Ecological Modeller; UKCEH
https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/tom-oliver
My research focuses on the analysis of large spatial and temporal datasets to inform macro-ecological theory and applied landscape management. For example, I have used long-term data from the UK Butterfly Monitoring scheme to investigate how species’ responses to climate change are mediated by landscape structure (investigating extreme weather event impacts, buffering of these impacts through topographic and habitat diversity, and re-colonisation after local extinctions through well-connected landscapes).
I am also interested in bridging the gap between theory and application, by providing tools to help decision makers to better integrate biodiversity conservation into mainstream economics. For example, I have worked on developing spatiotemporal indicators for national biodiversity and ecosystem services and, more recently, on producing indicators for the resilience of ecosystem services provided by species.