RESEARCH BACKGROUND
My background is in wetland hydrology, biogeochemistry and ecology. My research interests focus on advancing the understanding of hydrological processes (e.g. surface water-groundwater interactions) in wetland environments, and their consequences on ecological functioning, including: the influence of differing hydrological regimes on wetland species, nutrient cycling in stream sediments and riparian zones, and the assessment of anthropogenic pressures (e.g. river engineering, climate change) on wetland health.
I am interested in the use of physically-based hydraulic and hydrological models to simulate wetland processes and anthropogenic disturbances on floodplain ecosystem services (e.g. flood water storage, biodiversity, and water quality), which can provide a quantitative framework to guide the protection and management of water environments. |