James Grecian
NERC funded Post-doctoral Researcher investigating the impact of climate change on seabird migration and based at the University of Glasgow.
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- Post-Doctoral Research Associate at University of GlasgowHigher Education | Glasgow, United Kingdom, GBSummary
My interests span conservation biology, population dynamics, foraging ecology, spatial ecology, migration ecology and predictive modelling. To date, my research has focused on quantifying the interactions between seabirds and the marine environment. By understanding how these apex marine predators use and respond to their environment over different temporal and spatial scales we will be better placed to understand how they may respond to potential threats such as offshore development and climatic change. To answer these questions I use a range of techniques including stable isotope analysis, bio-logging technology, and theoretical models.
Experience- Mar 2012 - PresentPost-Doctoral Research Associate / Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow
I am currently working on a NERC funded project with Prof. Bob Furness and Dr Richard Phillips (British Antarctic Survey) examining the impacts climate change may have on the migration of prions. These seabirds breed on islands in the southern oceans, and feed almost exclusively on large copepods. Due to recent climatic change plankton species have shifted in distribution toward the poles, and prions will have to adapt their migration strategies to match this change. The aim of the project is to examine the winter distribution of these birds using bio-logging and stable isotope analysis and then compare that with historical distributions inferred from museum specimens. Using this information we will be better placed to understand how seabirds may respond to the effects of climatic change.
- Oct 2011 - Mar 2012Post-Doctoral Research Associate / Environmental Research Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands
Used a long-term observational data set to investigate how offshore wave and tidal energy devices may have impact seabirds
- May 2011 - Oct 2011Research Assistant / University of Plymouth
Carried out an Environmental Impact Assessment for an offshore renewable development, using GPS-loggers to track the foraging movements of breeding seabirds in Northern Scotland.
- May 2006 - Sept 2006Science Officer / Coral Cay Conservation
Managed data collection during expeditions into remote montane tropical rainforest, gaining skills in expedition management, communication, and logistics. Educated UK and local volunteers through a science development programme.
Education-
2008 - 2011University of PlymouthPhD in Biological Sciences
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2006 - 2007University of ExeterMSc in Conservation and Biodiversity
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2001 - 2005Liverpool John Moores UniversityBSc in Applied Zoology
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