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The future social implications of seaweed cultivation for bioenergy production
Author: Rostan, J., 2 Mar 2023Supervisor: Hughes, A. (Supervisor) & Billing, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Surveyance of the marine environment for beached plastic debris using a novel, hyperspectral shortwave infrared camera on an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV)
Author: Cocking, J. L., 9 May 2023Supervisor: Cottier, F. (Supervisor), Narayanaswamy, B. (Supervisor) & Williamson, B. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Bioprospecting for novel marine polysaccharides for the life sciences
Author: Trimby, G., 14 Apr 2023Supervisor: Green, D. (Supervisor), Ditchfield, A. (Supervisor) & Boag, B. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Assessing the risk to aquaculture from Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
Author: Gianella, M. D. F., 6 Feb 2023Supervisor: Davidson, K. (Supervisor) & Burrows, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Seabird use of tidal stream environments and potential interactions with tidal energy devices
Author: Isaksson, N., 6 Apr 2023Supervisor: Masden, E. (Supervisor) & Benjamins, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Scotland’s blue carbon: the contribution: the contribution from seaweed detritus
Author: O'Dell, A., 20 Jul 2022Supervisor: Burrows, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Occurrence, characterisation and variations of microplastics and cellulose fibres in the Scottish Atlantic coastal marine environment
Author: Paradinas, L., 15 Jun 2022Supervisor: Narayanaswamy, B. (Supervisor), James, N. (Supervisor) & Dale, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Survival potential of microalgae for long-term space missions
Author: Pardasani, Y., 13 Dec 2022Supervisor: Davey, M. (Supervisor) & Green, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)
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Developing the visitor appeal of Orkney’s Norse heritage sites: A route to more sustainable tourism?
Author: Thuesen, A., 28 Jun 2022Supervisor: Sanmark, A. (Supervisor) & Cottier, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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The Impact of Wind-Driven Mixing in the Barents Sea
Author: Rodgers, J., 11 Jul 2022Supervisor: Cottier, F. (Supervisor), Davies, G. (Supervisor) & Inall, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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The siting of renewable energy developments in a crowded marine space
Author: Withouck, I., 7 Dec 2022Supervisor: Shucksmith, R. (Supervisor) & Tett, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Optimising the decommissioning of pipeline protection structures in the North Sea
Author: Depauw, E., 13 Dec 2022Supervisor: Davey, M. (Supervisor) & Green, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Artificial reef creation using decommissioned pipeline protection structures - environmental performance in the North Sea.
Author: Redford, M., 21 Mar 2022Supervisor: Wilding, T. (Supervisor) & Rouse, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Interactions between harbour porpoises and aquaculture on the west coast of Scotland
Author: Sim, T. M. C., 27 Apr 2022Supervisor: Wilson, B. (Supervisor) & Benjamins, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Predicting risks from acoustic deterrents
Author: Findlay, C., 25 May 2022Supervisor: Wilson, B. (Supervisor) & Risch, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Addressing the impact of the EU CFP landing obligation on the northern North Sea ecosystem and Shetland fisheries in a changing climate.
Author: Hill, C. E., 26 May 2022Supervisor: Fox, C. (Supervisor) & Heymans, S. J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Improving the applicability of metabarcoding to monitor salmon farming impacts on benthic environments
Author: Venkatesh, S., 20 Nov 2022Supervisor: Wilding, T. (Supervisor) & Pritchard, V. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)
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Host pathogen interaction between European strains of red algae 'Bangia' and oomycete Olpidiopsis porphyrae var. scotiae, and phylogenetic analysis for European 'Bangia' strains
Author: Attar, B., 3 Aug 2022Supervisor: Brakel, J. (Supervisor), Gachon, C. (Supervisor) & Green, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)
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Nitrogen uptake and phytoplankton productivity in the changing Barents Sea
Author: Braun, J., 10 Aug 2022Supervisor: Davidson, K. (Supervisor) & Pritchard, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Investigating change in toxic algae in Scottish coastal waters
Author: King, C., 27 Jul 2022Supervisor: Davidson, K. (Supervisor) & Taggart, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Physical suitability of sites for community-scale tidal power generation
Author: Whettall, E., 12 Nov 2021Supervisor: Dale, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Microplastic adherence to common species of macroalgae found throughout Scottish coastal zones
Author: Ferguson, N. M., 9 Oct 2021Supervisor: Stanley, M. (Supervisor) & Narayanaswamy, B. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)
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Population Genomics of the Sugar Kelp Saccharina latissima
Author: Thomson, A. I., 24 Aug 2021Supervisor: Stanley, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Investigating bird flight characteristics and habitat use to better understand ornithological impacts of wind farms
Author: Largey, N., 5 May 2021Supervisor: Masden, E. (Supervisor) & Wilson, B. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Improving the predictability of harmful algal blooms around the Shetland Islands
Author: Dees, P., 3 Nov 2021Supervisor: Davidson, K. (Supervisor), Mouat, B. (Supervisor) & Dale, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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DOES FAT MATTER? Lipidomics investigations during Blue mussel (Mytilus sp.) hatchery production
Author: Laudicella, V. A., 19 Apr 2021Supervisor: Hughes, A. (Supervisor), Whitfield, P. D. (Supervisor) & Doherty, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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An analysis of the emergence of adaptive governance for sustainable management of marine resources
Author: Greenhill, L., 11 Nov 2020Supervisor: Tett, P. (Supervisor) & Kenter, J. O. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Modelling the food web in the Irish Sea in the context of a depleted commercial fish community
Author: Bentley, J., 26 Jun 2020Supervisor: Fox, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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The effectiveness of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for mapping and monitoring the seabed – a novel toolkit for marine management
Author: Boswarva, K., 2 Sept 2020Supervisor: Howe, J. (Supervisor), Narayanaswamy, B. (Supervisor) & Fox, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Organic Enrichment of Scottish Salmon Fish Farm Sediments: A Quantitative Analysis of Sulphur Biogeochemistry
Author: Gosling, J., 14 Jan 2020Supervisor: Crocket, K. (Supervisor), Black, K. (Supervisor) & Stahl, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Marinobacter as an algal panacea?
Author: De Boever, F., 23 Jan 2020Supervisor: Green, D. (Supervisor) & Pond, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Utilising microalgal mixotrophy to maximise larval nutrition
Author: Penhaul Smith, J. K., 26 Oct 2020Supervisor: Hughes, A. (Supervisor) & McEvoy, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Sediment Deposition in the Deep Sea: from Seamounts to the Hadal Trenches
Author: Stehlikova, J., 7 Jan 2020Supervisor: Turnewitsch, R. (Supervisor), Howe, J. (Supervisor) & Glud, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Towards a sustainable production of Osmundea pinnatifida: insight into the cultivation and biochemical composition of the species
Author: Biancacci, C., 12 Dec 2019Supervisor: Stanley, M. (Supervisor), Day, J. (Supervisor) & Mcdougall, G. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Eukaryotic Parasites of Toxic and Bloom-forming Diatoms: Molecular insights in their diversity and physiology
Author: Garvetto, A., 12 Jul 2019Supervisor: Gachon, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Microplastic pollution in the deep sea ecosystem: a study from the Rockall Trough, North East Atlantic Ocean
Author: Courtene-Jones, W., 4 Jun 2019Supervisor: Narayanaswamy, B. (Supervisor), Gary, S. (Supervisor) & Quinn, B. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Investigating the distribution, seasonal dynamics and toxicity of Azadinium spinosum in Scottish waters using qPCR
Author: Paterson, R., 5 Mar 2018Supervisor: Davidson, K. (Supervisor) & Green, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Late Devensian ice sheet dynamics and the deglaciation of the Hebridean shelf, western Scotland, UK
Author: Arosio, R., 5 Oct 2017Supervisor: Howe, J. (Supervisor), Crocket, K. C. (Supervisor), O'Cofaigh, C. (External person) (Supervisor) & dove, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Assessing the suitability of Pleurochrysis and associated strains, for simultaneous biofuel production and carbon capture
Author: Reid, J., 14 Mar 2017Supervisor: Day, J. (Supervisor) & Stanley, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Environmental drivers and advective transport of harmful phytoplankton in North West European shelf seas
Author: Siemering, B., 4 Aug 2017Supervisor: Davidson, K. (Supervisor), Inall, M. (Supervisor) & Bresnan, E. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Molecular biology approach to anaerobic digestion of marine biomass: Anaerobic digestion from marine materials. What makes a methanogen happy?
Author: Obata, O. O., 16 May 2016Supervisor: Hatton, A. (Supervisor), Ditchfield, A. (Supervisor) & Akunna, P. J. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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What lies beneath: probing the cultural depths of a nature conservation conflict in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Author: Brennan, R., 31 Jul 2016Supervisor: Mee, L. (Supervisor), Rennie, F. (Supervisor) & Potts, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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The role of agents for change in the sustainable development of wave energy in the Highlands and Islands Region of Scotland
Author: Billing, S., 31 Jul 2016Supervisor: Black, K. (Supervisor), Calder, L. (Supervisor) & Rennie, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Winter vertical migration of Arctic zooplankton
Author: Hobbs, L., 7 Jul 2016Supervisor: Cottier, F. (Supervisor), Last, K. (Supervisor) & Berge, J. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Science (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Predator movements in complex geography: Spatial distribution and temporal occurrence of low-density bottlenose dolphin communities off western Scotland
Author: Nienke, C. F., 2 Jun 2016Supervisor: Wilson, B. (Supervisor) & Hastie, G. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Drift modelling of marine mammal carcases in coastal waters
Author: Bedington, M., 3 Sept 2015Supervisor: Dale, A. (Supervisor), Wilson, B. (Supervisor) & Inall, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Leakage of carbon dioxide from a simulated subseabed Carbon Capture and Storage reservoir: potential impacts on benthic biogeochemistry
Author: Taylor, P., 9 Jun 2015Supervisor: Stahl, H. (Supervisor), Howe, J. (Supervisor) & Black, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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The Investigation of the HLA System and Wheat Gluten in Determining Risk of Schizophrenia
Author: Halley, L. L., 21 Jan 2015Supervisor: Wei, J. (Supervisor), Doherty, M. (Supervisor) & St Clair, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Benthic oxygen exchange across soft and hard bottoms using the new Eddy Correlation technique: Case studies from the tropics to the Arctic
Author: Turner, G., 22 Sept 2014Supervisor: Stahl, H. (Supervisor), Glud, R. (Supervisor) & Berg, P. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Bioethanol Production from Macroalgae
Author: Schiener, P., 26 Feb 2014Supervisor: Green, D. (Supervisor) & Stanley, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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