Sandy Milner

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Alexander Milner’s research involves river ecosystems in alpine and Arctic environments and includes long-term studies in Glacier Bay National Park and Denali National Park in Alaska. The study in Glacier Bay represents the longest continual study of stream succession and development within a primary successional framework. Other studies have included how water sources are changing in glacially influenced river systems with climate change and how these changes alter ecological structure and function. Ongoing research includes:

Hydroecology of glacier-fed river systems in Arctic and alpine regions (French Pyrenees, New Zealand, Lapland and Svalbard)
Colonisation and development of new streams in coastal Alaska
Long term variation in benthic communities/upwelling channels of braided floodplains in Denali National Park, interior Alaska

Professor Milner welcomes enquiries from prospective doctoral researchers in his areas of interest.

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 14 Life Below Water
SDG 15 Life on Land

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Freshwater biodiversity in a rapidly changing Arctic: An expert horizon scan of key research questions
Culp, J. M., Power, M., Christoffersen, K. S., Goedkoop, W., Kahilainen, K. K., Rautio, M., Chaguaceda, F., Hébert, M. P., Moedt, S. M., Antoniades, D., Belle, S., Bolnick, D., Bouchard, F., Brittain, J. E., Byström, P., Chavarie, L., Couture, R. M., Derry, A. M., Eloranta, A. P. & Frainer, A. & 24 others, Girard, C., Grosbois, G., Hessen, D. O., Hogg, I., Jungblut, A. D., Lakka, H. K., Lam, J., Lau, D. C. P., Leblanc, C. A., Lento, J., MacIntyre, S., Marsh, P., Martyniuk, M. A. C., Milner, A., Musetta-Lambert, J., Mustonen, T., Nowosad, D., Saros, J. E., Schartau, A. K., Smol, J. P., Soininen, J., Svenning, M. A., Tape, K. D. & Wrona, F. J., 25 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ambio.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Regional impacts of warming on biodiversity and biomass in high latitude stream ecosystems across the Northern Hemisphere
Jackson, M. C., Friberg, N., Moliner Cachazo, L., Clark, D. R., Mutinova, P. T., O’Gorman, E. J., Kordas, R. L., Gallo, B., Pichler, D. E., Bespalaya, Y., Aksenova, O. V., Milner, A., Brooks, S. J., Dunn, N., Lee, K. W. K., Ólafsson, J. S., Gíslason, G. M., Millan, L., Bell, T. & Dumbrell, A. J. & 1 others, Woodward, G., 13 Mar 2024, In: Communications Biology. 7, 1, 8 p., 316.
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Author Correction: Functional diversity and community assembly of river invertebrates show globally consistent responses to decreasing glacier cover
Brown, L. E., Khamis, K., Wilkes, M., Blaen, P., Brittain, J. E., Carrivick, J. L., Fell, S., Friberg, N., Füreder, L., Gislason, G. M., Hainie, S., Hannah, D. M., James, W. H. M., Lencioni, V., Olafsson, J. S., Robinson, C. T., Saltveit, S. J., Thompson, C. & Milner, A. M., Mar 2023, In: Nature ecology & evolution. 7, 3, p. 472-476 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Long term changes in macroinvertebrate communities across high latitude streams.
Milner, S., Vega, E., Matthews, T., Conn, S. & Windsor, F. M., 4 Apr 2023, In: Global Change Biology. 29, 9, p. 2466-2477 12 p.
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Water source dynamics influence macroinvertebrate communities across groundwater‑fed streams in a glacierized catchment
Crossman, J., Bradley, C., Windsor, F. M. & Milner, S., May 2023, In: Hydrobiologia. 850, 8, p. 1801-1816 16 p.
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Impacts of Global Warming in Sentinel Systems: From Genes to Ecosystems
Milner, S. (Principal Investigator)
Natural Environment Research Council
1/10/15 → 30/09/19
Project: Research Councils
Assessing the effects of EXtreme summer flooding on STREAM ecosystem successional processes (EXSTREAM).
Milner, S. (Principal Investigator)
Natural Environment Research Council
25/09/14 → 31/08/16
Project: Research Councils
Nutrient cycling in Arctic Rivers
Hannah, D. (Principal Investigator) & Milner, S. (Co-Investigator)
University of Oslo
1/01/12 → 31/12/12
Project: Research
FP7 MC IIF - SHIRMAN: Ecology and Evolution of Shifting Range Margins in Glacier-fed Streams
Milner, S. (Principal Investigator)
European Commission
1/07/10 → 30/06/12
Project: EU
Evolution of NITrogen BUFFERing capacity of land water interfaces along hydrosystems of different age (NITBUFFER)
Milner, S. (Principal Investigator) & Bartlett, R. (Co-Investigator)
Natural Environment Research Council
1/01/10 → 30/09/13
Project: Research Councils

Research data supporting the publication "Extreme flood disturbance effects on multiple dimensions of river ecosystem stability"
Milner, S. (Creator) & Eagle, L. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 9 Aug 2021
DOI: 10.25500/edata.bham.00000703
Dataset
Wolf Point Creek Alaska
Milner, A. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 2018
DOI: 10.25500/eData.bham.00000184
Dataset

IPCC (External organisation)
Milner, A. (Advisor)
1 Jul 2017 → 31 Aug 2019
Activity: Membership › Membership of working group or committee
NERC Training Advisory Board (Event)
Milner, A. (Member)
1 Dec 2015 → 1 Dec 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Grant peer review
NERC (Event)
Milner, A. (Member)
1 Jun 2014 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Grant peer review

Sandy Milner

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Freshwater biodiversity in a rapidly changing Arctic: An expert horizon scan of key research questions

Regional impacts of warming on biodiversity and biomass in high latitude stream ecosystems across the Northern Hemisphere

Author Correction: Functional diversity and community assembly of river invertebrates show globally consistent responses to decreasing glacier cover

Long term changes in macroinvertebrate communities across high latitude streams.

Water source dynamics influence macroinvertebrate communities across groundwater‑fed streams in a glacierized catchment

Impacts of Global Warming in Sentinel Systems: From Genes to Ecosystems

Assessing the effects of EXtreme summer flooding on STREAM ecosystem successional processes (EXSTREAM).

Nutrient cycling in Arctic Rivers

FP7 MC IIF - SHIRMAN: Ecology and Evolution of Shifting Range Margins in Glacier-fed Streams

Evolution of NITrogen BUFFERing capacity of land water interfaces along hydrosystems of different age (NITBUFFER)

Research data supporting the publication "Extreme flood disturbance effects on multiple dimensions of river ecosystem stability"

Wolf Point Creek Alaska

IPCC (External organisation)

NERC Training Advisory Board (Event)

NERC (Event)

Sandy Milner

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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