Louise B Firth

Biographic Data

ID1749255
NAMELouise B Firth
GIVEN NAMESLouise B
FAMILY NAMEFirth
SIGNATUREFIRTH L B
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Plymouth
ORCID0000-0002-6620-8512
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Safe harbours for the intruders of the sea

    Open AccessLaura Avila-Turriago, Jasmine B D Jaffrés et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2026References: 2

    Artificial structures (AS) and natural reefs (NRs) have similar richness of invasives. • AS support significantly higher abundance of invasive species than NRs. • Inadequate study designs and scarce data create persistent knowledge gaps. • Anticipating invasions through planning and monitoring is the best strategy. Artificial structures, both coastal (e.g. piers, seawalls) and offshore (e.g. platforms), have been hypothesised to support greater a…

  • A global meta-analysis of ecological effects from offshore marine artificial structures

    Open AccessAnaëlle J Lemasson, Paul J Somerfield et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2024Cited by: 1

    Marine artificial structures (MAS), including oil and gas installations (O&G) and offshore wind farms (OWFs), have a finite operational period. Selecting the most suitable decommissioning options when reaching end-of-life remains a challenge, in part because their effects are still largely undetermined. Whether decommissioned structures could act (sensu ‘function’) as artificial reefs (ARs) and provide desired ecological benefits is of particular…

  • What have limpets ever done for us? On the past and present provisioning and cultural services of limpets

    Open AccessLouise B FirthARTICLEInternational Review of…2021Cited by: 1References: 19

    Limpets are one of the most abundant and familiar rocky shore organisms globally. They are perhaps most famous for their ability to cling onto rocks, but they are also well known for their grazing activity, which has an important structuring function. In contrast to other molluscs, such as oysters and mussels, which are celebrated for their gastronomic and cultural importance, little is known about the provisioning and cultural services of the hu…

  • A global approach to mapping the environmental risk of harbours on aquatic systems

    Open AccessPaloma F Valdor, Aina G Gómez et al.ARTICLEMarine Policy2020

  • Structures spread across our seas

    Open AccessStephen J Hawkins, Louise B Firth et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2020References: 1

  • From ocean sprawl to blue-green infrastructure – A UK perspective on an issue of global significance

    Open AccessA Evans, Ally J Evans et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2018Cited by: 3References: 4

  • Eco-engineered rock pools

    Open AccessLouise B Firth, Keith A Browne et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2016

    In coastal habitats artificial structures typically support lower biodiversity and can support greater numbers of non-native and opportunistic species than natural rocky reefs. Eco-engineering experiments are typically trialed to succeed; but arguably as much is learnt from failure than from success. Our goal was to trial a generic, cost effective, eco-engineering technique that could be incorporated into rock armouring anywhere in the world. Art…