Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
2017 - Senior Lecturer, University of Roehampton.
2015 - Lecturer, University of Roehampton.
2013 - Postdoctoral researcher, Imperial College London.
2011 - Ph.D, Queen Mary University of London.
2006 - BSc (Hons), University of Leeds, 2:1 degree received in Ecology.
Qualifications
BSc, PhD
Research interests
My research focuses on understanding the structure and functioning of ecosystems. An ecosystem is more than the sum of its parts and by studying interactions between species (e.g. food webs) and their environment (e.g. temperature) we can gain key information about the pathways of energy flow that bring about real change in natural systems. I use a range of approaches from small-scale laboratory experiments, field surveys and large ecological datasets and my work searches for common mechanisms operating across aquatic and terrestrial realms
Potential Research Projects on offer
Please contact me via email for potential MSc and PhD projects.
Research projects
Postdoctoral project: http://nerc-duress.org/
Teaching
Diversity of Life 1 (1st year)
Ecology and Evolution (2nd year)
Aquatic and Invertebrate Biology (3rd year)
Links
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A metabolic perspective of stochastic community assembly
Saito, V. S., Perkins, D. & Kratina, P., 1 Feb 2021, In: Trends In Ecology & Evolution.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Populations of high-value predators reflect the traits of their prey
Gutiérrez-Cánovas, C., Worthington, T. A., Jâms, I. B., Noble, D. G., Perkins, D., Vaughan, I. P., Woodward, G., Ormerod, S. J. & Durance, I., 2 Mar 2021, In: Ecography. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Systematic variation in food web body-size structure linked to external subsidies
Perkins, D., Durance, I., Jackson, M., Jones, J. I., Lauridsen, R. B., Layer‐Dobra, K., Reiss, J., Thompson, M. S. A. & Woodward, G., 17 Mar 2021, In: BIOLOGY LETTERS. 17, 3, RSBL-2020-0798.R1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparing biotic drivers of litter breakdown across stream compartments
Peralta-Maraver, I., Perkins, D., Thompson, M. S. A., Fussmann, K. E., Reiss, J. & Robertson, A., 29 Apr 2019, In: JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Depth and vertical hydrodynamics constrain the size structure of a lowland streambed community
Peralta-Maraver, I., Robertson, A. & Perkins, D., 10 Jul 2019, In: BIOLOGY LETTERS. 15, 7, 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pint of Science
Daniel Perkins (Organiser)
15 May 2018Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Research feature
Daniel Perkins (Organiser)
2 Oct 2018Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Media article or participation
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River restoration bio-monitoring
Daniel Perkins (Consultant)
1 Sep 2015 → 1 Sep 2020Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Consultancy