Summary
I lead the Deep-Sea Systematics and Ecology Group at the Natural History Museum (NHM), London. We are an active research group dedicated to the highest-quality deep-ocean and polar research, with emphasis on molecular systematic and ecological approaches to fundamental questions in biology. The deep-sea is the world largest and least-explored ecosystem, and our group undertakes regular oceanographic expeditions to sites across the world, from the poles to the tropics. We use the latest DNA taxonomy methods to describe new species, study their evolutionary origin, investigate their ecological interactions and test general theories in biodiversity sciences. The deep-ocean is the world’s largest new resource frontier and is currently being actively explored for marine mineral extraction, new hydrocarbon industries and deep-water fisheries. We are committed to providing the highest-quality scientific data to support the sustainable management of these new industries through national and international regulatory bodies. We contribute extensively to a range of public engagement activities to showcase our research, the remarkable collections housed in the NHM Darwin Centre and the importance of sustainable solutions to ocean management.
Qualifications
Degrees
- PhD, University of Southampton, UK, 1997 - 2001
- BSc, University of York, UK, 1993 - 1996
Employment history
Academic
- Researcher, Natural History Museum, UK, 2003 - ongoing
- Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Hawaii, United States, 2000 - 2003
Highlighted publications
- Glover AG, Wiklund H, Taboada S, Avila C, Cristobo J, Smith CR, Kemp KM, Jamieson AJ, Dahlgren TG (2013) Bone-eating worms from the Antarctic: the contrasting fate of whale and wood remains on the Southern Ocean seafloor. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, (1768) The Royal Society : 20131390 - 20131390. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.1390
- Glover AG, Gooday AJ, Bailey DM, Billett DSM, Chevaldonne P, Colaco A, Copley J, Cuvelier D, Desbruyeres D, Kalogeropoulou V, Klages M, Lampadariou N, Lejeusne C, Mestre NC, Paterson GLJ, Perez T, Ruhl H, Sarrazin J, Soltwedel T, Soto EH, Thatje S, Tselepides A, Van Gaever S, Vanreusel A (2010) TEMPORAL CHANGE IN DEEP-SEA BENTHIC ECOSYSTEMS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE FROM RECENT TIME-SERIES STUDIES. ADVANCES IN MARINE BIOLOGY, VOL 58, : 1 - 95. doi: 10.1016/S0065-2881(10)58001-5
- Glover AG, Higgs ND, Bagley PM, Carlsson R, Davies AJ, Kemp KM, Last KS, Norling K, Rosenberg R, Wallin K-A, Kallstrom B, Dahlgren TG (2010) A live video observatory reveals temporal processes at a shelf-depth whale-fall. CAHIERS DE BIOLOGIE MARINE, (4) : 375 - 381.
- Glover AG, Goetze E, Dahlgren TG, Smith CR (2005) Marine Ecology, (3-4) Wiley : 223 - 234. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2005.00060.x
- Glover AG, Källström B, Smith CR, Dahlgren TG (2005) Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, (1581) The Royal Society : 2587 - 2592. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3275
- Glover AG, Smith CR (2003) The deep-sea floor ecosystem: current status and prospects of anthropogenic change by the year 2025. Environmental Conservation, (3) Cambridge University Press (CUP) : 219 - 241. doi: 10.1017/s0376892903000225
- Dahlgren T, Glover A, Wiklund H, Rabone M, Amon D, Smith C, O'Hara T, Mah C Abyssal fauna of the UK-1 polymetallic nodule exploration claim, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Echinodermata. Biodiversity Data Journal, Pensoft Publishers : e7251 - e7251. doi: 10.3897/bdj.4.e7251
- Glover A, Dahlgren T, Wiklund H, Mohrbeck I, Smith C An End-to-End DNA Taxonomy Methodology for Benthic Biodiversity Survey in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Central Pacific Abyss. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, (1) MDPI AG : 2 - 2. doi: 10.3390/jmse4010002
- Glover AG, Wiklund H, Chen C, Dahlgren TG Managing a sustainable deep-sea ‘blue economy’ requires knowledge of what actually lives there. eLife, eLife Sciences Publications, Ltddoi: 10.7554/elife.41319