Dr Ken Collins
Role/area of expertise
coastal sublittoral ecology
Location & Contact Details
Location:
Southampton
Telephone Extension:
26010/26271
(External 02380 596010/26271)
Office / Desk Location:
346/35/33
Affiliation:
SOES Dr Ken Collins
Profile
Coastal ecology – GIS habitat mapping, seagrass, calcareous algae, biogenic reefs
Artificial reefs - for fishery enhancement, environmental evaluation of construction materials
Animal behaviour and movement – lobsters, sharks
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Scientific diving
Membership of Committees and Boards
Links to further information on specialist area or projects
Personal web page
Latest Publications for Dr Ken Collins
Collins, K.J. and Mallinson, J.J. (2012) Surveying black bream, Spondyliosoma cantharus (L.), nesting sites using sidescan sonar. Underwater Technology The International Journal of the Society for Underwater, 30, (4), 183-188. (doi:10.3723/ut.30.183).
Lefebvre, A., Thompson, C.E.L., Collins, K.J. and Amos, C.L. (2009) Use of a high-resolution profiling sonar and a towed video camera to map a Zostera marina bed, Solent, UK. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 82, (2), 323-334. (doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2009.01.027).
Collins, K. and Knowles, B. (2008) Beneath the sheets: Autosub under ice - The highlights. In, Collins, K. and Griffiths, G. (eds.) Workshop on AUV science in extreme environments: collaborative Autosub science in extreme environments. Proceedings of the International Science Workshop, 11-13 April 2007, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, UK. Workshop on AUV Science in Extreme Environments: collaborative Autosub science in extreme environments London, UK, Society for Underwater Technology, 187-188.
Collins, K.J. and Baldock, B. (2007) Use of diving computers in brittlestar surveys. Underwater Technology, 27, (3), 115-118.
Collins, K. and Mallinson, J. (2006) Use of shell to speed recovery of dredged aggregate seabed. In, Newell, R.C. and Garner, D.J. (eds.) Marine aggregate dredging: helping to determine good practice. Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) conference proceedings: September 2006. Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) Conference Bath, UK, Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd, 152-155.
Calder, D.R., Mallinson, J.J., Collins, K. and Hickman, C.P. (2003) Additions to the hydroids (Cnidaria) of the Galapagos, with a list of species reported from the islands. Journal of Natural History, 37, (10), 1173-1218. (doi:10.1080/00222930110116039).
Collins, K. and Mallinson, J. (2003) The "Mary Rose" site and environment today. In, Marsden, P., Collins, K., Harrison, R., Mallinson, J. and Lewis, W. (eds.) Archaeology of the "Mary Rose" Vol. 1. Sealed by time: the loss and recovery of the "Mary Rose". Portsmouth, UK, The Mary Rose Trust Ltd, 71-75.
Collins, K.J. (2002) Environmental impact assessment of a scrap tyre artificial reef: introduction. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 59, (Supplement), S1-S2.
Collins, K.J., Jensen, A.C. and Smith, I.P. (2002) Oxygen fluxes of enclosed reef epibiota communities. Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 9, (2), 147-148.
Collins, K.J., Jensen, A.C. and Smith, I.P. (2002) Oxygen fluxes of enclosed reef epibiota communities. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 59, (Supplement), S94-S99. (doi:10.1006/jmsc.2002.1292).
Smith, I.P., Jensen, A.C., Collins, K.J. and Mattey, E.L. (2001) Movement of wild European lobsters Homarus gammarus in natural habitat. Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 222, 177-186. (doi:10.3354/meps222177).
Collins, K.J., Jensen, A.C., Mallinson, J.J., Smith, I.P., Mudge, S.M. and Russell, A. (2001) Scrap tyres for marine construction: environmental impact. In, Dhir, R.K., Limbachiya, M.C. and Paine, K.A. (eds.) Recycling and Reuse of Used Tyres: Proceedings of the International Symposium, University of Dundee, UK, 19-20 March 2001. International Symposium on Recycling and Reuse of Used Tyres London, UK, Thomas Telford, 149-162.
Bustamante, R., Collins, K.J. and Bensted-Smith, R. (2000) Biodiversity conservation in the Galapagos marine reserve. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 70, (Supplement), 31-38.
Smith, I.P., Collins, K.J. and Jensen, A.C. (2000) Digital electromagnetic telemetry system for studying behaviour of decapod crustaceans. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 247, (2), 209-222. (doi:10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00149-0).
Collins, K.J., Jensen, A.C., Smith, I.P. and Society for Underwater technology (2000) Artificial reef technology. In, Man-Made Objects on the Seafloor 2000. Papers presented at an international conference held London, 2-3 May 2000. Man-Made Objects on the Seafloor 2000 London, UK, Society for Underwater Technology, 5-11.
Collins, K.J., Jensen, A.C. and Smith, I.P. (2000) The science and politics of using stabilised waste materials in the marine environment. In, Dhir, R.K., Dyer, T.D. and Paine, K.A. (eds.) Sustainable Construction: Use of Incinerator Ash. London, UK, Thomas Telford, 392-404.
Collins, K.J. and Mallinson, J.J. (2000) Marine habitats and communities. In, Collins, M.B. and Ansell, K. (eds.) Solent Science - a review. Proceedings of Solent Science Conference, Southampton, 29 September 2000. Solent Science Conference Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science, 247-259. (Proceedings in Marine Science 1).
