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Biography
Mike is a lecturer in Environmental Science with expertise including biological and environmental sampling, species identification, biodiversity assessment and conservation, and water quality assessment. He has experience of working in terrestrial and freshwater environments in temperate and subtropical regions (primarily sub-Saharan Arica, and south America).
Research Interests
My interests lie broadly in the areas of applied vegetation ecology and ecohydrology, including:
- Interactions between vegetation, macroinvertebrates, and hydrology in freshwater systems, and the role of hydrology in controlling vegetation structure, composition, and ecosystem services (e.g., water quality regulation).
- Habitat assessment in tropical regions for biodiversity, species conservation, and sustainable development.
- The role of management practices (e.g., restoration, rewilding, fire, grazing) on terrestrial vegetation structure and development.
- Development of biomonitoring tools and hydrological characterization of temperate and tropical African wetland systems.
- Sustainable development in developing countries.
External Roles
External Examiner
2024 (ongoing) - University of Reading: MSc Environmental Management
2020-23 - Manchester Metropolitan University: BSc Environmental Science and MSc Environmental Practice
Research Grant Review
UKRI peer review college member
British Ecological Society grants review college member
Supervision
- Brian Nalumenya. Strategies for Sustainable Water Resource Management in Uganda, PhD. 2021-2025, ongoing (Coventry University)
- Gordon Madamombe. Historical Knowledges of Charterhouse Coventry and their Influence on Contemporary Perceptions, Planning and Practice of Ecological Restoration of Charterhouse Fields. MSc by research, 2025 (Coventry University)
- Heather Philp. The impact of catchment scale afforestation on stream water quality and ecology: a case study in the Arrow Catchment, Warwickshire. MSc by research, 2021 (Coventry University)
Education/Academic qualification
Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice in Higher Education, Coventry University
2015 → 2016
PhD, Predicting the Impact of Hydrological Change on Wetland Vegetation, University of Glasgow
1997 → 2001
MRes Science of the Environment, Lancaster University
1996 → 1997
BSc (Hons) Plant Biology, Bangor University
1992 → 1995
Keywords
- GB Physical geography
- GE Environmental Sciences
- QK Botany
- QH301 Biology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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