EXPERTISE
- Aquatic Ecology
- Biodiversity
- Algae
- Benthic algae and heterotrophic growth
- Benthic fauna
- Cyanobacteria
- Rivers and streams
- Eutrophication
- Renewable energy
- Pollution
- Phosphorus
- Invasive species
- Riparian zones
- Nature mapping
- Environmental and climate change
- Environmental Monitoring
- Nature-based solutions
- Nature restoration
- Nitrogen
- Nutrients
- Cumulative Pressures
- Taxonomy
- Urban Environment
- Water and Societal Challenges
- Water quality
- Wetlands
- Ecosystem services
Profile
Joanna has been working on and in rivers, lochs and lakes for 30 years, in England, Italy, Scotland and Norway.
She has extensive knowledge of freshwater ecology and taxonomy, with the ability to collect and identify freshwater invertebrates, benthic algae and diatoms. After finding a new, non-native invertebrate species (Proasellus meridianus) in the Glomma, she produced a photographic identification guide to the species of Asellidae found in Norway.
Her highly cited research focuses on the habitats of macroinvertebrates and the influence of river morphology and hydraulics on these habitats. At NIVA she has lead two Norwegian river and wetland restoration projects, in a collaboration with cbec eco-engineering UK. She has carried out various river habitat and morphology assessment methodologies in various countries.
As part of two EU projects focusing on restoration, she has produced online educational videos about assessing freshwater restoration (for MERLIN Academy) and contributed content and case-studies for the freshwater part of the restoration best practice online guide (for the European Topic Centre on Biodiversity and Ecosystems ETC-BE).
Since 2017 she has carried out many months of field surveys in rivers, traveling the length of Norway, learning about the country's environment. From these field surveys she has completed lab identification of both benthic algae (begroingsalger) and bentic invertebrates (bunndyr), including for the two large Miljødirektorat projects of Reference Rivers (Referanseelver) and the River Monitoring Program (Elveovervåkningsprogrammet).
She also undertakes environmental monitoring, pollution investigations, reporting and trains others in how to survey and identify benthic invertebrates and algae.
Her wider experience includes ornithology, aquatic plant survey, water policy, science communication, collaboration with artists and teaching. She has given lectures and/or laboratory teaching for the universities of Aberbeen (Scotland), NMBU (Norway) and USN (Norway).
She has extensive knowledge of freshwater ecology and taxonomy, with the ability to collect and identify freshwater invertebrates, benthic algae and diatoms. After finding a new, non-native invertebrate species (Proasellus meridianus) in the Glomma, she produced a photographic identification guide to the species of Asellidae found in Norway.
Her highly cited research focuses on the habitats of macroinvertebrates and the influence of river morphology and hydraulics on these habitats. At NIVA she has lead two Norwegian river and wetland restoration projects, in a collaboration with cbec eco-engineering UK. She has carried out various river habitat and morphology assessment methodologies in various countries.
As part of two EU projects focusing on restoration, she has produced online educational videos about assessing freshwater restoration (for MERLIN Academy) and contributed content and case-studies for the freshwater part of the restoration best practice online guide (for the European Topic Centre on Biodiversity and Ecosystems ETC-BE).
Since 2017 she has carried out many months of field surveys in rivers, traveling the length of Norway, learning about the country's environment. From these field surveys she has completed lab identification of both benthic algae (begroingsalger) and bentic invertebrates (bunndyr), including for the two large Miljødirektorat projects of Reference Rivers (Referanseelver) and the River Monitoring Program (Elveovervåkningsprogrammet).
She also undertakes environmental monitoring, pollution investigations, reporting and trains others in how to survey and identify benthic invertebrates and algae.
Her wider experience includes ornithology, aquatic plant survey, water policy, science communication, collaboration with artists and teaching. She has given lectures and/or laboratory teaching for the universities of Aberbeen (Scotland), NMBU (Norway) and USN (Norway).