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Prof Mark Johnson BSc, PhD.
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Biography:
| Educational background: BSc Biology at York with a project on coral reef ecology, PhD in biological oceanography at Trinity College Dublin Employment Universities of Southampton, Liverpool and Queen's University of Belfast. Joined NUI Galway in 2008 Interests focus on marine ecology, including spatial ecology, ecological modelling, population and community ecology. Applications to conservation, fisheries, aquaculture and monitoring. |
Research Projects
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Project: MAB3 DTI PROJECT MARK JOHSON ( RIN989) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 01-APR-12 / 01-APR-16 |
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Project: MARMED - DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATING BIOMEDICAL PRODUCTS FROM MARINE RESOURCES VALORISATION ( RE7152) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 01-MAR-12 / 31-DEC-13 |
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Project: INFORMAR MODELLING THE BETA DIVERSITY OF THE CONTINENTAL MARGIN GSI INF-11-13-JOH MARK JOHNSON ( RMI957) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 01-JAN-12 / 31-DEC-12 |
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Project: NEPHROPS EU FP7 COLLABORATIVE SMALL CAPACITIES RESEARCH FOR BENEFIT SME AGS MARK JOHNSON ( RE7142) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 01-FEB-12 / 31-JAN-15 |
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Project: MI PHD FS 07 006 01 CLIMATE FISH STOCKS JOHNSON SN ( RMI937) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 15-APR-08 / 31-OCT-12 |
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Project: ENTERPRISE IRELAND EI CP DEEP PDT MODIFIED PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY CF 2011 1315 MARK JOHNSON ( REI1086) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 07-DEC-11 / 31-DEC-12 |
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Project: ENERGETIC ALGAE (ENALGAE) NWE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE E.U. INTERREG 111 B EU INTERREG IVB MARK JOHNSON ( RE7129) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 01-JUN-11 / 30-JUN-15 |
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Project: FOODS RSRCH INITIATIVE-SEA CHANGE PROG GUIRY SK SN ( RMI946) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 01-JAN-08 / 31-DEC-14 |
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Project: ATLANTIC AREA TRASNATIONAL PROG_SHARE BIOTECH_ERDF INTERREG 4B EU PROF MARK JOHNSON ( RE7087) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 01-JAN-10 / 30-JUN-13 |
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Project: J MURPHY IRCSET POSTDOC MARK JOHNSON ( RCS996) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 01-SEP-11 / 31-AUG-13 |
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Project: AQUAFUELS EU FP7 241301 2 MARK JOHNSON ( RE7051) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 01-JAN-10 / 30-NOV-12 |
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Project: BEAUFORT PROF MD GUIRY NOW M JOHNSON 1 OF 8 ( ROG047) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 01-OCT-08 / 19-SEP-14 |
Book Chapters
| Breen P, Allcock AL, Johnson MP (2010) 'Quantification of habitat sensitivity to potential threats as part of Marine Protected Area planning and evaluation' In: GIS/Spatial analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences (Volume 4). Saitama, Japan: Fishery-Aquatic GIS Research Group. [Details] |
| Johnson MP (2006) 'Rocky intertidal invertebrates' In: Kritzer, J.P. and Sale, P.F (eds). Marine Metapopulations. London: Academic Press Inc. [Details] |
| Johnson MP (2004) 'Challenges in the analysis and simulation of benthic community patterns' In: Seuront L and Strutton PG (eds). Handbook of Scaling Methods in Aquatic Ecology: Measurement Analysis, Simulation. Florida: CRC Press, Boca Raton. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
E. Clarkin, C. A. Maggs, A. L. Allcock, M. P. Johnson (2012) 'Environment, not characteristics of individual algal rafts, affects composition of rafting invertebrate assemblages in Irish coastal waters'. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 470 :31-40.  [DOI] [Details] |
| McGinty, N.; Johnson, M. P.; Power, A. M (2012) 'Coupling between populations of copepod taxa within an estuarine ecosystem and the adjacent offshore regions'. Estuarine Coastal And Shelf Science, 107 :122-131. [Details] |
| Niall McGinty, AM Power and MP Johnson (2012) 'Trophodynamics and stability of regional scale ecosystems in the Northeast Atlantic'. Ices Journal Of Marine Science, 69 :764-775. [Details] |
| Maggs, CA,Fletcher, HL,Fewer, D,Loade, L,Mineur, F,Johnson, MP (2011) 'Speciation in Red Algae: Members of the Ceramiales as Model Organisms'. Integrative And Comparative Biology, 51 :492-504. [DOI] [Details] |
| McGinty, N,Power, AM,Johnson, MP (2011) 'Variation among northeast Atlantic regions in the responses of zooplankton to climate change: Not all areas follow the same path'. Journal Of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology, 400 :120-131. [DOI] [Details] |
| Simpson, S. D.,Jennings, S.,Johnson, M. P.,Blanchard, J. L.,Schon, P. J.,Sims, D. W.,Genner, M. J. (2011) 'Continental Shelf-Wide Response of a Fish Assemblage to Rapid Warming of the Sea'. Current Biology, 21 (1818):1565-1570. [Details] |
| McInerney, C. E.,Allcock, A. L.,Johnson, M. P.,Bailie, D. A.,Prodohl, P. A. (2011) 'Comparative genomic analysis reveals species-dependent complexities that explain difficulties with microsatellite marker development in molluscs'. Heredity, 106 (11):78-87. [Details] |
| Mineur, F.,Davies, A. J.,Maggs, C. A.,Verlaque, M.,Johnson, M. P. (2010) 'Fronts, jumps and secondary introductions suggested as different invasion patterns in marine species, with an increase in spread rates over time'. Proceedings Of The Royal Society Of London Series B-Biological Sciences, 277 (16941694):2693-2701. [Details] |
| McInerney, C. E.,Allcock, A. L.,Johnson, M. P.,Prodohl, P. A. (2009) 'Understanding marine reserve function in a seascape genetics context: Nucella lapillus in Strangford Lough (Northern Ireland) as an example'. Aquatic Biology, 7 (1-21-2):45-58. [Details] |
| McInerney, C. E.,Allcock, A. L.,Johnson, M. P.,Prodohl, P. A. (2009) 'Characterization of polymorphic microsatellites for the periwinkle gastropod, Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) and their cross-amplification in four congeners'. Conservation Genetics, 10 (55):1417-1420. [Details] |
| McInerney, CE,Allcock, AL,Johnson, MP,Prodohl, PA (2009) 'Characterization of polymorphic microsatellites for the rough periwinkle gastropod, Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) and their cross-amplification in four congeners'. Conservation Genetics, 10 :1989-1992. [DOI] [Details] |
| Strong, J. A.,Maggs, C. A.,Johnson, M. P. (2009) 'The extent of grazing release from epiphytism for Sargassum muticum (Phaeophyceae) within the invaded range'. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 89 (22):303-314. [Details] |
| Blight, AJ,Allcock, AL,Maggs, CA,Johnson, MP (2009) 'Intertidal molluscan and algal species richness around the UK coast'. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 396 :235-243. [DOI] [Details] |
| Davies, A. J.,Johnson, M. P.,Maggs, C. A. (2008) 'Subsidy by Ascophyllum nodosum increases growth rate and survivorship of Patella vulgata'. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 366 :43-48. [Details] |
| Barratt, I. M.,Johnson, M. P.,Collins, M. A.,Allcock, A. L. (2008) 'Female reproductive biology of two sympatric incirrate octopod species, Adelieledone polymorpha (Robson 1930) and Pareledone turqueti (Joubin 1905) (Cephalopoda : Octopodidae), from South Georgia'. Polar Biology, 31 (55):583-594. [Details] |
| Allcock, A. L.,Strugnell, J. M.,Johnson, M. P. (2008) 'How useful are the recommended counts and indices in the systematics of the Octopodidae (Mollusca : Cephalopoda)'. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 95 (11):205-218. [Details] |
| Hinojosa-Arango G., Maggs C. A. and Johnson M.P. (2008) 'Like a rolling stone: the mobility of maerl (corallinaceae) and the neutrality of the associated assemblages'. Ecology, 90 . [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Johnson, M.P., Pye, S, and Allcock, A.L. (2008) 'Dispersal mode and assessments of recovery on the shores of Gruinard, the 'anthrax island''. Biodiversity and Conservation, (17). [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Johnson, M.P., Crowe T.P., McAllen R. and Allcock. A.L. (2008) 'Characterising the marine Natura 2000 network for the Atlantic region'. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Research, 18 :86-97. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Johnson, M.P., Jessopp M., Mulholland O.R., McInerney C., McAllen R., Allcock A. L. and Crowe T. P. (2008) 'What is the future for marine protected areas in Irish waters?'. Biology and Environment, 108B(1) :11-17. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Johnson, MP,Hanley, ME,Frost, NJ,Mosley, MWJ,Hawkins, SJ (2008) 'The persistent spatial patchiness of limpet grazing'. Journal Of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology, 365 :136-141. [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Johnson, MP,Crowe, TP,Mcallen, R,Allcock, AL (2008) 'Characterizing the marine Natura 2000 network for the Atlantic region'. Aquatic Conservation-Marine And Freshwater Ecosystems, 18 :86-97. [DOI] [Details] |
| Gaston, K. J.,Jackson, S. E.,Nagy, A.,Cantu-Salazar, L.,Johnson, M. (2008) 'Protected areas in Europe - Principle and practice'. Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology 2008, 1134 :97-119. [Details] |
| Mineur, F.,Johnson, M. P.,Maggs, C. A. (2008) 'Non-indigenous marine macroalgae in native communities: a case study in the British Isles'. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 88 (44):693-698. [Details] |
| Mineur, F.,Johnson, M. P.,Maggs, C. A. (2008) 'Macroalgal introductions by hull fouling on recreational vessels: Seaweeds and sailors'. Environmental Management, 42 (44):667-676. [Details] |
| Mineur, F,Johnson, MP,Maggs, CA (2008) 'Macroalgal introductions by hull fouling on recreational vessels: Seaweeds and sailors'. Environmental Management, 42 :667-676. [DOI] [Details] |
| Mineur, F.,Belsher, T.,Johnson, M. P.,Maggs, C. A.,Verlaque, M. (2007) 'Experimental assessment of oyster transfers as a vector for macroalgal introductions'. Biological Conservation, 137 (22):237-247. [Details] |
| Davies, A. J.,Johnson, M. P.,Maggs, C. A. (2007) 'Limpet grazing and loss of Ascophyllum nodosum canopies on decadal time scales'. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 339 :131-141. [Details] |
| Mineur, F.,Johnson, M. P.,Maggs, C. A.,Stegenga, H. (2007) 'Hull fouling on commercial ships as a vector of macroalgal introduction'. Marine Biology, 151 (44):1299-1307. [Details] |
| Jessopp, M,Mulholland, OR,McAllen, R,Johnson, MP,Crowe, TP,Allcock, AL (2007) 'Coastline configuration as a determinant of structure in larval assemblages'. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 352 :67-75. [DOI] [Details] |
| McLaughlin, E.,Portig, A.,Johnson, M. P. (2007) 'Can traditional harvesting methods for cockles be accommodated in a Special Area of Conservation?'. Ices Journal of Marine Science, 64 (22):309-317. [Details] |
| Barratt, I. M.,Johnson, M. P.,Allcock, A. L. (2007) 'Fecundity and reproductive strategies in deep-sea incirrate octopuses (Cephalopoda : Octopoda)'. Marine Biology, 150 (33):387-398. [Details] |
| Davies A.J., Johnson M.P. (2006) 'Coastline configuration disrupts the effects of large-scale climatic forcing, leading to divergent temporal trends in wave exposure'. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 69, 643-648, (69):643-648. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P. (2006) 'Vertical mixing in Lough Hyne during stratification'. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 86 (55):947-948. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P. (2005) 'Is there confusion over what is meant by 'open population'?'. Hydrobiologia, 533 :333-338. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P., Edwards, M., Bunker, F. & Maggs, C. A. (2005) 'Algal epiphytes of Zostera marina: variation in assemblage structure from individual leaves to regional scale'. Aquatic Botany, 82 :12-26. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Frost, N. J.,Burrows, M. T.,Johnson, M. P.,Hanley, M. E.,Hawkins, S. J. (2005) 'Measuring surface complexity in ecological studies'. Limnology and Oceanography-Methods, 3 :203-210. [Details] |
| Dick, J. T. A.,Johnson, M. P.,McCambridge, S.,Johnson, J.,Carson, V. E. E.,Kelly, D. W.,MacNeil, C. (2005) 'Predatory nature of the littoral amphipod Echinogammarus marinus: gut content analysis and effects of alternative food and substrate heterogeneity'. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 291 :151-158. [Details] |
| MacNeil, C.,Dick, J. T. A.,Johnson, M. P.,Hatcher, M. J.,Dunn, A. M. (2004) 'A species invasion mediated through habitat structure, intraguild predation, and parasitism'. Limnology and Oceanography, 49 (55):1848-1856. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P.,Frost, N. J.,Mosley, M. W. J.,Roberts, M. F.,Hawkins, S. J. (2003) 'The area-independent effects of habitat complexity on biodiversity vary between regions'. Ecology Letters, 6 (22):126-132. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P.,Hartnett, M.,Collier, L. M.,Costello, M. J. (2002) 'Identifying 'hot spots' of biological and anthropogenic activity in two Irish estuaries using means and frequencies'. Hydrobiologia, 475 (11):111-123. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P.,Costello, M. J. (2002) 'Local and external components of the summertime plankton community in Lough Hyne, Ireland a stratified marine inlet'. Journal of Plankton Research, 24 (1212):1305-1315. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P.,Allcock, A. L.,Pye, S. E.,Chambers, S. J.,Fitton, D. M. (2001) 'The effects of dispersal mode on the spatial distribution patterns of intertidal molluscs'. Journal of Animal Ecology, 70 (44):641-649. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P. (2001) 'Metapopulation dynamics of Tigriopus brevicornis (Harpacticoida) in intertidal rock pools'. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 211 :215-224. [Details] |
| Hyder, K.,Aberg, P.,Johnson, M. P.,Hawkins, S. J. (2001) 'Models of open populations with space-limited recruitment: extension of theory and application to the barnacle Chthamalus montagui'. Journal of Animal Ecology, 70 (55):853-863. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. (2000) 'A reevaluation of density-dependent population cycles in open systems'. American Naturalist, 155 (11):36-45. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P. (2000) 'Physical control of plankton population abundance and dynamics in intertidal rock pools'. Hydrobiologia, 440 (1-31-3):145-152. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P. (2000) 'Scale of density dependence as an alternative to local dispersal in spatial ecology'. Journal of Animal Ecology, 69 (33):536-540. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P. (2000) 'Temporally explicit habitat ecology and the coexistence of species'. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences, 267 (14561456):1967-1972. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P. (2000) 'The influence of patch demographics on metapopulations, with particular reference to successional landscapes'. Oikos, 88 (11):67-74. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P.,Costello, M. J.,O'Donnell, D. (2000) 'Techniques for the objective detection of pattern in chlorophyll samples at different temporal scales: an example using data from Lough Hyne, a seasonally stratified inlet'. Hydrobiologia, 421 :103-113. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P.,Hughes, R. N.,Burrows, M. T.,Hawkins, S. J. (1998) 'Beyond the predation halo: small scale gradients in barnacle populations affected by the relative refuge value of crevices'. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 231 (22):163-170. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P.,Hawkins, S. J. (1998) 'Insights from a general model of herbivores and macroalgae on rocky shores'. Oikos, 82 (33):603-608. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P.,Hawkins, S. J.,Hartnoll, R. G.,Norton, T. A. (1998) 'The establishment of fucoid zonation on algal-dominated rocky shores: hypotheses derived from a simulation model'. Functional Ecology, 12 (22):259-269. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P.,Burrows, M. T.,Hawkins, S. J. (1998) 'Individual based simulations of the direct and indirect effects of limpets on a rocky shore Fucus mosaic'. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 169 :179-188. [Details] |
| Hyder, K.,Johnson, M. P.,Hawkins, S. J.,Gurney, W. S. C. (1998) 'Barnacle demography: evidence for an existing model and spatial scales of variation'. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 174 :89-99. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P.,Burrows, M. T.,Hartnoll, R. G.,Hawkins, S. J. (1997) 'Spatial structure on moderately exposed rocky shores: patch scales and the interactions between limpets and algae'. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 160 :209-215. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P.,Costello, M. J.,Odonnell, D. (1995) 'THE NUTRIENT ECONOMY OF A MARINE INLET LOUGH-HYNE, SOUTH-WEST IRELAND'. Ophelia, 41 :137-151. [Details] |
| Coulson, J. C.,Johnson, M. P. (1993) 'THE ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCE OF ADULT KITTIWAKES RISSA-TRIDACTYLA FROM THE NEST-SITE DURING THE CHICK STAGE'. Ibis, 135 (44):372-378. [Details] |
| Cousens, R. D.,Johnson, M. P.,Weaver, S. E.,Martin, T. D.,Blair, A. M. (1992) 'COMPARATIVE RATES OF EMERGENCE AND LEAF APPEARANCE IN WILD OATS (AVENA-FATUA), WINTER BARLEY (HORDEUM-SATIVUM) AND WINTER-WHEAT (TRITICUM-AESTIVUM)'. Journal of Agricultural Science, 118 :149-156. [Details] |
| Cousens, R.,Weaver, S. E.,Porter, J. R.,Rooney, J. M.,Butler, D. R.,Johnson, M. P. (1992) 'GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AVENA-FATUA (WILD-OAT) IN THE FIELD'. Annals of Applied Biology, 120 (22):339-351. [Details] |
Published Reports
| Johnson MP, Portig, A, Smyth D & Roberts D (2008) Unregulated harvesting of intertidal shellfish in Strangford Lough. Northern Ireland Environment Agency Research and Development Series No. 09/05, Belfast. [Details] |
Associations
| Association: Ecological Society of America, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: British Ecological Society, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: Marine Biological Association, Function/Role: Member |
Education
| Year 2002 Institution: Queen's University Belfast Qualification: Subject: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching |
Recent Postgraduates
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• Carrie McMinn (2008, QUB) Conservation management of Mytilus edulis seed resources (DARD) • Anne Marie Mahon (2009 QUB) Algal fouling on concrete structures (QUB) • Iain Barrett (2009 QUB) Taxonomy and biogeography of deep-sea octopus (DEL) • Frederic Mineur (2009 QUB) Introductions of macroalgae to European waters (FP5) • Andrew Blight (2009 QUB) ‘Hotspots’ of intertidal biodiversity (DEL) • Patricia Breen (2010 QUB) Marine spatial planning (DARD) • Caitriona McInerney (2010 QUB) Marine seascape genetics and conservation (HEA) • Emmet Clarkin (2011, QUB) The importance of rafting for marine biodiversity (DEL) • Niall McGinty (2012, NUIG) Zooplankton and climate change in Irish waters (Donegal CC) |
Modules Taught
| 2012 : Marine science essays and presentation |
| 2008 : Honours projects EVB, MS and Zoology |
| 2009- : Marine Environmental Change |
| 2009- : Journal Club |