Professor Lorraine Maltby, OBE
School of Biosciences
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- Profile
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Career
- Deputy Vice-President Research, University of Sheffield (2017–2022)
- Professor of Environmental Biology, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield (2004-present)
- NERC/Scottish Government High Level Policy Placement Fellow (2015-2017)
- NERC/Defra High Level Policy Placement Fellow (2013-2014)
- High-End Expert, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2012-2013)
- Head of Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield (2008-2012)
- Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Reader in Zoology, University of Sheffield (1988-2004)
- NERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Research Associate, University of Sheffield (1984-1988)
- PhD (1984) University of Glasgow
- BSc (1981) University of Newcastle
- Research interests
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The human global population is predicted to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 and managing landscapes to provide the food, water, fuel, housing and other resources required by this growing population, whilst protecting the ecosystems that provide them, is a major challenge. My research addresses this challenge and is concerned with understanding the impact of anthropogenic activities (including pollution and climate change) on freshwater ecosystems and their catchments. A major research aim is to gain a mechanistic understanding of key ecosystem services and the ecological processes that underpin them, and to investigate how they are affected by anthropogenic inputs and activities. The output from this research is used to inform environmental decision making and to influence policy development and implementation.
Current research projects:- EESE: EU Environmental scenarios for ERA of non-target organisms (EFSA, 2023-2027)
- ECOMIX: Assessing and managing the impact of mixtures of chemicals on freshwater biodiversity in a changing world Ecosystem services and environmental stressors (NERC, 2022-2026)
- AENEAS: Advancing the environmental risk assessment of non-target arthropods in agroecosystems (EFSA, 2022-2026)
- ECORISC CDT (NERC, 2020-2027)
- PRORISK ITN (EU, 2020-2024)
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Spatial variation in the recovery potential of freshwater macroinvertebrate assemblages: Moving towards spatially defined assemblage vulnerability to chemicals. Science of The Total Environment, 168402-168402.
- Linking freshwater ecotoxicity to damage on ecosystem services in life cycle assessment. Environment International, 171, 107705-107705.
- Heterogeneity in biological assemblages and exposure in chemical risk assessment: exploring capabilities and challenges in methodology with two landscape-scale case studies. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 246.
- Applying ecosystem services principles to the derivation of freshwater environmental quality standards. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10.
- Functional measures as potential indicators of down‐the‐drain chemical stress in freshwater ecological risk assessment. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 18(5), 1135-1147.
- The use of ecological models to assess the effects of a plant protection product on ecosystem services provided by an orchard. Science of The Total Environment, 798.
- Assessing the feasibility and value of employing an ecosystem services approach in chemical environmental risk assessment under the Water Framework Directive. Science of The Total Environment, 789.
- Assessing chemical risk within an ecosystem services framework: Implementation and added value. Science of The Total Environment, 791.
- Integrating life cycle assessment and environmental risk assessment: a critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 293. View this article in WRRO
- Identifying ecological production functions for use in ecosystem services-based environmental risk assessment of chemicals. Science of The Total Environment, 791.
- Cross-species extrapolation of chemical sensitivity. Science of The Total Environment, 753.
- Ecosystem services and the protection, restoration, and management of ecosystems exposed to chemical stressors.. Environ Toxicol Chem, 32(5), 974-983.
All publications
Books
- Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides.
- Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides. CRC Press.
Journal articles
- Climate warming shifts riverine macroinvertebrate communities to be more sensitive to chemical pollutants. Global Change Biology, 30(4).
- Spatial variation in the recovery potential of freshwater macroinvertebrate assemblages: Moving towards spatially defined assemblage vulnerability to chemicals. Science of The Total Environment, 168402-168402.
- Spatial variation in the sensitivity of freshwater macroinvertebrate assemblages to chemical stressors. Water Research, 120854-120854.
- Linking freshwater ecotoxicity to damage on ecosystem services in life cycle assessment. Environment International, 171, 107705-107705.
- Heterogeneity in biological assemblages and exposure in chemical risk assessment: exploring capabilities and challenges in methodology with two landscape-scale case studies. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 246.
- Applying ecosystem services principles to the derivation of freshwater environmental quality standards. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10.
- Training on Environmental Risk Assessment as a component of EFSA’s risk assessments. EFSA Supporting Publications, 19(3).
- Functional measures as potential indicators of down‐the‐drain chemical stress in freshwater ecological risk assessment. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 18(5), 1135-1147.
- The use of ecological models to assess the effects of a plant protection product on ecosystem services provided by an orchard. Science of The Total Environment, 798.
- Assessing the feasibility and value of employing an ecosystem services approach in chemical environmental risk assessment under the Water Framework Directive. Science of The Total Environment, 789.
- Assessing chemical risk within an ecosystem services framework: Implementation and added value. Science of The Total Environment, 791.
- Integrating life cycle assessment and environmental risk assessment: a critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 293. View this article in WRRO
- Identifying ecological production functions for use in ecosystem services-based environmental risk assessment of chemicals. Science of The Total Environment, 791.
- Cross-species extrapolation of chemical sensitivity. Science of The Total Environment, 753.
- Correction to: Impacts of hydrological restoration on lowland river floodplain plant communities. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 1-1.
- Impacts of hydrological restoration on lowland river floodplain plant communities. Wetlands Ecology and Management. View this article in WRRO
- Heterogeneity in ecosystem service values : linking public perceptions and environmental policies. Sustainability, 12(3). View this article in WRRO
- Trace elements exposure of endangered crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) under in situ and ex situ conservations. Environmental Pollution, 253, 800-810.
- Scientific integrity issues in environmental toxicology and chemistry: improving research reproducibility, credibility, and transparency. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 15(3), 320-344. View this article in WRRO
- Priorities and opportunities in the application of the ecosystem services concept in risk assessment for chemicals in the environment. Science of the Total Environment, 651(1), 1067-1077. View this article in WRRO
- Environmental toxicants impair liver and kidney function and sperm quality of captive pandas. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 162, 218-224.
- Toward sustainable environmental quality : priority research questions for Europe. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 37(9), 2281-2295. View this article in WRRO
- Corrigendum for Spaak et al. (2017) DOI: 10.1111/ele.12828. Ecology Letters, 21(3), 467-467. View this article in WRRO
- Prospective aquatic risk assessment for chemical mixtures in agricultural landscapes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 37(3), 674-689. View this article in WRRO
- Impacts of habitat heterogeneity on the provision of multiple ecosystem services in a temperate floodplain. Basic and Applied Ecology, 29, 32-43. View this article in WRRO
- OC /EFSA /SCER /2014/02‐Lot 1 “Specialised training courses on certain aspects of food safety risk assessment for members of EFSA 's Scientific Committee/Panels and their working groups, open to EFSA staff” –final report. EFSA Supporting Publications, 14(12). View this article in WRRO
- Riparian thermal conditions across a mixed rural and urban landscape. Applied Geography, 87, 106-114. View this article in WRRO
- Shifts of community composition and population density substantially affect ecosystem function despite invariant richness. Ecology Letters, 20(10), 1315-1324. View this article in WRRO
- Conservation efforts of captive golden takin ( Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi ) are potentially compromised by the elevated chemical elements exposure. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 143, 72-79.
- Awareness of greater numbers of ecosystem services affects preferences for floodplain management. Ecosystem Services, 24, 138-146. View this article in WRRO
- Ecosystem services, environmental stressors, and decision making: How far have we got?. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 31(1), 38-40. View this article in WRRO
- Is an ecosystem services-based approach developed for setting specific protection goals for plant protection products applicable to other chemicals?. Science of the Total Environment. View this article in WRRO
- Food production, ecosystem services and biodiversity: We can't have it all everywhere. Science of The Total Environment, 573, 1422-1429.
- Reintroducing Environmental Change Drivers in Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning Research. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 31(12), 905-915. View this article in WRRO
- Highway increases concentrations of toxic metals in giant panda habitat.. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23(21), 21262-21272. View this article in WRRO
- Captive pandas are at risk from environmental toxins. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 14(7), 363-367.
- Towards the Definition of Specific Protection Goals for the Environmental Risk Assessment of Chemicals: A Perspective on Environmental Regulation in Europe. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. View this article in WRRO
- Identifying and assessing the application of ecosystem services approaches in environmental policies and decision-making.. Integr Environ Assess Manag. View this article in WRRO
- Prioritising ecosystem services in Chinese rural and urban communities. Ecosystem Services, 21, 1-5. View this article in WRRO
- Phenological responses of ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) to riparian thermal conditions. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 16, 95-102.
- Understanding spatial patterns in the production of multiple urban ecosystem services. Ecosystem Services, 16, 33-46. View this article in WRRO
- Spatial variation in the impact of dragonflies and debris on recreational ecosystem services in a floodplain wetland. Ecosystem Services, 15, 113-121. View this article in WRRO
- Historical influences on the current provision of multiple ecosystem services. Global Environmental Change, 31, 307-317. View this article in WRRO
- Exposure of the endangered golden monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) to heavy metals: a comparison of wild and captive animals. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22(9), 6713-6720.
- Acute tier-1 and tier-2 effect assessment approaches in the EFSA Aquatic Guidance Document: are they sufficiently protective for insecticides?. Pest Management Science, 71(8), 1059-1067.
- An ecosystem services approach to pesticide risk assessment and risk management of non-target terrestrial plants: recommendations from a SETAC Europe workshop. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22(3), 2350-2355.
- Mainstreaming ecosystem services into decision making. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 12(10), 539-539.
- Assessing effects of the fungicide tebuconazole to heterotrophic microbes in aquatic microcosms.. Sci Total Environ, 490, 1002-1011.
- European water voles in a reconnected lowland river floodplain: habitat preferences and distribution patterns following the restoration of flooding. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 22(5), 539-549.
- Quantifying preferences for the natural world using monetary and nonmonetary assessments of value. Conservation Biology, 28(2), 404-413. View this article in WRRO
- Ecosystem services and the protection, restoration, and management of ecosystems exposed to chemical stressors.. Environ Toxicol Chem, 32(5), 974-983.
- Ecosystem services: from policy to practice.. Integr Environ Assess Manag, 9(2), 211-213.
- Species turnover and geographic distance in an urban river network. Diversity and Distributions, 19(11), 1429-1439. View this article in WRRO
- Effects of the fungicide metiram in outdoor freshwater microcosms: responses of invertebrates, primary producers and microbes.. Ecotoxicology, 21(5), 1550-1569. View this article in WRRO
- Effects of the fungicide metiram in outdoor freshwater microcosms: responses of invertebrates, primary producers and microbes. Ecotoxicology, 1-20.
- Biodiversity and the Feel-Good Factor: Understanding Associations between Self-Reported Human Well-being and Species Richness. BIOSCIENCE, 62(1), 47-55.
- Contrasting patterns in species richness of birds, butterflies and plants along riparian corridors in an urban landscape. Diversity and Distributions, 18(8), 742-753.
- Development of a framework based on an ecosystem services approach for deriving specific protection goals for environmental risk assessment of pesticides.. Sci Total Environ, 415, 31-38.
- Environmental impact propagated by cross-system subsidy: Chronic stream pollution controls riparian spider populations. ECOLOGY, 92(9), 1711-1716.
- Fungal composition on leaves explains pollutant-mediated indirect effects on amphipod feeding.. Aquat Toxicol, 104(1-2), 32-37.
- A framework for assessing ecological quality based on ecosystem services. ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY, 7(3), 273-281.
- AMEG: the new SETAC advisory group on aquatic macrophyte ecotoxicology.. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 17(4), 820-823. View this article in WRRO
- Importance of prey and predator feeding behaviors for trophic transfer and secondary poisoning.. Environ Sci Technol, 43(20), 7916-7923.
- Fungicide risk assessment for aquatic ecosystems: importance of interspecific variation, toxic mode of action, and exposure regime.. Environ Sci Technol, 43(19), 7556-7563.
- Sublethal effects and predator-prey interactions: implications for ecological risk assessment.. Environ Toxicol Chem, 28(11), 2449-2457.
- Spray drift of pesticides and stream macroinvertebrates: experimental evidence of impacts and effectiveness of mitigation measures.. Environ Pollut, 156(3), 1112-1120.
- A consistent framework for knowledge integration to support integrated catchment management. Proc. iEMSs 4th Biennial Meeting - Int. Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software: Integrating Sciences and Information Technology for Environmental Assessment and Decision Making, iEMSs 2008, 1, 568-575.
- Getting a measure of nature: cultures and values in an ecosystem services approach. INTERDISCIPL SCI REV, 32(3), 249-262.
- Erratum: Characterizing sediment acid volatile sulfide concentrations in European streams (Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2007) 26 (1-12)). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 26(6), 1328-1331.
- Characterizing sediment acid volatile sulfide concentrations in European streams. (vol 26, pg 1, 2007). ENVIRON TOXICOL CHEM, 26(6), 1328-1331.
- In situ-based effects measures: determining the ecological relevance of measured responses.. Integr Environ Assess Manag, 3(2), 259-267.
- Summary and recommendations from a SETAC Pellston Workshop on in situ measures of ecological effects.. Integr Environ Assess Manag, 3(2), 275-278.
- Variation in the bioaccumulation of a sediment-sorbed hydrophobic compound by benthic macroinvertebrates: patterns and mechanisms.. Environ Sci Technol, 41(5), 1783-1789.
- Small-Scale Freshwater Toxicity Investigations: Volume 1 ? Toxicity Test Methods. Freshwater Biology, 52(1), 198-198.
- Characterizing sediment acid volatile sulfide concentrations in European streams.. Environ Toxicol Chem, 26(1), 1-12.
- Comparison of tropical and temperate freshwater animal species' acute sensitivities to chemicals: implications for deriving safe extrapolation factors.. Integr Environ Assess Manag, 3(1), 49-67.
- Comparison of Tropical and Temperate Freshwater Animal Species' Acute Sensitivities to Chemicals: Implications for Deriving Safe Extrapolation Factors. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 3(1), 49-49.
- Aquatic Risks of Pesticides, Ecological Protection Goals, and Common Aims in European Union Legislation. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 2(4), e20-e20.
- Aquatic risks of pesticides, ecological protection goals, and common aims in European Union Legislation. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 2(4).
- Field-based effects measures.. Environ Toxicol Chem, 25(9), 2261-2262.
- Predictive value of species sensitivity distributions for effects of herbicides in freshwater ecosystems. HUM ECOL RISK ASSESS, 12(4), 645-674.
- Relative toxicological importance of aqueous and dietary metal exposure to a freshwater crustacean: implications for risk assessment.. Environ Toxicol Chem, 25(7), 1795-1801.
- Insecticide species sensitivity distributions: importance of test species selection and relevance to aquatic ecosystems.. Environ Toxicol Chem, 24(2), 379-388.
- Spatial and temporal variability in the structure of invertebrate assemblages in control stream mesocosms.. Water Res, 38(1), 128-138.
- Multivariate analyses of invertebrate community responses to a C12-15 AE-3S anionic surfactant in stream mesocosms.. Aquat Toxicol, 62(2), 105-117.
- Anaerobic capacity of a crustacean sensitive to low environmental oxygen tensions, the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex (L.). HYDROBIOLOGIA, 477(1-3), 189-194.
- Evaluation of theGammarus pulexin situ feeding assay as a biomonitor of water quality: Robustness, responsiveness, and relevance. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 21(2), 361-368.
- A new era for SETAC: the challenges of globalization. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.. Environ Toxicol Chem, 21(2), 227-228.
- Evaluation of the Gammarus pulex in situ feeding assay as a biomonitor of water quality: robustness, responsiveness, and relevance.. Environ Toxicol Chem, 21(2), 361-368.
- Use of a Monoclonal Antibody-Based Immunoassay for the Detection and Quantification of Heliscus lugdunensis Colonizing Alder Leaves and Roots.. Microb Ecol, 42(4), 506-512.
- Welcome to Freshwater Systems, A Domain of TheScientificWorld. The Scientific World JOURNAL, 1, 117-118. View this article in WRRO
- Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of two crustacean biochemical biomarkers. ENVIRON TOXICOL CHEM, 19(8), 2085-2092.
- Toward a mechanistic understanding of contaminant-induced changes in detritus processing in streams: Direct and indirect effects on detritivore feeding. ENVIRON TOXICOL CHEM, 19(8), 2100-2106.
- Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of two crustacean biochemical biomarkers. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 19(8), 2085-2092.
- Using single-species toxicity tests, community-level responses and toxicity identification evaluations to investigate effluent impacts. ENVIRON TOXICOL CHEM, 19(1), 151-157.
- TOWARD A MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF CONTAMINANT-INDUCED CHANGES IN DETRITUS PROCESSING IN STREAMS: DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS ON DETRITIVORE FEEDING. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 19(8), 2100-2100.
- USING SINGLE-SPECIES TOXICITY TESTS, COMMUNITY-LEVEL RESPONSES, AND TOXICITY IDENTIFICATION EVALUATIONS TO INVESTIGATE EFFLUENT IMPACTS. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 19(1), 151-151.
- Studying stress: The importance of organism-level responses. ECOL APPL, 9(2), 431-440.
- Studying Stress: The Importance of Organism-Level Responses. Ecological Applications, 9(2), 431-431.
- Effect of water-borne zinc on osmoregulation in the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex (L) from populations that differ in their sensitivity to metal stress. FUNCT ECOL, 12(2), 242-247.
- The effects of motorway runoff on freshwater ecosystems: 3. Toxicant confirmation.. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol, 33(1), 9-16.
- Ecotoxicology: Ecological Dimensions. The Journal of Animal Ecology, 66(3), 437-437.
- Use of Immunoassays for the Study of Natural Assemblages of Aquatic Hyphomycetes. Microb Ecol, 33(3), 223-229.
- Effects of a coal mine effluent on aquatic hyphomycetes .1. Field study. J APPL ECOL, 33(6), 1311-1321.
- Effects of a coal mine effluent on aquatic hyphomycetes .2. Laboratory toxicity experiments. J APPL ECOL, 33(6), 1322-1328.
- Monoclonal antibodies as tools to quantify mycelium of aquatic hyphomycetes. NEW PHYTOL, 132(4), 593-601.
- A simple indoor artificial stream system designed to study the effects of toxicant pulses on aquatic organisms. WATER RES, 30(2), 285-290.
- THE CHARACTERIZATION AND TOXICITY OF SEDIMENT CONTAMINATED WITH ROAD RUNOFF. WATER RES, 29(9), 2043-2050.
- Development of a monoclonal antibody-based immunoassay for the detection and quantification of Anguillospora longissima colonizing leaf material.. Appl Environ Microbiol, 61(7), 2606-2613.
- THE EFFECTS OF MOTORWAY RUNOFF ON FRESH-WATER ECOSYSTEMS .1. FIELD-STUDY. ENVIRON TOXICOL CHEM, 14(6), 1079-1092.
- THE EFFECTS OF MOTORWAY RUNOFF ON FRESH-WATER ECOSYSTEMS .2. IDENTIFYING MAJOR TOXICANTS. ENVIRON TOXICOL CHEM, 14(6), 1093-1101.
- A CRITICAL-ASSESSMENT OF THE VALIDITY OF ERGOSTEROL AS AN INDICATOR OF FUNGAL BIOMASS. MYCOL RES, 99, 479-484.
- SENSITIVITY OF THE CRUSTACEANS GAMMARUS-PULEX (L) AND ASELLUS-AQUATICUS (L) TO SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE TO HYPOXIA AND UNIONIZED AMMONIA - OBSERVATIONS AND POSSIBLE MECHANISMS. WATER RES, 29(3), 781-787.
- THE EFFECTS OF MOTORWAY RUNOFF ON FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS: 1. FIELD STUDY. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 14(6), 1079-1079.
- THE EFFECTS OF MOTORWAY RUNOFF ON FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS: 2. IDENTIFYING MAJOR TOXICANTS. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 14(6), 1093-1093.
- Bird imbalance. Nature, 371(6496), 455-456.
- COMPARATIVE ECOLOGY OF GAMMARUS-PULEX (L) AND ASELLUS-AQUATICUS (L) .2. FUNGAL PREFERENCES. HYDROBIOLOGIA, 281(3), 163-170.
- Comparative ecology of Gammarus pulex (L.) and Asellus aquaticus (L.) I: population dynamics and microdistribution. Hydrobiologia, 281(3), 155-162.
- Responses of Gammarus pulex (Amphipoda, Crustacea) to metalliferous effluents: identification of toxic components and the importance of interpopulation variation.. Environ Pollut, 84(1), 45-52.
- IMPORTANCE OF FUNGI IN THE DIET OF GAMMARUS-PULEX AND ASELLUS-AQUATICUS .2. EFFECTS ON GROWTH, REPRODUCTION AND PHYSIOLOGY. OECOLOGIA, 96(3), 304-309.
- IMPORTANCE OF FUNGI IN THE DIET OF GAMMARUS-PULEX AND ASELLUS-AQUATICUS .1. FEEDING STRATEGIES. OECOLOGIA, 93(1), 139-144.
- Detritus processing. The rivers handbook. Vol. 1, 331-353.
- Heterotrophic microbes. The rivers handbook. Vol. 1, 165-194.
- Cadmium resistance in Gammarus pulex (L.).. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol, 22(3), 319-324.
- The use of the physiological energetics ofGammarus pulexto assess toxicity: A study using artificial streams. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 11(1), 79-85.
- The lethal and sublethal responses ofgammarus pulexto stress: Sensitivity and sources of variation in an in situ bioassay. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 10(10), 1331-1339.
- POLLUTION AS A PROBE OF LIFE-HISTORY ADAPTATION IN ASELLUS-AQUATICUS (ISOPODA). OIKOS, 61(1), 11-18.
- THE EFFECT OF COAL-MINE EFFLUENT ON FUNGAL ASSEMBLAGES AND LEAF BREAKDOWN. WATER RES, 25(3), 247-250.
- THE LETHAL AND SUBLETHAL RESPONSES OF GAMMARUS-PULEX TO STRESS - SENSITIVITY AND SOURCES OF VARIATION IN AN INSITU BIOASSAY. ENVIRON TOXICOL CHEM, 10(10), 1331-1339.
- Effect of stress on a freshwater benthic detritivore: scope for growth in Gammarus pulex.. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf, 19(3), 285-291.
- Field deployment of a scope for growth assay involving Gammarus pulex, a freshwater benthic invertebrate.. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf, 19(3), 292-300.
- The application of bioassays in the resolution of environmental problems; past, present and future. Hydrobiologia, 188-189(1), 65-76.
- Scope for growth in Gammarus pulex, a freshwater benthic detritivore. Hydrobiologia, 188-189(1), 517-523.
- Assessing the impact of episodic pollution. Hydrobiologia, 188-189(1), 633-640.
- ADAPTATION TO ACIDIFICATION IN AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES - SPECULATION AND PRELIMINARY-OBSERVATIONS. ANN SOC ROY ZOOL BEL, 117, 105-115.
- Acute toxicity tests on the freshwater isopod, Asellus aquaticus using FeSO4. 7H2O, with special reference to techniques and the possibility of intraspecific variation.. Environ Pollut, 43(4), 271-279.
- ESTIMATING THE ABUNDANCE OF STONE-DWELLING ORGANISMS - A NEW METHOD. CAN J FISH AQUAT SCI, 43(10), 2025-2035.
- INTRASPECIFIC LIFE-HISTORY VARIATION IN ERPOBDELLA-OCTOCULATA (HIRUDINEA, ERPOBDELLIDAE) .1. FIELD-STUDY. J ANIM ECOL, 55(2), 721-738.
- INTRASPECIFIC LIFE-HISTORY VARIATION IN ERPOBDELLA-OCTOCULATA (HIRUDINEA, ERPOBDELLIDAE) .2. TESTING THEORY ON THE EVOLUTION OF SEMELPARITY AND ITEROPARITY. J ANIM ECOL, 55(2), 739-750.
- Quantifying the potential health risk of surface waters in the Qinling giant panda habitat. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, 1430662.
- Europe-wide spatial trends in copper and imidacloprid sensitivity of macroinvertebrate assemblages. Environmental Sciences Europe, 36(1).
- Advantages and challenges associated with implementing an ecosystem services approach to ecological risk assessment for chemicals. Science of the Total Environment. View this article in WRRO
- What Personal and Environmental Factors Determine Frequency of Urban Greenspace Use?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(8), 7977-7992.
Chapters
- Gammarids as Reference Species for Freshwater Monitoring, Aquatic Ecotoxicology: Advancing Tools for Dealing with Emerging Risks (pp. 253-280).
- Gammarids as Reference Species for Freshwater Monitoring, Aquatic Ecotoxicology (pp. 253-280). Elsevier
- Contributors, Aquatic Ecotoxicology (pp. xiii-xiv). Elsevier
- Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides Executive Summary, AQUATIC MACROPHYTE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR PESTICIDES (pp. 1-+).
- Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides Introduction and Background, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 5-7).
- Reports of Workgroups and Follow- Up Investigations, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 45-63). CRC Press
- Keynote Presentations, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 65-100). CRC Press
- Guidance, Recommendations, and Proposed Decision Scheme for Additional Aquatic Macrophyte Tests, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 9-18). CRC Press
- AMRAP Case Studies, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 107-131). CRC Press
- Characterizing and Assessing Risk Using Case Studies, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 33-44). CRC Press
- Introduction and Background, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 5-7). CRC Press
- Regulatory Issues Concerning Effects of Pesticides on Aquatic Macrophytes, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 19-32). CRC Press
- Regulatory Issues Concerning Effects of Pesticides on Aquatic Macrophytes, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 39-52).
- Introduction and Background, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 25-28).
- Guidance, Recommendations, and Proposed Decision Scheme for Additional Aquatic Macrophyte Tests, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 29-38).
- Executive Summary ................................................................................................... Recommendations for Assessing the Risks of Herbicides and, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 21-24).
- 6Chapter Keynote Presentations, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 85-120).
- 5Chapter Reports of Workgroups and Follow-up Investigations, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 65-84).
- 4Chapter Characterizing and Assessing Risk Using Case Studies, Aquatic Macrophyte Risk Assessment for Pesticides (pp. 53-64).
- Mixture Extrapolation Approaches, Extrapolation Practice for Ecotoxicological Effect Characterization of Chemicals (pp. 187-222). CRC Press
- Spatial Extrapolation in Ecological Effect Assessment of Chemicals, Extrapolation Practice for Ecotoxicological Effect Characterization of Chemicals (pp. 223-256). CRC Press
- Temporal extrapolation in ecological effect assessment of chemicals, Extrapolation Practice for Ecotoxicological Effect Characterization of Chemicals (pp. 187-221).
- Putting the ‘ECO-’ into ECOtoxicology, ECOtoxicology: Ecological Dimensions (pp. 1-4). Springer Netherlands
- Scope for growth in Gammarus pulex, a freshwater benthic detritivore, Environmental Bioassay Techniques and their Application (pp. 517-523). Springer Netherlands
- The application of bioassays in the resolution of environmental problems; past, present and future, Environmental Bioassay Techniques and their Application (pp. 65-76). Springer Netherlands
- Assessing the impact of episodic pollution, Environmental Bioassay Techniques and their Application (pp. 633-640). Springer Netherlands
- Sustaining industrial activity and ecological quality: the potential role of an ecosystem services approach, Ecology of Industrial Pollution (pp. 327-344). Cambridge University Press
Conference proceedings papers
- Applying ecosystem services for pre‐market environmental risk assessments of regulated stressors. EFSA Journal, Vol. 17(S1). Parma, Italy, 18 September 2018 - 21 September 2018.
- View this article in WRRO Prospective risk assessment for mixtures of agricultural chemicals in surface water: Results of two case studies. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 254
- Advancing environmental risk assessment of regulated products under EFSA's remit. EFSA Journal, Vol. 14(S1). Milan, Italy, 14 October 2015 - 16 October 2015. View this article in WRRO
- Ecosystem services framework for pesticide risk management. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 248
- Toxic effects of dietborne metals: Field studies. TOXICITY OF DIETBORNE METALS TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS (pp 113-152)
- Linking individual-level responses and population-level consequences. ECOLOGICAL VARIABILITY: SEPARATING NATURAL FROM ANTHROPOGENIC CAUSES OF ECOSYSTEM IMPAIRMENT (pp 27-82)
- THE USE OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ENERGETICS OF GAMMARUS-PULEX TO ASSESS TOXICITY - A STUDY USING ARTIFICIAL STREAMS. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, Vol. 11(1) (pp 79-85)
- PRELIMINARY-OBSERVATIONS ON THE ECOLOGICAL RELEVANCE OF THE GAMMARUS SCOPE FOR GROWTH ASSAY - EFFECT OF ZINC ON REPRODUCTION. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY, Vol. 4(3) (pp 393-397)
- ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF EPISODIC POLLUTION. HYDROBIOLOGIA, Vol. 188 (pp 633-640)
- THE APPLICATION OF BIOASSAYS IN THE RESOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL-PROBLEMS - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. HYDROBIOLOGIA, Vol. 188 (pp 65-76)
- SCOPE FOR GROWTH IN GAMMARUS-PULEX, A FRESH-WATER BENTHIC DETRITIVORE. HYDROBIOLOGIA, Vol. 188 (pp 517-523)
Preprints
- Research group
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PhD students:
- Niamh O'Connor: Linking individual and community level effects (jointly supervised with Prof Philip Warren). Funding: EU PRORISK ITN
- Susanna Mölkänen: Ecosystem services and risk assessment (jointly supervised with Prof Philip Warren). Funding: EU PRORISK ITN
- Thomas Malpas: Ecological risk assessment and food webs: identifying ecosystem tipping points under multistress (jointly supervised with Prof Dylan Childs and Prof Andrew Beckerman (Sheffield) and Dr Claudia Rivetti (Unilever)). Funding: NERC ACCE DTP and Unilever
- Hana Mayall: Ecological risk assessment and food webs: mathematical modelling of multiple stressor effects on biodiversity and ecosystem function (jointly supervised with Prof Andrew Beckerman and Prof Dylan Childs (Sheffield) and Dr Claudia Rivetti (Unilever)). Funding: NERC ACCE DTP and Unilever
- Lowenna Jones: Environmental risk assessment of chemicals post-Brexit: Science, policy and regulation (jointly supervised with Prof Charlotte Burns (Sheffield) and Kate Arnold (York)). Funding: NERC ECORISC CDT
- Judith Mugambi: Understanding the impact of chemical pollutants on freshwater ecosystem services (jointly supervised with Dr Ross Brown (Exeter)). Funding: NERC ECORISC CDT
- Dylan Asbury: Impacts of mixtures of chemicals on mixtures of freshwater species in a changing world (jointly supervised with Profs Andrew Beckerman (Sheffield) and Alistair Boxall (York) and Dr Claudia Rivetti and Regiane Sanches-Natumi (Unilever)). Funding: University of Sheffield and Unilever
- Marianne Lotter-Jones: Towards design of chemical-resilient agricultural landscapes (jointly supervised with Prof Colin Brown (York), Dr Roman Ashauer (Syngenta) and Mike Fryer (Health & Safety Executive, Chemicals Regulation Division)). Funding: NERC ECORISC CDT
- Katie Plaisted: Predicting the effects of chemical contaminants on biodiversity loss in a changing environment: the role of toxicokinetics (jointly supervised with Prof Alistair Boxall (York) and Claudia Rivetti (Unilever)). Funding: NERC ACCE DTP and Unilever
- Lalita Chomphen: Primary producers, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (jointly supervised with Alistair Boxall (York))
Research technicians:
- Anthony Turner (ECOMIX)
- Nicola White (ECOMIX)
Research Assistants/Associates:
- Rana Al-Jaibachi (ECOMIX)
- Amy Ockenden (ECOMIX)
- Grzegorz Sowa (AENEAS)
- Teaching activities
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I teach applied ecology, in particular freshwater ecology and ecotoxicology. My teaching is informed by my own research and my passion for understanding how ecosystems function and how we can best manage them to balance environmental protection with our use of ecosystems and the services they provide.
I was awarded the Environmental Education Award by the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
- Professional activities and memberships
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Chair of:
- UK-SCAPE Programme Advisory Board
- Irish Research Council COALESCE International Review Panel
- NERC peer review panels
Member of:
- European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals Scientific Committee (2010- )
- European Food Safety Authority Stakeholder Bureau (2023-)
- SETAC Panel on Chemicals Management (2023 - )
Peer review panels for:
- Italian Ministry of University and Research (PRIN)
- Czech Science Foundation (GACR)
- Belgian Research Council (FWO)
- New Zealand Government, Endeavour Fund
- Portuguese Research Council (FCT)
- Irish Research Council
- Awards
- Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Environmental Biology and Animal and Plant Sciences (2020)
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (2021)
- Elected Fellow of the Freshwater Biological Association (2019)
- Portrait of a Woman Exhibition (2017)
- Elected Fellow of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2016)
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Environmental Education Award (2009)
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Exceptional Service Award (2005)