RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests surround habitat management, monitoring and restoration underpinned by understanding biodiversity, habitat use, and species interactions at different life stages. The main themes I am interested in are:
- Establishing robust biodiversity baselines and techniques to assess the impacts of restoration efforts and monitor for future changes
- Understanding the impacts of anthropogenic stressors on species and ecosystem levels with an aim to inform policy and industrial practices
- Investigating habitat restoration and restorative aquaculture techniques with a focus in the North Sea
I am keen to incorporate additional methods to provide a more in-depth view of these themes, such as molecular techniques and neuroecological principles.
In addition, I have a strong interest in taxonomy and animal ethics, with further experience in animal husbandry and enrichment.
CURRENT PROJECTS
- Artificial habitat design and in-depth behavioural analyses of the European lobster, Homarus gammarus
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as a potential tool to assess and monitor herring spawning events
- Impacts of electromagnetic fields from subsea cables on the embryological development of the long-finned squid, Loligo forbesii
PUBLICATIONS
Publications are available to view via my ResearchGate profile
EDUCATION
BSc Biomedical Science, University of Warwick, UK (2009-2012)
MSc Wildlife Management and Conservation, University of Reading, UK (2015-2016)
Student Supervision
2021 – 2022 Valentina Ventimiglia (MSc): Investigating the physiological and behavioural changes in the commercially important Velvet Swimming crab, Necora puber (L.), following exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs)