Laura Turnbull
Research Fellow, Institute of Hazards, Risk and Resilience, Department of Geography, Durham University
Institute of Hazards, Risk and Resilience, Department of Geography
Durham University, Science Laboratories
South Road
Durham, UK DH1 3LE
USA
Titles
- Research Fellow, Institute of Hazards, Risk and Resilience, Department of Geography, Durham University
Biography
Laura received her Ph.D. from the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, in 2008. Her thesis was entitled, "Ecohydrological Interactions Across a Semi-arid Grassland to Shrubland Transition." This research involved extensive monitoring and modeling to investigate interactions between ecological and geomorphological processes over a gradient of land degradation. Following this research, she spent several months at the Natural Resource Ecology lab at Colorado State University, working on incorporating runoff and erosion processes into the DAYCENT biogeochemical model. At ASU she is working with Dan Childers and the CAP LTER. She will be working broadly within the areas of ecohydrology and aquatic biogeochemistry, seeking to understand urban hydrology and nutrient cycling, using both empirical data collection and modeling.
Education
- PhD, Geography, University of Sheffield, 2008
Journal Articles
2016
Sanchez, C. A., D. L. Childers, L. J. Turnbull, R. F. Upham and N. A. Weller. 2016. Aridland constructed treatment wetlands II: Plant mediation of surface hydrology enhances nitrogen removal. Ecological Engineering 97(Dec):658-665. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.01.002. (link )
Weller, N. A., D. L. Childers, C. A. Sanchez, L. J. Turnbull and R. F. Upham. 2016. Aridland constructed treatment wetlands I: Macrophyte community productivity, community composition, and nitrogen uptake. Ecological Engineering 97(Dec):649=657. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.05.044. (link )
2015
Hale, R. L., L. J. Turnbull, S. R. Earl, D. L. Childers and N. B. Grimm. 2015. Stormwater infrastructure controls runoff and dissolved material export from arid urban watersheds. Ecosystems 18(1):62-75. DOI: 10.1007/s10021-014-9812-2. (link )
2014
Hale, R. L., L. Turnbull, S. Earl, N. Grimm, K. Riha, G. Michalski, K. A. Lohse and D. Childers. 2014. Sources and transport of nitrogen in arid urban watersheds. Environmental Science & Technology 48(11):6211–6219. DOI: 10.1021/es501039t. (link )
2012
Turnbull, L. J., B. P. Wilcox, L. Belnap, S. Ravi, S. D Odorico, D. L. Childers, W. Gwenzi, G. Okin, J. Wainwright, K. Caylor and T. Sankey. 2012. Understanding the role of ecohydrological feedbacks in ecosystem-state change in drylands. Ecohydrology 5:174-183. DOI: 10.1002/eco265. (link )
Willcox, B. P., L. J. Turnbull, M. H. Young, C. J. Williams, S. Ravi, M. S. Seyfried, D. R. Bowling, R. L. Scott, M. J. Germino, T. G. Caldwell and J. Wainwright. 2012. Invasion of shrublands by exotic grasses: Ecohydrological consequences in cold versus warm deserts. Ecohydrology 5:160-173. DOI: 10.1002/eco.247. (link )
2010
Turnbull, L. J., J. Wainwright, R. E. Brazier and R. Bol. 2010. Biotic and abiotic changes in ecosystem structure over a shrub-encroachment gradient in the southwestern USA. Ecosystems 13:1239-1255. DOI: 10.1007/s10021-010-9384-8. (link )
Posters
2016
Sanchez, C. A., N. A. Weller, D. L. Childers, L. J. Turnbull and R. Upham. 2016. The effects of macrophyte productivity and community composition on the water and nutrient budgets of an aridland constructed treatment wetland. Poster presented at the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Eighteenth Annual All Scientists Meeting and Poster Symposium, 15 Januar 2016, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link )
2015
Weller, N. A., C. A. Sanchez, L. J. Turnbull and R. Upham. 2015. The effects of macrophyte productivity and community composition on the water and nutrient budgets of an aridland constructed treatment wetland. Poster presented at the 2015 LTER All Scientists Meeting, 30 August-2 September 2015, Estes Park, CO.
2013
Hale, R. L., L. J. Turnbull, S. R. Earl and N. B. Grimm. 2013. Effects of urban stormwater infrastructure on dissolved nitrogen export from semi-arid urban watersheds. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link )
Sanchez, C. A., D. L. Childers, L. J. Turnbull and N. A. Weller. 2013. The contribution of evapotranspiration to the annual water budget of an aridland urban wastewater treatment wetland. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link )
Weller, N. A., D. L. Childers and L. J. Turnbull. 2013. Plant community changes and related nutrient retention within an aridland constructed wastewater treatment wetland. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link )
2012
Epshtein, O., L. J. Turnbull and S. R. Earl. 2012. Modeling runoff response of pervious pavement systems at a catchment scale. Poster presented at 13 January 2012 CAP LTER 14th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link )
Hale, R. L., L. J. Turnbull, S. R. Earl and N. B. Grimm. 2012. Effects of urban stormwater infrastructure on dissolved nutrient export and runoff from semi-arid urban catchments. Poster presented at 13 January 2012 CAP LTER 14th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link )
Sanchez, C. A., D. L. Childers, L. J. Turnbull, B. P. Warner and N. A. Weller. 2012. The contribution of evapotranspiration and evaporation to the water budget of a treatment wetland in Phoenix, AZ, USA. Poster presented at 13 January 2012 CAP LTER 14th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link )
Weller, N. A., L. J. Turnbull and D. L. Childers. 2012. The influence of storm characteristics and catchment structure on particulate organic matter transport in an arid city. Poster presented at 13 January 2012 CAP LTER 14th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link )
2011
Grimm, N. B., D. L. Childers, S. R. Earl, R. L. Hale and L. J. Turnbull. 2011. The dynamics of water in arid cities, Part III: Stormwater-mediated transport and retention of dissolved nutrients in urban catchments: Effects of infrastructure design, catchment size, and storm characteristics. Poster presented at the 7-12 August 2011 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX.
Hale, R. L., L. J. Turnbull, S. R. Earl and N. B. Grimm. 2011. Effects of urban stormwater infrastructure and spatial scale on nutrient export and runoff from semi-arid urban catchments. Poster presented at the 12-13 January 2011 CAP LTER 13th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link )
Sanchez, C. A., D. L. Childers and L. J. Turnbull. 2011. The contribution of evapotranspiration and evaporation to the water budget of a treatment wetland in Phoenix, AZ, USA. Poster presented at the 7-12 August 2011 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX.
Turnbull, L. J., D. L. Childers, R. L. Hale, E. R. Vivoni, S. R. Earl and N. B. Grimm. 2011. Ecosystem structure and hydrologic function of urban deserts. Poster presented at the 12-13 January 2011 CAP LTER 13th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link )
Warner, B. P., D. L. Childers and L. J. Turnbull. 2011. Hydrology versus ecology: The effectiveness of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in a semi-arid climate. Tempe, AZ. Poster presented at the 12-13 January 2011 CAP LTER 13th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University.
Weller, N. A., L. J. Turnbull and D. L. Childers. 2011. The influence of storm characteristics and catchment structure on particulate organic matter transport in an arid city. Poster presented at the 7-12 August 2011 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX.
2010
Turnbull, L. J., D. L. Childers, R. L. Hale and N. B. Grimm. 2010. Conceptualizing urban ecohydrological interactions and feedbacks. Poster presented at the January 14, 2010 12th Annual Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
2009
Turnbull, L. J. and D. L. Childers. 2009. Arid urban ecohydrology over multiple spatial scales. Estes Park, CO. Poster presented at 14-16 September 20009 LTER All Scientists Meeting, Integrating Science and Society in a World of Constant Change.
Presentations
2013
Childers, D. L., J. Hannan, J. Ramos, C. A. Sanchez, L. J. Turnbull and N. A. Weller. 2013. When plant-mediated water flows increase biogeochemical efficiency in an aridland urban treatment wetland, and pleasantly surprise the engineers. Presentation at the Sustainable Pathways: Learning from the Past and Shaping the Future, 98th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 4-9 August 2013, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (link )
Childers, D. L., J. Hannan, C. A. Sanchez, L. J. Turnbull and N. A. Weller. 2013. A constructed treatment wetland provides key urban ecosystem services even in a hot, dry climate. Presentation at the Sustainable Pathways: Learning from the Past and Shaping the Future, 98th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 4-9 August 2013, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (link )
2012
Sanchez, C. A., D. L. Childers, L. J. Turnbull, B. P. Warner and N. A. Weller. 2012. The contribution of evapotranspiration to the water budget of an aridland urban treatment wetland. Presentation at the 7 June 2012 INTECOL International Wetlands Conference, Orlando, FL.
2011
Childers, D. L., S. R. Earl, N. B. Grimm, B. L. Ruddell, L. J. Turnbull and E. R. Vivoni. 2011. The dynamics of water in arid cities, Part I: Overview of the Central Arizona-Phoenix (CAP) LTER research at the water-climate nexus. Presentation at th 7-12 August 2011 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX.
Childers, D. L., L. J. Turnbull, S. R. Earl and N. B. Grimm. 2011. Multi-scalar effects of urban stormwater infrastructure in a semi-arid urban catchment: Hydrologic responses. Presentation at the 2011 Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, San Juan, PR.
Hale, R. L., L. J. Turnbull, S. R. Earl and N. B. Grimm. 2011. Effects of urban stormwater infrastructure and spatial scale on nutrient export and runoff from semi-arid urban catchments. Presentation at the May 24 meeting of the North American Benthological Society, Providence, RI.
Hale, R. L., L. J. Turnbull, S. R. Earl and N. B. Grimm. 2011. Effects of urban stormwater infrastructure and spatial scale on nutrient export and runoff from semi-arid urban catchments. Invited presentation at the 2011 Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
Hale, R. L., L. J. Turnbull, N. B. Grimm and S. R. Earl. 2011. Effects of urban stormwater infrastructure on nutrient export and runoff from semi-arid urban catchments. Presentation at the December 8 meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Fransicso, CA.
Riha, K. M., G. M. Michalski, R. L. Hale, S. R. Earl, L. J. Turnbull and N. B. Grimm. 2011. Use of multiple stable isotopes to quantify nitrogen deposition in arid-urban ecosystems. Presentation at the 2011 Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
Turnbull, L. J., D. L. Childers, S. R. Earl, N. B. Grimm and R. L. Hale. 2011. The dynamics of water in arid cities, Part II: Effects of stormwater infrastructure on dissolved and particle-bound nutrient transport across multiple spatial scales. Presentation at the 7-12 August 2011 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX.
Turnbull, L. J., D. L. Childers, N. B. Grimm, S. R. Earl, R. L. Hale, A. Elrod and N. A. Weller. 2011. Multi-scalar effects of urban infrastructure in a semi-arid urban catchment: Nutrient retention and transport. Presentation at the 2011 Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, San Juan, PR.
Turnbull, L. J., R. L. Hale, S. R. Earl, N. B. Grimm and D. L. Childers. 2011. Effects of urban stormwater infrastructure on frequency, magnitude and scale characteristics of runoff, and their implications for the transport of particulate material in arid catchments. Presentation at the 2011 Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
2009
Turnbull, L. J. and D. L. Childers. 2009. A theoretical approach to urban ecohydrology: Incorporating the role of humans as engineers of ecosystem change. Presentation at the 4-8 October 2009 AGU Chapman Conference on Examining Ecohydrological Feedbacks of Landscape Change Along Elevation Gradients in Semiarid Regions, Boise and Sun Valley, Idaho, USA.