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Emily Upcott

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Job Title: Research Associate: Spatial Modeller and Ecologist

Location: Wallingford

Email: emiupc@ceh.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1491 692289

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Biography

Research Interests:

My role involves applying spatial techniques to explore some of the challenges facing ecology. I contribute my expertise to a variety of projects, including ASSIST and Landscape-scale species monitoring of agri-environment schemes, through spatial data analysis, modelling and visualisation using GIS, as well as field identification and survey techniques. 

I use data products such as UKCEH Land Cover Maps and UKCEH Land CoverĀ® plus: Crops maps to investigate spatio-temporal effects of land use and land cover, drawing in additional datasets derived from remote sensing imagery, field records and verified historical sources. I use both ArcGIS and R spatial packages in these processes day-to-day.

My field expertise includes identification of botanical species and birds, as well as developing identification of pollinating insects. Survey techniques include quadrats, transects, point counts, and using a GPS to locate and record data. 


Brief CV:
  • July 2018 to present: Research Associate (Spatial Modeller and Ecologist), CEH
  • 2017: Research Assistant, then Conservation Monitoring Officer, RSPB
  • 2016: Trainee at Worcestershire Biological Records Centre, through LEMUR+ and Ambios
  • 2016, 2014: Plant Health Surveyor (Oak Processionary Moth), on behalf of Forestry Commission
  • 2014-2015: MSc dissertation with University of Kent/RSPB, investigating impact of marsh harrier hunting pressure on breeding waders
  • 2013-2014: Conservation Science Intern, then Conservation Biologist, A Rocha Canada

Qualifications:
  • MSc Conservation Project Management (Merit), University of Kent, 2015
  • BSc Biology with Conservation and Biodiversity, University of Sheffield, 2012

Professional Membership:
  • British Ecological Society

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