A5040873148- Heavy metals in environment
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Plant responses to water stress
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Geography Education and Pedagogy
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Coal and Its By-products
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
University of Birmingham
2015-2025
Newcastle University
2002-2022
University of Lincoln
2016
University of Newcastle Australia
2002
University of Manchester
2000
University of Sheffield
2000
The physico-chemical properties of iron oxyhydroxide plaques formed on the roots Phragmites australis under field and laboratory conditions were determined using electron microscopy energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) analysis. Plaques present as an amorphous coating with uneven distribution. They shown to be composed in both laboratory, phosphorus was found adsorbed onto surface laboratory. uptake copper manganese presence absence plaque investigated two different pH regimes....
Abstract Contaminated sites often contain a mixture of different organic and inorganic compounds that necessitate more complex remediation process. The authors review the use phytoremediation for both substances consider evidence applicability plants mixed contaminant sites. literature suggests interaction between plant microbial communities within rhizosphere is critical to success diverse may further enhance this potential, but specific understanding function community required before can...
Urbanisation represents a growing threat to natural communities across the globe. Small aquatic habitats such as ponds are especially vulnerable and often poorly protected by legislation. Many threatened development pollution from surrounding landscape, yet their biodiversity conservation value remain described. Here we report results of survey 30 along an urban land-use gradient in West Midlands, UK. We outline environmental conditions these identify which local landscape scale variables...
Diffuse metal pollution from mining impacted sediment is widely recognised as a potential source of contamination to river systems and may significantly hinder the achievement European Union Water Framework Directive objectives. Redox-transitional zones that form along contaminated banks result flood drought cycles could cause biogeochemical changes alter behaviour polyvalent metals iron manganese anions such sulphur. Trace are often partitioned with iron, sulphur minerals in...
Abstract 1. To be effective, the next generation of conservation practitioners and managers need to critical thinkers with a deep understanding how make evidence‐based decisions value evidence synthesis. 2. If, as educators, we do not these priorities core part what teach, are failing prepare our students an effective contribution practice. 3. help overcome this problem have created open access online teaching materials in multiple languages that stored Applied Ecology Resources. So far, 117...
Aluminium, a potentially phytotoxic metal, is an important constituent of many mine water discharges but has largely been neglected in the literature. The behaviour this element rhizosphere wetland plant Phragmites australis was investigated laboratory presence and absence Mn Fe root plaques. Electron microscopy chemical extraction techniques were utilized to determine physico‐chemical properties plaques any association Al. Both occurred as amorphous coatings on surfaces with uneven...
We currently face significant, anthropogenic, global environmental challenges and the role of ecologists in mitigating these is arguably more important than ever. Consequently there an urgent need to recruit train future generations ecologists, both those whose main area ecology, but also involved geological, biological sciences. Here we present results a horizon scanning exercise that identified current facing teaching through surveys teachers, students employers ecologists. Key were...
The objectives of this study were to determine whether, and what degree, the aqueous iron concentration in growing medium affects growth of, Fe uptake by, Phragmites australis, whether presence environment essential element phosphate. wetland macrophyte P. australis was grown under laboratory conditions nutrient solution (0·31 mg L–1 phosphate) containing a range concentrations (0–50 Fe). A threshold (1 L–1) found, above which significantly inhibited. No direct causal relationship between...
Abstract In this perspective paper, we explore the role virtual field trips (VFTs) may play in creating a more resilient, sustainable and equitable education for Geography students higher as move away from pandemic but into financially precarious environment. While in‐person are fundamental part of (and allied subjects) education, there is growing recognition equality, diversity, inclusivity (EDI) barriers presented by fieldwork, environmental financial costs trips, vulnerability to...
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-contaminated sites have a mixture of PAH varying concentration which may affect dissipation differently to contamination with single PAH. In this study, pot experiments investigated the impact on Medicago sativa, Lolium perenne, and Festuca arundinacea biomass from soils spiked phenanthrene (Phe), fluoranthene (Flu), benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) in mixed treatments. Stimulatory or inhibitory effects plant yields were not different for Results showed...
The redevelopment of contaminated land is becoming increasingly necessary under sustainable-development legislation; however, many the sites are "orphan" and therefore require a low-cost remediation technology. These often contain cocktail pollutants including organics inorganics. Phytoremediation provides possible solution, but there little information available on tolerance plant species to multiple their ability remediate in mixed-contaminant soils. effect polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon...
Pond networks support high levels of biodiversity when compared to other freshwater ecosystems such as rivers, lakes and streams. The persistence species in these small, sometimes ephemeral, aquatic habitats depends on the dispersal individuals among ponds landscape. However, number across landscape is at a historical low urbanisation intensified agricultural practices have led substantial loss (nodes pond network) over more than century. Here, we examine extent drivers heavily urbanised...