Lee Brown

Professor of Aquatic Sciences; School of Geography

Professor Lee Brown

rofessor Lee Brown is a freshwater ecologist with a particular interest in river ecosystems. His work crosses several research fields (population and community ecology, hydrology and geomorphology). He is particularly interested in river ecosystems in cold regions (alpine, arctic), the effects of catchment management (e.g. artificial drainage, vegetation burning) on rivers in the UK uplands, and aquatic food webs.

Assess the generality of insect declines across UK taxa

Develop and test mechanistic models based in insect physiology, demography and interactions

Explore how shifts in terrestrial and freshwater insect diversity, functional composition and biomass impact on diverse ecosystem functions

Develop and parameterise methods to estimate the role of insects and the ecosystem functions they perform

Model future changes in insect abundance, diversity, function and natural capital

Assemble and calibrate datasets of change in UK insect abundance, diversity, functional roles and biomass over the past 30 years

Engage stakeholders from government, NGOs, the agricultural sector and the wider public