Murray Roberts
Title:
Professor
First Name:
Murray
Last Name:
Roberts
Gender:
Male
Position:
Head Changing Oceans Research Group
Institution:
University of Edinburgh
Country:
UK
Email:
Murray.Roberts@ed.ac.uk
Phone:
+44-(0)131-650-5091
Website:
www.eu-atlas.org
Sector:
Technologies and techniques:
Oceanographic Locations:
Deep Ocean Vertical Zones:
Deep Sea Habitats:
Involvement in policy or management:
Experience with bodies or processes:
Experience with bodies or processes - Other:
Contributing Author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report Chapter 6 Ocean Systems
Primary Language:
Primary Expertise - Other:
biology of cold-water or deep-sea corals
Secondary Expertise:
Secondary Expertise - Other:
assessment impacts of ocean acidification and warming on deep-sea benthic species
3 priority science questions that need to be answered:
1. Improved understanding of ecosystem connectivity 2. Improved baseline mapping 3. Improved long-term monitoring of hydrographic and chemical environment in the deep ocean