Student Talks
Tuesday 18 March
Student Talks Session 1:
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Buzzing Around SUDS: Tales from the Field on Pollinators and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems – Andrada Opris, Edinburgh Napier University.
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The impact of environmental conditions in SUDS ponds on the presence of amphibians - Kirsty MacArthur, Edinburgh Napier University.
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Visualising Nature Connection: Affective Attachments and Environmental Imaginaries of Scottish Nature – Anna Stacey, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh College of Art & NatureScot.
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Restoring Reefs, Engaging Communities: How Citizen Science is Supporting European Flat Oyster Restoration – Naomi Kennon, Heriot-Watt University and Anna Inman, Marine Conservation Society.
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Student Talks Session 2:
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Using large scale eDNA sampling to understand the comparative effects of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) activity and other environmental factors on spatial distributions of migratory fish– James Macarthur, University of the Highlands and Islands.
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Peatland Restoration and the Shetland Community - Enhancing the Relationship while Improving the Environment – Ginebra Lavao, University of Stirling.
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#sealbeachday: Analysing georeferenced social media data to understand visitor motives, proximity and perceptions around a seal protection zone – Claire Stainfield, Scotland’s Rural College.
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Games for Good: Using Play to Engage and Inspire Conservation Action – Eliza Ralph, University of Abertay.
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Wednesday 19 March
Student Talks Session 3:
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Can we get a handle on greenhouse gas emissions from ponds – David Bryan, University of Stirling.
​Pond-ering Carbon – Emily Simpson, University of Stirling.
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Can beavers create a buzz and a flutter for pollinators? – Patrick Cook, University of Stirling.
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Birds, Bats, Beavers, and Bioacoustics – Alex Adams, University of Stirling.
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Student Talks Session 4:
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Atlantic Herring (Clupea harengus) in the Vestmannaeyjar Archipelago, Iceland: PreyMapping to Inform Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Foraging Ecology – Grace Brady, University of St Andrews.
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Characterizing the Microbiome of Scottish Freshwater Pearl Mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera): A Metabarcoding Analysis using Next-Generation Sequencing – Alanna McCallum, University of the Highland and Islands.
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Current Challenges in Freshwater Anthropogenic Noise Research: An In-Depth Analysis – Jess Lister, Edinburgh Napier University.
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Conservation Management for Grey partridge Recovery - Georgia Gargett and Lara Auld
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Talk & poster abstracts - see Abstract Booklet
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