Student Outputs 2013-2014
Marine Science
Dephiny Cesarano Three sets of panels were deployed in Falmouth Harbour between 17th of January 2014 to 13th of May 2014; each of the sets was composed of three different panel material (marine plywood, polypropylene, aluminium). The aim was to investigate whether the composition of the different substratum would influence the recruitment, settlement and development of the sessile invertebrates in period of time. It was predicted that the composition of the substratum would influence the recruitment, settlement and development of the sessile invertebrate’s assemblages. Assemblages on marine plywood and polypropylene were slightly different from those on aluminium, patterns between all their surfaces depended on the orientation and positioning of the panels. The taxa that dominated these surfaces had some resemblance in identity to those on urban structures of the same composition, and the abundance was simply depended on the period duration in which they could settle and attach themselves and other factors involved including the weather patterns, sea state condition (the storm) and season.
Shanna Smith This website has been set up to document my second year Foundation Degree project. My project is looking at the difference in abundance and species diversity between the North and South Coasts of Cornwall.
This website will hopefully be used as a way to communicate the steps I will take to put my project together and will also be a useful tool in helping people learn and understand more about Plankton and the way in which it shapes the world.
This website will hopefully be used as a way to communicate the steps I will take to put my project together and will also be a useful tool in helping people learn and understand more about Plankton and the way in which it shapes the world.
Hilary Naylor For my final year project I am working in partnership with Marine Discovery of Penzance. Marine Discovery specialise in wildlife watching boat trips around the West Cornwall coast. The Marine Discovery team are extremely passionate about the marine environment and well educated about the species they encounter. They use an environmentally friendly catamaran, which has a very low environmental impact, and also follow a strict code of conduct. Marine Discovery take tourists and local people from the Penzance area on unique wildlife watching adventures, and have been fortunate enough to have encountered a wide variety of species, such as basking sharks, leatherback turtles, sunfish, minke whales, dolphins and porpoises.
Ceri Symonds C. maximus, also known as the Basking shark, is the second largest living fish, after the Whale shark. The average size of a Basking shark measures around 9-10 metres with recognisably large mouths, they can be seen from the water with their nose and dorsal fin extending out of the surface of the water. They can be identified by their large conical snout, exceptionally large gill slits and enormous mouths that can measure up to 1 metre across. Their colouring is slate grey/brown/black with the ventral side a paler colour and often white patches around the mouth and snout. During summer months in boreal to warm-temperate waters of the Atlantic Ocean, basking shark filter-feed on near-shore zooplankton, but beyond these brief glimpses their whereabouts for much of the year remains a mystery.
Jack Wotton The basic aim of my project is to improve overall performance by altering the way an athlete would warm-up by simply improving their flexibility. The idea is to carry out a 6-8 week programme commencing in January 2014 that will involve a group of 15-20 swimmers from Carn Brea Leisure Centre, all aged between 13 to 18, ranging from county to regional level ability. During the study, a 10-15 minute mobility programme will be added to their 30 minute warm-up session twice a week (Monday and Friday) and their performance will be analysed. I will be working alongside a Swim Coach (Michael Kent) who has plenty of experience in developing young athletes and who has shown plenty of enthusiasm in my project proposal.
Rupert Leyland The underlining purpose for this project is ultimately to provide a statement of intent that there needs to be further research into understanding the link between sports injury and the psychological challenges an athlete could go through. It compares, using qualitative and quantitative data gathered, if there is a significant difference between team sports and individual sports.
