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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Richard Charles Thompson

Citation names

  • Thompson, Richard

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FD17-D25C-CECE
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2262-6621

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
1996
Concluded
 Ecology of intertidal biofilms (Doctor of Philosophy)
Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom
 PhD
1991
Concluded
 B.Sc. (Hons) Marine Biology (Bachelor)
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
 1st Class
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1997 - 2000 Postdoc (Research) University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1996 - 1997 Assistant (University Teacher) Newcastle University, United Kingdom

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018 - Current Director of the Marine Institute University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
2016 - 2018 Associate DeanResearch University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010/12/01 - Current Professor of Marine Biology University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
2004 - 2010 Reader in Marine Ecology University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
2001 - 2004 Senior Lecturer in Marine Ecology University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2012 - 2015 Marine Litter in European Seas: Social Awareness and Co-responsibility (MARLISCO)
MARLISCO
Principal investigator
2011 - 2014 Defra - Investigating whether microplastics cause harm in the marine environment. Thompson, R.C., Rowland, S.J. and Galloway, T.G.
DEFRA
Principal investigator
2009 - 2014 Bioprotection: an overlooked aspect of biodiversity/ecosystem service on coastal rocks.
EU FP-7
Principal investigator
2009 - 2012 Coastal Urban Ecology - Enhancing Biodiversity by Intelligent Design of Artificial Habitats (URBANE)
URBANE
Researcher
2007 - 2010 Assessing the biodiversity impact of the Wave Hub renewable energy development
SWRDA
Researcher
2005/01/10 - 2009 Consumer responses to habitat depletion: food-refuge interactions in periwinkles
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCUK/NERC/NE2%FC0037052%F1/GB
 UK Research and Innovation
2004 - 2008 Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: tests using rockpools as natural mesocosms
NERC
Researcher
2005 - 2007 Microscopic plastic, the extent of the problem: a new method for separating plastic fragments from natural sediments
NERC
Researcher
2003 - 2007 Lost at sea – where does all the plastic go II?
Leverhulme Trust
Principal investigator
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Thompson, R.C.. Microplastics in the marine environment: Sources, consequences and solutions. 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-16510-3_7
  2. Hoggart, S.; Hawkins, S.J.; Bohn, K.; Airoldi, L.; van Belzen, J.; Bichot, A.; Bilton, D.T.; et al. Ecological Approaches to Coastal Risk Mitigation. 2014.
    10.1016/B978-0-12-397310-8.00004-X
  3. Zanuttigh, B.; Nicholls, R.; Vanderlinden, J.P.; Burcharth, H.F.; Thompson, R.C.. Coastal risk management in a changing climate. 2014.
  4. Koundouri, P.; Zanuttigh, B.; Dávila, O.; Vanderlinden, J.P.; Hanson, S.; Nicholls, R.; Hoggart, S.; et al. Toward Sustainable Decision Making. 2014.
    10.1016/B978-0-12-397310-8.00006-3
  5. Nicholls, R.; Zanuttigh, B.; Vanderlinden, J.; Weisse, R.; Silva, R.; Hanson, S.; Narayan, S.; et al. Developing a Holistic Approach to Assessing and Managing Coastal Flood Risk. 2014.
    10.1016/B978-0-12-397310-8.00002-6
  6. Wilhelmsson, D.; Thompson, R.C.; Holmström, K.; Lindén, O.; Eriksson-Hägg, H.. Marine Pollution. 2013.
    10.1016/B978-0-12-407668-6.00006-9
  7. Thompson, R.C.. Plastics, environment and health. 2013.
    10.4324/9780203070215
  8. Hawkins, S.J.; Sugden, H.E.; Moschella, P.S.; Mieszkowska, N.A.; Thompson, R.C.; Burrows, M.T.. The seashore. 2010.
    10.1017/CBO9780511778230.035
  9. Branch, G.M.; Thompson, R.C.; Crowe, T.P.; Castilla, J.C.; Langmead, O.; Hawkins, S.J.. Rocky intertidal shores: Prognosis for the future. 2008.
    10.1017/CBO9780511751790.020
Book chapter
  1. Steer, Madeleine; Thompson, Richard C.. "Plastics and Microplastics: Impacts in the Marine Environment". In Mare Plasticum - The Plastic Sea, 49-72. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-38945-1_3
Conference paper
  1. Veiga, J.M.; Doyle, T.K.; Hartley, B.; Thompson, R.; Kershaw, P.; Vlachogianni, T.; Alampei, I.; et al. "Marine litter: Social Awareness and Co-responsibility". 2013.
  2. Zanuttigh, B.; Losada, I.J.; Thompson, R.C.. "Ecologically based approach to coastal defence design and planning". 2010.
  3. Coombes, M.A.; Naylor, L.A.; Roast, S.D.; Thompson, R.C.. "Coastal Defences and Biodiversity: The influence of material choice and small-scale surface texture on biological outcomes". 2010.
Journal article
  1. Napper, Imogen E.; Baroth, Anju; Barrett, Aaron C.; Bhola, Sunanda; Chowdhury, Gawsia W.; Davies, Bede F.R.; Duncan, Emily M.; et al. "The abundance and characteristics of microplastics in surface water in the transboundary Ganges River". Environmental Pollution (2021): 116348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116348.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116348
  2. Al-Sid-Cheikh, Maya; Rowland, Steven J.; Kaegi, Ralf; Henry, Theodore B.; Cormier, Marc-André; Thompson, Richard C.. "Synthesis of 14C-labelled polystyrene nanoplastics for environmental studies". Communications Materials 1 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43246-020-00097-9.
    10.1038/s43246-020-00097-9
  3. Napper, Imogen E.; Davies, Bede F.R.; Clifford, Heather; Elvin, Sandra; Koldewey, Heather J.; Mayewski, Paul A.; Miner, Kimberley R.; et al. "Reaching New Heights in Plastic Pollution—Preliminary Findings of Microplastics on Mount Everest". One Earth 3 5 (2020): 621-630. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.10.020.
    10.1016/j.oneear.2020.10.020
  4. Strain, Elisabeth M. A.; Steinberg, Peter D.; Vozzo, Maria; Johnston, Emma L.; Abbiati, Marco; Aguilera, Moises A.; Airoldi, Laura; et al. "A global analysis of complexity–biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures". Global Ecology and Biogeography 30 1 (2020): 140-153. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.13202.
    10.1111/geb.13202
  5. Napper, Imogen E.; Barrett, Aaron C.; Thompson, Richard C.. "The efficiency of devices intended to reduce microfibre release during clothes washing". Science of The Total Environment 738 (2020): 140412. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140412.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140412
  6. Botterell, Zara L. R.; Beaumont, Nicola; Cole, Matthew; Hopkins, Frances E.; Steinke, Michael; Thompson, Richard C.; Lindeque, Penelope K.. "Bioavailability of Microplastics to Marine Zooplankton: Effect of Shape and Infochemicals". Environmental Science & Technology 54 19 (2020): 12024-12033. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02715.
    10.1021/acs.est.0c02715
  7. Lau, Winnie W. Y.; Shiran, Yonathan; Bailey, Richard M.; Cook, Ed; Stuchtey, Martin R.; Koskella, Julia; Velis, Costas A.; et al. "Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution". Science 369 6510 (2020): 1455-1461. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aba9475.
    10.1126/science.aba9475
  8. Holmes, Luke A.; Thompson, Richard C.; Turner, Andrew. "In vitro avian bioaccessibility of metals adsorbed to microplastic pellets". Environmental Pollution 261 (2020): 114107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114107.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114107
  9. O'Shaughnessy, Kathryn A.; Hawkins, Stephen J.; Yunnie, Anna L.E.; Hanley, Mick E.; Lunt, Paul; Thompson, Richard C.; Firth, Louise B.. "Occurrence and assemblage composition of intertidal non-native species may be influenced by shipping patterns and artificial structures". Marine Pollution Bulletin 154 (2020): 111082. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111082.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111082
  10. Napper, Imogen Ellen; Thompson, Richard C.. "Plastic Debris in the Marine Environment: History and Future Challenges". Global Challenges 4 6 (2020): 1900081. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gch2.201900081.
    10.1002/gch2.201900081
  11. Turner, Andrew; Holmes, Luke; Thompson, Richard C.; Fisher, Andrew S.. "Metals and marine microplastics: Adsorption from the environment versus addition during manufacture, exemplified with lead". Water Research 173 (2020): 115577. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.115577.
    10.1016/j.watres.2020.115577
  12. Kanhai, La Daana K.; Gardfeldt, Katarina; Krumpen, Thomas; Thompson, Richard C.; O’Connor, Ian. "Microplastics in sea ice and seawater beneath ice floes from the Arctic Ocean". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61948-6.
    10.1038/s41598-020-61948-6
  13. Knight, Lydia J.; Parker-Jurd, Florence N. F.; Al-Sid-Cheikh, Maya; Thompson, Richard C.. "Tyre wear particles: an abundant yet widely unreported microplastic?". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27 15 (2020): 18345-18354. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08187-4.
    10.1007/s11356-020-08187-4
  14. Walkinshaw, Chris; Lindeque, Penelope K.; Thompson, Richard; Tolhurst, Trevor; Cole, Matthew. "Microplastics and seafood: lower trophic organisms at highest risk of contamination". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 190 (2020): 110066. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.110066.
    10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.110066
  15. De Falco, Francesca; Cocca, Mariacristina; Avella, Maurizio; Thompson, Richard C.. "Microfiber Release to Water, Via Laundering, and to Air, via Everyday Use: A Comparison between Polyester Clothing with Differing Textile Parameters". Environmental Science & Technology 54 6 (2020): 3288-3296. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b06892.
    10.1021/acs.est.9b06892
  16. Naidoo, Trishan; Sershen; Thompson, Richard C.; Rajkaran, Anusha. "Quantification and characterisation of microplastics ingested by selected juvenile fish species associated with mangroves in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa". Environmental Pollution 257 (2020): 113635. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113635.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113635
  17. O’Shaughnessy, Kathryn A.; Hawkins, Stephen J.; Evans, Ally J.; Hanley, Mick E.; Lunt, Paul; Thompson, Richard C.; Francis, Robert A.; et al. "Design catalogue for eco-engineering of coastal artificial structures: a multifunctional approach for stakeholders and end-users". Urban Ecosystems 23 2 (2019): 431-443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-019-00924-z.
    10.1007/s11252-019-00924-z
  18. Napper, Imogen E.; Thompson, Richard C.. "Environmental Deterioration of Biodegradable, Oxo-biodegradable, Compostable, and Conventional Plastic Carrier Bags in the Sea, Soil, and Open-Air Over a 3-Year Period". Environmental Science & Technology 53 9 (2019): 4775-4783. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b06984.
    10.1021/acs.est.8b06984
  19. Ostle, Clare; Thompson, Richard C.; Broughton, Derek; Gregory, Lance; Wootton, Marianne; Johns, David G.. "The rise in ocean plastics evidenced from a 60-year time series". Nature Communications 10 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09506-1.
    10.1038/s41467-019-09506-1
  20. Fredric M. Windsor; Isabelle Durance; Alice A. Horton; Richard C. Thompson; Charles R. Tyler; Steve J. Ormerod. "A catchment-scale perspective of plastic pollution". Global Change Biology 25 4 (2019): 1207-1221. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14572.
    10.1111/gcb.14572
  21. Green, Dannielle S.; Colgan, Thomas J.; Thompson, Richard C.; Carolan, James C.. "Exposure to microplastics reduces attachment strength and alters the haemolymph proteome of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis)". Environmental Pollution 246 (2019): 423-434. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.017.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.017
  22. Botterell, Zara L.R.; Beaumont, Nicola; Dorrington, Tarquin; Steinke, Michael; Thompson, Richard C.; Lindeque, Penelope K.. "Bioavailability and effects of microplastics on marine zooplankton: A review". Environmental Pollution 245 (2019): 98-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.065.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.065
  23. Hartmann, Nanna B.; Hüffer, Thorsten; Thompson, Richard C.; Hassellöv, Martin; Verschoor, Anja; Daugaard, Anders E.; Rist, Sinja; et al. "Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris". Environmental Science & Technology 53 3 (2019): 1039-1047. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b05297.
    10.1021/acs.est.8b05297
  24. Al-Sid-Cheikh, Maya; Rowland, Steve J.; Stevenson, Karen; Rouleau, Claude; Henry, Theodore B.; Thompson, Richard C.. "Uptake, Whole-Body Distribution, and Depuration of Nanoplastics by the Scallop Pecten maximus at Environmentally Realistic Concentrations". Environmental Science & Technology 52 24 (2018): 14480-14486. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b05266.
    10.1021/acs.est.8b05266
  25. Sanchez-Vidal, Anna; Thompson, Richard C.; Canals, Miquel; de Haan, William P.. "The imprint of microfibres in southern European deep seas". PLOS ONE 13 11 (2018): e0207033. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207033.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0207033
  26. Hartley, Bonny L.; Pahl, Sabine; Holland, Matthew; Alampei, Iro; Veiga, Joana M.; Thompson, Richard C.. "Turning the tide on trash: Empowering European educators and school students to tackle marine litter". Marine Policy 96 (2018): 227-234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.02.002.
    10.1016/j.marpol.2018.02.002
  27. Hartley, Bonny L.; Pahl, Sabine; Veiga, Joana; Vlachogianni, Thomais; Vasconcelos, Lia; Maes, Thomas; Doyle, Tom; et al. "Exploring public views on marine litter in Europe: Perceived causes, consequences and pathways to change". Marine Pollution Bulletin 133 (2018): 945-955. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.061.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.061
  28. Reed, Sarah; Clark, Marlon; Thompson, Richard; Hughes, Kevin A.. "Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica". Marine Pollution Bulletin 133 (2018): 460-463. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068
  29. Catarino, Ana I.; Macchia, Valeria; Sanderson, William G.; Thompson, Richard C.; Henry, Theodore B.. "Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal". Environmental Pollution 237 (2018): 675-684. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.069.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.069
  30. Kanhai, La Daana K.; Gårdfeldt, Katarina; Lyashevska, Olga; Hassellöv, Martin; Thompson, Richard C.; O'Connor, Ian. "Microplastics in sub-surface waters of the Arctic Central Basin". Marine Pollution Bulletin 130 (2018): 8-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.011.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.011
  31. Erni-Cassola, Gabriel; Gibson, Matthew I.; Thompson, Richard C.; Christie-Oleza, Joseph A.. "Lost, but Found with Nile Red: A Novel Method for Detecting and Quantifying Small Microplastics (1 mm to 20 µm) in Environmental Samples". Environmental Science & Technology 51 23 (2017): 13641-13648. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b04512.
    10.1021/acs.est.7b04512
  32. Pahl, Sabine; Wyles, Kayleigh J.; Thompson, Richard C.. "Channelling passion for the ocean towards plastic pollution". Nature Human Behaviour 1 10 (2017): 697-699. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41562-017-0204-4.
    10.1038/s41562-017-0204-4
  33. Martin, Jake; Lusher, Amy; Thompson, Richard C.; Morley, Audrey. "The Deposition and Accumulation of Microplastics in Marine Sediments and Bottom Water from the Irish Continental Shelf". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11079-2.
    10.1038/s41598-017-11079-2
  34. Kanhai, La Daana K.; Officer, Rick; Lyashevska, Olga; Thompson, Richard C.; O'Connor, Ian. "Microplastic abundance, distribution and composition along a latitudinal gradient in the Atlantic Ocean". Marine Pollution Bulletin 115 1-2 (2017): 307-314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.025.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.025
  35. Rochman, Chelsea M.; Regan, Fiona; Thompson, Richard C.. "On the harmonization of methods for measuring the occurrence, fate and effects of microplastics". Analytical Methods 9 9 (2017): 1324-1325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7ay90014g.
    10.1039/c7ay90014g
  36. Green, Dannielle Senga; Boots, Bas; O’Connor, Nessa E.; Thompson, Richard. "Microplastics Affect the Ecological Functioning of an Important Biogenic Habitat". Environmental Science & Technology 51 1 (2016): 68-77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b04496.
    10.1021/acs.est.6b04496
  37. Bakir, Adil; O'Connor, Isabel A.; Rowland, Steven J.; Hendriks, A. Jan; Thompson, Richard C.. "Relative importance of microplastics as a pathway for the transfer of hydrophobic organic chemicals to marine life". Environmental Pollution 219 (2016): 56-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.09.046.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2016.09.046
  38. Eva Cacabelos; Gustavo M. Martins; Richard Thompson; Afonso C.L. Prestes; José Manuel N. Azevedo; Ana I. Neto. "Factors limiting the establishment of canopy-forming algae on artificial structures". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 181 (2016): 277-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2016.08.036.
    10.1016/j.ecss.2016.08.036
  39. Catarino, Ana I.; Thompson, Richard; Sanderson, William; Henry, Theodore B.. "Development and optimization of a standard method for extraction of microplastics in mussels by enzyme digestion of soft tissues". Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 36 4 (2016): 947-951. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.3608.
    10.1002/etc.3608
  40. Veiga, Joana M.; Vlachogianni, Thomais; Pahl, Sabine; Thompson, Richard C.; Kopke, Kathrin; Doyle, Thomas K.; Hartley, Bonny L.; et al. "Enhancing public awareness and promoting co-responsibility for marine litter in Europe: The challenge of MARLISCO". Marine Pollution Bulletin 102 2 (2016): 309-315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.01.031.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.01.031
  41. Gall, S.C.; Thompson, R.C.. "The impact of debris on marine life". Marine Pollution Bulletin 92 1-2 (2015): 170-179. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925351620&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.12.041
  42. Woodall, L.C.; Gwinnett, C.; Packer, M.; Thompson, R.C.; Robinson, L.F.; Paterson, G.L.J.. "Using a forensic science approach to minimize environmental contamination and to identify microfibres in marine sediments". Marine Pollution Bulletin 95 1 (2015): 40-46. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84933675528&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.04.044
  43. Napper, I.E.; Bakir, A.; Rowland, S.J.; Thompson, R.C.. "Characterisation, quantity and sorptive properties of microplastics extracted from cosmetics". Marine Pollution Bulletin 99 1-2 (2015): 178-185. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84944276249&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.07.029
  44. Coombes, M.A.; La Marca, E.C.; Naylor, L.A.; Thompson, R.C.. "Getting into the groove: Opportunities to enhance the ecological value of hard coastal infrastructure using fine-scale surface textures". Ecological Engineering 77 (2015): 314-323. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84922432482&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.01.032
  45. Franzitta, G.; Hanley, M.E.; Airoldi, L.; Baggini, C.; Bilton, D.T.; Rundle, S.D.; Thompson, R.C.. "Home advantage? Decomposition across the freshwater-estuarine transition zone varies with litter origin and local salinity". Marine Environmental Research 110 (2015): 1-7. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84942108382&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.07.012
  46. Browne, M.A.; Underwood, A.J.; Chapman, M.G.; Williams, R.; Thompson, R.C.; Van Franeker, J.A.. "Linking effects of anthropogenic debris to ecological impacts". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 1807 (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84928905793&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1098/rspb.2014.2929
  47. Browne, M.A.; Chapman, M.G.; Thompson, R.C.; Amaral Zettler, L.A.; Jambeck, J.; Mallos, N.J.. "Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Stranded Intertidal Marine Debris: Is There a Picture of Global Change?". Environmental Science and Technology 49 12 (2015): 7082-7094. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84935014951&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/es5060572
  48. Green, D.S.; Boots, B.; Blockley, D.J.; Rocha, C.; Thompson, R.. "Impacts of discarded plastic bags on marine assemblages and ecosystem functioning". Environmental Science and Technology 49 9 (2015): 5380-5389. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84928910971&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.est.5b00277
  49. Eerkes-Medrano, D.; Thompson, R.C.; Aldridge, D.C.. "Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs". Water Research 75 (2015): 63-82. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925624373&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.watres.2015.02.012
  50. MARTINS, G.M.; JENKINS, S.R.; NETO, A.I.; HAWKINS, S.J.; THOMPSON, R.C.. "Long-term modifications of coastal defences enhance marine biodiversity". Environmental Conservation (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84940688607&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S0376892915000284
  51. Holmes, L.A.; Turner, A.; Thompson, R.C.. "Interactions between trace metals and plastic production pellets under estuarine conditions". Marine Chemistry 167 (2014): 25-32. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84910071264&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.marchem.2014.06.001
  52. Koelmans, A.A.; Gouin, T.; Thompson, R.; Wallace, N.; Arthur, C.. "Plastics in the marine environment". Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 33 1 (2014): 5-10. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84890768709&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/etc.2426
  53. Silva, A.C.F.; Boaventura, D.M.; Thompson, R.C.; Hawkins, S.J.. "Spatial and temporal patterns of subtidal and intertidal crabs excursions". Journal of Sea Research 85 (2014): 343-348. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84887825220&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.seares.2013.06.006
  54. Taramelli, A.; Valentini, E.; Cornacchia, L.; Mandrone, S.; Monbaliu, J.; Hoggart, S.P.G.; Thompson, R.C.; Zanuttigh, B.. "Modeling uncertainty in estuarine system by means of combined approach of optical and radar remote sensing". Coastal Engineering 87 (2014): 77-96. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84896547947&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.coastaleng.2013.11.001
  55. Murua, J.; Burrows, M.T.; Hughes, R.N.; Hawkins, S.J.; Thompson, R.C.; Jenkins, S.R.. "Phenotypic variation in shell form in the intertidal acorn barnacle Chthamalus montagui: distribution, response to predators and life history trade-offs". Marine Biology 161 11 (2014): 2609-2619. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84919668879&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00227-014-2532-5
  56. Hoggart, S.P.G.; Hanley, M.E.; Parker, D.J.; Simmonds, D.J.; Bilton, D.T.; Filipova-Marinova, M.; Franklin, E.L.; et al. "The consequences of doing nothing: The effects of seawater flooding on coastal zones". Coastal Engineering 87 (2014): 169-182. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84896544657&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.coastaleng.2013.12.001
  57. Law, K.L.; Thompson, R.C.. "Microplastics in the seas". Science 345 6193 (2014): 144-145. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84904117252&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1126/science.1254065
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  120. Martins, G.M.; Jenkins, S.R.; Hawkins, S.J.; Neto, A.I.; Thompson, R.C.. "Exploitation of rocky intertidal grazers: Population status and potential impacts on community structure and functioning". Aquatic Biology 3 1 (2008): 1-10. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-71949094750&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3354/ab00072
  121. Silva, A.C.F.; Hawkins, S.J.; Boaventura, D.M.; Thompson, R.C.. "Predation by small mobile aquatic predators regulates populations of the intertidal limpet Patella vulgata (L.)". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 367 2 (2008): 259-265. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-56549083384&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jembe.2008.10.010
  122. Hawkins, S.J.; Moore, P.J.; Burrows, M.T.; Poloczanska, E.; Mieszkowska, N.; Herbert, R.J.H.; Jenkins, S.R.; et al. "Complex interactions in a rapidly changing world: Responses of rocky shore communities to recent climate change". Climate Research 37 2-3 (2008): 123-133. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-56549130739&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3354/cr00768
  123. Sheehan, E.V.; Thompson, R.C.; Coleman, R.A.; Attrill, M.J.. "Positive feedback fishery: Population consequences of 'crab-tiling' on the green crab Carcinus maenas". Journal of Sea Research 60 4 (2008): 255-261. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-56349150984&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.seares.2008.07.005
  124. Moore, P.; Thompson, R.C.; Hawkins, S.J.. "Effects of grazer identity on the probability of escapes by a canopy-forming macroalga". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 344 2 (2007): 170-180. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33947411399&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jembe.2006.12.012
  125. Browne, M.A.; Galloway, T.; Thompson, R.. "Microplastic--an emerging contaminant of potential concern?". Integrated environmental assessment and management 3 4 (2007): 559-561. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-39649124983&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1897/1551-3793(2007)3[559:LD]2.0.CO;2
  126. Martins, G.M.; Hawkins, S.J.; Thompson, R.C.; Jenkins, S.R.. "Community structure and functioning in intertidal rock pools: Effects of pool size and shore height at different successional stages". Marine Ecology Progress Series 329 (2007): 43-55. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846951168&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3354/meps329043
  127. Moore, P.; Hawkins, S.J.; Thompson, R.C.. "Role of biological habitat amelioration in altering the relative responses of congeneric species to climate change". Marine Ecology Progress Series 334 (2007): 11-19. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34247483555&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3354/meps334011
  128. Teuten, E.L.; Rowland, S.J.; Galloway, T.S.; Thompson, R.C.. "Potential for plastics to transport hydrophobic contaminants". Environmental Science and Technology 41 22 (2007): 7759-7764. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-36248964189&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/es071737s
  129. Jonsson, P.R.; Granhag, L.; Moschella, P.S.; Åberg, P.; Hawkins, S.J.; Thompson, R.C.. "Interactions between wave action and grazing control the distribution of intertidal macroalgae". Ecology 87 5 (2006): 1169-1178. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33646727318&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1169:IBWAAG]2.0.CO;2
  130. Pinn, E.H.; Richardson, C.A.; Thompson, R.C.; Hawkins, S.J.. "Burrow morphology, biometry, age and growth of piddocks (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pholadidae) on the south coast of England". Marine Biology 147 4 (2005): 943-953. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-27744518717&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00227-005-1582-0
  131. Martin, D.; Bertasi, F.; Colangelo, M.A.; de Vries, M.; Frost, M.; Hawkins, S.J.; Macpherson, E.; et al. "Ecological impact of coastal defence structures on sediment and mobile fauna: Evaluating and forecasting consequences of unavoidable modifications of native habitats". Coastal Engineering 52 10-11 (2005): 1027-1051. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-28544451388&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.coastaleng.2005.09.006
  132. Santini, G.; Tendi, C.; Righini, N.; Thompson, R.C.; Chelazzi, G.. "Intra-specific variability in the temporal organisation of foraging of the limpet Patella caerulea on mesotidal shores". Ethology Ecology and Evolution 17 1 (2005): 65-75. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-18444370865&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  133. Thompson, R.C.; Moschella, P.S.; Jenkins, S.R.; Norton, T.A.; Hawkins, S.J.. "Differences in photosynthetic marine biofilms between sheltered and moderately exposed rocky shores". Marine Ecology Progress Series 296 (2005): 53-63. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-23744504144&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  134. Thompson, R.; Moore, C.; Andrady, A.; Gregory, M.; Takada, H.; Weisberg, S.. "New directions in plastic debris [1]". Science 310 5751 (2005): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-27944433779&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  135. Airoldi, L.; Abbiati, M.; Beck, M.W.; Hawkins, S.J.; Jonsson, P.R.; Martin, D.; Moschella, P.S.; et al. "An ecological perspective on the deployment and design of low-crested and other hard coastal defence structures". Coastal Engineering 52 10-11 (2005): 1073-1087. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-28544437024&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.coastaleng.2005.09.007
  136. Moschella, P.S.; Abbiati, M.; Åberg, P.; Airoldi, L.; Anderson, J.M.; Bacchiocchi, F.; Bulleri, F.; et al. "Low-crested coastal defence structures as artificial habitats for marine life: Using ecological criteria in design". Coastal Engineering 52 10-11 (2005): 1053-1071. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-26244440863&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.coastaleng.2005.09.014
  137. Thompson, R.C.; Olson, Y.; Mitchell, R.P.; Davis, A.; Rowland, S.J.; John, A.W.G.; McGonigle, D.; Russell, A.E.. "Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic?". Science 304 5672 (2004): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-2442528873&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1126/science.1094559
  138. Santini, G.; Thompson, R.C.; Tendi, C.; Hawkins, S.J.; Hartnoll, M.G.; Chelazzi, G.. "Intra-specific variability in the temporal organisation of foraging activity in the limpet Patella vulgata". Marine Biology 144 6 (2004): 1165-1172. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-3042744282&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00227-003-1283-5
  139. Thompson, R.C.; Norton, T.A.; Hawkins, S.J.. "Physical stress and biological control regulate the producer-consumer balance in intertidal biofilms". Ecology 85 5 (2004): 1372-1382. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-4444318487&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  140. Thompson, R.C.; Crowe, T.P.; Hawkins, S.J.. "Rocky intertidal communities: Past environmental changes, present status and predictions for the next 25 years". Environmental Conservation 29 2 (2002): 168-191. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036616009&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S0376892902000115
  141. Jenkins, S.R.; Arenas, F.; Arrontes, J.; Bussell, J.; Castro, J.; Coleman, R.A.; Hawkins, S.J.; et al. "European-scale analysis of seasonal variability in limpet grazing activity and microalgal abundance". Marine Ecology Progress Series 211 (2001): 193-203. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035857319&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  142. Thompson, R.C.; Roberts, M.F.; Norton, T.A.; Hawkins, S.J.. "Erratum: Feast or famine for intertidal grazing molluscs: A mis-match between seasonal variations in grazing intensity and the abundance of microbial resources (Hydrobiologia (2000) 440 (p. 357-367))". Hydrobiologia 445 (2001): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-17844380762&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1023/A:1017908530613
  143. Thompson, R.C.; Jenkins, S.R.; Bussell, J.A.. "A method for recording predator-prey encounters between crabs and limpets using wax replicas". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 80 4 (2000): 633-638. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033827895&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S0025315400002459
  144. Thompson, R.C.; Roberts, M.F.; Norton, T.A.; Hawkins, S.J.. "Feast or famine for intertidal grazing molluscs: A mis-match between seasonal variations in grazing intensity and the abundance of microbial resources". Hydrobiologia 440 (2000): 357-367. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0034463461&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1023/A:1004116505004
  145. Crowe, T.P.; Thompson, R.C.; Bray, S.; Hawkins, S.J.. "Impacts of anthropogenic stress on rocky intertidal communities". Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery 7 4 (2000): 273-297. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033674924&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1023/A:1009911928100
  146. Thompson, R.C.; Tobin, M.L.; Hawkins, S.J.; Norton, T.A.. "Problems in extraction and spectrophotometric determination of chlorophyll from epilithic microbial biofilms: Towards a standard method". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 79 3 (1999): 551-558. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0032766319&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S0025315498000678
  147. Thompson, R.C.; Norton, T.A.; Hawkins, S.J.. "The influence of epilithic microbial films on the settlement of semibalanus balanoides cyprids - A comparison between laboratory and field experiments". Hydrobiologia 375-376 (1998): 203-216. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0031797989&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  148. Norton, T.A.; Thompson, R.C.; Pope, J.; Veltkamp, C.J.; Banks, B.; Howard, C.V.; Hawkins, S.J.. "Using confocal laser scanning microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and phase contrast light microscopy to examine marine biofilms". Aquatic Microbial Ecology 16 2 (1998): 199-204. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0000359841&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  149. Thompson, R.C.; Johnson, L.E.; Hawkins, S.J.. "A method for spatial and temporal assessment of gastropod grazing intensity in the field: The use of radula scrapes on wax surfaces". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 218 1 (1997): 63-76. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0030778618&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00068-3
  150. Thompson, R.C.; Wilson, B.J.; Tobin, M.L.; Hill, A.S.; Hawkins, S.J.. "Biologically generated habitat provision and diversity of rocky shore organisms at a hierarchy of spatial scales". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 202 1 (1996): 73-84. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0030586999&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/0022-0981(96)00032-9
  151. Thompson, R.C.; Hunt, J.G.. "Inside the black box of alpha, beta, and gamma change: Using a cognitive-processing model to assess attitude structure". Academy of Management Review 21 3 (1996): 655-690. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0030486908&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  152. Newton, L.C.; Parkes, E.V.H.; Thompson, R.C.. "The effects of shell collecting on the abundance of gastropods on Tanzanian shores". Biological Conservation 63 3 (1993): 241-245. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0027444084&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/0006-3207(93)90719-H
Activities

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2010 - Current Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Expert Group on Marine Debris
2018 - 2019 Science Advice for Policy by European Academics (SAPEA)
2012 - 2015 National Centre for Ecological Synthesis and Analysis, California, USA, working group
2012 - 2015 GESAMP (United Nations advisory body), Working Group 40 microplastics
2009 - 2011 GESAMP (United Nations advisory body), Working Group on Marine Debris
2008 - 2010 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) working group on environmental aspects of marine renewable energy
2007 - 2009 Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Task Group 10: Marine Debris

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2019 - Current Reviewer - Natural Environment Research Council, UK
2017 - Current Grant review panel, Research Frontiers Programme, Science Foundation, Eire
2017 - Current Reviewer - Science Foundation, Ireland
2016 - Current Swedish Research Council for Environment
2016 - Current Reviewer - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
2016 - Current National Science Foundation, USA
2016 - Current Reviewer - Australian Research Council
Distinctions

Award

2020 Queen’s Anniversary Prize awarded to UoP for microplastics research
2018 NERC Impact Award, Overall winners with Exeter University and Plymouth Marine Lab
2017 Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation
2017 Officer of The Order of the British Empire (OBE) for Services to Marine Sciences