Miscellaneous Ouptuts
2013
Tasman Crowe, Jayne Fitch, Chris Frid, Paul Somerfield: A scientific basis for conservation objectives for marine Special Areas of Conservation: the need for basic information about temporal variation in spatial extent and quality of habitats. Oral presenatation, INTECOL 2013, London, 19-23 August 2013.
Dannielle Green, Bas Boots, Tasman Crowe: Effects of non-indigenous oysters on microbial diversity and ecosystem functioning. Oral presenatation, INTECOL 2013, London, 19-23 August 2013.
Dara Stanley, Jane Stout: The effects of bioenergy crops on pollinator biodiversity and pollination services in agricultural landscapes . Oral presenatation, INTECOL 2013, London, 19-23 August 2013.
2011
Conference Presentations:
Jens Dauber, David Bourke and Jane Stout organised a session at the European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress (25th – 29th September) in Ávila, Spain. Session: Impacts of climate change mitigation measures on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Jesko Zimmermann, Jens Dauber & Michael B. Jones (2011). Soil carbon sequestration during the establishment phase of Miscanthus × giganteus: a regional-scale study on commercial farms using 13C natural abundance. Poster presented at the European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress (25th – 29th September) in Ávila, Spain.
Jesko Zimmermann, Jens Dauber & Michael B. Jones (2011). Soil carbon sequestration under Miscanthus x giganteus – a regional scale survey. Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting 2011, San Francisco (5th - 9th December 2011).
Dara A. Stanley & Jane C. Stout (2011). Bioenergy crops: drivers of pollinator decline or favourable alternatives to conventional crops? Oral Presentation at the European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress (25th – 29th September) in Ávila, Spain.
David Bourke & Jane Stout (2011). Ecologically sustainable development of wind energy in Ireland – how to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services? Oral Presentation at the European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress (25th – 29th September) in Ávila, Spain.
Dara A. Stanley & Jane C. Stout (2011). Bees and Biofuels: The effects of replacing conventional agriculture with bioenergy crops on pollinators at the field scale. Oral Presentation at SCAPE Symposium 2011, Vingsted, Denmark.
David Bourke & Jane Stout (2011). Wind Energy and Biodiversity. Invited Speaker, “Energy 2011 - Planning, People and the Environment”, Sustainable Energy Association of Ireland Conference, Bewley’s Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 – 22nd September 2011.
M.D. Callier, S. Lefebvre, M.K. Dunagan, M-P Bataille, J. Coughlan and T.P Crowe. Assimilation of salmon aquaculture waste by benthic organisms: insights from stable isotope analysis. Aquaculture Europe 2011 - Rhodes, Greece, Oct 2011.
Oral papers on distribution and spread of Pacific oysters were presented at the International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions, Barcelona, Aug 2011, World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Aberdeen, Sept 2011 and at a UCD School Postgraduate Seminar, Dec 2011.
Green, D.S., Rocha, C. and Crowe, T.P. (2011) The impact of invasive oysters, Crassostrea gigas, on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. ENVIRON2011, April 6-8, UCC Cork (oral).
Green, D.S. and Crowe, T.P. (2011) Effects of introduced Pacific oysters on the recruitment and establishment of Sabellaria alveolata. ITRS2011, June 26 – July 1, Plymouth (oral).
Green, D.S., Rocha, C., McGonigle, C., and Crowe, T.P. (2011) Effects of introduced Pacific oysters on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. WCMB2011, September 26-30, Aberdeen (oral).
Green, D.S., Rocha, C., McGonigle, C., and Crowe, T.P. (2011) Effects of introduced Pacific oysters on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Postgraduate Seminar Day, December 8, UCD, Dublin (oral).
Jens Dauber, Susannah Cass, Doreen Gabriel, Kate Harte, Sandra Öberg, Erin O‘Rourke & Jane Stout (2011). Biodiversität in Miscanthus x giganteus - Beständen während der Etablierungsphase. Poster Presentation http://www.fnr-server.de/cms35/index.php?id=4884
Thompson, R., Dolan, L., Emmerson, M., Dauber, J., Stout, J., Bourke, D., Whelan, P.M. (2011). Assemblage Structure of Plant Communities Along the Road Corridor: Rock and Scree Slopes - Planting versus Natural Recolonization. Oral presentation at ICOET (International Conference on Ecology and Transportation), Seattle, Washington 21st to 25th August, 2011.
O’Rourke, E., Kirwan, L., Cook, S., Murray, D.A., Whelan, P.M. & Emmerson, M. (2011). Predator biomass not diversity drives natural biological control. Oral presentation at the International Organisation for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and Plant – Working Group Meeting on Integrated Control in Oilseed Crops, 5th October 2011, Göttingen, Germany.
O’Rourke, E., Kirwan, L., Cook, S., Murray, D.A., Whelan, P.M. & Emmerson, M. (2011). Carabid diversity and biocontrol. EPA Postgrad Conference, 17th November 2011, Graham Hotel, Dublin.
O’Rourke et al (2011). Carabid diversity and biocontrol. Research presented at the Environmental Research Institute Open Day, 18th October 2011, University College Cork (UCC).
O’Rourke et al (2011). Carabid diversity and biocontrol. Research presented at visit of Minister Simon Coveney to the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science, 22nd July 2011, UCC.
Manuscripts in preparation:
Callier, M. D., Lefebvre, S., Dunagan, M. K., Bataille, M-P, Coughlan, J. and Crowe, T. P. Shift in benthic assemblages and organisms' diet under salmon farms: community structure and stable isotope analyses. Submitted to Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Two manuscripts on distribution and spread of oysters were completed and will be submitted in January 2012 to Journal of Heredity and Biological Invasions respectively.
Green, D.S. and Crowe, T. P. Impacts of invasive oysters on native biodiversity and the establishment of a protected biogenic habitat are due to both biological and physical processes and vary with density. To be submitted to Biological Conservation in Jan 2012.
O’Rourke, E., Kirwan, L., Cook, S., Murray, D.A., Whelan, P.M. & Emmerson, M. Predator biomass not diversity drives natural biological control. This manuscript is in preparation with the view to submitting to an international journal by the end of February 2012.
Other deliverables:
Crowe et al. (2011). A detailed sampling protocol was given to the Lough’s Agency in Derry to be used for future oyster surveys.
Evelyn Flynn (2011). Surrounding landscape effects on agricultural biodiversity. Unpublished MSc Thesis, University of Dublin, Trinity College.