A5038789576- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Scottish Government
2025
Marine Scotland
2021-2023
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
2015-2021
Here, we present a community perspective on how to explore, exploit and evolve the diversity in aquatic ecosystem models. These models play an important role understanding functioning of ecosystems, filling observation gaps developing effective strategies for water quality management. In this spirit, numerous have been developed since 1970s. We set off explore model by making inventory among 42 modellers, categorizing resulting analysing them diversity. then focus comparing combining...
Policy developments for a sustainable Blue Economy require scientific advice. An important component of the is salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture, sustainability which limited by louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infection. This parasite impacts both farmed and wild salmonid fish. Modelling valuable source advice, but inevitable uncertainties exist. Here we develop an approach call “Knowledge Strength” to maximise our confidence in model results; this aimed at reducing outputs understanding...
Summary Ecological resilience is developing into a credible paradigm for policy development and environmental management preserving natural capital in rapidly changing world. However, emerges from complex interactions, limiting the translation of theory practice. Main limitations include following: (i) difficulty quantification detection changes ecological resilience, (ii) lack empirical evidence to support preventative or proactive (iii) difficulties managing processes operating across...
COVID-19 led to sudden changes in human activities, mainly due restrictive measures required supress the virus. We assess preliminary evidence for impacts on animal health and welfare Scottish aquaculture, a key economic activity remoter areas of country. summarise industry structure, explore pathways vulnerability aquatic disease within One Health framework that may be accentuated by COVID-19, use basic routine data collection indicators salmon mortality parasitic sea lice counts. The were...
Abstract Riparian invertebrate communities occupy a dynamic ecotone where hydrogeomorphological (e.g. river flows) and ecological succession) processes may govern assemblage structure by filtering species according to their traits dispersal capacity, niche). We surveyed terrestrial assemblages (millipedes, carabid beetles, spiders) in 28 islands across four catchments over 2 years. predicted that distinct niches would produce taxon‐specific responses of abundance richness to: (i) disturbance...
Interactions between stressors in freshwater ecosystems, including those associated with climate change and nutrient enrichment, are currently difficult to detect manage. Our understanding of the forms frequency occurrence such interactions is limited; assessments using field data have been constrained as a result varying quality. To address this issue, we demonstrate statistical approach capable assessing multiple stressor contrasting 3 European catchments (Loch Leven Catchment, UK:...
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEViewpointNEXTEcological Instability in Lakes: A Predictable Condition?Bryan M. Spears*†, Laurence Carvalho†, Martyn N. Futter‡, Linda May†, Stephen J. Thackeray§, Rita Adrian∥, David G. Angeler‡, Sarah Burthe†, Tom A. Davidson⊥, Francis Daunt†, Alena S. Gsell∥#, Dag O. Hessen¶, Heather Moorhouse☆, Brian Huser‡, C. Ives†, Annette B. Janssen#, Eleanor Mackay§, Martin Søndergaard⊥, and Erik Jeppesen⊥View Author Information† Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Penicuik,...
This research brief summarises the views of a group early career freshwater researchers on 3 questions: What are greatest threats to resources and how will they change over next century? Is science effectively utilised help society adapt these threats? How we ensure benefits reaped by into future? To address questions reviewed current literature discussed our findings in series meetings. We concluded that be most threatened population growth, climate change, eutrophication future. provide...