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7413
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743

Overview

Martin W. Skov is affiliated with Bangor University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to ecology, earth-surface processes, pollution, atmospheric science, and global and planetary change.

Their work encompasses a variety of topics including coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, microplastics and plastic pollution, coastal and marine dynamics, geology and paleoclimatology research, land use and ecosystem services, isotope analysis in ecology, and marine and fisheries research.

Recent publications reflect a broad engagement with marine and coastal environmental issues. Notable recent papers include:

  • Priorities to inform research on marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Future Mangrove Carbon Storage Under Climate Change and Deforestation, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Microplastics alter multiple biological processes of marine benthic fauna, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Coastal wetlands mitigate storm flooding and associated costs in estuaries, 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • Blue carbon benefits from global saltmarsh restoration, 2023, Global Change Biology

Their frequent collaborators include Mark Walton, Jan Geert Hiddink, Cai Ladd, Evelyn B. Taboada, and Nicola Beaumont, reflecting a network of co-authors with shared research interests.

Martin W. Skov publishes regularly in key journals within their field. The venues with the most frequent publications include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Global Change Biology
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Best Publications

  • Identifying knowledge gaps hampering application of intertidal habitats in coastal protection: Opportunities & steps to take

    T.J. Bouma;J. van Belzen;T. Balke;Z. Zhu

  • Between a rock and a hard place: Environmental and engineering considerations when designing coastal defence structures

    L. B. Firth;R. C. Thompson;K. Bohn;M. Abbiati

  • Impact of climate change on UK estuaries: A review of past trends and potential projections

    Peter E. Robins;Martin W. Skov;Matt J. Lewis;Luis Giménez

  • The importance of water-retaining features for biodiversity on artificial intertidal coastal defence structures

    Louise B. Firth;Louise B. Firth;Richard C. Thompson;Freya J. White;Meredith Schofield

  • Paradoxical selective feeding on a low-nutrient diet: why do mangrove crabs eat leaves?

    Martin W. Skov;Richard G. Hartnoll

  • Quantifying the density of mangrove crabs: Ocypodidae and Grapsidae

    M. W. Skov;M. Vannini;J. P. Shunula;R. G. Hartnoll

  • Intra- and interspecific facilitation in mangroves may increase resilience to climate change threats

    Mark Huxham;Marappullige P Kumara;Loku P Jayatissa;Ken W Krauss

  • Livestock grazing alters multiple ecosystem properties and services in salt marshes: a meta-analysis

    Kate E. Davidson;Mike S. Fowler;Martin W. Skov;Stefan H. Doerr

  • Soil stabilization linked to plant diversity and environmental context in coastal wetlands

    Hilary Ford;Angus Garbutt;Cai Ladd;Jonathan Malarkey

  • Biodiversity in intertidal rock pools: Informing engineering criteria for artificial habitat enhancement in the built environment

    Louise B. Firth;Meredith Schofield;Freya J. White;Martin W. Skov

  • Comparative suitability of binocular observation, burrow counting and excavation for the quantification of the mangrove fiddler crab Uca annulipes (H. Milne Edwards)

    M. W. Skov;R. G. Hartnoll

  • Rapid Losses of Surface Elevation following Tree Girdling and Cutting in Tropical Mangroves

    Joseph Kipkorir Sigi Lang'at;James G. Kairo;Maurizio Mencuccini;Steven Bouillon

  • Sediment Supply Explains Long-Term and Large-Scale Patterns in Salt Marsh Lateral Expansion and Erosion

    Cai J.T. Ladd;Cai J.T. Ladd;Mollie F. Duggan-Edwards;Tjeerd J. Bouma;Jordi F. Pagès;Jordi F. Pagès;Jordi F. Pagès

  • Marching to a different drummer: crabs synchronize reproduction to a 14‐month lunar‐tidal cycle

    Martin W. Skov;Richard G. Hartnoll;Renison K. Ruwa;Jude P. Shunula

  • Future Mangrove Carbon Storage Under Climate Change and Deforestation

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  • Decomposition of mangrove roots: Effects of location, nutrients, species identity and mix in a Kenyan forest

    Mark Huxham;Joseph Langat;Fredrick Tamooh;Hilary Kennedy

  • Facing the future: The importance of substratum features for ecological engineering of artificial habitats in the rocky intertidal

    Louise B. Firth;Louise B. Firth;Louise B. Firth;Freya J. White;Meredith Schofield;Mick E. Hanley

  • Geographic trends in mangrove crab abundance in East Africa

    R.G. Hartnoll;S. Cannici;W.D. Emmerson;S. Fratini

  • A framework linking ecosystem services and human well‐being: Saltmarsh as a case study

    Olivia R. Rendón;Angus Garbutt;Martin Skov;Iris Möller

  • Blue carbon benefits from global saltmarsh restoration

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  • The East African Decapod Crab Neosarmatium meinerti (de Man) Sweeps Mangrove Floors Clean of Leaf Litter

    Emil Ólafsson;Susanne Buchmayer;Martin W. Skov

  • Species mixing boosts root yield in mangrove trees.

    Joseph Kipkorir Sigi Lang'at;Bernard K Y Kirui;Martin W Skov;James G Kairo

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Hawkins
Stephen J. Hawkins University of Southampton
Louise B. Firth
Louise B. Firth Plymouth University
John N. Griffin
John N. Griffin Swansea University
Tjeerd J. Bouma
Tjeerd J. Bouma Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Mark Huxham
Mark Huxham Edinburgh Napier University
Richard C. Thompson
Richard C. Thompson Plymouth University
James G. Kairo
James G. Kairo Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Maurizio Mencuccini
Maurizio Mencuccini Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications
Richard G. Hartnoll
Richard G. Hartnoll University of Liverpool
Stuart R. Jenkins
Stuart R. Jenkins Bangor University

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