Dr John Murphy

Research

Research Interests:

Keywords: freshwater, invertebrates, bioassessment, applied ecology, pollution, biodiversity

I am a freshwater ecologist with an interest in better understanding how stressors acting on freshwater ecosystems impact biological communities. Much of my research has involved large-scale and long-term studies, leading to the development of new bioassessment tools. These are now being used by UK government agencies to assess water quality and to detect ecosystem recovery using long-term data.

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Publications

• Sinclair JS, Stubbington R, Schäfer RB et al. (2024). Ecological but not biological traits of European riverine invertebrates respond consistently to anthropogenic impacts. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1111/geb.13931

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/100962
• Welti EAR, Bowler DE, Sinclair JS et al. (publicationYear). Time series of freshwater macroinvertebrate abundances and site characteristics of European streams and rivers. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03445-3

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/97379
• Haubrock PJ, Soto I, Jones JI et al. (publicationYear). Understanding the complex dynamics of zebra mussel invasions over several decades in European rivers: drivers, impacts and predictions. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1111/oik.10283

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/94127
• McKenzie M, Brooks A, Callisto M et al. (2024). Freshwater invertebrate responses to fine sediment stress: A multi‐continent perspective. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17084

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/93000
• Toutain M, Soto I, Rasmussen JJ et al. (2024). Tracking long-term shifts in non-native freshwater macroinvertebrates across three European countries. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167402

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/91874
• Haase P, Jones JI, Murphy J et al. (2023). The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt.. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06400-1

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/90045
• Haubrock PJ, Carneiro L, Macêdo RL et al. (2023). Advancing our understanding of biological invasions with long-term biomonitoring data. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/s10530-023-03141-0

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/90193
• Jones JI, Lloyd CEM, Murphy JF et al. (2023). What do macroinvertebrate indices measure? Stressor‐specific stream macroinvertebrate indices can be confounded by other stressors. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1111/fwb.14106

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/88118
• Soto I, Cuthbert RN, Ricciardi A et al. (2023). The faunal Ponto-Caspianization of central and western European waterways. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/s10530-023-03060-0

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/87738
• Soto I, Ahmed DA, Beidas A et al. (2023). Long-term trends in crayfish invasions across European rivers. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161537

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/84226