Susan Cooksley
Catchment Scientist
Ecological Sciences
Scottish Crop Research Institute
United Kingdom
Biography
Susan is a catchment scientist and practitioner. She specialises in understanding anthropogenic impacts on water and habitat quality in order to support the sustainable management of river systems. Susan coordinates a programme of water-energy research in support of the sustainable planning, development and management of Scotland's hydropower resources. The work is investigating the implications of continued reliance on hydropower, with a focus on future water scenarios, competing water demands, and tradeoffs with other ecosystem services. Within this programme Susan is leading research that is investigating the envoionmental impacts of large and small scale hydropower schemes with the aim of supporting their sustainable management and operation.
Research Interest
Ecological Sciences
Publications
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Cooksley, S.L., (2011) The impacts of river engineering on the freshwater pearl mussel in Scotland., Knowledge Scotland, Science Policy Connections Online. Research Briefing, Ecosystems and Biodiversity.
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Addy, S.; Cooksley, S.L.; Watson, H.; Johnston, L.; Sime, I., (2011) A fluvial audit of a regulated Highland river important for freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) conservation., Advances in River Science Workshop, Swansea, 18-21 April 2011. (Poster)
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Cooksley, S.L.; Brewer, M.J.; Donnelly, D.; Spezia, L.; Tree, A., (2012) Impacts of artificial structures on the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera in the River Dee, Scotland., Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 22, 318-330.
