Environmental Research Institute

• Research Fellow

• Renewable Energy and the Environment
• Climate Change
• Ecology and Ecosystems

• Oct 2008 -
  Research Fellow. Environmental Research Institute, North Highland College, UHI Millennium Institute, Thurso, UK.
• June 2004 - Oct 2008
  Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Centre for Research on Ecological Impacts of Coastal Cities (EICC), a Commonwealth Special Research Centre at the University of Sydney, Australia.
• Oct 2000 - Feb 2004
  Postgraduate Research Student: School of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, U.K.
• Jan 1999 - Sept 2000
  Data research and advice officer: Marine Life Information Network for the UK and Ireland (Weblink: MarLIN), Marine Biological Association of the UK.
• Jan 1998 - Jan 1999
  Research assistant: Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen.
• Nov 1997 - Dec 1997
  Environmental consultant: Royal Society for Protection of Birds. Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean.
• Oct 1996 - Sept 1997
  Postgraduate Research Student: Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, U.K.
• Jun 1995 - Sept 1995
  Conservation volunteer: Royal Society for Nature Conservation on Aride Island, Seychelles.
• July 1994 - Dec 1994
  Research camp manager for the Royal Geographical Society in Mkomazi Game Reserve, Northern Tanzania.

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. Marine ecology. University of Plymouth, UK. 2004
• M.Sc. Marine and Fisheries Science (with Distinction). University of Aberdeen, UK. 1997.
• M.A. (Hons) Biological Sciences (Zool.) St. Peter's College, University of Oxford, UK. 1994.

Professional membership:

• Marine Biological Association of the UK, Ordinary member since 1999.

• Jackson, A.C., Murphy, R.J. & Underwood, A.J. (2009) Patiriella exigua: a surprisingly important grazing starfish. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 376, 153-63
  ( Peer-reviewed papers)
• Jackson A.C. (2009) Life on the rocky shore: How’s the Craic? Global Marine Environment Magazine, 10, 2-3.
  ( Non-reviewed papers)
• Jackson A.C. (2009) Biogenic habitat on artificial structures: Consequences for an intertidal predator. Marine and Freshwater Research, 60, 519-528.
  ( Peer-reviewed papers)
• Underwood A.J. & Jackson A.C. (2009) Field and Research Methods in Marine Ecology. Part VI Appropriate Research Methods. In: Marine Hard Bottom Communities. Patterns, Dynamics, Diversity, and Change (ed Wahl M), pp. 425-435. Springer: Berlin Heidelberg.
  (Book chapters)
• Jackson, A.C. (2009) Effects of topography on the environment. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK in press.
  ( Peer-reviewed papers)
• Jackson A.C. & Chapman M.G. (2009) Part IV. Changing Biodiversity. Introduction and Conclusion. In: Marine Hard Bottom Communities. Patterns, Dynamics, Diversity, and Change (ed Wahl M), pp. 241-246. Springer: Berlin Heidelberg.
  (Book chapters)
• Murphy R.J., Underwood A.J., Jackson A.C. (2009) Field-based remote sensing of intertidal epilithic chlorophyll: techniques using specialized and conventional digital cameras. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 380, 68-76.
  ( Peer-reviewed papers)
• Jackson, A.C. & Rundle, S.D.  (2008).  Diet shifts in an estuarine goby, Pomatoschistus microps, in the face of variable prey availability.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 361, 1-7.
  ( Peer-reviewed papers)
• Jackson, A.C., Chapman, M.G. & Underwood, A.J. (2008).  Ecological interactions in the provision of habitat by urban development: whelks and engineering by oysters on artificial seawalls.  Austral Ecology, 33, 307-316.
  ( Peer-reviewed papers)
• Jackson, A.C. & Underwood, A.J. (2007). Application of new techniques for the accurate analysis of choice of prey.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 341, 1-9.
  ( Peer-reviewed papers)
• Jackson, A.C., Rundle, S.D., Attrill, M.J. & Cotton, P.A.  2004.  Ontogenetic changes in metabolism may determine diet shifts for a sit-and-wait predator.  Journal of Animal Ecology, 73, 536-545.
  ( Peer-reviewed papers)
• Jackson, A.C., Rundle, S.D. & Attrill, M.J. 2002.  Fitness consequences of prey depletion for the common goby, Pomatoschistus microps.  Marine Ecology Progress Series, 242, 229-235.
  ( Peer-reviewed papers)
• Pain, D.J., Brooke, M. de L., Finnie, J.K. & Jackson, A.C. 2000.  Effects of Brodifacoum on the land crab of Ascension Island.  Journal of Wildlife Management, 64, 380-387.
  ( Peer-reviewed papers)
• Underwood, A.J. & Jackson, A.C. (in press) Appropriate research methods. In: Hard-bottom communities. M. Wahl (Ed.). Springer Verlag.
• Jackson, A.C. & Chapman M.G. (in press) Section VI, Introduction and Conclusion. In: Hard-bottom communities. M. Wahl (Ed.). Springer Verlag.
• Jackson, A.C. (in review) Engineering by oysters influences movement and abundance of a predator. Marine and Freshwater Research.
• Maggi, E., Jackson, A.C., Tolhurst, T.J., Chapman, M.G. & Underwood, A.J.  (in review) Changes in micro-algal fluorescence during the tidal cycle on rocky or muddy intertidal habitats. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.
• Murphy, R.J., Underwood, A.J. & Jackson, A.C. (in review) Quantitative imaging of intertidal chlorophyll using colour infra-red and conventional digital cameras. Biofouling.

• University of Aberdeen NERC M.Sc. studentship, 1996-7
• University of Plymouth Ph.D. studentship, 2000-04.
• 3 month grant from the European Community Transnational Access to major Research Infrastructures (TARI) programme at Kristineberg Marine Research Station, Sweden, (University of Göteborg and Swedish Academy of Sciences). 2001
• University of Sydney postdoctoral fellowship - 2004-5

Current:

• Ph.D.: Denise Bunting. EICC, University of Sydney. Invasive species and biogenic habitats. Supervisors: Coleman (EICC), Underwood (EICC), Jackson.
• Honours: James Herbert-Read. EICC, University of Sydney. The use of olfaction by fish in the detection and maintenance of shoals. Supervisors: Ward (EICC), Jackson, Underwood (EICC).

Completed:

• Ph.D.: Carolina Zagal. EICC, University of Sydney. 2004-7. The ecology of hydroids in natural and artificial habitats. Supervisors: Underwood (EICC), Chapman (EICC) and Jackson.
• Ph.D.: Amy Palmer. 2004-7. Consequences of different modes of reproduction and capacities for dispersal in chitons. Supervisors: Underwood (EICC), Styan (EICC), Coleman (EICC) and Jackson.
• Ph.D.: Sean Brillant. EICC, University of Sydney. 2004-6. Ecological consequences of ontogenetic shifts on the rocky shore. Supervisors: Underwood (EICC), Chapman (EICC) and Jackson.
• M.Res.: Marine Biology. Mark Breckels, University of Plymouth / EICC, University of Sydney. 2005. Supervisors: Coleman (EICC), Attrill (UoP) and Jackson.
• Honours:
  2002 (1, marine ecology),
  2003 (2, marine ecology),
  2005 (1, marine science),
  2006 (1, marine science),
  2007 (1, marine science).

• I am interested in many aspects of ecology and in particular, am fascinated by how and why intertidal marine animals use different resources. My main areas of research include
  1. How urbanisation and human modification of the environment affect marine organisms. This includes the effects of structures used for coastal defence and devices used for generation of marine renewable energy. I am interested in how aspects of these new and different habitats influence life-history characters such as growth, survival and behaviour.
  2. Interactions of variables important to intertidal invertebrates determining local biodiversity at different spatial scales. I do experimental research to reduce uncertainty by discovering why there is so much variation, particularly over spatial scales that are ecologically relevant to intertidal invertebrates.
  3. How climatic change will alter the availability and use of resources (food and shelter) by intertidal organisms on rocky shores. Rising sea-level and increases in temperature (in air and water) are likely to have direct and indirect effects on algae and invertebrates.
  4. Development of novel techniques for a) rapid, cost-effective, non-destructive measurement of food for intertidal grazers, b) measurement of environmental variables at the small scales relevant for animals and c) in situ, real-time, direct logging of foraging behaviours.
  5. Foraging and feeding behaviour of predators. I use crabs, whelks and fish to investigate the role of learning in various aspects of predation.

• Conference organisation
  - Molluscs 2006. Triennial conference of the Malacological Society of Australasia, University of Wollongong, Australia. 6-8th December 2006.
  - Marine Biological Association of the UK biannual European Marine Postgraduate Workshop. Plymouth 22-24th April 2002.
• I am a reviewer for:
  - Marine Ecology Progress Series
  - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
  - Oecologia
  - Journal of Fish Biology
  - Aquaculture Research
  - Scientia Marina
  - Austral Ecology
  - Journal of Environmental Management
  - Behavioural Ecology
  - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK
  - Marine Biology
  - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
  - Marine Environmental Research
• Research Proposal Reviewer for:
  Washington Sea Grant, USA.