Elizabeth Young
I graduated from the University of Durham in 2010 with an MSci in Geoscience (Environmental Geoscience route). My Masters research project studied the effects of managed burning on carbon stores in upland peats. I started my PhD in 2011, working between the James Hutton Institute and the University of Dundee as a member of CECHR (the Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience).
Current research interests
PhD Studentship
My PhD research investigates spatial and temporal variations in the sensitivity of machair soils and landforms on the island of South Uist, in the southern Outer Hebrides. The machair landscape provides an important habitat for many rare and endangered species, and is vulnerable to marine and aeolion erosion. Understanding variations in the soils and coastal geomorphology which influence sensitivity to erosion may contribute to improved management of the unique machair system.
Supervisors: Dr Sue Dawson (University of Dundee) and Dr Blair McKenzie (James Hutton Institute).
Bibliography
- Young, E.J.; McKenzie, B.M.; McNicol, J.W.; Robertson, J.; Wendler, R.; Dawson, S. (2015) Spatial trends in the wind abrasion resistance of cultivated machair soil, South Uist, Scottish Outer Hebrides., Catena, 135, 1-10.
- Young, E.; Muir, D.; Dawson, A.; Dawson, S. (2014) Community driven coastal management: an example of the implementation of a coastal defence bund on South Uist, Scottish Outer Hebrides, Ocean and Coastal Management, 94, 30-37.
- Young, E.J. (2012) Direct acquisition of elevation data using dGPS., In : Clarke, L.E. (ed.). Geomorphological Techniques, Chapter 2, Sec.1.3
- Young, E.J.; McKenzie, B.M.; McNicol, J.W.; Robertson, J.; Wendler, R.; Dawson, S. (2015) Spatial trends in the wind abrasion resistance of cultivated machair soil, South Uist, Scottish Outer Hebrides., Catena, 135, 1-10.
- Young, E.; Muir, D.; Dawson, A.; Dawson, S. (2014) Community driven coastal management: an example of the implementation of a coastal defence bund on South Uist, Scottish Outer Hebrides, Ocean and Coastal Management, 94, 30-37.
- Young, E.J. (2012) Direct acquisition of elevation data using dGPS., In : Clarke, L.E. (ed.). Geomorphological Techniques, Chapter 2, Sec.1.3
