Browsing Atlantic Technological University (Galway-Mayo) by Author "Lally, Heather"
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Assessing the Potential of Drones to Take Water Samples and Physicochemical Data from Open Lakes
Lally, Heather; O'Connor, Ian; Broderick, Liam; Broderick, Mark; Jensen, Olaf; Graham, Conor (Environmental Protection Agency, 2020-09)Water sampling remains a pivotal method for monitoring and understanding the condition of aquatic environments properly and effectively. Large-scale ecological water sampling and monitoring programmes require considerable ... -
Investigation of the first recent crayfish plague outbreak in Ireland and its subsequent spread in the Bruskey River and surrounding areas
Mirimin, Luca; Brady, Daniel; Gammell, Martin; Lally, Heather; Minto, Cóilín; Graham, Conor T.; Slattery, Orla; Cheslett, Deborah; Morrissey, Teresa; Reynolds, Julian; White, Samantha; Nelson, Brian (EDP Sciences, 2022-06-02)White-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is a keystone species found in western European freshwater bodies, where it has suffered drastic declines due to pathogens, competition with nonindigenous crayfish species ... -
Potential pathways, trophic transfer and bioindicators of microplastics in freshwater systems
O'Connor, James; Lally, Heather; Mahon, Anne Marie; O'Connor, Ian; Nash, Róisín; Jones, Noelle; Kelly, Mark; O'Sullivan, John; Bruen, Michael; Heerey, Linda; Koelmans, Albert; Murphy, Sinéad (2018-03)Microplastic (MP) polymers, 0.1 µm - 5 mm in size, are ubiquitous within aquatic environments. Due to their small size there is a risk that they may infiltrate and transfer within aquatic food webs. Though a limited number ...