Professor Chris Harrod
- Professor in Ecology (Field Station Directorship) (Ecology & Environmental Change)
Biography
May 2024 – Present: University of Glasgow, UK
Professor of Ecology and Director of the Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment, School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine.
2014 – 2024: Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Titular Professor of Fish and Aquatic Ecology, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander Von Humboldt, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile. Director of Universidad de Antofagasta Stable Isotope Facility (UASIF). Co-Director Millennium Nucleus for Invasive Salmonids.
July 2011 – July 2014: Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Visiting Professor of Fish and Aquatic Ecology, Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas.
2013 – 2014: Queen Mary, University of London
Part-time Senior Lecturer in Fish and Aquatic Ecology, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences.
2007 – 2013: Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Lecturer in Fish and Aquatic Ecology, School of Biological Sciences.
2005 – 2007: Max Planck Institute for Limnology/Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
Max Planck Research Fellow, Departments of Physiological Ecology & Evolutionary Genetics.
2003 –2005: National University of Ireland, Galway
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Martin Ryan Institute for Marine Science/Department of Zoology.
2002 – 2003: Environment Agency, UK
Fisheries & aquatic ecologist, Ecological Appraisal Unit.
2000 – 2002: Casella Science and Environment Ltd, Liverpool
Senior Aquatic Ecologist, Ecological Consultancy Services.
1988-1994: RAPRA Technology Limited, Shawbury, Shropshire (Research Institute)
Laboratory Technician/Senior Laboratory Technician.
Research interests
My research interests are diverse, but focus on the ecology, evolution and conservation of fish and other aquatic taxa in freshwater (lake and river) and marine (especially coastal habitats) ecosystems, with a particular focus on trophic ecology (and especially using stable isotope analysis, among other tools).
My Google Scholar profile provides a useful guide to my interests.
- Ecology, conservation and invasive impacts of salmonid fishes including Salmo, Oncorhynchus and Coregonus spp.
- Ecology of diadromous species, especially Anguilla anguilla
- Rapid speciation & cryptic population structuring.
- Ecosystem function, food webs and energetic subsidies.
- The development of stable isotope analysis as a standard method in aquatic ecology.
- Reconstruction of (pre)historic food webs to characterise pre-impact ecological baselines and human ecology.
- Impacts of climate change on fish and fisheries.
- Although I have a particular interest in the ecology of freshwater and marine ecosystems in the UK and Ireland, I also work in similar systems across the globe, especially in Chile (kelp forests along the arid Atacama coast, high-altitude hypersaline salares and Altiplanic lakes).
Research groups
Publications
Prior publications
Article
Carmen Barrios-Guzmán et al. (2024) Bottom-up processes drive isotopic variation in the South American sea lion Otaria flavescens across a 2300 km latitudinal gradient Crossref. (doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106732)
Pablo Pérez, Paris Lavín, Chris Harrod, Pedro Echeveste (2024) Differences in the adulteration degree and antimicrobial activity of chilean ulmo honey versus multifloral honey revealed by stable isotope analysis Crossref. (doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2024.110590)
Jimena Torres, Karina González, Francisca Santana-Sagredo, Claudia Andrade, Manuel San Román, Chris Harrod (2024) Holocene interactions between marine nomads and their coastal landscape in the Strait of Magellan, southern Patagonia: Ichthyoarchaeological and isotopic evidence Crossref. (doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104712)
Claudio Quezada-Romegialli, Marcial Quiroga-Carmona, Guillermo D’Elía, Chris Harrod, Jay F. Storz (2024) Diet of Andean leaf-eared mice (Phyllotis) living at extreme elevations on Atacama volcanoes: insights from metagenomics, DNA metabarcoding, and stable isotopes Crossref. (doi: 10.1101/2024.07.23.604871)
Jean-François Arnoldi, Jacob Freeman, Jenny Rose Bortoluzzi, Hugh Rowland, Chris Harrod, Andrew C. Parnell, Nicholas Payne, Ian Donohue, Andrew L. Jackson (2024) How strongly does diet variation explain variation in isotope values of animal consumers? Crossref. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301900)
Vincent Raoult, Alexandra A. Phillips, James Nelson, Yuri Niella, Christina Skinner, Miranda Bell Tilcock, Patrick J. Burke, Paul Szpak, W. Ryan James, Chris Harrod (2024) Why aquatic scientists should use sulfur stable isotope ratios (ẟ34S) more often Crossref. (doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141816)
H. Heredia-Azuaje, E. Niklitschek, M. Sepúlveda, C. Harrod, A. Guerrero, G. Peña, B. Pacheco, D. Gomez-Uchida, C.B. Canales-Aguirre, P. Toledo (2024) Salmon farming, overfishing and southern sea lion: Not so opportunistic responses of a top predator to human perturbations in the Patagonian Fjords Crossref. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108669)
Paulina Andrea Bahamonde, Gustavo Chiang, Gabriela Mancilla, Tamara Contador, Caudio Quezada‐Romegialli, Kelly Roland Munkittrick, Chris Harrod (2024) Ecological variation in invasive brown trout (Salmo trutta) within a remote coastal river catchment in northern Patagonia complicates estimates of invasion impact Crossref. (doi: 10.1111/jfb.15559)
David Jofré Madariaga, María Teresa González, Christopher Días Bórquez, Erasmo C. Macaya, Chris Harrod, Martin Thiel (2023) Successful intertidal colonization of the invasive macroalga Codium fragile near its equatorial/warm range limit in the South-East Pacific Crossref. (doi: 10.1007/s10530-023-03015-5)
J.A. Canseco, L. Chavez, E.J. Niklitschek, C. Yarnes, C. Harrod (2023) Variability and uncertainty associated to methods for estimating diet composition: The case of Champsocephalus gunnari in the South Orkney Islands Crossref. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108302)
Jean-François Arnoldi, Jenny Rose Bortoluzzi, Hugh Rowlands, Chris Harrod, Andrew Parnell, Nicholas Payne, Ian Donohue, Andrew L Jackson (2023) Identifying the limits where variation in consumer stable isotope values reflect variation in diet Crossref. (doi: 10.1101/2023.04.04.535564)
Mauricio Seguel, Blanca E. Molina-Burgos, Diego J. Perez-Venegas, Gustavo Chiang, Chris Harrod, Eugene DeRango, Hector Paves (2022) Shifts in maternal foraging strategies during pregnancy promote offspring health and survival in a marine top predator Crossref. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-022-05200-0)
Javier Sánchez-Hernández, Brian Hayden, Chris Harrod, Kimmo K. Kahilainen (2021) Population niche breadth and individual trophic specialisation of fish along a climate-productivity gradient Crossref. (doi: 10.1007/s11160-021-09687-3)
Germán Zapata‐Hernández et al. (2021) Tracing trophic pathways through the marine ecosystem of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Crossref. (doi: 10.1002/aqc.3500)
Emma A. Elliott Smith, Chris Harrod, Felipe Docmac, Seth D. Newsome (2021) Intraspecific variation and energy channel coupling within a Chilean kelp forest Crossref. (doi: 10.1002/ecy.3198)
Valentina Prida, Maritza Sepúlveda, Claudio Quezada-Romegialli, Chris Harrod, Daniel Gomez-Uchida, Beatriz Cid, Cristian B. Canales-Aguirre (2020) Chilean Salmon Sushi: Genetics Reveals Product Mislabeling and a Lack of Reliable Information at the Point of Sale Crossref. (doi: 10.3390/foods9111699)
Selim S. Musleh, Lisa W. Seeb, James E. Seeb, Billy Ernst, Sergio Neira, Chris Harrod, Daniel Gomez-Uchida (2020) Mixed-stock analyses of migratory, non-native Chinook salmon at sea and assignment to natal sites in fresh water at their introduced range in South America Crossref. (doi: 10.1007/s10530-020-02319-0)
Alan Maldonado‐Márquez, Tamara Contador, Javier Rendoll‐Cárcamo, Sabrina Moore, Carolina Pérez‐Troncoso, Daniel Gomez‐Uchida, Chris Harrod (2020) Southernmost distribution limit for endangered Peladillas (Aplochiton taeniatus) and non‐native coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) coexisting within the Cape Horn biosphere reserve, Chile Crossref. (doi: 10.1111/jfb.14309)
Carmen Barrios‐Guzmán, Maritza Sepúlveda, Felipe Docmac, Patricia Zarate, Hernán Reyes, Chris Harrod (2019) Sample acidification has a predictable effect on isotopic ratios of particulate organic matter along the Chilean coast Crossref. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.8511)
Ossi Keva, Patrik Tang, Reijo Käkelä, Brian Hayden, Sami J. Taipale, Chris Harrod, Kimmo K. Kahilainen (2019) Seasonal changes in European whitefish muscle and invertebrate prey fatty acid composition in a subarctic lake Crossref. (doi: 10.1111/fwb.13381)
B. Hayden et al. (2019) From clear lakes to murky waters – tracing the functional response of high‐latitude lake communities to concurrent ‘greening’ and ‘browning’ Crossref. (doi: 10.1111/ele.13238)
Donal C. Griffin, Chris Harrod, Jonathan D. R. Houghton, Isabella Capellini (2019) Unravelling the macro-evolutionary ecology of fish–jellyfish associations: life in the ‘gingerbread house’ Crossref. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.2325)
Nadescha Zwerschke, Henk van Rein, Chris Harrod, Carl Reddin, Mark C. Emmerson, Dai Roberts, Nessa E. O'Connor, Timothy Higham (2018) Competition between co‐occurring invasive and native consumers switches between habitats Crossref. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13211)
Claudio Quezada‐Romegialli, Andrew L. Jackson, Brian Hayden, Kimmo K. Kahilainen, Christelle Lopes, Chris Harrod, Nick Golding (2018) tRophicPosition, an r package for the Bayesian estimation of trophic position from consumer stable isotope ratios Crossref. (doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.13009)
Joseline S. Tapia, Jorge Valdés, Rodrigo Orrego, Andrei Tchernitchin, Cristina Dorador, Aliro Bolados, Chris Harrod (2018) Geologic and anthropogenic sources of contamination in settled dust of a historic mining port city in northern Chile: health risk implications Crossref. (doi: 10.7717/peerj.4699)
Carl J. Reddin, John H. Bothwell, Nessa E. O'Connor, Chris Harrod, Maria Jesus Briones (2018) The effects of spatial scale and isoscape on consumer isotopic niche width Crossref. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13026)
Ossi Keva, Brian Hayden, Chris Harrod, Kimmo K. Kahilainen (2017) Total mercury concentrations in liver and muscle of European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus (L.)) in a subarctic lake - Assessing the factors driving year-round variation Crossref. (doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.09.012)
Stephen M. Thomas, Chris Harrod, Brian Hayden, Tommi Malinen, Kimmo K. Kahilainen (2017) Ecological speciation in a generalist consumer expands the trophic niche of a dominant predator Crossref. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-08263-9)
Baltazar-Soares, M., Bracamonte, S.E., Bayer, T., Chain, F.J.J., Hanel, R., Harrod, C., Eizaguirre, C. (2016) Evaluating the adaptive potential of the European eel: Is the immunogenetic status recovering? Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.7717/peerj.1868)
Reddin, C.J., O'Connor, N.E., Harrod, C. (2016) Living to the range limit: Consumer isotopic variation increases with environmental stress Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.7717/peerj.2034)
Østbye, K., Harrod, C., Gregersen, F., Klepaker, T., Schulz, M., Schluter, D., Vøllestad, L.A. (2016) The temporal window of ecological adaptation in postglacial lakes: A comparison of head morphology, trophic position and habitat use in Norwegian threespine stickleback populations Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1186/s12862-016-0676-2)
Peay, S., Dunn, A.M., Kunin, W.E., Mckimm, R., Harrod, C. (2015) A method test of the use of electric shock treatment to control invasive signal crayfish in streams Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1002/aqc.2541)
Reddin, C.J., Docmac, F., O'Connor, N.E., Bothwell, J.H., Harrod, C. (2015) Coastal upwelling drives intertidal assemblage structure and trophic ecology Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130789)
Sarmiento-Devia, R.A., Harrod, C., Pacheco, A.S. (2015) Ecology and conservation of sea turtles in Chile Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.2744/ccab-14-01-21-33.1)
Kelly, R., Harrod, C., Maggs, C.A., Reid, N. (2015) Effects of Elodea nuttallii on temperate freshwater plants, microalgae and invertebrates: small differences between invaded and uninvaded areas Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1007/s10530-015-0865-8)
Jensen, H., Kahilainen, K.K., Vinni, M., Gjelland, K. Ø., Malinen, T., Harrod, C., Amundsen, P.-A. (2015) Food consumption rates of piscivorous brown trout (Salmo trutta) foraging on contrasting coregonid prey Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1111/fme.12126)
Crook, D.A. et al. (2015) Human effects on ecological connectivity in aquatic ecosystems: Integrating scientific approaches to support management and mitigation Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.034)
Eloranta, A.P., Kahilainen, K.K., Amundsen, P.-A., Knudsen, R., Harrod, C., Jones, R.I. (2015) Lake size and fish diversity determine resource use and trophic position of a top predator in high-latitude lakes Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.1464)
Scott, S., Dorador, C., Oyanedel, J.P., Tobar, I., Hengst, M., Maya, G., Harrod, C., Vila, I. (2015) Microbial diversity and trophic components of two high altitude wetlands of the chilean altiplano | Diversidad microbiana y componentes trófi cos de dos humedales de altura del altiplano chileno Scopus - Elsevier.
Hayden, B., Harrod, C., Sonninen, E., Kahilainen, K.K. (2015) Seasonal depletion of resources intensifies trophic interactions in subarctic freshwater fish communities Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1111/fwb.12564)
Riascos, J.M., Docmac, F., Reddin, C., Harrod, C. (2015) Trophic relationships between the large scyphomedusa Chrysaora plocamia and the parasitic amphipod Hyperia curticephala Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-015-2716-7)
Ravinet, M., Hynes, R., Poole, R., Cross, T.F., McGinnity, P., Harrod, C., Prodöhl, P.A. (2015) Where the lake meets the sea: Strong reproductive isolation is associated with adaptive divergence between lake resident and anadromous three-spined sticklebacks Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122825)
Kahilainen, K.K., Patterson, W.P., Sonninen, E., Harrod, C., Kiljunen, M. (2014) Adaptive radiation along a thermal gradient: Preliminary results of habitat use and respiration rate divergence among whitefish morphs Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112085)
Tomankova, Irena, Harrod, Chris, Fox, Anthony D., Reid, Neil (2014) Chlorophyll-a concentrations and macroinvertebrate declines coincide with the collapse of overwintering diving duck populations in a large eutrophic lake ResearcherID. ISSN 0046-5070;1365-2427 (doi: 10.1111/fwb.12261)
Graham, C. T., Harrison, S. S. C., Harrod, C. (2014) Differences in the contributions of dietary water to the hydrogen stable isotope ratios of cultured Atlantic salmon and Arctic charr tissues ResearcherID. ISSN 0018-8158;1573-5117 (doi: 10.1007/s10750-013-1636-0)
Hayden, B., Harrod, C., Kahilainen, K.K. (2014) Dual fuels: Intra-annual variation in the relative importance of benthic and pelagic resources to maintenance, growth and reproduction in a generalist salmonid fish Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12233)
Kelly, Ruth, Lundy, Mathieu G., Mineur, Frederic, Harrod, Chris, Maggs, Christine A., Humphries, Nicolas E., Sims, David W., Reid, Neil (2014) Historical data reveal power-law dispersal patterns of invasive aquatic species ResearcherID. ISSN 0906-7590;1600-0587 (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00296.x)
Hayden, Brian, Harrod, Chris, Kahilainen, Kimmo K. (2014) Lake morphometry and resource polymorphism determine niche segregation between cool- and cold-water-adapted fish ResearcherID. ISSN 0012-9658;1939-9170 (doi: 10.1890/13-0264.1)
Baltazar-Soares, Miguel et al. (2014) Recruitment Collapse and Population Structure of the European Eel Shaped by Local Ocean Current Dynamics ResearcherID. ISSN 0960-9822;1879-0445 (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.11.031)
Harrod, C. (2014) Stable isotope analysis reveal hidden reliance on scyphozoan jellyfish in a commensal fish: editorial comment on the feature article by D’Ambra et al. Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-014-2570-z)
Hayden, B., Massa-gallucci, A., Harrod, C., O'grady, M., Caffrey, J., Kelly-quinn, M. (2014) Trophic flexibility by roach Rutilus rutilus in novel habitats facilitates rapid growth and invasion success ResearcherID. ISSN 0022-1112;1095-8649 (doi: 10.1111/jfb.12351)
Polacik, Matej, Harrod, Chris, Blazek, Radim, Reichard, Martin (2014) Trophic niche partitioning in communities of African annual fish: evidence from stable isotopes ResearcherID. ISSN 0018-8158;1573-5117 (doi: 10.1007/s10750-013-1652-0)
Ravinet, Mark, Harrod, Chris, Eizaguirre, Christophe, Prodoehl, Paulo A. (2014) Unique mitochondrial DNA lineages in Irish stickleback populations: cryptic refugium or rapid recolonization? ResearcherID. ISSN 2045-7758 (doi: 10.1002/ece3.853)
Fink, Patrick, Harrod, Chris (2013) Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes reveal the use of pelagic resources by the invasive Ponto-Caspian mysid Limnomysis benedeni ResearcherID. ISSN 1025-6016;1477-2639 (doi: 10.1080/10256016.2013.808197)
Graham, Conor T., Harrison, Simon S. C., Harrod, Chris (2013) Development of non-lethal sampling of carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in salmonids: effects of lipid and inorganic components of fins ResearcherID. ISSN 1025-6016;1477-2639 (doi: 10.1080/10256016.2013.808635)
Dick, Jaimie T. A. et al. (2013) Ecological impacts of an invasive predator explained and predicted by comparative functional responses ResearcherID. ISSN 1387-3547 (doi: 10.1007/s10530-012-0332-8)
Fleming, Nicholas E. C., Harrod, Chris, Houghton, Jonathan D. R. (2013) Identifying potentially harmful jellyfish blooms using shoreline surveys ResearcherID. ISSN 1869-215X;1869-7534 (doi: 10.3354/aei00086)
Maloy, Aaron P., Nelle, Peter, Culloty, Sarah C., Slater, John W., Harrod, Chris (2013) Identifying trophic variation in a marine suspension feeder: DNA- and stable isotope-based dietary analysis in Mytilus spp. ResearcherID. ISSN 0025-3162 (doi: 10.1007/s00227-012-2105-4)
Ravinet, M., Prodöhl, P.A., Harrod, C. (2013) On Irish stickleback: Morphological diversification in a secondary contact zone Scopus - Elsevier.
Ravinet, M., Prodoehl, P. A., Harrod, C. (2013) Parallel and nonparallel ecological, morphological and genetic divergence in lake-stream stickleback from a single catchment ResearcherID. ISSN 1010-061X;1420-9101 (doi: 10.1111/jeb.12049)
Vila, I., Morales, P., Scott, S., Poulin, E., Veliz, D., Harrod, C., Mendez, M. A. (2013) Phylogenetic and phylogeographic analysis of the genus Orestias (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) in the southern Chilean Altiplano: the relevance of ancient and recent divergence processes in speciation ResearcherID. ISSN 0022-1112 (doi: 10.1111/jfb.12031)
Harrod, C., Syvaeranta, J., Kubicek, L., Cappanera, V., Houghton, J. D. R. (2013) Reply to Logan & Dodge: 'Stable isotopes challenge the perception of ocean sunfish Mola mola as obligate jellyfish predators' ResearcherID. ISSN 0022-1112 (doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03485.x)
Ryan, Conor, McHugh, Brendan, Trueman, Clive N., Sabin, Richard, Deaville, Robert, Harrod, Chris, Berrow, Simon D., O'Connor, Ian (2013) Stable isotope analysis of baleen reveals resource partitioning among sympatric rorquals and population structure in fin whales ResearcherID. ISSN 0171-8630 (doi: 10.3354/meps10231)
(2012) Coregonus lavaretusL.) in subarctic lakes Chris Harrod. (doi: 10.1111/eff.12014)
(2012) Determining trophic niche width: an experimental test of the stable isotope approach Chris Harrod. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20185.x)
Brown, S.L., Bearhop, S., Harrod, C., McDonald, R.A. (2012) A review of spatial and temporal variation in grey and common seal diet in the United Kingdom and Ireland Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1017/S0025315411002050)
(2012) Accounting for the effects of lipids in stable isotope (delta C-13 and delta N-15 values) analysis of skin and blubber of balaenopterid whales ResearcherID. ISSN 0951-4198 (doi: 10.1002/rcm.6394)
(2012) Stable isotopes challenge the perception of ocean sunfish Mola mola as obligate jellyfish predators ResearcherID. (doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03163.x)
(2011) Parasite diversity, patterns of MHC II variation and olfactory based mate choice in diverging three-spined stickleback ecotypes Chris Harrod. (doi: 10.1007/s10682-010-9424-z)
(2011) Trophic dynamics within a hybrid zone - interactions between an abundant cyprinid hybrid and sympatric parental species Chris Harrod. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02604.x)
(2011) Preservation methods alter stable isotope values in gelatinous zooplankton: implications for interpreting trophic ecology ResearcherID. ISSN 0025-3162 (doi: 10.1007/s00227-011-1714-7)
(2011) Species introduction promotes hybridization and introgression in Coregonus: is there sign of selection against hybrids? ResearcherID. ISSN 0962-1083 (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05209.x)
(2010) Trophic interactions and consequent impacts of the invasive fish Pseudorasbora parva in a native aquatic foodweb: a field investigation in the UK Chris Harrod. (doi: 10.1007/s10530-009-9566-5)
(2010) Phenotype-environment correlations in a putative whitefish adaptive radiation Chris Harrod. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01702.x)
(2010) Biological influences on inter- and intraspecific isotopic variability among paired chondrostome fishes ResearcherID. ISSN 1631-0691 (doi: 10.1016/j.crvi.2010.05.002)
(2009) Rutilus rutilus) scales for retrospective study of shallow lake responses to nutrient reduction Chris Harrod. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02215.x)
(2009) Implications of climate change for the fishes of the British Isles ResearcherID. ISSN 0022-1112 (doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02180.x)
(2008) A meta-analysis of latitudinal variations in life-history traits of roach, Rutilus rutilus, over its geographical range: linear or non-linear relationships? ResearcherID. ISSN 0046-5070 (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.01977.x)
Helland, I.P., Harrod, C., Freyhof, J., Mehner, T. (2008) Co-existence of a pair of pelagic planktivorous coregonid fishes Scopus - Elsevier.
(2008) Tracing early stages of species differentiation: Ecological, morphological and genetic divergence of Galapagos sea lion populations ResearcherID. ISSN 1471-2148 (doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-8-150)
(2008) delta C-13 and delta N-15 reveal significant differences in the coastal foodwebs of the seas surrounding Trinidad and Tobago ResearcherID. ISSN 0171-8630 (doi: 10.3354/meps07589)
(2007) Distributional patterns and community structure of Caribbean coral reef fishes within a river-impacted bay ResearcherID. ISSN 0022-1112 (doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01323.x)
(2007) Habitat-specific adaptation of immune responses of stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) lake and river ecotypes ResearcherID. ISSN 0962-8452 (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0210)
Ingram, T., Matthews, B., Harrod, C., Stephens, T., Grey, J., Markel, R., Mazumder, A. (2007) Lipid extraction has little effect on the δ15N of aquatic consumers Scopus - Elsevier.
Griffiths, D., Harrod, C. (2007) Natural mortality, growth parameters, and environmental temperature in fishes revisited Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1139/F07-002)
(2006) A revised model for lipid-normalizing delta C-13 values from aquatic organisms, with implications for isotope mixing models ResearcherID. ISSN 0021-8901 (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01224.x)
(2006) Isotopic variation complicates analysis of trophic relations within the fish community of Plu beta see: a small, deep, stratifying lake ResearcherID. ISSN 0003-9136 (doi: 10.1127/0003-9136/2006/0167-0281)
(2005) Coregonus autumnalis) Chris Harrod. (doi: 10.1139/f05-175)
(2005) Stable isotope analyses provide new insights into ecological plasticity in a mixohaline population of European eel Chris Harrod. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-005-0161-x)
(2005) Ichthyocotylurus erraticus (Digenea : Strigeldae): factors affecting infection intensity and the effects of infection on pollan (Coregonus autumnalis), a glacial relict fish ResearcherID. ISSN 0031-1820 (doi: 10.1017/s0031182005007985)
Rosell, R., Harrod, C., Griffiths, D., McCarthy, T.K. (2004) Conservation of the Irish populations of the pollan Coregonus autumnalis Scopus - Elsevier.
Harrod, C., Griffiths, D. (2004) Reproduction and fecundity of the Irish pollan (Coregonus autumnalis Pallas, 1776), a threatened lake coregonid Scopus - Elsevier.
(2001) The Irish pollan, Coregonus autumnalis: options for its conservation ResearcherID. ISSN 0022-1112 (doi: 10.1006/jfbi.2001.1755)
Other
Selim S. Musleh, Lisa W. Seeb, James E. Seeb, Billy Ernst, Sergio Neira, Chris Harrod, Daniel Gomez-Uchida (2019) Mixed-stock analyses among migratory, non-native Chinook salmon at-sea and assignment to natal sites in freshwater at their introduced range in South America Crossref. (doi: 10.1101/732248)
Book
Harrod, C. (2015) Climate change and freshwater fisheries Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1002/9781118394380.ch50)
Doyle, T.K., Hays, G.C., Harrod, C., Houghton, J.D.R. (2014) Ecological and societal benefits of jellyfish Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7015-7_5)
Harrod, C., Griffiths, D., Rosell, R., McCarthy, T.K. (2002) Current status of the pollan (Coregonus autumnalis Pallas 1776) in Ireland Scopus - Elsevier.
Supervision
I'm very keen to support students and postdocs in any of my areas of expertise. Please get in touch!
Past postgradute supervision
- An investigation of sampling techniques within marine discards. PhD Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Dieta y posición trófica de la ballena fin (Balaenoptera physalus) en la Península de Mejillones. Magíster en Ecología de Sistemas Acuáticas, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile.
- Elaboración, uso y aplicación de mapas isotópicos de δ13C y δ15N en aguas costeras y oceanicas de Chile. PhD, Doctorado en Ciencias Mención Recursos Naturales Acuáticos, Universidad de Valparaíso.
- Scientific support for the long-term sustainable exploitation of European eels. PhD Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Assessing natural and anthropogenic perturbations of marine macrobenthos: a multiple approach. Doctorado en Ciencias Aplicadas mención Sistemas Marinos Costeros, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile.
- Predators and fisheries: an ecological evaluation of conflict. PhD Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Ecology of the Marble Arch Caves System. MSc Ecological Management and Conservation Biology, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Modelling temperature change in Irish freshwaters, MSc Water Resources Management, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Assessment of ecological effects of an invasive freshwater fish using stable isotope analysis. MSc Ecological Management and Conservation Biology, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Assessment of ecological effects of invasive plants using stable isotope analysis. MSc Ecological Management and Conservation Biology, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Ecological importance of upwelling derived materials to sub-tidal foodwebs. MSc Aquatic Ecology, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile.
- Developing an isoscape of the North Irish Sea using jellyfish tissues and studying their ecology through stable isotope analysis. MSc Freshwater and Marine Ecology, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
- Consecuencias de pisciculturas terrestres en comunidades de macroinvertebrados bentónicos: Un enfoque comunitario y funcional. Magister (MSc.) en Ciencias Biológicas Mención Biodiversidad y Conservación. Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
- Gelatinous zooplankton in the North East Atlantic: distribution, seasonality and trophic ecology. PhD Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Incipient speciation and a potential new model system for adaptive radiation research in the Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot: evidence from Lake Salda, Turkey. MSc. Biodiversity, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain.
- Ecology of saline lagoon fish communities. MSc Ecological Management and Conservation Biology, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Ecological effects of aquatic invasive species. PhD Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Ecology of Irish Sea jellyfish communities. PhD Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Aquatic invasive plants in Northern Ireland. PhD Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Developing arithmetic lipid correction factors for mollusc δ13C values. MSc Freshwater and Marine Ecology, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
- Establishment of the invasive seaweed Codium fragile subsp fragile in the intertidal of San Jorge Bay (II Region, Antofagasta): Are there ecological effects on the intertidal system? PhD en Ciencias Aplicadas mención Sistemas Marinos Costeros, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile.
- Building a Strangford Lough food web. MSc Ecological Management and Conservation Biology, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Characterization of food webs in kelp forest communities associated with upwelling events in the north of Chile (South-East Pacific). MRes. Freshwater and Marine Ecology, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
- Ecology and behaviour of the oceanic sunfish (Mola mola). PhD Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Ecology and evolution of Irish three-spined sticklebacks. PhD Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
- Dietary variation and trophic coupling in fish from a small productive lake. MSc Freshwater and Coastal Sciences, University College, London, UK.
- Examining declines in overwintering diving ducks. PhD Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
Professional activities & recognition
Editorial boards
- 2009 - -: Marine Biology
- 2016 - 2023: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
- 2017 - 2023: Journal of Animal Ecology
- 2020 - 2023: Journal of Fish Biology
- 2023 - -: Fish and Fisheries
- 2015 - 2016: Ecosphere
Professional & learned societies
- 1995: , Fisheries Society of the British Isles
- 1995: , British Ecological Society
- 2001: , Institute for Fisheries Management
- 2023: , Asociación Chilena de Ictiología
Supplementary
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Salmonid Specialist Group member (2022-). External auditor of PhD programmes for the Comisión Nacional de Acreditación (Chilean academic accreditation commission). Programme external examiner (2010-2011) - BSc. Marine and Freshwater Biology, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology. PhD external examiner for: Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia; University of Auckland, New Zealand; Bristol University, UK; University of Glasgow, UK; Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia; Leicester University, UK; McGill University, Canada; Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile; Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Como, Italy; Universidad de Los Lagos, Puerto Montt, Chile; University of Southampton/National Oceanography Centre, UK; University of New South Wales, Australia; University of Helsinki, Finland. MSc. External examiner for Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile, Universidad de Concepción, Chile & University College, Dublin, Ireland. PhD internal examiner for QUB and the Universidad de Antofagasta. Visiting Professor Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile 2011-2014; Queen Mary, University of London 2014 - 2019. Grant review board (Biology 1) member of the Chilean National Agency for Research and Development (Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo de Chile) 2022-2023. Referee for Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (Uruguay), Australian Research Council (ARC), BEIPD-COFUND (Belgium), Estonian Research Council, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS – Belgium), French National Research Agency (ANR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, National Science Foundation (USA), NOAA Fisheries (US National Marine Fisheries Service), Research Council of Norway (LATINAMERIKA program), Fondecyt (Chile), INACH (Chile), National Geographic (USA), and DEFRA (UK Government) research grants. Professorial/promotion assessor for: McGill University, Canada, 2024; Memorial University, Canada, 2022; NIWA, New Zealand 2023; South African National Research Foundation RISA, 2017; University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA, 2021; University of New South Wales, Australia 2017; University of Otago, New Zealand, 2024.