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School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, E1 4NS, U.K.
e-mail : i.petersen@qmw.ac.uk
tel: 020 7882 5555 4787

 

Ashdown Forest Freshwater Ecology Group Research Broadstone Stream
Ashdown ForestAshdown Forest Assessing the role of adult insects in stream ecology.
Population ecology and dispersal of aquatic insects		 Broadstone Stream
Research interests Freshwater Ecology at QMW Other members of the Ashdown Forest Freshwater Ecology Group (2000)


  Population ecology *
Aquatic insect life-cycles *
Adult insects *

 

Other areas of freshwater research at QMW include river restoration , fish biology and trophic interactions in lakes mail to: A.Hildrew@qmw.ac.uk Prof. Alan Hildrew 
mail to: J.M.Schmid-Araya@qmw.ac.uk Dr. Jenny Schmid-Araya 
mail to: H.R.Wilcock@qmw.ac.uk Dr. Helen Wilcock 
mail to J.H.Winterbottom@qmw.ac.uk Dr. Julie Winterbottom 
mail to: g.woodward@qmw.ac.uk Dr. Guy Woodward 
mail to: T.K.Stead@qmw.ac.uk Tracey Stead 
mail to:s.orton@qmw.ac.uk Stuart Orton
 
Eggs of Sialis fuliginosa hatching on an alder leaf Adult Sialis fuliginosa Malaise and emergence traps
Sialis eggs hatching Adult Sialis Malaise and emergence traps

Current research interests and future directions

My principal fields of interest are:
Population dynamics of aquatic insects
The effect of land use on dispersal of aquatic insects
Models for dispersal
Adults in the lifecycle of aquatic insects

Affiliations

Member of The Nordic Benthological Society 
Member of British Ecological Society
Member of The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour

Presentations at conferences

Date Conference Title
1997 The Nordic Benthological Society; Silkeborg, Denmark Does the colonization cycle exist?
1999 British Ecological Society Winter Meeting; Leeds Behavioural studies - a key for understanding the distribution and dispersal of aquatic insects?
1999

British Ecological Society Winter Meeting; Leeds

Winner Best Student Poster

Winner BES Student Poster Prize

Lateral dispersal of adult aquatic insects

Keywords

stoneflies (plecoptera); caddisflies (trichoptera); adult insects; population ecology; dispersal; insect behaviour life-history of stream invertebrates; freshwater ecology.

PhD Title

(expected submission date : 2001)
"Adults in the life-cycle and population dynamics of aquatic insects."
PhD Thesis, Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London.
Supervisor: Prof. Alan Hildrew

Publications

Petersen, I., Winterbottom, J. H., Orton, S., Friberg, N., Hildrew, A. G., Speirs, D. C. & Gurney, W. S. C. (1999) "Emergence and lateral dispersal of adult Plecoptera and Trichoptera from Broadstone Stream, UK." Freshwater Biology, 42, 3, 401-416

Petersen, I., Winterbottom, J. H., Orton, S. & Hildrew, A. G. (1999) "Does the colonization cycle exist?" in: Friberg, N. & Carl, J.D. (Eds.): Biodiversity in Benthic Ecology. Proceedings from Nordic Benthological Meeting in Silkeborg, Denmark, 1997. National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark. 142pp.-NERI Technical Report No.266.

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NABSNorth American Benthological Society
ASABAssociation for the Study of Animal Behaviour
FBAFreshwater Biological Association
CEHCentre for Ecology & Hydrology		 Aquatic Group MailbaseBES Aquatic Group Mailbase
NORBSNordic Benthological Society
ASLOASLO
Freshwater BiologyFreshwater Biology (journal)

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