Scottish Freshwater Group: 82nd Meeting

The meeting took place on 9th April, 2009 at the University of Stirling. The theme was Freshwaters and Scottish Culture.

Speakers* included:

• Gen Madgwick, University of Stirling: Long-term changes in macrophyte assemblages in UK lakes: getting the best from historical records
• Oliver Miler, University of Aberdeen: Effects of herbivory by the aquatic moth Acentria ephemerella on submerged macrophytes
• Patrice Carbonneau, University of Durham: Mapping salmon habitat using aerial photography
• Peter Maitland, Fish Conservation Centre: Fish and Folk in Alba
• Iain Sime, Scottish Natural Heritage: Freshwater pearl mussel: culture, crime and restoration
• Nick Dixon, University of Edinburgh: Archaeological research in Scottish lochs
• Barry Harrison, Scotch Whisky Research Institute: The role of water composition on malt whisky quality

*If you wish to cite any of these presentations, please request permission of the author first.

The Scottish Freshwater Group is organised by Dr Laurence Carvalho, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, and hosted by David Gilvear, of the School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling.