Dr Conor Graham

Lecturer and Researcher in Freshwater and Marine Ecology

+353 (0)91 742888

I graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Marine Science in 2001 and a MSc (Research) in Freshwater Fish Ecology in 2004 both from NUI Galway and a PhD (The impact of nutrient enrichment on the ecology of salmonids in Irish rivers) in freshwater ecology from University College Cork in 2010. I held several postdoc positions in UCC and NUIG on freshwater and marine ecology as well as terrestrial ecology before joining GMIT as a lecturer and researcher in 2014. My research interests include impact of cultural eutrophication and forestry on aquatic systems, biodiversity conservation, climate change, trophic ecology, life history choice, the development of sustainable marine fisheries, deep-sea food webs and marine food traceability. I am a lecturer in aquatic ecology and statistics on the BSc Applied Freshwater and Marine Biology and programme chair for the BSc Agriculture & Environmental Management.

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Mytilus species complex genomics

Contact: Dr Luca Mirimin

Development and application of traceability tools for Irish shellfish and fish of economic and conservation concern (TRACE-FISH)

Contact: Dr Conor Graham, Dr Deirdre Brophy

Nephin Forest Lakes Project

This research will determine a baseline list of biological communities, comprising aquatic and semi-aquatic plants, invertebrates and vertebrates of dystrophic lakes and pools within Nephin Forest using eDNA.

Contact: Dr Heather Lally

Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration in Nephin Forest

This Marine Institute funded research project led by ATU Galway City aims to gather and assess baseline habitat composition and structure, and bird population data in Nephin Forest within Wild Nephin National Park

Contact: Dr Heather Lally, Dr Conor Graham

Role of seaweed aquaculture in marine ecosystems

Contact: Dr José M. Fariñas-Franco

Genetic screening of zooplankton

This project aims at developing state-of-the-art molecular tools for the rapid and cost-effective screening of plankton samples for the presence of bivalve and crustacean species of commercial value. This project is in collaboration with BIM and is funded by the European Maritime Fisheries Fund.

Contact: Dr Luca Mirimin

eDNA monitoring of Arctic char

The main goal of this project is to develop and apply an environmental DNA (eDNA) protocol for the detection and monitoring of declining Irish Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

Contact: Dr Luca Mirimin

Impacts of flow on river ecology

This research is funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and runs from 2020-2023. It is conducted in collaboration with Institute of Technology Tralee, The Environment Agency (UK), Environmental Research Associates (UK).

Contact: Dr Martin Gammell

Trophic diversity in marine protected areas

The METRODIVER project, led by CNRS in France examines how marine protected area design influences trophic diversity and ecosystem health.

Contact: Dr Deirdre Brophy, Dr Conor Graham

Seafood traceability

The analysis of trace elemental signatures in shells, using ICP-MS, provides a tool for tracing the origin of shellfish.

Contact: Dr Conor Graham

Unlocking the archive

This collaboration with the Marine Institute is unlocking the value of fish scale and otolith collections to marine ecosystem and climate change research.

Contact: Dr Deirdre Brophy