Professor David Gilvear
Profiles

Professor David Gilvear

Emeritus Professor

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

Professor David Gilvear can be contacted through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on these areas of expertise.
  • Catchment science and management
  • Flooding
  • Fluvial geomorphology
  • River restoration
  • River management
  • Wetland hydrology
Biography

Biography

Research, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in field of physical geography, river science and environmental science and management.
Catchment and River Science (CARIS) research group at Plymouth.
Academic Lead on Taught Postgraduate Programmes for the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science (formerly academic lead for Employability)

Supervision of postgraduate research students

Qualifications

BSc Geography (1st class University of Southampton)
PhD Sediment transport in regulated rivers (University of Loughborough).

I moved to Geography at Plymouth University in September 2013 after 22 years in Biological and Environmental Science at the University of Stirling, Scotland. Previously a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham and Geography Teacher at King Edward VI School Southampton

Professional membership

International Society of River Science (President)
British Society for Geomorphology
British Hydrological Society

Roles on external bodies

Current


Plymouth City Council Forder Valley Steering group (2018 )
Session organiser - British Hydrological Society BHS annual conference 2018
IUCN/NCUK expert "River restoration and biodiversity"
Member of SNH Scottish Beaver-Salmonid Working Group
SNH Monitoring of hydrology and physical habitat for the Scottish Beaver Trial
International Society of River Science (Steering Group and President 2015-2018)
Leader of International Society of River Science working group on "Ecosystem goods and services of river landscapes" (2015-18)
ISRS International Conference 2017 and 2019 - Organising Committee
Irish Protection Agency RECONNECT (Removal of fish passageobstructions) project – Steering Committee member
International River Restoration Conference (2017), Krakow, Poland - Organising Committee


Previous (selected)
Chairman of Board of Directors of UK River Restoration Centre
Member of Advisory Group of SEPA Flood Risk Science Traineeship scheme 
Advisor to WWF (Scotland) Wild Rivers Programme
Advisor on remote sensing to University of Melbourne and Murray-Darling Basin Commission
NERC College
NERC - Reviewer of Taught Masters programmes in Aquatic Sciences and Environmental Management

Teaching

Teaching

Teaching interests

Overview
I use my expertise and enthusiasm to teach the subjects and embedding generic employability skills into these subject:

  • Fluvial geomorphology and hydrology (particularly channel dynamics and suspended sediment transport)
  • 21st century river conservation and management
  • Remote sensing of rivers
  • River rehabilitation (channel design, environmental monitoring and ecosystem service assessment and mapping)
  • Ecosystem services
  • Wetland hydrology (including impacts of groundwater abstraction and dissolved organic carbon)
Through my teaching I have the following objectives.

1. To provide an up-to-date scientific understanding of hydrology, fluvial geomorphology and management issues with regard to river and catchment systems as a basis for students gaining employability in environmental consultancy, management and regulation.

2. To use a range of innovative teaching methods including lectures, student presentations, computer packages, individual and group practical exercises and fieldwork.

3. To provide students with advanced technical skills to investigate hydrological, geomorphological and environmental management related problems to enhance their employability.

4. To incorporate my pure and applied research into my undergraduate and postgraduate teaching to provide real world case studies. This includes introducing students to new technologies (e.g. remote sensing for investigating hydrology and geomorphology).

5. To provide students with knowledge and skills to make them highly employable in the environmental sector through specialist knowledge, work experience opportunities including placements and generic skills


Modules (2018/19)


BSc/BA 

GGX1200 Geography Matters
GGX1201 Introducing Geography 1
GGP1202 Introducing Physical Geography 1 (Module Leader)
GGX2202 Principles and Applications in Geography 2
GGX3200 Dissertation in Geography
GGP3200 Restoring Freshwater Environments
GGX3201 Advanced Fieldwork in Geography
GGX2202 Fieldwork in Geography
GGX3203 Work-based learning in Geography
APIE305 Work Placement in Geography (Module Leader)
APIE205 Preparation for Work Placement in Geography (Module Leader)


MSc (Environmental Consultancy and Sustainable Environmental Management)

GEES505 - Sustainable Management of Freshwater Ecosystems
GEES518 - Professional Experience Environmental Management (Module Leader)
GEES 515-Professional Practice in the Environmental Sector
GEES519 - Environmental knowledge : from field to stakeholder
GEES520 MSc dissertation

Staff serving as external examiners

Current external examiner commitments (2018)


PhD Prusyja Gogoi (University of Nottingham)
PhD Andrew Nevermann (university of Hamilton, NZ)

Summary of past commitments (pre 2018)
University of Dundee - MSc In Catchment Hydrology and Management (2013-16)
Reviewer of new MSc In River Science (Universty of Worcester) (2017)

Recent PhD External examinations 
                                        - Megan Klaar (University of Birmingham)
                                         - Caroline Wallis (University of Worcester)
                                        - Emma Quinlan (University of Aberdeen)
                                        - Laura Watkin (University of Southampton)
                                        - Antonia Rocha (University of Monash)
                                        - Janina Gray (University of Westminster)
                                        - Alejandra Grecia Garcia Lugo (University of Queen Mary) 
                    - Jenny Garbe (Heriot Watt University)     

Also external examiner to 30 PhD’s at the University of Birmingham, University of Leeds, University of Loughborough, University of Sheffield, University of Nottingham, University of Cambridge, University of Southampton, University of Western Australia, University of Lyon, University of Worcester, Heriot Watt, University of Melbourne, Queen Mary’s London, Kings College London, and the University of East Anglia.

External BSC, MSc, MRes: Physical Geography external examiner for Kings College London BSc programmes (2005-2008) and University of Birmingham (2010-2013). External examiner to the MSc in Integrated Environmental Studies at Southampton University (2005-2008), MRes in Environmental Management at Southampton University (2005-2008). MSc by Research in Physical Geography at Queen Mary’s London (2005-8). External reviewer of the new suite of MScs in Environmental Management at Southampton University (2006). 

Research

Research

Research interests

Overview
I am a central part of the Catchment and River Science Group (http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/ceres) at Plymouth. My background is in fluvial geomorphology and hydrology but I now view myself as a river scientist. This is reflected in me recently having beien the President of the International Society of River Science. River science examines the interaction between hydrology, geomorphology and ecology in riverine ecosystems with the ultimate aim of informing and enhancing river managment and rehabilitation. My specific interest lies in understanding the behaviour of natural river systems, how river systems are impacted by human activity and how better we can manage river systems to meet the needs of the river environment and society in the 21st century. At times I also have been involved in research and knowledge exchange relating to wetland water budget quantification, vulnerability of wetlands to groundwater abstraction and dissolved organic carbon loss from peatlands affected by windfarm development.

Research highlights include:

  • Pioneering the use of airborne remote sensing for mapping instream habitat and bathymetry.
  • Early work on wetland water balance quantification in fens fed by groundwater.
  • Showcasing the "natural recovery" of a wandering gravel bed river from hydromophic alteration; River Tummel research
  • Development of conceptual approaches to understanding and mapping the multiple benefits of river rehabilitation and intact river system
  • examining the dynamics of gravel movement following gravel augmentation programmes

Key areas of interest
Channel morphological dynamics to natural and human drivers
Quantifying river heterogeneity at multiple scales
Mapping and assessing river ecosystem services at reach and network scales
Remote sensing of rivers (Bathymetry, instream habitat and floodplain mosaics)
River rehabilitation - conceptual frameworks and post project monitoring.

Current and recent research students

Maarten Wynants - Soil erosion, sediment dynamics and ecosystem services in the Lake Manyara catchment, Tanzania (Will Blake Lead supervisor)  (Expected thesis completion 2019)

Victoria Keele - River ecosystem service supply and demand on Scottish rivers (SNH funded)  (Expected thesis completion 2019)

Clare Bithell - Riverine Ecosystems service mapping and assessment (Expected thesis completion 2019);

Fiona Thompson - Channel adjustment and fluvial hazards in Scotland.in response to climatically induced increases on flood magnitude and frequency (SNH/SEPA funded - PHD awarded 2017)

Ben Smith - Carbon fluxes and hydrological change due to wind farm development and moorland restoration (University of Glasgow, Passed viva 2016)

In total I have supervised or co-supervised 24 PhD students to completion

Other research

At Stirling in 2005  I set up and was the Director of the Centre for River Ecosystem Science (CRESS). This was submitted by Stirling University as an impact study for REF2014.

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

Recently awarded PhDs (post 2010)

Victoria Milner (2011) Assessing the geomorphic and ecological validity of geomorphic river typing

Antoine Kerusore (2012) Aquatic vegetation processes in a floodplain-river system and the influence of lateral dynamics and connectivity

Melanie van Niekirk (2013) Carbon dynamics under changing land use from upland forestry to windfarm.

Ed Nelson (2014) - Hydropower development since 1942 in Scotland – a historical and environmental analysis. 

Alan Law (2014) - Effects of beaver reintroduction on rivers and lochs in Scotland 

Fiona Thompson (2017) - Changing flood frequency in Scotland: implications for channel geomorphology, ecology and management.

Grants & contracts

Research Funding (post 2007; excluding CRESS funding <£10K))

July 2007                    NERC airborne remote sensing award. Award of LiDAR flight River Tummel

January 2007              SNH; £58,750 Hyporheos meiofauna of Scottish rivers; pilot project prior to SNH 
                                    Funded studentship. With Dr Phillip Boon, Dr Nigel Willby and Simon 
                                    Rundle (Plymouth University).

October 2007             Scottish Power £42,000: Sediment and dissolved organic carbon loss impacts 
                                    from wind farm development; River Stinchar SAC, Funded PhD (£50K from                             Scottish Power) also starts October 2008.

September 2007         Murray Darling Basin Commission. AUS $40,000. Feasibility of fluvial surveillance 
                                   audit using remote sensing; a pilot investigation. With Michael Stewardson, 
                                    University of Melbourne.

January 2008              SEPA, £21000 Catchment scale river restoration in Scotland

July 2009                    NERC knowledge transfer grant Carbon Landscape and Drainage (2008-2011 - 
                                    £240000) with Ian Grieve

September 2009         Memorandum of agreement for 5 years of baseline monitoring in connection with 
                                    SWT/RZSS beaver reintroduction trial (£60,000 approx).

August 2010              SNH/SEPA studentship. Channel adjustment and fluvial hazards in Scotland in 
                                    response to climatically induced increases on flood magnitude and 
                                    frequency.   (worth £48000)

January 2011              Carnegie Travel Grant. Application of LiDAR to the measurement of channel 
                                   heterogeneity, Murray-Darling. In connection with visiting research fellow at 
                                    University of New England, Australia £2000.

January 2011      University of New England grant (with M.Thoms UNE), Application of LiDAR to 
                  the measurement of channel heterogeneity, Murray-Darling $8000.

September 2012    Hydromorphology of River Mashie. Cairngorm National Park Authority £12000

January 2014      National Farmers Union of Scotland; River flooding on farmland and flood 
                 defence measures (£2000)

March 2014       ISSR Automated mapping of ecosystem services on rivers.

September 2015   SNH River ecosystem services in Scotland £55K

November 2016   NERC Social-ecological resilience to soil erosion during extreme events: East Africa £199K (Co-I led by Will Blake)  

September 2018    West Country rivers Trust - Gravel monitoring on the River Avon, Devon (approx £12K

August 2018        West Country rivers Trust - Gravel monitoring below Sutton Bingham reservoir, Devon      (approx £12K)    

October 2018      Global Challenges Research Fund Hub bid (Named investigator - led by Will Blake) -£850K to Plymouth)    

Publications

Publications

Key publications

Key publications are highlighted

Journals
Articles
England J, Angelopoulos N, Cooksley S, Dodd J, Gill A, Gilvear D, Johnson M, Naura M, O’Hare M & Tree A (2021) 'Best Practices for Monitoring and Assessing the Ecological Response to River Restoration' Water 13, (23) , DOI Open access
Taylor A, Wynants M, Munishi L, Kelly C, Mtei K, Mkilema F, Ndakidemi P, Nasseri M, Kalnins A & Patrick A (2021) 'Building Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience through Soil Organic Carbon Restoration in Sub-Saharan Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities' Sustainability 13, (19) 10966-10966 , DOI Open access
Wynants M, Munishi L, Mtei K, Bodé S, Patrick A, Taylor A, Gilvear D, Ndakidemi P, Blake WH & Boeckx P (2021) 'Soil erosion and sediment transport in Tanzania: Part I – sediment source tracing in three neighbouring river catchments' Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 46, (15) 3096-3111 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
Wynants M, Patrick A, Munishi L, Mtei K, Bodé S, Taylor A, Millward G, Roberts N, Gilvear D & Ndakidemi P (2021) 'Soil erosion and sediment transport in Tanzania: Part II – sedimentological evidence of phased land degradation' Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 46, (15) 3112-3126 , DOI Open access
Weigelhofer G, Brauns M, Gilvear D, Haidvogl G & Hein T (2021) 'Riverine landscapes: Challenges and future trends in research and management' River Research and Applications 37, (2) 119-122 , DOI
Jorda-Capdevila D, Iniesta-Arandia I, Quintas-Soriano C, Basdeki A, Calleja EJ, DeGirolamo AM, Gilvear D, Ilhéu M, Kriauciuniene J & Logar I (2021) 'Disentangling the complexity of socio-cultural values of temporary rivers' Ecosystems and People 17, (1) 235-247 , DOI Open access
Blake WH, Kelly C, Wynants M, Patrick A, Lewin S, Lawson J, Nasolwa E, Page A, Nasseri M & Marks C (2020) 'Integrating land‐water‐people connectivity concepts across disciplines for co‐design of soil erosion solutions' Land Degradation & Development 32, (12) 3415-3430 , DOI Open access
Kelly C, Wynants M, Munishi LK, Nasseri M, Patrick A, Mtei KM, Mkilema F, Rabinovich A, Gilvear D & Wilson G (2020) '‘Mind the Gap’: Reconnecting Local Actions and Multi-Level Policies to Bridge the Governance Gap. An Example of Soil Erosion Action from East Africa' Land 9, (10) 352-352 , DOI Open access
Karki S, Stewardson MJ, Webb JA, Fowler K, Kattel GR & Gilvear DJ (2020) 'Does the topology of the river network influence the delivery of riverine ecosystem services?' River Research and Applications 37, (2) 256-269 , DOI
Stubbington R, Acreman M, Acuña V, Boon PJ, Boulton AJ, England J, Gilvear D, Sykes T & Wood PJ (2020) 'Ecosystem services of temporary streams differ between wet and dry phases in regions with contrasting climates and economies' People and Nature 2, (3) 660-677 , DOI Open access
Wynants M, Millward G, Patrick A, Taylor A, Munishi L, Mtei K, Brendonck L, Gilvear D, Boeckx P & Ndakidemi P (2020) 'Determining tributary sources of increased sedimentation in East-African Rift Lakes' Science of The Total Environment 717, 137266-137266 , DOI
Keele V, Gilvear D, Large A, Tree A & Boon P (2019) 'A new method for assessing river ecosystem services and its application to rivers in Scotland with and without nature conservation designations' River Research and Applications 35, (8) 1338-1358 , DOI
Gilvear D, Keele V, angus T, Philip Boon & Large A (2019) 'A new method for assessing river ecosystem services and its application to rivers in Scotland with and without nature conservation designations' River Research and Applications , DOI Open access
Wynants M, Kelly C, Mtei K, Munishi L, Patrick A, Rabinovich A, Nasseri M, Gilvear D, Roberts CN & Boeckx P (2019) 'Drivers of increased soil erosion in East Africa’s agro-pastoral systems: changing interactions between the social, economic and natural domains' Regional Environmental Change , DOI Open access
Padfield R, Hansen S, Davies ZG, Ehrensperger A, Slade EM, Evers S, Papargyropoulou E, Bessou C, Abdullah N & Page S (2019) 'Co-producing a Research Agenda for Sustainable Palm Oil' Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 2, (13) , DOI Open access
Gilvear DJ (2019) 'Framing resilience for river geomorphology: reinventing the wheel?' River Research and Applications , DOI Open access
Blake WH, Rabinovich A, Wynants M, Kelly C, Nasseri M, Ngondya I, Patrick A, Mtei K, Munishi L & Boeckx P (2018) 'Soil erosion in East Africa: an interdisciplinary approach to realising pastoral land management change' Environmental Research Letters 13, (12) 0-0 Author Site , DOI Open access
Van Looy K, Tormos T, Souchon Y & Gilvear D (2017) 'Analyzing riparian zone ecosystem services bundles to instruct river management' International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management 13, (1) 330-341 , DOI Open access
Gilvear DJ, Nestler JM, Stewardson MJ, Webb JA & Smith DL (2016) 'Ecohydraulics exemplifies the emerging “paradigm of the interdisciplines”' Journal of Ecohydraulics , DOI Open access
Boon PJ, Willby N, Gilvear D & Pryce D (2016) 'The regional hyporheic fauna of gravel-bed rivers and environmental controls on its distribution' Fundamental and Applied Limnology 187, (3) 223-239 , DOI
Thompson F, Gilvear D, Tree A & Jeffries R (2015) 'Quantification of Freshwater Pearl Mussel Entrainment Velocities and Controlling Factors; a Flume Study' River Research and Applications 32, (6) 1179-1186 , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Padfield R, Waldron S, Drew S, Gilvear D & et al (2015) ''Research agendas for the sustainable management of tropical peatland in Malaysia' Environmental Conservation , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Milner VS, Gilvear DJ & Willby NJ (2015) 'Linkages between reach-scale physical habitat and invertebrate assemblages in upland streams' Marine and Freshwater Research 66, 21-31
Milner VS, Willby NJ, Gilvear DJ & Perfect C (2015) 'Linkages between reach-scale physical habitat and invertebrate assemblages in upland streams' Marine and Freshwater Research 66, (5) 438-438 , DOI
Gilvear DJ & Gilvear DJ (2014) 'Using Googleearth, a virtual imaging platform, for ecosystem services-based river assessment' River Research and Applications 20, 17-32 , DOI
Gilvear D (2014) 'INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR RIVER SCIENCE FOURTH BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM: <i>RIVER CONNECTIVITY</i>-LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, USA: AUGUST 24TH-28TH 2015' RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS 30, (10) 1207-1208 , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Spray CJ & Casas-Mulet R (2013) 'River rehabilitation for the delivery of multiple ecosystem services at the river network scale' Environmental Management 126, 30-43 , DOI
Keruzore AA, Willby NJ & Gilvear DJ (2013) 'The role of lateral connectivity in the maintenance of macrophyte diversity and production in large rivers' Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 23, (2) 301-315 , DOI
Drew S, Waldron S, Gilvear D, Grieve I, Armstrong A, Bragg O, Brewis F, Cooper M, Dargie T & Duncan C (2013) 'The price of knowledge in the knowledge economy: Should development of peatland in the UK support a research levy?' LAND USE POLICY 32, 50-60 , DOI
Milner VS, Gilvear DJ & Willby NJ (2013) 'AN ASSESSMENT OF VARIANTS IN THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT OF GEOMORPHOLOGICALLY BASED CHANNEL TYPES' RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS 29, (2) 236-249 , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Casas-Mulet R & Spray CJ (2012) 'Trends and issues in delivery of integrated catchment scale river restoration: Lessons learned from a national river restoration survey within Scotland' River Research and Applications 28, (2) 234-246 , DOI
Milner VS & Gilvear DJ (2012) 'Characterization of hydraulic habitat and retention across different channel types; introducing a new field-based technique' HYDROBIOLOGIA 694, (1) 219-233 , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Milner V & Willby N (2012) 'An assessment of variants in the professional judgement of geomorphologically-based channel types' River Research and Applications 18, 17-27
Wakefield R, Tyler AN, McDonald P, Atkin PA, Gleizon P & Gilvear D (2010) 'Estimating sediment and caesium-137 fluxes in the Ribble Estuary through time-series airborne remote sensing' Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 102, (3) 252-261 , DOI
Hunter PD, Gilvear DJ, Tyler AN, Willby NJ & Kelly A (2010) 'Mapping macrophytic vegetation in shallow lakes using the Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager (CASI)' AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 20, (7) 717-727 , DOI
Hunter PD, Tyler AN, Gilvear DJ & Willby NJ (2009) 'Using remote sensing to aid the assessment of human health risks from blooms of potentially toxic cyanobacteria' Environ Sci Technol 43, (7) 2627-2633 Author Site , DOI
Jones K, Gilvear D, Willby N & Gaywood M (2009) 'Willow (<i>Salix</i> spp.) and aspen (<i>Populus tremula</i>) regrowth after felling by the Eurasian beaver (<i>Castor fiber</i>): implications for riparian woodland conservation in Scotland' AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 19, (1) 75-87 , DOI
Hunter PD, Tyler AN, Willby NJ & Gilvear DJ (2008) 'The spatial dynamics of vertical migration by Microcystis aeruginosa in a eutrophic shallow lake: A case study using high spatial resolution time-series airborne remote sensing' Limnology and Oceanography 53, (6) 2391-2406 , DOI
Gilvear D, Willby N, Kemp P & Large A (2008) 'Riverine hydroecology: Advances in research and applications. Selected papers from the tenth International Symposium on regulated streams, Stirling, August 2006' RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS 24, (5) 473-475 , DOI
Stradmeyer L, Hojesjo J, Griffiths SW, Gilvear DJ & Armstrong JD (2008) 'Competition between brown trout and Atlantic salmon parr over pool refuges during rapid dewatering' JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 72, (4) 848-860 , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Sutherland P & Higgins T (2008) 'An assessment of the use of remote sensing to map habitat features important to sustaining lamprey populations' AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 18, (6) 807-818 , DOI
Wharton G & Gilvear DJ (2007) 'River restoration in the UK: Meeting the dual needs of the European union water framework directive and flood defence?' International Journal of River Basin Management 5, (2) 143-154 , DOI
Gilvear D, Hunter P & Higgins T (2007) 'An experimental approach to the measurement of the effects of water depth and substrate on optical and near infra‐red reflectance: a field‐based assessment of the feasibility of mapping submerged instream habitat' International Journal of Remote Sensing 28, (10) 2241-2256 , DOI
Gilvear D & Willby N (2006) 'Channel dynamics and geomorphic variability as controls on gravel bar vegetation; River Tummel, Scotland' River Research and Applications 22, (4) 457-474 , DOI
Kemp PS, Gilvear DJ & Armstrong JD (2006) 'Variation in performance reveals discharge-related energy costs for foraging Atlantic salmon (<i>Salmo salar</i>) parr' ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER FISH 15, (4) 565-571 , DOI
Kemp PS, Armstrong JD & Gilvear DJ (2005) 'Behavioural responses of juvenile Atlantic salmon to presence of boulders' JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 67, 267-268
Kemp PS, Armstrong JD & Gilvear DJ (2005) 'Behavioural responses of juvenile Atlantic salmon (<i>Salmo salar</i>) to presence of boulders' RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS 21, (9) 1053-1060 , DOI
Gilvear D, Tyler A & Davids C (2004) 'Detection of estuarine and tidal river hydromorphology using hyper-spectral and LiDAR data: Forth estuary, Scotland' Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 61, (3) 379-392 , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Davids C & Tyler AN (2004) 'The use of remotely sensed data to detect channel hydromorphology; River Tummel, Scotland' RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS 20, (7) 795-811 , DOI
Gilvear DJ (2004) 'Patterns of channel adjustment to impoundment of the upper River Spey, Scotland (1942-2000)' RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS 20, (2) 151-165 , DOI
Armstrong JD, Holm CF, Kemp PS & Gilvear DJ (2003) 'Linking models of animal behaviour and habitat management: Atlantic salmon parr and river discharge' Journal of Fish Biology 63, (s1) 226-226 , DOI
Gilvear D (2003) 'Application of geographical information systems and remote sensing in river studies, by R.S.E.W. Leuven, I. Poudevigne, R.M. Teeuw. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, 2002, 247pp. Paperbound: ISBN 90‐5872‐073‐0' Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 13, (5) 462-463 , DOI
Rainey MP, Tyler AN, Gilvear DJ, Bryant RG & McDonald P (2003) 'Mapping intertidal estuarine sediment grain size distributions through airborne remote sensing' REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT 86, (4) 480-490 , DOI
Armstrong J (2002) 'Holding station against the flow: a reply to Ibbotson &amp; Dunbar' Journal of Fish Biology 61, (2) 308-312 , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Heal KV & Stephen A (2002) 'Hydrology and the ecological quality of Scottish river ecosystems' Sci Total Environ 294, (1-3) 131-159 Author Site , DOI
Parsons H & Gilvear D (2002) 'Valley floor landscape change following almost 100 years of flood embankment abandonment on a wandering gravel‐bed river' River Research and Applications 18, (5) 461-479 , DOI
Armstrong JD, Holm CF & Gilvear DJ (2002) 'Holding station against the flow: a reply to Ibbotson & Dunbar' JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 61, (2) 308-312 , DOI
Holm C (2001) 'Investigating a major assumption of predictive instream habitat models: is water velocity preference of juvenile Atlantic salmon independent of discharge?' Journal of Fish Biology 59, (6) 1653-1666 , DOI
Holm CF, Armstrong JD & Gilvear DJ (2001) 'Investigating a major assumption of predictive instream habitat models: is water velocity preference of juvenile Atlantic salmon independent of discharge?' JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 59, (6) 1653-1666 , DOI
Bradley C & Gilvear DJ (2000) 'Saturated and unsaturated flow dynamics in a floodplain wetland' Hydrological Processes 14, (16-17) 2945-2958 , DOI
Gilvear D, Winterbottom S & Sichingabula H (2000) 'Character of channel planform change and meander development: Luangwa River, Zambia' Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 25, (4) 421-436 , DOI
Rainey MP, Tyler AN, Bryant RG, Gilvear DJ & McDonald P (2000) 'The influence of surface and interstitial moisture on the spectral characteristics of intertidal sediments: implications for airborne image acquisition and processing' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING 21, (16) 3025-3038 , DOI
Winterbottom SJ & Gilvear DJ (2000) 'A GIS-based approach to mapping probabilities of river bank erosion: Regulated River Tummel, Scotland' REGULATED RIVERS-RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT 16, (2) 127-140 , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Cecil J & Parsons H (2000) 'Channel change and vegetation diversity on a low-angle alluvial fan, River Feshie, Scotland' AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 10, (1) 53-71 , DOI
Gilvear DJ & Bradley C (2000) 'Hydrological monitoring and surveillance for wetland conservation and management; a UK perspective' PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH PART B-HYDROLOGY OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE 25, (7-8) 571-588 , DOI
Bradley C & Gilvear DJ (2000) 'Saturated and unsaturated flow dynamics in a floodplain wetland' HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES 14, (16-17) 2945-2958 , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Cecil J & Parsons H (2000) 'Channel change and vegetation diversity on a low-angle alluvial fan, River Feshie, Scotland' Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 10, (1) 53-71 , DOI
Gilvear DJ (1999) 'Fluvial geomorphology and river engineering: future roles utilizing a fluvial hydrosystems framework' GEOMORPHOLOGY 31, (1-4) 229-245 , DOI
Bryant RG & Gilvear DJ (1999) 'Quantifying geomorphic and riparian land cover changes either side of a large flood event using airborne remote sensing: River Tay, Scotland' GEOMORPHOLOGY 29, (3-4) 307-321 , DOI
Gilvear DJ & Black AR (1999) 'Flood-induced embankment failures on the River Tay: implications of climatically induced hydrological change in Scotland' HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL-JOURNAL DES SCIENCES HYDROLOGIQUES 44, (3) 345-362 , DOI
Gilvear D & Bradley S (1997) 'Geomorphological adjustment of a newly engineered upland sinuous gravel-bed river diversion: Evan Water, Scotland' Regulated Rivers: Research &amp; Management 13, (4) 377-389 , DOI
Winterbottom SJ & Gilvear DJ (1997) 'Quantification of channel bed morphology in gravel-bed rivers using airborne multispectral imagery and aerial photography' REGULATED RIVERS-RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT 13, (6) 489-499 , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Sadler PJK, Tellam JH & Lloyd JW (1997) 'Surface Water Processes and Groundwater Flow Within a Hydrologically Complex Floodplain Wetland, Norfolk Broads, UK' HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES 1, (1) 115-135 , DOI
BRYANT R, TYLER A, GILVEAR D, MCDONALD P, TEASDALE I, BROWN J & FERRIER G (1996) 'A preliminary investigation into the spectral characteristics of inter-tidal estuarine sediments' International Journal of Remote Sensing 17, (2) 405-412 , DOI
GILVEAR DJ, WATERS TM & MILNER AM (1995) 'IMAGE-ANALYSIS OF AERIAL-PHOTOGRAPHY TO QUANTIFY CHANGES IN CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY AND INSTREAM HABITAT FOLLOWING PLACER MINING IN INTERIOR ALASKA' FRESHWATER BIOLOGY 34, (2) 389-398 , DOI
Grieve IC, Gilvear DG & Bryant RG (1995) 'Hydrochemical and water source variations across a floodplain mire, Insh Marshes, Scotland' Hydrological Processes 9, (1) 99-110 , DOI
GILVEAR DJ & MCINNES RJ (1994) 'WETLAND HYDROLOGICAL VULNERABILITY AND THE USE OF CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES - A SCOTTISH CASE-STUDY' JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 42, (4) 403-414 , DOI
GILVEAR DJ, DAVIES JR & WINTERBOTTOM SJ (1994) 'MECHANISMS OF FLOODBANK FAILURE DURING LARGE FLOOD EVENTS ON THE RIVERS TAY AND EARN, SCOTLAND' QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGY 27, 319-332 , DOI
GILVEAR DJ, TELLAM JH, LLOYD JW & LERNER DN (1994) 'WETLAND VULNERABILITY IN EAST-ANGLIA - THE RANGE OF VALIDITY OF A GENERALIZED CLASSIFICATION APPROACH' AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 4, (2) 105-124 , DOI
GILVEAR DJ, ANDREWS R, TELLAM JH, LLOYD JW & LERNER DN (1993) 'QUANTIFICATION OF THE WATER-BALANCE AND HYDROGEOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE VICINITY OF A SMALL GROUNDWATER-FED WETLAND, EAST-ANGLIA, UK' JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY 144, (1-4) 311-334 , DOI
Gilvear DJ (1993) 'River management and conservation issues on formerly braided river systems; the case of the River Tay, Scotland' Geological Society, London, Special Publications 75, (1) 231-240 , DOI
Gilvear DJ (1993) 'River management and conservation issues on formerly braided river systems; the case of the River Tay, Scotland' Braided rivers 231-240
GILVEAR DJ & WINTERBOTTOM SJ (1992) 'CHANNEL CHANGE AND FLOOD EVENTS SINCE 1783 ON THE REGULATED RIVER TAY, SCOTLAND - IMPLICATIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD MANAGEMENT' REGULATED RIVERS-RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT 7, (3) 247-260 , DOI
GILVEAR DJ & HARRISON DJ (1991) 'CHANNEL CHANGE AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FLOODPLAIN STRATIGRAPHY - 1990 FLOOD EVENT, LOWER RIVER TAY, SCOTLAND' EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS 16, (8) 753-761 , DOI
GILVEAR DJ (1989) 'EXPERIMENTAL-ANALYSIS OF RESERVOIR RELEASE WAVE ROUTING IN UPLAND BOULDER BED RIVERS' HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES 3, (3) 261-276 , DOI
Gilvear DJ (1989) 'Experimental analysis of reservoir release wave routing in upland boulder bed rivers' HYDROL PROCESS 3, (3 , Jul. Sep. 1989, p.261-276.)
Gilvear DJ (1988) 'Suspended solids transport in the regulated River Blithe, Staffordshire, U.K' Regulated Rivers: Research &amp; Management 2, (2) 117-129 , DOI
Petts GE, Foulger TR, Gilvear DJ, Pratts JD & Thomas MC (1985) 'Wave-movement and water-quality variations during a controlled release from Kielder Reservoir, North Tyne River, U.K' Journal of Hydrology 80, (3-4) 371-389 , DOI
Gilvear DJ & Petts GE (1985) 'Turbidity and suspended solids variations downstream of a regulating reservoir' Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 10, (4) 363-373 , DOI
Reviews
GRIEVE IC & GILVEAR DJ (1994) 'QUANTIFYING ANTHROPOGENIC NUTRIENT SOURCES AND LOADINGS WITHIN A SMALL CATCHMENT WITH CONSERVATION INTERESTS, EASTERN SCOTLAND' AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 4, (3) 273-287 , DOI
Books
(2016) River Science. Wiley , DOI
Gilvear D, Francis R, Willby N & Gurnell A (2007) 26 Gravel bars: a key habitat of gravel-bed rivers for vegetation. Elsevier , DOI
Chapters
Van Looy K, Gilvear D, Thoms M, Fuller I & Wolter C (2022) 'River Resilience' Encyclopedia of Inland Waters Elsevier 412-423 , DOI
Large A, Gilvear D & Starkey E (2020) '2. Ecosystem Service-Based Approaches for Status Assessment of Anthropocene Riverscapes' Rivers of the Anthropocene University of California Press 23-42 , DOI
Large A, Gilvear D & Starkey E (2020) '2. Ecosystem Service-Based Approaches for Status Assessment of Anthropocene Riverscapes' Rivers of the Anthropocene University of California Press 23-42 , DOI
Large A, Gilvear D & Starkey E (2017) 'Ecosystem Service-Based Approaches for Status Assessment of Anthropocene Riverscapes' Rivers of the Anthropocene University of California Press 23-42 , DOI
(2017) 'Rivers of the Anthropocene' University of California Press , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Beevers LC, O’Keeffe J & Acreman M (2017) 'Chapter 8 Environmental Water Regimes and Natural Capital Free-Flowing Ecosystem Services' Water for the Environment Elsevier 151-171 , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Beevers LC, O’Keeffe J & Acreman M (2017) 'Environmental Water Regimes and Natural Capital' Water for the Environment Elsevier 151-171 , DOI
Gilvear D & Bryant R (2016) 'Analysis of remotely sensed data for fluvial geomorphology and river science' Wiley 103-132 , DOI
Thoms MC, Gilvear DJ, Greenwood MT & Wood PJ (2016) 'An introduction to river science: research and applications' Wiley 1-12 , DOI
Milner VS, Gilvear DJ & Thoms MC (2016) 'Characterising riverine landscapes; history, application and future challenges' Wiley 239-258 , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Greenwood MT, Thoms MC & Wood PJ (2016) 'Conclusion: The discipline of river science' Wiley 372-378 , DOI
Gilvear DJ, Hunter P & Stewardson M (2016) 'Remote sensing: mapping natural and managed river corridors from the micro to the network scale' Wiley 171-196 , DOI
Wood PJ, Gilvear DJ, Willby N, Robertson AL, Gledhill T & Boon PJ (2012) 'Improvements in Understanding the Contribution of Hyporheic Zones to Biodiversity and Ecological Functioning of UK Rivers' Wiley 159-173 , DOI
Gilvear DJ & Bradley C (2009) 'Hydrological Dynamics II: Groundwater and Hydrological Connectivity' Wiley 169-193 , DOI
Gilvear D & Bryant R (2003) 'Analysis of Aerial Photography and Other Remotely Sensed Data' Wiley 135-170 , DOI
Gilvear DJ (1987) 'Suspended Solids Transport within Regulated Rivers Experiencing Periodic Reservoir Releases' Regulated Streams Springer US 245-255 , DOI
Kennedy MP, Murphy KJ & Gilvear DJ 'Predicting interactions between wetland vegetation and the soil-water and surface-water environment using diversity, abundance and attribute values' Macrophytes in Aquatic Ecosystems: From Biology to Management Springer Netherlands 189-196 , DOI
Conference Papers
Downs PW, Bithell C, Keele VE & Gilvear DJ (2016) 'DISPERSAL OF AUGMENTED GRAVEL IN A STEEP, BOULDER-BEDDED REACH: EARLY IMPLICATIONS FOR RESTORING SALMONID HABITAT'
Nestler JM, Stewardson M, Gilvear D, Webb JA & Smith DL (2016) 'DOES ECOHYDRAULICS HAVE GUIDING PRINCIPLES?'
Boruah S, Gilvear D, Hunter P & Sharma N (2008) 'Quantifying channel planform and physical habitat dynamics on a large braided river using satellite data - The Brahmaputra, India' 650-660 , DOI
Kennedy MP, Murphy KJ & Gilvear DJ (2006) 'Predicting interactions between wetland vegetation and the soil-water and surface-water environment using diversity, abundance and attribute values' 189-196 , DOI
Kemp PS, Gilvear DJ & Armstrong JD (2003) 'Do juvenile Atlantic salmon parr track local changes in water velocity?' 569-575 , DOI
GILVEAR DJ (1994) 'RIVER FLOW REGULATION' 463-487
Other Publications
Wynants M, Patrick A, Munishi L, Mtei K, Bodé S, Taylor A, Millward G, Roberts N, Gilvear D & Ndakidemi P Dataset for paper pair 'Soil erosion and sediment transport in Tanzania'. Open access
Personal

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Conferences organised

International Conference on Riverine Hydroecology including 10th International Symposium on Regulated Streams (TISORS II) and 2nd International conference on Wood in World Rivers (ISWWR II). University of Stirling

Member of Scientific Committee to 3rd International Society for River Science Symposium "Achieving Healthy and Viable Rivers", Beijing, China, 2013.

Member of the scientific committee, International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, University of Melbourne, February 2016


Member of the scientific organising committee, River Restoration, Krakow, Poland, November 2016

Member of the scientific organising committee, ISRS conference, New Zealand, November 2017





Other academic activities

Member of the Editorial Board of River Research and Applications

January 2011    Visiting research fellow, School of Civil Engineering, University of Melbourne, Australia

Feb-April 2011  Visiting research fellow, School of Earth Science and Geography, University of 
                       New England, Australia

Additional information

Outdoor and sports enthusiast interested in football, rugby, tennis, hockey, skiing, kayaking, running and trekking/hillwalking. I am having to resign myself these day, given my age and being a father, to more watching and coaching than playing! My wish is to have visited as many countries as my age and to always run 10km in minutes equivalent to my age!