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 an interdisciplinary research scientist whose research broadly entails characterizing freshwater ecosystem dynamics and pressures in the context of global change ecology. He works closely with non-academic partners including water companies, charities and volunteer groups to deliver applied research on managing freshwater ecosystems to benefit wildlife and people.  

Qualifications

BSc, MSc, PhD

Other activities

  • Associate editor for Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Founder of ‘Birmingham River Champions’ volunteer initiative
  • Scientific advisor for the River Restoration Centre
  • British Hydrological Society
  • Freshwater Biological Association

Publications

Recent publications

Article

White, JC, Seddon, E, Hill, MJ, Mathers, KL, Bridger, M, Hannah, DM & Wood, PJ 2024, 'Going to the archives: Combining palaeoecological and contemporary data to support river restoration appraisals', River Research and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4366

England, J, White, JC, Johns, T, Meadows, G & Hannah, DM 2024, 'Initial ecological recovery post‐weir removal amidst catchment‐wide improvements, in a groundwater‐dominated chalk stream', River Research and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4351

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, Aspin, TWH, Picken, JL, Ledger, ME, Wilby, RL & Wood, PJ 2022, 'Extreme low-flow effects on riverine fauna: a perspective on methodological assessments', Ecohydrology, vol. 15, no. 5, e2422. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2422

Hill, MJ, White, JC, Biggs, J, Briers, RA, Gledhill, D, Ledger, ME, Thornhill, I, Wood, PJ & Hassall, C 2021, 'Local contributions to beta diversity in urban pond networks: Implications for biodiversity conservation and management', Diversity and Distributions, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 887-900. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13239

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

White, JC, House, A, Punchard, N, Hannah, DM, Wilding, NA & Wood, PJ 2017, 'Macroinvertebrate community responses to hydrological controls and groundwater abstraction effects across intermittent and perennial headwater streams', Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.081

White, JC, Hannah, DM, House, A, Beatson, SJV, Martin, A & Wood, PJ 2017, 'Macroinvertebrate responses to flow and stream temperature variability across regulated and non-regulated rivers', Ecohydrology, vol. 10, no. 1, e1773. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.1773

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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