Dr Ana M Queirós
Senior Marine and Climate Change Ecologist
anqu@pml.ac.uk | +44 (0)1752 633100 (switchboard)Dr Ana Queirós has is an internationally recognised expert on seaweed blue carbon and climate change ecology, with expertise in field, laboratory and modelling based approaches.
Ana is working specifically on helping to manage ocean habitats through the advancement of our understanding of global blue carbon capacity and the identification of ecosystem-level climate signals. She recently published the first field-based quantification of sedimentary seaweed carbon sequestration in the wild, highlighting the need for joint conservation of seaweed and sedimentary habitats.
Ana has an extensive track record in the development of nature-based solutions for ocean management, and is leading research within globally distributed programmes that aim to help practitioners build climate resilience into marine conservation, restoration, harvesting and marine spatial planning, including important blue carbon habitat management (e.g. UNESCO Man & Biosphere programme collaborations).
Her work is presently funded through various NERC, UKRI GCRF, EMFF, H2020, and Copernicus programmes, in the UK, the EU, Tanzania, Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam, with broader collaborations world-wide. She has presented on these subjects at the United Nations Climate Change Conference since COP22. Google h-index 28, i-10 index = 48, >3,000 cites (October 2021)..
- Marine Spatial Planning Addressing Climate Effects (MSPACE) - Sustainable Management of Marine Resources (smmr.org.uk)
- FutureMARES – EU Climate Change and Future Marine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity (2020-2024, WP4 lead). A Horizon 2020 Programme.
- COPERNICUS Climate Change Service (C3S) Marine Coastal & Fisheries Sectoral Information System: Marine Spatial Planning end-use demonstrator (2017-2021, Co-I, lead Marine Spatial Planning demonstrator). A project funded by COPERNICUS via ECMWF.
- Spatial Data and Evidence Projects to support Marine Spatial Planning and the Goals of Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth (Co-I, scientific lead) A European Maritime Fisheries Fund/ Marie Institute project (2-18-2020)
- Queirós, A. M., E. Talbot, N. J. Beaumont, P. Somerfield, S. Kay, C. Pascoe, S. Dedman, J. Fernandes, A. Jütterbrock, P. I. Miller, S. F. Sailley, G. Sará, L. M. Carr, M. C. Austen, S. Widdicombe, G. Rilov, L. A. Levin, S. C. Hull, S. F. Walmsley and C. N. Aonghusa (2021). "Bright spots as climate-smart marine spatial planning tools for conservation and blue growth " Global Change Biology 27: 5514-5531. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15827
- Queirós, A. M., N. Stephens, S. Widdicombe, K. Tait, S. J. McCoy, J. Ingels, S. Rühl, R. Airs, A. Beesley, G. Carnovale, P. Cazenave, S. Dashfield, E. Hua, M. Jones, P. Lindeque, C. L. McNeill, J. Nunes, H. Parry, C. Pascoe, C. Widdicombe, T. Smyth, A. Atkinson, D. Krause-Jensen and P. J. Somerfield (2019). "Connected macroalgal-sediment systems: blue carbon and foodwebs in the deep coastal ocean" Ecological Monographs 89(3): e01366. doi:10.1002/ecm.1366
- Bates, A. E., B. Helmuth, M. T. Burrows, M. I. Duncan, J. Garrabou, T. Guy-Haim, F. Lima, A. M. Queiros, R. Seabra, R. Marsh, J. Belmaker, N. Bensoussan, Y. Dong, A. D. Mazaris, D. A. Smale, M. Wahl and G. Rilov (2018). "Biologists ignore ocean weather at their peril." Nature 560: 299-301. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-05869-5
- Queirós, A. M., J. A. Fernandes, L. Genevier and C. Lynam (2018). "Climate change alters fish community size-structure, requiring adaptive policy targets." Fish and Fisheries 19: 613-621. doi:10.1111/faf.12278
- Fernandes, J. A., E. Papathanasopoulou, C. Hattam, A. M. Queirós, W. W. L. Cheung, A. Yool, Y. Artioli, E. C. Pope, K. J. Flynn, G. Merino, P. Calosi, N. Beaumont, M. C. Austen, S. Widdicombe and M. Barange (2017). "Estimating the ecological, economic and social impacts of ocean acidification and warming on UK fisheries." Fish and Fisheries 18: 389–411. doi:10.1111/faf.12183
- Queirós, A. M., K. B. Huebert, F. Keyl, J. A. Fernandes, W. Stolte, M. Maar, S. Kay, M. C. Jones, K. G. Hamon, G. Hendriksen, Y. Vermard, P. Marchal, L. R. Teal, P. J. Somerfield, M. C. Austen, M. Barange, A. F. Sell, I. J. Allen and M. A. Peck (2016). "Solutions for ecosystem-level protection of ocean systems under climate change." Global Change Biology 22(12): 3927–3936. doi:10.1111/gcb.13423
- Queirós, A. M., J. A. Fernandes, S. Faulwetter, J. Nunes, S. P. S. Rastrick, N. Mieszkowska, Y. Artioli, A. Yool, P. Calosi, C. Arvanitidis, H. S. Findlay, M. Barange, W. W. L. Cheung and S. Widdicombe (2015). "Scaling up experimental ocean acidification and warming research: from individuals to the ecosystem." Global Change Biology 21(1): 130-143. doi:10.1111/gcb.12675
Recent publications
- Queiros, AM; Tait, K; Clark, JR; Bedington, M; Pascoe, CK; Torres, R; Somerfield, PJ; Smale, DA; 2022. Identifying and protecting macroalgae detritus sinks toward climate change mitigation. Ecological Applications.
- Richter, I; Gabe-Thomas, E; Queiros, AM; Sheppard, SRJ; Pahl, S; 2022. Advancing the potential impact of future scenarios by integrating psychological principles. Environmental Science & Policy.
- Smyth, TJ; Wright, AE; Edwards-Jones, A; McKee, D; Queiros, AM; Rendon, O; Tidau, S; Davies, TW; 2022. Disruption of marine habitats by artificial light at night from global coastal megacities. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene.
- Queiros, AM; Talbot, E; Pascoe, CK; Staff, A; Widdicombe, S; 2022. MARLAN: Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Marine Artificial Light at Night Research Facility. .
- Duarte, CM; Gattuso, J-P; Hancke, K; Gundersen, H; Filbee-Dexter, K; Pedersen, MF; Middelburg, JJ; Burrows, MT; Krumhansl, KA; Wernberg, T; Moore, PJ; Pessarrodona, A; Ørberg, SB; Pinto, IS; Assis, J; Queiros, AM; Smale, DA; Bekkby, T; Serrão, EA; Krause-Jensen, D; 2022. Global estimates of the extent and production of macroalgal forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography.