John Davenport MRIA is Emeritus Professor of Zoology at University College Cork. Most of his research output (published as about 320 books, reviews and research papers) has been concerned with the ecophysiology of oceanic, coastal and estuarine organisms, and he has a particular interest in the behavioural and physiological responses of animals to fluctuating and extreme environmental conditions. He is joint editor of The Effects of Human Transports on Ecosystems: Cars and Planes, Boats and Trains (2004).