Jackie Hill

BSc (Hons) University of Guelph (2002)
PhD Rhodes University (2008)

Claud Leon Post-doctoral Fellow

'phone +27 [0]46 603-8525
FAX +27 [0]46 622-8959
e-mail j.hill@ru.ac.za

Research interests

Stable isotopes and trophic ecology
Anthropogenic pollution
Alternative stable states

Some recent publications

Hill JM, McQuaid CD, Kaehler S (2006). Biogeographic and nearshore/offshore trends in isotope ratios of intertidal mussels and their food sources around the coast of southern Africa. Marine Ecology Progress Series 318: 63-73.

Hill JM, McQuaid CD, Kaehler S (2008). Temporal isotopic variation in suspended particulate matter suggests strong links to nearshore hydrography and heavy dependence of mussels on very nearshore production. Marine Biology 154(5): 899-909.

Hill JM, McQuaid CD (2008). ?13C and ?15N biogeographic trends in rocky intertidal communities along the coast of South Africa: Evidence of strong environmental signatures. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 80: 261-268

Hill JM, Kaehler S, Hill MP, Muller WJ (2008). Stable isotopes in aquatic ecosystem monitoring and nutrient source determination: a review. Water Research Commission Report.

Hill JM, McQuaid CD (2009). Variability in the fractionation of stable isotopes during degradation of two intertidal red algae. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 82: 397–405.

Hill JM, McQuaid CD (2009). Effects of food quality on tissue specific isotope ratios in the mussel Perna perna. Hydrobiologia 635: 81-94.

Porri F, Hill JM, McQuaid CD (2011) Associations in ephemeral systems: do close links between sandhoppers and beach wrack reflect trophic relationships? Marine Ecology Progress Series 426: 253–262.

Hill JM, McQuaid CD (2011) Stable isotope methods: effect of gut content on isotopic ratios of zooplankton. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 92: 480-485.