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David W. Pond is affiliated with the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions in the subfields of Ecology, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Recent publications by David W. Pond include the following papers:

  • "Shift from Carbon Flow through the Microbial Loop to the Viral Shunt in Coastal Antarctic Waters during Austral Summer" (2021, Microorganisms)
  • "Control of Antarctic phytoplankton community composition and standing stock by light availability" (2022, Polar Biology)
  • "Plasticity in dormancy behaviour of Calanoides acutus in Antarctic coastal waters" (2020, ICES Journal of Marine Science)
  • "Phospholipid fatty acids are correlated with critical thermal tolerance but not with critical pressure tolerance in the shallow-water shrimp Palaemon varians during sustained exposure to low temperature" (2020, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology)
  • "Marine Copepods, The Wildebeest of the Ocean" (2020, Frontiers for Young Minds)

The most frequent coauthors working alongside David W. Pond are:

  • Claire Evans
  • Corina P. D. Brussaard
  • Michael P. Meredith
  • Hugh J. Venables
  • Tristan Biggs

The scientist's research is published across various venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Microorganisms
  • Polar Biology
  • Frontiers for Young Minds
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Best Publications

  • Spatial and temporal operation of the Scotia Sea ecosystem: a review of large-scale links in a krill centred food web.

    E.J Murphy;J.L Watkins;P.N Trathan;K Reid

  • Copepod hatching success in marine ecosystems with high diatom concentrations

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

  • Effects of Nylon Microplastic on Feeding, Lipid Accumulation, and Moulting in a Coldwater Copepod

    Matthew Cole;Rachel Coppock;Rachel Coppock;Penelope K Lindeque;Dag Altin

  • 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

  • Seabed foraging by Antarctic krill: Implications for stock assessment, bentho‐pelagic coupling, and the vertical transfer of iron

    Katrin Schmidt;Angus Atkinson;Sebastian Steigenberger;Sophie Fielding

  • Natural growth rates in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba): II. Predictive models based on food, temperature, body length, sex, and maturity stage

    Angus Atkinson;Rachael S. Shreeve;Andrew G. Hirst;Peter Rothery

  • Feeding ecology of deep-sea seastars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea): a fatty-acid biomarker approach

    Kerry L. Howell;David W. Pond;David S. M. Billett;Paul A. Tyler

  • Protozoans as a food source for Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba: Complementary insights from stomach content, fatty acids, and stable isotopes

    Katrin Schmidt;Angus Atkinson;Klaus-Jürgen Petzke;Maren Voss

  • Selective feeding by benthic foraminifera on phytodetritus on the western Antarctic Peninsula shelf: evidence from fatty acid biomarker analysis

    Stephanie B. Suhr;David W. Pond;Andrew J. Gooday;Craig R. Smith

  • Food web dynamics in the Scotia Sea in summer: A stable isotope study

    Gabriele Stowasser;Angus Atkinson;R.A.R McGill;Richard Phillips

  • Stoichiometric theory extended to micronutrients: Comparison of the roles of essential fatty acids, carbon, and nitrogen in the nutrition of marine copepods

    Thomas R. Anderson;David W. Pond

  • Perspectives on marine zooplankton lipids

    Gerhard Kattner;Willy Hagen;Richard F. Lee;Robert Campbell

  • Stable-Carbon-Isotope Composition of Fatty Acids in Hydrothermal Vent Mussels Containing Methanotrophic and Thiotrophic Bacterial Endosymbionts

    David W. Pond;David W. Pond;Michael V. Bell;David R. Dixon;Anthony E. Fallick

  • Occurrence of 16:2(n-4) and 18:2(n-4) fatty acids in the lipids of the hydrothermal vent shrimps Rimicaris exoculata and Alvinocaris markensis : nutritional and trophic implications

    David W. Pond;David R. Dixon;Michael V. Bell;Anthony E. Fallick

  • Phase transitions of wax esters adjust buoyancy in diapausing Calanoides acutus

    David W. Pond;Geraint A. Tarling

  • Feeding and overwintering of Antarctic krill across its major habitats: The role of sea ice cover, water depth, and phytoplankton abundance

    Katrin Schmidt;Angus Atkinson;David W. Pond;Louise C. Ireland

  • Application of liposome and stable isotope tracer techniques to study polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in marine zooplankton

    Michael V. Bell;James R. Dick;Thomas R. Anderson;David W. Pond

  • Natural growth rates in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba): I. Improving methodology and predicting intermolt period

    Geraint A. Tarling;Rachael S. Shreeve;Andrew G. Hirst;Angus Atkinson

  • Temporal variations in fatty acid composition of deep-sea holothurians: evidence of bentho-pelagic coupling

    Ian R. Hudson;David W. Pond;David S. M. Billett;Paul A. Tyler

  • Lipid composition during growth of motile and coccolith forms of Emiliania huxleyi

    Michael V. Bell;David Pond

  • Circadian Clock Involvement in Zooplankton Diel Vertical Migration

    N. Sören Häfker;Bettina Meyer;Bettina Meyer;David W. Pond

  • Lipids in Aquatic Ecosystems

    D.W. Pond

Frequent Co-Authors

Angus Atkinson
Angus Atkinson Plymouth Marine Laboratory
John R. Sargent
John R. Sargent University of Stirling
Geraint A. Tarling
Geraint A. Tarling British Antarctic Survey
Anthony E. Fallick
Anthony E. Fallick University of Glasgow
Peter Ward
Peter Ward University of Washington
Roger P. Harris
Roger P. Harris Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Daniel J. Mayor
Daniel J. Mayor University of Exeter
Hugh J. Venables
Hugh J. Venables British Antarctic Survey
Martin A. Collins
Martin A. Collins British Antarctic Survey
Thomas R. Anderson
Thomas R. Anderson National Oceanography Centre

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