Julie A. Hope

Lecturer in the School of Biology and marine biologist at the Scottish Oceans Institute.

Research interests include how microalgae and microbial biofilms in coastal and intertidal sediments influence ecosystem stability and function.

Dr Julie A. Hope is a marine biologist at the Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, whose work explores how microalgae and microbial biofilms in coastal and intertidal sediments influence ecosystem stability and function. She investigates how stressors such as hydrodynamic disturbance and microplastic pollution — affect sediment stability, infaunal communities and biogeochemical cycling. Her research combines field surveys and experiments to link microbial ecology with sediment physical processes. Notable studies include her work on microplastic interactions with biostabilisation processes, the response of estuarine microphytobenthic communities to nutrient enrichment, and modelling of biofilm-driven feedbacks in intertidal channel morphology.

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