Ecology
Contact:
Roger Cummins
Tel. 01224 395180
Email 
Introduction
The Ecology group consists of approximately 45 staff and 10 postgraduate students with expertise spanning a wide range of ecological disciplines, including population and community ecology, spatial and landscape ecology, animal health and welfare, taxonomic specializations in many areas of flora and fauna, modelling, data manipulation, GIS and statistical analyses. The range of skills reflects the complexity and cross cutting nature of modern ecology, enabling the group to tackle a broad range of ecology-related research and consultancy projects.
Services
- Flora and fauna surveying, monitoring and assessment
- Evaluation of land management practice
- Animal behaviour and welfare
- Land Evaluation
- Modelling and data manipulation using GIS
Projects / case studies
- Upland vegetation survey and habitat assessment for management planning
- Botanical monitoring for site condition assessment
- Evaluation of vegetation change in relation to agri-environment initiatives
- Site surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment
- Aerial photograph interpretation and assessment of land cover change
Decision support tools
- DeerMap and HillDeer
- Hill Grazing Management Model and HillPlan
- Native Woodland Model
- Land Cover of Scotland 1988
- Land Capability for Forestry and Agriculture
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Updated: 14 Jan 2010, Content by: CB
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