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Overview

Stephen J. Hawkins is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions in the subfields of Oceanography, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their work covers a range of main topics including:

  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

Stephen J. Hawkins has published research in several frequent venues including:

  • Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Regional Studies in Marine Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Hawkins cover topics related to coastal and marine ecology, long-term environmental monitoring, and educational programs in ocean literacy. These include:

  • Rocky shores as tractable test systems for experimental ecology, 2020, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
  • Greening of grey infrastructure should not be used as a Trojan horse to facilitate coastal development, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • A global analysis of complexity-biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures, 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Promoting Ocean Literacy in Elementary School Students Through Investigation Activities and Citizen Science, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Impacts of Pervasive Climate Change and Extreme Events on Rocky Intertidal Communities: Evidence From Long-Term Data, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science

Frequent co-authors working alongside Hawkins include Louise B. Firth, Nova Mieszkowska, Antony M. Knights, Kathryn A. O'Shaughnessy, and Richard C. Thompson. Collaboration with these researchers has resulted in multiple peer-reviewed publications.

Additionally, Hawkins has contributed to book publications, including a recent book titled True Limpets as Living Resources: Biology, Ecology, Exploitation and Sustainability published by Frontiers Media in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review

    S. J. Hawkins;A. L. Allcock;A. E. Bates;L. B. Firth

  • Grazing of intertidal algae by marine invertebrates

    S.J. Hawkins;R.G. Hartnoll

  • Living on the Edge of Two Changing Worlds: Forecasting the Responses of Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems to Climate Change

    Brain Helmuth;Nova Mieszkowska;Philippa Moore;Stephen Hawkins

  • Seventy years' observations of changes in distribution and abundance of zooplankton and intertidal organisms in the western English Channel in relation to rising sea temperature

    AJ Southward;S J Hawkins;Michael Burrows

  • The role of kelp species as biogenic habitat formers in coastal marine ecosystems

    Harry Teagle;Stephen J. Hawkins;Stephen J. Hawkins;Philippa J. Moore;Philippa J. Moore;Dan A. Smale;Dan A. Smale

  • Rocky intertidal communities: past environmental changes, present status and predictions for the next 25 years

    R. C. Thompson;T. P. Crowe;S. J. Hawkins

  • Threats and knowledge gaps for ecosystem services provided by kelp forests: a northeast Atlantic perspective.

    Dan A. Smale;Dan A. Smale;Michael T. Burrows;Philippa J Moore;Philippa J Moore;Nessa O'Connor

  • An ecological perspective on the deployment and design of low-crested and other hard coastal defence structures

    L. Airoldi;M. Abbiati;M. W. Beck;S. J. Hawkins

  • Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning: emerging issues and their experimental test in aquatic environments

    Paul S. Giller;Helmut Hillebrand;Ulrike G. Berninger;Mark O. Gessner

  • Effects of ocean sprawl on ecological connectivity: impacts and solutions

    Melanie J. Bishop;Mariana Mayer-Pinto;Laura Airoldi;Louise B. Firth

  • Low-crested coastal defence structures as artificial habitats for marine life: Using ecological criteria in design

    P. S. Moschella;M. Abbiati;P. Åberg;L. Airoldi

  • Do distributional shifts of northern and southern species of algae match the warming pattern

    Fernando P. Lima;Fernando P. Lima;Pedro A. Ribeiro;Nuno Queiroz;Stephen J. Hawkins;Stephen J. Hawkins

  • Long-term oceanographic and ecological research in the western English Channel

    Alan J. Southward;Olivia Langmead;Nicholas J. Hardman-Mountford;James Aiken

  • Impacts of climate change on European marine ecosystems: Observations, expectations and indicators

    C.J.M. Philippart;R. Anadón;R. Danovaro;J.W. Dippner

  • 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

  • Modelling patch dynamics on rocky shores using deterministic cellular automata

    M.T. Burrows;S.J. Hawkins

  • Effects of changing temperature on benthic marine life in Britain and Ireland

    Keith Hiscock;Alan Southward;I. A. N. Tittley;Stephen Hawkins;Stephen Hawkins

  • Habitat recovery and restoration in aquatic ecosystems: current progress and future challenges

    Juergen Geist;Stephen J. Hawkins

  • Changes in the range of some common rocky shore species In Britain — A Response To Climate Change?

    N Mieszkowska;MA Kendall;SJ Hawkins;R Leaper

  • Consequences of climate-driven biodiversity changes for ecosystem functioning of North European rocky shores

    Stephen Hawkins;Heather Sugden;Nova Mieszkowska;Philippa Moore

  • Plant-animal interactions in the marine benthos

    Gray A. Williams;S. J. Hawkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard C. Thompson
Richard C. Thompson Plymouth University
Stuart R. Jenkins
Stuart R. Jenkins Bangor University
Louise B. Firth
Louise B. Firth Plymouth University
Michael T. Burrows
Michael T. Burrows Scottish Association For Marine Science
Nova Mieszkowska
Nova Mieszkowska University of Liverpool
Pippa J. Moore
Pippa J. Moore Newcastle University
Martin J. Genner
Martin J. Genner University of Bristol
Alan J. Southward
Alan J. Southward Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
David W. Sims
David W. Sims University of Southampton
Richard G. Hartnoll
Richard G. Hartnoll University of Liverpool

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