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Biography
While studying for a degree in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge, I was lucky enough to go on a trip to Iceland to research medieval Icelandic folk belief. While I was there I met my first glacier (and my first active glacial processes), and an abiding fascination with the physical landscape was born. I subsequently embarked on a BSc(hons) in Geology at the Open University (graduated 2009), then decamped to New Zealand for a PhD at the University of Otago (graduated 2014), where I used palaeomagnetic, environmental magnetic, sedimentological and palaeobotanical techniques to reconstruct aspects of climate and environment from a remarkable ancient lake deposit. After a brief stint in industry, I was appointed Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer in Earth Science at the University of Waikato, New Zealand, and joined the University of Huddersfield as a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography in 2018.
My research is focused on using sedimentological indicators (grain size, grain shape, mineralogy, magnetic properties) to understand Earth surface processes in the present and the past. I work mainly with terrestrial deposits (lacustrine sediments, speleothems, aeolian deposits), with occasional side-trips into estuarine and coastal shelf sediments. I continue to be fascinated by the physical landscape and welcome enquiries from aspiring postgraduate students with similar interests.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Palaeoclimatology
- Palaeoenvironmental reconsturction
- Sedimentology
- Sedimentary geology
- Palaeomagnetism
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Patterns in macroinvertebrate taxonomic richness and community assembly among urban wetlands in Cape Town, South Africa: implications for wetland management
Deacon, C., Fox, B. R. S., Morland, L., Samways, M. J., Weaver, S., Massey, R. & Hill, M. J., 1 Oct 2021, In: Urban Ecosystems. 24, 5, p. 1061-1072 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The sediment fluorescence–trophic level relationship: using water-extractable organic matter to assess past lake water quality in New Zealand
Pearson, A. R., Fox, B. R. S., Vandergoes, M. J. & Hartland, A., 1 Mar 2021, In: New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elevated CO2, increased leaf-level productivity, and water-use efficiency during the early Miocene
Reichgelt, T., D'Andrea, W. J., Valdivia-McCarthy, A. D. C., Fox, B. R. S., Bannister, J. M., Conran, J. G., Lee, W. G. & Lee, D. E., 20 Aug 2020, In: Climate of the Past. 16, 4, p. 1509-1521 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Formation of calcite in the presence of dissolved organic matter: Partitioning, fabrics and fluorescence
Pearson, A. R., Hartland, A., Frisia, S. & Fox, B. R. S., 20 Apr 2020, In: Chemical Geology. 539, 17 p., 119492.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Historic development of heavy metal contamination into the Firth of Thames, New Zealand
Boehnert, S., Ruiz Soto, S., Fox, B. R. S., Yokoyama, Y. & Hebbeln, D., 1 Apr 2020, In: Geo-Marine Letters. 40, 2, p. 149-165 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)