All Outputs (8)

The hyporheic zone as an invertebrate refuge during a fine sediment disturbance event (2022)
Journal Article
Milner, V. S., Jones, J. I., Maddock, I. P., & Bunting, G. C. (2022). The hyporheic zone as an invertebrate refuge during a fine sediment disturbance event. Ecohydrology, 15(6), Article e2450. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2450

Subsurface sediments offer an important refuge that support the survival and persistence of river invertebrates during adverse surface conditions. Access to refuges for invertebrates varies with differing hydrological and substrate characteristics, e... Read More about The hyporheic zone as an invertebrate refuge during a fine sediment disturbance event.

Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps (2021)
Journal Article
Hill, M. J., Greaves, H. M., Sayer, C. D., Hassall, C., Milin, M., Milner, V. S., Marazzi, L., Hall, R., Harper, L. R., Thornhill, I., Walton, R., Biggs, J., Ewald, N., Law, A., Willby, N., White, J. C., Briers, R. A., Mathers, K. L., Jeffries, M. J., & Wood, P. J. (2021). Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps. Ecosphere, 12(12), 22. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3853

Ponds are among the most biodiverse and ecologically important freshwater habitats globally and may provide a significant opportunity to mitigate anthropogenic pressures and reverse the decline of aquatic biodiversity. Ponds also provide important co... Read More about Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps.

Do legacy effects of deposited fine sediment influence the ecological response of drifting invertebrates to a fine sediment pulse? (2021)
Journal Article
Milner, V. S., Maddock, I. P., Jones, I., & Bunting, G. C. (2021). Do legacy effects of deposited fine sediment influence the ecological response of drifting invertebrates to a fine sediment pulse?. Aquatic Sciences - Research Across Boundaries, 83(4), 14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-021-00825-4

The deposition of excess fine sediment and clogging of benthic substrates is recognised as a global threat to ecosystem functioning
and community dynamics. Legacy effects of previous sedimentation create a habitat template on which subsequent ecolog... Read More about Do legacy effects of deposited fine sediment influence the ecological response of drifting invertebrates to a fine sediment pulse?.

The riverine bioreactor: An integrative perspective on biological decomposition of organic matter across riverine habitats (2021)
Journal Article
Peralta-Maraver, I., Stubbington, R., Arnon, S., Kratina, P., Krause, S., de Mello Cionek, V., Leite, N. K., da Silva, A. L. L., Thomaz, S. M., Posselt, M., Milner, V. S., Momblanch, A., Moretti, M. S., Nóbrega, R. L., Perkins, D. M., Petrucio, M. M., Reche, I., Saito, V., Sarmento, H., Strange, E., …Robertson, A. L. (2021). The riverine bioreactor: An integrative perspective on biological decomposition of organic matter across riverine habitats. Science of the Total Environment, 772, Article 145494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145494

Riverine ecosystems can be conceptualized as ‘bioreactors’ (the riverine bioreactor) which retain and decompose a wide range of organic substrates. The metabolic performance of the riverine bioreactor is linked to their community structure, the effic... Read More about The riverine bioreactor: An integrative perspective on biological decomposition of organic matter across riverine habitats.

Flow intermittence in river networks: understanding the ecohydrological diversity of aquatic–terrestrial ecosystems (2019)
Journal Article
Stubbington, R., Milner, V., & Wood, P. J. (2019). Flow intermittence in river networks: understanding the ecohydrological diversity of aquatic–terrestrial ecosystems. Fundamental and Applied Limnology, 193(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1127/fal/2019/1265

Temporary streams comprise dynamic mosaics of lotic, lentic and terrestrial habitats and dominate global river networks, occurring across regions with contrasting climate types. Recent advances in our ecohydrological understanding of temporary stream... Read More about Flow intermittence in river networks: understanding the ecohydrological diversity of aquatic–terrestrial ecosystems.

The ecological importance of unregulated tributaries to macroinvertebrate diversity and community composition in a regulated river (2018)
Journal Article
Milner, V. S., Yarnell, S. M., & Peek, R. A. (2018). The ecological importance of unregulated tributaries to macroinvertebrate diversity and community composition in a regulated river. Hydrobiologia, 829(1), 291-305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3840-4

In regulated rivers, dams alter longitudinal gradients in flow regimes, geomorphology, water quality and temperature with associated impacts on aquatic biota. Unregulated tributaries can increase biodiversity in regulated environments by contributing... Read More about The ecological importance of unregulated tributaries to macroinvertebrate diversity and community composition in a regulated river.

Characterising riverine landscapes; history, application and future challenges (2016)
Book Chapter
Milner, V., Gilvear, D. J., & Thoms, M. C. (2016). Characterising riverine landscapes; history, application and future challenges. In River Science Research and Management for the 21st Century (416). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118643525.ch12

River Science is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary field at the interface of the natural sciences, engineering and socio-political sciences. It recognises that the sustainable management of contemporary rivers will increasingly require new ways... Read More about Characterising riverine landscapes; history, application and future challenges.

Characterization of hydraulic habitat and retention across different channel types; introducing a new field-based technique (2012)
Journal Article
Milner, V. S., & Gilvear, D. J. (2012). Characterization of hydraulic habitat and retention across different channel types; introducing a new field-based technique. Hydrobiologia, 694(1), 219-233. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-012-1164-3

Understanding the interactions between physical habitat and aquatic biodiversity has become a key research objective in river management. River research and management practitioners are increasingly seeking new methodologies and techniques for
chara... Read More about Characterization of hydraulic habitat and retention across different channel types; introducing a new field-based technique.