Mark Huxham
Mark Huxham

Prof Mark Huxham PhD PFHEA NTF FRSE

Professor

Biography

I am professor of Teaching and Research in Environmental Biology at Edinburgh Napier University. I am fortunate to combine research into coastal ecology with teaching and the scholarship of teaching. My PhD research was on food webs in estuaries, and I still work in these fascinating places, here in Scotland and overseas (particularly in Kenya). I have spent nearly two decades working with local communities dependent on mangrove resources to understand their ecosystems better and to use this science to help restore their environments and bring community development benefits. As a committed educator I enjoy teaching ecology, environmental science, environmental ethics and scientific methods to a wide range of students and volunteers. I also research pedagogical questions arising from my own practice and from the needs of students, including new ways to assess and give feedback and how to include students in the co-creation of learning.

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Fellowships and Awards

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE)
  • National Teaching Fellowship
  • Bioscience Teacher of the Year
  • Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

 

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High mangrove density enhances surface accretion, surface elevation change, and tree survival in coastal areas susceptible to sea-level rise

Journal Article
Kumara, M. P., Jayatissa, L. P., Krauss, K. W., Phillips, D. H., & Huxham, M. (2010)
High mangrove density enhances surface accretion, surface elevation change, and tree survival in coastal areas susceptible to sea-level rise. Oecologia, 164, 545-553. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-010-1705-2
Survival, growth, aboveground biomass accumulation, sediment surface elevation dynamics and nitrogen accumulation in sediments were studied in experimental treatments planted ...

Oral versus written assessments: a test of student performance and attitudes

Journal Article
Huxham, M., Campbell, F., & Westwood, J. (2012)
Oral versus written assessments: a test of student performance and attitudes. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 37(1), 125-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2010.515012
Student performance in and attitudes towards oral and written assessments were compared using quantitative and qualitative methods. Two separate cohorts of students were exami...

The medium makes the message: Effects of cues on students' lecture notes

Journal Article
Huxham, M. (2010)
The medium makes the message: Effects of cues on students' lecture notes. Active learning in higher education, 11(3), 179-188. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787410379681
Previous work has shown that students’ notes often fail to record key facts and concepts. The relatively recent widespread adoption of PowerPoint slides and handouts might now...

Decomposition of mangrove roots: Effects of location, nutrients, species identity and mix in a Kenyan forest

Journal Article
Huxham, M., Langat, J., Tamooh, F., Kennedy, H., Mencuccini, M., Skov, M. W., & Kairo, J. (2010)
Decomposition of mangrove roots: Effects of location, nutrients, species identity and mix in a Kenyan forest. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 88(1), 135-142. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2010.03.021
Mangrove trees may allocate >50% of their biomass to roots. Dead roots often form peat, which can make mangroves significant carbon sinks and allow them to raise the soil surf...

Collaborative LTA development by teaching fellows using a thematic approach within the Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences.

Presentation / Conference
Waugh, A., Gray, M., Greig, J., Pollock, C., & Huxham, M. (2010, January)
Collaborative LTA development by teaching fellows using a thematic approach within the Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences. Poster presented at Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh Napier Universtiy

Boundary layers and comfort blankets

Journal Article
Huxham, M. (2009)
Boundary layers and comfort blankets. Uk Centre for Bioscience Bulletin, 28, 1
Boundary layers and comfort blankets.

Biomass accumulation in a rehabilitated mangrove forest at Gazi Bay

Book Chapter
Tamooh, F., Kairo, J. G., Huxham, M., Kirui, B., Mencuccini, M., & Karachi, M. (2009)
Biomass accumulation in a rehabilitated mangrove forest at Gazi Bay. In Advances in Coastal Ecology : People, Processes and Ecosystems in Kenya, (138-147). African Studies Centre
Global mangrove coverage is estimated to be 0.4% of the forested areas globally (Spalding et al. 1997). Despite this small areal coverage, mangroves are important because of t...

Response of intertidal macrofauna to multiple disturbance types and intensities – An experimental approach

Journal Article
Whomersley, P., Huxham, M., Bolam, S., Schratzberger, M., Augley, J., & Ridland, D. (2010)
Response of intertidal macrofauna to multiple disturbance types and intensities – An experimental approach. Marine Environmental Research, 69(5), 297-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.12.001
Two of the best-supported theories which describe the effects of disturbance within marine benthic habitats are the organic enrichment ‘Successional Model’ and the ‘Intermedia...

The impacts of harvesting on the carbon balance of mangrove forests

Journal Article
Lang'at, J. K. S., Huxham, M., Kairo, J., & Mencuccini, M. (2009)
The impacts of harvesting on the carbon balance of mangrove forests. CarboAfrica, 5
The study is part of a five-year project “Mangrove forests potential carbon sinks for mitigating climate change”, being implemented at Gazi bay, Kenya, by Earthwatch Institute...

Differential response of meio- and macrofauna to in situ burial

Journal Article
Whomersley, P., Huxham, M., Schratzberger, M., & Bolam, S. (2009)
Differential response of meio- and macrofauna to in situ burial. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 89(06), 1091. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315409000344
Benthic nematode and macrofaunal communities are regularly utilized in impact studies. However, very few studies are carried out utilizing both communities. A literature searc...

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