Research theme: Ecology, fisheries and resource management
Understanding, shaping and sustainably exploiting the resources of the marine environment. This involves understanding how organisms function and interact with other organisms and with their environment. Research within the SOI covers the span of marine systems but also includes studies of near-shore terrestrial or freshwater systems that impact on the marine environment (nutrient run-off, pollutants etc). In addition, we support areas where theory developed in aquatic systems can be applied more broadly (e.g. biodiversity research in rivers, estuaries and coasts).
Governance of the oceans is changing rapidly. The SOI has been established in part to help underpin the knowledge and information needed to operate ocean governance, provide independent and objective advice for policy development and develop new and innovative approaches to the management of the oceans.
Related
- Bird & Mammal Sound Communication Group
- Centre for Biological Diversity
- Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling
- Fish Behaviour and Biodiversity
- Fish Endocrinology Research Group
- Fish Muscle Research Group
- Marine Ecology Research Group
- Pelagic Ecology Research Group
- RUWPA
- Sediment Ecology Research Group
Theme staff
Dr Miguel Barbosa
Associate Lecturer (Education Focussed)
Fish, Behaviour, Ecology and Conservation
Contact
- mb334@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463341
Prof David Borchers
Professor of Statistics
Wildlife Population Assessment; Fisheries Assessment; Sampling Theory
Contact
- dlb@st-andrews.ac.uk
- (44) (0) 1334 461843
Prof Andrew Brierley
Professor in Biology
Ecology and biology of zooplankton
Contact
- asb4@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463458
Prof Steve Buckland
Professor of Statistics
Wildlife population assessment, modelling biodiversity, population dynamics
Contact
- steve@st-andrews.ac.uk
- (44) (0) 1334 461841
Dr Maria Dornelas
Reader
Macroecology and biodiversity patterns
Contact
- maadd@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463324
Dr Neil Hazon
Reader
Osmoregulatory function in fish
Contact
- nh1@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463451/3452/3447
Prof Kevin Laland
Professor
Social learning, cultural evolution and niche construction
Contact
- knl1@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463568
Prof Anne Magurran
Professor
Fish behaviour and evolution
Contact
- aem1@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463506
Prof David M. Paterson
Executive Director of MASTS:
The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland
Ecology and dynamics of coastal ecosystems
Contact
- dp1@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463472 (Sec)
Dr Timothy Stojanovic
Lecturer in Sustainable Development and Geography
Environmental geographer with a special interest in sustainable management of oceans and coasts
Contact
- tas21@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463948
Prof Len Thomas
Professor of Statistics
Statistical ecology; Computer-intensive statistical methods
Contact
- lt5@st-andrews.ac.uk
- (44) (0) 1334 461801
Dr Mike Webster
Lecturer in Behavioural and Evolutionary Biology
Behavioural ecology, social learning, evolution, functions & mechanisms of animal grouping behaviour
Contact
- mmw1@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 461690
Dr Hannah Worthington
Lecturer
Integrated Stopover Models for Mark-Recapture Data
Contact
- hw233@st-andrews.ac.uk
- (44) (0) 1334 461806
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Dr Amy Deacon
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Behavioural ecology; invasive species; biodiversity; freshwater ecology
Contact
Dr Danielle Harris
Research Fellow
Using acoustic data to estimate animal abundance (particularly marine mammals).
Contact
- dh17@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 461826
Dr Tiago Marques
Research Fellow
Distance sampling, measurement error, non uniform distribution, acoustic data
Contact
Dr Laura Marshall
Research Fellow
Computational statistics for biological investigation and environmental management
Contact
- lhm@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 461808
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The Secretary
Scottish Oceans Institute
Institiud Chuantan na h-Alba
Gatty Marine Laboratory
East Sands St Andrews
KY16 8LB
Scotland
UK
tel: +44 (0) 1334 463472
fax: +44 (0) 1334 463443
email: soi@st-andrews.ac.uk
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