Geographical & Earth Sciences

Mr Kenny Roberts

  • Environmental Analysis Laboratory (EAL) Lead Technician (School Geographical & Earth Sciences Administration)

telephone: 01413306651
email: Kenny.Roberts@glasgow.ac.uk

R230 Level 2, East Quadrangle, Main Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ

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Publications

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Number of items: 9.

2026

Suter, Samantha, Welden, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0446-0712, Roberts, Kenny and Barrett, Brian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4380-4020 (2026) Predicting species diversity and community traits from remote sensing in species-rich grasslands. BMC Ecology and Evolution, 26(1), 21. (doi: 10.1186/s12862-026-02500-4) (PMID:41688894) (PMCID:PMC12937569)

Wang, Yuchen, Hurst, Martin D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9822-076X, MacDonald, John M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Roberts, Kenneth, Prentice, Thomas and Naylor, Larissa A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4065-2674 (2026) How natural are the sediments on our beaches? Characterising urban anthropogenic mixed beaches in Scotland. Sedimentology, 73(2), pp. 519-539. (doi: 10.1111/sed.70072)

Daniels, Lucy J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0345-6467, Williams, Richard D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-1947, Creed, Maggie J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6694-8994, Quick, Laura, MacDonell, Craig J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5516-5078, Moir, Hamish and Roberts, Kenny (2026) Let the riverscape grow! Riverscape rewilding restores lateral connectivity and promotes geomorphic recovery in a Scottish gravel-bed river. Science of the Total Environment, 1010, 181102. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.181102) (PMID:41351913)

2025

MacDonell, Craig John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5516-5078, Williams, Richard David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-1947, White, Jon and Roberts, Kenny (2025) Seamless quantification of wet and dry riverscape topography using UAV topo-bathymetric LiDAR. Drones, 9(12), 872. (doi: 10.3390/drones9120872)

2023

MacDonell, Craig John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5516-5078, Williams, Richard David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-1947, Maniatis, Georgios, Roberts, Kenny and Naylor, Mark (2023) Consumer-grade UAV solid-state LiDAR accurately quantifies topography in a vegetated fluvial environment. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 48(11), pp. 2211-2229. (doi: 10.1002/esp.5608)

Kosová, Eliška, James, Kelly, MacArthur, Mairi, Vovides, Alejandra ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3293-5770, Peters, John, Metcalfe, Daniel, Roberts, Kenny and Naylor, Larissa A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4065-2674 (2023) The BioGeo Ecotile: improving biodiversity on coastal defences using a multiscale, multispecies eco-engineering design. Ecological Engineering, 188, 106881. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106881)

Woolfendon, C. et al. (2023) Glasgow’s Floating Estuarine Wetlands Baseline Monitoring Report. Other. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.295312).

Fowler, E. et al. (2023) Glasgow’s Floating Estuarine Wetlands Long-Term Ecosystem Services and Function Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. Project Report. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.295313).

2017

Coveney, Seamus and Roberts, Kenneth (2017) Lightweight UAV digital elevation models and orthoimagery for environmental applications: data accuracy evaluation and potential for river flood risk modelling. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 38(8-10), pp. 3159-3180. (doi: 10.1080/01431161.2017.1292074)

This list was generated on Fri Mar 27 18:16:09 2026 GMT.
Jump to: Articles | Research Reports or Papers
Number of items: 9.

Articles

Suter, Samantha, Welden, Natalie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0446-0712, Roberts, Kenny and Barrett, Brian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4380-4020 (2026) Predicting species diversity and community traits from remote sensing in species-rich grasslands. BMC Ecology and Evolution, 26(1), 21. (doi: 10.1186/s12862-026-02500-4) (PMID:41688894) (PMCID:PMC12937569)

Wang, Yuchen, Hurst, Martin D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9822-076X, MacDonald, John M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-804X, Roberts, Kenneth, Prentice, Thomas and Naylor, Larissa A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4065-2674 (2026) How natural are the sediments on our beaches? Characterising urban anthropogenic mixed beaches in Scotland. Sedimentology, 73(2), pp. 519-539. (doi: 10.1111/sed.70072)

Daniels, Lucy J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0345-6467, Williams, Richard D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-1947, Creed, Maggie J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6694-8994, Quick, Laura, MacDonell, Craig J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5516-5078, Moir, Hamish and Roberts, Kenny (2026) Let the riverscape grow! Riverscape rewilding restores lateral connectivity and promotes geomorphic recovery in a Scottish gravel-bed river. Science of the Total Environment, 1010, 181102. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.181102) (PMID:41351913)

MacDonell, Craig John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5516-5078, Williams, Richard David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-1947, White, Jon and Roberts, Kenny (2025) Seamless quantification of wet and dry riverscape topography using UAV topo-bathymetric LiDAR. Drones, 9(12), 872. (doi: 10.3390/drones9120872)

MacDonell, Craig John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5516-5078, Williams, Richard David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-1947, Maniatis, Georgios, Roberts, Kenny and Naylor, Mark (2023) Consumer-grade UAV solid-state LiDAR accurately quantifies topography in a vegetated fluvial environment. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 48(11), pp. 2211-2229. (doi: 10.1002/esp.5608)

Kosová, Eliška, James, Kelly, MacArthur, Mairi, Vovides, Alejandra ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3293-5770, Peters, John, Metcalfe, Daniel, Roberts, Kenny and Naylor, Larissa A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4065-2674 (2023) The BioGeo Ecotile: improving biodiversity on coastal defences using a multiscale, multispecies eco-engineering design. Ecological Engineering, 188, 106881. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106881)

Coveney, Seamus and Roberts, Kenneth (2017) Lightweight UAV digital elevation models and orthoimagery for environmental applications: data accuracy evaluation and potential for river flood risk modelling. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 38(8-10), pp. 3159-3180. (doi: 10.1080/01431161.2017.1292074)

Research Reports or Papers

Woolfendon, C. et al. (2023) Glasgow’s Floating Estuarine Wetlands Baseline Monitoring Report. Other. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.295312).

Fowler, E. et al. (2023) Glasgow’s Floating Estuarine Wetlands Long-Term Ecosystem Services and Function Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. Project Report. University of Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.295313).

This list was generated on Fri Mar 27 18:16:09 2026 GMT.

Research datasets

Jump to: 2025 | 2023 | 2022
Number of items: 4.

2025

MacDonell, C. J. , Williams, R. D. , White, J. and Roberts, K. (2025) Seamless quantification of wet and dry riverscape topography using UAV topo-bathymetric LiDAR. [Data Collection]

Daniels, L. J., Williams, R. D. , Creed, M. J. , Quick, L. , MacDonell, C. J. , Moir, H. and Roberts, K. (2025) Allt Lorgy river restoration scheme, Scotland, 2012-2024: geomorphological change, large wood and geomorphic units. [Data Collection]

2023

MacDonell, C. , Williams, R. , Maniatis, G., Roberts, K. and Naylor, M. (2023) Consumer-grade UAV solid-state LiDAR accurately quantifies topography in a vegetated fluvial environment. [Data Collection]

2022

Williams, R. , Reid, E. and Roberts, K. (2022) Topographic point cloud of a bedrock reach of the River Garry, Scotland. [Data Collection]

This list was generated on Sat Mar 28 10:27:32 2026 GMT.