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Publications

I have published on a number of topics in peer-reviewed journals. Please find featured publications & a full list with links to articles below. If you cannot access an article but would like to, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Featured Publications

Complex of scleractinian reef (Desmophyllum sp.) and glass sponge fields (Aphrocallistes sp.) from 460 m depth on Grattan Seamount, Ascension Island, image copyright belongs to Ascension Island Government.

Review of the Central and South Atlantic Shelf and Deep-Sea Benthos: Science, Policy and Management

Sunset near Tristan da Cunha. (C) Nils Piechaud.

Filling the Data Gaps: Transferring Models From Data-Rich to Data-Poor Deep-Sea Areas to Support Spatial Management

Diving ledges on St Helena. (C) Amelia Bridges.

Depth and Latitudinal Gradients of Diversity in Seamount Benthic Communities

Benthic community at Tristan da Cunha. (C) Government of Tristan da Cunha.

Benthic Assemblage Composition of South Atlantic Seamounts

Full Publication List

Allcock, L.A., Amon, D.J., Bridges, A.E.H., et al., 2025. Deep-sea ecosystems of the North Atlantic Ocean: discovery, status, function and future challenges. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2025.104580
Bridges, A.E.H. and Howell, K.L., 2025. Prioritisation of ocean biodiversity data collection to deliver a sustainable ocean. Nature Communications Earth and Environment, 6. DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02442-7.
Bridges, A.E.H., Cross, E., Graves, K.P., Piechaud, N., Raymont, A. and Howell, K.L., 2025. Practical application of artificial intelligence for ecological image analysis: Trialling different levels of taxonomic classification to promote convolutional neural network performance. Ecological Informatics, 88. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103146.
Johnson, A.S., Bridges, A.E.H. and Knights, A.M., 2025. Predicting the future distribution of a commercially important clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) in a changing climate. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 320. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109307.
Bridges, A.E.H., Barnes, D.K., Bell, J.B., Ross, R.E., Voges, L. and Howell, K.L., 2023. Filling the data gaps: Transferring models from data-rich to data-poor deep-sea areas to support spatial management. Journal of Environmental Management, 345. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118325.
Baco, A.R., Ross, R., Althaus, F., Amon, D., Bridges, A.E.H., Brix, S., Buhl-Mortensen, P., Colaco, A., Carreiro-Silva, M., Clark, M.R., Du Preez, C., et al., 2023. Towards a scientific community consensus on designating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems from imagery. PeerJ, 11. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16024.
Bridges, A.E.H., Howell, K.L., Amaro, T., Atkinson, L., Barnes, D.K.A., Bax, N., Bell, J.B., Bernardino, A.F., Beuck, L., Braga-Henriques., et al., 2023. Review of the Central and South Atlantic Shelf and Deep-Sea Benthos: Science, Policy, and Management. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, 61. DOI: 10.1201/9781003363873-5.
McQuaid, K.A., Bridges, A.E.H., Howell, K.L., Gandra, T.B., de Souza, V., Currie, J.C., Hogg, O.T., Pearman, T.R., Bell, J.B., Atkinson, L.J. and Baum, D., et al., 2023. Broad-scale benthic habitat classification of the South Atlantic. Progress in Oceanography, 214. DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2023.103016
Graves, K.P., Bridges, A.E.H., Dabrowski, T., Furey, T., Lyons, K. and Howell, K.L., 2023. Oceanographic variability drives the distribution but not the density of the aggregation forming deep-sea sponge Pheronema carpenteri. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 191. DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2022.103917
Howell, K.L., Bridges, A.E.H., Graves, K.P., Allcock, L., la Bianca, G., Ventura-Costa, C., Donaldson, S., Downie, A.L., Furey, T., McGrath, F. and Ross, R., 2022. Performance of deep-sea habitat suitability models assessed using independent data, and implications for use in area-based management. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 695. DOI: 10.3354/meps14098.
Bridges, A.E.H., Barnes, D.K., Bell, J.B., Ross, R.E. and Howell, K.L., 2022. Depth and latitudinal gradients of diversity in seamount benthic communities. Journal of Biogeography, 49. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.14355
Barnes, D.K., Bell, J.B., Bridges, A.E.H., Ireland, L., Howell, K.L., Martin, S.M., Sands, C.J., Mora Soto, A., Souster, T., Flint, G. and Morley, S.A., 2021. Climate mitigation through biological conservation: Extensive and valuable blue carbon natural capital in Tristan da Cunha’s Giant Marine Protected Zone. Biology, 10. DOI: 10.3390/biology10121339.
Bridges, A.E.H., Barnes, D.K., Bell, J.B., Ross, R.E. and Howell, K.L., 2021. Benthic assemblage composition of South Atlantic seamounts. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.660648.
Bell, J.B., Laptikhovsky, V., Barnes, D.K., Benedet, R., Bridges, A.E.H., Glass, J., Glass, W., Green, R., Morley, S.A., Robertson, S. and Robson, G.R., 2021. Life history and ecology of Bluenose Warehou (Hyperoglyphe antarctica, Centrolophidae) in the Southern Atlantic. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.610172

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