Stuck in the mud: the role of fine sediment in shaping river ecosystems (click to expand)
Selected publications
Gething, K. J., Ripley, M. C., Mathers, K. L., Chadd, R. P. and Wood, P. J. (2020) The influence of substrate type on macroinvertebrate biodiversity within agricultural drainage ditches. Hydrobiologia 847: 4273–4284.
Funder - UK Research and Innovation.
Roles - MSc student (2018–19) and Post-doctoral Research Fellow in River Science (2025–26).
That's the way to do it: developing and testing invertebrate sampling methods
Selected publications
Gething, K. J., Hayes, C., Martin, J., Meadows, P., England, J., Sykes, T. and Stubbington, R. (2025) Working 9 to 5: diurnal variability in terrestrial invertebrate activity does not compromise ecosystem health assessments in dry stream channels. River Research and Applications.
Gething, K. J., Hayes, C., Webb, J., Sykes, T., England, J. and Stubbington, R. (2022) Living on the edge: predicting invertebrate richness and rarity in disturbance-prone aquatic–terrestrial habitats. Ecological Solutions and Evidence 3, e12196.
Johns, T., Armenise, E., Gething, K. J., Robertson A. L. (2026) From subterranean blues to stygofauna clues: Developing a groundwater ecology monitoring network for England. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 320, 120369.
Shuker, L., Gething, K. J., Hayes, C. and England, J. (2023) The Modular River Survey and its application in ecological studies. Freshwater Biological Association News 86, 4–8.
Stubbington, R., Longstaffe, O., Sarremejane, R., Bates, P., Gething, K. J., Jones, J. I., Kelly-Quinn, M., Laini, A., Murray-Bligh, J., Rippon, L. and Rouen, S. (2024) A kick in the headwaters: evaluating a macroinvertebrate sampling method for ecological condition monitoring in small streams. River Research and Applications 41: 808–819.
Webb, J., Gething, K. J., Kratz, C. C., England, J., Drewitt, A. L. and Stubbington, R. (2022) A standardised multi-method survey to enhance characterisation of riparian invertebrate communities. Water and Environment Journal 425–432.
Funder - Environment Agency, Nottingham Trent University, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and the Vitacress Conservation Trust.
Roles - PhD Researcher (2019–24), Post-doctoral Research Fellow in River Ecology (2023–24), Post-doctoral Knowledge Exchange Fellow in River Ecology (2024–25) and Chalk Hydroecology Specialist (2024–25).
Dry me a river: the aquatic-terrestrial biodiversity of intermittent rivers
Selected publications
Biondi, G., Gething, K. J., Kabir, J., Sykes, T. and Stubbington, R. (2022) The invertebrate biodiversity in the hidden headwater springs and streams of the southern Chalk. Freshwater Biological Association News 85, 8–11.
Bunting, G., England, J., Gething, K. J., Sykes, T., Webb, J. and Stubbington, R. (2021) Aquatic and terrestrial invertebrate community responses to drying in chalk streams. Water and Environment Journal 35, 229–241.
Gething, K. J. (2025) A comparison of ground beetle assemblages around temporary and perennial streams. The Coleopterist 34: 26–29.
Gething, K. J. (2025) Drying for a snack: observations on the occurrence of rare Badister spp. (Carabidae) in dry stream beds. The Coleopterist 34: 24–25.
Gething, K. J. (2024) Dry me a river: characterising and monitoring how aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates respond to drying and anthropogenic pressures in temporary streams. Doctoral thesis, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
Gething, K. J., Sarremejane, R., House, A., Sykes, T. and Stubbington, R. (2025) Under pressure: macroinvertebrate community responses to agriculture in temporary streams. Freshwater Biology 70: e70049.
Gething, K. J., Sarremejane, R., Hayes, C., Martin, J., Collier, R. I., Webb, J., England, J., Sykes, T. and Stubbington, R. (2026) Fly or dry? River flow and dispersal mode drive cross-channel β diversity in riparian zones. Ecology and Evolution 16: e73568.
Kabir, J., Biondi, G., Gething, K. J., Aspin, T., Sykes, T. and Stubbington, R. (2024) Spring forth diversity: specialist species enhance the conservation value of headwater springs and streams at the landscape scale. Water and Environment Journal 36: 1–12.
Roque, A., Gething, K. J. and Stubbington, R. (2021) The effects of drying on invertebrate communities in the winterbourne headwaters of the River Thames. Scholarship Projects for Undergraduate Researchers (SPUR) report. Nottingham: Nottingham Trent University and Environment Agency.
Funder - Environment Agency, Nottingham Trent University, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and the Vitacress Conservation Trust.
Roles - PhD Researcher (2019–24), Post-doctoral Research Fellow in River Ecology (2023–24), Post-doctoral Knowledge Exchange Fellow in River Ecology (2024–25) and Chalk Hydroecology Specialist (2024–25).
Ditiching misconceptions: understanding the communities supported by artificial ecosystems
Selected publications
Gething, K. J. (2021) Physicochemical drivers of managed river and agricultural drainage channel macroinvertebrate communities. River Research and Applications 37: 675–680.
Gething, K. J. and Little, S. (2020) The importance of artificial drains for macroinvertebrate biodiversity in reclaimed agricultural landscapes. Hydrobiologia 847: 3129–3138.
Gething, K. J., Ripley, M. C., Mathers, K. L., Chadd, R. P. and Wood, P. J. (2020) The influence of substrate type on macroinvertebrate biodiversity within agricultural drainage ditches. Hydrobiologia 847: 4273–4284.
Gething, K. J., Sykes, T., Biondi, G., Macadam, C. and Stubbington, R. (2021) Ditching misconceptions: rare temporary stream specialists in man-made habitats. Freshwater Biological Association News 83, 14–18.
Funder - Loughborough University and Nottingham Trent University.
Roles - MSc student (2018–19) and PhD Researcher (2019–24).
Emerging challenges: pollutants in aquatic ecosystems
Selected publications
Gething, K. J., Pickwell, A., Chadd, R. P. and Wood, P. J. (2020) The effects of metaldehyde on non-target aquatic macroinvertebrates: integrating field and laboratory-based evidence. Environmental Pollution 265 (A): 115015.
Gething, K. J., Pickwell, A. and Wood, P. J. (2019) Metaldehyde slug pellets in freshwater ecosystems: poison in the water or much ado about nothing? Freshwater Biological Association News 78, 4–6.
Milner, V., Hill, M. J., Gething, K. J. and Cunningham, S. (2025) What a load of rubbish: the impact of anthropogenic litter on urban freshwater diversity. Environmental Pollution 373: 126097.
Funder - Loughborough University, Nottingham Trent University and the University of Huddersfield.
Roles - MSc student (2018–19) and PhD Researcher (2019–24), Post-doctoral Knowledge Exchnage Fellow (2024–25).