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Datos de investigación en: http://hdl.handle.net/10366/143074 ; [EN]Ocean acidifcation is expected to have detrimental consequences for the most abundant calcifying phytoplankton species Emiliania huxleyi. However, this assumption is mainly based on laboratory manipulations that are unable to reproduce the complexity of natural ecosystems. Here, E. huxleyi coccolith assemblages collected over a year by an autonomous water sampler and sediment traps in the Subantarctic Zone were analysed. The combination of taxonomic and morphometric analyses together with in situ measurements of surface-water properties allowed us to monitor, with unprecedented detail, the seasonal cycle of E. huxleyi at two Subantarctic stations. E. huxleyi subantarctic assemblages were composed of a mixture of, at least, four diferent morphotypes. Heavier morphotypes exhibited their maximum relative abundances during winter, coinciding with peak annual TCO2 and nutrient concentrations, while lighter morphotypes dominated during summer, coinciding with lowest TCO2 and nutrients levels. The similar seasonality observed in both time-series suggests that it may be a circumpolar feature of the Subantarctic zone. Our results challenge the view that ocean acidifcation will necessarily lead to a replacement of heavily-calcifed coccolithophores by lightly-calcifed ones in subpolar ecosystems, and emphasize the need to consider the cumulative efect of multiple stressors on the probable succession of morphotypes. ; European Union's Horizon 2020, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual fellowship

A series of semi-structured interviews was conducted as part of the EirWind project in order to explore the opportunities for and barriers to the development of offshore wind in Ireland. A total of 15 interviews were conducted, 9 with Industry and 6 with Policy influencers. Industry interviewees were senior representatives of companies within the EirWind consortium. Policy influencer interviewees were drawn from the EirWind Expert Advisory Group, these were senior civil servants from across the departments of Housing Planning and Local Government, the Department of Communications Climate action and Environment and a representative of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The document presents a summary of these interviews without commentary or analysis. It is hoped that this approach will provide a clear and impartial snapshot of the nascent Irish offshore wind energy sector which can be used to facilitate informed discussions with key stakeholders.

A series of semi-structured interviews was conducted as part of the EirWind project in order to explore the opportunities for and barriers to the development of offshore wind in Ireland. A total of 15 interviews were conducted, 9 with Industry and 6 with Policy influencers. Industry interviewees were senior representatives of companies within the EirWind consortium. Policy influencer interviewees were drawn from the EirWind Expert Advisory Group, these were senior civil servants from across the departments of Housing Planning and Local Government, the Department of Communications Climate action and Environment and a representative of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The document presents a summary of these interviews without commentary or analysis. It is hoped that this approach will provide a clear and impartial snapshot of the nascent Irish offshore wind energy sector which can be used to facilitate informed discussions with key stakeholders.