Richard C Thompson

Biographic Data

ID3863427
NAMERichard C Thompson
GIVEN NAMESRichard C
FAMILY NAMEThompson
SIGNATURETHOMPSON R C
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Plymouth
ORCID0000-0003-2262-6621
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS20
TOTAL CITATIONS16
WORKS AS AUTHOR20
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1961
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX3

  • A sustainable development goal for space

    Open AccessImogen E Napper, Richard C Thompson et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2025

    Earth’s oceans and orbits face a shared challenge: the growing accumulation of debris in our planet’s global commons. Marine debris, especially plastic, has long been a pervasive issue, and the rise of orbital debris from satellites presents a similar threat. This paper explores how insights from marine debris management can inform strategies to tackle the emerging problem of orbital debris. Here we propose strategies based on the waste hierarchy…

  • Moving from symptom management to upstream plastics prevention

    Open AccessMelanie Bergmann, Hans Peter H Arp et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2023

    Plastic removal technologies can temporarily mitigate plastic accumulation at local scales, but evidence-based criteria are needed in policies to ensure that they are feasible and that ecological benefits outweigh the costs. To reduce plastic pollution efficiently and economically, policy should prioritize regulating and reducing upstream production rather than downstream pollution cleanup. Plastic removal technologies can temporarily mitigate pl…

  • Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution

    Open AccessWinnie W Y Lau, Yonathan Shiran et al.ARTICLEScience2020

    A mess of plastic It is not clear what strategies will be most effective in mitigating harm from the global problem of plastic pollution. Borrelle et al. and Lau et al. discuss possible solutions and their impacts. Both groups found that substantial reductions in plastic-waste generation can be made in the coming decades with immediate, concerted, and vigorous action, but even in the best case scenario, huge quantities of plastic will still accum…

  • An Overview of Physical Risks in the Mt. Everest Region

    Open AccessKimberley Miner, Kimberley R Miner et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2020

    In April and May 2019, as part of National Geographic and Rolex's Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition, an interdisciplinary scientific effort conducted a suite of research on the mountain and recognized many changing dynamics, including emergent risks resulting from natural and anthropogenic changes to the biological system. In this Primer, the diverse research teams highlight risks to ecosystem and human health, geologic hazards, and changing cl…

  • Reaching New Heights in Plastic Pollution—Preliminary Findings of Microplastics on Mount Everest

    Open AccessImogen E Napper, Bede Ffinian Rowe Davies et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2020

  • Experiences of UK African-Caribbean prostate cancer survivors of discharge to primary care

    Charikleia Margariti, K Gannon et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2019References: 3

    Objective: Black men are three times more likely to develop prostate cancer (PCa), to do so at a younger age and to experience a more aggressive form than White men. This study aims to understand the experiences of African-Caribbean men with respect to their discharge to primary care following successful PCa treatment and the challenges associated with survivorship. Design: Eight African-Caribbean men, who had been successfully treated for PCa, w…

  • 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

  • Evaluating the Effects of Ivermectin Treatment on Communities of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Translocated Woylies (Bettongia penicillata)

    Open AccessAmy S Northover, Stephanie S Godfrey et al.ARTICLEEcoHealth2017

  • Evaluating Stress Physiology and Parasite Infection Parameters in the Translocation of Critically Endangered Woylies (Bettongia penicillata)

    Open AccessStephanie Hing, Amy S Northover et al.ARTICLEEcoHealth2017

  • Channelling passion for the ocean towards plastic pollution

    Open AccessSabine Pahl, Kayleigh J Wyles et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2017References: 17

  • Towards a Marine Mindset

    Kayleigh J Wyles, Sabine Pahl et al.ARTICLEVisitor Studies2013

    The oceans are crucial for human survival, yet they are under serious threat from humans, for example through overfishing and poor waste management. We investigated two questions. First, does a leisure visit to an aquarium improve visitor attitudes and intentions towards marine sustainability, specifically regarding overfishing and pollution? Second, does an information booklet handed out in addition to the visit have additional measurable impact…

  • Facilitating ecological enhancement of coastal infrastructure

    Open AccessLarissa A Naylor, Martin A Coombes et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2012Cited by: 8

  • California Psychological Inventory Dominance Scale Measurement Equivalence

    Open AccessJohn Kulas, John T Kulas et al.ARTICLEEducational and Psychological…2011

    The California Psychological Inventory’s Dominance scale was investigated for inconsistencies in item—trait associations across four samples (one American normative and three culturally dissociated manager groupings). The Kim, Cohen, and Park procedure was used, enabling simultaneous multigroup comparison in addition to the traditional differential item functioning focus on paired-group contrasts. Framing comparisons within Hofstede’s cultural di…

  • Plastics, the environment and human health

    Open AccessRichard C Thompson, Charles J Moore et al.ARTICLEPhilosophical Transactions of the…2009

    Plastics have transformed everyday life; usage is increasing and annual production is likely to exceed 300 million tonnes by 2010. In this concluding paper to the Theme Issue on Plastics, the Environment and Human Health, we synthesize current understanding of the benefits and concerns surrounding the use of plastics and look to future priorities, challenges and opportunities. It is evident that plastics bring many societal benefits and offer fut…

  • Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments

    Open AccessDavid K A Barnes, François Galgani et al.ARTICLEPhilosophical Transactions of the…2009

    One of the most ubiquitous and long-lasting recent changes to the surface of our planet is the accumulation and fragmentation of plastics. Within just a few decades since mass production of plastic products commenced in the 1950s, plastic debris has accumulated in terrestrial environments, in the open ocean, on shorelines of even the most remote islands and in the deep sea. Annual clean-up operations, costing millions of pounds sterling, are now …

  • Ecology of the gastrointestinal parasites of Colobus vellerosus at Boabeng‐Fiema, Ghana

    Open AccessJulie A Teichroeb, Susan Kutz et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Physical…2009Cited by: 5References: 79

    Parasite richness and prevalence in wild animals can be used as indicators of population and ecosystem health. In this study, the gastrointestinal parasites of ursine colobus monkeys ( Colobus vellerosus ) at the Boabeng‐Fiema Monkey Sanctuary (BFMS), Ghana, were investigated. BFMS is a sacred grove where monkeys and humans have long lived in relatively peaceful proximity. Fecal samples ( n = 109) were collected opportunistically from >27 adult a…

  • Prevalence of Zoonotic Pathogens from Feral Pigs in Major Public Drinking Water Catchments in Western Australia

    Open AccessJordan Hampton, Jordan O Hampton et al.ARTICLEEcoHealth2006

  • Lost at Sea

    Open AccessRichard C Thompson, Ylva Olsen et al.ARTICLEScience2004

    Millions of metric tons of plastic are produced annually. Countless large items of plastic debris are accumulating in marine habitats worldwide and may persist for centuries ([ 1 ][1]–[ 4 ][2]). Here we show that microscopic plastic fragments and fibers ([Fig. 1A][3]) are also widespread in the

  • Retreat from Apartheid

    Remi Clignet, Richard Thompson et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1977

  • Community Conflict in New Zealand

    Open AccessRichard Thompson, Richard C ThompsonARTICLERace1961