Browsing University of Galway Theses by Author "Johnson, Mark P."
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Ecosystem services and environmental impacts associated with commercial kelp aquaculture
Walls, Aimée M. (2017-07-11)Wild kelp forests represent one of the most productive habitats on Earth, suppling ecosystem services, including, but not limited to, biodiversity, habitat provision, food web subsidy, nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration ... -
Modelling the shoaling behaviour of pelagic fishes to improve acoustic stock assessment methods
Wassermann, Sophia Nell (NUI Galway, 2021-04-21)Creating a model of collective behaviours, such as a fish shoal, requires understanding the movements and interactions of the individuals within. Individual-based models (IBMs), which consist of autonomous agents interacting ... -
Phlorotannins, current and future implications for the seaweed industry
Quéguineur, Benoît Louis Erwan (2012-09-28)This thesis focuses on phenolic compounds from brown macroalgae, named phlorotannins, and their current and future implication in the seaweed industry. After an examination of the phlorotannins content and in vitro ... -
The reproductive phenology and cultivation of Palmaria palmata on the west coast of Ireland
Whelan, Susan (NUI Galway, 2023-09-15)The Rhodophyte Palmaria palmata (Linnaeus) Weber and Mohr, 1805 is part of the Palmariaceae family. The Palmariaceae family can be found in cold waters of the North Atlantic and North Pacific (Morgan et al. 1980; Lüning ...