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Jason M. Hall-Spencer

Jason M. Hall-Spencer

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
73
Citations
20294
World Ranking
1188
National Ranking
158

Overview

Jason M. Hall-Spencer is affiliated with Plymouth University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable focus on Oceanography, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change as key subfields.

The scientist has contributed extensively to studies in Coral and Marine Ecosystems, Marine and coastal plant biology, and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses. Their work also covers themes in Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, and Coastal and Marine Management.

Hall-Spencer's recent papers include:

  • The Role of Blue Carbon in Climate Change Mitigation and Carbon Stock Conservation, 2021, Frontiers in Climate
  • Shift in algal blooms from micro- to macroalgae around China with increasing eutrophication and climate change, 2023, Global Change Biology
  • They are here to stay: the biology and ecology of lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea, 2020, Journal of Fish Biology
  • Marine Heatwaves, Sewage and Eutrophication Combine to Trigger Deoxygenation and Biodiversity Loss: A SW Atlantic Case Study, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Volcanic CO2 seep geochemistry and use in understanding ocean acidification, 2020, Biogeochemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hall-Spencer include:

  • Ben P. Harvey
  • Sylvain Agostini
  • Periklis Kleitou
  • Shigeki Wada
  • Demetris Kletou

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Global Change Biology, The Science of The Total Environment, Frontiers in Marine Science, and Frontiers in Climate.

In addition to journal articles, Hall-Spencer has authored a book titled Japanese marine life: a practical training guide in marine biology published by Springer Nature in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Volcanic carbon dioxide vents show ecosystem effects of ocean acidification

    Jason M. Hall-Spencer;Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa;Sophie Martin;Emma Ransome

  • Agriculture production as a major driver of the Earth system exceeding planetary boundaries

    Bruce M. Campbell;Douglas J. Beare;Elena M. Bennett;Jason M. Hall-Spencer

  • The future of Blue Carbon science

    Peter I. Macreadie;Andrea Anton;John A. Raven;John A. Raven;John A. Raven;Nicola Beaumont

  • The ecology of seamounts: structure, function, and human impacts.

    Malcolm R. Clark;Ashley A. Rowden;Thomas Schlacher;Alan Williams

  • Coral and mollusc resistance to ocean acidification adversely affected by warming

    Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa;Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa;Fanny Houlbrèque;E. Tambutté;F. Boisson

  • Trawling damage to Northeast Atlantic ancient coral reefs

    Jason Hall-Spencer;Valerie Allain;Jan Helge Fosså

  • Effects of ocean acidification on macroalgal communities

    Lucia Porzio;Maria Cristina Buia;Jason M. Hall-Spencer

  • Predicting global habitat suitability for stony corals on seamounts

    Derek P. Tittensor;Derek P. Tittensor;Amy R. Baco;Paul E. Brewin;Malcolm R. Clark

  • Scallop dredging has profound, long-term impacts on maerl habitats

    J. M. Hall-Spencer;P. G. Moore

  • Preserving deep-sea natural heritage: Emerging issues in offshore conservation and management

    Andrew J. Davies;J. Murray Roberts;Jason Hall-Spencer

  • Effects of anthropogenic seawater acidification on acid-base balance in the sea urchin Psammechinus miliaris.

    Hayley Miles;Stephen Widdicombe;John I. Spicer;Jason Hall-Spencer

  • Conservation and management of northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean maerl beds

    C. Barbera;C. Bordehore;J.A. Borg;M. Glémarec

  • Effects of naturally acidified seawater on seagrass calcareous epibionts.

    Sophie Martin;Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa;Emma Ransome;Sonia Rowley

  • Global habitat suitability of cold-water octocorals

    Chris Yesson;Michelle L. Taylor;Derek P. Tittensor;Derek P. Tittensor;Andrew J. Davies

  • Effects of ocean acidification on invertebrate settlement at volcanic CO2 vents

    M. Cigliano;M. C. Gambi;R. Rodolfo-Metalpa;R. Rodolfo-Metalpa;F. P. Patti

  • Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat

    Jennifer M. Sunday;Katharina E. Fabricius;Kristy J. Kroeker;Kathryn M. Anderson

  • The future of the northeast Atlantic benthic flora in a high CO2 world

    Juliet Brodie;Christopher J Williamson;Christopher J Williamson;Dan A Smale;Nicholas A Kamenos

  • Ocean acidification and the loss of phenolic substances in marine plants.

    Thomas Arnold;Thomas Arnold;Christopher Mealey;Hannah Leahey;A. Whitman Miller

  • Effects of Ocean Acidification on Marine Photosynthetic Organisms Under the Concurrent Influences of Warming, UV Radiation, and Deoxygenation

    Kunshan Gao;John Beardall;John Beardall;Donat-P. Häder;Jason M. Hall-Spencer;Jason M. Hall-Spencer

  • The Role of Blue Carbon in Climate Change Mitigation and Carbon Stock Conservation

    Nathalie Hilmi;Ralph Chami;Michael D. Sutherland;Jason M. Hall-Spencer;Jason M. Hall-Spencer

  • Temperate and tropical brown macroalgae thrive, despite decalcification, along natural CO2 gradients

    Vivienne R. Johnson;Vivienne R. Johnson;Bayden D. Russell;Katharina E. Fabricius;Colin Brownlee

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Milazzo
Marco Milazzo University of Palermo
Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa
Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Paulo Antunes Horta
Paulo Antunes Horta Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Alex Rogers
Alex Rogers University of Oxford
John A. Raven
John A. Raven University of Dundee
Eric Tambutté
Eric Tambutté Scientific Centre of Monaco
Adrian Immenhauser
Adrian Immenhauser Ruhr University Bochum
Erika Griesshaber
Erika Griesshaber Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Dieter Buhl
Dieter Buhl Ruhr University Bochum
Wolfgang W. Schmahl
Wolfgang W. Schmahl Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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