Additional Contact Information
Room: 3rd Floor Marine Centre Wales Phone: 01248 383972
E-mail: r.roche@bangor.ac.uk
Web: Twitter; Google Scholar; ResearchGate
I am a Research Fellow at the Center for Applied Marine Sciences, with a broad background in marine ecology, environmental geochemistry, and social/anthropological research, and specific training and expertise in environmental sampling and data analysis. I utilize a multi-disciplinary approach to address pressing environmental questions, and have a strong record of professional collaboration with industry and NGOs.
Research Areas
Qualifications
Manchester Metropolitan University,- Biological Sciences (Zoology)
University of Edinburgh, - Tropical Coastal Management
University of Newcastle, - Master of Marine Affairs
University of Rhode Island ,
Teaching and Supervision
PhD Supervision
Master's Project Supervision
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
I am willing to supervise a PhD
Publications
2022
- PublishedAtoll-dependent variation in depth zonation of benthic communities on remote reefs
Sannassy Pilly, J., Richardson, L., Turner, J. & Roche, R., 1 Jan 2022, In: Marine Environmental Research. 173, 105520.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedLinking variation in planktonic primary production to coral reef fish growth and condition
Roche, R., Heenan, A., Taylor, B. M., Schwarz, J. N., Fox, M. D., Southworth, L., Williams, G. & Turner, J., 31 Aug 2022, In: Royal Society Open Science. 9, 8, 201012.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedVulnerability to collapse of coral reef ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean
Obura, D., Gudka, M., Samoilys, M., Osuka, K., Mbugua, J., Keith, D. A., Porter, S., Roche, R., van Hooidonk, R., Ahamada, S., Araman, A., Karisa, J., Komakoma, J., Madi, M., Ravinia, I., Razafindrainibe, H., Yahya, S. & Zivane, F., 1 Feb 2022, In: Nature Sustainability . 5, 2, p. 104-113
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
- PublishedProtection outcomes for fish trophic groups across a range of management regimes
Osuka, K. E., Stewart, B. D., Samoilys, M. A., Roche, R., Turner, J. & McClean, C., 1 Dec 2021, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 173 , Part A, 113010.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSpatial and temporal scales of coral reef fish ecological research and management: a systematic map protocol
Lawrence, A., Heenan, A., Levine, A., Haddaway, N., Powell, F., Wedding, L., Roche, R., Lawrence, P., Szostek, C., Ford, H., Southworth, L., Sannassy Pilly, J., Richardson, L. & Williams, G. J., 25 Jan 2021, In: Environmental Evidence. 10, 3.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2020
- PublishedA review of a decade of lessons from one of the world’s largest MPAs: conservation gains and key challenges
Hays, G. C., Koldewey, H., Meeuwig, J. J., Attrill, M. J., Barley, S., Bayley, D., . Benkwitt, C. E., Block, B., Schallert, R. J., Carlisle, A. B., Carr, P., Chapple, T. K., Collins, C., Diaz, C., Dunn, N., Dunbar, R. B., Eager, D. S., Engel, J., Embling, C. B., Esteban, N., Ferretti, F., Foster, N. L., Freeman, R., Gollock, M., Graham, N. A. J., Harris, J. L., Head, C. E. I., Hosegood, P., Howell, K. L., Hussey, N. E., Jacoby, D. M. P., Jones, R., Lange, I. D., Letessier, T. B., Levey, E., Lindhart, M., McDevitt-Irwin, J. M., Meekan, M. G., Micheli, F., Mogg, A., Mortimer, J. A., Mucciarone, D., Nicoll, M. A., Nuno, A., Perry, C. T., Sannassy Pilly, J., Preston, S. G., Rattray, A. J., Robinson, E., Roche, R., Schiele, M., Sheehan, E. V., Sheppard, A., Sheppard, C., Smith, A. L., Soule, B., Spalding, M., Stevens, G. M. W., Steyaert, M., Stiffel, S., Taylor, B., Tickler, D. M., Trevail, A. M., Trueba, P., Turner, J., Votier, S., Wilson, B., Williams, G., Williamson, B. J., Williamson, M. J., Wood, H. & Curnick, D. J., 14 Oct 2020, In: Marine Biology. 167, 11, 159.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - UnpublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Biodiversity Action Plan: Coconut Crab
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.) & Laidre, M., 2020, (Unpublished) 22 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - PublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Biodiversity Action Plan: Hawksbill and Green Turtles
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.), Esteban, N., Mortimer, J. A. & Hays, G. C., 2020, 15 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - PublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Biodiversity Action Plan: Sooty Tern
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.) & Carr, P., 2020, 12 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - UnpublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Biodiversity Action Plan: Yellowfin Tuna
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.) & Curnick, D. J., 2020, (Unpublished) 7 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - PublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Ecosystem Action Plan: Mangrove Forest
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.), Carr, P., Wilkinson, T. & Barrios, S., 2020, 8 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - UnpublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Ecosystem Action Plan: Moist Savanna
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.) & Carr, P., 2020, (Unpublished) 13 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - PublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Ecosystem Action Plan: Native Woodland
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.), Carr, P., Wilkinson, T. & Barrios, S., 2020, 9 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - UnpublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Ecosystem Action Plan: Shallow Coral Reefs
Roche, R. (ed.), Turner, J. (ed.) & Sheppard, C., 2020, (Unpublished) 8 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - PublishedSpatio temporal variation in benthic communities in remote reefs
Sannassy Pilly, J., Roche, R. & Turner, J., Jan 2020.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
2019
- PublishedCoral bleaching impacts from back-to-back 2015–2016 thermal anomalies in the remote central Indian Ocean
Head, C. E. I., Bayley, D. T. I., Rowlands, G., Roche, R. C., Tickler, D. M., Rogers, A. D., Koldewey, H., Turner, J. R. & Andradi-Brown, D. A., 1 Aug 2019, In: Coral Reefs. 38, 4, p. 605-618
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe atmospheric carbon sequestration potential of man-made tidal lagoons
Piano, M., Papadimitriou, S., Roche, R., Bowers, D., Kennedy, D. & Kennedy, H., 15 Jun 2019, In: Continental Shelf Research. 181, p. 90-102
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2018
- PublishedFirst record of coralline fungal disease (CFD) in the Indian Ocean
Williams, G., Roche, R. & Turner, J., 4 Jun 2018, In: Coral Reefs. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-018-1704-z , 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPatterns in reef fish assesmblages: insights from the Chagos Archipelago
Samoilys, M., Roche, R., Koldewey, H. & Turner, J., 19 Jan 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 1, e0191448.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTowards Developing a Mechanistic Understanding of Coral Reef Resilience to Thermal Stress Across Multiple Scales
Roche, R., Williams, G. & Turner, J., Mar 2018, In: Current Climate Change Reports. 4, 1, p. 51-64 D 87.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2017
- PublishedCoral bleaching and mortality in the Chagos Archipelago to 2017
Sheppard, C., Sheppard, A., Mogg, A., Bayley, D., Dempsey, A. C., Roche, R., Turner, J. & Purkis, S., Nov 2017, In: Atoll Research Bulletin . 613, 613, p. 1 25 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2016
- PublishedRecreational Diving Impacts on Coral Reefs and the Adoption of Environmentally Responsible Practices within the SCUBA Diving Industry
Roche, R., Harvey, C. V., Harvey, J. J., Kavanagh, A. P., McDonald, M., Stein-Rostaing, V. R. & Turner, J., 1 Jul 2016, In: Environmental Management. 58, 1, p. 107-116
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedResearch priorities for assessing potential impacts of emerging marine renewable energy technologies: Insights from developments in Wales (UK)
Roche, RC., Walker-Springett, K., Robins, PE., Jones, J., Veneruso, G., Whitton, TA., Piano, M., Ward, SL., Duce, CE., Waggitt, JJ., Walker-Springett, G., Neill, S., Lewis, M. & King, J., 1 Dec 2016, In: Renewable Energy. 99, December, p. 1327-1341 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2015
- PublishedLocalized outbreaks of Acanthaster planci at an isolated and unpopulated reef atoll in the Chagos Archipelago
Roche, R. C., Pratchett, M. S., Carr, P., Turner, J. R., Wagner, D., Head, C. & Sheppard, C. R., 23 Jul 2015, In: Marine Biology. 162, 8, p. 1695-1704
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2014
- PublishedCapacity, capability and cross-border challenges associated with marine eradication programmes in Europe: The attempted eradication of an invasive non-native ascidian, Didemnum vexillum in Wales, United Kingdom
Sambrook, K., Holt, R. H. F., Sharp, R., Griffith, K., Roche, R. C., Newstead, R. G., Wyn, G. & Jenkins, S. R., Sep 2014, In: Marine Policy. 48, p. 51-58
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMid-Holocene sea surface conditions and riverine influence on the inshore Great Barrier Reef.
Roche, R. C., Perry, C. T., Smithers, S. G., Leng, M. J., Grove, C. A., Sloane, H. J. & Unsworth, C. E., 5 Jun 2014, In: Holocene. 24, 8, p. 885-897
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedRecreational vessels as a vector for marine non-natives: developing biosecurity measures and managing risk through an in-water encapsulation system
Roche, R. C., Monnington, J. M., Newstead, R. G., Sambrook, K., Griffith, K., Holt, R. H. & Jenkins, S. R., 5 Dec 2014, In: Hydrobiologia. 750, 1, p. 187-199
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
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Improving reef resilience through sustainable fisheries management on Diego Garcia
01/08/2021 – 31/07/2024 (Active)
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Eco-village approach to enhance resilience of socio-ecological system in CaboVerde
01/04/2019 – 05/09/2022 (Finished)
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Darwin Initiative scoping visit to Vanuatu
01/08/2018 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)
Other Grants and Projects
ESRC Impact Acceleration Award
ESRC Impact Accleration Award 2017
Darwin Initiative Scoping Award 2018
ESRC Impact Accleration Award 2018