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Dr Zarah Pattison

Senior Lecturer in Plant Sciences

Biological and Environmental Sciences 我要吃瓜, Stirling, FK9 4LA

Dr Zarah Pattison

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Relevant job roles ?2023 - present: Senior Lecturer in Plant Science, 我要吃瓜 ?2019 - 2023: Lecturer in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University ?2018 - 2019: Statistician, Scottish Government ?2016 - 2018: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, 我要吃瓜, funded by NERC ?2012 - 2016: Ph.D., 我要吃瓜, funded by Scottish Natural Heritage and Scottish Environment Protection Agency ?2011 - 2012: MRes Biological Sciences by Research, Royal Holloway University of London ?2008 - 2011: BSc (Hons) Ecology, Royal Holloway University of London ?2006 - 2007: Certificate in Natural Science, Distance Learning Access course, The Open University

University roles: ?2024 - Present: Deputy Associate Dean of Internationalisation ?2023 - Present: Faculty Health and Safety committee focussing on field work safety ?2023 - Present: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion committee focussing on inclusivity in field work

Expert panels: ?2022 - present Expert on NEOBIOTA council for the UK

Editorial boards: ?2023 - Present: Associate Editor for Biological Invasions, Springer Journals
?2021 - Present: Associate Editor for NeoBiota, Pensoft Journals ?2020 - 2023: Guest Editor for River Research and Applications special issue ‘Biological invasions of global river systems’ ?2019 - 2023: Associate Editor for Plant-Environment Interactions, Wiley Journals

Professional memberships: ?British Ecological Society ?Freshwater Biological Association

Research

My research is broadly focussed on the dispersal, impacts and management of invasive non-native species.

Impacts: I have expertise in community and ecosystem responses to invasive non-native plant species in freshwater and forest environments and I am interested in the threats to water and food security due to invasion by non-native species, particularly in rural landscapes.

Pathways of dispersal: As a group we research understudied dispersal pathways such as Raw Water Transfer schemes and the role of anthropogenic disturbances (e.g., river degradation due to agriculture) in facilitating the spread of invasive non-native species.

Restoration: We also focus the restoration of habitats degraded by urbanisation and agricultural land use coupled with climate extremes and invasions, particularly the promotion of native species in restoration practices.

Social perceptions and management: We are interested in the social perceptions of invasive non-native species and how this may impact management action. We work with various stakeholders to implement and assess management methods tackling invasive non-native species, with a focus on working towards the UN SDG goals 15 and 6, CBD Target 6.

Policy: I support Horizon Scanning exercises as a plant taxonomic group expert, having contributed to several exercises for Scottish Government, Chilean Government and the European Union.

Field safety and inclusion: Over the last few years, I have been carrying out various projects on safety and equality in fieldwork.

Where we work: We have a range of projects in the UK and sub-Saharan Africa, alongside collaborative work in Europe.

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Outputs (29)

Outputs

Article

Drivers of moth phenology in England and Wales

Hickinbotham E, Pattison Z, Fox R & Rushton SP (2024) Drivers of moth phenology in England and Wales. Journal of Insect Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-024-00578-z

Article

Synthesising 35?years of invasive non-native species research

Stevenson EA, Robertson P, Hickinbotham E, Mair L, Willby NJ, Mill A, Booy O, Witts K & Pattison Z (2023) Synthesising 35?years of invasive non-native species research. Biological Invasions, 25 (8), pp. 2423-2438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03067-7

Book Chapter

Biological invasions: Impact and management

Jeschke JM, Evans T, Pattison Z, Saul W & Robertson PA (2022) Biological invasions: Impact and management. In: Mehner T & Tockner K (eds.) Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. 2 ed. Kidlington, Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 368-381. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819166-8.00034-7

Book Chapter

Impacts of Aquatic Plant Invasions

Bradbeer S & Pattison Z (2022) Impacts of Aquatic Plant Invasions. In: Barros A, Shackleton R, Rew L, Pizarro C & Pauchard A (eds.) Tourism, Recreation and Biological Invasions. Wallingford, Oxfordshire: CABI, pp. 97-108. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800620544.0011

Article

Fifteen emerging challenges and opportunities for vegetation science: A horizon scan by early career researchers

Yannelli FA, Bazzichetto M, Conradi T, Pattison Z, Andrade BO, Anibaba QA, Bonari G, Chelli S, ?uk M, Damasceno G, Fantinato E, Geange SR, Guuroh RT, Holle MJM & Küzmi? F (2022) Fifteen emerging challenges and opportunities for vegetation science: A horizon scan by early career researchers. de Bello F (Editor) Journal of Vegetation Science, 33 (1), Art. No.: e13119. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13119

Article

Economic costs of biological invasions in the United Kingdom

Cuthbert RN, Bartlett AC, Turbelin AJ, Haubrock PJ, Diagne C, Pattison Z, Courchamp F & Catford JA (2021) Economic costs of biological invasions in the United Kingdom. NeoBiota, 67, pp. 299-328. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.67.59743

Letter

Global costs of plant invasions must not be underestimated

Novoa A, Moodley D, Catford JA, Golivets M, Bufford J, Essl F, Lenzner B, Pattison Z & Py?ek P (2021) Global costs of plant invasions must not be underestimated. NeoBiota, 69, pp. 75-78. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.69.74121

Article

Economic costs of biological invasions in Asia

Liu C, Diagne C, Angulo E, Banerjee A, Chen Y, Cuthbert RN, Haubrock PJ, Kirichenko N, Pattison Z, Watari Y, Xiong W & Courchamp F (2021) Economic costs of biological invasions in Asia. NeoBiota, 67, pp. 53-78. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.67.58147

Article

Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species

Cuthbert RN, Pattison Z, Taylor NG, Verbrugge L, Diagne C, Ahmed DA, Leroy B, Angulo E, Briski E, Capinha C, Catford JA, Dalu T, Essl F, Gozlan RE & Haubrock PJ (2021) Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species. Science of The Total Environment, 775, Art. No.: 145238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145238

Article

Projecting the continental accumulation of alien species through to 2050

Seebens H, Bacher S, Blackburn TM, Capinha C, Dawson W, Dullinger S, Genovesi P, Hulme PE, Kleunen M, Kühn I, Jeschke JM, Lenzner B, Liebhold AM, Pattison Z & Pergl J (2021) Projecting the continental accumulation of alien species through to 2050. Global Change Biology, 27 (5), pp. 970-982. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15333

Teaching

Module co-ordinator:

BIOU6PE Plant Ecology

ENVU9FC International Field Course

Module contributor:

BIOU4BD Biodiversity

ENMPG17 Field Techniques (MSc)

ENMPG24 Tropical Ecology and Conservation (MSc)

ENMPG18 Dissertation (MSc)

BIOU9PR/GEOU9PR/ENVU9PR Dissertation (BSc)

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