Holly Niven

email: h.niven.1@research.gla.ac.uk

 

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0004-6437-2185

Research title: Developing the theory of disturbances in metapopulations: applications to seabirds and renewables

Research Summary

Research Interests 

I am a quantitative ecologist interested in using modelling for applied conservation benefits. I am particularly interested in understanding drivers of population dynamics (e.g. climate change, anthropogenic disturbances) and the ramifications for population viability in an uncertain future. 

Current Research

  • Estimating biologically realistic home ranges in colonial animals for improved accuracy and transferability
  • Impacts of climate on the metapopulation dynamics of a Northeast Atlantic seabird across two centuries
  • Modelling capercaillie population dynamics in Scotland: drivers, viability, evaluating proposed conservation measures 

Also see:

https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohvm/staff/index.html/staffcontact/person/4edeece38496

Publications

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Jump to: 2025 | 2024
Number of items: 2.

2025

Niven, H. , Jeglinski, J. W. E. , Aarts, G., Wakefield, E. D. and Matthiopoulos, J. (2025) Towards biologically realistic estimates of home range and spatial exposure for colonial animals. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, (Accepted for Publication)

2024

Jeglinski, J. W.E. , Niven, H. I. , Wanless, S., Barrett, R. T., Harris, M. P., Dierschke, J. and Matthiopoulos, J. (2024) Past and future effects of climate on the metapopulation dynamics of a Northeast Atlantic seabird across two centuries. Ecology Letters, 27(12), e14479. (doi: 10.1111/ele.14479) (PMID:39739319) (PMCID:PMC11686948)

This list was generated on Fri Mar 28 14:42:38 2025 GMT.

Supervisors

Additional Information

Education 

2020-2021 MSc in Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation and Epidemiology - University of Glasgow

2017-2020 BSc in Mathematics and Physics - University of St Andrews

Professional Bodies

British Ecological Society Member 


Holly Niven