Senior Lecturer in Plant Sciences
Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
• 2023 - present: Senior Lecturer in Plant Science, University of Stirling
• 2019 – 2023: Lecturer in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University
• 2018 – 2019: Statistician, Scottish Government
• 2016 - 2018: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Stirling, funded by NERC
• 2012 - 2016: Ph.D., University of Stirling, funded by Scottish Natural Heritage and Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• 2011 - 2012: MRes Biological Sciences by Research, Royal Holloway University of London
• 2008 - 2011: BSc (Hons) Ecology, Royal Holloway University of London
• 2006 - 2007: Certificate in Natural Science, Distance Learning Access course, The Open University
Academic service roles:
2022 - present Associate Editor Neobiota
2023 - present Associate Editor Biological Invasions
2019- 2024 Associate Editor Plant-Environment Interactions
Board:
2022 - present Expert on NEOBIOTA council for the UK
Professional memberships:
British Ecological Society
Freshwater Biological Association
My research is broadly focussed on the dispersal, impacts and management of invasive non-native species.
Impacts: I have expertise in community and ecosystem responses to invasive non-native plant species in freshwater and forest environments and I am interested in the threats to water and food security due to invasion by non-native species, particularly in rural landscapes.
Pathways of dispersal: As a group we research understudied dispersal pathways such as Raw Water Transfer schemes and the role of anthropogenic disturbances (e.g., river degradation due to agriculture) in facilitating the spread of invasive non-native species.
Restoration: We also focus the restoration of habitats degraded by urbanisation and agricultural land use coupled with climate extremes and invasions, particularly the promotion of native species in restoration practices.
Social perceptions and management: We are interested in the social perceptions of invasive non-native species and how this may impact management action. We work with various stakeholders to implement and assess management methods tackling invasive non-native species, with a focus on working towards the UN SDG goals 15 and 6, CBD Target 6.
Where we work: We have a range of projects in the UK and sub-Saharan Africa, alongside collaborative work in Europe.
Field safety and inclusion: Over the last few years, I have been carrying out various projects on safety and equality in fieldwork.
Article
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
Article
Drivers of moth phenology in England and Wales
Hickinbotham E, Pattison Z, Fox R & Rushton SP (2024) Drivers of moth phenology in England and Wales. Journal of Insect Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-024-00578-z
Article
Identifying the barriers to inclusion in field-based environmental sciences research
Carlin B, Sikka T, Hopkins P, Braunholtz L, Mair L & Pattison Z (2023) Identifying the barriers to inclusion in field-based environmental sciences research. Studies in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2274378
Commentary
Raw water transfers: why a global freshwater invasion pathway has been overlooked
Pattison Z, Robertson P & Waine A (2023) Raw water transfers: why a global freshwater invasion pathway has been overlooked. Hydrobiologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05373-6
Article
Synthesising 35 years of invasive non-native species research
Stevenson EA, Robertson P, Hickinbotham E, Mair L, Willby NJ, Mill A, Booy O, Witts K & Pattison Z (2023) Synthesising 35 years of invasive non-native species research. Biological Invasions, 25 (8), pp. 2423-2438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03067-7
Article
Sun J, Pattison Z, Cao Y, Fu W, Willby NJ & Li W (2023) Comparative impacts of dam water level regimes on herbaceous plant growth strategies in cascade reservoirs and downstream reaches of a major river. Freshwater Biology, 68 (1), pp. 127-140. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.14014
Book Chapter
Biological invasions: Impact and management
Jeschke JM, Evans T, Pattison Z, Saul W & Robertson PA (2022) Biological invasions: Impact and management. In: Mehner T & Tockner K (eds.) Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. 2 ed. Kidlington, Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 368-381. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819166-8.00034-7
Book Chapter
Impacts of Aquatic Plant Invasions
Bradbeer S & Pattison Z (2022) Impacts of Aquatic Plant Invasions. In: Barros A, Shackleton R, Rew L, Pizarro C & Pauchard A (eds.) Tourism, Recreation and Biological Invasions. Wallingford, Oxfordshire: CABI, pp. 97-108. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800620544.0011
Editorial
Mathers KL, Guareschi S & Pattison Z (2022) Biological invasions in rivers and associated ecosystems: New insights, challenges, and methodological advancements. River Research and Applications, 38 (8), pp. 1351-1355. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4038
Article
Yannelli FA, Bazzichetto M, Conradi T, Pattison Z, Andrade BO, Anibaba QA, Bonari G, Chelli S, Ćuk M, Damasceno G, Fantinato E, Geange SR, Guuroh RT, Holle MJM & Küzmič F (2022) Fifteen emerging challenges and opportunities for vegetation science: A horizon scan by early career researchers. de Bello F (Editor) Journal of Vegetation Science, 33 (1), Art. No.: e13119. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13119
Letter
Global costs of plant invasions must not be underestimated
Novoa A, Moodley D, Catford JA, Golivets M, Bufford J, Essl F, Lenzner B, Pattison Z & Pyšek P (2021) Global costs of plant invasions must not be underestimated. NeoBiota, 69, pp. 75-78. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.69.74121
Article
Economic costs of biological invasions in the United Kingdom
Cuthbert RN, Bartlett AC, Turbelin AJ, Haubrock PJ, Diagne C, Pattison Z, Courchamp F & Catford JA (2021) Economic costs of biological invasions in the United Kingdom. NeoBiota, 67, pp. 299-328. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.67.59743
Article
Economic costs of biological invasions in Asia
Liu C, Diagne C, Angulo E, Banerjee A, Chen Y, Cuthbert RN, Haubrock PJ, Kirichenko N, Pattison Z, Watari Y, Xiong W & Courchamp F (2021) Economic costs of biological invasions in Asia. NeoBiota, 67, pp. 53-78. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.67.58147
Article
Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species
Cuthbert RN, Pattison Z, Taylor NG, Verbrugge L, Diagne C, Ahmed DA, Leroy B, Angulo E, Briski E, Capinha C, Catford JA, Dalu T, Essl F, Gozlan RE & Haubrock PJ (2021) Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species. Science of The Total Environment, 775, Art. No.: 145238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145238
Article
Projecting the continental accumulation of alien species through to 2050
Seebens H, Bacher S, Blackburn TM, Capinha C, Dawson W, Dullinger S, Genovesi P, Hulme PE, Kleunen M, Kühn I, Jeschke JM, Lenzner B, Liebhold AM, Pattison Z & Pergl J (2021) Projecting the continental accumulation of alien species through to 2050. Global Change Biology, 27 (5), pp. 970-982. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15333
Article
Identifying opportunities for improving the coherence of global agreements for species conservation
Kuunal S, Mair L, Pattison Z & McGowan PJK (2020) Identifying opportunities for improving the coherence of global agreements for species conservation. Conservation Science and Practice, 2 (12), Art. No.: e294. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.294
Article
Drivers of leaf area index variation in Brazilian Subtropical Atlantic Forests
da Silva DA, Pfeifer M, Pattison Z & Vibrans AC (2020) Drivers of leaf area index variation in Brazilian Subtropical Atlantic Forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 476, Art. No.: 118477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118477
Article
Jones IL, DeWalt SJ, Lopez OR, Bunnefeld L, Pattison Z & Dent DH (2019) Above- and belowground carbon stocks are decoupled in secondary tropical forests and are positively related to forest age and soil nutrients respectively. Science of The Total Environment, 697, Art. No.: 133987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133987
Article
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
Article
Seeney A, Eastwood S, Pattison Z, Willby N & Bull C (2019) All change at the water's edge: invasion by non-native riparian plants negatively impacts terrestrial invertebrates. Biological Invasions, 21 (6), pp. 1933-1946. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-019-01947-5
Article
Riverbanks as battlegrounds: why does the abundance of native and invasive plants vary?
Pattison Z, Vallejo-Marín M & Willby N (2019) Riverbanks as battlegrounds: why does the abundance of native and invasive plants vary?. Ecosystems, 22 (3), pp. 578-586. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-018-0288-3
Article
Stream invertebrate diversity reduces with invasion of river banks by non-native plants
Seeney A, Pattison Z, Willby NJ, Boon PJ & Bull CD (2019) Stream invertebrate diversity reduces with invasion of river banks by non-native plants. Freshwater Biology, 64 (3), pp. 485-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13236
Newspaper Article
Alien plant invasions: helping British rivers to fight back
Pattison Z (2018) Alien plant invasions: helping British rivers to fight back. The Conversation. 17.10.2018.
Article
Invasion legacy effects versus sediment deposition as drivers of riparian vegetation
Pattison Z, Whytock R & Willby N (2018) Invasion legacy effects versus sediment deposition as drivers of riparian vegetation. Biological Invasions, 20 (5), pp. 1189-1198. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1619-6
Article
Twenty years of change in riverside vegetation: What role have invasive alien plants played?
Pattison Z, Minderman J, Boon P & Willby N (2017) Twenty years of change in riverside vegetation: What role have invasive alien plants played?. Applied Vegetation Science, 20 (3), pp. 422-434. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12297
Article
Pattison Z, Rumble H, Tanner R, Jin L & Gange A (2016) Positive plant–soil feedbacks of the invasive Impatiens glandulifera and their effects on above-ground microbial communities [Impatiens glandulifera plant–soil feedbacks]. Weed Research, 56 (3), pp. 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12200
Newspaper Article
What is the 'hairy panic' tumbleweed that has buried a small Australian city?
Pattison Z (2016) What is the 'hairy panic' tumbleweed that has buried a small Australian city?. The Conversation. 19.02.2016. https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-hairy-panic-tumbleweed-that-has-buried-a-small-australian-city-55074
Module co-ordinator:
BIOU6PE Plant Ecology
ENVU9FC International Field Course
Module contributor:
BIOU4BD Biodiversity
ENMPG17 Field Techniques (MSc)
ENMPG24 Tropical Ecology and Conservation (MSc)
Committees: Faculty Health and Safety - Field safety
