Dr Clare Benskin

Soils and Ecosystem Ecology Laboratory Manager

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.

Selected Publications

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., 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.
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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., 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.
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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., Villamizar, M., Wearing, C.L., Withers, P.J., 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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