Dr Joshua Larsen

Dr Joshua Larsen

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Senior Lecturer

Contact details

Address
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Joshua Larsen is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography. His research interests include:  Hydrology, ecohydrology, biogeochemistry, water quality, and palaeohydrology.

Qualifications

BSc, PhD

Teaching

  • Environmental Research Frontiers
  • Catchment Water Management
  • Dissertation Labs and Fieldwork: Theory and Practice
  • Spatial Data Analysis and Environmental Geophysics
  • Surface Water Interactions

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Dennis, M, Angst, C, Larsen, JR, Rey, E & Larsen, A 2024, 'A national scale floodplain model revealing channel gradient as a key determinant of beaver dam occurrence and inundation potential can anticipate land-use based opportunities and conflicts for river restoration', Global Ecology and Conservation, vol. 56, e03304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03304

Norby, RJ, Loader, NJ, Mayoral, C, Ullah, S, Curioni, G, Smith, A, Reay, M, Van Wijngaarden, K, Amjad, M, Brettle, D, Crockatt, M, McGarry, L, Hart, K, Hartley, I, Jones, AG, Kourmouli, A, Larsen, J, Shi, Z, Thomas, R & MacKenzie, AR 2024, 'Enhanced woody biomass production in a mature temperate forest under elevated CO2', Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02090-3

Phillips, D, Larsen, J & Davies, P 2025, 'Systematic review and meta-analysis of Salix vs. Phragmites australis constructed wetlands', Ecological Engineering, vol. 212, 107477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107477

Fontrodona-Bach, A, Schaefli, B, Woods, R, Teuling, AJ & Larsen, JR 2023, 'NH-SWE: Northern Hemisphere Snow Water Equivalent dataset based on in situ snow depth time series', Earth System Science Data, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 2577-2599. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-2577-2023

Larsen, A, Larsen, J & Lane, SN 2021, 'Dam builders and their works: beaver influences on the structure and function of river corridor hydrology, geomorphology, biogeochemistry and ecosystems', Earth Science Reviews, vol. 218, 103623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103623

Wendt, DE, Bloomfield, JP, Van Loon, AF, Garcia, M, Heudorfer, B, Larsen, J & Hannah, DM 2021, 'Evaluating integrated water management strategies to inform hydrological drought mitigation', Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, vol. 21, no. 10, pp. 3113-3139. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-3113-2021

Jankowski, N, Cohen, TJ, Larsen, J, Larsen, A & May, JH 2021, 'Revisiting the abandoned shorelines of Lake George, Australia: a refined optical dating framework', Journal of Quaternary Science, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 1052-1072. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3348

Arnold, S, Bulovic, N, McIntyre, N, Finch, WK, Larsen, J, Reading, LP & Baumgartl, T 2020, 'Event‐based deep drainage and percolation dynamics in Vertosols and Chromosols', Hydrological Processes. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13592

Beria, H, Larsen, J, Michelon, A, Ceperley, N & Schaefli, B 2020, 'HydroMix v1.0: a new Bayesian mixing framework for attributing uncertain hydrological sources', Geoscientific Model Development. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-2433-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-2433-2020

Ceperley, N, Zuecco, G, Beria, H, Carturan, L, Michelon, A, Penna, D, Larsen, J & Schaefli, B 2020, 'Seasonal snow cover decreases young water fractions in high Alpine catchments', Hydrological Processes. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13937

Beria, H, Larsen, J, Ceperley, N, Michelon, A, Vennemann, T & Schaefli, B 2018, 'Understanding snow hydrological processes through the lens of stable water isotopes', Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1311, https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1311

Berghuijs, WR, Larsen, J, van Emmerik, THM & Woods, RA 2017, 'A Global Assessment of Runoff Sensitivity to Changes in Precipitation, Potential Evaporation, and Other Factors', Water Resources Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017wr021593

Perez-Saez, J, Mande, T, Larsen, J, Ceperley, N & Rinaldo, A 2017, 'Classification and prediction of river network ephemerality and its relevance for waterborne disease epidemiology', Advances in Water Resources. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.10.003

Trancoso, R, Larsen, JR, McVicar, TR, Phinn, SR & McAlpine, CA 2017, 'CO2-vegetation feedbacks and other climate changes implicated in reducing base flow', Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 44, no. 5, pp. 2310-2318. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL072759

Review article

Jones, MD, Abu-Jaber, N, AlShdaifat, A, Baird, D, Cook, BI, Cuthbert, M, Dean, JR, Djamali, M, Eastwood, W, Fleitmann, D, Haywood, AM, Kwiecien, O, Larsen, J, Maher, LA, Metcalfe, SE, Parker, A, Petrie, CA, Primmer, N, Richter, T, Roberts, N, Roe, J, Tindall, JC, Ünal‐İmer, E & Weeks, L 2019, '20,000 years of societal vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in southwest Asia', Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1330

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