Science Articles & Reviews
Introducing our series of FBA Voice science articles and reviews, edited by Rachel Stubbington, Nottingham Trent University
Rachel is both a Fellow of the Freshwater Biological Association and long-standing Editor of FBA science articles. If you would like to write an article for publication on this webpage, please contact Rachel at: rachel.stubbington@ntu.ac.uk
FBA Voice is the monthly newsletter of the Freshwater Biological Association
Feeling our way towards macroalgal assessment for citizen scientists
By Katrina Woodfield, Martyn Kelly, Bill Brierley & Bernadette White
Unsightly growths of filamentous algae are among the most conspicuous indicators of poor water quality and, as such, are obvious candidates for citizen scientists to use for assessing the condition of their local rivers and streams.
Geoffrey Fryer’s impressive half century
FBA Fellows Martyn Kelly and Catherine Duigan remind us of a significant anniversary in the FBA’s history.
Fifty years ago this year, Geoffrey Fryer, then a scientist at the FBA’s Windermere laboratories, was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 2022, he becomes part of a very small group (just 12 out of 1763) who have achieved a half-century of Fellowship.