Applied Ecology addresses our understanding of nature and uses it to answer real-world questions. This becomes increasingly important within Conservation Science where we aim to prevent species, habitats, and ecosystems from extinction.

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Current research directions include:

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•  Assessing the impact of current LED technologies on bat activity     

• Deterring bats from wind turbines

• Conservation of the white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes)

• Conservation of the sandhill dunnart in Australia (Sminthopsis psammophila)

• The impact of solar farms on UK bats

• Attraction of pest insects to lights

• Use of environmental DNA and bioacoustics to detect endangered white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) populations