Nick Rivers-Moore: Water Wheel Article

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Water Wheel Article

An article appeared in the January/February issue of Water Wheel, the WRC (Water Research Commission) Journal, about the work Dr Nick Rivers-Moore is doing with Dr Helen Dallas on water temperature and river ecology, WRC project code K5/1799.

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His specialist areas include:

Linking freshwater abiotic drivers (flows and water temperatures) to aquatic biological patters.

Developing statistical models to link abiotic drivers to biotic patters

Freshwater conservation planning

Freshwater biological surveys (aquatic macroinvertebrates and fish)

He has successfully undertaken and completed a number of non-solicited research projects for the Water Research Commission[1].

He is currently lead researcher and/ or project leader on four WRC projects:

water temperatures and river ecology (K5/1799);
development of river conservation targets (K5/1796);
developing a probabilistic statistical model to predict wetland condition by type (K8/928);
a project due to start linking water quality to land use changes.

During 2010, clients for freshwater ecological consultancy projects have included the eThekwini municipality, Wetland Consulting Services, and WSP Green by Design.

[1] The Water Research Commission is a parastatal organization who fund applied research in the water sector: http://www.wrc.org.za

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