Rachel Jones
Postgraduate Researcher
Ecology and Conservation
About me:
My interests lies in how to effectively conserve species under climatic change, particularly those persisting within fragmented habitats, specifically focusing on butterflies. I am currently undertaking a part-time PhD at the University of Exeter researching the effects of habitat management and climatic change on the Lulworth Skipper butterfly.
During my masters studies I was able to research the invertebrate guild associated with the larval foodplant of the Marsh Fritillary butterfly and since my interest in has butterflies grown. From 2012 I have been fortunate to work for the charity organisation Butterfly Conservation. Alongside my PhD I continue to work for Butterfly Conservation part time as a Senior Ecologist and undertake a wide variety of work including; species monitoring, delivery of conservation projects, running training events, provision of habitat management advice, collating species-specific data and producing species status reports.
Broad research specialisms- Climate change impacts on biodiversity
- Landscape-scale conservation
- Population dynamics
Qualifications:
2007: BA Geography, Swansea University
2011: MSc Biodiversity Conservation, Bournemouth University
