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Profiles
Dr Catherine Gutmann Roberts
Lecturer in Environmental Science
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Biography
Biography
Interested in the aquatic ecology and conservation, especially freshwater. Researches trophic and spawning dynamics of native and non native fishes. Understanding how barriers affect the timing and success of movements, especially those related to spawning migrations. Interested in early life stages, especially the egg and larval stage of fish that bury eggs within sediment and therefore cannot move to seek better environmental conditions. Interested in public engagement and using evidence based conservation methods to manage the environment. Advocate of citizen and community science as an inclusive method for data collection and as an engagement tool.
Qualifications
PhD in Population ecology of European barbel (Bournemouth University) http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/30876/ Match funded by the Severn Rivers Trust.
MRes in Aquatic Ecology and Conservation (Swansea University) - Maternal effects of domestication on Atlantic Salmon. Funded by the Knowledge Exchange Scholorship.
Zoology BSc First Class Honours (University of Liverpool). Awarded attainment scholarship.
Professional membership
Higher Education Academy Fellow
British Ecological Society
Institute of Fisheries Management
Fisheries Society of the British Isles
Royal Society of Biology
Roles on external bodies
Grant reviewer British Ecological Society
Associate editor Journal of Aquatic Sciences (Springer)
Council member Fisheries Society of the British Isles
Key publications
(2020) 'Spawning strategies in cypriniform fishes in a lowland river invaded by non-indigenous European barbel Barbus barbus' Hydrobiologia 847, (19) 4031-4047 , DOI
(2019) 'Quantifying the habitat and zoogeomorphic capabilities of spawning European barbel<scp><i>Barbus barbus</i></scp>, a lithophilous cyprinid' River Research and Applications 36, (2) 259-279 , DOI
(2019) 'Factors influencing individual movements and behaviours of invasive European barbel Barbus barbus in a regulated river' Hydrobiologia 830, (1) 213-228 , DOI
(2018) 'Quantifying trophic interactions and niche sizes of juvenile fishes in an invaded riverine cyprinid fish community' Ecology of Freshwater Fish 27, (4) 976-987 , DOI
(2018) 'Trophic interactions in a lowland river fish community invaded by European barbel Barbus barbus (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae)' Hydrobiologia 819, (1) 259-273 , DOI
(2017) 'Trophic consequences for riverine cyprinid fishes of angler subsidies based on marine‐derived nutrients' Freshwater Biology 62, (5) 894-905 , DOI
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Module lead for stage 2 Environmental Expedition and Environmental Management and Sustainability in Practice. Teaching on undergraduate modules; The Biospherre, Biological Conservation and Sustainability Science. Teaching on masters module Ecological Survey Evaluation and Mitigation.
Staff serving as external examiners
MSc Rhodes University, South Africa
Research
Research
Research interests
Researches the trophic and spawning dynamics of native and non native fishes. Understanding how barriers affect the timing and success of movements, especially those related to spawning migrations. Interested in early life stages, especially the egg and larval stage of fish that bury eggs within sediment and therefore cannot move to seek better environmental conditions.
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Kate Vogiatzis (PhD student, University of Plymouth) 2019 - Forest biomass following wildfire disturbance in Ghana
Rose Boardman (PhD student, Bournemouth University) 2020 - Phenology and ecology of the critically endangered European eel during their marine to freshwater transition
Vanessa de Santis (PhD Bournemouth University/ University of Insubria) 2017 - 2020 Ecological impacts of the invasive and cryptic Barbus barbus L. (Pisces: Cyprinidae)
Matthew Harris (MRes Bournemouth University) 2018 - 2020 The life cycle of the parasite Pomphorhynchus tereticollis in reference to 0+ cyprinids and the intermediate host Gammarus spp in the UK
Grants & contracts
NERC Environmental Solutions discipline hopping fellow working with external stakeholder Westcountry Rivers Trust
Sustainable Earth Institute grant - " Laying the foundations for an evidence base of healthy landscapes for sustaining life under water"
Creative practice & artistic projects
Designed a board game on fish migrations
Publications
Publications
Key publications
(2020) 'Spawning strategies in cypriniform fishes in a lowland river invaded by non-indigenous European barbel Barbus barbus' Hydrobiologia 847, (19) 4031-4047 , DOI
(2019) 'Quantifying the habitat and zoogeomorphic capabilities of spawning European barbel<scp><i>Barbus barbus</i></scp>, a lithophilous cyprinid' River Research and Applications 36, (2) 259-279 , DOI
(2019) 'Factors influencing individual movements and behaviours of invasive European barbel Barbus barbus in a regulated river' Hydrobiologia 830, (1) 213-228 , DOI
(2018) 'Quantifying trophic interactions and niche sizes of juvenile fishes in an invaded riverine cyprinid fish community' Ecology of Freshwater Fish 27, (4) 976-987 , DOI
(2018) 'Trophic interactions in a lowland river fish community invaded by European barbel Barbus barbus (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae)' Hydrobiologia 819, (1) 259-273 , DOI
(2017) 'Trophic consequences for riverine cyprinid fishes of angler subsidies based on marine‐derived nutrients' Freshwater Biology 62, (5) 894-905 , DOI
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2024) 'Aquatic connectivity: challenges and solutions in a changing climate' Journal of Fish Biology Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2023) 'Variability in the duration and timing of the estuarine to freshwater transition of critically endangered European eel Anguilla anguilla' Aquatic Sciences 86, (1) , DOI
(2023) 'Effects of preservation by ethanol on <scp>δ<sup>13</sup>C</scp> and <scp>δ<sup>15</sup>N</scp> of three tissues of the critically endangered <scp>European</scp> eel <i>Anguilla anguilla</i>' Journal of Fish Biology 103, (1) 179-182 , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Non‐lethal sampling for the stable isotope analysis of the critically endangered European eel
Anguilla anguilla
: how fin and mucus compare to dorsal muscle' Journal of Fish Biology , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Operationalising the concept of ecosystem collapse for conservation practice' Biological Conservation 264, , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Carbon dioxide fluxes increase from day to night across European streams' Communications Earth & Environment 2, (1) , DOI
(2021) 'Biological and trophic consequences of genetic introgression between endemic and invasive Barbus fishes' Biological Invasions 23, (11) 3351-3368 , DOI
(2020) 'Abundance and biogeography of methanogenic and methanotrophic microorganisms across European streams' Journal of Biogeography 48, (4) 947-960 , DOI
(2020) 'Trophic consequences of competitive interactions in freshwater fish: Density dependent effects and impacts of inter‐specific versus intra‐specific competition' Freshwater Biology 66, (2) 362-373 , DOI
(2020) 'Spawning strategies in cypriniform fishes in a lowland river invaded by non-indigenous European barbel Barbus barbus' Hydrobiologia 847, (19) 4031-4047 , DOI
(2019) 'Quantifying the habitat and zoogeomorphic capabilities of spawning European barbel<scp><i>Barbus barbus</i></scp>, a lithophilous cyprinid' River Research and Applications 36, (2) 259-279 , DOI
(2019) 'Predicting the contributions of novel marine prey resources from angling and anadromy to the diet of a freshwater apex predator' Freshwater Biology 64, (8) 1542-1554 , DOI
(2019) 'Influences of angler subsidies on the trophic ecology of European barbel Barbus barbus' Fisheries Research 214, 35-44 , DOI
(2019) 'Predicting the ecological impacts of an alien invader: Experimental approaches reveal the trophic consequences of competition' Journal of Animal Ecology 88, (7) 1066-1078 , DOI
(2019) 'Refinement of acoustic-tagging protocol for twaite shad Alosa fallax (Lacépède), a species sensitive to handling and sedation' Fisheries Research 212, 183-187 , DOI
(2019) 'Factors influencing individual movements and behaviours of invasive European barbel Barbus barbus in a regulated river' Hydrobiologia 830, (1) 213-228 , DOI
(2019) 'Environmental DNA as a non‐invasive sampling tool to detect the spawning distribution of European anadromous shads (<i>Alosa</i> spp.)' Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 29, (1) 148-152 , DOI
(2018) 'Quantifying trophic interactions and niche sizes of juvenile fishes in an invaded riverine cyprinid fish community' Ecology of Freshwater Fish 27, (4) 976-987 , DOI
(2018) 'The interplay between total mercury, methylmercury and dissolved organic matter in fluvial systems: A latitudinal study across Europe' Water Research 144, 172-182 , DOI
(2018) 'Trophic interactions in a lowland river fish community invaded by European barbel Barbus barbus (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae)' Hydrobiologia 819, (1) 259-273 , DOI
(2017) 'Trophic consequences for riverine cyprinid fishes of angler subsidies based on marine‐derived nutrients' Freshwater Biology 62, (5) 894-905 , DOI
(2017) 'Spatial variability in the growth of invasive European barbel <i>Barbus barbus</i> in the River Severn basin, revealed using anglers as citizen scientists' Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems (418) 17-17 , DOI
Conference Papers
(2018) 'Understanding and managing fish populations: keeping the toolbox fit for purpose' Wiley 727-751 , DOI
Personal
Personal
Reports & invited lectures
British Ecological Society Movement Ecology 2022: Understanding animal movement in human-altered landscapes