Academic Publications

Links to our team members’ published, peer-reviewed papers illustrating our robust academic credentials

cbec’s track record of innovation in the eco-engineering sector is not only left to practical performance and success but also based upon sound science. Please find below the publications of select staff to illustrate the robustness of our academic credentials.

TitleAuthorsPublicationYear
Let the river erode! Enabling lateral migration increases geomorphic unit diversityWilliams, R. D., Bangen, S., Gillies, E., Kramer, N., Moir, H., Wheaton, J.Science of The Total Environment, 7152002
Chapter Eleven – Effective River Restoration in the 21st Century: From Trial and Error to Novel Evidence-Based ApproachesFriberg, N., Angelopoulos, N. V., Buijse, A. D., Cowx, I. G., Kail, J., Moe, T. F., Moir, H., O’Hare, M. T., Verdonschot, P. F. M., Wolter, C.Advances in Ecological Research, 55: 535–6112016
Process-based Principles for Restoring River EcosystemsBeechie, T. J., Sear, D. A., Olden, J. D., Pess, G. R., Buffington, J. M., Moir, H., Roni, P., Pollock, M. M.BioScience, 60: 209–222.2010
Fins improve the swimming performance of fish sperm: A hydrodynamic analysis of the Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baeriiGillies, E. A., Bondarenko, V., Cosson, J., and Pacey, A. A.Cytoskeleton, 70: 85–1002012
Let the river erode! Enabling lateral migration increases geomorphic unit diversityWilliams, R. D., Bangen, S., Gillies, E., Kramer, N., Moir, H., Wheaton, J.Science of The Total Environment, 715.2012
The effect of a barnacle-shaped excrescence on the hydrodynamic performance of a tidal turbine blade sectionWalker, J. S., Green, R. B., Gillies, E. A., Phillips, C.Ocean Engineering, 217.2020
Climate change and the impact of invasive species on aquatic ecosystemsKernan, M.Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 18: 321–333.2015
Assessing the ecological status in the context of the European Water Framework Directive: Where do we go now?Reyjol, Y., Argillier, C., Bonne, W., Borja. A., Buijse, A. D., Cardoso, A-C., Daufresne, M., Kernan, M., Ferreira, M. T., Poikane, S., Prat, N., Solheim, A-L., Stroffek, S., Usseglio-Polatera, P., Villeneuve, B., van de Bund, W.Science of The Total Environment, 497–498: 332–344.2014
A comparative review of recovery processes in rivers, lakes, estuarine and coastal watersVerdonschot, P. F. M., Spears, B. M., Feld, C. K., Brucet, S., Keizer-Vlek, H., Borja, A., Elliott, M., Kernan, M., Johnson, R. K.Hydrobiologia, 704: 453–4742013
The legacy of river channel modification in wadeable, lowland rivers: Exploring overdeep rivers in EnglandGurnell, A. M. and Downs, P. W.Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 46: 3016–3025.2021
Catchment-scale cumulative impact of human activities on river channels in the late Anthropocene: implications, limitations, prospectDowns, P. W. and Piégay, H.Geomorphology, 338: 88–104.2019
River Channel Management: Towards sustainable catchment hydrosystemsDowns, P. and Gregory, K.London: Routledge2004
Impact of low-head dams on bedload transport rates in coarse-bedded streamsCasserly, C. M., Turner, J. N., O’Sullivan, J. J., Bruen, M., Bullock, C., Atkinson, S., Kelly-Quinn, M.Science of The Total Environment, 716.2020
Effect of low-head dams on reach-scale suspended sediment dynamics in coarse-bedded streamsCasserly, C. M., Turner, J. N., O’Sullivan, J. J., Bruen, M., Bullock, C., Atkinson, S., Kelly-Quinn, M.Journal of Environmental Management, 277.2021
Coarse sediment dynamics and low-head dams: Monitoring instantaneous bedload transport using a stationary RFID antennaCasserly, C. M., Turner, J. N., O’Sullivan, J. J., Bruen, M., Magee, D., O’Coiléir, S., Kelly-Quinn, M.Journal of Environmental Management, 300.2021
Examining the role of landscape structure and dynamics in alien plant invasion from urban Mediterranean coastal habitatsBasnou, C., Iguzquiza, J., Pino, J.Landscape and Urban Planning, 136: 156–164.2015
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