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Huw J. Griffiths is affiliated with the British Antarctic Survey in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on aspects related to Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics, including:

  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Griffiths has been published frequently in several scientific journals and venues, with notable contributions appearing in:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Biodiversity Data Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Recent papers include the following:

  • "Quantarctica, an integrated mapping environment for Antarctica, the Southern Ocean, and sub-Antarctic islands," 2021, Environmental Modelling & Software
  • "Are litter, plastic and microplastic quantities increasing in the ocean?", 2021, Microplastics and Nanoplastics
  • "Antarctic ecosystems in transition - life between stresses and opportunities," 2020, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Invasive marine species discovered on non-native kelp rafts in the warmest Antarctic island," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Antarctic ecosystem responses following ice-shelf collapse and iceberg calving: Science review and future research," 2020, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change

The scientist collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Anton Van de Putte
  • Katrin Linse
  • Rowan J. Whittle
  • Julian Gutt
  • Blanca Figuerola

Best Publications

  • Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system: An emerging area of research.

    Catherine L. Waller;Huw J. Griffiths;Claire M. Waluda;Sally E. Thorpe

  • The spatial structure of Antarctic biodiversity

    Peter Convey;Peter Convey;Steven Loudon Chown;Andrew Clarke;David K A Barnes

  • Antarctic Marine Biodiversity – What Do We Know About the Distribution of Life in the Southern Ocean?

    Huw J. Griffiths

  • Quantarctica, an integrated mapping environment for Antarctica, the Southern Ocean, and sub-Antarctic islands

    Kenichi Matsuoka;Anders Skoglund;George Roth;Jean de Pomereu

  • Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean

    Claude De Broyer;Philippe Koubbi;Huw J. Griffiths;Ben Raymond

  • Biodiversity and biogeography of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic mollusca

    Katrin Linse;Huw J. Griffiths;David K.A. Barnes;Andrew Clarke

  • Towards a generalized biogeography of the Southern Ocean benthos

    Huw J. Griffiths;David K. A. Barnes;Katrin Linse

  • Diversity and distribution patterns in high southern latitude sponges.

    Rachel V. Downey;Huw J. Griffiths;Katrin Linse;Dorte Janussen

  • Corals on seamounts

    Alex D. Rogers;Amy Baco;Huw Griffiths;Thomas Hart

  • Developing priority variables (“ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables” — eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems

    Andrew J. Constable;Andrew J. Constable;Daniel P. Costa;Oscar Schofield;Louise Newman

  • Taking Steps toward Marine and Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management: An Introductory Guide

    Tundi Agardy;John Davis;Kristin Sherwood;Ole Vestergaard

  • How well do we know the Antarctic marine fauna? A preliminary study of macroecological and biogeographical patterns in Southern Ocean gastropod and bivalve molluscs

    Andrew Clarke;Huw J. Griffiths;Katrin Linse;David K. A. Barnes

  • Are litter, plastic and microplastic quantities increasing in the ocean?

    Francois Galgani;Aleke Stoefen-o Brien;Judith Weis;Christos Ioakeimidis

  • Biodiversity and biogeography of southern temperate and polar bryozoans

    David K. A. Barnes;Huw J. Griffiths

  • Antarctic ecosystems in transition – life between stresses and opportunities

    Julian Gutt;Enrique Isla;José C. Xavier;José C. Xavier;Byron J. Adams

  • Patterns, processes and vulnerability of Southern Ocean benthos: a decadal leap in knowledge and understanding

    Stefanie Kaiser;Simone N. Brandao;Saskia Brix;David K.A. Barnes

  • Spatial variation in seabed temperatures in the Southern Ocean: Implications for benthic ecology and biogeography

    Andrew Clarke;Huw J. Griffiths;David K. A. Barnes;Michael P. Meredith

  • More losers than winners in a century of future Southern Ocean seafloor warming

    Huw J. Griffiths;Andrew J. S. Meijers;Thomas J. Bracegirdle

  • Highly diverse, poorly studied and uniquely threatened by climate change: an assessment of marine biodiversity on South Georgia's continental shelf.

    Oliver T. Hogg;David K. A. Barnes;Huw J. Griffiths

  • Cross-disciplinarity in the advance of Antarctic ecosystem research

    J. Gutt;E. Isla;A.N. Bertler;A.N. Bertler;G.E. Bodeker

  • A Review and Meta-Analysis of Potential Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Calcifiers From the Southern Ocean

    Blanca Figuerola;Alyce M. Hancock;Narissa Bax;Vonda J. Cummings

  • The Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean

    C. De Broyer;P. Koubbi;H. Griffiths;B. Raymond

Frequent Co-Authors

Katrin Linse
Katrin Linse British Antarctic Survey
Angelika Brandt
Angelika Brandt Universität Hamburg
David K. A. Barnes
David K. A. Barnes British Antarctic Survey
Ben Raymond
Ben Raymond Australian Antarctic Division
Julian Gutt
Julian Gutt Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Yan Ropert-Coudert
Yan Ropert-Coudert Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Stefano Schiaparelli
Stefano Schiaparelli University of Genoa
Peter Convey
Peter Convey British Antarctic Survey
Falk Huettmann
Falk Huettmann University of Alaska Fairbanks
Andrew Constable
Andrew Constable University of Tasmania

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