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The impact of beaver dams on distribution of waterborne Escherichia coli and turbidity in an agricultural landscape
White HL, Fellows R, Woodford L, Ormsby MJ, van Biervliet O, Law A, Quilliam RS & Willby NJ (2025) The impact of beaver dams on distribution of waterborne Escherichia coli and turbidity in an agricultural landscape. Science of The Total Environment, 968, p. 178871. https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/271800/1-s2.0-S0048969725X00036/1-s2.0-S0048969725005066/main.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEFAaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIQDSjr1E%2Bp2dmfk3Jr7QIh2H1nDxnIIETFGGvk%2FZejN5MAIgOxl0Vg%2FLM4rSd7Vr%2BkQE8EzYateAsybWb5NnhCIe4NsqvAUIif%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAFGgwwNTkwMDM1NDY4NjUiDA0URukm5dJHveKsBSqQBYbLXS2hiW%2FyxcCrURK4YfdqLAEsWNWkR0tZuKz%2BmTA4IhrAMpUxQHhOXDIfp0k9cODOpew28hRJ80LdUdjkf9ycuplFaV%2Bflm1KKQtO%2FWZlqGObmWFOSoSrMagTVAt5%2BYRjs8Rsh9jllwvZg14LRM%2BxzfQehCml3%2BOea8J99g3ZrrkRrmHp8vB4uxqdHI1WY2z0F0yk9m0BRdU87GRMIF2vR7s4FvHNqN3lviBqLcO52REjkJoVgBlzJL4Ii2jB3V5r3VFLMm4%2B7cJC7Ct5AX9m4VnMVy%2ByW1CqQiQyhWEK42J30n5hFqPAQaEY0vcbZmjFy2qK8cri%2F3pkNrfyXOr%2FPuCeEwEpeI3PPe6wREj9iSMsSiIuwGNxwAAVNjOFKTwcuzFz2i2G7BmKqOeZBrXXuG%2F%2FrJqyhCEDwvj5oaoB0c7LxHTqmbU%2FnlBBQFl%2Bn%2B3OPfj4Gv1rj13j4VTTtC%2Bwvjv3%2Fj7izZ4VEEn5tqmg8Czr%2BUIsr7RmlczA2lrugjiAoLZg9COrdF3%2FxeVW3Ard1K0AuJ2jzWWFedczKge7GzZaeWwLG4Qe4gWZhzDlrnb5n6IrEhWEgMBqVHvb9Yv2QWRwWY3N9%2BoDi40HGsim21g9o4Vr1URhIBlBGdYpfjJcpcT4pXTw8aZhbn6J%2FyqMk7%2BchVaWxmHJlnbgfLiKO7sLVaSHrAA0JUZAs5mtKPrqVgq%2BUdNkakS0E1QNAhMYVeOnSm%2Bgbk%2BUDoiNhHACj7M012yeKWO64nuczdapDLVLnHXx6Fyj%2FqkpKeoqwAMLlJEVGOD5%2FtN4ZGQr2f1RA5XUk1EPzk%2BXqO1nDVawlahLk30OxcrJp%2B%2B%2Bfz5bIkIIOUcd0NL2q8uJmT6KKCxGMLDVhb4GOrEBYgJKJXbhQCDrNUQu12Zbu4Afig7Jm03plXRHXHRClPLt0z%2BqyvVeu0jRcGHekdiZbUmS2L1WFbcke9iIp1CL4O6T4BA0GrRvl5yMzY3FqL2LW9Wp%2BJcS6vfeU3Vziix%2BpXc4%2F3JXjunsNcNv%2FUN3fDEq5t5ikAHoyUYdCnVC0a7T%2Bsdbm7u1O1J82D2rIET%2BUMKoTSuWy1sxykgpE%2BE%2B1Yvi1Zcl6cozsdzmIympsFrc&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20250228T085102Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTYSJQMM6EY%2F20250228%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=edfffb8c46da1a68dde00d4d11468278cfd23e0886591a2b0a09da1e462b5903&hash=668b012965ee5fddbcd74940d83a8e2a1cbfb03f5415b66bd5513eda4f9034fd&host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&pii=S0048969725005066&tid=spdf-9a4ebb8e-3089-41f5-84ff-b6d9b7ee4ae0&sid=b9b7f7c69790104b9428c08-5f2321f07719gxrqb&type=client&tsoh=d3d3LnNjaWVuY2VkaXJlY3QuY29t&rh=d3d3LnNjaWVuY2VkaXJlY3QuY29t&ua=02045d53570755055901&rr=918f2b9fca792196&cc=gb; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178871
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Repeatable patterns in the distribution of freshwater biodiversity indicators across contrasting landscapes
Law A, Baker A, Sayer CD, Foster G, Gunn IDM, Macadam CR & Willby NJ (2024) Repeatable patterns in the distribution of freshwater biodiversity indicators across contrasting landscapes. Landscape Ecology, 39 (11). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01992-z
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Invertebrate responses to rewilding: a monitoring framework for practitioners
Cook P, Law A, Pattison Z, WallisDeVries MF & Willby NJ (2024) Invertebrate responses to rewilding: a monitoring framework for practitioners. Restoration Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14195
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Optimising species detection probability and sampling effort in lake fish eDNA surveys
Sellers GS, Jerde CL, Harper LR, Benucci M, Di Muri C, Li J, Peirson G, Walsh K, Hatton-Ellis T, Duncan W, Duguid A, Ottewell D, Willby N, Law A & Bean CW (2024) Optimising species detection probability and sampling effort in lake fish eDNA surveys. Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, 8, Art. No.: e104655. https://doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.8.104655
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Tree felling by beaver promotes regeneration in riparian woodlands whilst increasing resource availability for deer
Wilson KA, Law A, Hester AJ, Gaywood MJ & Willby NJ (2024) Tree felling by beaver promotes regeneration in riparian woodlands whilst increasing resource availability for deer. Forest Ecology and Management, 562, Art. No.: 121910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.121910
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Will they be back? A framework to guide rare macrophyte conservation decisions in lakes
Bennion H, Sayer C, Baker A, Bishop I, Glover A, Jones V, Law A, Madgwick G, Peglar S, Roberts C, Rose N, Turner S, Willby N & Yang H (2024) Will they be back? A framework to guide rare macrophyte conservation decisions in lakes. Restoration Ecology, 32 (1), pp. 1-16, Art. No.: e14026. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14026
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How beavers affect riverine aquatic macroinvertebrates: a review
Washko S, Willby N & Law A (2022) How beavers affect riverine aquatic macroinvertebrates: a review. PeerJ, 10, Art. No.: e13180. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13180
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Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps
Hill MJ, Greaves HM, Sayer CD, Hassall C, Milin M, Milner VS, Marazzi L, Hall R, Harper LR, Thornhill I, Walton R, Biggs J, Ewald N, Law A & Willby N (2021) Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps. Ecosphere, 12 (12), Art. No.: e03853. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3853
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Beavers: The original engineers of Britain's fresh waters
Wilson K, Law A, Gaywood M, Ramsay P & Willby N (2020) Beavers: The original engineers of Britain's fresh waters. British Wildlife, 31 (6), pp. 403-411. https://www.britishwildlife.com/article/volume-31-number-6-page-403-411
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Are beavers a solution to the freshwater biodiversity crisis?
Law A, Levanoni O, Foster G, Ecke F & Willby NJ (2019) Are beavers a solution to the freshwater biodiversity crisis?. Diversity and Distributions, 25 (11), pp. 1763-1772. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12978
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of pond water as a tool to survey conservation and management priority mammals
Harper LR, Lawson Handley L, Carpenter AI, Ghazali M, Di Muri C, Macgregor CJ, Logan TW, Law A, Breithaupt T, Read DS, McDevitt AD & Hänfling B (2019) Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of pond water as a tool to survey conservation and management priority mammals. Biological Conservation, 238, Art. No.: 108225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108225
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The effectiveness of aquatic plants as surrogates for wider biodiversity in standing fresh waters
Law A, Baker A, Sayer C, Foster G, Gunn IDM, Taylor P, Pattison Z, Blaikie J & Willby NJ (2019) The effectiveness of aquatic plants as surrogates for wider biodiversity in standing fresh waters. Freshwater Biology, 64 (9), pp. 1664-1675. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13369
Technical Report
The collation and analysis of UK larval lamprey data to determine variance and inform monitoring strategies
Bull C & Law A (2018) The collation and analysis of UK larval lamprey data to determine variance and inform monitoring strategies. Scottish Natural Heritage.
Article
Rewilding wetlands: beaver as agents of within-habitat heterogeneity and the responses of contrasting biota
Willby NJ, Law A, Levanoni O, Foster G & Ecke F (2018) Rewilding wetlands: beaver as agents of within-habitat heterogeneity and the responses of contrasting biota. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373 (1761), Art. No.: 20170444. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2017.0444
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Using ecosystem engineers as tools in habitat restoration and rewilding: beaver and wetlands
Law A, Gaywood MJ, Jones KC, Ramsay P & Willby NJ (2017) Using ecosystem engineers as tools in habitat restoration and rewilding: beaver and wetlands. Science of the Total Environment, 605-606, pp. 1021-1030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.173
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Habitat engineering by beaver benefits aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem processes in agricultural streams
Law A, McLean F & Willby N (2016) Habitat engineering by beaver benefits aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem processes in agricultural streams. Freshwater Biology, 61 (4), pp. 486-499. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12721
Newspaper / Magazine
Give beavers permanent residence - we'd be dam stupid not to
Willby N & Law A (2016) Give beavers permanent residence - we'd be dam stupid not to. The Conversation. 24.02.2016.
Technical Report
Ground-truthing the quality assessment of walkover lamprey habitat surveys
Bull C, Law A, Perfect C & Watt J (2014) Ground-truthing the quality assessment of walkover lamprey habitat surveys. Scottish Natural Heritage.
Technical Report
A survey of the aquatic habitat, fish and aquatic macroinvertebrate populations in the vicinity of three proposed conveyor bridge crossings on the River Teith and Keltie Water at Cambusmore
Bull C & Law A (2014) A survey of the aquatic habitat, fish and aquatic macroinvertebrate populations in the vicinity of three proposed conveyor bridge crossings on the River Teith and Keltie Water at Cambusmore. Direct Ecology.
Thesis
Evaluation of the ecological impacts of beaver reintroduction on aquatic systems
Law A (2014) Evaluation of the ecological impacts of beaver reintroduction on aquatic systems. Doctor of Philosophy. University of Stirling. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/20767
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Medium vs. short-term effects of herbivory by Eurasian beaver on aquatic vegetation
Law A, Jones K & Willby N (2014) Medium vs. short-term effects of herbivory by Eurasian beaver on aquatic vegetation. Aquatic Botany, 116, pp. 27-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2014.01.004
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Beavers and lilies: Selective herbivory and adaptive foraging behaviour
Law A, Bunnefeld N & Willby N (2014) Beavers and lilies: Selective herbivory and adaptive foraging behaviour. Freshwater Biology, 59 (2), pp. 224-232. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12259
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Using coralline algae to understand historic marine cloud cover
Burdett H, Kamenos NA & Law A (2011) Using coralline algae to understand historic marine cloud cover. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 302 (1-2), pp. 65-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.07.027
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Temperature controls on coralline algal skeletal growth
Kamenos NA & Law A (2010) Temperature controls on coralline algal skeletal growth. Journal of Phycology, 46 (2), pp. 331-335. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00780.x
