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Helen Bennion is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily lies within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several interconnected subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their work covers a range of topics, notably in:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

Helen Bennion has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers, with recent publications including:

  • "Nocturnal pollinators strongly contribute to pollen transport of wild flowers in an agricultural landscape," 2020, Biology Letters
  • "Recreational angling as a pathway for invasive non-native species spread: awareness of biosecurity and the risk of long distance movement into Great Britain," 2020, Biological Invasions
  • "Improving the pollinator pantry: Restoration and management of open farmland ponds enhances the complexity of plant-pollinator networks," 2021, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • "Open-canopy ponds benefit diurnal pollinator communities in an agricultural landscape: implications for farmland pond management," 2020, Insect Conservation and Diversity
  • "Freshwater Testate Amoebae (Arcellinida) Response to Eutrophication as Revealed by Test Size and Shape Indices," 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Frequent publication venues where Bennion has contributed multiple works include:

  • Journal of Paleolimnology
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Bennion often collaborates with a group of researchers who appear consistently as co-authors. These include Ben Siggery, Stephen Morse, Mike Waite, Richard E. Walton, and Carl D. Sayer. This network reflects ongoing collaboration in areas likely related to Bennion's research fields.

Best Publications

  • Predicting Epilimnetic Phosphorus Concentrations Using an Improved Diatom-Based Transfer Function and Its Application to Lake Eutrophication Management

    Helen Bennion;Stephen Juggins;N. John Anderson

  • Lake eutrophication and its implications for organic carbon sequestration in Europe

    Nicholas John Anderson;Helen Bennion;André F. Lotter

  • A diatom-phosphorus transfer function for shallow, eutrophic ponds in southeast England

    Helen Bennion

  • Assessing eutrophication and reference conditions for Scottish freshwater lochs using subfossil diatoms

    Helen Bennion;Jennie Fluin;Gavin L. Simpson

  • Tracing lake trophic history with a chironomid–total phosphorus inference model

    Stephen J. Brooks;Helen Bennion;H. John B. Birks

  • Defining reference conditions and restoration targets for lake ecosystems using palaeolimnology: a synthesis

    Helen Bennion;Richard W. Battarbee;Carl D. Sayer;Gavin L. Simpson

  • Interaction of Climate Change and Eutrophication

    Erik Jeppesen;Brian Moss;Helen Bennion;Laurence Carvalho

  • The European Union Water Framework Directive: opportunities for palaeolimnology

    Helen Bennion;Rick Battarbee

  • First human impacts and responses of aquatic systems: A review of palaeolimnological records from around the world

    Nathalie Dubois;Nathalie Dubois;Émilie Saulnier-Talbot;Keely Mills;Peter Gell

  • Reconstructing nutrient histories in the Norfolk Broads, UK: implications for the role of diatom-total phosphorus transfer functions in shallow lake management

    Helen Bennion;Peter G. Appleby;Geoff L. Phillips

  • A 250 year comparison of historical, macrofossil and pollen records of aquatic plants in a shallow lake

    Thomas A. Davidson;Carl D. Sayer;Helen Bennion;Carol David

  • Tracking eutrophication in Taihu Lake using the diatom record: potential and problems

    Xuhui Dong;Xuhui Dong;Helen Bennion;Rick Battarbee;Xiangdong Yang

  • Recommendations for sampling littoral diatoms in lakes for ecological status assessments

    Lydia King;Gina Clarke;Helen Bennion;Martyn Kelly

  • SURFACE-SEDIMENT DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES IN SHALLOW, ARTIFICIAL, ENRICHED PONDS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTING TROPHIC STATUS

    Helen Bennion

  • Climate change and the future of freshwater biodiversity in Europe: a primer for policy-makers

    Brian Moss;Daniel Hering;Andy J. Green;Ahmed Aidoud

  • Combining limnological and palaeolimnological data to disentangle the effects of nutrient pollution and climate change on lake ecosystems: problems and potential

    R. W. Battarbee;N. J. Anderson;H. Bennion;G. L. Simpson

  • Uncertainty in ecological status assessments of lakes and rivers using diatoms

    Martyn Kelly;Helen Bennion;Amy Burgess;Julian Ellis

  • Sedimentary evidence for changes in the pollution status of Taihu in the Jiangsu region of eastern China

    N. L. Rose;J. F. Boyle;Y. Du;C. Yi

  • THE VALIDATION OF DIATOM-PHOSPHORUS TRANSFER-FUNCTIONS - AN EXAMPLE FROM MONDSEE, AUSTRIA

    Helen Bennion;Sybille Wunsam;Roland Schmidt

  • Palaeolimnology and its developing role in assessing the history and extent of human impact on lake ecosystems

    Richard W. Battarbee;Helen Bennion

  • First human impacts and responses of aquatic systems

    Nathalie Dubois;Emilie Saulnier-Talbot;Keely Mills;Peter Gell

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl D. Sayer
Carl D. Sayer University College London
Neil L. Rose
Neil L. Rose University College London
Richard W. Battarbee
Richard W. Battarbee University College London
Peter G. Appleby
Peter G. Appleby University of Liverpool
Thomas A. Davidson
Thomas A. Davidson Aarhus University
Gavin Simpson
Gavin Simpson University of Regina
Laurence Carvalho
Laurence Carvalho Natural Environment Research Council
Don Monteith
Don Monteith Lancaster University
Steve Juggins
Steve Juggins Newcastle University
Martyn Kelly
Martyn Kelly Durham University

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