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Keywords: freshwater ecology, lakes, eutrophication, climate change, phytoplankton, cyanobacteria, harmful algal blooms, WFD, Water Framework Directive, natural capital, ecosystem services, connectivity
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9768-9902
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I have worked on freshwaters from around the world for over 25 years and have published over 75 ISI papers (Scopus h-index: 32, 3234 citations) and >75 reports on a range of issues related to water quality, algal blooms and the monitoring and management of water resources. I have particular expertise in biological responses to environmental change in lakes and reservoirs, particularly phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms of cyanobacteria. I was responsible for delivering legally-adopted UK and European water quality targets and phytoplankton assessment schemes for the European Water Framework Directive. I carry out my research, often collaboratively, analysing UK, European or global-scale datasets and combine these broad-scale studies with experiments in mesocosms and detailed time-series studies from CEH’s long-term lake monitoring programmes, particularly at Loch Leven, Scotland.
Current or recently completed projects include:
- NERC GloboLakes - a global analysis of harmful algal blooms
- NERC Hydroscape - analysing the importance of connectivity in freshwater ecosystems
- NERC SUNRISE - Enhancing freshwaters in India
- Scottish Government RESAS Strategic Research Programme
- Bloomin'Algae - a smartphone app for citizen recording of harmful algal blooms
- UK Lakes Portal
- EU MARS managing impacts of multiple stressors on freshwaters
- EU OpenNESS - a case-study of ecosystem services at Loch Leven
Mar '17 to Mar '20 Visiting Professor, University of Stirling, UK
Apr ’13 to present day Group Leader, Freshwater Restoration & Sustainability Group (CEH Edinburgh)
Nov ’10 to Oct ‘11 Seconded National Expert to European Commission (JRC Ispra)
May ’01 to Sep ‘10 Freshwater Ecologist, CEH Edinburgh
Aug ‘95 to April ‘01 Lecturer in Environmental Change, ECRC, Dept of Geography, UCL
1985-1988 University of Edinburgh, B.Sc. Biological Sciences (Honours Botany)
1989-1993 University of Liverpool, Ph.D. Experimental Limnology on Four Cheshire Meres
- Member of Canadian NSERC Review Panel on Great Lakes Network (2016)
- Expert reviewer for European Commission on Water Framework Directive Compliance (2012-2016)
- Member of NERC Peer Review College (Aug 2012 – July 2015)
- Member of Scottish Executive Health Department Blue-green Algae Working Group (2002-)
- Associate Editor Journal of Limnology (2011-), Guest Editor Hydrobiologia (2012-13)
- Member of Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) & British Phycological Society (BPS)
- Co-ordinator of Scottish Freshwater Group (2007-2016)
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