Dr Zara Botterell
Research Associate
Z.Botterell@exeter.ac.uk
The Farmhouse
The Farmhouse, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK
Overview
I am a postdoctoral research associate within the University of Exeter's Centre for Ecology and Conservation. I am currently investigating the impacts of plastic pollution on marine vertebrates in the Galapagos and South Pacific. My research interests lie in the effects of plastic pollution on both marine vertebrates and invertebrates.
Broad research interests
- Plastic pollution, marine litter & microplastics
- Marine conservation
- Marine vertebrate ecology
- Marine zooplankton ecology
- Ecotoxicology
- Ecosystem services
Links
Twitter: @ZaraBotterell
Qualifications
2017-2021 PhD Biological Sciences, Plymouth Marine Laboratory & University of Essex
2015 MSc Conservation & Biodiversity, University of Exeter (Penryn Campus)
2014 BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences (Animal Biology), University of Exeter (Streatham Campus)
Publications
Journal articles
Garrard SL, Clark JR, Martin N, Nelms SE, Botterell ZLR, Cole M, Coppock RL, Galloway TS, Green DS, Jones M, et al (2024). Identifying potential high-risk zones for land-derived plastic litter to marine megafauna and key habitats within the North Atlantic. Sci Total Environ, 922 Abstract. Author URL.
Botterell ZLR, Ribeiro F, Alarcón-Ruales D, Alfaro E, Alfaro-Shigueto J, Allan N, Becerra N, Braunholtz L, Cardenas-Diaz S, de Veer D, et al (2024). Plastic pollution transcends marine protected area boundaries in the eastern tropical and south-eastern Pacific. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 201, 116271-116271.
Botterell ZLR, Lindeque PK, Thompson RC, Beaumont NJ (2023). An assessment of the ecosystem services of marine zooplankton and the key threats to their provision. Ecosystem Services, 63 Abstract.
Clark L, Allen R, Botterell ZLR, Callejo B, Godley BJ, Henry C, Santillo D, Nelms SE (2023). Using citizen science to understand floating plastic debris distribution and abundance: a case study from the North Cornish coast (United Kingdom). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 194, 115314-115314.
Botterell ZLR, Bergmann M, Hildebrandt N, Krumpen T, Steinke M, Thompson RC, Lindeque PK (2022). Microplastic ingestion in zooplankton from the Fram Strait in the Arctic. Science of the Total Environment, 831 Abstract.
Lindeque PK, Botterell ZLR, Coppock RL, Cole M (2021). Plastics and Plankton in Our Seas. Frontiers for Young Minds, 9
Botterell ZLR, Beaumont N, Cole M, Hopkins FE, Steinke M, Thompson RC, Lindeque PK (2020). Bioavailability of Microplastics to Marine Zooplankton: Effect of Shape and Infochemicals. Environmental Science and Technology, 54(19), 12024-12033.
Botterell Z, Penrose R, Witt M, Godley B (2020). Long-term insights into marine turtle sightings, strandings and captures around the UK and Ireland (1910-2018). The Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Botterell ZLR, Beaumont N, Dorrington T, Steinke M, Thompson RC, Lindeque PK (2019). Bioavailability and effects of microplastics on marine zooplankton: a review. Environmental Pollution, 245, 98-110. Abstract.
Duncan EM, Botterell ZLR, Broderick AC, Galloway TS, Lindeque PK, Nuno A, Godley BJ (2017). A global review of marine turtle entanglement in anthropogenic debris: a baseline for further action. ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH, 34, 431-448. Author URL.
