Dr Michelle Taylor

Morrissey, D., Gordon, JD., Saso, E., Bilewitch, JP., Taylor, ML., Hayes, V., McFadden, CS., Quattrini, AM. and Allcock, AL., (2023). Bamboozled! Resolving deep evolutionary nodes within the phylogeny of bamboo corals (Octocorallia: Scleralcyonacea: Keratoisididae).. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 188, 107910-107910

Baco, AR., Ross, R., Althaus, F., Amon, D., Bridges, AEH., Brix, S., Buhl-Mortensen, P., Colaco, A., Carreiro-Silva, M., Clark, MR., Du Preez, C., Franken, M-L., Gianni, M., Gonzalez-Mirelis, G., Hourigan, T., Howell, K., Levin, LA., Lindsay, DJ., Molodtsova, TN., Morgan, N., Morato, T., Mejia-Mercado, BE., O’Sullivan, D., Pearman, T., Price, D., Robert, K., Robson, L., Rowden, AA., Taylor, J., Taylor, M., Victorero, L., Watling, L., Williams, A., Xavier, JR. and Yesson, C., (2023). Towards a scientific community consensus on designating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems from imagery. PeerJ. 11, e16024-e16024

Laffoley, D., Baxter, JM., Amon, DJ., Claudet, J., Downs, CA., Earle, SA., Gjerde, KM., Hall‐Spencer, JM., Koldewey, HJ., Levin, LA., Reid, CP., Roberts, CM., Sumaila, RU., Taylor, ML., Thiele, T. and Woodall, LC., (2022). The forgotten ocean: Why COP26 must call for vastly greater ambition and urgency to address ocean change. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 32 (1), 217-228

Maxwell, J., Taboada, S. and Taylor, ML., (2022). Gorgoniapolynoe caeciliae revisited: The discovery of new species and molecular connectivity in deep-sea commensal polynoids from the Central Atlantic. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 185, 103804-103804

Morrissey, D., Goodall, J., Castilho, R., Cameron, TC. and Taylor, ML., (2022). Population genomics reveals a single semi-continuous population of a commercially exploited marine gastropod. Fisheries Research. 254, 106418-106418

Sing Wong, A., Vrontos, S. and Taylor, M., (2022). An assessment of people living by coral reefs over space and time. Global Change Biology. 28 (23), 7139-7153

Frinault, BAV., Christie, FDW., Fawcett, SE., Flynn, RF., Hutchinson, KA., Montes Strevens, CMJ., Taylor, ML., Woodall, LC. and Barnes, DKA., (2022). Antarctic Seabed Assemblages in an Ice-Shelf-Adjacent Polynya, Western Weddell Sea. Biology. 11 (12), 1705-1705

Ellis, SL., Taylor, ML., Schiele, M. and Letissier, TB., (2021). Influence of Altitude on Tropical Marine Habitat Classification using Fixed-Wing UAV Imagery. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 7 (1), 50-63

Ingels, J., Aronson, RB., Smith, CR., Baco, A., Bik, HM., Blake, JA., Brandt, A., Cape, M., Demaster, D., Dolan, E., Domack, E., Fire, S., Geisz, H., Gigliotti, M., Griffiths, H., Halanych, KM., Havermans, C., Huettmann, F., Ishman, S., Kranz, SA., Leventer, A., Mahon, AR., McClintock, J., McCormick, ML., Mitchell, BG., Murray, AE., Peck, L., Rogers, A., Shoplock, B., Smith, KE., Steffel, B., Stukel, MR., Sweetman, AK., Taylor, M., Thurber, AR., Truffer, M., Putte, A., Vanreusel, A. and Zamora‐Duran, MA., (2021). Antarctic ecosystem responses following ice‐shelf collapse and iceberg calving: Science review and future research. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: WIREs Climate Change. 12 (1)

Howell, KL., Hilário, A., Allcock, AL., Bailey, D., Baker, M., Clark, MR., Colaço, A., Copley, J., Cordes, EE., Danovaro, R., Dissanayake, A., Escobar, E., Esquete, P., Gallagher, AJ., Gates, AR., Gaudron, SM., German, CR., Gjerde, KM., Higgs, ND., Le Bris, N., Levin, LA., Manea, E., McClain, C., Menot, L., Mestre, NC., Metaxas, A., Milligan, R., Muthumbi, AWN., Narayanaswamy, BE., Ramalho, SP., Ramirez-Llodra, E., Robson, LM., Rogers, AD., Sellanes, J., Sigwart, JD., Sink, K., Snelgrove, PVR., Stefanoudis, PV., Sumida, PY., Taylor, ML., Thurber, AR., Vieira, R., Watanabe, HK., Woodall, LC. and Xavier, JR., (2021). A decade to study deep-sea life. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 5 (3), 265-267

Laffoley, D., Baxter, JM., Amon, DJ., Claudet, J., Hall‐Spencer, JM., Grorud‐Colvert, K., Levin, LA., Reid, PC., Rogers, AD., Taylor, ML., Woodall, LC. and Andersen, NF., (2021). Evolving the narrative for protecting a rapidly changing ocean, post‐COVID‐19. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 31 (6), 1512-1534

Stolarski, J., Coronado, I., Murphy, JG., Kitahara, MV., Janiszewska, K., Mazur, M., Gothmann, AM., Bouvier, A-S., Marin-Carbonne, J., Taylor, ML., Quattrini, AM., McFadden, CS., Higgins, JA., Robinson, LF. and Meibom, A., (2021). A modern scleractinian coral with a two-component calcite–aragonite skeleton. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (3), e2013316117-

O’Brien, DA., Taylor, ML., Masonjones, HD., Boersch-Supan, PH. and O’Shea, OR., (2021). An experimental assessment of social tolerance and den ecology in a high-density octopus population. Marine Biology. 168 (5)

Rogers, AD., Baco, A., Escobar-Briones, E., Gjerde, K., Gobin, J., Jaspars, M., Levin, L., Linse, K., Rabone, M., Ramirez-Llodra, E., Sellanes, J., Shank, TM., Sink, K., Snelgrove, PVR., Taylor, ML., Wagner, D. and Harden-Davies, H., (2021). Marine Genetic Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Promoting Marine Scientific Research and Enabling Equitable Benefit Sharing. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8

Rogers, AD., Baco, A., Escobar-Briones, E., Currie, D., Gjerde, K., Gobin, J., Jaspars, M., Levin, L., Linse, K., Rabone, M., Ramirez-Llodra, E., Sellanes, J., Shank, TM., Sink, K., Snelgrove, PVR., Taylor, ML., Wagner, D. and Harden-Davies, H., (2021). Corrigendum: Marine Genetic Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Promoting Marine Scientific Research and Enabling Equitable Benefit Sharing. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8

Sartori, G., Taylor, ML., Sebastian, P. and Prasetyo, R., (2021). Coral reef carnivorous fish biomass relates to oceanographic features depending on habitat and prey preference. Marine Environmental Research. 172, 105504-105504

Laffoley, D., Baxter, JM., Amon, DJ., Claudet, J., Hall‐Spencer, JM., Grorud‐Colvert, K., Levin, LA., Reid, PC., Rogers, AD., Taylor, ML., Woodall, LC. and Andersen, NF., (2021). Response to Ota, Allison and Fabinyi on ‘Evolving the narrative for protecting a rapidly changing ocean, post COVID‐19’. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 31 (8), 2302-2303

O'Brien, DA., Taylor, ML., Masonjones, HD., Boersch-Supan, PH. and O'Shea, OR., (2020). Drivers of octopus abundance and density in an anchialine lake: a 30 year comparison. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 528, 151377-151377

Howell, KL., Hilário, A., Allcock, AL., Bailey, DM., Baker, M., Clark, MR., Colaço, A., Copley, J., Cordes, EE., Danovaro, R., Dissanayake, A., Escobar, E., Esquete, P., Gallagher, AJ., Gates, AR., Gaudron, SM., German, CR., Gjerde, KM., Higgs, ND., Le Bris, N., Levin, LA., Manea, E., McClain, C., Menot, L., Mestre, NC., Metaxas, A., Milligan, RJ., Muthumbi, AWN., Narayanaswamy, BE., Ramalho, SP., Ramirez-Llodra, E., Robson, LM., Rogers, AD., Sellanes, J., Sigwart, JD., Sink, K., Snelgrove, PVR., Stefanoudis, PV., Sumida, PY., Taylor, ML., Thurber, AR., Vieira, RP., Watanabe, HK., Woodall, LC. and Xavier, JR., (2020). A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7

Hendry, KR., Annett, A., Bhatia, R., Damerell, GM., Fielding, S., Firing, YL., Frajka-Williams, E., Hartman, S., Henley, SF., Heywood, KJ., Holliday, P., Huvenne, VAI., Mills, RA., Rabe, B., Robinson, C., Sanchez-Franks, A., Smythe-Wright, D., Taylor, ML. and Yelland, M., (2020). Equity at sea: Gender and inclusivity in UK sea-going science. Ocean Challenge. 24 (2), 19-30

Cairns, SD. and Taylor, ML., (2019). An illustrated key to the species of the genus Narella (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Primnoidae). ZooKeys. 822 (822), 1-15

Pratt, N., Chen, T., Li, T., Wilson, DJ., van de Flierdt, T., Little, SH., Taylor, ML., Robinson, LF., Rogers, AD. and Santodomingo, N., (2019). Temporal distribution and diversity of cold-water corals in the southwest Indian Ocean over the past 25,000 years. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 149, 103049-103049

Hendry, KR., Huvenne, VAI., Robinson, LF., Annett, A., Badger, M., Jacobel, AW., Chin Ng, H., Opher, J., Pickering, RA., Taylor, ML., Bates, SL., Cooper, A., Cushman, GG., Goodwin, C., Hoy, S., Rowland, G., Samperiz, A., Williams, JA., Achterberg, EP., Arrowsmith, C., Alexander Brearley, J., Henley, SF., Krause, JW., Leng, MJ., Li, T., McManus, JF., Meredith, MP., Perkins, R. and Malcolm S. Woodward, E., (2019). The biogeochemical impact of glacial meltwater from Southwest Greenland. Progress in Oceanography. 176, 102126-102126

Victorero, L., Robert, K., Robinson, L., Taylor, ML. and Huvenne, VAI., (2018). Species replacement dominates megabenthos beta diversity in a remote seamount setting. Scientific Reports. 8 (1), 4152-

Head, CEI., Koldewey, H., Pavoine, S., Pratchett, MS., Rogers, AD., Taylor, ML. and Bonsall, MB., (2018). Trait and phylogenetic diversity provide insights into community assembly of reef‐associated shrimps (Palaemonidae) at different spatial scales across the Chagos Archipelago. Ecology and Evolution. 8 (8), 4098-4107

Woodall, LC., Andradi-Brown, DA., Brierley, AS., Clark, MR., Connelly, D., Hall, RA., Howell, KL., Huvenne, VAI., Linse, K., Ross, RE., Snelgrove, P., Stefanoudis, PV., Sutton, TT., Taylor, ML., Thornton, TF. and Rogers, AD., (2018). A Multidisciplinary Approach for Generating Globally Consistent Data on Mesophotic, Deep-Pelagic, and Bathyal Biological Communities. Oceanography. 31 (3), 76-89

Brasier, MJ., Grant, SM., Trathan, PN., Allcock, L., Ashford, O., Blagbrough, H., Brandt, A., Danis, B., Downey, R., Eléaume, MP., Enderlein, P., Ghiglione, C., Hogg, O., Linse, K., Mackenzie, M., Moreau, C., Robinson, LF., Rodriguez, E., Spiridonov, V., Tate, A., Taylor, M., Waller, C., Wiklund, H. and Griffiths, HJ., (2018). Benthic biodiversity in the South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf Marine Protected Area. Biodiversity. 19 (1-2), 1-15

Cowburn, B., Musembi, PM., Sindorf, V., Kohlmeier, D., Raker, C., Nussbaumer, A., Hereward, HFR., Van Baelenberghe, B., Goebbels, D., Kamire, J., Horions, M., Sluka, RD., Taylor, ML. and Rogers, AD., (2018). The Habitats and Biodiversity of Watamu Marine National Park: Evaluating Our Knowledge of One of East Africa's Oldest Marine Protected Areas. Atoll Research Bulletin. 2018 (618), 1-45

Head, CEI., Bonsall, MB., Jenkins, TL., Koldewey, H., Pratchett, MS., Taylor, ML. and Rogers, AD., (2018). Exceptional biodiversity of the cryptofaunal decapods in the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 135, 636-647

Taylor, ML. and Roterman, CN., (2017). Invertebrate population genetics across Earth's largest habitat: The deep-sea floor. Molecular Ecology. 26 (19), 4872-4896

Serpetti, N., Taylor, ML., Brennan, D., Green, DH., Rogers, AD., Paterson, GLJ. and Narayanaswamy, BE., (2017). Ecological adaptations and commensal evolution of the Polynoidae (Polychaeta) in the Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge: A phylogenetic approach. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 137, 273-281

Yesson, C., Bedford, F., Rogers, AD. and Taylor, ML., (2017). The global distribution of deep-water Antipatharia habitat. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 145, 79-86

Taylor, ML. and Rogers, AD., (2017). Primnoidae (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) of the SW Indian Ocean: new species, genus revisions and systematics. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1), 70-97

Taylor, ML., Gwinnett, C., Robinson, LF. and Woodall, LC., (2016). Plastic microfibre ingestion by deep-sea organisms. Scientific Reports. 6 (1), 33997-

Curnick, DJ., Head, CEI., Huang, D., Crabbe, MJC., Gollock, M., Hoeksema, BW., Johnson, KG., Jones, R., Koldewey, HJ., Obura, DO., Rosen, BR., Smith, DJ., Taylor, ML., Turner, JR., Wren, S. and Redding, DW., (2015). Setting evolutionary-based conservation priorities for a phylogenetically data-poor taxonomic group (Scleractinia). Animal Conservation. 18 (4), 303-312

Redding, DW., Curnick, DJ., Head, CEI., Huang, D., Crabbe, MJC., Gollock, M., Hoeksema, BW., Johnson, KG., Jones, R., Koldewey, HJ., Obura, DO., Rosen, BR., Smith, DJ., Taylor, ML., Turner, JR. and Wren, S., (2015). Setting evolutionary based conservation priorities for a phylogenetically data-poor taxonomic group (Scleractinia): response to the commentaries. Animal Conservation. 18 (4), 320-321

Taylor, ML. and Rogers, AD., (2015). Evolutionary dynamics of a common sub-Antarctic octocoral family. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 84, 185-204

Taylor, ML., Yesson, C., Agnew, DJ., Mitchell, RE. and Rogers, AD., (2013). Using fisheries by-catch data to predict octocoral habitat suitability around South Georgia. Journal of Biogeography. 40 (9), 1688-1701

Taylor, ML., Cairns, SD., Agnew, DJ. and Rogers, AD., (2013). A revision of the genus Thouarella Gray, 1870 (Octocorallia: Primnoidae), including an illustrated dichotomous key, a new species description, and comments on Plumarella Gray, 1870 and Dasystenella, Versluys, 1906. Zootaxa. 3602 (1), 1-105

Yesson, C., Taylor, ML., Tittensor, DP., Davies, AJ., Guinotte, J., Baco, A., Black, J., Hall-Spencer, JM. and Rogers, AD., (2012). Global habitat suitability of cold-water octocorals. Journal of Biogeography. 39 (7), 1278-1292

Yesson, C., Clark, MR., Taylor, ML. and Rogers, AD., (2011). The global distribution of seamounts based on 30 arc seconds bathymetry data. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 58 (4), 442-453