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E-mail: L.Morris-Webb@bangor.ac.uk                     Twitter: @LizUnderwater

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I am an interdisciplinary marine scientist, with a grounding in marine ecology I now apply social science, human geography and environmental psychology approaches to the management and monitoring of the marine environment.

My academic training began at the University of Wales, ³Ô¹ÏȺÖÚ in 1999, with a BSc (Hons.) in Marine Biology. Subsequently, I pursued interests in tropical marine ecology and research in the Philippines and Egypt leading back to ³Ô¹ÏȺÖÚ for an MSc. in Marine Environmental Protection. In 2005 I established Marine Ecological Solutions (Marine EcoSol), a small marine consultancy specialising in UK scientific diving survey and logistics and subtidal epibenthic survey by scientific diving and underwater imagery.

After 16 years of working as an ecologist, consultant and scientific diver for government agencies, NGOs and private clients, I was increasingly asked to work with people. In 2016 I returned to academia as a PhD student under supervision of Professor Stuart Jenkins and Dr Freya St. John, with research interests in how the marine environment impacts people, and how people impact the marine environment. I am currently a post doctoral researcher for the Ecostructure project, specialising in marine invasive non-native species.

Research Areas

Marine Conservation and Resource Management

Marine Ecology

• MSc: Marine Environmental Protection (Dist.)
  2003–2005
• BSc: Marine Biology (Hons)
  1999–2002
• PhD: Human dimensions of the marine environment: Understanding intertidal collection activities in Wales.
  2016

The human dimensions of the marine environment are being realised as important to the future sustainable management of our environments. I believe that the key to ensuring coastal communities and environments are resilient to climate change and the gobal economic and mental health crises is in understanding how and why people engage with their environments, and using this information to empower people and future policy decisions.

In 2021, my current specific research interests are in: 

* marine invasive non-native species

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* the collection (hand gathering) of coastal resources

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These fit within my broader research areas within the human dimensions of the marine environment: 

1. The One Health agenda - how human and non-human well-being are intrinsically linked and understanding how these human-nature connections can be used to inform education, management and sustainable policies.

2. Methods to improve pro-environmental behaviours.

3. Novel approaches to provide evidence to fill knowledge gaps for decision-makers, with particular interest in long-held marine management conundrums. 

Over my working career, I have developed many research interests primarily related to subtidal ecology (of the NE Atlantic), the establishment of robust survey and monitoring techniques for hard substrates. I have a particular interest in tackling the recording of signs of life on the seabed, including eggs, tracks, siphons and other cryptic signs of biodiversity. 

2025

• E-pub ahead of print
  Morris-Webb, E. S., Austin, M., Cousens, C., Kent, N., Gosney, K. & Tenbrink, T., 9 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ocean and Society. 2, 9793.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Cousens, C., Kent, N., Gosney, K., Morris-Webb, L., Tenbrink, T. & Austin, M., 7 Apr 2025, 39 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

2024

• Published
  Buchan, P. M., Glithero, L. D., McKinley, E., Strand, M., Champion, G., Kochalski, S., Velentza, K., Praptiwi, R. A., Jung, J., Márquez, M. C., Marra, M. V., Abels, L. M., Neilson, A. L., Spavieri, J., Whittey, K. E., Samuel, M. M., Hale, R., Čermák, A., Whyte, D. & West, L. & 10 others, Stithou, M., Hegland, T. J., Morris-Webb, E. S., Flander-Putrle, V., Schiefer, P., Sutton, S., Onwubiko, C., Adeoye, O., Akpan, A. & Payne, D. L., Dec 2024, In: People and Nature. 6, 6, p. 2300-2324 25 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Buitendijk, T., Morris-Webb, L., Hadj-Hammou, J., Jenkins, S. & Crowe, T., Feb 2024, In: People and Nature. 6, 1, p. 165-179 15 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

• Published
  Masterson Algar, P., Jenkins, S., Windle, G., Morris-Webb, E., Takahashi, C. K., Burke, T., Rosa, I., Martinez, A. S., Torres-Mattos, E. B., Taddei, R., Morrison, V., Kasten, P., Bryning, L., Cruz de Oliveira, N. R., Gonçalves, L. R., Skov, M., Beynon-Davies, C., Bumbeer, J., Saldiva, P. H. N. & Leão, E. & 1 others, Christofoletti, R., 6 Apr 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 809009.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• Published
  McQuatters-Gollop, A., Mitchell, I., Vina-Herbon, C., Bedford, J., Addison, P., Lynam, C., Geetha, P. N., Vermeulan, E., Smit, K., Bayley, D., Morris-Webb, E., Niner, H. & Otto, S., 13 Mar 2019, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 6, 16 p., 109.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• Published
  Evans, A. J., Garrod, B., Firth, L. B., Hawkins, S., Morris-Webb, E., Goudge, H. & Moore, P., Jan 2017, In: Marine Policy. 75, p. 143-155
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• Published
  Evans, A. J., Firth, L. B., Hawkins, S. J., Morris, E. S., Goudge, H. & Moore, P. J., 13 Jul 2015, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 67, 1, p. 123-130
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• Initial findings of a UK and Irish survey of public understanding of the tide, found that 38% of the British public were unaware that the tide typically comes in twice a day. A surprising 15% of the public have some experience of being cut off by the tide.

  ³Ô¹ÏȺÖÚ and RNLI press releases, aiming to warn people about tidal cut off around the extreme tides over Easter weekend were picked up by several TV and radio outlets.

  BBC Wales news (audio) MediaView (tveyes.com)

  S4C News (video) MediaView (tveyes.com)

  ITV News (video uploaded here)

  BBC Radio Cymru (interview with Prof Thora Tenbrink)

  5 Apr 2023

  Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)

My PhD was a Marine EcoSol (www.marine-ecosol.com) collaboration with ³Ô¹ÏȺÖÚ, funded by KESS 2.  Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships (KESS 2) is a pan-Wales higher level skills initiative led by ³Ô¹ÏȺÖÚ on behalf of the HE sector in Wales. It is part funded by the Welsh Government's European Social Fund (ESF) convergence programme for West Wales and the Valleys. 

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The ³Ô¹ÏȺÖÚ Places of Climate Change Group

Secretary of a ³Ô¹ÏȺÖÚ-wide collaborative Research Centre named ‘PloCC’ has emerged to jointly address sense-of-place notions in relation to climate change.

The ³Ô¹ÏȺÖÚ Wellbeing Research Group

Together with wellbeing researchers in other schools across the University, I founded and lead this group. We aim to bring together researchers of wellbeing across the University to share research ideas, experiences and collaborative opportunities. We meet monthly in an informal setting, with occasional guest speakers and seminars. Contact me if you are interested in coming along. 

School of Ocean Sciences general member of the ³Ô¹ÏȺÖÚ CoESE Ethics & Governance Committee