Paul Withers
Professor
School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography
Bangor University
United Kingdom
Biography
Paul Withers is Professor of Geography, Responsibilities within SENRGY/BU SENRGY Executive Committee Member Qualifications and Membership of Professional Bodies BSc. (Hons) Soil Science PhD (Earth Sciences) Farming and Phosphorus Transfer Member of the International Commission on Water Quality Member of the Sustainable Phosphorus Research Coordination Network (RCN), USA Associate Editor for Soil Use and Management.
Research Interest
Paul Withers is Professor of Geography at Bangor University with research interests in sustainable nutrient use, nutrient accounting, catchment science and landscape management. His main research focus has been understanding phosphorus cycling in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, processes of phosphorus transfer across the land-water interface, eutrophication impacts of different phosphorus sources and associated mitigation strategies. Two major current projects are the development of strategies to improve the sustainability of phosphorus use in arable farming and understanding the coupling of C, N and P along the freshwater-estuarine continuum and links to eutrophication control. He is a regular keynote speaker with over 60 peer-reviewed publications and an h index of 25.
Publications
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Richards S, Withers PJ, Paterson E, McRoberts CW, Stutter M. Temporal variability in domestic point source discharges and their associated impact on receiving waters. Science of the Total Environment. 2016 Nov 15;571:1275-83.
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Ockenden MC, Deasy CE, Benskin CM, Beven KJ, Burke S, Collins AL, Evans R, Falloon PD, Forber KJ, Hiscock KM, Hollaway MJ. Changing climate and nutrient transfers: Evidence from high temporal resolution concentration-flow dynamics in headwater catchments. Science of the Total Environment. 2016 Apr 1;548:325-39.
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MacDonald GK, Jarvie HP, Withers PJ, Doody DG, Keeler BL, Haygarth PM, Johnson LT, McDowell RW, Miyittah MK, Powers SM, Sharpley AN. Guiding phosphorus stewardship for multiple ecosystem services. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. 2016 Dec 1;2(12).
