In brief
Danny Lau is a researcher and docent at the Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Division of Ecology and Biodiversity. My research is about food webs and biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems, and their responses to climate change and anthropogenic stressors.
His research is centred on understanding aquatic food webs and biodiversity, and how they respond to environmental alterations caused by global change. Currently he focus on northern freshwater ecosystems, as they provide essential services for humans and wildlife, but are increasingly threatened by human activities and particularly climate change. His research aims to address the complex challenges these ecosystems are facing.
Research interests
Freshwater ecology · food webs · biodiversity · nutrient dynamics · climate change · multiple stressors · fatty acids · stable isotopes
Infrastructure
Projects
- - Climate-induced changes in the biodiversity and function of Arctic/alpine streams and their landscapes (BIOFUN) – Lead
- Arctic freshwater food systems: Influence of warming winters and increased snow cover (FROST) - Module lead
-Development of an indicator for assessing oligotrophication-induced cyanotoxin production and accumulation in food webs of Arctic/alpine lakes (TOXINDICATOR) – Lead
-Rapid climate change is driving shifts in the nutritional quality of aquatic food webs across the circumpolar North – Collaborator
-Ecological change in Arctic/alpine lakes – Food web effects of ongoing climate-change induced oligotrophication (ARCWEB) – Lead
-How do stoichiometry and nutritional quality of plankton communities in coastal ecosystems alter with climate change? – Lead
-Effects of browning of coastal waters on marine food web function and quality – Co-lead
-REFINE – Improved assessment of climate impact and eutrophication in arctic lakes – Collaborator
-Global change depletes pelagic food webs in northern lakes (Web4Food) – Collaborator
Scientific leadership and collaborative network
- - Associate researcher at Climate Impact Research Center (CIRC) at Umeå University
- Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (journal), 2022-2024.
- Topic Advisory Panel, Diversity (journal), 2020-present.
- Freshwater Group of Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Arctic Council, 2015–present.
Publications
Professional experience
2024-
2008
2003
Associate Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment
PhD. in Freshwater Ecology, University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Science (Environmental Sciences), University of Hong Kong
