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Liam Morrison, Ph D

Scientific Officer

Expertise: Environmental & Marine

Phone: +353 (0)91 493 200
Email: liam.morrisonnuigalway.ie

Papers

Morrison, L., Feely, M., Stengel, D. B., Blamey, N., Dockery, P., Sherlock, A. and Timmins, É. (2009). Seaweed attachment to bedrock: biophysical evidence for a new geophycology paradigm. Geobiology 7: 477-487.

Baumann, H.A., Morrison, L. and Stengel, D.B. (2009). Metal toxicity and accumulation measures by PAM- Chlorophyll fluorescence in seven species of marine macroalgae. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 72: 1063-1075.

Dao, L., Morrison, L. and Zhang, C. (2009). Spatial variation of urban soil geochemistry in a roadside sports ground in Galway, Ireland. The Science of the Total Environment ( accepted NOV 2009).

Gao, W., Morrison, L., Xiao, W., Tang, Y. and Zhang, C. (2009). Assessment and visualization of eutrophication in a lake ecosystem using GIS techniques. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ( in review).

Morrison, L., Baumann, H. A. and Stengel, D. B. (2008). An assessment of metal contamination along the Irish coast using the seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum (Fucales, Phaeophyceae). Environmental Pollution 152: 293-303.

Wisslocka, M., Krawczyk, J., Klink, A. and Morrison, L. (2006). Bioaccumulation of heavy metals by selected plant species from uranium mining dumps in the Sudety Mts., Poland. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 15: 811-818.

Stengel, D. B., McGrath, H. and Morrison, L. (2005). Variations in tissue Cu, Fe and Mn concentrations in three species of brown algae from western Ireland. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 65: 687-696.

Morrison, L., Feely M. and Stengel, D.B. (2004). Evidence of biomechanical and potential biochemical interactions at the seaweed bedrock interface. Irish Journal of Earth Sciences 22: 69 (Abstract).

Morrison, L., Stengel, D. B. and Feely, M. (2004). The seaweed-bedrock interface, ES2k, 10 p:31A.

Stengel, D. B., Macken, A., Morrison L. and. Morley, N. (2004). Zinc concentrations in marine macroalgae and a lichen from western Ireland in relation to phylogenetic grouping, habitat and morphology. Marine Pollution Bulletin 48: 902-909.

Conference Presentations

Morrison,L., Feely, M., Stengel, D.B., Blamey, N., Dockery, P., Sherlock, A., Timmins, É., Farrell, F. and Power, A.M. Bioweathering: intertidal organisms and a new geophycology paradigm – Invited Speaker. CAREX (Coordination Action for Research Activities on life in Extreme Environments) Workshop: Identification of model organisms in extreme environments (European Science Foundation, Coordination Action funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). Sasbachwalden, Germany, (June 2009)

Morrison, L., Feely M., Blamey, N., Timmins, É. and Stengel D. B. Algal – mineral interactions. Environmental Mineralogy Group of the Mineralogical Society Research in Progress Meeting, Natural History Museum, London, (May 2008).

Morrison, L., Magarini, R. and Stengel, D. B. Influence of thermal pre-treatment methods on the metal content of the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum and the certified reference material (CRM) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)-140-/TM ( Fucus vesiculosus) – Invited Speaker. 11 ^th International Conference on Applied Phycology, Galway, Ireland, (June 2008) Morrison, L., Feely M., Blamey, N. and Stengel, D.B. Seaweeds as agents of rock deterioration: a geophycologist’s perspective. British Phycological Meeting, Queens University, Belfast, (Jan 2007).

Morrison, L. Environmental monitoring, spectroscopy techniques and comparisons of sample preparation – Invited Speaker. Perkin Elmer, Inorganic Seminar, Dublin, Ireland (Sept 2005).

Morrison, L., Feely, M. and Stengel, D. B. Biomechanical and potential biochemical interactions at the seaweed bedrock interface. Eighth International Phycological Congress, International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa (Aug 2005).

Stengel, D. B., Baumann H.A. and Morrison, L. Marine macroalgae as indicators of metal contamination in seawater: active and passive biomonitoring, metal uptake and chlorophyll fluorescence approaches. XVII International Botanical Congress, Austria Centre Vienna, Austria (Jul 2005).

Morrison, L. and Stengel, D. B. Active biomonitoring of metal contamination in the Irish marine environment using seaweeds. Irish Environmental Researchers’ Colloquium; Sligo Institute of Technology (Jan 2005).

Conference Posters

Morrison, L. and Stengel, D.B., (2003). Trace elements in marine macroalgae intertidal sediments and seawater near an abandoned copper mine on the Irish east coast. Proceedings of the Third European Phycological Congress: Queens University Belfast, (Abstract).

Stengel, D.B., Baumann, H.A. and Morrison, L. (2003). Marine macroalgae as biosensors for metal contamination in seawater. Proceedings of the Third European Phycological Congress, Queens University Belfast, (Abstract)

Morrison, L., Feely, M. and Abou-Shakra, F. A new chemical monitoring facility for Ireland. E uropean Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Graz, Austria (Feb 2009).

Gilligan, M., Feely, M., Higgins, T., Zhang, C., Henry, T. and Morrison, L. Hydrogeological and geochemical investigations of elevated arsenic (As) abundances in groundwater in Ireland. European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Graz, Austria (Feb 2009).

Carter, E.A., Morrison, L., Feely, M., Stengel, D.B. and Edwards, H.G.M. A Combined SEM/Raman Approach for Characterisation of the seaweed-bedrock interface. 15 ^th European Symposium on Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy, Corfu, Greece, (Jun 2007).

Morrison, L., Stengel, D.B., Feely, M., Browne, L. and Dring, M.J. Elemental distribution in Fucus vesiculosus (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) from basalt, chalk and granite substrates. British Phycological Meeting, Queens University, Belfast, (Jan 2007).

Morrison, L., and Stengel, D.B. Biomonitoring of metal contamination in marine ecosystems using seaweeds – a comparison of methodologies. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), 27 ^th Annual North American Meeting, Palais de Congres, Montréal, Québec, Canada, (Nov 2006).

Morrison, L., Stengel, D.B. and Feely, M. Characterisation of the seaweed-bedrock interface using Scanning Electron Microscopy and Raman Spectroscopy. 41 ^st European Marine Biology Symposium, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, (Sept 2006).

Morrison, L., Stengel, D.B., Timmins É. and Feely, M. Chemical and structural aspects of the seaweed bedrock interface using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy . Microscopical Society of Ireland, 30 ^th Annual Symposium, National University of Ireland, Galway, (Aug 2006).

Stengel, D.B., Baumann, H. and Morrison, L. Macroalgal biomonitoring and development of a seaweed bioassay for metals in seawater. Irish Plant Scientists Association Meeting, National University of Ireland, Galway, (Apr 2006).

Morrison, L., Lyons, R. and Stengel, D.B. Monitoring of metal contamination by marine and freshwater vegetation in Ireland . European Vegetation Conference, National University of Ireland, Galway (Jun 2005).

Lyons, R., Morrison, L., and Stengel, D.B. Preliminary observations on metal contents in freshwater macrophytes from the Tynagh Mines area. Irish Plant Scientists Association Meeting; University College Dublin, (Apr 2005) (Awarded best poster prize).

Stengel, D.B., Baumann, H.A. and Morrison, L. Development of a marine macroalgal bioassay for metal contamination in seawater. British Phycological Society Meeting: University of Birmingham, Birmingham, (Jan 2005).

Conference Proceedings

Morrison, L. and Stengel, D.B., (2003). Trace elements in marine macroalgae intertidal sediments and seawater near an abandoned copper mine on the Irish east coast. Proceedings of the Third European Phycological Congress: Queens University Belfast, (Abstract).

Stengel, D.B., Baumann, H.A. and Morrison, L. (2003). Marine macroalgae as biosensors for metal contamination in seawater. Proceedings of the Third European Phycological Congress, Queens University Belfast, (Abstract)

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Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of Natural Sciences
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)91 492 126, E-mail: Earth and Ocean Sciences
This page was last updated Wednesday, March 10, 2010

		Liam Morrison, Ph D Scientific Officer Expertise: Environmental & Marine Phone: +353 (0)91 493 200 Email: liam.morrisonnuigalway.ie

	Papers Morrison, L., Feely, M., Stengel, D. B., Blamey, N., Dockery, P., Sherlock, A. and Timmins, É. (2009). Seaweed attachment to bedrock: biophysical evidence for a new geophycology paradigm. Geobiology 7: 477-487. Baumann, H.A., Morrison, L. and Stengel, D.B. (2009). Metal toxicity and accumulation measures by PAM- Chlorophyll fluorescence in seven species of marine macroalgae. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 72: 1063-1075. Dao, L., Morrison, L. and Zhang, C. (2009). Spatial variation of urban soil geochemistry in a roadside sports ground in Galway, Ireland. The Science of the Total Environment ( accepted NOV 2009). Gao, W., Morrison, L., Xiao, W., Tang, Y. and Zhang, C. (2009). Assessment and visualization of eutrophication in a lake ecosystem using GIS techniques. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ( in review). Morrison, L., Baumann, H. A. and Stengel, D. B. (2008). An assessment of metal contamination along the Irish coast using the seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum (Fucales, Phaeophyceae). Environmental Pollution 152: 293-303. Wisslocka, M., Krawczyk, J., Klink, A. and Morrison, L. (2006). Bioaccumulation of heavy metals by selected plant species from uranium mining dumps in the Sudety Mts., Poland. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 15: 811-818. Stengel, D. B., McGrath, H. and Morrison, L. (2005). Variations in tissue Cu, Fe and Mn concentrations in three species of brown algae from western Ireland. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 65: 687-696. Morrison, L., Feely M. and Stengel, D.B. (2004). Evidence of biomechanical and potential biochemical interactions at the seaweed bedrock interface. Irish Journal of Earth Sciences 22: 69 (Abstract). Morrison, L., Stengel, D. B. and Feely, M. (2004). The seaweed-bedrock interface, ES2k, 10 p:31A. Stengel, D. B., Macken, A., Morrison L. and. Morley, N. (2004). Zinc concentrations in marine macroalgae and a lichen from western Ireland in relation to phylogenetic grouping, habitat and morphology. Marine Pollution Bulletin 48: 902-909.

	Conference Presentations Morrison,L., Feely, M., Stengel, D.B., Blamey, N., Dockery, P., Sherlock, A., Timmins, É., Farrell, F. and Power, A.M. Bioweathering: intertidal organisms and a new geophycology paradigm – Invited Speaker. CAREX (Coordination Action for Research Activities on life in Extreme Environments) Workshop: Identification of model organisms in extreme environments (European Science Foundation, Coordination Action funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). Sasbachwalden, Germany, (June 2009) Morrison, L., Feely M., Blamey, N., Timmins, É. and Stengel D. B. Algal – mineral interactions. Environmental Mineralogy Group of the Mineralogical Society Research in Progress Meeting, Natural History Museum, London, (May 2008). Morrison, L., Magarini, R. and Stengel, D. B. Influence of thermal pre-treatment methods on the metal content of the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum and the certified reference material (CRM) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)-140-/TM ( Fucus vesiculosus) – Invited Speaker. 11 ^th International Conference on Applied Phycology, Galway, Ireland, (June 2008) Morrison, L., Feely M., Blamey, N. and Stengel, D.B. Seaweeds as agents of rock deterioration: a geophycologist’s perspective. British Phycological Meeting, Queens University, Belfast, (Jan 2007). Morrison, L. Environmental monitoring, spectroscopy techniques and comparisons of sample preparation – Invited Speaker. Perkin Elmer, Inorganic Seminar, Dublin, Ireland (Sept 2005). Morrison, L., Feely, M. and Stengel, D. B. Biomechanical and potential biochemical interactions at the seaweed bedrock interface. Eighth International Phycological Congress, International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa (Aug 2005). Stengel, D. B., Baumann H.A. and Morrison, L. Marine macroalgae as indicators of metal contamination in seawater: active and passive biomonitoring, metal uptake and chlorophyll fluorescence approaches. XVII International Botanical Congress, Austria Centre Vienna, Austria (Jul 2005). Morrison, L. and Stengel, D. B. Active biomonitoring of metal contamination in the Irish marine environment using seaweeds. Irish Environmental Researchers’ Colloquium; Sligo Institute of Technology (Jan 2005).

	Conference Posters Morrison, L. and Stengel, D.B., (2003). Trace elements in marine macroalgae intertidal sediments and seawater near an abandoned copper mine on the Irish east coast. Proceedings of the Third European Phycological Congress: Queens University Belfast, (Abstract). Stengel, D.B., Baumann, H.A. and Morrison, L. (2003). Marine macroalgae as biosensors for metal contamination in seawater. Proceedings of the Third European Phycological Congress, Queens University Belfast, (Abstract) Morrison, L., Feely, M. and Abou-Shakra, F. A new chemical monitoring facility for Ireland. E uropean Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Graz, Austria (Feb 2009). Gilligan, M., Feely, M., Higgins, T., Zhang, C., Henry, T. and Morrison, L. Hydrogeological and geochemical investigations of elevated arsenic (As) abundances in groundwater in Ireland. European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Graz, Austria (Feb 2009). Carter, E.A., Morrison, L., Feely, M., Stengel, D.B. and Edwards, H.G.M. A Combined SEM/Raman Approach for Characterisation of the seaweed-bedrock interface. 15 ^th European Symposium on Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy, Corfu, Greece, (Jun 2007). Morrison, L., Stengel, D.B., Feely, M., Browne, L. and Dring, M.J. Elemental distribution in Fucus vesiculosus (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) from basalt, chalk and granite substrates. British Phycological Meeting, Queens University, Belfast, (Jan 2007). Morrison, L., and Stengel, D.B. Biomonitoring of metal contamination in marine ecosystems using seaweeds – a comparison of methodologies. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), 27 ^th Annual North American Meeting, Palais de Congres, Montréal, Québec, Canada, (Nov 2006). Morrison, L., Stengel, D.B. and Feely, M. Characterisation of the seaweed-bedrock interface using Scanning Electron Microscopy and Raman Spectroscopy. 41 ^st European Marine Biology Symposium, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, (Sept 2006). Morrison, L., Stengel, D.B., Timmins É. and Feely, M. Chemical and structural aspects of the seaweed bedrock interface using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy . Microscopical Society of Ireland, 30 ^th Annual Symposium, National University of Ireland, Galway, (Aug 2006). Stengel, D.B., Baumann, H. and Morrison, L. Macroalgal biomonitoring and development of a seaweed bioassay for metals in seawater. Irish Plant Scientists Association Meeting, National University of Ireland, Galway, (Apr 2006). Morrison, L., Lyons, R. and Stengel, D.B. Monitoring of metal contamination by marine and freshwater vegetation in Ireland . European Vegetation Conference, National University of Ireland, Galway (Jun 2005). Lyons, R., Morrison, L., and Stengel, D.B. Preliminary observations on metal contents in freshwater macrophytes from the Tynagh Mines area. Irish Plant Scientists Association Meeting; University College Dublin, (Apr 2005) (Awarded best poster prize). Stengel, D.B., Baumann, H.A. and Morrison, L. Development of a marine macroalgal bioassay for metal contamination in seawater. British Phycological Society Meeting: University of Birmingham, Birmingham, (Jan 2005).

	Conference Proceedings Morrison, L. and Stengel, D.B., (2003). Trace elements in marine macroalgae intertidal sediments and seawater near an abandoned copper mine on the Irish east coast. Proceedings of the Third European Phycological Congress: Queens University Belfast, (Abstract). Stengel, D.B., Baumann, H.A. and Morrison, L. (2003). Marine macroalgae as biosensors for metal contamination in seawater. Proceedings of the Third European Phycological Congress, Queens University Belfast, (Abstract)
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