OceanExpert ID: 31002
Professor David M. PATERSON
Executive Director
School of Biology
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Work Location
School of Biology, Mathematics & Statistics, Geography & Geoscience
East Sands
St Andrews
KY16 8LB
United Kingdom
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Highest Degree
PhD
Job Type
Research
Institutional Management
Decision Making & Policy
Institutional Management
Decision Making & Policy
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Marine Geology, Geophysics
Policy, Law, Economics, Management
Marine Geology, Geophysics
Policy, Law, Economics, Management
Activities
I direct the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (see
http://www.masts.ac.uk/
Research on the ecology and dynamics of coastal and estuarine systems. I am interested in the biodiversity and functional ecology and dynamics of coastal systems: the so-called biodiversity/ecosystem function debate (BEF). This includes research into the primary productivity of marine microbes (microbial mats and biofilms). The resilience of coastal systems in the face of global change, their functional variability and the services they provide are key areas of investigation. Part of my interest in ecosystem function includes the interdisciplinary study of "biogenic stabilisation", defined as an increase in the critical threshold force for sediment re-suspension brought about by biological activity
http://www.masts.ac.uk/
Research on the ecology and dynamics of coastal and estuarine systems. I am interested in the biodiversity and functional ecology and dynamics of coastal systems: the so-called biodiversity/ecosystem function debate (BEF). This includes research into the primary productivity of marine microbes (microbial mats and biofilms). The resilience of coastal systems in the face of global change, their functional variability and the services they provide are key areas of investigation. Part of my interest in ecosystem function includes the interdisciplinary study of "biogenic stabilisation", defined as an increase in the critical threshold force for sediment re-suspension brought about by biological activity
Sea regions of study
North Sea
Working language(s)
English
Citation(s)
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=s3EkDEUAAAAJ&hl=en
Created: 2017-08-22
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Last Updated: 2017-08-23