The geodiversity on Arran is wide-ranging and outstanding, with close links to James Hutton, ‘the father of modern geology’. In order to demonstrate the international value of our geology, we have provided the following bibliography of peer-reviewed (and other) international publications.
We cannot provide “open access” to these – please contact info@arran-geopark.org.uk to enquire regarding access to the documents listed. The bibliography can be downloaded here.
Recent research: from 2019-23 Arran has been a study site for 20 dissertations and theses, from BA/BSc to PhD, on a huge range of topics. During the same period there were 17 peer-reviewed publications written.
The following table lists recent research, publications and dissertations across many disciplines. Are you a student or researcher working on a project? We’d like to hear from you!
| Researcher(s) | Institution | Year | Level/Type | Title | Field |
| Adamson, Gregor. | N/A | 2019 | Publication | Arran Water: An Island Whisky History. Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd, 2019. | History |
| Allerton, Amelia | University of York | 2020 | MSc | Functional trait analysis of seabed marine life from underwater diver video transects within and outwith Arran’s marine protected areas | Marine |
| Ballantyne, Colin K. | N/A | 2021 | Publication | The Islands of the Hebridean Igneous Province: Skye, Mull, Rùm and Arran. Landscapes and Landforms of Scotland. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. 193-217. | Geology |
| Beaven, Alex | University of York | 2021 | MSc | Lobster & crab populations within and outwith the Lamlash Bay No Take Zone (NTZ). Part of the long-term monitoring of the NTZ. | Marine |
| Brocek, Frantisek, Adam McGeoch, and Mairi Spowage. | University of Strathclyde | 2020 | Publication | The impact of Covid-19 on the Arran economy. Fraser of Allander Institute (2020). | Economics |
| Calladine, J., Hallgrimsson, G.T., Morrison, N., Southall, C., Gunnarsson, H., Jubete, F., Sergio, F. & Mougeot, F. | N/A | 2023 | Publication (in review) | Remote tracking unveils intercontinental movements of nomadic Short-eared Owls Asio flammeus with implications for resource tracking by irruptive specialists. Ibis. | Biology |
| Calladine, J., Jarrett, D. & Wilson, M. | N/A | 2019 | Publication | Breeding bird assemblages supported by developing upland shrub woodland are influenced by micro-climate and habitat structure. Bird Study 66: 178-186. | Biology |
| Calladine, J., Morrison, N., Southall, C. & Wetherhill, A. | N/A | 2023 | Publication (in preparation) | Use of dwarf shrubland-grassland mosaics by a nomadic predatory bird, the Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | Biology |
| Clemmensen, Lars B., and Carina F. Hansen. | N/A | 2021 | Publication | THE EARLY-MIDDLE TRIASSIC OF ARRAN (SCOTLAND): A DRYLAND TERMINAL FLUVIAL-PLAYA LAKE SYSTEM. Monografies de la Societat ďHistòria Natural de les Balears 34 (2021). | Geology |
| Dyman, Julia | University of York | 2022 | MSc | Lobster & crab populations within and outwith the Lamlash Bay No Take Zone (NTZ). Part of the long-term monitoring of the NTZ. | Marine |
| Elliott S.A.M., Allan, B.A, Turrell, W.R., Heath, M.R. & Bailey, D.M. | N/A | 2018 | Publication | Survival of the fittest: Explanations for gadoid imbalance in heavily fished seas Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Vol 28, Issue 5, p1192-1199. | Marine |
| Fountain, Kay, et al. | N/A | 2021 | Publication | Fatal exudative dermatitis in island populations of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris): Spillover of a virulent Staphylococcus aureus clone (ST49) from reservoir hosts. Microbial Genomics 7.5 (2021). | Biology |
| Griffin, Isaac | University of Glasgow | 2023 | BSc | The inner granite of Glen Catacol | Geology |
| Hague, Emily | Heriot-Watt University | 2023 | PhD | Use of AIS vessel tracking and marine mammal intercations | Marine |
| Hapsari, Sari | University of York | 2022 | MA | Community-based marine conservation | Marine |
| Howarth-Forster, Lucy | University of York | 2020 | MSc | Attitudes to the marine environment and protected areas on Arran | Marine |
| Lehikoinen, A., Brotons, L., Calladine, J., Campedelli, T., Escandell, V., Flousek, J., , Grueneberg, C., Haas, F., Harris, S., Herrando, S., Husby, M., Jiguet, F., Kålås, J-A., Lindström, Å, Lorrillière, R., Molina, B., Pladevall, C., Calvi, G., Sattler, T., Schmid, H., Sirkiä, P.M., Teufelbauer, N. & Trautmann, S. | N/A | 2019 | Publication | Declining population trends of European mountain birds. Global Change Biology 25: 577-588. | Biology |
| Lehikoinen, A., Lindström, Å., Calladine, J. Campedelli, T., Deluca, W.V., Escandell, V., Flousek, J., Herrando, S., Jiguet, F., Kålås, J.A., Lorrilliere, R., Meehan, T.D., Øien, I.J., Pladevall, C., Sandercock, B.K., Sattler, T., Seaman, B., Silva, L., Schmid, H., Teufelbauer, N. & Trautmann, S. | N/A | 2023 | Publication | Population Trends of Mountain Birds in Europe and North America. In: Chamberlain, D. C., A. Lehikoinen, and K. Martin. (Eds) Ecology and Conservation of Alpine Birds. Ecology and Biodiversity Series, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. | |
| Lilley, Roanne | University of Exeter | 2022 | MSc | Community-led seagrass restoration | Marine |
| Macdonald, David IM. | N/A | 2022 | Publication | The myth of the Highland Cretaceous revealed by the art of palaeogeographic mapping. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 541.1 (2024): SP541-2022. | Geology |
| Miller, Megan | University of York | 2022 | BSc | Investigations into antibiotic exposure from an open net pen salmon farm in the UK | Marine |
| Monsey, Jospeh | University of York | 2023 | MSc | Lobster & crab populations within and outwith the Lamlash Bay No Take Zone (NTZ). Part of the long-term monitoring of the NTZ. | Marine |
| Murchie, Katie | University of the West of Scotland | 2021 | BA (Hons) | A Critical Review of the Role of a Franchise within the Scottish Hotel Industry with Reference to Best Western | Tourism |
| Pearson, Paul N., and Robert J. Gooday. | N/A | 2019 | Publication | A large Taenidium burrow from the Upper Carboniferous of Corrie, Isle of Arran, and remarks on the association of Taenidium burrows and Diplichnites trails. Scottish Journal of Geology 55.2 (2019): 135-140. | Geology |
| Ross, Ethan | University of St Andrews | 2023 | PhD | Seagrass biodiversity and blue carbon | Marine |
| Sabry, Lisama | University of Cambridge | 2020 | MPhil | Fisheries compliance in the South Arran MPA | Marine |
| Schilling, Anna-Katarina, et al. | N/A | 2019 | Publication | Leprosy in red squirrels in the UK. Vet Rec 184.13 (2019): 416. | Biology |
| Schlipf, Brooke | University of York | 2020 | MSc | Lobster & crab populations within and outwith the Lamlash Bay No Take Zone (NTZ). Part of the long-term monitoring of the NTZ. | Marine |
| Sheffer, John. | University of Edinburgh | 2022 | MSc | Roundhouses in Reality: Identifying and Predicting the Distribution of Bronze Age Roundhouses on the Isle of Arran. (2020). | Archaelogy |
| Siddiqi, Aadil | University of Cambridge | 2020 | BSc | Fisheries interactions and the South Arran Marine Protected Area (MPA) | Marine |
| Sloan, Danielle | University of Aberdeen | 2022 | PhD | Genetic connectivity of flame shell beds and reproductive ecology of flame shells. A previously unrecorded flame shell bed in the South Arran MPA was discovered in 2020 by local volunteer divers. | Marine |
| Stewart, Bryce D., et al. | N/A | 2020 | Publication | Marine conservation begins at home: how a local community and protection of a small bay sent waves of change around the UK and beyond. Frontiers in Marine Science 7 (2020): 76. | Marine |
| Toon, Sophie | University of Exeter | 2022 | BSc | Rocky shore marine life and possible influence of the Lamlash Bay salmon farm | Marine |
| Van Pham, Tuan. | N/A | 2023 | Publication | Diagenesis and the effects of cataclastic deformation on the Permo-Triassic New Red Sandstone, Isle of Arran, Scotland. Journal of Mining and Earth Sciences Vol. 64, Issue 1 (2023) 83 – 94. | Geology |
| Walmsley, Megan | University of York | 2022 | MSc | Scallop abundance, age and reproductive potential within and outwith Arran’s marine protected areas. This is part of the long-term monitoring of the NTZ and South Arran MPA., | Marine |
| Walsh, Bethany | University of Stirling | 2023 | MSc | Marine recreational use of the sea area around the Isle of Arran | Marine |
| Woodford, Luke, et al. | N/A | 2023 | Publication | All together now: Geographically coordinated miticide treatment benefits honey bee health. Journal of Applied Ecology 60.5 (2023): 790-802. | Biology |
| Young, G. M., and W. G. E. Caldwell. | N/A | 2019 | Publication | The South Kintyre Basin: its role in the stratigraphical and structural evolution of the Firth of Clyde region during the Devonian–Carboniferous transition. Scottish Journal of Geology 55.2 (2019): 141-154. | Geology |