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Professor Thomas Cameron

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Professor Thomas Cameron

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Biography

Professor of Applied Ecology with an interest in how populations and communities respond to environmental change, predation and management. My research group has an aquatic ecology focus with current projects ranging from coastal fisheries, aquaculture, waterfowl ecology, marine and freshwater habitat restoration and management. ###################################################################################### I am always interested in contact from undergraduate and postgraduate students about dissertation projects and postgraduate research projects. Don't be shy.

Qualifications

  • BSc (Hons) Animal Ecology University of Aberdeen, (2000)

  • PhD Doctor of Philosophy of Ecology University of Leeds, (2005)

Appointments

University of Essex

  • Director, University of Essex, Centre for Environment and Society (1/8/2023 - present)

  • Director of Impact, Life Sciences, University of Essex (1/10/2023 - present)

  • Research Ethics Officer, Life Sciences, University of Essex (1/9/2024 - present)

  • Theme Leader, Ecology & Biodiversity, EnvEast/ ARIES NERC Doctoral Training Partnership (1/5/2018 - present)

  • Group Lead, Ecology and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Life Sciences, University of Essex (1/10/2023 - 1/10/2024)

  • Director of Ecology and Environmental Biology BSc, University of Essex (1/10/2022 - 1/10/2023)

  • Deputy Director of Impact, University of Essex (1/1/2021 - 30/9/2023)

  • Founding Board Member, University of Essex, Center for Environment and Society (1/1/2017 - present)

  • Departmental Disability Liaison Officer, University of Essex (1/10/2022 - 30/9/2023)

Other academic

  • Deputy Chair England Policy Comittee, British Ecological Society (1/10/2022 - present)

  • Board Member, Essex Native Oyster Restoration Initiative (ENORI) (1/3/2017 - present)

  • Associate Editor, Aquatic Ecology and Wildlife Biology, Ecology & Evolution (1/3/2014 - present)

  • Editorial Board Member, Ecological Entomology (1/3/2008 - present)

  • External Examiner, Queen Mary University of London (1/1/2021 - 1/12/2022)

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Demographic responses to Harvesting - sustainability of Fisheries and Wildlife Harvest

Open to supervise

Animal movement and dispersal

Open to supervise

Eco-evolution of population and community dynamics

Open to supervise

Ecology and ecosystem function of shellfish communities including Aquaculture

Open to supervise

Estuarine ecology, global change and European oyster restoration

We work on saltmarsh ecology, the use of estuaries as nursery habitats for juvenile fish, the ecology and conservation of endangered European flat oysters and the thermal ecology of animals in coastal environments

Open to supervise

Socio-ecological tradeoffs in conservation with a focus on Public Access and nature recovery

Key words: public access

Waterfowl ecology

Productivity, survival and movement ecology of waterfowl in the UK and Europe

Open to supervise

Conferences and presentations

Estimating Oyster Ladder dredge efficiency - consequences for management

NORA Native Oyster Restoration Alliance 4, 24/11/2021

Active Management for increased oyster recruitment in sedimented estuaries

NORA Native Oyster Restoration Alliance 4, 24/11/2021

Eco-evolutionary dynamics in model systems: it's very competitive

Invited presentation, Evolution 2017, Oregon, Oregon, United States, 24/6/2017

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Animal Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour (BS113)

  • Marine Biology Field Skills (BS114)

  • Applied Wildlife Sciences (BS243)

  • Professional skills for Ecological and Marine Scientists (BS257)

  • Freshwater Ecology (BS352)

  • Fisheries Ecology (BS354)

  • Global Challenges in Interdisciplinary Perspective: Water Conflicts, Water Cultures (CS315)

Previous supervision

Alexander William Shakspeare
Alexander William Shakspeare
Thesis title: Increasing Sustainable Bivalve Aquaculture Productivity Using Remote Non-Invasive Sensing and Upweller Technologies
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 22/1/2024
Lucy Michaela Mcginley
Lucy Michaela Mcginley
Thesis title: Quantifying Ecosystem Function of Shellfish Habitats Within the South-East of England
Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 15/1/2024
Ellen Grace Montejo Funesto
Ellen Grace Montejo Funesto
Thesis title: Impacts of Heatwaves and Toxic Algal Blooms on the Physiological Performance and Future Aquaculture of the Oysters Ostrea Edulis and Magallana (Crassostrea) Gigas
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 2/1/2024
Howard Anthony Freeman
Howard Anthony Freeman
Thesis title: What Makes a Habitat a Home: Understanding Settlement and Recruitment Variation in the European Sea Bass, Dicentrarchus Labrax.
Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 21/8/2023
Amie Leigh Parris
Amie Leigh Parris
Thesis title: The Applied Phycology and Biochemistry of Managed Reservoirs in the East of England
Degree subject: Environmental Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 10/5/2021
Emma Alice Ward
Emma Alice Ward
Thesis title: Productivity and Carbon Sequestration Potential of Seagrass Ecosystems in the Eastern Aegean Sea
Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 12/10/2020
Brisneve Edullantes
Brisneve Edullantes
Thesis title: Thermal Responses of Marine Phytoplankton: Implications to Their Biogeography in the Present and Future Oceans
Degree subject: Environmental Biology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 6/10/2020
Benjamin John Archer
Benjamin John Archer
Thesis title: Dynamics and Drivers: Carbon Fluxes From Temperate Freshwater Ponds and Reservoirs
Degree subject: Environmental Biology
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 8/7/2020
Fiona Mary Watson
Fiona Mary Watson
Thesis title: Advances in Modelling the Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (Mpas) to Enhance Conservation Management of Mobile Fish Stocks
Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 31/3/2020
Synthesa Praharani Ksatrya
Synthesa Praharani Ksatrya
Thesis title: Development of Maritime Logistic System to Support Marine and Fisheries Integrated Centre in Small Island and Boundary Areas
Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 29/1/2020
Alice Elizabeth Lown
Alice Elizabeth Lown
Thesis title: Community Ecology and Population Dynamics of the European Native Oyster (Ostrea Edulis) in Essex, Uk: A Baseline for the Management of the Blackwater, Crouch, Roach and Colne Estuaries Marine Conservation Zone
Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 18/11/2019
Amy Sut Moy Sing Wong
Amy Sut Moy Sing Wong
Thesis title: Functional Ecology of Herbivorous Fish Communities in a Coral Reef System, Wakatobi, Se Sulawesi
Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 12/7/2019
Matthew Neil Bond
Matthew Neil Bond
Thesis title: Drivers of Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics in Model Systems - the Role of Harvest Mortality and Intraspecific Competition
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 5/7/2019

Publications

Publications (1)

Ellis, MB. and Cameron, TC., (2022). An initial assessment of the sustainability of waterbird harvest in the United Kingdom

Journal articles (50)

Chen, Z., Cameron, TC., Couce, E., Garcia, C., Hicks, N., Thomas, GE., Thompson, MSA., Whitby, C. and O'Gorman, EJ., (2024). Oil and gas platforms degrade benthic invertebrate diversity and food web structure. Science of the Total Environment. 929, 172536-172536

Freeman, HA., Hepburn, LJ., Taylor, MI., Hunter, E., Dumbrell, AJ., Gregson, BH., Smith, AJ., Lamphierre, A. and Cameron, TC., (2024). What makes a habitat a home? Habitat associations of juvenile European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, in estuarine nurseries. Journal of Fish Biology. 105 (2), 539-556

Thurstan, RH., McCormick, H., Preston, J., Ashton, EC., Bennema, FP., Cetinić, AB., Brown, JH., Cameron, TC., da Costa, F., Donnan, DW., Ewers, C., Fortibuoni, T., Galimany, E., Giovanardi, O., Grancher, R., Grech, D., Hayden-Hughes, M., Helmer, L., Jensen, KT., Juanes, JA., Latchford, J., Moore, ABM., Moutopoulos, DK., Nielsen, P., von Nordheim, H., Ondiviela, B., Peter, C., Pogoda, B., Poulsen, B., Pouvreau, S., Roberts, CM., Scherer, C., Smaal, AC., Smyth, D., Strand, Å., Theodorou, JA. and zu Ermgassen, PSE., (2024). Records reveal the vast historical extent of European oyster reef ecosystems. Nature Sustainability

Jackson, MC., O'Gorman, EJ., Gallo, B., Harpenslager, SF., Randall, K., Harris, DN., Prentice, H., Trimmer, M., Sanders, I., Dumbrell, AJ., Cameron, TC., Layer‐Dobra, K., Bespalaya, Y., Aksenova, O., Friberg, N., Moliner Cachazo, L., Brooks, SJ. and Woodward, G., (2024). Warming reduces trophic diversity in high‐latitude food webs. Global Change Biology. 30 (10), e17518-

Thurstan, RH., McCormick, H., Preston, J., Ashton, EC., Bennema, FP., Bratoš Cetinić, A., Brown, JH., Cameron, TC., da Costa, F., Donnan, DW., Ewers, C., Fortibuoni, T., Galimany, E., Giovanardi, O., Grancher, R., Grech, D., Hayden-Hughes, M., Helmer, L., Jensen, KT., Juanes, JA., Latchford, J., Moore, ABM., Moutopoulos, DK., Nielsen, P., von Nordheim, H., Ondiviela, B., Peter, C., Pogoda, B., Poulsen, B., Pouvreau, S., Scherer, C., Smaal, AC., Smyth, D., Strand, Å., Theodorou, JA. and zu Ermgassen, PSE., (2024). Historical dataset details the distribution, extent and form of lost Ostrea edulis reef ecosystems. Scientific Data. 11 (1), 1198-

Edullantes, B., Low-Decarie, E., Steinke, M. and Cameron, T., (2023). Comparison of thermal traits between non-toxic and potentially toxic marine phytoplankton: Implications to their responses to ocean warming. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 562, 151883-151883

Ermgassen, PSEZ., Strand, Å., Bakker, N., Blanco, A., Bonačić, K., Boudry, P., Brundu, G., Cameron, TC., Connellan, I., da Costa, F., Debney, A., Fabra, M., Frankic, A., Gamble, C., Gray, MW., Helmer, L., Holbrook, Z., Hugh-Jones, T., Kamermans, P., Magnesen, T., Nielsen, P., Preston, J., Ranger, CJ., Saurel, C., Smyth, D., Stechele, B., Theodorou, JA. and Colsoul, B., (2023). Overcoming Ostrea edulis seed production limitations to meet ecosystem restoration demands in the UN decade on restoration. Aquatic Living Resources. 36, 16-16

Cameron, TC., Baker, G., Pullen, J. and Lown, AE., (2023). Sea bed disturbance increases flat oyster recruitment for low to moderate stock densities. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 33 (7), 637-644

Funesto, EGM., Lewis, AM., Turner, AD., Cameron, TC. and Steinke, M., (2023). Immediate and delayed effects of a heatwave and Prorocentrum lima ((Ehrenberg) Stein 1878) bloom on the toxin accumulation, physiology, and survival of the oyster Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793).. Science of the Total Environment. 892, 164485-164485

Cameron, TC., Smart, R., Lown, A., Baker, A. and Korda, R., (2023). Experimental estimation of ladder dredge efficiency for capture of European flat oysters over mixed sediment. Aquatic Living Resources. 36, 28-28

Shakspeare, A., Moore, H., Service, M., Wilson, C., Ahmed, H., Cameron, TC. and Steinke, M., (2023). Gaping behaviour of Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in relation to freshwater runoff risks. Aquaculture Reports. 33, 101719-101719

Chopra, K., Hodges, HR., Barker, ZE., Vázquez Diosdado, JA., Amory, JR., Cameron, TC., Croft, DP., Bell, NJ., Thurman, A., Bartlett, D. and Codling, EA., (2023). Bunching behaviour in housed dairy cows at higher ambient temperatures.. Journal of Dairy Science. 107 (4), 2406-2425

Andrews, C., Wallis, K. and Cameron, T., (2023). Discovery of a Ponto-Caspian mysid shrimp Hemimysis anomala in south-east England: Potential for bird mediated dispersal?. Essex Naturalist. 40, 149-153

Morrissey, D., Goodall, J., Castilho, R., Cameron, TC. and Taylor, ML., (2022). Population genomics reveals a single semi-continuous population of a commercially exploited marine gastropod. Fisheries Research. 254, 106418-106418

Ward, EA., Aldis, C., Wade, T., Miliou, A., Tsimpidis, T. and Cameron, TC., (2022). Is All Seagrass Habitat Equal? Seasonal, Spatial, and Interspecific Variation in Productivity Dynamics Within Mediterranean Seagrass Habitat. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9

Ellis, MB. and Cameron, TC., (2022). An initial assessment of the sustainability of waterbird harvest in the United Kingdom. Journal of Applied Ecology. 59 (11), 2839-2848

Hughes, A., Bonačić, K., Cameron, T., Collins, K., da Costa, F., Debney, A., van Duren, L., Elzinga, J., Fariñas‐Franco, JM., Gamble, C., Helmer, L., Holbrook, Z., Holden, E., Knight, K., Murphy, JAJ., Pogoda, B., Pouvreau, S., Preston, J., Reid, A., Reuchlin‐Hugenholtz, E., Sanderson, WG., Smyth, D., Stechele, B., Strand, Å., Theodorou, JA., Uttley, M., Wray, B. and zu Ermgassen, PSE., (2022). Site selection for European native oyster (Ostrea edulis) habitat restoration projects: An expert‐derived consensus. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 33 (7), 721-736

Lown, A., Hepburn, L., Heywood, J. and Cameron, T., (2021). European native oysters and associated species richness in the presence of non-native species in a southern North Sea estuary complex. Conservation Science and Practice. 3 (5)

Bond, MN., Piertney, SB., Benton, TG. and Cameron, TC., (2021). Plasticity is a locally adapted trait with consequences for ecological dynamics in novel environments. Ecology and Evolution. 11 (16), 10868-10879

Miller, TH., Ng, KT., Lamphiere, A., Cameron, TC., Bury, NR. and Barron, LP., (2021). Multicompartment and cross-species monitoring of contaminants of emerging concern in an estuarine habitat.. Environmental Pollution. 270, 116300-116300

Allison, S., Hardy, M., Hayward, K., Cameron, TC. and Underwood, GJC., (2020). Strongholds of Ostrea edulis populations in estuaries in Essex, SE England and their association with traditional oyster aquaculture: evidence to support a MPA designation. The Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 100 (1), 27-36

Thomas, GE., Cameron, TC., Campo, P., Clark, DR., Coulon, F., Gregson, BH., Hepburn, LJ., McGenity, TJ., Miliou, A., Whitby, C. and McKew, BA., (2020). Bacterial Community Legacy Effects Following the Agia Zoni II Oil-Spill, Greece. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11, 1706-

Lown, AE., Hepburn, LJ., Dyer, R. and Cameron, TC., (2020). From individual vital rates to population dynamics: An integral projection model for European native oysters in a marine protected area. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 30 (11), 2191-2206

zu Ermgassen, PSE., Bonačić, K., Boudry, P., Bromley, CA., Cameron, TC., Colsoul, B., Coolen, JWP., Frankić, A., Hancock, B., Have, TM., Holbrook, Z., Kamermans, P., Laugen, AT., Nevejan, N., Pogoda, B., Pouvreau, S., Preston, J., Ranger, CJ., Sanderson, WG., Sas, H., Strand, Å. and Sutherland, WJ., (2020). Forty questions of importance to the policy and practice of native oyster reef restoration in Europe. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 30 (11), 2038-2049

Chopra, K., Hodges, HR., Barker, ZE., Vázquez Diosdado, JA., Amory, JR., Cameron, TC., Croft, DP., Bell, NJ. and Codling, EA., (2020). Proximity Interactions in a Permanently Housed Dairy Herd: Network Structure, Consistency, and Individual Differences. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 7, 583715-

Pogoda, B., Boudry, P., Bromley, C., Cameron, TC., Colsoul, B., Donnan, D., Hancock, B., Hugh‐Jones, T., Preston, J., Sanderson, WG., Sas, H., Brown, J., Bonacic, K., Nordheim, H. and zu Ermgassen, PSE., (2020). NORA moving forward: Developing an oyster restoration network in Europe to support the Berlin Oyster Recommendation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 30 (11), 2031-2037

Ward, EA., Meek, SK., Gordon, DM., Cameron, TC., Steer, MD., Smith, DJ., Miliou, A. and Tsimpidis, T., (2020). The use of storm fragments and biodegradable replanting methods allows for a low-impact habitat restoration method of seagrass meadows, in the eastern Aegean Sea. Conservation Evidence. 17, 1-6

Watson, FM., Hepburn, LJ., Cameron, T., Le Quesne, WJF. and Codling, EA., (2019). Relative mobility determines the efficacy of MPAs in a two species mixed fishery with conflicting management objectives. Fisheries Research. 219, 105334-105334

George, HCPH., Miles, G., Bemrose, J., White, A., Bond, MN. and Cameron, TC., (2019). Inter-generational effects of CO2-induced stream acidification in the Trinidadian Guppy (Poecilia reticulata). Ecology and Evolution. 9 (22), 12836-12845

Müller, T., Bernáth, G., Horváth, Á., Várkonyi, L., Grigoraş, G., Gagiu, A., Urbányi, B., Żarski, D., Freyhof, J. and Cameron, T., (2018). Artificial propagation of the endangered Rumanian endemic warm water rudd (Scardinius racovitzai Müller 1958, Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes) for conservation needs. The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research. 44 (3), 245-249

Cameron, TC., O'Sullivan, D., Reynolds, A., Hicks, JP., Piertney, SB. and Benton, TG., (2016). Harvested populations are more variable only in more variable environments. Ecology and Evolution. 6 (12), 4179-4191

Schröder, A., van Leeuwen, A. and Cameron, TC., (2015). Empirical support for different types of positive mortality effects. A reply to Abrams. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 30 (4), 180-181

ten Brink, H., Mazumdar, AKA., Huddart, J., Persson, L. and Cameron, TC., (2015). Do intraspecific or interspecific interactions determine responses to predators feeding on a shared size‐structured prey community?. Journal of Animal Ecology. 84 (2), 414-426

Schröder, A., van Leeuwen, A. and Cameron, TC., (2014). When less is more: positive population-level effects of mortality. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 29 (11), 614-624

O’Sullivan, D., Benton, TG. and Cameron, TC., (2014). Inter-patch movement in an experimental system: the effects of life history and the environment. Oikos. 123 (5), 623-629

Cameron, TC., O'Sullivan, D., Reynolds, A., Piertney, SB. and Benton, TG., (2013). Eco‐evolutionary dynamics in response to selection on life‐history. Ecology Letters. 16 (6), 754-763

Cameron, TC., O'Sullivan, D., Reynolds, A., Piertney, SB. and Benton, TG., (2013). Corrigendum to Cameron et al. 2013. Ecology Letters. 16 (10), 1330-1330

Moustakas, A., Kunin, WE., Cameron, TC. and Sankaran, M., (2013). Facilitation or Competition? Tree Effects on Grass Biomass across a Precipitation Gradient. PLoS ONE. 8 (2), e57025-e57025

Backhouse, A., Sait, SM. and Cameron, TC., (2012). Multiple mating in the traumatically inseminating Warehouse pirate bug,Xylocoris flavipes: effects on fecundity and longevity. Biology Letters. 8 (5), 706-709

Ozgul, A., Coulson, T., Reynolds, A., Cameron, TC. and Benton, TG., (2012). Population Responses to Perturbations: The Importance of Trait-Based Analysis Illustrated through a Microcosm Experiment. The American Naturalist. 179 (5), 582-594

Wright, MD., Goodman, P. and Cameron, TC., (2010). Exploring behavioural responses of shorebirds to impulsive noise. Wildfowl. 60, 150-167

Cameron, TC., Metcalfe, D., Beckerman, AP. and Sait, SM., (2007). INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION: THE ROLE OF LAGS BETWEEN ATTACK AND DEATH IN HOST–PARASITOID INTERACTIONS. Ecology. 88 (5), 1225-1231

CAMERON, TC., WEARING, HJ., ROHANI, P. and SAIT, SM., (2007). Two‐species asymmetric competition: effects of age structure on intra‐ and interspecific interactions. Journal of Animal Ecology. 76 (1), 83-93

Cameron, TC., Wearing, HJ., Rohani, P. and Sait, SM., (2005). A koinobiont parasitoid mediates competition and generates additive mortality in healthy host populations. Oikos. 110 (3), 620-628

Wearing, HJ., Sait, SM., Cameron, TC. and Rohani, P., (2004). Stage‐structured competition and the cyclic dynamics of host–parasitoid populations. Journal of Animal Ecology. 73 (4), 706-722

BENTON, TG., CAMERON, TC. and GRANT, A., (2004). Population responses to perturbations: predictions and responses from laboratory mite populations. Journal of Animal Ecology. 73 (5), 983-995

Wearing, HJ., Rohani, P., Cameron, TC. and Sait, SM., (2004). The Dynamical Consequences of Developmental Variability and Demographic Stochasticity for Host‐Parasitoid Interactions. The American Naturalist. 164 (4), 543-558

CAMERON, TC. and BENTON, TG., (2004). Stage‐structured harvesting and its effects: an empirical investigation using soil mites. Journal of Animal Ecology. 73 (5), 996-1006

Rohani, P., Wearing, HJ., Cameron, T. and Sait, SM., (2003). Natural enemy specialization and the period of population cycles. Ecology Letters. 6 (5), 381-384

Cameron, T., (2002). 2002: the year of the ‘diversity – ecosystem function’ debate. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 17 (11), 495-496

Book chapters (1)

Cameron, TC., Plaistow, S., Mugabo, M., Piertney, SB. and Benton, TG., (2014). Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics. In: Advances in Ecological Research. Elsevier. 171- 206. 9780128013748

Reports and Papers (2)

Tim, G., Jim, P. and Cameron, TC., NECR481 Edition 1 Seagrass in the Stour Orwell and Blackwater 2020-21 (NECR481)

Cameron, T., (2023). Defining Oyster Beds in the Blackwater Estuary

Grants and funding

2024

The Spread of Pacific Oysters

Shellfish Association of Great Britain

WAYFARE: Where Are Your Fish From? Aquatic Research & Engagement at Essex

UOE Participatory Research Fund

Blackwater Colne Estuaries Natural Capital Assessment

Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs

Assessment of sufficiency of data availability on UK waterbird harvests for accurately estimating the scale and sustainability of harvest of AEWA-listed waterbird populations

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

A Rapid Evidence Assessment of threats and pressures on UK wintering waterfowl and waders at breeding sites and UK relevant flyways

British Association for Shooting and Conservation

A Rapid Evidence Assessment of conservation threats and pressures faced by wild mallard in the UK

British Association for Shooting and Conservation

Ecosystem function and services associated rock oyster aquaculture and naturalisation

University of Essex

2023

Assessing the impact that oyster density has on fecundity in the Blackwater Estuary

Natural England

Ecosystem Benefits of Oyster Aquaculture Sites

Atlantic Edge Oysters Ltd

Ecosystem Benefits of Oyster Aquaculture Sites

Envision Marine Ltd

The Championing Coastal Co-ordination (3Cs)

KWT Consultancy Services

Multi-trophic response and effects of an extensive oil spill in a coastal fish nursery

Natural Environment Research Council

Blue Carbon Productivity PhD Studentship

Archipelagos, Institute of Marine Conservation

Mapping feeding behaviour of grazing livestock

[UOE_BIAA] University of Essex (BBSRC IAA)

To assess the potential for restoration of saltmarsh, seagrass and native oyster beds at Sandwich and Pegwell Bay NNR

EXO Environmental Ltd

REWilding and restoration inteRtIdal sedimenT Ecosystem for carbon sequestration, climate adaptation and biodiversity support

European Commission

AniMove: connections between land uses, landscapes and people via waterfowl

Northumbrian Water Group Limited

The Championing Coastal Co-ordination (3Cs) Coastal rewilding and saltmarsh grazing

KWT Consultancy Services

2022

PhD Studentship Intertidal seagrass dynamics, recovery and role in nature based solutions

Harwich Haven Authority

Developing a bass tissue bank for the study of connectivity between European coastal nursery habitats

Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs

Benchmarking Agriculture and Agri-environment Performance

Spains Hall Estate

2021

Development of an oyster depuration facility to improve the welfare of coastal communities in Thailand

British Council

NOSy Consultancy

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

Native Oyster Bed � Resolving Definition Issues

Natural England

From Ions to Ecosystems: A Novel Framework for the Biomonitoring and Management of Vulnerable and Commercial Fishes

Medical Research Council

Mapping Seagrass coverage in the rivers Stour and Orwell

Harwich Haven Authority

OFWAT Innovation in Water Challenge bid to plan for upscaling the restoration of seagrass to enhance the resilience of the estuarine and coastal waters of the Affinity Water and Anglian Water supply regions in Essex and Suffolk

Project Seagrass

NOSy Consultancy

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

2020

Robust and resilient flat oyster fisheries

EXO Environmental Ltd

2019

Native European Oyster experimental restoration project

Zoological Society London

Estuary Living - What does high quality nursery habitat look like to a sea bass?

Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Proposal for research on functional and critical temperature thresholds for the native European oyster in Essex waters & for predictive ecological population modelling of responses to environmental perturbations of native European oysters in the BCRC Marine Conservation Zone

Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Experimental estimation of oyster ladder dredge efficiency across multiple ground types

Natural England

2018

Ecosystem services from restoration of European flat oysters

University of Essex

Spatial patterns of phosphorus (P) limitation and the transfer of P between the sediment and the water column.

Anglian water services Limited

COVID-19 Extension: NOSy - magnetic and wireless sensor technology for improving profit, biosecurity and carbon footprint of regional oyster production

Natural Environment Research Council

License Application

THE TOLLESBURY & MERSEA NATIVE OYSTER FISHERY COMPANY

Modelling the stock structure and potential responses to fishing in the Blackwater, Crouch, Roach and Colne MCZ European Native Oyster population in Essex

Natural England

Whelk Population Study

European Maritime & Fisheries Fund (MMO)

2017

Quantifying a marine ecosystem's response to a catastrophic oil spill

Natural Environment Research Council

2016

Using geothermal streams to explore salmonid adaptation to warmer waters

The Fisheries Society of the British Isles

2015

Community Ecologists: How coastal communities perceive traditional, commercial, recreational and conservation activities

Economic & Social Research Council

Community ecology of the native Oyster (Ostrea edulis): developing best practice for economic and environmental sustainability of an important regional fishery.

Kent and Essex IFCA

2014

Ecosystem wide responses to changes n trophic structure

British Ecological Society (BES)

Ecosystem wide responses to changes n trophic structure

British Ecological Society (BES)

Contact

tcameron@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 872549

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3SW.3.14, Colchester Campus

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