Dr James Christopher White BSc MSc PhD

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School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Research Fellow in Water Sciences

James is a global leader in guiding ecologically sustainable water management operations and river management solutions. His primary expertise lies in the field of ecohydrology, where he has worked extensively alongside industrial partners to help identify how flow regimes can be managed to conserve and restore freshwater ecosystems. 

Qualifications

BSc, MSc, PhD

Other activities

  • Scientific advisor for the River Restoration Centre
  • British Hydrological Society
  • Freshwater Biological Association

Publications

Recent publications

Article

White, JC, Khamis, K, Dugdale, S, Jackson, FL, Malcolm, IA, Krause, S & Hannah, DM 2023, 'Drought impacts on river water temperature: A process‐based understanding from temperate climates', Hydrological Processes, vol. 37, no. 10, e14958. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14958

Hill, MJ, Wood, PJ, White, JC, Thornhill, I, Fairchild, W, Williams, P, Nicolet, P & Biggs, J 2023, 'Environmental correlates of aquatic macroinvertebrate diversity in garden ponds: Implications for pond management', Insect Conservation and Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12698

Stubbington, R, Sarremejane, R, Laini, A, Cid, N, Csabai, Z, England, J, Munné, A, Aspin, T, Bonada, N, Bruno, D, Cauvy‐Fraunie, S, Chadd, R, Dienstl, C, Fortuño Estrada, P, Graf, W, Gutiérrez‐Cánovas, C, House, A, Karaouzas, I, Kazila, E, Millán, A, Morais, M, Pařil, P, Pickwell, A, Polášek, M, Sánchez‐Fernández, D, Tziortzis, I, Várbíró, G, Voreadou, C, Walker‐Holden, E, White, J & Datry, T 2022, 'Disentangling responses to natural stressor and human impact gradients in river ecosystems across Europe', Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 537-548. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14072

White, JC, Fornaroli, R, Hill, MJ, Hannah, DM, House, A, Colley, I, Perkins, M & Wood, PJ 2021, 'Long-term river invertebrate community responses to groundwater and surface water management operations', Water Research, vol. 189, 116651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116651

White, JC, Krajenbrink, HJ, Hill, MJ, Hannah, DM, House, A & Wood, PJ 2019, 'Habitat-specific invertebrate responses to hydrological variability, anthropogenic flow alterations, and hydraulic conditions', Freshwater Biology, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 555-576. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13242

Review article

Peralta-Maraver, I, Stubbington, R, Arnon, S, Kratina, P, Krause, S, De mello cionek, V, Leite, NK, Da silva, ALL, Thomaz, SM, Posselt, M, Milner, VS, Momblanch, A, Moretti, MS, Nóbrega, RLB, Perkins, DM, Petrucio, MM, Reche, I, Saito, V, Sarmento, H, Strange, E, Taniwaki, RH, White, J, Alves, GHZ & Robertson, AL 2021, 'The riverine bioreactor: An integrative perspective on biological decomposition of organic matter across riverine habitats', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 772, 145494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145494

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