A5057655764- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Heavy metals in environment
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
- Environmental Science and Water Management
University of Sheffield
2016-2025
Ecological Society of America
2016-2017
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2016-2017
China National Bamboo Research Center
2017
Western University of Health Sciences
2016
Wageningen University & Research
2009
University of Oxford
1995
University of Calgary
1986
University of Glasgow
1986
Over half of the world's human population lives in cities, and for many, urban greenspaces are only places where they encounter biodiversity.This is particular concern because there growing evidence that well-being enhanced by exposure to nature.However, specific qualities offer greatest benefits remain poorly understood.One possibility humans respond positively increased levels biodiversity.Here, we demonstrate lack a consistent relationship between actual plant, butterfly, bird species...
Single-species acute toxicity data and (micro)mesocosm were collated for 16 insecticides. These used to investigate the importance of test-species selection in constructing species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) ability estimated hazardous concentrations (HCs) protect freshwater aquatic ecosystems. A log-normal model was fitted a minimum six points, resulting distribution estimate lower (95% confidence), median (50% upper (5% confidence) 5% HC (HC5) values. Species specific taxonomic...
Biomonitoring using benthic macroinvertebrates has been used to assess water quality in Europe since the early 20th century. Most methods use community-level measurements, and of single-species responses limited, despite their potential benefits as sensitive, warning indicators. Here we evaluate a situ assay which response is feeding inhibition freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex. The was deployed uncontaminated reference sites quantify background variability rates elucidate sources this...
The importance of studying the effects stress on individual organisms is addressed by considering use individual-level information to: (1) elucidate mechanistic bases interpopulation variation; (2) predict population-level effects; and (3) monitor in natural communities. Examples discussed include variation sensitivity freshwater shrimps to zinc stress; individual-based models copper earthworm populations; single-species situ assays pollution. It contended that knowledge organism-level...
The risk assessment of fungicides in Europe uses information from ecotoxicity studies performed on vertebrates, invertebrates, and primary producers, but not nontarget fungi. But which toxicity data should be used to assess how important are modes action exposure regimes? A set was compiled comprising acute single-species for 42 fungicides, semifield 12 covering seven toxic different regimes. Most were general biocides all taxonomic groups construct species sensitivity distributions (SSDs)...
Abstract Toxicity data for tropical species are often lacking ecological risk assessment. Consequently, and subtropical countries use water quality criteria (WQC) derived from temperate (e.g., United States, Canada, or Europe) to assess risks in their aquatic systems, leaving an unknown margin of uncertainty. To address this issue, we sensitivity distributions freshwater animal determine whether datasets adequately protective assemblages 18 chemical substances. The results indicate that the...
Toxicity data for tropical species are often lacking ecological risk assessment. Consequently, and subtropical countries use water quality criteria (WQC) derived from temperate (e.g., United States, Canada, or Europe) to assess risks in their aquatic systems, leaving an unknown margin of uncertainty. To address this issue, we sensitivity distributions freshwater animal determine whether datasets adequately protective assemblages 18 chemical substances. The results indicate that the relative...
Abstract The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals have been established to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. Delivery of will require a healthy productive environment. An understanding impacts chemicals which can negatively impact environmental health is therefore essential delivery Goals. However, current research on regulation in environment tend take simplistic view do not account complexity real world, inhibits way we manage chemicals. There an...
Urbanisation is a key driver of land use change and urban growth set to continue. The provision ecosystem services depends on the existence greenspace. Urban morphology potentially an important influence services. Therefore, it may be possible promote service through structure that supplies processes functions underpin them. However, understanding ability areas produce multiple services, spatial pattern their production, required. We demonstrate approach using easily accessible data,...
For many people, urban greenspaces are the only places where they encounter natural world. This is concerning as there growing evidence demonstrating that human well-being enhanced by exposure to nature. There is, therefore, a compelling argument increase how frequently people use greenspaces. may be achieved in two complementary ways encouraging: (I) non-users start visiting greenspaces; (II) existing users visit more often. Here we examine factors influence frequency of greenspace...
Debate about how sustainable intensification and multifunctionality might be implemented continues, but there remains little understanding as to what extent they are achievable in arable landscapes. Policies that influence agronomic decisions rarely made with an appreciation of the trade-offs exist between food production, biodiversity conservation ecosystem service provision. We present approach can reveal such when used assess current future policy options affect agricultural inputs (e.g....
Abstract This discussion paper presents a framework for spatiotemporal differentiation in ecological protection goals to assess the risks of pesticides surface waters. It also provides proposal harmonize different scientific approaches ecotoxicological effect assessment adopted guidance documents that support legislative directives European Union (Water Framework Directive and Uniform Principles). Decision schemes derive maximum permissible concentrations water are presented. These based on...
The effects of motorway runoff on the water quality, sediment and biota small streams were investigated over a 12-month period. Downstream discharges there was an increase in concentrations total hydrocarbons, aromatic heavy metals selected anions. Hydrocarbon contamination sediments positively correlated with potential contaminant loading (i.e., length road drained/stream size). greatest effect observed at Pigeon Bridge Brook, stream receiving drainage from 1,500-m stretch Ml motorway....
ABSTRACT In this article we present a review of the laboratory and field toxicity herbicides to aquatic ecosystems. Single-species acute data (micro)mesocosm were collated for nine herbicides. These used investigate importance test species selection in constructing sensitivity distributions (SSDs), estimating hazardous concentrations (i.e., HC5) protective freshwater A lognormal model was fitted (acute EC50s chronic NOECs) resulting distribution estimate lower (95% confidence), median (50%...
Abstract Biochemical biomarkers are increasingly used for environmental assessment. Although the emphasis has been on vertebrate biomarkers, invertebrates have developed as well. This study evaluated usefulness of biomarker responses freshwater by comparing sensitivity and specificity endpoints at three levels biological organization: biochemical, physiological, individual. The focused epibenthic amphipod Gammarus pulex L., end points were cholinesterase (ChE) glutathione-S-transferase (GST)...