Dr Daniel Perkins
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sciences
Heinz Wolff 001
- Email: daniel.perkins@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267208
- Environmental Sciences
Summary
I am a foodweb ecologist interested in understanding the impacts of environmental change (e.g. land use change, climate warming and microplastic pollution) on aquatic ecosystems. An ecosystem is more than the sum of its parts and by studying species interactions (e.g. food webs) we can gain key information about the pathways of energy flow that bring about real change in natural systems. I use a range of approaches from small-scale laboratory experiments, field surveys and large ecological datasets to search for common mechanisms operating across freshwater and marine realms.
Qualifications
2024: Advanced Higher Education Leadership Programme
2017: Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
2011: Ph.D, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
2006: BSc (Hons) in Ecology, University of Leeds.
Newest selected publications
Saito, VS., Kratina, P., Barbosa, G., Ferreira, FC., Leal, JB., Zemelka, G., et al. (2024) ''. Journal of Animal Ecology, 93 (8). pp. 1022 - 1035. ISSN: 0021-8790
Collyer, G., Perkins, DM., Petsch, DK., Siqueira, T. and Saito, V. (2023) ''. Global Change Biology, 29 (14). pp. 4094 - 4106. ISSN: 1354-1013
Perkins, DM., Hatton, IA., Gauzens, B., Barnes, AD., Ott, D., Rosenbaum, B., et al. (2022) ''. Nature Communications, 13 (1). pp. 1 - 8. ISSN: 2041-1723
Moi, DA., Lansac-T么ha, FM., Romero, GQ., Sobral-Souza, T., Cardinale, BJ., Kratina, P., et al. (2022) ''. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6 (9). pp. 1279 - 1289. ISSN: 2397-334X
Perkins, DM., Hull, T., Bubb, N., Cunningham, A., Glackin, R., Glen, T., et al. (2021) ''. Water (Switzerland), 13 (24). pp. 1 - 15.