Dr STEPHEN PALMER
Research Fellow
B.Sc.(hons), M.Sc., Ph.D.
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Biography
1996-2007 - NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Banchory
1995-1996 - The Macaulay Land Use Research institute, Aberdeen
1991-1995 - University of Oxford, based at The Institute of Terrestrial Ecology,
Banchory
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Research Interests
- Modelling dispersal and its demographic consequences
- Modelling maturation in fish populations
- Dynamics of vector-borne pathogens
- Habitat use by deer and the effects of their grazing and browsing on semi-natural vegetation communities
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Current Research
The principal focus of my current research involves modelling the dispersal of organisms (principally animals) and the demographic consequences of dispersal.
The TenLamas project, in collaboration with partners from France and Germany, aims to compare how several models, differing in their complexity and data requirements, are able to represent inter-patch connectivity of meta-populations inhabiting fragmented landscapes.
I use a variety of statistical and modelling techniques to address these questions.
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Teaching Responsibilities
EV5510 - Introduction to GIS
EV5511 - Spatial information analysis
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Selected Publications
Watts EJ, Palmer SCF, Bowman AS, Irvine RJ, Smith A and Travis JMJ (2009). The effect of host migration on viral persistence in a vector-borne disease system. Parasitology, 136, 1221-1234.
Bacon PJ, Palmer SCF, MacLean JC, Smith GW, Whyte BDM, Gurney WSC and Youngson AF (2009). Empirical analyses of the length, weight and condition of adult Atlantic salmon on return to the Scottish coast between 1963 and 2006. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66, 844-859. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsp096.
Mitchell RJ, Rose RJ and Palmer SCF (2009). The effect of restoration techniques on non-target species: case studies in moorland ecosystems. Applied Vegetation Science, 12, 81-91.
Truscott A-M, Palmer SCF, Soulsby C, Westaway and Hulme PE (2008). Consequences of invasion by the alien plant Mimulus guttatus on the species composition and soil properties of riparian plant communities in Scotland. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 10, 231-240.
Mitchell RJ, Rose RJ and Palmer SCF (2008). The importance of disturbance, grazing and seeding in restoration: the establishment of Calluna vulgaris on grass-dominated moorlands. Biological Conservation, 141, 2100-2111.
Van der Wal R and Palmer SCF (2008). Is breeding of farmland wading birds depressed by a combination of predator abundance and grazing? Biology Letters, 4, 256-258.
Truscott A-M, Palmer SCF, Soulsby C and Hulme PE (2008). Assessing the vulnerability of riparian vegetation to invasion by Mimulus guttatus: relative importance of biotic and abiotic variables in determining species occurrence and abundance. Diversity and Distributions, 14, 412-421.
Palmer SCF, Broadhead JE; Ross I and Smith DE (2007). Long-term habitat use and browsing by deer in a Caledonian pinewood. Forest Ecology and Management, 242, 273-280.
Palmer SCF, Truscott A-M, Mitchell RJ and Welch D (2006). Regeneration in Atlantic Oakwoods: has Deer Management had a Beneficial Effect? Botanical Journal of Scotland, 57, 167-178.
Truscott A-M, Soulsby C, Palmer SCF, Newell L and Hulme PE (2006). The dispersal characteristics of the invasive plant Mimulus guttatus and the ecological significance of increased occurrence of high flow events. Journal of Ecology, 94, 1080-1091.
Brooker RW, Scott D, Palmer SCF and Swaine E (2006). Transient facilitative effects of heather on Scots pine along a grazing disturbance gradient in Scottish moorland. Journal of Ecology, 94, 637-645.
Travis JMJ and Palmer SCF (2005). Spatial processes can determine the relationship between prey encounter rate and prey density. Biology Letters, 1, 136-138.
Palmer SCF, Gordon IJ, Hester AJ and Pakeman RJ (2004). Introducing spatial grazing impacts into the prediction of moorland vegetation dynamics. Landscape Ecology, 19, 817-827.
Truscott, A-M, Mitchell RJ, Palmer SCF and Welch D (2004). The expansion of native oakwoods into conifer cleared areas through planting. Forest Ecology and Management, 193, 335-343.
Palmer SCF, Mitchell RJ, Truscott A-M and Welch D (2004). Regeneration failure in Atlantic oakwoods: the roles of ungulate grazing and invertebrates. Forest Ecology and Management, 192, 251-265.
Palmer SCF, Hester AJ, Elston DA, Gordon IJ and Hartley SE (2003). The perils of having tasty neighbors: grazing impacts of large herbivores at vegetation boundaries. Ecology, 84, 2877-2890.
Palmer SCF and Truscott A-M (2003). Browsing by deer on naturally regenerating Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and its effects on sapling growth. Forest Ecology and Management, 182, 31-47.
Palmer SCF and Truscott A-M (2003). Seasonal habitat use and browsing by deer in Caledonian pinewoods. Forest Ecology and Management, 174, 149-166
Palmer SCF and Bacon PJ (2001). The utilization of heather moorland by territorial Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. Ibis, 143, 222-232.
Palmer SCF and Bacon PJ (2000). A GIS approach to identifying territorial resource competition. Ecography, 23, 513-524.
Palmer SCF and Hester AJ (2000). Predicting spatial variation in heather utilization by sheep and red deer within heather/grass mosaics. Journal of Applied Ecology, 37, 616-631.
Vickers AD and Palmer SCF (2000). The influence of canopy cover and other factors upon the regeneration of Scots pine and its associated ground flora within Glen Tanar National Nature Reserve. Forestry, 73, 37-49.
Palmer SCF (1997). Prediction of the shoot production of heather under grazing in the uplands of Great Britain. Grass and Forage Science, 52, 408-424.
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