Dr Kara Layton

Dr Kara Layton

BSc, MSc, PhD

Lecturer

About

kara.layton@abdn.ac.uk

School of Biological Sciences
University of Aberdeen
Tillydrone Avenue
Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ

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Biography

https://www.laytonlab.com/

2020: Lecturer in Marine Biology, University of Aberdeen

2019-2020: Postdoctoral Fellow, Ocean Frontier Institute and Bedford Institute of Oceanography

2015-2018: PhD (Marine Biology), University of Western Australia

2010-2013: MSc (Integrative Biology), University of Guelph

2005-2009: BSc (Marine & Freshwater Biology), University of Guelph

External Memberships

Professional Member, The Marine Biological Association

Research

Research Overview

My research uses field and lab systems alongside genetic and genomic tools to understand how and why there is so much diversity in our oceans, and how climate change will impact this diversity. This involves resolving systematic and biogeographic patterns in marine taxa, identifying drivers of marine speciation and adaptation, predicting how biodiversity will respond to future climate change and continuing efforts to document global biodiversity. I also have a particular interest in improving genomic resources for marine invertebrates.

Research Areas

Biological and Environmental Sciences

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Research Specialisms

Ecology
Marine Biology
Molecular Biology
Evolution
Genomics

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Supervision

Lead supervisor:

Ethan Ross, PhD candidate: Establishing marine biodiversity baselines for seagrass habitats in the UK

Victoria Gillman, PhD candidate: Integrating genomics and modelling to predict climate change response in endangered freshwater pearl mussels

Michelle Taylor, PhD candidate: Investigating diversity and connectivity in understudied marine ecosystems: novel insights into Caribbean coral rubble beds

Zalina Bashir, PhD candidate: Modelling the efficiency of different MPA layouts for shark conservation

Supervisees

MS VICTORIA GILLMAN
MR ETHAN ROSS
MISS MICHELLE TAYLOR
ZALINA BASHIR ALI

Funding and Grants

Internal Funding to Pump-Prime Interdisciplinary Research (2021). An interdisciplinary approach to generate a paradigm shift in characterizing biodiversity. £7,780

MASTS Emerging From Lockdown Award (2021). Integrating genomics and metabolomics to understand climate change response in marine species. £5,000

The Natural Environment Research Council- NERC QUADRAT PhD Studentship Grant (2021). Establishing marine biodiversity baselines for blue carbon habitats. £95,000

The Natural Environment Research Council- NERC SUPER PhD Studentship Grant (2020). Integrating genomics and modelling to predict climate change response and identify drivers of decline in the endangered freshwater pearl mussel. £76,996.50

European Marine Biological Resource Centre- ASSEMBLE+ Transnational Access Grant (2020). Illuminating nudibranch biodiversity in an Atlantic hotspot. £7,000

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Course Coordinator: Marine Biodiversity (ZO4820/ZO5820)

Course Contributor: Ecological Genomics (BI3312), Fundamentals of Marine Biology (BI25Z5),
Diversity of Life 2 (BI1512)

Publications

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Application of Omics Tools in Designing and Monitoring Marine Protected Areas for a Sustainable Blue Economy
2022 - Published
Jeffery, N. W., Lehnert, S., Kess, T., Layton, K., Wringe, B. F., Stanley, R. R.
Frontiers in Genetics, vol. 13, 886494
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.886494
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18737/1/Jeffery_etal_FiG_Application_Of_Omics_VoR.pdf
Towards incorporation of blue carbon in Falkland Islands marine spatial planning: a multi-tiered approach
2022 - Published
Bax, N., Pineda Metz, S. E., Pearman, T., Diesing, M., Carter, S., Downey, R. V., Evans, C. D., Barnes, D. K., Brickle, P., Baylis, A. M., Adler, A., Guest, A., Layton, K., Brewin, P. E., Bayley, D.
Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 9, 872727
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.872727
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18700/1/Bax_etal_FMS_Towards_incorporation_of_VOR.pdf
The Genomic Consistency of the Loss of Anadromy in an Arctic Fish (Salvelinus alpinus)
2022 - Published
Salisbury, S., McCracken, G. R., Perry, R., Keefe, D., Layton, K. K. S., Kess, T., Nugent, C. M., Leong, J. S., Bradbury, I. R., Koop, B. F., Ferguson, M. M., Ruzzante, D. E.
The American Naturalist, vol. 199, no. 5, pp. 617-635
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/719122
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18854/1/Salisbury_etal_TAM_The_Genomic_Consistency_VoR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics
2022 - Published
Formenti, G., Theissinger, K., Fernandes, C., Bista, I., Bombarely, A., Bleidorn, C., Ciofi, C., Crottini, A., Godoy, J. A., Hoglund, J., Malukiewicz, J., Mouton, A., Oomen, R. A., Paez, S., Palsbøll, P. J., Pampoulie, C., Ruiz-López, M. J., Svardal, H., Theofanopoulou, C., de Vries, J., Waldvogel, A. M., Zhang, G., Mazzoni, C. J., Jarvis, E., Bálint, M., Čiampor, F., Hoglund, J., Palsbøll, P., Ruiz-López, M. J., Zhang, G., Jarvis, E., Aghayan, S. A., Alioto, T. S., Almudi, I., Alvarez, N., Alves, P. C., Amorim, I. R., Antunes, A., Arribas, P., Baldrian, P., Berg, P. R., Bertorelle, G., Böhne, A., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Boštjančić, L. L., Boussau, B., Breton, C. M., Buzan, E., Campos, P. F., Layton, K. K., European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) Consortium
Contributions to Journals: Short Survey
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.11.008
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18300/1/Formenti_et_al_era_reference_Trends_in_Ecology_evolution_vor.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Harnessing the power of multi-omics data for predicting climate change response
2021 - E-pub ahead of print
Layton, K., Bradbury, I.
Journal of Animal Ecology
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13619
A putative structural variant and environmental variation associated with genomic divergence across the Northwest Atlantic in Atlantic Halibut
2021 - Published
Kess, T., Einfeldt, A., Wringe, B., Lehnert, S., Layton, K., McBride, M., Robert, D., Fisher, J., Le Bris, A., den Heyer, C., Shackell, N., Ruzzante, D., Bentzen, P., Bradbury, I. R.
ICES Journal of Marine Science, vol. 78, no. 7, pp. 2371–2384
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab061
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18972/1/Kess_etal_ICESJMS_Aputative_Structural_AAM.pdf
Using movement, diet, and genetic analyses to understand Arctic charr responses to ecosystem change
2021 - Published
Côté, D., Dempson, J. B., Piersiak, M., Layton, K., Roul, S., Laing, R., Angnatok, J., Bradbury, I. R.
Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 673, pp. 135-149
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13775
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/17049/2/Cote_etal_MEPS_Using_Movement_Diet_AAM.pdf
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/17049/1/Cote_etal_MEPS_Using_movement_diet_VOR.pdf
Genomic basis of deep-water adaptation in Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs
2021 - Published
Kess, T., Dempson, J. B., Lehnert, S. J., Layton, K., Einfeldt, A., Bentzen, P., Salisbury, S. J., Messmer, A., Duffy, S., Ruzzante, D., Nugent, C. M., Ferguson, M., Leong, J. S., Koop, B. F., O'Connell, M., Bradbury, I. R.
Molecular Ecology, vol. 30, no. 18, pp. 4415-4432
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/MEC.16033
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19057/1/Kess_etal_ME_Genomic_Basic_Of_AAM.pdf
Genomic evidence of past and future climate-linked loss in a migratory Arctic fish
2021 - Published
Layton, K., Snelgrove, P., Dempson, J. B., Kess, T., Lehnert, S., Bentzen, P., Duffy, S., Messmer, A., Stanley, R., DiBacco, C., Salisbury, S., Ruzzante, D., Nugent, C., Ferguson, M., Leong, J., Koop, B., Bradbury, I.
Nature Climate Change, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 158-165
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00959-7
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16931/1/Layton_etal_NCC_Genomic_Evidence_Of_AAM.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Life in a drop: Sampling environmental DNA for marine fishery management and ecosystem monitoring
2021 - Published
Gilbey, J., Carvalho, G., Castilho, R., Cosica, I., Coulson, M., Dahle, G., Derycke, S., Francisco, S., Heylar, S., Johansen, T., Junge, C., Layton, K., Martinsohn, J., Matejusova, I., Robalo, J., Rodríguez-Ezpeleta, N., Silva, G., Strammer, I., Vasemagi, A., Volckaert, F.
Marine Policy, vol. 124, 104331
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104331
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18681/1/Gilbey_etal_MP_Life_In_A_AAM.pdf

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Teaching Responsibilities

Application of Omics Tools in Designing and Monitoring Marine Protected Areas for a Sustainable Blue Economy

Towards incorporation of blue carbon in Falkland Islands marine spatial planning: a multi-tiered approach

The Genomic Consistency of the Loss of Anadromy in an Arctic Fish (Salvelinus alpinus)

The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics

Harnessing the power of multi-omics data for predicting climate change response

A putative structural variant and environmental variation associated with genomic divergence across the Northwest Atlantic in Atlantic Halibut

Using movement, diet, and genetic analyses to understand Arctic charr responses to ecosystem change

Genomic basis of deep-water adaptation in Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs

Genomic evidence of past and future climate-linked loss in a migratory Arctic fish

Life in a drop: Sampling environmental DNA for marine fishery management and ecosystem monitoring