Hi Freshwater Sciences friends. I'm Rachel Stubbington, a bug person (i.e. a freshwater macroinvertebrate ecologist by trade) and a Professor of River Ecology at Nottingham Trent University in England, UK. Me and my research team study temporary rivers, which shift between wet and dry states and so support biodiverse communities of both aquatic and terrestrial species. We are collaborating with UK river managers to improve biomonitoring and management of dry streams in our wet country, both by adapting existing methods and by develop new ones. WLTM other bug people and dry river fans at Freshwater Down Under - come and say hi!