Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), more
Function: Marine ecologist
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- Biodiversity and ecosystem function under changing climatic conditions - the Arctic as a model system, more
- Bringing biogeographical data online, more
- Causes and consequences of changing marine biodiversity a fish and fisheries perspective, more
- Effects of biodiversity on the functioning and stability of marine ecosystems: European scale comparisons, more
- European Marine Biodiversity Observatory System, more
- Large scale and long term Networking on the observation of Global Change and its impact on Marine Biodiversity, more
- Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence, more
- Meiobenthic And Nematode biodiversity: Unraveling Ecological and Latitudinal Aspects, more
- Modelling key aspects of marine biodiversity, more
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- Boulby meiofauna, more
- Liverpool Bay Nematoda and Copepoda (UK), more
- Meiofauna from Lynher estuary in microcosms with contaminated sediment from the Fal estuary, more
- Meiofauna from the Firth of Clyde (Scotland), more
- Nematoda and Copepoda from the Fal estuary, more
- Nematodes from Kongsfjord, Svalbard, more
- Nematodes of the Plymouth Sound, more
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| A1 Publications (31) [show] |
 Queirós, A.M.; Stephens, N.; Widdicombe, S.; Tait, K.; McCoy, S.J.; Ingels, J.; Rühl, S.; Airs, R.L.; Beesley, A.; Carnovale, G.; Cazenave, P.; Dashfield, S.; Hua, E.; Jones, M.; Lindeque, P.K.; McNeill, C.L.; Nunes, J.; Parry, H.; Pascoe, C.; Widdicombe, C.E.; Smyth, T.J.; Atkinson, A.; Krause-Jensen, D.; Somerfield, P.J. (2019). Connected macroalgal‐sediment systems: blue carbon and food webs in the deep coastal ocean. Ecol. Monogr. 89(3): e01366. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1366, more- Somerfield, P.J.; Dashfield, S.L.; Warwick, R.M. (2018). The structure and organisation of integral marine benthic communities in relation to sieve mesh size. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 502: 164-173. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2017.08.007, more
- Warwick, R.M.; Somerfield, P.J. (2015). Assessing the conservation status of marine habitats: thoughts from a sandflat on the Isles of Scilly. J. Sea Res. 98: 109-119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.07.013, more
- Somerfield, P.J.; Burton, M.; Sanderson, W.G. (2014). Analyses of sublittoral macrobenthic community change in a marine nature reserve using similarity profiles (SIMPROF). Mar. Environ. Res. 102: 51-58. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.06.004, more
- Tyler, E.H.M.; Somerfield, P.J.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Bremmer, J.; Jackson, E.; Langmead, O.; Palomares, M.L.D.; Webb, T.J. (2012). Extensive gaps and biases in our knowledge of a well-known fauna: implications for integrating biological traits into macroecology. Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. 21(9): 922-934. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00726.x, more
- Reid, E.L.; Worthy, C.A.; Probert, I.; Ali, S.T.; Love, J.; Napier, J.; Littlechild, J.A.; Somerfield, P.J.; Allen, M.J. (2011). Coccolithophores: Functional biodiversity, enzymes and bioprospecting. Mar. Drugs 9(4): 586-602. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md9040586, more
- Veit-Köhler, G.; De Troch, M.; Grego, M.; Bezerra, T.N.; Bonne, W.; De Smet, G.; Folkers, C.; George, K.H.; Guotong, C.; Herman, R.; Huys, R.; Lampadariou, N.; Laudien, J.; Arbizu, P.M.; Rose, A.; Schratzberger, M.; Seifried, S.; Somerfield, P.J.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Vincx, M.; Vriser, B.; Vandepitte, L. (2010). Large-scale diversity and biogeography of benthic copepods in European waters. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 157(8): 1819-1835. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1454-0, more
- Arvanitidis, C.; Somerfield, P.J.; Rumohr, H.; Faulwetter, S.; Valavanis, V.D.; Vasileiadou, A.; Chatzigeorgiou, G.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Labrune, C.; Grémare, A.; Zettler, M.L.; Kedra, M.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Aleffi, I.F.; Amouroux, J.M.; Anisimova, N.; Bachelet, G.; Büntzow, M.; Cochrane, S.J.; Costello, M.J.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Dahle, S.; Degraer, S.; Denisenko, S.G.; Dounas, C.; Duineveld, G.; Emblow, C.; Escavarage, V.; Fabri, M.-C.; Fleischer, D.; Gray, J.S.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herrmann, M.; Hummel, H.; Janas, U.; Karakassis, I.; Kendall, M.A.; Kingston, P.; Kotwicki, L.; Laudien, J.; Mackie, A.S.Y.; Nevrova, E.L.; Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Oliver, P.G.; Olsgard, F.; Palerud, R.; Petrov, A.; Rachor, E.; Revkov, N.K.; Rose, A.; Sardá, R.; Sistermans, W.C.H.; Speybroeck, J.; Van Hoey, G.; Vincx, M.; Whomersley, P.; Willems, W.; Zenetos, A. (2009). Biological geography of the European seas: results from the MacroBen database. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 265-278. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07955, more
- Renaud, P.E.; Webb, T.J.; Bjørgesæter, A.; Karakassis, I.; Kedra, M.; Kendall, M.A.; Labrune, C.; Lampadariou, N.; Somerfield, P.J.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Claus, S.; Aleffi, I.F.; Amouroux, J.M.; Bryne, K.H.; Cochrane, S.J.; Dahle, S.; Degraer, S.; Denisenko, S.G.; Deprez, T.; Dounas, C.; Fleischer, D.; Gil, J.; Grémare, A.; Janas, U.; Mackie, A.S.Y.; Palerud, R.; Rumohr, H.; Sardá, R.; Speybroeck, J.; Taboada, S.; Van Hoey, G.; Weslawski, J.M.; Whomersley, P.; Zettler, M.L. (2009). Continental-scale patterns in benthic invertebrate diversity: insights from the MacroBen database. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 239-252. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07963, more
- Schratzberger, M.; Lampadariou, N.; Somerfield, P.J.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2009). The impact of seabed disturbance on nematode communities: linking field and laboratory observations. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 156(4): 709-724. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-008-1122-9, more
- Somerfield, P.J.; Arvanitidis, C.; Faulwetter, S.; Chatzigeorgiou, G.; Vasileiadou, A.; Amouroux, J.M.; Anisimova, N.; Cochrane, S.J.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Dahle, S.; Denisenko, S.; Dounas, C.; Duineveld, G.; Grémare, A.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herrmann, M.; Karakassis, I.; Kedra, M.; Kendall, M.A.; Kingston, K.; Kotwicki, L.; Labrune, C.; Laudien, J.; Nevrova, E.L.; Nicolaidou, A.; Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Palerud, R.; Petrov, A.; Rachor, E.; Revkov, N.K.; Rumohr, H.; Sardá, R.; Janas, U.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M. (2009). Assessing evidence for random assembly of marine benthic communities from regional species pools. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 279-286. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07934, more
- Somerfield, P.J.; Arvanitidis, C.; Vanden Berghe, E.; van Avesaath, P.H.; Hummel, H.; Heip, C.H.R. (2009). MarBEF, databases, and the legacy of John Gray. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 221-224. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08045, more
- Vanden Berghe, E.; Claus, S.; Appeltans, W.; Faulwetter, S.; Arvanitidis, C.; Somerfield, P.J.; Aleffi, I.F.; Amouroux, J.M.; Anisimova, N.; Bachelet, G.; Cochrane, S.J.; Costello, M.J.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Dahle, S.; Degraer, S.; Denisenko, S.; Deprez, T.; Dounas, C.; Duineveld, G.; Emblow, C.; Escaravage, V.; Fabri, M.-C.; Fleischer, D.; Grémare, A.; Herrmann, M.; Hummel, H.; Karakassis, I.; Kedra, M.; Kendall, M.A.; Kingston, P.; Kotwicki, L.; Labrune, C.; Laudien, J.; Nevrova, E.L.; Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Olsgard, F.; Palerud, R.; Petrov, A.; Rachor, E.; Revkov, N.K.; Rumohr, H.; Sardá, R.; Sistermans, W.C.H.; Speybroeck, J.; Janas, U.; Van Hoey, G.; Vincx, M.; Whomersley, P.; Willems, W.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Zenetos, A.; Zettler, M.L.; Heip, C.H.R. (2009). MacroBen integrated database on benthic invertebrates of European continental shelves: a tool for large-scale analysis across Europe. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 225-238. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07826, more
- Claudet, J.; Osenberg, C.W.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Domenici, P.; García Chartón, J.-A.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Badalamenti, F.; Bayle-Sempere, J.T.; Brito, A.; Bulleri, F.; Culioli, J.-M.; Dimech, M.; Falcón, J.M.; Guala, I.; Milazzo, M.; Sánchez-Meca, J.; Somerfield, P.J.; Stobart, B.; Vandeperre, F.; Valle, C.; Planes, S. (2008). Marine reserves: size and age do matter. Ecol. Lett. 11(5): 481-489. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01166.x, more
- Nagelkerken, I.A.; Blaber, S.J.M.; Bouillon, S.; Green, P.; Haywood, M.; Kirton, L.G.; Meynecke, J.-O.; Pawlik, J.; Penrose, H.M.; Sasekumar, A.; Somerfield, P.J. (2008). The habitat function of mangroves for terrestrial and marine fauna: a review. Aquat. Bot. 89(2): 155-185. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2007.12.007, more
- da Fonsêca-Genevois, V.; Somerfield, P.J.; Neves, M.H.B.; Coutinho, R.; Moens, T. (2006). Colonization and early succession on artificial hard substrata by meiofauna. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 148(5): 1039-1050. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-005-0145-8, more
- Kaiser, M.J.; Clarke, K.R.; Hinz, H.; Austen, M.C.V.; Somerfield, P.J.; Karakakkis, I. (2006). Global analysis of response and recovery of benthic biota to fishing. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 311: 1-14, more
- Somerfield, P.J.; Atkins, M.; Bolam, S.G.; Clarke, K.R.; Garnacho, E.; Rees, H.L.; Smith, R.; Warwick, R.M. (2006). Relative impacts at sites of dredged-material relocation in the coastal environment: a phylum-level meta-analysis approach. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 148(6): 1231-1240. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-005-0168-1, more
- Somerfield, P.J.; Cochrane, S.J.; Dahle, S.; Pearson, T.H. (2006). Free-living nematodes and macrobenthos in a high-latitude glacial fjord. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 330: 284-296, more
- Warwick, R.M.; Dashfield, S.L.; Somerfield, P.J. (2006). The integral structure of a benthic infaunal assemblage. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 330(1): 12-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2005.12.013, more
- Somerfield, P.J.; Fonŝeca-Genevois, V.G.; Rodrigues, A.C.L.; Castro, F.J.V.; Santos, G.A.P. (2003). Factors affecting meiofaunal community structure in the Pina Basin, an urbanized embayment on the coast of Pernambuco, Brazil. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 83(6): 1209-1213. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315403008506, more
- Somerfield, P.J.; Clarke, K.R.; Olsgard, F. (2002). A comparison of the power of categorical and correlational tests applied to community ecology data from gradient studies. J. Anim. Ecol. 71: 581-593, more
- Warwick, R.M.; Ashman, C.M.; Brown, A.R.; Clarke, K.R.; Dowell, B.; Hart, B.; Lewis, R.E.; Shillabeer, N.; Somerfield, P.J.; Tapp, J.F. (2002). Inter-annual changes in the biodiversity and community structure of the macrobenthos in Tees Bay and the Tees estuary, UK, associated with local and regional environmental events. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 234: 1-13, more
- Guo, Y.; Somerfield, P.J.; Warwick, R.M.; Zhang, Z. (2001). Large-scale patterns in the community structure and biodiversity of freeliving nematodes in the Bohai Sea, China. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 81(5): 755-763, more
- Austen, M.C.; Somerfield, P.J. (1997). A community level sediment bioassay applied to an estuarine heavy metal gradient. Mar. Environ. Res. 43(4): 315-328, more
- Somerfield, P.J.; Clarke, K.R. (1997). A comparison of some methods commonly used for the collection of sublittoral sediments and their associated fauna. Mar. Environ. Res. 43(3): 145-156, more
- Kendall, M.A.; Widdicombe, S.; Davey, J.T.; Somerfield, P.J.; Austen, M.C.V.; Warwick, R.M. (1996). The biogeography of islands: Preliminary results from a comparative study of the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 76(1): 219-222, more
- Somerfield, P.J.; Clarke, K.R. (1995). Taxonomic levels, in marine community studies, revisited. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 127: 113-119, more
- Somerfield, P.J.; Rees, H.L.; Warwick, R.M. (1995). Interrelationships in community structure between shallow-water marine meiofauna and macrofauna in relation to dredgings disposal. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 127: 103-112, more
- Somerfield, P.J.; Gee, J.M.; Warwick, R.M. (1994). Soft sediment meiofaunal community structure in relation to a long-term heavy metal gradient in the Fal estuary system. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 105(1-2): 79-88, more
- Somerfield, P.J.; Gee, J.M.; Warwick, R.M. (1994). Benthic community structure in relation to an instantaneous discharge of waste water from a tin mine. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 28(6): 363-369, more
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| Peer reviewed publication [show] |
- Arvanitidis, C.; Warwick, R.M.; Somerfield, P.J.; Pavloudi, C.; Pafilis, E.; Oulas, A.; Chatzigeorgiou, G.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patkos, T.; Bailly, N.; Hernandez, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vandepitte, L.; Appeltans, W.; Keklikoglou, K.; Chatzinikolaou, E.; Michalakis, N.; Filiopoulou, I.; Panteri, E.; Gougousis, A.; Bravakos, P.; Christakis, C.; Kassapidis, P.; Kotoulas, G.; Magoulas, A. (2019). The collaborative potential of research infrastructures in addressing global scientific questions. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 3: e37289. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.37289, more
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| Book [show] |
- Warwick, R.M.; Platt, H.M.; Somerfield, P.J. (1998). Free-living marine nematodes: III. Monhysterids: pictorial key to world genera and notes for the identification of British species. Synopses of the British Fauna, N.S. 53. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury. ISBN 1-85153-260-9. VII, 296 pp., more
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| Book chapters (3) [show] |
- Widdicombe, S.; Somerfield, P.J. (2012). Marine biodiversity: Its past development, present status, and future threats, in: Solan, M. et al. (Ed.) Marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: Frameworks, methodologies, and integration. pp. 1-15, more
- Somerfield, P.J.; Warwick, R.M.; Moens, T. (2005). Meiofauna techniques, in: Eleftheriou, A. et al. (Ed.) Methods for the study of marine benthos. pp. 229-272, more
- Moore, C.G.; Somerfield, P.J. (1997). Response of the meiofaunal community to sewage sludge disposal in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, in: McLusky, D.S. (Ed.) The Estuaries of Central Scotland. Coastal Zone Topics: Process, Ecology and Management, 3: pp. 121-128, more
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| Abstracts (3) [show] |
- Arvanitidis, C.; Warwick, R.M.; Somerfield, P.J.; Pavloudi, C.; Pafilis, E.; Oulas, A.; Chatzigeorgiou, G.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patkos, T.; Bailly, N.; Hernandez, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; Vandepitte, L.; Appeltans, W.; Keklikoglou, K.; Chatzinikolaou, E.; Michalakis, N.; Filiopoulou, I.; Panteri, E.; Gougousis, A. (2018). Research Infrastructures offer capacity to address scientific questions never attempted before: Are all taxa equal?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 71, more
- Renaud, P.; Bjørgesæter, A.; Karakassis, I.; Kedra, M.; Kendall, M.; Labrune, C.; Lampadariou, N.; Somerfield, P.; Webb, T.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Claus, S. (2008). Latitudinal patterns in benthic invertebrate diversity on European continental shelves: insights from the MARBEF database, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain, 11-15 November 2008: book of abstracts. pp. 1, more
- Schratzberger, M.; Lampadariou, N.; Somerfield, P.; Vandepitte, L.; Vanden Berghe, E. (2008). The impact of seabed disturbance on the diversity of meiofauna communities? Linking field and laboratory observations, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain, 11-15 November 2008: book of abstracts. pp. 1, more
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