Dr Peter Lawrence's Outputs (5)

Neighbours matter and the weak succumb: Ash dieback infection is more severe in ash trees with fewer conspecific neighbours and lower prior growth rate (2023)
Journal Article
J. Cracknell, D., F. Peterken, G., Pommerening, A., J. Lawrence, P., & R. Healey, J. (2023). Neighbours matter and the weak succumb: Ash dieback infection is more severe in ash trees with fewer conspecific neighbours and lower prior growth rate. Journal of Ecology, 111(10), 2118-2133. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14191

The epidemiology and severity of ash dieback (ADB), the disease caused by the ascomycete fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, has been linked to a variety of site conditions; however, there has been a lack of analysis at an individual tree scale.
Symptom... Read More about Neighbours matter and the weak succumb: Ash dieback infection is more severe in ash trees with fewer conspecific neighbours and lower prior growth rate.

Artificial shorelines lack natural structural complexity across scales (2021)
Journal Article
Lawrence, P. J., Evans, A. J., Jackson-Bué, T., Brooks, P. R., Crowe, T. P., Dozier, A. E., Jenkins, S. R., Moore, P. J., Williams, G. J., & Davies, A. J. (2021). Artificial shorelines lack natural structural complexity across scales. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1951), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0329

From microbes to humans, habitat structural complexity plays a direct role in the provision of physical living space, and increased complexity supports higher biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across biomes. Coastal development and the construct... Read More about Artificial shorelines lack natural structural complexity across scales.

Spatial and temporal scales of coral reef fish ecological research and management: a systematic map protocol (2021)
Journal Article
Lawrence, A., Heenan, A., Levine, A., R. Haddaway, N., Powell, F., Wedding, L., Roche, R., Lawrence, P., Szostek, C., Ford, H., Southworth, L., Sannassy Pilly, S., E. Richardson, L., & J. Williams, G. (2021). Spatial and temporal scales of coral reef fish ecological research and management: a systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence, 10, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-021-00217-z

Coral reefs are rapidly changing in response to local and global stressors. Research to better understand and inform the management of these stressors is burgeoning. However, in situ studies of coral reef ecology are constrained by complex logistics... Read More about Spatial and temporal scales of coral reef fish ecological research and management: a systematic map protocol.

Replicating natural topography on marine artificial structures – A novel approach to eco-engineering (2021)
Journal Article
Evans, A. J., Lawrence, P. J., Natanzi, A. S., Moore, P. J., Davies, A. J., Crowe, T. P., McNally, C., Thompson, B., Dozier, A. E., & Brooks, P. R. (2021). Replicating natural topography on marine artificial structures – A novel approach to eco-engineering. Ecological Engineering, 160, Article 106144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106144

Ocean sprawl is a growing threat to marine and coastal ecosystems globally, with wide-ranging consequences for natural habitats and species. Artificial structures built in the marine environment often support less diverse communities than natural roc... Read More about Replicating natural topography on marine artificial structures – A novel approach to eco-engineering.

Are concentrations of pollutants in sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii) a cause for concern? A systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Tiktak, G. P., Butcher, D., Lawrence, P. J., Norrey, J., Bradley, L., Shaw, K., Preziosi, R., & Megson, D. (2020). Are concentrations of pollutants in sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii) a cause for concern? A systematic review. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160, Article 111701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111701

This review represents a comprehensive analysis on pollutants in elasmobranchs including meta-analysis on the most studied pollutants: mercury, cadmium, PCBs and DDTs, in muscle and liver tissue. Elasmobranchs are particularly vulnerable to pollutant... Read More about Are concentrations of pollutants in sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii) a cause for concern? A systematic review.