Professor Jonathan Grey
Reader (in Practice)Research Overview
Jonathan has spent the last 20 years applying various stable isotope approaches to answer ecological questions, primarily in aquatic ecosystems. He has two main threads to his research: the role of methane-derived carbon fuelling freshwater food webs, and assessing the direct and indirect effects of invasive non-native species (crayfish and amphipods in particular) within recipient ecosystems.
As Professor in Practice with , Jonathan will be developing future research to tackle issues (e.g. connectivity, habitat degradation / restoration, stocking) affecting the iconic sentinel species, the brown trout (Salmo trutta).
Career Details
2015- Research & Conservation Officer, The Wild Trout Trust
2015- Visiting Professor, Queen Mary University of London
2012-2015 Reader in Aquatic Ecology, Queen Mary University of London
2009-2012 Senior Lecturer in Aquatic Ecology, Queen Mary University of London
2005-2008 Lecturer in Freshwater Biology, Queen Mary University of London
2001-2005 Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Limnology, Pl?n,Germany
1998-2001 PDRA (NERC GR3/11340) Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, UK
1997-1998 PDRA (NERC GR9/02997) Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, UK
1996-1997 PDRA (NERC GR9/02473) Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, UK
Research Interests
Jonathan’s published work includes >75 refereed journal papers (see link above), the majority using stable isotopes (SI) in some form. He has been instrumental in the development of SI as a tool in aquatic ecology: sample preparation (e.g. lipids, lipid extraction, preservative use), isotope-derived metrics, and interspecific variability. He published one of the first studies to identify the extensive subsidy of production within a large lake (Loch Ness) by terrestrial carbon (as a PDRA at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é), and revealed the widespread use of methane-derived carbon within freshwater ecosystems. Most of his recent isotope-metric work is applied to the study of invasive species.
Major funders for his work have been:
- the (NERC),
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Current Research
Jonathan’s current research projects include:
- a NERC International Opportunities Fund: Watershed determinants of terrestrial resource use by aquatic organisms across the world's freshwater hotspots
- the NERC funded programme (Borneo), as a PI on the LOMBOK consortium, assessing the relative contributions from the green and brown food webs being channelled to species of conservation concern
- the NERC funded programme, as a PI on the DURESS consortium, assessing trophic structure in river & stream ecosystems flowing through different land management regimes
- PI on a NERC standard grant: Manipulating the phototrophic and chemosynthetic basis of production in rivers.
The PhD students he supervises work on a range of topics related to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem functioning, and invasive species, and have field sites spanning from around the UK, Kenya and Borneo.
External Roles
Jonathan is 0.8 fte for the Wild Trout Trust and hence the majority of his time is taken up in that role.
He has acted as an evaluator for Canada Foundation for Innovation, the NERC, numerous EU Research Councils, and is currently:
- on the Editorial Board for
- Editor for the FBA News, membership magazine of the
01/09/2014 → ¡
Research
01/01/2011 → 15/07/2015
Research
01/10/2010 → 30/09/2014
Other
01/09/2009 → 31/08/2011
Research
01/10/2007 → 30/09/2010
Research
- Ecology and Conservation
- Sustainable Catchments