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John E. Brittain

John E. Brittain

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Ecology and Evolution

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37
Citations
7482
World Ranking
6782
National Ranking
115

Overview

John E. Brittain is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on Ecology, with significant involvement in related subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science, Water Science and Technology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The key topics in Brittain's research include Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Ecology and biodiversity studies, Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology, and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes.

Brittain's recent scholarly output includes several publications spanning 2020 and 2021 that address various aspects of freshwater ecology and biodiversity:

  • "A global perspective on the application of riverine macroinvertebrates as biological indicators in Africa, South-Central America, Mexico and Southern Asia" (2021) published in Ecological Indicators
  • "Hydropower-driven thermal changes, biological responses and mitigating measures in northern river systems" (2021) published in River Research and Applications
  • "Spatial and temporal variation in Arctic freshwater chemistry-Reflecting climate-induced landscape alterations and a changing template for biodiversity" (2020) published in Freshwater Biology
  • "Temperature and spatial connectivity drive patterns in freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity across the Arctic" (2021) published in Freshwater Biology
  • "A comparative study of macroinvertebrate biodiversity in highway stormwater ponds and natural ponds" (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment

Their frequent coauthors include Nikolai Friberg, Jennifer Lento, Tor Erik Eriksen, Geir Søli, and Dean Jacobsen, reflecting collaborative work across multiple projects and studies in aquatic ecology.

Brittain has published extensively in venues that focus on freshwater and environmental science, including:

  • Freshwater Biology
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • River Research and Applications
  • Ecological Indicators

Best Publications

  • Invertebrate drift — A review

    John E. Brittain;Tor Jan Eikeland

  • Handbook of Parameter Values for the Prediction of Radionuclide Transfer in Terrestrial and Freshwater Environments

    M. Balonov;C.L. Barnett;M. Belli;N.A. Beresford

  • Glacier shrinkage driving global changes in downstream systems

    Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner;Kieran Khamis;Tom J. Battin;John Edward Brittain

  • Biology of Mayflies

    John E. Brittain

  • Trends of macroinvertebrate community structure in glacier‐fed rivers in relation to environmental conditions: a synthesis

    Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner;John E. Brittain;Emmanuel Castella;Geoffrey E. Petts

  • Life History Strategies in Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera

    John E. Brittain

  • Macrobenthic invertebrate richness and composition along a latitudinal gradient of European glacier‐fed streams

    Emmanuel Castella;Hákon Adalsteinsson;John E. Brittain;Gisli M. Gislason

  • A review of the effect of river regulation on mayflies (Ephemeroptera)

    John E. Brittain;Svein Jakob Saltveit

  • The terrestrial and freshwater invertebrate biodiversity of the archipelagoes of the Barents Sea; Svalbard, Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya

    S.J. Coulson;P. Convey;K. Aakra;L. Aarvik

  • Ecology of glacier-fed rivers: current status and concepts

    John E. Brittain;Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner

  • Chironomid (Diptera: Chironomidae) communities in six European glacier-fed streams

    Brigitte Lods-Crozet;V. Lencioni;J. S. Olafsson;D. L. Snook

  • Functional diversity and community assembly of river invertebrates show globally consistent responses to decreasing glacier cover

    Lee E. Brown;Kieran Khamis;Martin Wilkes;Phillip Blaen

  • Chapter 34 – Order Ephemeroptera

    Michel Sartori

  • A global perspective on the application of riverine macroinvertebrates as biological indicators in Africa, South-Central America, Mexico and Southern Asia

    Tor Erik Eriksen;Tor Erik Eriksen;John E Brittain;John E Brittain;Geir Søli;Dean Jacobsen

  • The Influence of Temperature on Nymphal Growth Rates in Mountain Stoneflies (Plecoptera)

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  • Egg development, nymphal growth and life cycle strategies in Plecoptera

    Albert Lillehamnur;John E. Brittain;Svein Jakob Saltveit;Per S. Nielsen

  • Review and assessment of models used to predict the fate of radionuclides in lakes.

    Luigi Monte;John E Brittain;Lars Håkanson;Rudie Heling

  • Influence of dam operation on mayfly assemblage structure and life histories in two south‐eastern Australian streams

    Isabel Pardo;Ian C Campbell;J E Brittain

  • The macroinvertebrate communities of two contrasting Norwegian glacial rivers in relation to environmental variables

    John E. Brittain;Svein J. Saltveit;Emmanuel Castella;Jim Bogen

  • Effect of a changed temperature regime on the benthos of a norwegian regulated river

    Svein Jakob Saltveit;Trond Bremnes;John E. Brittain

  • The lake ecosystem of Ovre Heimdalsvatn

    Petter Larsson;John E. Brittain;Leif Lien;Albert Lillehammer

  • The Effect of Temperature on Intraspecific Variation in Egg Biology and Nymphal Size in the Stonefly, Capnia atra (Plecoptera)

    John E. Brittain;Albert Lillehammer;Svein Jakob Saltveit

Frequent Co-Authors

Nikolai Friberg
Nikolai Friberg Aarhus University
Alexander M. Milner
Alexander M. Milner University of Birmingham
Jim T. Smith
Jim T. Smith University of Portsmouth
Lee E. Brown
Lee E. Brown University of Leeds
David M. Hannah
David M. Hannah University of Birmingham
Dean Jacobsen
Dean Jacobsen University of Copenhagen
Leopold Füreder
Leopold Füreder University of Innsbruck
Brenda J. Howard
Brenda J. Howard University of Nottingham
Nicholas A. Beresford
Nicholas A. Beresford University of Salford
Martin H. Gerzabek
Martin H. Gerzabek BOKU University

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