Dr Michael Salter
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Geography, University of Exeter
Address: Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4RJ. UK. Email: [email protected]
My main research interest is on the production and fate of carbonate sediments in shallow marine settings of tropical and sub-tropical regions, with an emphasis on marine bony fish as a recently recognised component of the carbonate ‘factory’. Specific research themes within this subject include: 1) mineralogical and morphological characterisation of excreted precipitation products, and understanding how and why these vary among fish species; 2) quantification of carbonate production rates and utilisation of these data to model production at local, regional, and global scales; and 3) understanding the post-excretion fate of the various carbonate products in shallow marine settings. I am presently exploring these issues at various tropical, sub-tropical, and temperate sites along the east coast of Australia as part of a NERC-funded project in collaboration with partners from the University of Exeter, University of Queensland, University of Tasmania, Jacobs University (Bremen), and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquatic Science (Cefas).
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Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Geography, University of Exeter
Address: Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4RJ. UK. Email: [email protected]
My main research interest is on the production and fate of carbonate sediments in shallow marine settings of tropical and sub-tropical regions, with an emphasis on marine bony fish as a recently recognised component of the carbonate ‘factory’. Specific research themes within this subject include: 1) mineralogical and morphological characterisation of excreted precipitation products, and understanding how and why these vary among fish species; 2) quantification of carbonate production rates and utilisation of these data to model production at local, regional, and global scales; and 3) understanding the post-excretion fate of the various carbonate products in shallow marine settings. I am presently exploring these issues at various tropical, sub-tropical, and temperate sites along the east coast of Australia as part of a NERC-funded project in collaboration with partners from the University of Exeter, University of Queensland, University of Tasmania, Jacobs University (Bremen), and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquatic Science (Cefas).
Qualifications:
- MESci (2009), Geology. University of Liverpool, UK.
- PhD (2013), Marine Geoscience (The production and preservation of fish-derived carbonates in shallow sub-tropical marine carbonate provinces). Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Other academic positions:
- Research Assistant (2009-2010). Manchester Metropolitan University, UK (NERC project on fish-derived carbonate production in the Bahamas).
Publications:
- Salter M.A., Perry C.T., Wilson R.W. (2014) Size fraction analysis of fish-derived carbonates in shallow sub-tropical marine environments and a potentially unrecognised origin for peloidal carbonates. Sedimentary Geology 314: 17–30
- Salter M.A., Perry C.T. and Wilson R.W. (2012) Production of mud-grade carbonates by marine fish: crystalline products and their sedimentary significance. Sedimentology. 59: 2172-2198.
- Perry, C.T., Salter,M., Harborne, A.R., Crowley, S.F., Jelks, H.L., and Wilson, R.W. (2011) Fish as major carbonate mud producers and missing components of the tropical carbonate factory. PNAS, 108, 3865-3869.
- Barrie, C.D., Boyle, A.P., and Salter, M. (2009) How low can you go? – Extending downwards the limits of plastic deformation in pyrite. Mineralogical Magazine, 73, 895-913.