Lorenzen Lab @ Imperial

Aquatic Resource Ecology

Lab people and collaborators

 

Current members

Staff

Dr Kai Lorenzen, Senior Lecturer & Head of Group
Aquatic Resource Ecology

Dr David Agnew, Honorary Senior Fellow
Southern Ocean Fisheries

Dr Julia Blanchard, Research Fellow
Population and ecosystem modelling

Dr Charles Edwards, Research Associate
Southern Ocean & deep sea fisheries

Dr Polina Levontin, Research Associate
Deep sea fisheries assessment

Dr Pia Orr, Research Associate
Falkland Islands fisheries assessment

Dr Marine Pomarede, Research Associate
Review of fisheries research coordination between EU and third countries

Dr Juliane Struve, Daphne Jackson Fellow
Spatial dynamics of fish populations

 

PhD Students

Charles Hazlerigg, PhD student (2007 - )
Population dynamics of zebrafish in laboratory and semi-natural habitats (Joint with Professor Charles Tyler, University of Exeter).

Sarah Martin, PhD Student (2006 - )
Bio-economic modelling of tropical multi-species fisheries

Jim Roberts, PhD Student (2007-)
Ecosystem-based management of South Sandwich Island fisheries
(with Dr David Agnew).

Alice Rogers, PhD Student (2007 - )
Recovery dynamics of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum and the potential for active rebuilding strageties

Michelle Taylor, PhD Student (2007 - )
Biodiversity of deepsea corals off South Georgia
(with Dr Alex Rogers/IoZ and Dr David Agnew).

 

Associates

Dr Paul Medley, Consultant
Software development:
EnhanceFish project

Dr Robin Welcomme, Senior Research Investigator
Freshwater Fisheries Ecology and Management

Professor Trond Bjorndal, Visiting Professor
Fisheries Economics

 

Interested in joining?

Interested in joining us as a research student, postdoc or academic visitor? Please get in touch with Kai Lorenzen to discuss projects and funding opportunities.


Alumni

Dr Richard Hillary, Research Lecturer (2008-2009)
Fisheries Assessment Methodology
Now: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, Australia.

Dr Anna McGrath, PhD Student (2004-2009)
Quantitative assessment of conservation management for the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita)
Now: Environmental consulting, London, UK.

Susana Hervas Avila, Research Assistant (2008)
California white seabass stock enhancement modelling
Now: Intern,
WorldFish Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Dr Paolo Casula, PhD student (2002 - 2008)
Functional agrobiodiversity: the role of natural enemy biodiversity in pest control (Co-supervised with
Prof Matt Thomas, now Penn State).
Now: Scientific Civil Service, Sardinia, Italy.

Dr Polina Levontin, PhD Student (2003 - 2007)
Management strategy evaluation for Baltic salmon (Co-supervised with Dr Murdoch McAllister).
Now: Research Associate, Imperial College London.

Dr Rebecca Whitlock, PhD Student (2003 - 2007)
Population modelling of Fraser River White Sturgeon (Co-supervised with Dr Murdoch McAllister)
Now: Postdoc,
IIASA, Austria

Dr Elsa Amilhat, PhD Student (2002 - 2006)
Fisheries ecology of rice farming landscapes
Now: Postdoc, Univ. Perpignan, France

Joana Martelo, RA (2006)
Habitat preferences and movements of Amazon fishes
Now: PhD Student, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Dr Sophie Nguyen Khoa, RA and p/t PhD Student (1999 - 2005)
Managing impacts of irrigation development on small-scale aquatic resources
Now: Research Scientist,
IWMI, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Dr Oriana Almeida, RA and p/t PhD Student (1999 - 2003)
Fisheries management in the Brazilian Amazon
Now: Senior Scientist,
IPAM, Brazil

Dr Robert Arthur, PhD Student (1999 - 2003)
Adaptive learning in fisheries development
Now: Research Scientist,
WorldFish Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Dr Michele Burford, Academic Visitor (March/April 2001)
Modelling nitrogen dynamics in shrimp ponds
Home: Centre for Riverine Landscapes, Griffiths University

Vicki Cowan, RA at MRAG Ltd. (1994-1996) Shrimp farm water quality management and environmental impacts
Now: Knowledge & Science Manager, Beacon Pathway, New Zealand

Dr Caroline Garaway, Postdoc (1999 - 2002)
Social and institutional analysis of fisheries
Now: Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, University College London

Professor Md. Rezaul Hasan, Academic Visitior (January/February 2002)
Assessment of aquaculture-based fisheries
Home:
FAO Fisheries Department

 

Collaborating organisations

 

CEFAS Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

FAO Fisheries Department

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Hubbs Sea-World Research Institute

International Water Management Institute

Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling

Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM)

Mekong River Commission Fisheries Programme

Mote Marine Laboratory

Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific (NACA)

WorldFish Center

 

MSc project students

Jennifer Swanstrom (2009)
Historic biogeography of East African freshwater fish faunas.
(joint with Dr Martin Genner, Bristol University)
 

Michael Wyman (2009)
Development of biobullets for invasive sea-squirts.
(joint with Dr David Aldridge, Cambridge University)
 

Emma Heywood (2009)
ECOSIM modelling of the Scottish west coast ecosystem
(joint with Dr Sheila Heymans, SAMS)
 

Mark Stevenson (2009)
Dispersal and population dynamics of stocked red drum in Tampa Bay
 

Ruth Westcott (2008)
Shrimping and saving: an investigation into the sustainability of supermarket prawns, and certification as a mechanism for change
 

Michelle Taylor (2007)
Modelling stock enhancement potential for snook in Florida
 

Zia Lewindon (2007)
Water vole habitat requirements 
 

Susana Hervas (2007)
Assessment of the California white seabass stocking programme using release-recapture data.
 

Richard Peagam (2007)
Impacts of rice farming practices on on-farm aquatic biodiversity
 

Andrea Nuesse (2007)
Rice farming systems in Northeast Thailand
 

Marieke Beckmann (2007)
Institutional issues in the management of a shared river basin in Northeast Thailand. 
 

Laura Street (2006)
A critical appraisal of local people’s involvement in wetland planning in the Mekong region
 

Joana Martelo (2006)
Establishing habitat preferences of Amazon fish from fisheries monitoring data
 

Jonathan Pearson (2006)
A framework for ecological assessment of small hydropower plants
 

Jonathan Miller (2006)
GIS-based water management planning for the London Wetlands Centre
 

Etienne Boisnier (2005)
Artificial reefs as tools for biodiversity conservation
 

Yee Chow (2005)
Tsunami damage to aquaculture in Banda Aceh
 

Linda Thordal (2005)
Fish community dynamics in the London Wetland Centre
 

Edward Santry (2005)
The conservation role of British zoos
 

Anna McGrath (2004)
Introduction of grass snakes to the London Wetlands Centre: a feasibility study 
 

James McNamara (2004)
Tropical inland aquatic ecosystem responses to fishing pressure
 

Katie Redmond (2004)
Bringing the river to life? Myths, motivations and practicalities of community involvement in urban river restoration
 

Anna Collins (2004)
The effects of physical habitat modifications on macro-invertebrate communities of south London rivers
 

Stuart Pankhurst (2004)
Climate change impacts on ectotherms in the Australian wet tropics: the field optimal thermal habitat measure
 

Kate Viner (2004)
Community fisheries in Cambodia: An institutional analysis of co-management arrangements
 

Graham Cookson (2004)
Poverty alleviation and Cambodian fisheries: co-management in the Cambodian Mekong
 

Ulrike Killguss (2003)
Bio-economic analysis of commercial fishing in the lower Amazon: spatial change 1990-2002
 

Sonia Fevre (2003)
Environmental education in the development of marine reserves in peninsular Malaysia
 

Alexia Tamblyn (2003)
Ecotourism development in the coastal zone of the Perhentian Islands (Malaysia): a stakeholder analysis
 

Raquibul Amin (2002)
Livelihoods impacts of irrigation development in Laos
 

Jessica Ellis (2002)
Determination of suitable sites for marine protected areas in Taytay Bay, Philippines, utilizing ecological habitat classification techniques.
 

Mauro Randone (2002)
Developing an index of biotic integrity for Mekong wetlands based on fish species assemblages
 

Emily White (2001)
Valuation of alternative water uses in Sri Lanka
 

Eve Oatley (2001)
Impacts of irrigation development on local-scale fish migrations
 

Lisa Peirce (2001)
Development of a monitoring strategy for fisheries impacts of the Nam Theun II hydroelectric dam
 

Caroline Soubry (2001)
Factors affecting the role of self-recruiting species in Asian aquaculture
 

Robert Banes (2001)
Certification of small-scale fisheries in developing countries
 

Esther Bertram (2000)
Environmental impacts of refugee camps at the Thai-Burmese border
 

Tanya O’Garra (2000)
Ecotourism development in a marine protected area, Mexico
 

Maya Tamimi (2000)
Potential for co-management of coastal fisheries, Indonesia
 

Sandra Paul (2000)
The origins of nature conservation in Africa and Europe – a comparative analysis
 

Catherine Michielsens (1999)
Resource use efficiency in Asian carp farming systems
 

Fiona Hindley (1999)
Environmental impact of seaweed farming in the Philippines
 

Mitsuaki Hosono (1999)
Institutional issues in woodland management, Kenya
 

Julia Cheftel (1998)
Potential of genetically male tilapias (GMT) for small-scale farmers in the Philippines
 

Katherine McGough (1998)
Disease control decision making in Scottish salmon farms
 

Debashish Mazumder (1998)
The context of developing small native species for aquaculture in Bangladesh
 

Brian Lawlor (1997)
Population dynamics of coregonid enhancement in Lake Constance, Germany

 



 

 

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