Summary
Mike has wide experience and interests in marine and estuarine ecology, human impacts, marine and estuarine management, governance and policy. He has co-authored/co-edited 20 books and more than 300 scientific publications.
He has advised on many environmental matters for academia, industry, government and statutory bodies in Europe and elsewhere and is a member of governmental and other advisory bodies.
Mike has adjunct and research positions at universities and research institutes in Europe, South Africa and Australia.
He is a past-president of the international Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA) and is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
Book Chapter
Journal Article
Managing estuaries under a changing climate: A case study of the Humber Estuary, UK
Lonsdale, J. A., Leach, C., Parsons, D., Barkwith, A., Manson, S., & Elliott, M. (2022). Managing estuaries under a changing climate: A case study of the Humber Estuary, UK. Environmental science & policy, 134, 75-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.04.001
Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity
McLean, D. L., Ferreira, L. C., Benthuysen, J. A., Miller, K. J., Schläppy, M. L., Ajemian, M. J., …Thums, M. (2022). Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity. Global change biology, 28(11), 3515-3536. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16134
Sandy beach social–ecological systems at risk: regime shifts, collapses, and governance challenges
Defeo, O., McLachlan, A., Armitage, D., Elliott, M., & Pittman, J. (2021). Sandy beach social–ecological systems at risk: regime shifts, collapses, and governance challenges. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 19(10), 564-573. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2406
Atmospheric particulate matter from an industrial area as a source of metal nanoparticle contamination in aquatic ecosystems
Souza, I. D. C., Morozesk, M., Mansano, A. S., Mendes, V. A., Azevedo, V. C., Matsumoto, S. T., …Fernandes, M. N. (2021). Atmospheric particulate matter from an industrial area as a source of metal nanoparticle contamination in aquatic ecosystems. The Science of the total environment, 753, Article 141976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141976
Lead investigator
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
Ecosystem-based management of esturies and coasts to support coastal adaptation - 2018-RLWK10-10723
Funder
British Council
Grant
£0.00
Started
18 June 2019
Status
Complete
Project
Evidence based approach to effect of decommissioning on MPA conservation and ecosystem services
Funder
NERC Natural Environment Research Council
Grant
£159,178.00
Started
1 February 2017
Status
Complete
Project
Survey of Humber Estuary SAC Lagoons
Funder
Natural England
Grant
£6,907.00
Started
12 August 2019
Status
Complete
Project
Assessment of the BONUS programme
Funder
BONUS Secretariat (EEIG)
Grant
£22,393.00
Started
19 September 2016
Status
Complete
Project
Connectivity of Hard Substrate Assemblages in the North Sea (CHASANS)
Funder
NERC Natural Environment Research Council
Grant
£64,525.00
Started
1 January 2020
Status
Complete
Project
CERES: Climate change and European aquatic RESources
Funder
EC European Commission
Grant
£58,108.00
Started
1 March 2016
Status
Complete
Project
MSFD-BHD Coordinated assessment
Funder
ICT Next SA
Grant
£53,586.00
Started
1 March 2020
Status
Complete
Project
INSITE Synthesis - Connectivity of Hard Substrate Assemblages in the North Sea (CHASANS)
Funder
NERC Natural Environment Research Council
Grant
£8,000.00
Started
1 January 2022
Status
Complete
Project
Use of chilled mist for the holding and/or transport of harvested crustaceans
Funder
The Fishmongers Company
Grant
£3,250.00
Started
1 September 2018
Status
Complete
Co-investigator
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
Regional pilot of approaches to monitoring inshore fish communities
Funder
Natural England
Grant
£38,008.00
Started
4 December 2018
Status
Complete
Project
Sublittoral rock indicator: spatial correlation between environmental conditions and biological data
Funder
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Grant
£53,965.00
Started
1 January 2017
Status
Complete
Project
Neyland marina dredging impact study
Funder
Cascade Consulting
Grant
£6,850.00
Started
1 January 2017
Status
Complete
Project
Investigation on the origin of the deep mud habitat in Whitsand and Looe Bay MCZ
Funder
Natural England
Grant
£9,900.00
Started
26 August 2016
Status
Complete
Project
Marine ecosystem health: A streamlined approach for assessments through integration, harmonisation and forecasting
Funder
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Grant
£40,507.00
Started
16 September 2019
Status
Complete
Project
A review of the Environmental Status of the waters of the Tidal Thames.
Funder
RWE Npower plc
Grant
£16,000.00
Started
1 August 2017
Status
Complete
Project
Implications of climate change for the Scottish Marine Protected Area Network
Funder
NatureScot
Grant
£51,625.00
Started
18 July 2016
Status
Complete
Project
Assessment of the Functional Development of a Habitat Offset Site on the Humber (PHS)
Funder
Halcrow Group Limited
Grant
£96,870.00
Started
1 October 2008
Status
Complete
Project
A Proposal to Natural England to investigate and improve environmental skills and recruitment to the offshore wind sector from academia.
Funder
Natural England
Grant
£14,200.00
Started
17 January 2022
Status
Complete
Project
Coastal SSSI series review implementation: scoping study of evidence requirements to support notification of managed realignment sites
Funder
Natural England
Grant
£8,530.00
Started
1 January 2018
Status
Complete
Postgraduate supervision
Prof Elliott very much welcomes applications for PhD and Masters research in all of his areas of expertise.
He also welcomes visiting international postgraduates as interns, for work experience and to help them gain further skills especially in producing publications. The institute also very much welcomes and can provide facilities for visiting researchers during sabbatical periods and study leave.
Completed PhDs
Since 1979, Prof Elliott has successfully supervised 28 PhD students and many MSc and MPhil by Research students.
Recent completed theses include
- The Effects Of Hypersaline Solutions On The Ecophysiology Of Marine Megabenthic Organisms
- The Influence Of Noise And Vibration On Marine Fishes And Invertebrates
- The Response Of Benthic Organisms To Sediment Placemen
- Marine Protected Area Governance And Conflicts
- Integrated Management Of The Humber Estuary
- The Use Of Computer Aided Tomography In Determining Benthic Bioturbation
- The Marine Law Relating To Environmental Indicators And Objectives
Current PhD supervisions
Currently supervising PhD and MSc by Research students at Hull and other universities worldwide (e.g. Vigo University, Spain; University of Porto, Portugal (2); Murdoch University, Perth Australia; University of Western Australia; Federal University São Carlos, Brazil; University of Cadiz, Spain)
Current projects:
- Shark behaviour and energetics, Bimini (2 projects)
- Estuarine planning, management and decision support systems (2 projects)
- Environmental intergrative management of the Niger Depta, Nigeria
- Ecological functioning of estuarine habitat recreated areas
- Dynamics of estuarine fish assembalges
- Habitat use, loss and gain in estuaries (3 projects)
- Implementation of EU marine directives
- Pollutant pathways in Brazilian estuaries
- Ecosystem services and societal goods and benefits in modified estuaries
- The concept of force majeure in marine governance
- Marine Ecosystem Services And Societal Goods And Benefits
- Ecological And Economic Valuation In Marine Systems