Guy Walker-Springett

Bangor University · School of Ocean Sciences

Habitat structure influences a broad range of ecological interactions and ecosystem functions across biomes. To understand and effectively manage dynamic ecosystems, we need detailed information about habitat properties and how they vary across spatial and temporal scales. Measuring and monitoring variation in three‐dimensional (3D) habitat structu...

Delgado-Fernandez et al. (2019) present a thorough commen- tary of the process of sand dune re-mobilisation and present some interesting ideas on this increasingly popular manage- ment strategy. However, we challenge their assertion that sand dune systems in north western Europe tend towards an immo- bile vegetated state in a natural system. In par...

Ecological processes occur over multiple spatial, temporal and thematic scales in three-dimensional (3D) ecosystems. Characterizing and monitoring change in 3D structure at multiple scales is challenging within the practical constraints of conventional ecological tools. Remote sensing from satellites and crewed aircraft has revolutionized broad-sca...

Mariners working in the marine environment have long been aware of the risks of operating in highly dynamic coastal areas. The hunt for fossil fuel alternatives has led to a greater research effort to observe dynamic offshore environments for tidal stream energy. Marine biologists, oceanographers, technologists, engineers and, technicians have rise...

Impacts of unregulated activities within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) may undermine the objectives for which the MPAs were instigate. UK governments have started investigating these impacts within their MPA network but gathering evidence of unregulated activities is particularly problematic when the activities have persisted prior and subsequent t...

The UK holds a great diversity of intertidal habitats, many of which are features of protected areas. Understanding and managing natural intertidal features for biodiversity conservation and coastal protection requires fast, effective and repeatable monitoring. Using traditional techniques such as quadrat surveys to achieve this is can be labour in...