Professional summary

Sam Amy's work focuses on biological recording, supporting botanical recording schemes including the British Bryological Society and the National Plant Monitoring Scheme with data management. She also works on iRecord and the Indicia online recording system, using R to clean and check data, provide summaries and visualisations, and to transform data into the format needed for data mobilisation, improving data accessibility.

Sam's wider research interests include plant ecology, conservation, biodiversity monitoring and the use of citizen science to support these research areas, as well as the benefits that involvement in such activities can bring to individuals and communities.
 

Selected publications

Amy Sam et al. , (2023), Bryophyte distribution data in iRecord: an introduction to the resource. Field Bryology, 129, 36-46

Pescott Oli et al. , (2023), Considerations for the future of the BBS database. Field Bryology, 129, 47-51

Amy Sam et al. , (2022), Patterns of bryophyte recording in Britain and Ireland since the 2014 Atlas. Field Bryology, 2-11

Staley J.T. et al. , (2018), The environmental effectiveness of the Higher Level Stewardship scheme; resurveying the baseline agreement monitoring sample to quantify change between 2009 and 2016. Full technical final report. http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&Module=More&Location=None&ProjectID=19360

Staley Joanna T. et al. , (2017), Experimental evidence for optimal hedgerow cutting regimes for Brown hairstreak butterflies. Insect Conservation and Diversity, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/icad.12239

Staley J.T, et al. , (2018), Effects of hedgerow management and restoration on biodiversity. http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&Module=More&Location=None&ProjectID=14826&FromSearch=Y&Publisher=1&SearchText=BD2114&SortString=ProjectCode&SortOrder=Asc&Paging=10#Description

Staley Joanna T. et al. , (2016), Little and late: how reduced hedgerow cutting can benefit Lepidoptera. 224, 22-28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.03.018

Amy Sam R. et al. , (2015), Hedgerow rejuvenation management affects invertebrate communities through changes to habitat structure . 16, 443-451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2015.04.002

Staley Joanna T. et al. , (2015), Re-structuring hedges: rejuvenation management can improve the long term quality of hedgerow habitats for wildlife in the UK. 186, 187-196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.03.002

Stratford C. et al. , (2014), Survey and analysis of vegetation and hydrological change in English dune slack habitats. http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5447757800144896