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |