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I have a wide range of research interests covering the fields of macroecology, global change biology, ecosystem function, invertebrate ecology, conservation biology, population ecology and biodiversity management. My Honorary Fellowship at Edinburgh University is associated with a transdisciplinary research team in the Centre for the Study of Environmental Change and Sustainability which is led by Mark Rounsevell. The main focus of this collaboration is the implemementation of a mechanistic vegetation model, LPJ GUESS, in order to better understand the potential vulnerability of seminatural vegetation to climate change. My Honorary Fellowship at Salford University, in the School of Environment and Life Sciences, was associated with an exploration of how the 'CBD Ecosystem Approach' might be implemented using existing information. This built on previous work that developed spatially explicit approaches for defining the potential for habitat restoration around existing sites. My former role as a senior specialist in Natural England required me to provide a bridge between science and practice through the development of spatially explicit, ecological models and the provision of specialist ecological advice to policy-makers and practitioners. This experience has led me to develop a particular interest in improving the integration of science, policy and practice through more effective knowledge transfer activities that respect and understand these very different 'communities of practice'. This now forms the basis of my freelance work for governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations. |