I’m a marine ecologist with a research focus on top predator foraging distributions. Using acoustics (multibeam sonar, echosounders, ADCPs), in combination with visual survey techniques (e.g. UAV surveys), I investigate the interactions between marine fauna (e.g. sharks, seals, seabirds), their prey (e.g. fish, zooplankton) and fine-scale hydrodynamics. My research in the vicinity of marine renewable energy devices aims to inform the sustainable development of ocean energy .

l.lieber@bangor.co.uk

https://twitter.com/LilianLieber 

• PhD: The application of molecular ecology and hydroacoustics to understand the spatio-temporal patterns of a planktivorous shark, the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
  University of Aberdeen, 2011–2016
• BSc: Marine Biology (First Class Honours)
  University of Aberdeen, 2007–2011

2022

• PublishedEnvironmental Impacts of Tidal and Wave Energy Converters
  Hutchison, Z. L., Lieber, L., Miller, R. G. & Williamson, B. J., 2022, Comprehensive Renewable Energy. Elsevier, p. 258-290
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• PublishedRepresentative range of acoustic point source measurements in the Chukchi Sea
  Gonzalez, S., Horne, J. K., Danielson, S. L., Lieber, L. & Lopez, G., 30 Jun 2022, In: Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 10, 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• E-pub ahead of printSelective foraging behavior of seabirds in small-scale slicks
  Lieber, L., Füchtencordsjürgen, C., Hilder, R. L., Revering, P. J., Siekmann, I., Langrock, R. & Nimmo-Smith, W. A. M., 8 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 10289.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

2021

• PublishedA bird's-eye view on turbulence: seabird foraging associations with evolving surface flow features
  Lieber, L., Langrock, R. & Nimmo-Smith, W. A. M., 28 Apr 2021, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288, 1949, 20210592.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCollision risk modelling for tidal energy devices A flexible simulation-based approach
  Horne, N., Culloch, R. M., Schmitt, P., Lieber, L., Wilson, B., Dale, A. C., Houghton, J. D. R. & Kregting, L. T., 15 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 278, Pt 1, 111484.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedSpatio-temporal genetic tagging of a cosmopolitan planktivorous shark provides insight to gene flow, temporal variation and site-specific re-encounters
  Lieber, L., Hall, G., Hall, J., Berrow, S., Johnston, E., Gubili, C., Sarginson, J., Francis, M., Duffy, C., Wintner, S. P., Doherty, P. D., Godley, B. J., Hawkes, L. A., Witt, M. J., Henderson, S. M., de Sabata, E., Shivji, M. S., Dawson, D. A., Sims, D. W., Jones, C. S. & Noble, L. R., 3 Feb 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1661.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedLocalised anthropogenic wake generates a predictable foraging hotspot for top predators
  Lieber, L., Nimmo-Smith, W. A. M., Waggitt, J. J. & Kregting, L., 4 Apr 2019, In: Communications Biology. 2, p. 123 123.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedProviding ecological context to anthropogenic subsea noise: Assessing listening space reductions of marine mammals from tidal energy devices
  Pine, M. K., Schmitt, P., Culloch, R. M., Lieber, L. & Kregting, L. T., 1 Apr 2019, In: RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS. 103, p. 49-57
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedFine-scale hydrodynamic metrics underlying predator occupancy patterns in tidal stream environments
  Lieber, L., Nimmo-Smith, A., Waggitt, J. & Kregting, L., 1 Nov 2018, In: Ecological Indicators. 94, part 1, p. 397-408
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedNoise characterization of a subsea tidal kite
  Schmitt, P., Pine, M. K., Culloch, R. M., Lieber, L. & Kregting, L. T., Nov 2018, In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 144, 5, p. 441-446
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedA tool for simulating collision probabilities of animals with marine renewable energy devices
  Schmitt, P., Culloch, R., Lieber, L., Molander, S., Hammar, L. & Kregting, L., 29 Nov 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 11, e0188780.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedMucus: aiding elasmobranch conservation through non-invasive genetic sampling
  Lieber, L., Berrow, S., Johnston, E., Hall, G., Hall, J., Gubili, C., Sims, D. W., Jones, C. S. & Noble, L. R., 6 Sep 2013, In: Endangered Species Research. 21, 3, p. 215-222
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review