Zoology: Recent submissions
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Quantifying the impacts of multiple stressors on the production of marine benthic resources
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2024)Coastal ecosystems are among the most heavily affected by climate change and anthropogenic activities, which impacts their diversity, productivity and functioning and puts many of the key ecosystem services they provide ... -
The biology and ecology of regionally endothermic fishes in Irish waters
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2023)The waters surrounding Ireland are very productive due to cold water upwellings. This has led to Irish waters supporting many livelihoods such as those in tourism and fisheries, with some specialising in catching and ... -
Assessing novel cultivation methods, baseline fish assemblages and survey methodologies of cultivated and wild kelp in the Southwest of Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2023)Kelp (i.e. large brown macroalgae of the order Laminariales) are important habitat-forming species in coastal ecosystems. Recently, the key role kelp play as part of an expanding blue economy has been recognised in addition ... -
Dietary Conservatism: The Influences and Determinants of Alternative Foraging Strategies
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2023)Dietary conservatism – the existence of alternative foraging strategies in response to novel foods – continues to be a little-known and understudied topic of animal behaviour. In every vertebrate population tested so far, ... -
Understanding variation in ecology and physiology of marine migratory species.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2023)As the world faces the threats of multiple compounded and worsening crises, scientists are racing to gather the knowledge necessary to safeguard entire ecosystems and species. Technological advances are continuously ...