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Dr Kai Lorenzen Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) Aquatic Resource Ecology
Research My research focuses on the ecology and management of living aquatic resources. I integrate mathematical population biology with large-scale observational and experimental field studies, and often engage directly with management processes. A particular interest has been the population dynamics of ‘supply side’ manipulations in fisheries through stocking and habitat modification. Other research areas include the management of irrigation impacts on fisheries, ecological and institutional aspects of harvest reserves, nutrient dynamics in aquaculture systems, and epidemiology of fish diseases. Nguyen Khoa, S., Lorenzen, K., Garaway, C.J., Chamsinhg, B., Siebert, D. & Randone, M. (2005) Impacts of irrigation on fisheries in rainfed rice farming landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology 42: 892-900. PDF Lorenzen, K. (2005) Population dynamics and potential of fisheries stock enhancement: practical theory for assessment and policy analysis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 260: 171-189. PDF Burford, M.A. & Lorenzen, K. (2004) Modelling nitrogen dynamics in intensive aquaculture ponds: the role of sediment remineralization. Aquaculture 229: 129-145. PDF Lorenzen, K. & Enberg, K. (2002) Density-dependent growth as a key mechanism in the regulation of fish populations: evidence from among-population comparisons. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B – Biological Sciences 269: 49-54. PDF Teaching I teach aquatic resource ecology, management and modelling, mostly at postgraduate level. From 1998 to 2006 convened the Ecological Management Option, MSc Environmental Technology, at Imperial College. I have also taught a range of professional development courses for resource management practitioners, and supervised eight PhD Theses (four completed, four ongoing), and over 30 MSc projects. Many of my projects integrate research with direct involvment in management and development initiatives. Through this work I have gained extensive experience in leading integrated research and development projects, including participatory planning processes and capacity building in developing country institutions. In addition to my major projects I have undertaken a range of consultancy assignments. Country experience: Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Germany, India, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, USA.
Education 1993 - 1996 PhD Applied Population Biology, University of London, UK. 1986 - 1993 Diplom (MSc) Biology with Mathematics, Kiel University, Germany Employment 1997- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London 1997 Postdoctoral Fellow, Imperial College London Visiting appointments Mote Eminent Scholar Chair in Fisheries Ecology at Florida State University and Mote Marine Laboratory, USA (2007-08) Sabbatical Visitor, Department of Applied Mathematics & Statistics, University of California Santa Cruz, USA (July-December 2003) Panel membership etc. Scientific Advisor to Aquatic Resources Programme, International Foundation for Science (1997 -) Member, Peer Review College, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK (2006-2009). Board of Directors, European Aquaculture Society (2001 - 2006) Council, Fisheries Society of the British Isles (2001-2004) Principal convenor, Comparative Biology and Interactions of Wild and Farmed Fish,FSBI Annual International Symposium 2004. Book of abstracts Co-chair, Fisheries Ecology and Conservation Panel, Second International Large Rivers Symposium, Phnom Penh, February 2003. Panel paper Chair, Enhancements and Culture-Based Fisheries Panel, FAO/NACA Conference on Aquaculture in the Third Millennium, Bangkok, Thailand, February 2000. Panel paper Member, International Scientific Committee, Third International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea Ranching, Seattle, Washington, USA. Editorial Board, Aquatic Resources Culture and Development (CABI Publishing) (2003 - 2005) Contact Dr Kai Lorenzen, Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot SL5 7PY, United Kingdom. E-mail: k.lorenzen@imperial.ac.uk
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