Northern Rivers Institute

Publications & Presentations

Selected Publications (since 2000)

For detailed publication lists please visit the webpages of the permanent faculty members of the NRI.
[last updated January 2012]

• Tetzlaff D, Capell R, Soulsby C. 2012. Land use and hydroclimatic influences on Faecal Indictor Organisms in two large Scottish catchments: towards land use-based models as screening tools. Science of the Total Environment, doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.11.090.
• Capell R, Tetzlaff D, Hartley A, Soulsby C. (2012) Linking metrics of hydrological function and transit times to landscape controls in a heterogeneous mesoscale catchment. Hydrological Processes. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8139.
• Ali G, Tetzlaff D, Soulsby C, McDonnell JJ. (2012) Topographic, pedologic and climatic interactions influencing streamflow generation at multiple catchment scales. Hydrological Processes. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8416.
• Dawson JJC, Adhikari, YR, Soulsby, C., Stutter, MI (2012) The biogeochemical reactivity of suspended particulate matter at nested sites in the Dee basin, NE Scotland. Science of the Total Environment, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.08.048.
• Imholt C, Soulsby C, Malcolm IA, Hrachowitz M, Gibbins CN, Langan S, Tetzlaff D. (2012) Influence of scale on thermal characteristics in a large montane river basin. Rivers Research and Application. DOI: 10.1002/rra.1608.

• Soulsby C, Piegat KG, Seibert J, Tetzlaff D.(2011) Catchment-scale estimates of flow path partitioning and water storage based on transit time and runoff modelling. Hydrological Processes,25,3960-3976.
• Tetzlaff D, McNamara JP, Carey SK. (2011) Measurements and modelling of storage dynamics across scales. Hydrological Processes. 25, 3831-3835.
• Birkel C, Soulsby C, Tetzlaff D. (2011) Modelling catchment-scale water storage dynamics: reconciling dynamic storage with tracer-inferred passive storage. Hydrological Processes. 25, 3924-3936.
• Birkel C, Soulsby C, Tetzlaff D, Dunn SM, Spezia L. (2011) High-frequency storm event isotope sampling reveals time-variant transit time distributions and influence of diurnal cycles. Hydrological Processes. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8210.
• Capell R, Tetzlaff D, Malcolm IA, Hartley A, Soulsby C. (2011) Using hydrochemical tracers to conceptualise hydrological function in a larger scale catchment draining contrasting geomorphic provinces. Journal of Hydrology. 408(1-2), 164-177.
• McNamara JP, Tetzlaff D, Bishop K, Soulsby C, Seyfried M, Peters N, Hooper R. 2011. Storage as a metric of catchment comparison. Hydrological Processes. 25, 3364-3371.
• Birkel C, Tetzlaff D, Dunn SM, Soulsby C. (2011) Using time domain and geographic source tracers to conceptualise streamflow generation processes in lumped rainfall-runoff models. Water Resources Research. 47, W02515, doi:10.1029/2010WR009547.
• Tetzlaff D, Soulsby C, Hrachowitz M, Speed M. (2011) Relative influence of upland and lowland headwaters on the isotope hydrology and transit times of larger catchments. Journal of Hydrology. 400, 3-4, 438-447.
• Birkel C, Tetzlaff D, Dunn SM, Soulsby C. (2011). Using lumped conceptual rainfall-runoff  models to simulate daily isotope variability at two spatial scales in a nested agricultural catchment. Advances in Water Resources. 34, 3, 383-394.
• Imholt, C., Malcolm, I.A., Gibbins, C., Bacon, P.J. and Soulsby, C. (2011) Does diurnal temperature variability affect growth in juvenile Atlantic salmon? Journal of Fish Biology. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02838.x.
• Malcolm, I.A., Youngson, A.F., Soulsby, C. and Imholt, C. (2011) Is interstitial velocity a consistent predictor of salmonid embryo survival? Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. DOI:10.10108000028487.2011.6011216.
• Addy S, Soulsby C, Hartley AJ, Tetzlaff D. (2011) Characterisation of and controls on channel reach morphology in deglaciated montane catchments in the Cairngorms, Scotland. Geomorphology. 132, 176-186.
• Dawson JJ, Tetzlaff D, Speed M, Hrachowitz M, Soulsby C. 2011. Seasonal controls on DOC dynamics in nested upland catchments in NE Scotland. Hydrological Processes, 25: 1647–1658.
• Imholt, C., Gibbins, C.N., Malcolm, I.A., and Soulsby, C. (2011) Effects of riparian tree cover on stream temperatures and invertebrate growth. Aquatic Ecology, DOI: 10.1007/s16452-009-9305-0.
• Youngson, A. Piertney, S.B. Thorley, J.L. Malcolm, I.A. and Soulsby, C. (2011) Spatial association of nest construction by brown trout (Salmo trutta L.). Journal of Fish Biology,Doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02883.x.
• Brewer M, Tetzlaff D, Malcolm IA, Soulsby C. (2011) Source distribution modelling for end-member mixing in hydrology. Environmetrics,DOI: 10.1002/env.1110.
• Hrachowitz M, Soulsby C, Tetzlaff D, Malcolm IA. (2011). Sensitivity of mean transit time estimates to model conditioning and data availability. Hydrological Processes, 25, 980–990.
• Speed M, Tetzlaff D, Hrachowitz M, Soulsby C. (2011) Evolution of the spatial and temporal characteristics of the isotope hydrology of a montane river basin. Hydrology Science Journal 56(3), 1–17.

• Soulsby C, Tetzlaff D, Hrachowitz M. (2010) Are transit times useful process-based tools for flow prediction and classification in ungauged basins in montane regions? Hydrological Processes, 24, 1685–1696.
• Soulsby C, Tetzlaff D, Hrachowitz M. (2010) Spatial distribution of transit times in montane catchments: conceptualisation tools for management. Hydrological Processes 24, 22, 3283–3288.
• Tetzlaff D, Carey SK, Laudon H, McGuire K. (2010) Catchment processes and heterogeneity at multiple scales - Benchmarking Observations, Conceptualisation and Prediction. Hydrological Processes. 24, 2203–2208.
• Tetzlaff D, Soulsby C, Birkel C. (2010) Hydrological connectivity and microbiological fluxes between landscapes and riverscapes: the importance of seasonality. Hydrological Processes, 24, 1231–1235.
• Tetzlaff D, Brewer M, Malcolm IA, Soulsby C. (2010) Storm flow and baseflow response to reduced acid deposition in two contrasting forest catchments: the potential of compositional analysis. Hydrological Processes, 24, 2300–2312.
• Carey SK, Tetzlaff D,  Seibert J, Soulsby C, Buttle J, Laudon H, McDonnell J, McGuire K, Caissie D, Shanley J, Kennedy M, Devito K, Pomeroy JW. (2010) Inter-comparison of hydro-climatic regimes across northern catchments: synchronicity, resistance and resilience. Hydrological Processes, 24, 3591–3602.
• Hrachowitz M, Soulsby C, Tetzlaff D, Malcolm IA., Schoops, G. (2010) Physical interpretation of parameters in the gamma distribution: implications for time-variant transit time assessment in catchments. Water Resources Research, doi:10.1029/2010WR009148.
• Hrachowitz M, Soulsby C, Imholt C, Malcolm IA, Tetzlaff D. (2010) Thermal regimes in a large upland salmon river: a simple model to identify the influence of landscape controls and climate change on maximum temperatures. Hydrological Processes, 24, 3374-3391.
• Hrachowitz M, Soulsby C, Tetzlaff D, Speed M. (2010) Catchment transit times and landscape controls - does scale matter? Hydrological Processes, 24, 117–125.
• Kirchner JW, Tetzlaff D, Soulsby C. (2010) Comparing chloride and water isotopes as hydrological tracers in two Scottish catchments. Hydrological Processes, 24, 1631–1645.
• Birkel, C, Dunn SM, Tetzlaff D, Soulsby, C (2010) Assessing the added value of high resolution isotope tracer data in rainfall-runoff  modelling. Hydrological Processes. 24, 2335–2348.
• McDonnell JJ, McGuire K, (in alphabetical order) Aggarwal P, Beven K, Biondi D, Destouni G, Dunn S, James A, Kirchner J, Kraft P, Lyon S, Malowszewski P, Newman L, Pfister L, Rinaldo A, Rodhe A, Sayama T, Seibert J, Soloman K, Soulsby C, Stewart M, Tetzlaff D, Tobin C, Troch P, Weiler M, Western A, Wormann A, Wrede S. (2010) How old is the water? Open questions in catchment transit time conceptualisation, modelling and analysis. Hydrological Processes. 24, 1745–1754.
• Godsey SE, (in alphabetical order) Aas W, Clair T, de Wit H, Fernandez I, Kahl S, Malcolm IA, Neal C, Neal M, Nelson S, Norton S, Palucis M, Skjelkvåle BL, Soulsby C, Tetzlaff D, Kirchner JW. (2010) Generality of Fractal 1/f Scaling in Catchment Tracer Time Series, and its Implications for Catchment Travel Time Distributions. Hydrological Processes, 24, 1660–1671.
• Dawson JJ, Tetzlaff D, Carey A, Raab A, Soulsby C, Killham K, Meharg A. Characterising Pb mobilisation from upland soils to streams using 206Pb/207Pb isotopic ratios. (2010) Environmental Science & Technology, DOI: 10.1021/es902664d.
• Birkel C, Tetzlaff D, Dunn SM, Soulsby C. (2010) Towards simple dynamic process conceptualization in rainfall runoff models using multi-criteria calibration and tracers in temperate, upland catchments. Hydrological Processes, 24, 260-275.
• Speed M, Tetzlaff D, Soulsby C, Hrachowitz M, Waldron S. (2010) Isotopic and geochemical tracers reveal similarities in transit times in contrasting mesoscale catchments. Hydrological Processes, 24, 1211–1224.
• Malcolm, I.A., Middlemiss, C.A., Soulsby, C., Middlemiss, S., and Youngson, A.F. (2010) Hyporheic processes in a small agricultural stream: implications for salmon embryo survival. Fundamental and Applied Limnology. DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2010/0176-0000.
• Dunn SM, Birkel C, Tetzlaff D, Soulsby C. (2010) Transit time distributions of a conceptual model: their characteristics and sensitivities. Hydrological Processes, 24, 1719–1729.
• Lyon SW, Laudon H, Seibert J, Moerth M, Tetzlaff D, Bishop K. (2010) Controls on snowmelt water mean transit times in northern boreal catchments. Hydrological Processes, 24, 1672–1684.

• Soulsby C, Tetzlaff D, Hrachowitz M. (2009) Tracers and transit times: windows for viewing catchment scale storage? Hydrological Processes 23, 3503–3507.
• TetzlaffD, Seibert J, Soulsby C. (2009) Inter-catchment comparison to assess the influence of topography and soils on catchment transit times in a geomorphic province; the Cairngorm mountains, Scotland. Hydrological Processes, 23, 1874–1886. (PDF)
• Birkel C, Dunn SM, Tetzlaff D, Soulsby C. (2009) Assessing the added value of high-resolution isotope tracer data in rainfall-runoff modelling. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 6, 6207-6246.
• Dawson JJC, Malcolm IA, Middlemas S, Tetzlaff D., Soulsby C (2009). Is the composition of dissolved organic carbon changing in upland acidic streams? Environmental Science & Technology, doi: 10.1021/es901649b.
• Dawson JJC, Soulsby C, Hrachowitz M, Speed M, Tetzlaff D. (2009) Seasonality of epCO2 at different scales along an integrated river continuum within the Dee Basin, NE Scotland. Hydrological Processes 23, 2929–2942.
• Hrachowitz M, Soulsby C, Tetzlaff D, Dawson JJC, Malcolm IA. (2009) Regionalization of transit time estimates in montane catchments by integrating landscape controls. Water Resources Research, 45, doi:10.1029/2008WR00749. (PDF)
• Soulsby C, Malcolm IA, Tetzlaff D, Youngson AF. (2009) Seasonal and inter-annual variability in hyporheic water quality revealed by four years continuous monitoring in a salmon spawning stream. Rivers Research Application 25: 1304–1319. (PDF)
• Tetzlaff D, Uhlenbrook S, Eppert S, Soulsby C. (2009) Towards minimal calibration of process-based rainfall runoff models in mountainous watersheds – integrating tracer data into geomorphic instantaneous unit hydrographs. Int. Association Hydrological Sciences Publ. series Redbooks, 326, 49-55.
• Mackinnon D, Tetzlaff D. (2009)Conceptualising scale in regional studies and catchment science – towards an integrated characterisation of spatial units. Geography Compass, doi:10.1111/j.1749-8198.2009.00231.x (PDF)
• Hrachowitz M, Soulsby C, Tetzlaff D, Dawson JJC, Dunn SM, Malcolm IA. (2009) Using longer-term data sets to understand transit times in contrasting headwater catchments. Journal of Hydrology, 367, 237-248. (PDF)
• Tetzlaff, D., Seibert, J., McGuire, K.J., Laudon, H., Burns, D.A., Dunn, S.M. and Soulsby, C. (2009) How does landscape structure influence catchment transit times across different geomorphic provinces? Hydrological Processes, 23, 945–953. (PDF)
• Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C. Youngson, A.F., Tetzlaff, D.(2009)Fine scale spatial and temporal variability of hyporheic hydrochemistry in salmon spawning gravels with contrasting groundwater-surface water interactions. Hydrogeology Journal 17, 161-174.

• Soulsby, C., Tetzlaff, D. (2008) Towards simple approaches for mean residence time estimation in ungauged basins using tracers and soil distributions. Journal of Hydrology, 363, 1-4, 60-74. (PDF)
• Dawson, J.J., Soulsby C., Tetzlaff, D., Hrachowitz, M., Dunn, S.M., Malcolm, I.A. (2008) Influence of hydrology and seasonality on DOC exports from three contrasting upland catchments. Biogeochemistry 90, 93-113. (PDF)
• Tetzlaff,D.,Soulsby, C. 2008. Sources of baseflow in large catchments – using tracers to develop a holistic understanding of runoff generation. Journal of Hydrology 359, 287-302. (PDF)
• Tetzlaff, D., McDonnell, J.J., Uhlenbrook, S., McGuire, K.J., Bogaart, P.W., Naef, F., Baird, A.J. Dunn, S.M., Soulsby, C. (2008) Conceptualising catchment processes: simply too complex? Hydrological Processes 22, 1727-1730. (PDF)
• Soulsby C., Neal, C., Laudon, H., Burns, D.A., Merot, P., Bonell, M., Dunn, S.M, Tetzlaff, D. (2008) Catchment data for process conceptualization: simply not enough? Hydrological Processes 22, 2057–2061. (PDF)
• Tetzlaff, D., Gibbins, C.N., Bacon, P.J., Youngson, A.F., Soulsby, C. (2008) Influence of hydrological regimes on the pre-spawning entry of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) into an upland river.Rivers Research and Application 24, 528–542. (PDF).
• Tetzlaff, D., Uhlenbrook, S., Eppert, S., Soulsby, C. (2008). Does the incorporation of process conceptualisation and tracer data improve the structure and performance of a simple rainfall-runoff model in a Scottish mesoscale catchment? Hydrological Processes. 22, 2461-2474.
• Gibbins, C.N., Shellberg, J., Moir, H.J. and Soulsby, C. (2008) Hydrological influences on adult salmonid migration, spawning and embryo survival. In: Sear, D.A., DVries, P. (Eds) Salmon Spawning Habitat in Rivers: Physical Controls, Biological Responses and Approaches to Remediation. American Fisheries Society. 195-224.
• Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C., Hannah, D.M., Bacon, P.J., Youngson, A.F., Tetzlaff, D. (2008) The influence of riparian woodland on stream temperatures: implications for the performance of juvenile salmonid. Hydrological Processes 22, 968–979.
• Dunn, S.M., Freer, J., Weiler, M., Kirkby, M.J., Seibert, J., Quinn, P.F., Lischeid, G., Tetzlaff, D., Soulsby, C. (2008) Conceptualization in catchment modelling: simply learning? In Hydrological Processes 22, 2389–2393.
• Dunn, S.M., Bacon J.R., Soulsby, C., Tetzlaff, D, Stutter, M., Waldron, S., Malcolm, I.A. (2008) Interpretation of homogeneity in d18O signatures of stream water in a nested sub-catchment system in north east Scotland. Hydrological Processes, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7088.

• Tetzlaff, D., Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C. (2007) Influence of forestry, environmental change and climatic variability on the hydrology, hydrochemistry and residence times of upland catchments. Journal of Hydrology 346, 93-111. (PDF)
• Tetzlaff, D., Soulsby, C., Bacon, P.J., Youngson, A.F., Gibbins, C.N., Malcolm, I.A. (2007) Connectivity between landscapes and riverscapes – a unifying theme in integrating hydrology and ecology in catchment science? Hydrological Processes 21, 1385-1389. (PDF)
• Soulsby, C., Tetzlaff, D., Van den Bedem, N., Malcolm, I.A., Bacon, P.J., and Youngson, A.F. (2007) Inferring groundwater influence on streamwater in montane catchments from hydrochemical surveys of springs and seeps. Journal of Hydrology. 333, 1999-213.Doi: 10.1016/j.hydrol.2006.08.016. (PDF)
• Gibbins, C.N., Vericat, D., Batalla, R.J., Gomex, C.M. (2007). Shaking and moving: low rates of sediment transport trigger mass drift of stream invertebrates. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 64, 1-5. (PDF)
• Gibbins, C.N., Vericat, D., Batalla, R.J. (2007).  When is stream invertebrate drift catastrophic? Freshwater Biology  52, 2369-2384. (PDF)
• Tetzlaff, D., Waldron, S., Brewer, M.J., Soulsby, C. (2007) Assessing nested hydrological and hydrochemical behaviour of a mesoscale catchment using continuous tracer data. Journal of Hydrology 336, 430-443. (PDF)
• Jackson, H.M., Gibbins, C.N., & Soulsby, C. (2007) Discharge and thermal changes associated with hydropower generation and their impacts on invertebrate communities in the river Lyon, Scotland. Rivers Research and Application 23, 651–669 (PDF).
• Tetzlaff, D., Soulsby, C., Waldron, S., Malcolm, I.A., Bacon, P.J, Dunn, S.M. and Lilly, A. (2007) Conceptualisation of runoff processes using GIS and tracers in a nested mesoscale catchment. Hydrological Processes 21, 1289-1307. (PDF)

• Soulsby, C., Tetzlaff, D., Dunn, S.M. and Waldron, S. (2006) Scaling up and out in runoff process understanding – insights from nested experimental catchment studies. Hydrological Processes, 20, 2461-2465.
• Soulsby, C., Tetzlaff, D., Rodgers, P., Dunn, S.M. and Waldron, S. (2006) Runoff processes, stream water residence times and controlling landscape characteristics in a mesoscale catchment: an initial evaluation. Journal of Hydrology, 325, 197-221. (PDF)
• Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C. and Youngson, A.F. (2006) High-frequency logging technologies reveal state-dependent hyporheic process dynamics: implications for hydroecological studies. Hydrological Processes, 20, 615-622. (PDF)
• Moir, H.J., Gibbins, C.N., Soulsby, C., and Webb, J.H. (2006) Discharge and hydraulic interactions in contrasting channel morphologies and their influence on site utilization by spawning Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 63, 1-19. doi: 10.1139/F06-137. (PDF)

• Soulsby, C., Malcolm, I.A., Youngson, A.F., Tetzlaff, D., Gibbins, C.N. and Hannah, D.M. (2005) Groundwater – surface water interactions in upland Scottish rivers: hydrological, hydrochemical and ecological implications. Scottish Journal of Geology, 41, 39-49. (PDF)
• Tetzlaff, D., Soulsby, C., Youngson, A.F., Gibbins, C.N., Bacon, P.J., Malcolm, I.A. and Langan, S.J. (2005) Variability in stream discharge and temperature: a preliminary assessment of the implications for juvenile and spawning Atlantic salmon. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 9, 193-208.
• Tetzlaff, D., Soulsby, C., Gibbins, C.N., Bacon, P.J. and Youngson, A.F. (2005) An approach to assessing the hydrological influences on feeding opportunities of juvenile salmon: a case study of 2 contrasting years in an Atlantic salmon stream. Hydrobiologia, 549, 65 - 77. (PDF)
• Rodgers, P., Soulsby, C., Waldron, S. and Tetzlaff, D. (2005) Using stable isotopes to identify hydrological flow paths, residence times and landscape controls in a mesoscale catchments. Hydrology and Earth Systems Science, 9, 139-155.
• Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C., Youngson, A.F. and Hannah, D.M. (2005) Catchment-scale controls on groundwater-surface water interactions in the hyporheic zone: implications for salmon embryo survival. River Research and Applications, 21, 977-989. (PDF)
• Moir, H. J., Gibbins, C. N., Soulsby, C. and Youngson, A. F. (2005) PHABSIM modelling of Atlantic salmon spawning habitat in an upland stream: testing the influence of habitat suitability indices on model output. River Research and Applications, 21, 1021-1034. (PDF)
• Rodgers, P., Soulsby, C. and Waldron, S. (2005) Stable isotope tracers as diagnostic tools in upscaling flow path understanding and residence time estimates in a mountainous mesoscale catchment. Hydrological Processes, 19, 2291-2307. (PDF)
• Tetzlaff, D. and Uhlenbrook, S. (2005) Significance of spatial variability in precipitation for process-oriented modelling: results from two nested catchments using radar and ground station data. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences HESS, 9, 29-41.

• Soulsby, C., Rogers, P, Petry, J., Hannah, D. Dunn, S.M. and Malcolm, I.A. (2004) Using tracers to upscale flow path understanding in mesoscale mountainous catchments: two examples from Scotland. Journal of Hydrology, 291, 172-294. (PDF)
• Rodgers, P.J., Soulsby, C., Petry, J., Malcolm, I.A., Gibbins, C. and Dunn, S.M. (2004) Groundwater – surface water interactions in a braided river: a tracer based assessment. Hydrological Processes, 18, 1315-1332. (PDF)
• Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C., Youngson, A.F., Hannah, D.M., McLaren, I.S. and Thorne, A. (2004) Hydrological influences on hyporheic water quality: implications for salmonid survival. Hydrological Processes, 18, 1521-1542. (PDF)

• Soulsby, C., Rodgers, P., Smart, R., Dawson, J. and Dunn, S.M. (2003) A tracer-based assessment of hydrological pathways at different spatial scales in a mesoscale watershed in NE Scotland. Hydrological Processes, 17, 759-777. (PDF)
• Soulsby, C. and Dunn, S.M. (2003) Towards integrating tracer studies in conceptual rainfall-runoff models: recent insights from a sub-arctic catchment in the Cairngorm mountains, Scotland. Hydrological Processes, 17, 403-416. (PDF)
• Soulsby, C., Brewer, M., Petry, J. Dunn, S.M., and Ott, B.  (2003) Identifying catchment scale hydrological pathways using a novel approach to end member mixing analysis in a small agricultural catchment. Journal of Hydrology. 274, 109-128.
• Dunn, S.M., Soulsby, C. and Lilly, A. (2003) Parameter identification for conceptual modelling using combined behavioural knowledge. Hydrological Processes. 17, 329-343.
• Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C., Youngson, A.F. and Petry, J. (2003) Heterogeneity in groundwater surface water interactions in the hyporheic zone of salmon spawning streams. Hydrological Processes. 17, 601-617.
• Rodgers, P.J., Soulsby, C., Hunter, C. and Petry, J. (2003) Microbiological water quality in a lowland agricultural catchment. Science of the Total Environment. 314, 289-302.

• Soulsby, C., Black, A.R. and Werritty, A. (2002) Hydrology in Scotland: a basis for the sustainable management of water resources. Foreword to Thematic Issue. Science of the Total Environment. 294, 3-11.
• Soulsby, C., Gibbins, C.N. Wade, A., Smart, R. and Helliwell, R.C.  (2002) Water quality in the Scottish uplands: a hydrological perspective on catchment hydrochemistry. Science of the Total Environment. 294, 73-94.
• Gibbins, C.N., Moir, H., Webb, J. and Soulsby, C. (2002) Assessing discharge use by spawning Atlantic salmon: a comparison of discharge electivity indices and PHABSIM simulations. Rivers Research and Application. 18, 383-395.
• Petry, C. Soulsby, C., I. Malcolm, Malcolm, R. and Youngson, A.F. (2002) Hydrological controls on nutrient concentrations and fluxes in agricultural catchments, Science of the Total Environment. 294, 95-110.
• Soulsby, C., Black, A.R. and Werritty, A., (2002) Hydrological science, society and the sustainable management of Scottish freshwaters in the 21st Century. Science of the Total Environment. 294, 213-220.
• Moir, H., Soulsby, C. and Youngson, A.F. (2002) The hydraulic and sedimentary controls on the availability of Atlantic salmon spawning habitat in the river system NE Scotland. Geomorphology. 45, 291-308.
• Malcolm, I.A., Soulsby, C. and Youngson, A.F. (2002) Thermal regimes in the hyporheic zone of two contrasting salmon spawning streams; hydrological and ecological implications. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 9, 1-10.

• Soulsby, C., Malcolm, I.A. and Youngson, A.F. (2001) The hydrochemistry of the hyporheic zone in salmon spawning gravels: a preliminary assessment in a small regulated stream. Regulated Rivers, 17, 651-665.
• Gibbins, C.N., Dilks, C.F., Malcolm, R., Soulsby, C. and Juggins, S. (2001) Relationships between invertebrates and hydrological variability in Cairngorm  mountain streams. Hydrobiologia. 462, 205-219.
• Smart, R.P., Soulsby, C., Cresser, M., Wade, A. and Billett, M.F. (2001) Riparian zone influence on stream water chemistry at different spatial scales: a GIS based approach. Science of the Total Environment. 280, 173-193.
• Soulsby, C., Malcolm, R. and Gibbins, C.N. (2001) Seasonality, water quality trends and biological response in 4 streams in the Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland.  Hydrology and Earth Systems Science, 5, 433-450.
• Gibbins, C.N., Jeffries, M.J., Soulsby, C. and Acornley, R. (2001) Developing ecologically acceptable flow regimes for regulated rivers: a case study from NE England. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 8, 463-485.
• Soulsby, C. and Boon, P. (2001) Freshwater Environments in Scotland: an Earth Science perspective on the natural heritage of Scotlands rivers. In: Earth Science and the Natural Heritage. Gordon, J. and Leys, K. (ed) Stationary Office, London. 82-104.
• Langan, S.J., Soulsby, C. and Neal, C. (2001) Environmental change and water quality in Scotland: an introduction. Science of the Total Environment. 265, 3.
• Langan, S.J., and Soulsby, C. (2001) The Scottish environment: a context for examining environmental change impacts on water quality. Science of the Total Environment. 265, 7-14.
• Wade, A., Soulsby, C., Langan, S.J., Whitehead, P.G., Edwards, A.C., Butterfield, D., Smart, R.P., Cook, Y. and Owen, R.P. (2001) Modelling instream nitrogen variability in the Dee catchment, NE Scotland. Science of the Total Environment. 265, 233-256.
• Malcolm, R. and Soulsby, C. (2001) Hydrogeochemistry of groundwater in coastal wetlands: implications for coastal conservation in NE Scotland.  Science of the Total Environment. 265, 273-284.
• Soulsby, C., Youngson, A.F., Moir, H.J. and Malcolm, I.A.  (2001) Fine sediment influence on salmonid spawning habitat in a lowland agricultural stream: a preliminary assessment. Science of the Total Environment. 265, 299-312.
• Soulsby, C. Langan, S., and Neal, C. (2001) Environmental change and water quality in Scotland: current issues and future prospects. Science of the Total Environment. 265, 391-398.

• Soulsby, C., Malcolm, R., Helliwell, R.C., Ferrier, R.C., and Jenkins, A. (2000) Isotope hydrology of the Allt a’ Mharcaidh catchment, Cairngorm mountains, Scotland: implications for hydrological pathways and water residence times. Hydrological Processes, 14, 747-762.
• Cresser, M., Smart, R., Billett, M.F., Soulsby, C., Neal, C., Wade, A., Langan, S. and Edwards, A.C. (2000) Modelling water  chemistry for a major Scottish river from catchment characteristics. Journal of Applied Ecology. 37, 171-183.
• Gibbins, C.N., Jeffries, M and Soulsby, C. (2000) Impacts of an inter-basin water transfer: distribution and abundance of Micronecta poweri (Insecta: Corixidae) in the river Wear, north east England. Aquatic Conservation and Management. 10, 103-115.
• Johnston, E., and Soulsby, C.  (2000) Peatland conservation in NE Scotland: the historic context and contemporary issues. Scottish Geographical Journal, 116, 283-298.
• Soulsby, C., Malcolm, R. and Malcolm, I.A.  (2000) Groundwater in headwaters: hydrological and ecological significance. In: Hydrogeology of the Celtic Regions Ed. N.S. Robins and B. Misstear, Geological Society Special Publication. 182, 18-39.
• Malcolm, R. and Soulsby, C. (2000) Modelling the potential impact of climate change on a shallow aquifer in northern Scotland.  In: Hydrogeology of the Celtic Regions Ed. N.S. Robins and B. Misstear, Geological Society Special Publication. 182, 209-223.
• Soulsby, C. and Gibbins, C.N. (2000) Response to comment by N. Ruffle on Interbasin transfers as a flexible resource during droughts: regulation of the river Derwent, NE England. (Soulsby, C., Robins, T. and Gibbins, C.N.) Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, 14.