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Overview

D. S. Harbour is affiliated with the Plymouth Marine Laboratory in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple subfields within Earth and Environmental Sciences, focusing particularly on oceanography and ecology. Harbour's work contributes to advancing knowledge in marine and coastal ecosystems, marine biology and ecology research, as well as microbial community ecology and physiology.

Their recent publications include the study titled Basin-scale variability in phytoplankton size-abundance spectra across the Atlantic Ocean, published in 2023 in the journal Progress In Oceanography. This paper presents an analysis of phytoplankton variability on a large oceanic scale and has been cited seven times.

Harbour frequently collaborates with other researchers in related fields. Notable coauthors include:

  • Cristina González-García
  • Susana Agustı́
  • Jim Aiken
  • Arnaud Bertrand
  • Gabriel Bittencourt Farias

Their research output is primarily published in venues specializing in oceanographic studies, with Progress In Oceanography being a prominent platform for their scientific contributions.

Harbour's multidisciplinary expertise is reflected in their work covering the following fields of study:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Their investigations delve into specialized subjects within these fields, particularly:

  • Oceanography
  • Ecology

Key topics addressed in Harbour's research focus on:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Best Publications

  • Satellite and ship studies of coccolithophore production along a continental shelf edge

    P. M. Holligan;M. Viollier;D. S. Harbour;P. Camus

  • The seasonal variation of dimethyl sulfide and dimethylsulfoniopropionate concentrations in nearshore waters1

    Suzanne M. Turner;Gillian Malin;Peter S. Liss;Derek S. Harbour

  • Vertical distribution and partitioning of organic carbon in mixed frontal and stratified waters of the English Channel

    P. M. Holligan;R. P. Harris;R. C. Newell;D. S. Harbour

  • Long-term phytoplankton community dynamics in the western English Channel

    C. E. Widdicombe;D. Eloire;D. Eloire;D. Harbour;R. P. Harris

  • Copepod hatching success in marine ecosystems with high diatom concentrations

    Xabier Irigoien;Roger P. Harris;Hans M. Verheye;Pierre Joly

  • Environmental and nutritional factors determining seasonal variability in the fecundity and egg viability of Calanus helgolandicus in coastal waters off Plymouth, UK

    DW Pond;RP Harris;RN Head;D Harbour

  • Dimethylsulphide and dimethylsulphoniopropionate in the Northeast atlantic during the summer coccolithophore bloom

    Gillian Malin;Suzanne M. Turner;Peter S. Liss;Patrick Holligan

  • The vertical distribution and succession of phytoplankton in the western English Channel in 1975 and 1976

    P. M. Holligan;D. S. Harbour

  • Production Of Organic And Inorganic Carbon Within A Large-Scale Coccolithophore Bloom In The Northeast Atlantic-Ocean

    E Fernandez;PW Boyd;PM Holligan;DS Harbour

  • Large-scale latitudinal distribution of Trichodesmium spp. in the Atlantic Ocean

    Toby Tyrrell;Emilio Marañón;Alex J. Poulton;Andrew R. Bowie;Andrew R. Bowie

  • Retrieval of coccolithophore calcite concentration from SeaWiFS Imagery

    Howard R. Gordon;G. Chris Boynton;William M. Balch;Stephen B. Groom

  • The 1991 coccolithophore bloom in the central North Atlantic. 2. Relating optics to coccolith concentration

    William M. Balch;Katherine A. Kilpatrick;Patrick Holligan;Derek Harbour

  • Feeding selectivity and egg production of Calanus helgolandicus in the English Channel

    X. Irigoien;R. N. Head;R. P. Harris;D. Cummings

  • A high frequency time series at weathership M, Norwegian Sea, during the 1997 spring bloom: feeding of adult female Calanus finmarchicus

    Xabier Irigoien;Robert Head;Ulrike Klenke;Bettina Meyer-Harms

  • Seasonal succession in the pelagic ecosystem of the North Atlantic and the utilization of nitrogen

    A.H. Taylor;D.S. Harbour;R.P. Harris;P.H. Burkill

  • Variability and seasonality of physical and biological fields at the Great Meteor Tablemount (subtropical NE Atlantic)

    Beatriz Mouriño;Emilio Fernández;Pablo Serret;Derek Harbour

  • North Atlantic Oscillation and spring bloom phytoplankton composition in the English Channel

    Xabier Irigoien;Roger P. Harris;Robert N. Head;Derek Harbour

  • In situ copepod feeding and grazing rates during a spring bloom dominated by Phaeocystis sp. in the English Channel

    B. Bautista;R.P. Harris;P.R.G. Tranter;D. Harbour

  • Using HPLC pigment analysis to investigate phytoplankton taxonomy: the importance of knowing your species

    Xabier Irigoien;Bettina Meyer;Roger Harris;Derek Harbour

  • What controls the distribution of the coccolithophore, Emiliania huxleyi, in the North Sea?

    Patrick M. Holligan;Stephen B. Groom;Derek S. Harbour

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger P. Harris
Roger P. Harris Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Patrick M. Holligan
Patrick M. Holligan University of Southampton
Emilio Marañón
Emilio Marañón Universidade de Vigo
Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández Universidade de Vigo
Philip W. Boyd
Philip W. Boyd University of Tasmania
Andrew R. Bowie
Andrew R. Bowie University of Tasmania
Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández University of Córdoba
David W. Pond
David W. Pond University of Stirling
Peter H. Burkill
Peter H. Burkill Plymouth University

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