Coleen Suckling

Our study, published yesterday, is the 1st to investigate the responses of adult sea urchins to the effects of microplastic pollution. We wanted to know whether short-term storm events would impact the physiology of animals found on the seabed. Storms can resuspend microplastics trapped within…

With thanks to the Editor, Professor Emeritus John Lawrence (University of South Florida) our new specialist book ‘Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology, Fourth Edition, Volume 43′ is now available to purchase from retailers such as Elsevier and Amazon. This book expands its coverage to include the…

See our recent paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Marine Environmental Research: McCarthy, I, Whiteley, N, Fernandez, WS, Ragagnin, MN, Cornwell, TO, Suckling, CC, Turra, A. Accepted. Elevated pCO2 does not impair performance in autotomized individuals of the intertidal predatory starfish Asterias rubens. Marine Environmental Research. Abstract: The impacts of ocean…