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This project aims to investigate microbial risks carried by wildlife species whose distribution and abundance is affected by climate change.
Nitrogen emitted from farming, industry and domestic sources impacts negatively on the wider countryside. This project examines the impacts of nitrogen deposition on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in Scottish natural habitats and the interactions between nitrogen impacts and climate change. Methods for monitoring nitrogen impacts will be developed and the potential for mitigation are explored.
I am an ecologist with a particular interest in fresh water ecosystems and a love of statistical methods. I started at Edinburgh Napier University in October 2018 after having established my own environmental research consultancy in 2015 and before that various post-doc positions. Lakes and river represent the largest renewable source of fresh water and their importance in global terms cannot be overstated. I am interested in everything freshwatery. I am particularly interested in the trajectories of ecosystem recovery and what can cause blocks to achieving what we perceive as successful
Rowan has over 12 years experiencing working with a diversity of stakeholders in the water environment around issues of environmental justice, water governance, and sustainable development. She is passionate about the sustainable and equitable use of water resources and employs a range of qualitative and participatory approaches to deepen understandings of the socio-environmental and economic relationships that surround water. Rowan has a particular interest in critically examining the production of water insecurity among marginalised groups. Her work is informed by political-ecology, socio
This project is assessing and enhancing water-related ecosystem services of Nature-Based Solutions in catchments. We explore how NBS can work across multiple sectors and scales to achieve transformative change.
This project delivers underpinning and integrated research for: (i) emission factor updates and activity data, (ii) the development of a specific Peatland Monitoring Framework, (iii) improved Natural Capital accounting, further development of the Peatland Code, and (v) improved carbon auditing tools that include climate risk assessments.
Christopher Schulz is an interdisciplinary researcher with interests in environment and development, environmental values, and water governance. At St Andrews, his primary focus is on critical economic dimensions of sustainability, in particular: Economic instruments for environmental management and sustainability transitions Methodological options for valuing the environment Conceptual and practical alternatives to mainstream economic approaches. He is also currently Lead Researcher for the Dutch Government’s Valuing Water Initiative. Most of his research has been in Latin America, but he
This is project identifies and evaluates interventions and approaches which facilitate transformative change in how Scottish biodiversity is framed, valued, and managed. It also explores how the benefits of Scotland's biodiversity can be harnessed and more equitably distributed.
Becky is the Lichen Biodiversity Scientist at RBGE, responsible for research about lichens from an evolutionary perspective. Her research aims to understand the diversity of lichens using a wide range of tools from inventory and biogeography, to population genetics and the structure of symbiotic relationships. She teaches lichen biology and species interactions at the graduate level and lichen identification for the public, and she serves as Co-Chair of the IUCN Lichen Specialist Group. Becky’s research aims to: Explore the lichen diversity of Scotland, especially areas of high conservation
This project addresses deficiencies in data and recording infrastructure of Scottish biodiversity enabling improved identification of drivers, hotspots and uniqueness.