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Overview

Sam Dupont is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and focuses on research primarily within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work extensively examines the effects and responses to ocean acidification, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, coral and marine ecosystems, as well as related topics in marine biology and ecology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these areas, the subfields of oceanography, global and planetary change, ecology, molecular biology, and aquatic science are prominently represented in Dupont's research.

  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Aquatic Science

The key topics covered in their publications concentrate on the impacts and adaptations related to ocean acidification. Additionally, the study of marine bivalves and aquaculture, coral and marine ecosystems, marine and coastal plant biology, physiological and biochemical adaptations, and environmental toxicology form significant aspects of their scientific inquiries.

  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Dupont has contributed publications to a number of scientific journals, predominantly in marine and environmental sciences. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Among recent notable papers are:

  • "Ocean Acidification and Human Health" (2020) published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Upper environmental pCO2 drives sensitivity to ocean acidification in marine invertebrates" (2022) published in Nature Climate Change
  • "Antioxidant responses of the mussel Mytilus coruscus co-exposed to ocean acidification, hypoxia and warming" (2020) published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Impacts of ocean acidification under multiple stressors on typical organisms and ecological processes" (2020) published in Marine Life Science & Technology
  • "Synthesis of Thresholds of Ocean Acidification Impacts on Echinoderms" (2021) published in Frontiers in Marine Science

Dupont frequently collaborates with other researchers, with repeated coauthorship alongside Youji Wang, Yueyong Shang, Menghong Hu, Kirti Ramesh, and Marc Métian.

Best Publications

  • Physiological basis for high CO2 tolerance in marine ectothermic animals: pre-adaptation through lifestyle and ontogeny?

    F. Melzner;Magdalena Gutowska;M. Langenbuch;S. Dupont

  • Impact of near-future ocean acidification on echinoderms.

    S. Dupont;O. Ortega-Martínez;M. Thorndyke

  • Experimental strategies to assess the biological ramifications of multiple drivers of global ocean change – a review

    Philip W Boyd;Philip W Boyd;Sinead Collins;Sam Dupont;Katharina Fabricius

  • Evolution in an acidifying ocean

    Jennifer M. Sunday;Jennifer M. Sunday;Piero Calosi;Sam Dupont;Philip L. Munday

  • Long-term and trans-life-cycle effects of exposure to ocean acidification in the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

    S. Dupont;N. Dorey;Meike Stumpp;Frank Melzner

  • Near-future level of CO2-driven ocean acidification radically affects larval survival and development in the brittlestar Ophiothrix fragilis

    Sam Dupont;Jon Havenhand;William Thorndyke;Lloyd S. Peck

  • CO2 induced seawater acidification impacts sea urchin larval development I: Elevated metabolic rates decrease scope for growth and induce developmental delay

    Meike Stumpp;J. Wren;Frank Melzner;M. C. Thorndyke

  • Ocean Acidification and Human Health

    Laura J. Falkenberg;Richard G.J. Bellerby;Richard G.J. Bellerby;Sean D. Connell;Lora E. Fleming

  • Species-specific responses to ocean acidification should account for local adaptation and adaptive plasticity.

    Cristian A. Vargas;Nelson A. Lagos;Nelson A. Lagos;Marco A. Lardies;Marco A. Lardies;Cristian Duarte;Cristian Duarte

  • Ocean acidification through the lens of ecological theory

    Brian Gaylord;Kristy J Kroeker;Jennifer M Sunday;Kathryn M Anderson

  • Acidified seawater impacts sea urchin larvae pH regulatory systems relevant for calcification.

    Meike Stumpp;Meike Stumpp;Marian Y. Hu;Marian Y. Hu;Frank Melzner;Magdalena A. Gutowska

  • Aerobic scope fails to explain the detrimental effects on growth resulting from warming and elevated CO2 in Atlantic halibut

    Albin Gräns;Fredrik Jutfelt;Erik Sandblom;Elisabeth Jönsson

  • Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat

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

  • Transgenerational effects alleviate severe fecundity loss during ocean acidification in a ubiquitous planktonic copepod

    Peter Thor;Sam Dupont

  • Impact of CO 2 -driven ocean acidification on invertebrates early life-history - What we know, what we need to know and what we can do

    S. Dupont;M. C. Thorndyke

  • What meta-analysis can tell us about vulnerability of marine biodiversity to ocean acidification?

    S. Dupont;N. Dorey;M. Thorndyke

  • And on Top of All That… Coping with Ocean Acidification in the Midst of Many Stressors

    Denise L. Breitburg;Joseph E. Salisbury;Joan M. Bernhard;Wei-Jun Cai

  • Intraspecific variability in the response of bloom-forming marine microalgae to changed climate conditions

    Anke Kremp;Anna Godhe;Jenny Egardt;Sam Dupont

  • Early development and molecular plasticity in the Mediterranean sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus exposed to CO2-driven acidification.

    Sophie Martin;Sophie Richier;Sophie Richier;Maria-Luiza Pedrotti;Maria-Luiza Pedrotti;Sam Dupont

  • Upper environmental pCO2 drives sensitivity to ocean acidification in marine invertebrates

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  • CO2 induced seawater acidification impacts sea urchin larval development II: Gene expression patterns in pluteus larvae

    Meike Stumpp;S. Dupont;M.C. Thorndyke;Frank Melzner

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael C. Thorndyke
Michael C. Thorndyke Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Youji Wang
Youji Wang Shanghai Ocean University
Lloyd S. Peck
Lloyd S. Peck British Antarctic Survey
Melody S. Clark
Melody S. Clark British Antarctic Survey
Hans-Otto Pörtner
Hans-Otto Pörtner Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Menghong Hu
Menghong Hu Shanghai Ocean University
Philip L. Munday
Philip L. Munday James Cook University
Piero Calosi
Piero Calosi Université du Québec à Rimouski
Jean-Pierre Gattuso
Jean-Pierre Gattuso Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Richard G. J. Bellerby
Richard G. J. Bellerby East China Normal University

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