Putuhena, H., Williams, T.J., Sturt, F., White, D., Solan, M., Godbold, J.A., Gourvenec, S. (2025). Integrated geospatial datasets to inform marine spatial planning and impact assessment in waters surrounding the United Kingdom. Scientific Data, 12, 1845. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05950-5
Thomas J. Williams is a research fellow at Åbo Akademi University, Finland, specialising in Arctic marine benthic ecology and quantitative approaches to understanding biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. He received his PhD from the University of Southampton in 2023. For associated research projects, see the Projects page.
Peer-reviewed Articles
Williams, T.J., Garcia, C.R., Godbold, J.A., Archambault, P., Solan, M. (2025). Co-extinctions and co-compensatory species responses to climate change moderate ecosystem futures. Global Change Biology, 31(10), e70539. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70539
Williams, T.J., Blockley, D., Cundy, A., Godbold, J.A., Howman, R.M., Solan, M. (2024). Dilute concentrations of maritime fuel can modify sediment reworking activity of high-latitude marine invertebrates. Ecology and Evolution, 14(7), e11702. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11702
Williams, T.J., Reed, A.J., Peck, L.S., Godbold, J.A., Solan, M. (2024). Ocean warming and acidification adjust inter- and intra-specific variability in the functional trait expression of polar invertebrates. Scientific Reports, 14, 14985. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-65808-5
Williams, T.J., Basford, P., Katsamenis, O., Solan, M., Foster, G.L., Standish, C.D., Godbold, J.A., Archambault, P. (2024). Three-dimensional reconstruction of high latitude bamboo coral via X-ray microfocus Computed Tomography. Scientific Data, 11, 602. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03396-9
Williams, T.J., Standish, C.D., Archambault, P., Godbold, J.A., Solan, M., Katsamenis, O., Basford, P., Foster, G.L. (2024). Geochemical proxies for deep-sea temperature and nutrient content in cold-water bamboo corals. Chemical Geology, 654, 122053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2024.122053
Conference Proceedings
Coming soon.
Policy Briefs
Jones, R. and Williams, T. (2021) A changing Arctic: Merging scientific perspectives. [Online] Available at: Public Policy | Southampton
Datasets
Williams, T.J., Katsamenis, O.L., Basford, P.J., Solan, M., Foster, G.L., Standish, C., Godbold, J.A., Archambault, P. (2023). High-resolution three-dimensional images of deep-sea bamboo corals Acanella arbuscula and Keratoisis sp. collected in the Baffin Bay and Davis Strait during the CCGS Amundsen expedition in 2021 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/76534d05-ba4e-47b7-9685-0a8c88404ef2
Williams, T.J., Reed, A.J., Peck, L.S., Godbold, J.A., & Solan, M. (2023). Measurements for a 92 day climate manipulation experiment on replicate macrofaunal mesocosms collected on the cruise JR18006 in the Western Barents Sea and at Rothera research station in 2019 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/7adc7b14-abae-4ab9-b60b-b9b6e0e9f320
Williams, T.J., Standish, C.D., Archambault, P., Godbold, J.A., Solan, M., Katsamenis, O., Basford, P., Foster, G.L. (2023). A global database of measured values of Li/Mg, Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, Ba/Ca, U/Ca and Sr-U for coral and coralline algae paleoenvironment calibrations. PANGAEA. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.962897