Dr Jane Delany
Senior Lecturer
- Email: j.e.delany@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 191 222 3053 OR ++44 191 2226671
- Fax: +44 191 252 1054
Research Interests
Marine rocky intertidal community dynamics; the relative importance of supply side ecology to the functioning of intertidal ecosystems; settlement and recruitment patterns in marine invertebrates;
zooplankton and phytoplankton linkages; development of ballast water treatments
Current ecology teaching methods in schools; public understanding of science ; the role of the natural environment in science education
Selected Publications
- Jenkins SR, Aberg P, Cervin G, Coleman RA, Delany J, Hawkins SJ, Hyder K, Myers AA, Paula J, Range P, Hartnoll RG. Population dynamics of the intertidal barnacle Semibalanus balanoides at three European locations: spatial scales of variability. Marine Ecology Progress Series 2001, 217, 207-217.
- Cruz, T.; J.J. Castro; J. Delany; D. McGrath; A.A. Myers; R.M. O'Riordan; A.-M. Power; J. Rabaça; and S.J. Hawkins. Tidal rates of settlement of the intertidal barnacles Chthamalus stellatus and Chthamalus montagui in western Europe: the influence of the night/day cycle. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2005, 318(1), 51-60.
- O'Riordan RM, Arenas F, Arrontes J, Castro JJ, Cruz T, Delany J, Martinez B, Fernandez C, Hawkins SJ, McGrath D, Myers AA, Oliveros J, Pannacciulli FG, Power AM, Relini G, Rico JM, Silva T. Spatial variation in the recruitment of the intertidal barnacles Chthamalus montagui southward and Chthamalus stellatus (Poli) (Crustacea: Cirripedia) over an European scale. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2004, 304(2), 243-264.
- Delany J, Myers AA, McGrath D, O'Riordan RM, Power AM. Role of post-settlement mortality and ‘supply-side’ ecology in setting patterns of intertidal distribution in the chthamalid barnacles Chthamalus montagui and C. stellatus. Marine ecology - Progress series 2003, 249, 207-214.
- Power, A.M, Delany J, McGrath, D, Myers, A.A, O'Riordan, R. Patterns of adult abundance in Chthamalus stellatus (Poli) and C. montagui Southward (Crustacea: Cirripedia) emerge during late recruitment. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2006, 332(2), 151-165.
- O’Riordan RM, Delany, J, McGrath D, Myers, AA, Power AM, Ramsay, NF, Alvarez D, Cruz T, Pannacciulli F, Range, P & Relini G. Variation in the sizes of Chthamalid barnacle post-settlement cyprids on European shores. Marine Ecology, 22 (4):307-322 2001.
Projects
- Coastal Futures and Fragile Habitats: protecting Druridge Bay for the Future
Project Leaders: Dr Jane Delany - Inspiring Seas: Oceans of teaching resources
Project Leaders: Dr Jane Delany, Dr Alan Murphy - UKIERI - Development of Methodology for Biological Assessment of Ballast Water Management Systems
Project Leaders: Professor Ehsan Mesbahi, Dr A. C. Anil
Postgraduate Supervision
I supervise Mr Paul Dunford who is investigating aspects of the role of biodiversity in the ecosystem functioning of rocky shores.
Mr Malcolm Baptie - starts Sept 2006 - Dynamic linkages between zooplankton and phytoplankton communities in the North Sea
With Professor Mesbahi, I co-supervise three PhD students - Mr Shane Moloney, Miss Oihane Basurko and Mr Kayvan Pazouki - working on the development of ballast water technologies
Ms Sharon Pead - MRES student - natural antifoulants in intertidal seaweeds
Ms Jenny Carney - MRES student - ballast water treatment technologies
Esteem Indicators
Member of NE Regional Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Group
Durham Heritage Coast Steering Group member
Science and Engineering Ambassador for the Science, Engineering, Technology, and Mathematics Network (SETNET)
Steering Group member for "The Shore Thing" MBA's marine conservation awareness raising project
Advisory Group member for "Junior Café Scientifique" initiative (supported by the Wellcome Trust).
Invited Speaker at the "Ecosystem-based marine and coastal management" Conference in Legon, Ghana, 2004
Co-Organiser for the 2006 "Workshop on Coastal Management" in Accra, Ghana 2006
Invited Participant at the conference on "Public Understanding of the Marine Environment" London, 2005
Chaired session at ENSUS 2005 conference "Promoting Knowledge and Understanding of the Environment" Newcastle
Moorbank Gardens Steering Group member
Chair of the Dove Marine Laboratory Development committee.
Newcastle University Representative on Barnard Castle School's Board of Governors
Local Education Authority Governor for Heaton Manor School
Funding
£30,000 New Opportunities Fund - science education oppportunities for Key Stage 3
£5000 Catherine Cookson Foundation - "Cullercoats Village and Maritime Heritage"
£30,000 HEIF3 funding for Distance Learning Course Development
£40,000 funding from NYK shipping for the development of teaching materials relating to shipping and marine environmental solutions
£120,000 One NE STEM transition learning
Roles and Responsibilities
Deputy Director of the Dove Marine Laboratory
Project Development Officer / Community Outreach Officer
Ecology Course Provision for local schools
CPD and Field course organisation for Third Level and other institutions
Co-ordinator for Stage 2 of the Marine Biology Programme
Deputy Admissions Tutor for the Marine Biology Programme
Lecturing Responsibilities
School Recruitment & Business Development Committee
Standing Committe and Board of Studies for BSc Marine Biology programme
Qualifications
B.A. Mod in Zoology (Trinity College Dublin)
M.Sc. Oceanography (Southampton)
Ph.D. Marine Ecology (University College Cork)
Undergraduate Teaching
Introduction to Marine Environmental Engineering MST1004
Marine Fouling and Larval Ecology MST2002 MODULE LEADER
Marine Pollution and Biogeochemistry MST2004
Biological Oceanography MST2005
Marine and Coastal Habitats MST2006
Pratical Skills Module MST2011
Marine Biology Core Activities MST3010 MODULE LEADER
(includes Millport residential fieldcourse)
Marine Systems Ecology MST3002
Advanced Marine Biology
Research Projects MST3099