Debbie is a research assistant in the Ecological Sciences group. Her background is in environmental conservation. She completed a BSc in Environmental Conservation in 2005 and an MSc in Conservation & Land management in 2006 at the University of Wales, Bangor. Following her academic studies, she worked as a field surveyor for an ecological consultancy and then as Conservation Officer for the Countryside Council for Wales, prior to Joining the James Hutton Institute in 2008. In her current role she uses her extensive field skills and experience of working in a variety of habitats to collect data for a range of ecological projects.
Much of Debbie’s work focuses on an assessment of different aspects of biodiversity under different land management regimes.
She is currently working on a variety of projects:
Links:
[1] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/groups/ecological-sciences/community-ecology/glen-finglas-grazing
[2] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/groups/ecological-sciences/community-ecology/effects-controlled-fire-biodiversity-heath-communities
[3] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/groups/ecological-sciences/landscape-and-spatial-ecology/effects-deer-carcasses-upland-food-webs