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Dr Clare Benskin

Soils and Ecosystem Ecology Laboratory Manager

Lancaster Environment Centre

LEC Building

LA1 4YQ

Lancaster

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Research overview

Clare’s research background spans a broad range of biological sciences themes, including animal biology, ecology, microbial molecular biology, catchment science and diffuse pollution. She currently manages the Plant and Soil Ecology, Digestate and Functional Ecology laboratories in LEC.

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Selected Publications and Research Outputs

Published
A method for uncertainty constraint of catchment discharge and phosphorus load estimates
Hollaway, M. J., Beven, K. J., Benskin, C. M. H., Collins, A. L., Evans, R., Falloon, P. D., Forber, K. J., Hiscock, K. M., Kahana, R., Macleod, C. J. A., Ockenden, M., Villamizar, M. L., Wearing, C. L., Withers, P. J. A., Zhou, J., Barber, N. J. & Haygarth, P. M., 15/08/2018, In: Hydrological Processes. 32, 17, p. 2779-2787 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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The challenges of modelling phosphorus in a headwater catchment: Applying a 'limits of acceptability' uncertainty framework to a water quality model
Hollaway, M. J., Beven, K. J., Benskin, C. M. H., Collins, A., Evans, R., Falloon, P., Forber, K. J., Hiscock, K. M., Kahana, R., Macleod, C. J. A., Ockenden, M., Villamizar, M., Wearing, C. L., Withers, P. J. A., Zhou, J., Barber, N. & Haygarth, P. M., 03/2018, In: Journal of Hydrology. 558, p. 607-624 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Prediction of storm transfers and annual loads with data-based mechanistic models using high-frequency data
Ockenden, M., Tych, W., Beven, K. J., Collins, A., Evans, R., Falloon, P., Forber, K. J., Hiscock, K., Hollaway, M. J., Kahana, R., Macleod, C. J. A., Villamizar, M., Wearing, C. L., Withers, P. J. A., Zhou, J., Benskin, C. M. H., Burke, S., Cooper, R., Freer, J. & Haygarth, P. M., 18/12/2017, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 21, p. 6425-6444 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Changing climate and nutrient transfers: evidence from high temporal resolution concentration-flow dynamics in headwater catchments
Ockenden, M., Deasy, C. E., Benskin, C. M. H., Beven, K. J., Burke, S., Collins, A. L., Evans, R., Falloon, P. D., Forber, K. J., Hiscock, K. M., Hollaway, M. J., Kahana, R., Macleod, C. J. A., Reaney, S. M., Snell, M., Villamizar, M., Withers, P., Zhou, J. & Haygarth, P. M., 1/04/2016, In: Science of the Total Environment. 548-549, p. 325-339 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Dominant mechanisms for the delivery of fine sediment and phosphorus to fluvial networks draining grassland dominated headwater catchments
Perks, M., Owen, G., Benskin, C. M. H., Jonczyk, J., Deasy, C., Burke, S., Reaney, S. & Haygarth, P. M., 1/08/2015, In: Science of the Total Environment. 523, p. 178-190 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Life history correlates of faecal bacterial species richness in a wild population of the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Benskin, C., Rhodes, G., Pickup, R., Mainwaring, M., Wilson, K. & Hartley, I., 02/2015, In: Ecology and Evolution. 5, 4, p. 821-835 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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High-frequency monitoring of nitrogen and phosphorus response in three rural catchments to the end of the 2011–2012 drought in England
Outram, F. N., Lloyd, C. E. M., Jonczyk, J., Benskin, C. M. H., Grant, F., Perks, M., Deasy, C. E., Burke, S., Collins, A. L., Freer, J., Haygarth, P. M., Hiscock, K. M., Johnes, P. J. & Lovett, A. L., 8/09/2014, In: Hydrology and Earth Systems Science. 18, p. 3429-3448 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Published
Review of the Annual Phosphorus Loss Estimator (APLE) tool: a new model for estimating phosphorus losses at the field-scale
Benskin, C., Roberts, W., Wang, Y. & Haygarth, P., 09/2014, In: Soil Use and Management. 30, 3, p. 337-341 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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High frequency variability of environmental drivers determining benthic community dynamics in headwater streams
Snell, M., Barker, P., Surridge, B., Large, A., Jonczyk, J., Benskin, C., Reaney, S. M., Perks, M., Owen, G., Cleasby, W., Deasy, C. & Haygarth, P., 07/2014, In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 16, 7, p. 1629-1636 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Published
Temporal dynamics between cattle in-stream presence and suspended solids in a headwater catchment
Terry, J., Benskin, C., Eastoe, E. & Haygarth, P., 31/01/2014, In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 16, 7, p. 1570-1577 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Published
High-resolution monitoring of catchment nutrient response to the end of the 2011-2012 drought in England, captured by the demonstration test catchments.
Outram, F. N., Lloyd, C., Jonczyk, J., Benskin, C. M. H., Grant, F., Dorling, S. R., Steele, C. J., Collins, A. L., Freer, J., Haygarth, P., Hiscock, K. M., Johnes, P. J. & Lovett, A. L., 12/2013, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 10, 12, p. 15119-15165 47 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Published
Monitoring agricultural diffuse pollution through a dense monitoring network in the River Eden Demonstration Test Catchment, Cumbria, UK
Owen, G., Perks, M., Benskin, C., Wilkinson, M., Jonczyk, J. & Quinn, P., 12/2012, In: Area. 44, 4, p. 443-453 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Diversity and temporal stability of bacterial communities in a model passerine bird, the zebra finch.
Benskin, C., Rhodes, G., Pickup, R. W., Wilson, K. & Hartley, I. R., 12/2010, In: Molecular Ecology. 19, 24, p. 5531-5544 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Bacterial pathogens in wild birds: a review of the frequency and effects of infection.
Benskin, C., Wilson, K., Jones, K. J. & Hartley, I. R., 08/2009, In: Biological Reviews. 84, 3, p. 349-373 25 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Selection for cuticular melanism reveals immune function and life-history trade-offs in Spodoptera littoralis.
Cotter, S. C., Myatt, J. P., Benskin, C. & Wilson, K., 11/2008, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 21, 6, p. 1744-1754 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Published
The weight of female-built nests correlates with female but not male quality in the Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus.
Mainwaring, M. C., Benskin, C. & Hartley, I. R., 2008, In: Acta Ornithologica. 43, 1, p. 43-48 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Social learning influences feeding preferences in the zebra finch
Benskin, C., Mann, N., Lachlan, R. & Slater, P., 2002, In: Animal Behaviour. 64, 5, p. 823-828 6 p., 64.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

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Selected Publications and Research Outputs

A method for uncertainty constraint of catchment discharge and phosphorus load estimates

The challenges of modelling phosphorus in a headwater catchment: Applying a 'limits of acceptability' uncertainty framework to a water quality model

Prediction of storm transfers and annual loads with data-based mechanistic models using high-frequency data

Changing climate and nutrient transfers: evidence from high temporal resolution concentration-flow dynamics in headwater catchments

Dominant mechanisms for the delivery of fine sediment and phosphorus to fluvial networks draining grassland dominated headwater catchments

Life history correlates of faecal bacterial species richness in a wild population of the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus

High-frequency monitoring of nitrogen and phosphorus response in three rural catchments to the end of the 2011–2012 drought in England

Review of the Annual Phosphorus Loss Estimator (APLE) tool: a new model for estimating phosphorus losses at the field-scale

High frequency variability of environmental drivers determining benthic community dynamics in headwater streams

Temporal dynamics between cattle in-stream presence and suspended solids in a headwater catchment

High-resolution monitoring of catchment nutrient response to the end of the 2011-2012 drought in England, captured by the demonstration test catchments.

Monitoring agricultural diffuse pollution through a dense monitoring network in the River Eden Demonstration Test Catchment, Cumbria, UK

Diversity and temporal stability of bacterial communities in a model passerine bird, the zebra finch.

Bacterial pathogens in wild birds: a review of the frequency and effects of infection.

Selection for cuticular melanism reveals immune function and life-history trade-offs in Spodoptera littoralis.

The weight of female-built nests correlates with female but not male quality in the Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus.

Social learning influences feeding preferences in the zebra finch

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