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SERG

Sediment Ecology Research Group

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    • BEF of benthic sediment communities
    • Climate change
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    • BLUE-coast
    • John Templeton Foundation
    • Blue Carbon subsidisation of saltmarsh restoration
    • CBESS
    • COHBED
    • Temperate and subtropical estuarine ecology
    • Completed projects
  • Methods
    • Cohesive Strength Meter (CSM)
    • FMS/Diving PAM fluorimetry
    • Field Spectroscopy and NDVI
    • In situ benthic chamber & coupled IRGA
    • HIMOM protocols
    • Physicochemically stable seawater culturing facility
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Methods

SERG utilises a variety of laboratory and field techniques as well as unique laboratory facilities in its research projects:

  • FMS/Diving PAM fluorimetry
  • In situ benthic chamber & coupled IRGA
  • HIMOM protocols
  • methods/in-situ-benthic-chamber-coupPhysicochemically stable seawater culturing facility
  • Cohesive Strength Meter (CSM)
  • Field Spectroscopy and NDVI
  • Magnetic Particle Induction (MagPI)

Recent Posts

  • UKRI appoints St Andrews Champions for the Strategic Priorities Fund research programme SMMR
  • Outreach – Northampton Academy Nucleus STEM Lecture Programme
  • St Andrews Bioblitz 2019
  • Congratulations Dr Taylor
  • BLUE-coast – Morecambe winter field campaign

Key research areas

  • Introduction
  • BEF of benthic sediment communities
  • Climate change
  • Sediment processes

Related organisations

  • Scottish Oceans Institute
  • School of Biology
  • University of St Andrews
  • MASTS
  • BESS

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