Sally Thorpe

Ecological Modeller

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Sally Thorpe

Ecological Modeller

Biography

I joined BAS as an ecological modeller following a NERC CASE PhD studentship in physical oceanography of the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean, between the University of East Anglia and BAS.

Research interests

My current research focuses on the interactions of marine species with their environment. I investigate how these interactions affect the distribution of the species and how variability in the environment affects the ecosystem dynamics, with the aim of understanding how the ecosystem may respond to environmental change. To do this, I develop coupled physical-biological models that link biological models of key species to the environment using environmental datasets ranging from global ocean model output to remotely-sensed and ship-board data. I have taken part in eight cruises to the Southern Ocean as a physical oceanographer.

Collaborations

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2024

Hunter, Aidan , Thorpe, Sally E. , McCarthy, Arlie H. , Manno, Clara . (2024) Microplastic hotspots mapped across the Southern Ocean reveal areas of potential ecological impact. Scientific Reports, 14 (). 12 pp. 10.1038/s41598-024-79816-y

Tarling, Geraint A. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Henley, Sian F., Burson, Amanda , Liszka, Cecilia M. , Manno, Clara , Lucas, Natasha S. , Ward, Freyja, Hendry, Katharine R. , Woodward, E. Malcolm S., Wootton, Marianne, Abrahamsen, E. Povl . (2024) Collapse of a giant iceberg in a dynamic Southern Ocean marine ecosystem: in situ observations of A-68A at South Georgia. Progress in Oceanography, 226 (). 17 pp. 10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103297

Dewar-Fowler, Victoria, Robinson, Carol, Saunders, Ryan , Thorpe, Sally E. , Abrahamsen, E. Povl , Tarling, Geraint A. . (2024) Biological indicators reveal mesozooplankton foray behaviour in dynamic physical environments: Reply to Kaartvedt et al. (2024) [Reply comment]. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 734 (). 4 pp. 10.3354/meps14578

Young, Emma F. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Renner, Angelika H.H., Murphy, Eugene J. . (2024) Environmental and behavioural drivers of Antarctic krill distribution at the South Orkney Islands: A regional perspective. Journal of Marine Systems, 241 (). 16 pp. 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2023.103920

2023

Bahlburg, Dominik, Hüppe, Lukas, Böhrer, Thomas, Thorpe, Sally E. , Murphy, Eugene J. , Berger, Uta, Meyer, Bettina. (2023) Plasticity and seasonality of the vertical migratory behaviour of Antarctic krill using acoustic data from fishing vessels. Royal Society Open Science, 10 (). 17 pp. 10.1098/rsos.230520

Merkel, B., Trathan, P. , Thorpe, S. , Murphy, E.J. , Pehlke, H., Teschke, K., Griffith, G.P.. (2023) Quantifying circumpolar summer habitat for Antarctic krill and Ice krill, two key species of the Antarctic marine ecosystem. ICES Journal Marine Science, 80 (). 14 pp. 10.1093/icesjms/fsad110

Rowlands, Emily, Galloway, Tamara, Cole, Matthew, Peck, Victoria L. , Posacka, Anna, Thorpe, Sally , Manno, Clara . (2023) Vertical flux of microplastic, a case study in the Southern Ocean, South Georgia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 193 (). 12 pp. 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115117

Rowlands, Emily, Galloway, Tamara, Cole, Matthew, Lewis, Ceri, Hacker, Christian, Peck, Victoria L. , Thorpe, Sally , Blackbird, Sabena, Wolff, George A., Manno, Clara . (2023) Scoping intergenerational effects of nanoplastic on the lipid reserves of Antarctic krill embryos. Aquatic Toxicology, 261 (). 10 pp. 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106591

Bahlburg, Dominik, Thorpe, Sally E. , Meyer, Bettina, Berger, Uta, Murphy, Eugene J. . (2023) An intercomparison of models predicting growth of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba): The importance of recognizing model specificity. PLoS ONE, 18 (). 29 pp. 10.1371/journal.pone.0286036

Hill, Simeon L. , Thorpe, Sally E. . (2023) The important but mysterious Antarctic krill. Frontiers for Young Minds, 11 (). 8 pp. 10.3389/frym.2023.1046647

Whitehouse, Michael J., Hendry, Katharine R. , Tarling, Geraint A. , Thorpe, Sally E. , ten Hoopen, Petra . (2023) A database of marine macronutrient, temperature and salinity measurements made around the highly productive island of South Georgia, the Scotia Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula between 1980 and 2009. Earth System Science Data, 15 (). pp. 10.5194/essd-15-211-2023

2022

Johnston, Nadine M. , Murphy, Eugene J. , Atkinson, Angus, Constable, Andrew J., Cotté, Cédric, Cox, Martin, Daly, Kendra L., Driscoll, Ryan, Flores, Hauke, Halfter, Svenja, Henschke, Natasha, Hill, Simeon L. , Höfer, Juan, Hunt, Brian P. V., Kawaguchi, So, Lindsay, Dhugal, Liszka, Cecilia , Loeb, Valerie, Manno, Clara , Meyer, Bettina, Pakhomov, Evgeny A., Pinkerton, Matthew H., Reiss, Christian S., Richerson, Kate, Smith, Walker O., Steinberg, Deborah K., Swadling, Kerrie M., Tarling, Geraint A. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Veytia, Devi, Ward, Peter, Weldrick, Christine K., Yang, Guang. (2022) Status, change, and futures of zooplankton in the Southern Ocean. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9 (). 41 pp. 10.3389/fevo.2021.624692

Saunders, Ryan A. , Hollyman, Philip R. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Collins, Martin A. . (2022) Population characteristics of benthopelagic Gymnoscopelus nicholsi (Pisces: Myctophidae) on the continental shelf of South Georgia (Southern Ocean) during austral summer. Polar Biology, 45 (). pp. 10.1007/s00300-022-03033-4

Liszka, Cecilia M. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Wootton, Marianne, Fielding, Sophie , Murphy, Eugene J. , Tarling, Geraint A. . (2022) Plankton and nekton community structure in the vicinity of the South Sandwich Islands (Southern Ocean) and the influence of environmental factors. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 198 (). 16 pp. 10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105073

Thorpe, Sally E. , Murphy, Eugene J. . (2022) Spatial and temporal variability and connectivity of the marine environment of the South Sandwich Islands, Southern Ocean. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 198 (). 16 pp. 10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105057

2021

Murphy, Eugene J. , Johnston, Nadine M. , Hofmann, Eileen E., Phillips, Richard A., Jackson, Jennifer A. , Constable, Andrew J., Henley, Sian F., Melbourne-Thomas, Jess, Trebilco, Rowan, Cavanagh, Rachel D. , Tarling, Geraint A. , Saunders, Ryan A. , Barnes, David K.A. , Costa, Daniel P., Corney, Stuart P., Fraser, Ceridwen I., Höfer, Juan, Hughes, Kevin A. , Sands, Chester J. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Trathan, Philip N. , Xavier, José C.. (2021) Global connectivity of Southern Ocean ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9 (). 29 pp. 10.3389/fevo.2021.624451

Rowlands, Emily, Galloway, Tamara, Cole, Matthew, Lewis, Ceri, Peck, Victoria , Thorpe, Sally , Manno, Clara . (2021) The effects of combined ocean acidification and nanoplastic exposures on the embryonic development of Antarctic krill. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 (). 14 pp. 10.3389/fmars.2021.709763

Bartlett, Jesamine C., Convey, Peter , Hughes, Kevin , Thorpe, Sally , Hayward, S.A.L.. (2021) Ocean currents as a potential dispersal pathway for Antarctica’s most persistent non-native terrestrial insect. Polar Biology, 44 (). pp. 10.1007/s00300-020-02792-2

2020

Manno, C. , Fielding, S. , Stowasser, G. , Murphy, E.J. , Thorpe, S.E. , Tarling, G.A. . (2020) Continuous moulting by Antarctic krill drives major pulses of carbon export in the north Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean. Nature Communications, 11 (). 8 pp. 10.1038/s41467-020-19956-7

Carter-Gates, Michael, Balestreri, Cecilia, Thorpe, Sally E. , Cottier, Finlo, Baylay, Alison, Bibby, Thomas S., Moore, C. Mark, Schroeder, Declan C.. (2020) Implications of increasing Atlantic influence for Arctic microbial community structure. Scientific Reports, 10 (). 13 pp. 10.1038/s41598-020-76293-x

Meyer, Bettina, Atkinson, Angus, Bernard, Kim S., Brierley, Andrew S., Driscoll, Ryan, Hill, Simeon L. , Marschoff, Enrique, Maschette, Dale, Perry, Frances A., Reiss, Christian S., Rombolá, Emilce, Tarling, Geraint A. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Trathan, Philip N. , Zhu, Guoping, Kawaguchi, So. (2020) Successful ecosystem-based management of Antarctic krill should address uncertainties in krill recruitment, behaviour and ecological adaptation. Communications Earth & Environment, 1 (). pp. 10.1038/s43247-020-00026-1

Waluda, Claire M. , Staniland, Iain J. , Dunn, Michael J. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Grilly, Emily, Whitelaw, Mari, Hughes, Kevin A. . (2020) Thirty years of marine debris in the Southern Ocean: annual surveys of two island shores in the Scotia Sea. Environment International, 136 (). pp. 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105460

2019

Thorpe, Sally E. , Tarling, Geraint A. , Murphy, Eugene J. . (2019) Circumpolar patterns in Antarctic krill larval recruitment: an environmentally-driven model. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 613 (). pp. 10.3354/meps12887

Belcher, Anna , Henson, Stephanie , Manno, Clara , Hill, Simeon , Atkinson, A, Thorpe, Sally , Fretwell, Peter , Ireland, Louise , Tarling, Geraint . (2019) Krill faecal pellets drive hidden pulses of particulate organic carbon in the marginal ice zone. Nature Communications, 10 (). pp. 10.1038/s41467-019-08847-1

2018

Ward, Peter, Tarling, Geraint A. , Thorpe, Sally E. . (2018) Temporal changes in abundances of large calanoid copepods in the Scotia Sea: comparing the 1930s with contemporary times. Polar Biology, 41 (). pp. 10.1007/s00300-018-2369-3

Tarling, Geraint A. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Fielding, Sophie , Klevjer, Thor, Ryabov, Alexey, Somerfield, Paul J. (2018) Varying depth and swarm dimensions of open-ocean Antarctic krill Euphausia superba Dana, 1850 (Euphausiacea) over diel cycles. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 38 (). pp. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruy040

Flaviani, Flavia, Schroeder, Declan C., Lebret, Karen, Balestreri, Cecilia, Highfield, Andrea C., Schroeder, Joanna L., Thorpe, Sally E. , Moore, Karen, Pasckiewicz, Konrad, Pfaff, Maya C., Rybicki, Edward P.. (2018) Distinct oceanic microbiomes from viruses to protists located near the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9 (). pp. 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01474

Belcher, Anna , Manno, Clara , Thorpe, Sally , Tarling, Geraint . (2018) Acantharian cysts: high flux occurrence in the bathypelagic zone of the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean. Marine Biology, 165 (). 11 pp. 10.1007/s00227-018-3376-1

Waller, Catherine L., Griffiths, Huw J. , Waluda, Claire M. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Loaiza, Iván, Moreno, Bernabé, Pacherres, Cesar O., Ryan, Peter, Suaria, Giuseppe, Isobe, Atsuhiko, Hughes, Kevin A. . (2018) Microplastics in the Southern Ocean. Antarctic Environments Portal, (). pp. 10.18124/D4JK8V

Schmidt, Katrin, Brown, Thomas A., Belt, Simon T., Ireland, Louise C. , Taylor, Kyle W. R., Thorpe, Sally D. , Ward, Peter, Atkinson, Angus. (2018) Do pelagic grazers benefit from sea ice? Insights from the Antarctic sea ice proxy IPSO 25. Biogeosciences, 15 (). pp. 10.5194/bg-15-1987-2018

Tarling, Geraint A. , Ward, Peter, Thorpe, Sally E. . (2018) Spatial distributions of Southern Ocean mesozooplankton communities have been resilient to long-term surface warming. Global Change Biology, 24 (). pp. 10.1111/gcb.13834

2017

Tarling, Geraint A. , Thorpe, Sally E. . (2017) Oceanic swarms of Antarctic krill perform satiation sinking. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284 (). 7 pp. 10.1098/rspb.2017.2015

Meyer, Bettina, Freier, Ulrich, Grimm, Volker, Groeneveld, Jürgen, Hunt, Brian P. V., Kerwath, Sven, King, Rob, Klaas, Christine, Pakhomov, Evgeny, Meiners, Klaus M., Melbourne-Thomas, Jessica, Murphy, Eugene J. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Stammerjohn, Sharon, Wolf-Gladrow, Dieter, Auerswald, Lutz, Götz, Albrecht, Halbach, Laura, Jarman, Simon, Kawaguchi, So, Krumpen, Thomas, Nehrke, Gernot, Ricker, Robert, Sumner, Michael, Teschke, Mathias, Trebilco, Rowan, Yilmaz, Noyan I.. (2017) The winter pack-ice zone provides a sheltered but food-poor habitat for larval Antarctic krill. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1 (). pp. 10.1038/s41559-017-0368-3

Waller, Catherine L., Griffiths, Huw J. , Waluda, Claire M. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Alamo, Ivan, Moreno, Bernabé, Pacherres, Cesar, Hughes, Kevin . (2017) Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system: an emerging area of research. Science of the Total Environment, 598 (). pp. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.283

Murphy, Eugene J. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Tarling, Geraint A. , Watkins, Jonathan L., Fielding, Sophie , Underwood, Philip. (2017) Restricted regions of enhanced growth of Antarctic krill in the circumpolar Southern Ocean. Scientific Reports, 7 (). 14 pp. 10.1038/s41598-017-07205-9

2016

Silk, Janet R.D., Thorpe, Sally E. , Fielding, Sophie , Murphy, Eugene J. , Trathan, Philip N. , Watkins, Jonathan L., Hill, Simeon L. . (2016) Environmental correlates of Antarctic krill distribution in the Scotia Sea and southern Drake Passage. ICES Journal of Marine Sciences, 73 (). pp. 10.1093/icesjms/fsw097

Tynan, Eithne, Clarke, Jennifer S., Humphreys, Matthew P., Ribas-Ribas, Mariana, Esposito, Mario, Rérolle, Victoire M.C., Schlosser, C., Thorpe, Sally E. , Tyrrell, Toby, Achterberg, Eric P.. (2016) Physical and biogeochemical controls on the variability in surface pH and calcium carbonate saturation states in the Atlantic sectors of the Arctic and Southern Oceans. Deep Sea Research II, 127 (). pp. 10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.01.001

Tyrrell, Toby, Tarling, Geraint A. , Leakey, Raymond J.G., Cripps, Gemma, Thorpe, Sally , Richier, Sophie, Moore, C. Mark. (2016) Preface to special issue (Impacts of surface ocean acidification in polar seas and globally: a field-based approach). Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 127 (). pp. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.02.009

2014

Thorpe, Sally . (2014) JR274 physical oceanographic analyses. , British Antarctic Survey, pp. (.)

Tarling, Geraint A. , Thorpe, Sally E. . (2014) Instantaneous movement of krill swarms in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Limnology and Oceanography, 59 (). pp. doi:10.4319/lo.2014.59.3.0872

Young, Emma , Thorpe, Sally , Banglawala, Neelofer, Murphy, Eugene . (2014) Variability in transport pathways on and around the South Georgia shelf, Southern Ocean: Implications for recruitment and retention. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 119 (). pp. 10.1002/2013JC009348

Ward, Peter, Tarling, Geraint A. , Thorpe, Sally E. . (2014) Mesozooplankton in the Southern Ocean: spatial and temporal patterns from Discovery Investigations. Progress in Oceanography, 120 (). pp. doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2013.10.011

2013

Saunders, Ryan A. , Fielding, Sophie , Thorpe, Sally E. , Tarling, Geraint A. . (2013) School characteristics of mesopelagic fish at South Georgia. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 81 (). pp. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2013.07.007

Xavier, J. C. , Louzao, M., Thorpe, S. E. , Ward, P., Hill, C., Roberts, D., Croxall, J. P., Phillips, R. A.. (2013) Seasonal changes in the diet and feeding behaviour of a top predator indicate a flexible response to deteriorating oceanographic conditions. Marine Biology, 160 (). pp. doi:10.1007/s00227-013-2212-x

Murphy, E.J. , Hofmann, E.E., Watkins, J.L., Johnston, N.M. , Piñones, A., Ballerini, T., Hill, S.L. , Trathan, P.N. , Tarling, G.A. , Cavanagh, R.A. , Young, E.F. , Thorpe, S.E. , Fretwell, P. . (2013) Comparison of the structure and function of Southern Ocean regional ecosystems: The Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia. Journal of Marine Systems, 109-110 (). pp. doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.03.011

2012

Ward, Peter, Atkinson, Angus, Venables, Hugh , Tarling, Geraint , Whitehouse, Michael, Fielding, Sophie , Collins, Martin Anthony , Korb, Rebecca, Black, Andrew, Stowasser, Gabriele , Schmidt, Katrin, Thorpe, Sally , Enderlein, Peter. (2012) Food web structure and bioregions in the Scotia Sea: A seasonal synthesis. Deep Sea Research II, 59-60 (). pp. 10.1016/j.dsr2.2011.08.005

Renner, Angelika H.H., Thorpe, Sally E. , Heywood, Karen J., Murphy, Eugene J. , Watkins, Jon L., Meredith, Michael P. . (2012) Advective pathways near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula: Trends, variability and ecosystem implications. Deep Sea Research I, 63 (). pp. 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.01.009

Murphy, E. J. , Watkins, J.L., Trathan, P.N. , Reid, K., Meredith, M.P. , Hill, S.L. , Thorpe, S.E. , Johnston, N.M. , Clarke, A. , Tarling, G.A. , Collins, M.A. , Forcada, J. , Atkinson, A., Ward, P., Staniland, I.J. , Pond, D.W., Cavanagh, R.A. , Shreeve, R.S., Korb, R.E., Whitehouse, M.J., Rodhouse, P.G., Enderlein, P., Hirst, A.G., Martin, A.R., Briggs, D.R., Cunningham, N.J., Fleming, A.H. . (2012) Spatial and Temporal Operation of the Scotia Sea Ecosystem. In: Rogers, Alex D., Johnston, Nadine M. , Murphy, Eugene J. , Clarke, Andrew (eds.). Antarctic Ecosystems: An Extreme Environment in a Changing World, , Blackwell Publishing, pp. 10.1002/9781444347241.ch6

2011

Trasviña, A., Heywood, Karen J., Renner, A.H.H., Thorpe, S.E. , Thompson, A.F., Zamudio, L.. (2011) The impact of high-frequency current variability on dispersion off the eastern Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116 (). 13 pp. 10.1029/2011JC007003

2010

Charrassin, J.-B., Roquet, F., Park, Y.-H., Bailleul, F., Guinet, C., Meredith, Michael M. , Nicholls, Keith , Thorpe, Sally , McDonald, B., Costa, D.P., Tremblay, I., Goebel, M., Muelbert, M., Bester, M.N., Plötz, J., Bornemann, H., Timmermann, R., Hindell, M., Meijers, A., Coleman, R.C., Field, I.C., McMahon, C.M., Rintoul, S.R., Sokolov, S., Boehme, Lars, Lovell, P., Fedak, M.A., Biuw, Martin, Nøst, O.A., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K.M.. (2010) New insights into Southern Ocean physical and biological processes revealed by instrumented elephant seals. In: Hall, J., Harrison, D.E., Stammer, D. (eds.). Proceedings of OceanObs '09:Sustained ocean observations and information for society, Venice, Italy, European Space Agency, 9 pp. (ESA Publication, ).

Boehme, Lars, Kovacs, K., Lydersen, C., Nøst, O.A., Biuw, Martin, Charrassin, J.-B., Roquet, F., Guinet, C., Meredith, Michael , Nicholls, Keith , Thorpe, Sally , Costa, D.P., Block, B., Hammill, M., Stenson, G., Muelbert, M., Bester, M.N., Plötz, J., Bornemann, H., Hindell, M., Rintoul, S., Lovell, P., Fedak, M.A.. (2010) Biologging in the global ocean observing system. In: Hall, J., Harrison, D.E., Stammer, D. (eds.). Proceedings of Ocean Obs 09: Sustained ocean observations and information for society, Venice, Italy, European Space Agency, 9 pp. (ESA Publication, ).

2009

Cresswell, Katherine A., Tarling, Geraint A. , Thorpe, Sally E. , Burrows, Michael T., Wiedenmann, John, Mangel, Marc. (2009) Diel vertical migration of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is flexible during advection across the Scotia Sea. Journal of Plankton Research, 31 (). pp. 10.1093/plankt/fbp062

Boehme, L., Lovell, P., Biuw, M., Roquet, F., Nicholson, J., Thorpe, Sally E. , Meredith, Michael Paul , Fedak, M.. (2009) Technical note: Animal-borne CTD-satellite relay data loggers for real-time oceanographic data collection. Ocean Science, 5 (). pp.

Renner, Angelika H.H., Heywood, Karen J., Thorpe, Sally E. . (2009) Validation of three global ocean models in the Weddell Sea. Ocean Modelling, 30 (). pp. 10.1016/j.ocemod.2009.05.007

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