Dr Julia Reiss
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management
- Email: julia.reiss@brunel.ac.uk
- Environmental Sciences
- Department of Life Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Summary
I am an environmental scientist with a particular interest in the taxonomy and ecology of aquatic organisms and pollution of aquatic environments. In my research I combine ecological theory and environmental topics (e.g., nutrient-, antibiotic- or plastic pollution of fresh waters) and focus on vulnerable taxonomic groups such as organisms that cannot be seen with the naked eye but that drive the bulk of ecosystem processes on earth. For example, freshwater quality (i.e., the health of groundwater, lakes or rivers) is maintained by a community composed of mostly tiny organisms.
Before joining Brunel, I was employed at the University of Roehampton, London, as a senior lecturer. My work history also includes two post-doctoral research positions, at Queen Mary University of London and at the River Laboratory, QMUL (Dorset), respectively.
My full research profile and a list of my publications is available here.
Qualifications
PhD in Freshwater Ecology (Queen Mary University of London)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
SEDA (Staff and Educational Development Association) qualification
Newest selected publications
(Accepted) 'Pint of Science talks'. .
Peralta-Maraver, I., Rutere, C., Horn, MA., Reche, I., Behrends, V., Reiss, J. and et al. (2022) 'Intermediate Levels of Predation and Nutrient Enrichment Enhance the Activity of Ibuprofen-Degrading Bacteria'. Microbial Ecology, 86 (2). pp. 1438 - 1441. ISSN: 0095-3628 Open Access Link
Danner, M-C., Azams, SO., Robertson, A., Perkins, D., Behrends, V. and Reiss, J. (2021) 'It more than adds up: Interaction of antibiotic mixing and temperature'. Life, 11 (12). pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 2075-1729 Open Access Link
Reiss, J. (2021) 'The role of protozoans and microscopically small metazoans in aquatic plant litter decomposition', inThe Ecology of Plant Litter Decomposition in Stream Ecosystems. Springer International Publishing. pp. 217 - 233. ISBN 13: 9783030728533.
Reiss, J., Bailey, RA. and Perkins, DM. (2021) 'Design and analysis of laboratory experiments on aquatic plant litter decomposition', in Swan, CM., Boyero, L. and Canhoto, C. (eds.) The Ecology of Plant Litter Decomposition in Stream Ecosystems. Cham, Switzerland : Springer. pp. 455 - 482. ISBN 10: 3-030-72854-4. ISBN 13: 978-3-030-72853-3.