Nadia Frontier
Marine Biologist
Biography
Wintering Marine Biologist at Rothera Research Station December 2020- March 2023
Cambridge based Marine Biologist from June 2023- May 2024
Member of the UK Polar Network
Research interests
Degradation rates of Antarctic macroalgae
In situ experiments
Stable Isotope Analysis to trace macroalgae via a detritivore foodweb
Growth rates of soft bodied Antarctic invertebrates
Physiology of Antarctic invertebrates
Collaborations
Frontier, N., Mulas, M., Foggo, A. and Smale, D.A., 2022. The influence of light and temperature on detritus degradation rates for kelp species with contrasting thermal affinities. Marine Environmental Research, 173, p.105529.
Frontier, N., de Bettignies, F., Foggo, A. and Davoult, D., 2021. Sustained productivity and respiration of degrading kelp detritus in the shallow benthos: Detached or broken, but not dead. Marine Environmental Research, 166, p.105277.
Publications from NERC Open Research Archive
2024
Frontier, Nadia ORCID record for Nadia Frontier, Marlow, Joseph, Giles, Adriana, Morley, Simon A. ORCID record for Simon A. Morley, Clark, Melody S. ORCID record for Melody S. Clark, Peck, Lloyd S. ORCID record for Lloyd S. Peck. (2024) Growth and ecophysiology of two Antarctic benthic predators; Isotealia antarctica and Urticinopsis antarctica. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 579 (). 9 pp. 10.1016/j.jembe.2024.152045
2022
Smale, Dan A., Teagle, Harry, Hawkins, Stephen J., Jenkins, Helen L., Frontier, Nadia ORCID record for Nadia Frontier, Wilding, Cat, King, Nathan, Jackson‐Bué, Mathilde, Moore, Pippa J.. (2022) Climate‐driven substitution of foundation species causes breakdown of a facilitation cascade with potential implications for higher trophic levels. Journal of Ecology, 110 (). 13 pp. 10.1111/1365-2745.13936
- The Sustainable Flag Project
- Climate‐driven substitution of foundation species causes breakdown of a facilitation cascade with potential implications for higher trophic levels
The Sustainable Flag Project
2021
Blog: The Rothera marine team
Blog 8 February, 2021
Blog: First experiences at Rothera
Blog 5 February, 2021
2022
BAS @ Protecting Our Planet Day 2022
Event 10 November, 2022
2021
Global Biodiversity Festival
Event 20 May, 2021
BSc Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology at Plymouth University