Profile
Miss Cara Patel
PhD student
cp633@exeter.ac.uk
Environment and Sustainability Institute Desk 108, Room 2.16
Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK
Overview
Qualifications
2019 - Present University of Exeter PhD
Impact of pollution on AMR at the river catchment scale
2016 – 2017 Imperial College London MRes and DIC EEC (Merit)
Winter Project (66.3%) - Impact of pesticides on freshwater diatoms
Summer Project (68.9%) - Impact of stressors on microbial decomposers
2013 – 2016 Imperial College London BSc (Hons) and ARCS Biology (Upper Second)
Final Year Project (71%) - Impact of pesticides on river ecosystem processes
Research
Research interests
My research interests are focused on the effects of anthropogenic stressors (mainly pesticides, antibiotics, and global warming) on freshwater aquatic ecosystems. However, my experience expands to the effects of acidification, pH, and nutrients on both freshwater and soil ecosystems.
Publications
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