Overview
Background
Dr Richard Barnes was for 40 years a staff member of the Department of Zoology of the University of Cambridge, UK, and in 'retirement' he remains attached to that Department and an Emeritus Fellow of St Catharine's College Cambridge. In addition, however, for 3 months of each year he functions as an honorary member of staff of the University of Queensland and of Queensland Museum's Biodiversity Program (October - December inclusive), and likewise (January - March inclusive) of the Department of Zoology of Rhodes University, South Africa.
Availability
- Dr Richard Barnes is:
- Available for supervision
Research interests
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Ecology of seagrass beds and other coastal regions
Spatial variation (from <1m to latitudinal scales) in the biodiversity of the animals living within seagrass beds
Works
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2025
Journal Article
The meaning of Benthic Ecological Quality status through a warm temperate South African estuary and in a contained blind-ending marina
Barnes, R.S.K. and Seath, J.L. (2025). The meaning of Benthic Ecological Quality status through a warm temperate South African estuary and in a contained blind-ending marina. Ocean & Coastal Management, 262 107550, 107550-262. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107550
2024
Journal Article
The occurrence of a rich subtidal macrobenthic fauna in through-flow residential marina canals, and the potential of such systems to be managed as biodiversity assets
Barnes, R.S.K. and Seath, J.L. (2024). The occurrence of a rich subtidal macrobenthic fauna in through-flow residential marina canals, and the potential of such systems to be managed as biodiversity assets. Ocean and Coastal Management, 254 107191, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107191
2024
Journal Article
Microscale dispersion of intertidal seagrass macrofauna
Barnes, R.S.K., Hamylton, Sarah M. and Borburgh, Liz (2024). Microscale dispersion of intertidal seagrass macrofauna. Marine Environmental Research, 196 106385, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106385
2024
Journal Article
Do stingray feeding pits enhance intertidal macrobenthic biodiversity?
Barnes, Richard S. K. and Cottrell, Lily G. (2024). Do stingray feeding pits enhance intertidal macrobenthic biodiversity?. Hydrobiologia, 851 (14), 3403-3412. doi: 10.1007/s10750-024-05504-7
2024
Journal Article
Differential sampling in the assessment of conservation and biodiversity merit: a comparison of the seagrass macrofauna in three nearby South African estuaries
Barnes, R. S. K., Seath, J. L. and Arendse, C. J. (2024). Differential sampling in the assessment of conservation and biodiversity merit: a comparison of the seagrass macrofauna in three nearby South African estuaries. Biodiversity and Conservation, 33 (2), 509-532. doi: 10.1007/s10531-023-02754-0
2023
Journal Article
Seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity does not vary in conformity with a leaky-lagoonal confinement gradient
Barnes, R. S. K. (2023). Seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity does not vary in conformity with a leaky-lagoonal confinement gradient. Marine Environmental Research, 185 105897, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.105897
2022
Journal Article
Interspecific abundance-occupancy relations along estuarine gradients
Barnes, R.S.K. (2022). Interspecific abundance-occupancy relations along estuarine gradients. Marine Environmental Research, 181 105755, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105755
2022
Journal Article
Biodiversity differentials between seagrass and adjacent bare sediment change along an estuarine gradient
Barnes, R.S.K. (2022). Biodiversity differentials between seagrass and adjacent bare sediment change along an estuarine gradient. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 274 107951, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107951
2022
Journal Article
Where ecologically ‘tis better to go brown than green: enhanced seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity within the canals of a brownfield coastal marina
Barnes, Richard S. K., Claassens, Louw and Seath, Jessica (2022). Where ecologically ‘tis better to go brown than green: enhanced seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity within the canals of a brownfield coastal marina. Biodiversity and Conservation, 31 (12), 2981-2997. doi: 10.1007/s10531-022-02468-9
2022
Journal Article
Intraspecific abundance–occupancy–patchiness relations in the intertidal benthic macrofauna of a cool-temperate North Sea mudflat
Barnes, R. S. K. (2022). Intraspecific abundance–occupancy–patchiness relations in the intertidal benthic macrofauna of a cool-temperate North Sea mudflat. Estuaries and Coasts, 45 (3), 827-838. doi: 10.1007/s12237-021-00998-z
2021
Journal Article
What does measuring species diversity in estuarine seagrass systems actually assess?
Barnes, R. S. K. (2021). What does measuring species diversity in estuarine seagrass systems actually assess?. Marine Environmental Research, 172 105500, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105500
2021
Journal Article
Distinguishing ten sympatric species of fiddler crab (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) using a suite of phenotypic characteristics
Michie, Laura A., Barnes, R. S. K., Clark, Paul F., Bennett, Wayne A. and Cragg, Simon M. (2021). Distinguishing ten sympatric species of fiddler crab (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) using a suite of phenotypic characteristics. Zootaxa, 5026 (4), 480-506. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5026.4.2
2021
Journal Article
Patterns of seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity in the warm-temperate Knysna estuarine bay, Western Cape: a review
Barnes, R. S. K. (2021). Patterns of seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity in the warm-temperate Knysna estuarine bay, Western Cape: a review. Aquatic Ecology, 55 (2), 327-345. doi: 10.1007/s10452-021-09848-3
2021
Journal Article
Interspecific relationship of patchiness to occupancy and abundance, as exemplified by seagrass macrobenthos
Barnes, R.S.K. (2021). Interspecific relationship of patchiness to occupancy and abundance, as exemplified by seagrass macrobenthos. Ecological Indicators, 121 107083. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107083
2021
Journal Article
Strengthening the DNA barcode reference library for South African estuarine macrofauna
Fagg, C., Phair, N.L., Claassens, L., Barnes, R.S.K. and von der Heyden, S. (2021). Strengthening the DNA barcode reference library for South African estuarine macrofauna. African Journal of Marine Science, 43 (1), 141-145. doi: 10.2989/1814232x.2021.1886988
2021
Journal Article
Within-species relationship of patchiness to both abundance and occupancy, as exemplified by seagrass macrobenthos
Barnes, R. S. K. (2021). Within-species relationship of patchiness to both abundance and occupancy, as exemplified by seagrass macrobenthos. Oecologia, 196 (4), 1107-1117. doi: 10.1007/s00442-021-04985-w
2020
Journal Article
Do species display characteristic intraspecific levels of patchiness in a given habitat type?: the case of intertidal seagrass macrobenthos
Barnes, R. S.K. (2020). Do species display characteristic intraspecific levels of patchiness in a given habitat type?: the case of intertidal seagrass macrobenthos. Marine Biology, 167 (12) 177. doi: 10.1007/s00227-020-03793-9
2020
Journal Article
Morisita's index of patchiness and edge effects: A response to Butturi-Gomes and Petrere (2020)
Barnes, R. S. K. (2020). Morisita's index of patchiness and edge effects: A response to Butturi-Gomes and Petrere (2020). Ecological Indicators, 117 106648, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106648
2020
Journal Article
Do different sympatric seagrasses support macrobenthic faunas of differing composition, abundance, biodiversity or patchiness? Macrobenthos in sympatric seagrasses
Barnes, R. S. K. (2020). Do different sympatric seagrasses support macrobenthic faunas of differing composition, abundance, biodiversity or patchiness? Macrobenthos in sympatric seagrasses. Marine Environmental Research, 160 104983, 104983. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104983
2020
Journal Article
Do beds of subtidal estuarine seagrass constitute a refuge for macrobenthic biodiversity threatened intertidally?
Barnes, R. S. K. and Claassens, L. (2020). Do beds of subtidal estuarine seagrass constitute a refuge for macrobenthic biodiversity threatened intertidally?. Biodiversity and Conservation, 29 (11-12), 3227-3244. doi: 10.1007/s10531-020-02019-0
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