Dr. Izzy Bishop

Biography

Izzy Bishop works to help improve the state of the world’s freshwater resources, focusing on themes such as the impacts of eutrophication on aquatic plants and the monitoring of aquatic habitats using data for environmental governance. Her research interface combines ecology and geography, exploring the complex interactions between environmental and social systems. She is particularly interested in combining data sources to understand findings in applied practice aimed at reversing global and local declines in freshwater biodiversity. A strong advocate for citizen science and community involvement in freshwater conservation, her interest in applied freshwater ecology began during her MSc in Aquatic Resource Management at King’s College London. She later pursued a PhD in Physical Geography at University College London, investigating the causes behind the declining distribution of the rare aquatic plant Najas flexilis. Her findings have informed conservation efforts for protected species with NatureScot. Prior to returning to UCL as a Lecturer in Ecology, she led a global citizen science project called FreshWater Watch at Earthwatch Europe.

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