Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- v.louca@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272781
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Biological Sciences
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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SBS Postgraduate Teaching coordinator
Member of the University Postgraduate Forum
- External Memberships
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Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Biology
- Research
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Research Overview
Key Research Interests:
- Wetland ecology
- Aquatic and terrestrial animal movement and emigration
- Drivers influencing animal community structure and biodiversity patterns
- Conservation of freshwater systems
- Animal behaviour
- Global change and vector-borne diseases
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Biological and Environmental Sciences.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Freshwater Biology
- Ecology
- Animal Behaviour
- Marine Biology
- Entomology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
* Wetland, estuarine and coastal ecology
* Animal dispersal and networks
* Desalination impacts on the coastal environment
Funding and Grants
CREW funded project "Assessing the impact of forestry on water quality in Scotland: A review of modelling capabilities". £93 090.30 grant. P.I. start: December 2023.
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, September start
Programme coordination
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, September start
Programme coordination
Courses
Course coordination and lectures.
Course coordination and lectures
Course coordination and lectures
Teaching Responsibilities
Programme coordination:
SBS Postgraduate Teaching coordinator
Co-coordinator of the MSc programme in Environmental Science
Course coordination and teaching:
Level 2 Ecology: lectures on population growth
Level 2 Conservation Biology: Lectures on PVA analysis, biodiversity, reintroductions and MPAs
Level 2 Freshwater and Terrestrial Ecology field course: coordination and running of the field course with Cath Dennis
Level 3 Behavioural Biology: lectures on parasites, predators, foraging theory and reproduction
Level 3 Animals in captivity: lectures on the ethics of keeping fish in captivity
Level 5 Environmental pollution: lectures on freshwater pollution
Level 5 Catchment management: lectures and coordination
Level 5 Core Skills in Environmental Sciences: coordination and lectures on statistical analyses and sampling designs
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Personal tutor
- Publications
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Analyzing Species Diversity in Rocky Intertidal Communities over Multiple Spatial Scales among Understudied Eastern Pacific Ecoregions
Diversity, vol. 16, no. 8, 498Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAnalysing species diversity in rocky intertidal communities on multiple spatial scales among three understudied eastern Pacific ecoregions
DiversityContributions to Journals: ArticlesA new species of Pontocrates Boeck, 1871 (Amphipoda, Oedicerotidae) from Cyprus
Zootaxa, vol. 5474 , no. 1, pp. 59-67Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA case for trans-regional intertidal research in unstudied areas in the northeast and southeast Pacific: Filling the gaps
Coasts, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 323-346Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAlgal cover as a driver of diversity in communities associated with mussel assemblages across Eastern Pacific ecoregions
Marine Ecology, vol. 45, no. 1, e12785Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHow to Decarbonize Greece by Comparing Wind and PV Energy: A Land Eligibility Analysis
Energies, vol. 17, no. 3, 567Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPredicting diversity in benthic macro-scale communities associated with mussel matrices in three Pacific ecoregions
Marine Ecology, vol. 44, no. 2, e12741Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBenthic biodiversity near brine discharge sites in the Port of Rotterdam
Water Resources and Industry, vol. 27, 100173Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAspects of environmental impacts of seawater desalination: Cyprus as a case study
Desalination and Water Treatment, vol. 211, pp. 15-30Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssessing watermilfoil invasion effects on native macrophyte communities in North American lakes using a novel approach for macrophyte sampling
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, vol. 422, no. 1, pp. 1-9Contributions to Journals: Articles
