David M. Paterson

David M. Paterson

University of St Andrews

H-index: 72

Europe-United Kingdom

About David M. Paterson

David M. Paterson, With an exceptional h-index of 72 and a recent h-index of 36 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of St Andrews, specializes in the field of Biodiversity, coastal systems, biofilms, SOI-USTAN, diatoms.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Haven or hell? A perspective on the ecology of offshore oil and gas platforms

Developing expert scientific consensus on the environmental and societal effects of marine artificial structures prior to decommissioning

To what extent can decommissioning options for marine artificial structures move us toward environmental targets?

Biological–physical interactions are fundamental to understanding and managing coastal dynamics

JNCC Report 738

MASTS: Impact of decommissioning on benthic microbial communities in the North Sea

Role of microphytobenthos in the functioning of estuarine and coastal ecosystems

Validation of a biomorphodynamic model for biofilm biostabilization; the effects of varying substrata and seasons at the field scale

David M. Paterson Information

University

Position

Executive Director of MASTS Professor of Coastal Ecology

Citations(all)

15433

Citations(since 2020)

4568

Cited By

12659

hIndex(all)

72

hIndex(since 2020)

36

i10Index(all)

185

i10Index(since 2020)

125

Email

University Profile Page

University of St Andrews

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David M. Paterson Skills & Research Interests

Biodiversity

coastal systems

biofilms

SOI-USTAN

diatoms

Top articles of David M. Paterson

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Haven or hell? A perspective on the ecology of offshore oil and gas platforms

Irene S Fortune

Alethea S Madgett

Ann Scarborough Bull

Natalie Hicks

Milton S Love

...

2024/4/18

Developing expert scientific consensus on the environmental and societal effects of marine artificial structures prior to decommissioning

Journal of Environmental Management

Antony M Knights

Anaëlle J Lemasson

Louise B Firth

Todd Bond

Jeremy Claisse

...

2024/2/1

To what extent can decommissioning options for marine artificial structures move us toward environmental targets?

Journal of Environmental Management

Antony M Knights

Anaëlle J Lemasson

Louise B Firth

Nicola Beaumont

Silvana Birchenough

...

2024/1/15

Biological–physical interactions are fundamental to understanding and managing coastal dynamics

Martin Solan

Tom Spencer

David M Paterson

Christopher A Unsworth

Elizabeth K Christie

...

2023/7/12

JNCC Report 738

Eugenia Merayo

Melanie Austen

David M Paterson

Aisling Lannin

Torsten Thiele

...

2023/5

MASTS: Impact of decommissioning on benthic microbial communities in the North Sea

Haleigh Jorgeson

Torben Lund Skovhus

BH Gregson

GE Thomas

M Chocholek

...

2023/12/5

Role of microphytobenthos in the functioning of estuarine and coastal ecosystems

João Serôdio

David M Paterson

2022/5/24

Validation of a biomorphodynamic model for biofilm biostabilization; the effects of varying substrata and seasons at the field scale

EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts

Elena Bastianon

Julie A Hope

David M Paterson

Daniel R Parsons

2022/5

Carbon storage in UK intertidal environments

William EN Austin

Craig Smeaton

Paulina Ruranska

David M Paterson

Martin W Skov

...

2022/3/7

The response of microphytobenthos to physical disturbance, herbicide, and titanium dioxide nanoparticle exposure

Marine Pollution Bulletin

James EV Rimmer

Cédric Hubas

Adam J Wyness

Bruno Jesus

Morgan Hartley

...

2022/12/1

Can we model cultural ecosystem services, and are we measuring the right things?

People and Nature

Laurence Jones

Marco Boeri

Mike Christie

Isabelle Durance

Karl L Evans

...

2022/2

A global horizon scan of issues impacting marine and coastal biodiversity conservation

Nature Ecology & Evolution

James E Herbert-Read

Ann Thornton

Diva J Amon

Silvana NR Birchenough

Isabelle M Côté

...

2022/9

Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity

Dianne L McLean

Luciana C Ferreira

Jessica A Benthuysen

Karen J Miller

Marie‐Lise Schläppy

...

2022/6

Diatom biofilms: Ecosystem engineering and niche construction

Diatom Gliding Motility

David M Paterson

Julie A Hope

2021/7/20

Biological cohesion as the architect of bed movement under wave action

Geophysical Research Letters

Xindi Chen

Changkuan Zhang

Ian H Townend

David M Paterson

Zheng Gong

...

2021/3/16

Ecosystem engineers drive differing microbial community composition in intertidal estuarine sediments

Plos one

Adam J Wyness

Irene Fortune

Andrew J Blight

Patricia Browne

Morgan Hartley

...

2021/2/19

Current-and wave-generated bedforms on mixed sand-clay intertidal flats: a new bedform phase diagram and implications for bed roughness and preservation potential

Frontiers in Earth Science

Jaco H Baas

Jonathan Malarkey

Ian D Lichtman

Laurent O Amoudry

Peter D Thorne

...

2021/11/19

Interactions between sediment microbial ecology and physical dynamics drive heterogeneity in contextually similar depositional systems

Limnology and Oceanography

Julie A Hope

Jonathan Malarkey

Jaco H Baas

Jeff Peakall

DR Parsons

...

2020/10

The role of microphytobenthos in soft‐sediment ecological networks and their contribution to the delivery of multiple ecosystem services

Julie A Hope

David M Paterson

Simon F Thrush

2020/5

Ecological best practice in decommissioning: a review of scientific research

Irene Sarah Fortune

David Maxwell Paterson

2020/5/1

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Co-Authors

H-index: 60
Graham J C Underwood

Graham J C Underwood

University of Essex

H-index: 48
Jeffrey Peakall

Jeffrey Peakall

University of Leeds

H-index: 35
Jacobus Hugo Baas

Jacobus Hugo Baas

Bangor University

H-index: 35
Rupert Perkins

Rupert Perkins

Cardiff University

H-index: 33
Marian Yallop

Marian Yallop

University of Bristol

H-index: 31
Trevor Tolhurst

Trevor Tolhurst

University of East Anglia

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