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My research focuses on understanding the interaction between wildlife populations, and management practices and land use. My current research includes work on mountain hares, capercaillie, and upland waders. I use large scale experiments, correlational, and modelling approaches to assess how management and land use affect individual species and communities, and how wildlife can sustainably co-exist in human dominated landscapes. I represent the James Hutton Institute on the Scotland's Moorland Forum, and I am a member of the Working for Waders Facilitation group, and subgroups. More details of
Scott Herrett "I did some research and discovered the amount of plastic put into the ocean every year is the equivalent to roughly a metre of plastic covering the whole of Aberdeen. This gives a clear indication of the enormity of the problem" Around 6.3 billion tonnes of plastic waste have so far been generated globally. Almost 80% of it goes into landfill or natural environment. Given the harm this causes, especially in the marine environment, the need to do something is urgent. More information from: Adam Walker, Communications Officer, James Hutton Institute, Tel: 01224 395095 (direct line
"The research has been performed in an interdisciplinary environment with plant science, chemistry and industrial biotechnology working shoulder to shoulder with social and economic researchers and industrialists" As the world’s population tries to adapt to climate change, many industries are still heavily reliant on fossil fuel resources to make components in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics and other sectors – but the plant kingdom, and particularly berry crops, may hold the key to breaking this dependence. Over the past four years, the BacHBERRY project has investigated the sustainable
Recently there has been a rapid increase in the spread and number of non-native tree pests and pathogens around the world. Traditionally the impact of tree diseases and pests has been assessed in terms of their impact on forestry and the loss of wood products. However trees, like ash or oak, support a number of other species and their decline may pose significant risks for other species reliant on them. Here we summarise work from across several research projects which have provided woodland managers, for the first time, with lists of the species associated with two of our native trees (ash
A Moredun Research Institute board member and leading environmental scientist is set to take up a key role at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). Professor David Hopkins, formerly Dean of Agriculture, Food and Environment at the Royal Agricultural University, where he is now the International Director, has been appointed Dean of the new Central Faculty, overseeing SRUC’s academic strategy in Edinburgh and the Lothians.