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Stefan G. Bolam is affiliated with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to oceanography and global and planetary change. Subfields of their studies include ecology, pollution, and management, monitoring, policy, and law.

The main topics covered in Bolam's work include:

  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Coastal and Marine Management

Bolam has published papers in a variety of journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Journal of Sea Research
  • Ecological Applications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent works include:

  • "Different bottom trawl fisheries have a differential impact on the status of the North Sea seafloor habitats," 2020, ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • "Trawl fishing impacts on the status of seabed fauna in diverse regions of the globe," 2020, Fish and Fisheries
  • "Species interactions and environmental context affect intraspecific behavioural trait variation and ecosystem function," 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Biological traits of marine benthic invertebrates in Northwest Europe," 2022, Scientific Data
  • "Ecological implications of removing a concrete gas platform in the North Sea," 2020, Journal of Sea Research

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Clément Garcia
  • Jan Geert Hiddink
  • P. Daniël van Denderen
  • Mattias Sköld
  • Sebastian Valanko

Best Publications

  • Diversity, biomass and ecosystem processes in the marine benthos.

    Stefan G Bolam;Teresa Fernandes;Mark Huxham

  • Ecological consequences of dredged material disposal in the marine environment: a holistic assessment of activities around the England and Wales coastline.

    SG Bolam;HL Rees;PJ Somerfield;RI Smith

  • Similar effects of bottom trawling and natural disturbance on composition and function of benthic communities across habitats

    P. Daniël van Denderen;Stefan G. Bolam;Jan Geert Hiddink;Simon Jennings

  • Effects of macroalgal mats on intertidal sandflats: an experimental study.

    Stefan G Bolam;Teresa F Fernandes;Paul Read;Dave Raffaelli

  • Minimizing impacts of maintenance dredged material disposal in the coastal environment: a habitat approach.

    Stefan G. Bolam;Hubert L. Rees

  • Towards a framework for the quantitative assessment of trawling impact on the seabed and benthic ecosystem

    A. D. Rijnsdorp;F. Bastardie;S. G. Bolam;L. Buhl-Mortensen

  • Sensitivity of macrobenthic secondary production to trawling in the English sector of the Greater North Sea: A biological trait approach

    S.G. Bolam;R.C. Coggan;J. Eggleton;M. Diesing

  • Colonisation of various types of sediment by estuarine nematodes via lateral infaunal migration: a laboratory study

    M. Schratzberger;P. Whomersley;K. Warr;S. G. Bolam

  • Macrofaunal recolonization on intertidal mudflats: effect of sediment organic and sand content

    S.G Bolam;P Whomersley;M Schratzberger

  • Dense aggregations of tube-building polychaetes: response to small-scale disturbances

    Stefan G. Bolam;Teresa F. Fernandes

  • Dense aggregations of Pygospio elegans (Claparède): effect on macrofaunal community structure and sediments

    Stefan G. Bolam;Teresa F. Fernandes

  • Differences in biological traits composition of benthic assemblages between unimpacted habitats.

    Stefan Bolam;C Garcia;J Eggleton;A.J. Kenny

  • Assessing bottom trawling impacts based on the longevity of benthic invertebrates

    Jan Geert Hiddink;Simon Jennings;Simon Jennings;Marija Sciberras;Stefan G. Bolam

  • Development of macrofaunal communities on dredged material used for mudflat enhancement: a comparison of three beneficial use schemes after one year.

    S.G. Bolam;P. Whomersley

  • Burial survival of benthic macrofauna following deposition of simulated dredged material

    Stefan George Bolam

  • Estimating sensitivity of seabed habitats to disturbance by bottom trawling based on the longevity of benthic fauna

    Adriaan D. Rijnsdorp;Stefan G. Bolam;Clement Garcia;Jan Geert Hiddink

  • Macrofaunal production and biological traits: Spatial relationships along the UK continental shelf

    S.G. Bolam;J.D. Eggleton

  • Response of intertidal macrofauna to multiple disturbance types and intensities - An experimental approach

    P. Whomersley;M. Huxham;S. Bolam;M. Schratzberger

  • Impacts of bottom fishing on the sediment infaunal community and biogeochemistry of cohesive and non‐cohesive sediments

    Marija Sciberras;Ruth Parker;Claire Powell;Craig Robertson

  • Differential response of nematode colonist communities to the intertidal placement of dredged material

    Michaela Schratzberger;Stefan Bolam;Paul Whomersley;Karema Warr

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan G. Hiddink
Jan G. Hiddink Bangor University
Michaela Schratzberger
Michaela Schratzberger Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Adriaan D. Rijnsdorp
Adriaan D. Rijnsdorp Wageningen University & Research
Simon Jennings
Simon Jennings Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Teresa F. Fernandes
Teresa F. Fernandes Heriot-Watt University
Paul J. Somerfield
Paul J. Somerfield Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Martin Solan
Martin Solan University of Southampton
Robin J. Law
Robin J. Law Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Ray Hilborn
Ray Hilborn University of Washington
Mark Huxham
Mark Huxham Edinburgh Napier University

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