Welcome! This is the research group for invasion and freshwater ecology at Newcastle University. We focus on the interaction of invasive alien species and the environment on biodiversity and livelihoods (food and water security). If you are interested in joining the group, please contact me.
Opportunities
We currently have two PhD opportunities:
Aquatic food security in Southern Africa: the role of invasive species https://www.iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/aquatic-food-security-in-southern-africa-the-role-of-invasive-species-2/
Risks to water security from invasive by non-native species ://research.ncl.ac.uk/media/sites/researchwebsites/oneplanet/OP20289%20-%20OnePlanet%20Bulk%20Water%20Transfer%20and%20Invasive%20Species%202.pdf
Team
Emily Hickenbotham
PhD student
The risk of significant phenological changes causing mismatching between species (moths, beetles & plants) as a result of climate change.
Supervisors: Dr Gavin Stewart, Prof Stephen Rushton & Dr Zarah Pattison
Email me: E.Hickinbotham@newcastle.ac.uk
Shannon Goldberg
MSc student
Assessing effectiveness of varied management strategies for Acaena novae-zelandiae ( Piri piri burr) on Holy Island, Lindesfarne.
Supervisors: Dr Zarah Pattison and Andrew Craggs, Natural England
Email me: S.M.Goldberg2@newcastle.
Maddii Purvis
MSc student
Correlating hotspots of terrestrial and aquatic plant invasion with IUCN redlist species hotspots.
Supervisor: Dr Zarah Pattison and Dr Lynsey Bunnefeld
Email me: M.Purvis3@newcastle.ac.uk
Courtney Glenwright
MSc student
Which species, and how many, are threatened by invasive alien species in UK freshwater systems?
Supervisors: Dr Zarah Pattison and Prof. Pete Robertson
Email me: C.J.Glenwright@newcastle.ac.uk
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