Expert Details
River Ecosystems
ID: 729124
United Kingdom
Advisor to the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, and the banks of the UK, USA and Japan through AEAT on the influence of the world’s largest pipeline system (Sakhalin II, Russia) on salmonids (2005-2006). He undertook a comparative review of biomonitoring methods for assessing water quality for The Environment Agency.He worked on two major hydroeclectric schemes in Alaska examining the effects of altered thermal and sediment regimes on fish populations.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1983 | Degree: PhD | Subject: River Ecology | Institution: University of London |
| Year: 1975 | Degree: MSc | Subject: Applied Hydrobiology | Institution: University of London |
| Year: 1973 | Degree: BSci | Subject: Biological Sciences | Institution: University of London |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1995 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor of River Ecosystems | Department: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Responsibilities:He is Head of the Hydroecology Research Group and Director of the Masters course in River Environmental Management. Member of Senate of the University. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1995 | Employer: University of Alaska | Title: Associate Professor | Department: Environment and Natural Resources Institute |
Responsibilities:He was in charge of the Biomonitoring programme and taught courses in Water quality and River Restoration. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2007 to 2010 | Agency: USGS | Role: Advisor | Description: Examining natural variation in stream ecosystems in wilderness areas and how to detect anthropogenic change |
| Years: 2003 to 2006 | Agency: NPS | Role: Committee member | Description: Advising on long term ecological monitoring programs in National Parks |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1977 to Present | Country / Region: Alaska | Summary: Has worked extensively in Alaska on stream ecosystems, particularly those influenced by glacial ice. |
| Years: 2001 to Present | Country / Region: New Zealand | Summary: Looking at the effect of altered flow regimes and water sources on physicochemical habitat and biotic communities. |
| Years: 2005 to 2010 | Country / Region: Lappland | Summary: Looking at the effect of altered flow regimes and water sources on physicochemical habitat and biotic communities. |
| Years: 1995 to Present | Country / Region: French Pyrenees | Summary: Looking at the effect of altered flow regimes and water sources on physicochemical habitat and biotic communities. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| British Ecological Society, Freshwater Biological Association, North American Benthological Association. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Editorial Board - Rivers Research and Applications. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has over 70 refereed journal articles, numerous reports and one book. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Acted for the European Bank for Economic Development with relation to Shell and fisheries issues connected with the oil/gas pipeline on Sakhalin Island. Expert witness at Congressional Hearings in Washington DC with regard the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound and the effect on stream ecosystems. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Provided many seminars to Universities and governmental bodies |