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Research Focus
My research group at Queen's investigates the movement and trophic ecology of pelagic species (e.g., sea turtles, elasmobranchs, ocean sunfish, and gelatinous zooplankton). We use an array of techniques ranging from satellite tracking and biologging through to geospatial modelling, baited remote underwater video and stable isotope analysis. Much of this work is driven by conservation policy and has been conducted across Europe, the wider Caribbean, South America and the Indian Ocean.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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R6632GFS: Can introduced marine infrastructure enhance the conservation of vulnerable species?
28/10/2019 → …
Project: Research
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R3062BSC: Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Dialogue on Sustainable Wetland & Coastal Resources: Guyana
Houghton, J., Kumaresan, D. & Williams, P.
09/07/2018 → 31/03/2019
Project: Research
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A matter of choices: the benefits of multi-ecosystem field courses for undergraduate students
Scott, L., Caplat, P., Collins, P., Dick, J. T. A., Emmerson, M., Houghton, J., McClure, C., Pincheira-Donoso, D., Reid, N., Riddell, G. & McGowan, N., 14 Sep 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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A general swimming response in exhausted obligate swimming fish
Iosilevskii, G., Kong, J. D., Meyer, C. G., Watanabe, Y. Y., Papastamatiou, Y. P., Royer, M. A., Nakamura, I., Sato, K., Doyle, T. K., Harman, L., Houghton, J. D. R., Barnett, A., Semmens, J. M., Maoiléidigh, N. Ó., Drumm, A., O'Neill, R., Coffey, D. M. & Payne, N. L., 21 Sep 2022, In: Royal Society Open Science. 9, 9, 211869.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cool runnings: behavioural plasticity and the realised thermal niche of basking sharks
Johnston, E. M., Houghton, J. D. R., Mayo, P., Hatten, G. K. F., Klimley, A. P. & Mensink, P. J., 29 Jan 2022, (Early online date) In: Environmental Biology of Fishes.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fast & Flexible: streamlining a simulation- based approach to collision risk assessments
Horne, N., Schmitt, P., Culloch, R. M., Wilson, B., Dale, A., Houghton, J. & Kregting, L., 01 Aug 2022, The European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) 2021: Proceedings. 4 p. (The European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Providing a detailed estimate of mortality using a simulation-based collision risk model
Horne, N., Culloch, R. M., Schmitt, P., Wilson, B., Dale, A. C., Houghton, J. D. R. & Kregting, L. T., 17 Nov 2022, In: PLOS ONE. 17, 11, 14 p., e0276757.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Award, University of Bath Millennium Lecture Series
Houghton, Jonathan (Recipient), 22 Feb 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Lyell Award Lecture: Blue-seas research: predators and prey in an ever changing system.
Houghton, Jonathan (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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NOMINATION: Queen's University Belfast 'Team of the Year Award' 2020/21
Scott, Lorraine (Recipient), Reid, Neil (Recipient), Emmerson, Mark (Recipient), Dick, Jaimie Thomas Allan (Recipient), Riddell, Gillian (Recipient), Marks, Nikki (Recipient), Houghton, Jonathan (Recipient), Collins, Patrick (Recipient), Helyar, Sarah (Recipient), Caplat, Paul (Recipient), Sigwart, Julia (Recipient) & Scantlebury, Michael (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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QUB PhD Supervisory Excellence Awards (Winner)
Houghton, Jonathan (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Rolls-Royce Schools Science Prize
Houghton, Jonathan (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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DEARA Elasmobranch Conservation Strategy working group (Meeting 2)
Patrick Collins (Member of scientific committee) & Jonathan Houghton (Member of scientific committee)
22 Sep 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Inclusion and Sustainability via Virtual Field Courses in Ecology
Lorraine Scott (Presenter), Patrick Collins (Contributor), Mark Emmerson (Contributor), Jonathan Houghton (Contributor), Gillian Riddell (Contributor) & Neil Reid (Contributor)
14 Sep 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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A Matter of Choices: The Benefits of Multi-Ecosystem Field Courses for Undergraduate Students
Lorraine Scott (Presenter), Paul Caplat (Contributor), Patrick Collins (Contributor), Jaimie Thomas Allan Dick (Contributor), Mark Emmerson (Contributor), Jonathan Houghton (Contributor), Colin McClure (Contributor), Daniel Pincheira-Donoso (Contributor), Neil Reid (Contributor), Gillian Riddell (Contributor) & Natasha McGowan (Participant)
13 Sep 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Departmental Seminar, School of BEES, University College Cork
Jonathan Houghton (Invited speaker)
17 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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A macroecological perspective of interactions between local conditions and global warming on coral reefs (PhD Internal Examination)
Jonathan Houghton (Examiner)
10 Mar 2023Activity: Examination types › Other examination
Press/Media
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BBC World News Interview: 'Sea Turtles Change Sex'
09/01/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Discovery Channel (Ocean Sunfish Documentary)
29/08/2016
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Nature (News Feature): The Secret Lives of Jellyfish
22/02/2016
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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