Journal Articles

White, J, Seddon, E, Hill, M, Mathers, K, Bridger, M, Hannah, D, Wood, P (2024) Going to the archives: Combining palaeoecological andcontemporary data to support river restoration appraisals, River Research and Applications: an international journal devoted to river research and management, ISSN: 0886-9375.

Mathers, K, Armitage, PD, Hill, M, Bickerton, M, Mckenzie, M, Pardo, I, Tickner, D, Wood, PJ (2024) Context specific effects of substrate composition on the taxonomic and functional diversity of macroinvertebrate communities in temperate lowland streams, Ecology and Evolution, 14(8), ISSN: 2045-7758. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70034.

Sanders, CH, Buckley, PL, Hunt, CD, Mathers, K, Mills, D (2024) Ponto-Caspian amphipod co-location with zebra mussel beds (Dreissena polymorpha) is influenced by substrate size and population source, Hydrobiologia, ISSN: 0018-8158. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-024-05515-4.

Snåre, H, García-Girón, J, Alahuhta, J, Bini, LM, Boda, P, Bonada, N, Brasil, LS, Callisto, M, Castro, DMP, Chen, K, Csabai, Z, Datry, T, Domisch, S, Márquez, JRG, Floury, M, Friberg, N, Gill, BA, González-Trujillo, JD, Göthe, E, Haase, P, Hamada, N, Hill, MJ, Hjort, J, Juen, L, Jupke, JF, de Faria, APJ, Li, Z, Ligeiro, R, Linares, MS, Luiza-Andrade, A, Macedo, DR, Mathers, K, Mellado-Díaz, A, Milosevic, D, Moya, N, Poff, NL, Rolls, RJ, Roque, FO, Saito, VS, Sandin, L, Schäfer, RB, Scotti, A, Siqueira, T, Martins, RT, Valente-Neto, F, Wang, B, Wang, J, Xie, Z, Heino, J (2024) The relationships between biotic uniqueness and abiotic uniqueness are context dependent across drainage basins worldwide, Landscape Ecology, 39, 86, ISSN: 0921-2973. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-024-01883-3.

Mckenzie, M, Scott, J, Wood, P, Mathers, K (2024) Phenotypic plasticity of a Baetid mayfly larvae (Baetis rhodani) at sites with high levels of deposited fine sediment, Ecological Entomology, ISSN: 0307-6946. DOI: 10.1111/een.13321.

Mckenzie, M, Brooks, A, Callisto, M, Collins, AL, Durkota, JM, Death, RG, Jones, JI, Linares, MS, Matthaei, CD, Monk, WA, Murphy, JF, Wagenhoff, A, Wilkes, M, Wood, PJ, Mathers, K (2024) Freshwater invertebrate responses to fine sediment stress: A multi‐continent perspective, Global Change Biology, 30(1), ISSN: 1354-1013. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17084.

Davis, NG, Mathers, K, Hodson, R, Matthaei, CD (2023) Monthly sampling reveals seasonal fine sediment fluctuations and riverine invertebrate community responses, Science of The Total Environment, 911(2024), 168750, ISSN: 0048-9697. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168750.

Mathers, K, Armitage, PD, Hill, M, Mckenzie, M, Pardo, I, Wood, P (2023) Seasonal variability of lotic macroinvertebrate communities at the habitat scale demonstrates the value of discriminating fine sediment fractions in ecological assessments, Ecology and Evolution, 13(10), ISSN: 2045-7758. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10564.

Sanders, CH, Rice, S, Wood, P, Mathers, K (2023) The long-term dynamics of invasive signal crayfish forcing of fluvial sediment supply via riverbank burrowing, Geomorphology, 442, 108924, ISSN: 0169-555X. DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108924.

Mathers, K, Clinton, K, Constable, D, Gerrard, C, Patel, C, Wood, P (2023) Invasion dynamics of Ponto‐Caspian amphipods leads to changes in invertebrate community structure and function, Ecosphere, 14(7), e4593, ISSN: 2150-8925. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4593.

Mathers, K, 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, ISSN: 1535-1459. DOI: 10.1002/rra.4038.

Kowarik, C, Martin-Creuzburg, D, Mathers, K, Weber, C, Robinson, CT (2022) Stream degradation affects aquatic resource subsidies to riparian ground-dwelling spiders, Science of The Total Environment, 855, 158658, ISSN: 0048-9697. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158658.

Mathers, K, Rice, S, Chadd, R, Wood, P (2022) Influence of invasive crayfish on fine sediment transport, ingress and bed storage in lowland rivers, River Research and Applications, 38(8), pp.1481-1494, ISSN: 1535-1459. DOI: 10.1002/rra.3995.

Mathers, K, Doretto, A, Fenoglio, S, Hill, MJ, Wood, P (2022) Temporal effects of fine sediment deposition on benthic macroinvertebrate community structure, function and biodiversity likely reflects landscape setting, Science of The Total Environment, 829, 154612, ISSN: 0048-9697. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154612.

Mathers, K, Robinson, CT, Weber, C (2022) Patchiness in flow refugia use by macroinvertebrates following an artificial flood pulse, River Research and Applications, 38(4), pp.696-707, ISSN: 1535-1459. DOI: 10.1002/rra.3941.

Hill, MJ, Greaves, HM, Sayer, CD, Hassall, C, Milin, M, Milner, VS, Marazzi, L, Hall, R, Harper, LR, Thornhill, I, Walton, R, Biggs, J, Ewald, N, Law, A, Willby, N, White, JC, Briers, RA, Mathers, K, Jeffries, MJ, Wood, P (2021) Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps, Ecosphere, 12(12), e03853, ISSN: 2150-8925. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3853.

Mathers, K, Guareschi, S, Patel, C, Wood, P (2021) Response of freshwater snails to invasive crayfish varies with physiochemical exposure cues and predator experience, Freshwater Biology, 67(3), pp.473-486, ISSN: 0046-5070. DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13855.

Mathers, K, Robinson, CT, Weber, C (2021) Artificial flood reduces fine sediment clogging enhancing hyporheic zone physicochemistry and accessibility for macroinvertebrates, Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2(4), e12103, ISSN: 2688-8319. DOI: 10.1002/2688-8319.12103.

Hill, MJ, Wood, P, Mathers, K (2021) Taxonomic and functional macroinvertebrate diversity of high‐altitude ponds in the Macun Cirque, Switzerland, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31(11), pp.3201-3214, ISSN: 1052-7613. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3691.

Mathers, K, Kowarik, C, Rachelly, C, Robinson, CT, Weber, C (2021) The effects of sediment traps on instream habitat and macroinvertebrates of mountain streams, Journal of Environmental Management, 295, 113066, ISSN: 0301-4797. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113066.

Patel, C, Vadher, AN, Mathers, K, Dwyer, C, Wood, P (2021) Body size affects the vertical movement of benthic amphipods through subsurface sediments in response to drying, Hydrobiologia, 848, pp.1015-1025, ISSN: 0018-8158. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-020-04500-x.

Pledger, A, Brewin, P, Mathers, K, Phillips, J, Wood, P, Yu, D (2020) The effects of water injection dredging on low-salinity estuarine ecosystems: implications for fish and macroinvertebrate communities, Ecological Indicators, 122, 107244, ISSN: 1470-160X. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107244.

Gething, KJ, Ripley, MC, Mathers, K, Chadd, RP, Wood, P (2020) The influence of substrate type on macroinvertebrate assemblages within agricultural drainage ditches, Hydrobiologia, 847, ISSN: 0018-8158. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-020-04416-6.

Mathers, K, White, JC, Guareschi, S, Hill, MJ, Heino, J, Chadd, R (2020) Invasive crayfish alter the long‐term functional biodiversity of lotic macroinvertebrate communities, Functional Ecology, 34(11), pp.2350-2361, ISSN: 0269-8463. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13644.

Mathers, K, Michalec, F, Holzner, M, Weber, C (2020) Beneath the surface: Application of transparent super absorbent polymer substrates to track faunal activity within the sediment layer, Freshwater Biology, 65(11), pp.1923-1935, ISSN: 0046-5070. DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13588.

Beatty, C, Mathers, K, Patel, C, Constable, D, Wood, P (2020) Substrate mediated predator–prey interactions between invasive crayfish and indigenous and non-native amphipods, Biological Invasions, 22(9), pp.2713-2724, ISSN: 1387-3547. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-020-02292-8.

Mathers, K, White, JC, Fornaroli, R, Chadd, R (2020) Flow regimes control the establishment of invasive crayfish and alter their effects on lotic macroinvertebrate communities, Journal of Applied Ecology, 57(5), pp.886-902, ISSN: 0021-8901. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13584.

McKenzie, M, Mathers, K, Wood, P, England, J, Foster, I, Lawler, D, Wilkes, M (2019) Potential physical effects of suspended fine sediment on lotic macroinvertebrates, Hydrobiologia, 847(3), pp.697-711, ISSN: 0018-8158. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-019-04131-x.

Mathers, KL, Stubbington, R, Leeming, D, Westwood, C, England, J (2019) Structural and functional responses of macroinvertebrate assemblages to long‐term flow variability at perennial and nonperennial sites, Ecohydrology, 12(6), ISSN: 1936-0584. DOI: 10.1002/eco.2112.

White, JC, Armitage, PD, Bass, JAB, Chadd, RP, Hill, MJ, Mathers, KL, Little, S, Wood, P (2019) How freshwater biomonitoring tools vary sub‐seasonally reflects temporary river flow regimes, River Research and Applications, 35(8), pp.1325-1337, ISSN: 1535-1459. DOI: 10.1002/rra.3501.

Hill, MJ, Mathers, KL, Little, S, Worrall, T, Gunn, J, Wood, P (2019) Ecological effects of a supra-seasonal drought on macroinvertebrate communities differ between near-perennial and ephemeral river reaches, Aquatic Sciences, 81, 62, ISSN: 1015-1621. DOI: 10.1007/s00027-019-0659-7.

Seddon, E, Hill, M, Greenwood, M, Mainstone, C, Mathers, K, White, JC, Wood, P (2019) The use of palaeoecological and contemporary macroinvertebrate community data to characterize riverine reference conditions, River Research and Applications, 35(8), pp.1302-1313, ISSN: 1535-1459. DOI: 10.1002/rra.3490.

Wilkes, MA, Gittins, JR, Mathers, KL, Mason, R, Casas‐Mulet, R, Vanzo, D, Mckenzie, M, Murray‐Bligh, J, England, J, Gurnell, A, Jones, JI (2019) Physical and biological controls on fine sediment transport and storage in rivers, WIREs Water, 6(2), ISSN: 2049-1948. DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1331.

Mathers, K, Rice, S, Wood, P (2019) Predator, prey and substrate interactions: the role of faunal activity and substrate characteristics, Ecosphere, ISSN: 2150-8925. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2545.

Rice, S, Pledger, A, Toone, J, Mathers, KL (2018) Zoogeomorphological behaviours in fish and the potential impact of benthic feeding on bed material mobility in fluvial landscapes, Earth Surface Processes andLandforms, 44(1), pp.54-66, ISSN: 0197-9337. DOI: 10.1002/esp.4541.

Mathers, K, Hill, MJ, Wood, CD, Wood, P (2018) The role of fine sediment characteristics and body size on the vertical movement of a freshwater amphipod, Freshwater Biology, ISSN: 0046-5070. DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13202.

Mathers, KL, Rice, S, Wood, P (2018) Discharge and suspended sediment time series as controls on fine sediment ingress into gravel river beds, Catena, 173, pp.253-263, ISSN: 0341-8162. DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2018.10.001.

Clinton, KE, Mathers, K, Constable, D, Gerrard, C, Wood, P (2018) Substrate preferences of coexisting invasive amphipods, Dikerogammarus villosus and Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, under field and laboratory conditions, Biological Invasions, pp.1-10, ISSN: 1387-3547. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-018-1695-2.

Mathers, K, Collins, AL, England, J, Brierley, B, Rice, S (2017) The fine sediment conundrum; quantifying, mitigating and managing the issues, River Research and Applications, 33(10), pp.1509-1514, ISSN: 1535-1459. DOI: 10.1002/rra.3228.

Turley, MD, Bilotta, GS, Gasparrini, A, Sera, F, Mathers, KL, Humpheryes, I, England, J (Accepted for publication) The effects of non-native signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) on fine sediment and sediment-biomonitoring, Science of the Total Environment, 601-602, pp.186-193, ISSN: 0048-9697. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.106.

Harper, SE, Foster, IDL, Lawler, DM, Mathers, KL, Mckenzie, M, Petts, GE (Accepted for publication) The complexities of measuring fine sediment accumulation within gravel-bed rivers, River Research and Applications, ISSN: 1535-1459. DOI: 10.1002/rra.3198.

Mathers, K, Rice, S, Wood, P (2017) Temporal variability in lotic macroinvertebrate communities associated with invasive signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) activity levels and substrate character, Biological Invasions, 20(3), ISSN: 1387-3547. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1557-3.

Mathers, K, Hill, MJ, Wood, P (2017) Benthic and hyporheic macroinvertebrate distribution within the heads and tails of riffles during baseflow conditions, Hydrobiologia, ISSN: 0324-0924. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-017-3092-8.

Mathers, K, Rice, S, Wood, P (2017) Temporal effects of enhanced fine sediment loading on macroinvertebrate community structure and functional traits, Science of the Total Environment, ISSN: 0048-9697. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.096.

Rice, S, Johnson, MF, Mathers, K, Reeds, J, Extence, CA (2016) The importance of biotic entrainment for base flow fluvial sediment transport, Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 121(5), pp.890-906, ISSN: 2169-9011. DOI: 10.1002/2015JF003726.

Mathers, K, Chadd, RP, Dunbar, MJ, Extence, CA, Reeds, J, Rice, S, Wood, P (2016) The long-term effects of invasive signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) on instream macroinvertebrate communities, Science of the Total Environment, 556, pp.207-218, ISSN: 0048-9697. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.215.

Mathers, K, Chadd, RP, Extence, CA, Rice, S, Wood, P (2016) The implications of an invasive species on the reliability of macroinverterbrate biomonitoring tools used in freshwater ecological assessments, Ecological Indicators, ISSN: 1872-7034. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.11.051.

Hill, MJ, Death, RG, Mathers, K, Ryves, D, White, JC, Wood, P (2016) Macroinvertebrate community composition and diversity in ephemeral and perennial ponds on unregulated floodplain meadows in the UK, Hydrobiologia, pp.1-14, ISSN: 0018-8158. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-016-2856-x.

Mathers, K and Wood, P (2016) Fine sediment deposition and interstitial flow effects on macroinvertebrate community composition within riffle heads and tails, Hydrobiologia, ISSN: 0018-8158. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-016-2748-0.

Hill, M, Wood, P, Mathers, K (2015) The aquatic macroinvertebrate biodiversity of urban ponds in a medium-sized European town (Loughborough, UK), Hydrobiologia, ISSN: 0324-0924. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-015-2328-8.

Mathers, KL, Millett, J, Robertson, AL, Stubbington, R, Wood, PJ (2014) Faunal response to benthic and hyporheic sedimentation varies with direction of vertical hydrological exchange, Freshwater Biology, 59(11), pp.2278-2289, ISSN: 0046-5070. DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12430.

Mathers, KL and Wood, PJ (2012) The response of Gammarus pulex to fine sedimentation and vertical hydraulic exchange: An experimental investigation, Cave and Karst Science, 39(3), pp.123-126, ISSN: 1356-191X.

Mathers, K, Robinson, CT, Hill, M, Kowarik, C, Heino, J, Deacon, C, Weber, C (Accepted for publication) How effective are ecological metrics in supporting conservation and management in degraded streams?, Biodiversity and Conservation, ISSN: 0960-3115. DOI: 10.1007/s10531-024-02933-7.

Guareschi, S, Mathers, K, South, J, Navarro, LM, Renals, T, Hiley, A, Antonsich, M, Bolpagni, R, Bortolus, A, Genovesi, P, Jere, A, Madzivanzira, TC, Phaka, FM, Novoa, A, Olden, JD, Saccó, M, Shackleton, RT, Vilà, M, Wood, P (Accepted for publication) Framing challenges and polarized issues in invasion science: toward an interdisciplinary agenda, BioScience, ISSN: 0006-3568. DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae084.

Conferences

Mathers, K, Robinson, CT, Weber, C, Wood, P (2021) The importance of substrate heterogeneity and vertical hydrological connectivity for ecological diversity. In Wyss, CR, Cesare, GD, Lane, SN, Marti, C, Nitsche, M, Pauli, M, Schweizer, S, Weitbrecht, V (ed) International Symposium on Bedload Management 2021, Interlaken, Switzerland, pp.11-15, DOI: 10.3929/ethz-b-000513098.

Chapters

Wood, PJ, Armitage, PD, Hill, MJ, Mathers, KL, Millett, J (2016) Faunal response to fine sediment deposition in urban rivers. In Unknown Parent Title, Wiley, pp.219-238, ISBN: 9781119994343. DOI: 10.1002/9781118643525.ch11.

Wood, P, Armitage, PD, Hill, MJ, Mathers, K, Millett, J (2016) Faunal response to fine sediment deposition in urban rivers. In River Science: Research and Management for the 21st Century, © John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp.223-238, ISBN: 9781119994343. DOI: 10.1002/9781118643525.ch11.

Internet Publications

Mathers, K, Robinson, CT, Weber, C (2022) Supplementary Information files for: Patchiness in flow refugia use by macroinvertebrates following an artificial flood pulse.

Reports

Rice, SP, Mathers, K, Smith, J (2015) Biological control of invasive signal crayfish by European eel and associated effects on sediment dynamics and flood risk management, pp.1-33, Environment Agency.

Datasets

Mathers, K, Armitage, P, Bickerton, M, Hill, M, Mckenzie, M, Pardo, I, Tickner, D, Wood, P (2024) Macroinvertebrate data from sand, silt, gravel habitats in five English rivers, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.26397802.

Snåre, H, García-Girón, J, Alahuhta, J, Bini, LM, Boda, P, Bonada, N, Brasil, LS, Callisto, M, Castro, DMP, Chen, K, Csabai, Z, Datry, T, Domisch, S, Márquez, JRG, Floury, M, Friberg, N, Gill, BA, González-Trujillo, JD, Göthe, E, Haase, P, Hamada, N, Hill, MJ, Hjort, J, Juen, L, Jupke, JF, de Faria, APJ, Li, Z, Ligeiro, R, Linares, MS, Luiza-Andrade, A, Macedo, DR, Mathers, K, Mellado-Díaz, A, Milosevic, D, Moya, N, Poff, NL, Rolls, RJ, Roque, FO, Saito, VS, Sandin, L, Schäfer, RB, Scotti, A, Siqueira, T, Martins, RT, Valente-Neto, F, Wang, BWJ, Xie, Z, Heino, J (2024) Supplementary information files for The relationships between biotic uniqueness and abiotic uniqueness are context dependent across drainage basins worldwide, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.25586865.

Mathers, K, Wood, P, Mckenzie, M, Scott, J (2024) Ionocyte gill count from Baetis rhodani, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.25233532.

Mckenzie, M, Brooks, A, Callisto, M, Collins, AL, Durkota, JM, Death, RG, Jones, JI, Linares, MS, Matthaei, CD, Monk, WA, Murphy, JF, Wagenhoff, A, Wilkes, M, Wood, P, Mathers, K (2023) Supplementary information files for Freshwater invertebrate responses to fine sediment stress: a multi‐continent perspective, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.24885717.

Mathers, K, Armitage, P, Hill, M, Mckenzie, M, Pardo, I, Wood, P (2023) Seasonal habitat macroinvertebrate data from Mill Stream, Dorset, UK, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.24132561.

Davis, NG, Mathers, K, Hodson, R, Matthaei, CD (2023) Supplementary information files for Monthly sampling reveals seasonal fine sediment fluctuations and riverine invertebrate community responses, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.24658425.

Mathers, K, Brooks, A, Callisto, M, Collins, A, Durkota, J, Death, R, Jones, JI, Linares, M, Matthaei, C, Monk, W, Murphy, J, Wagenhoff, A, Wilkes, M, Wood, P, Mckenzie, M (2023) Paired visual fine sediment (<2mm) data and macroinvertebrate samples from Australia, Brazil, New Zealand and UK, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.24615570.

Mathers, K, Clinton, K, Constable, A, Gerrard, C, Patel, C, Wood, P (2023) Macroinvertebrate data from Pitsford Reservoir over three years, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.23019596.

Mathers, K, Rice, S, Chadd, R, Wood, P (2022) Supplementary information files for Influence of invasive crayfish on fine sediment transport, ingress and bed storage in lowland rivers, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.20368023.

Mathers, K, Doretto, A, Fenoglio, S, Hill, M, Wood, P (2022) Supplementary information files for Temporal effects of fine sediment deposition on benthic macroinvertebrate community structure, function and biodiversity likely reflects landscape setting, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.19780225.

Mathers, K, Robinson, C, Weber, C (2021) Riverine fine sediment content and hyporheic physicochemistry and macroinvertebrate data associated with an artificial flood in Switzerland, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.16434759.

Gething, KJ, Ripley, MC, Mathers, K, Chadd, RP, Wood, P (2020) Supplementary Information files for The influence of substrate type on macroinvertebrate assemblages within agricultural drainage ditches, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.15173334.

Beatty, C, Mathers, K, Patel, C, Constable, D, Wood, P (2020) Supplementary Information files for: Substrate mediated predator-prey interactions between invasive crayfish and indigenous and non-native amphipods, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.12821093.

Mathers, K, White, JC, Guareschi, S, Hill, MJ, Heino, J, Chadd, R (2020) Supplementary Information files for Invasive crayfish alter the long‐term functional biodiversity of lotic macroinvertebrate communities, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.12800645.