Welcome to the Conservation Ecology Research Group! We are a group of researchers based at Durham University, in Durham, United Kingdom. Our work ranges from the evolutionary ecology of individual behaviour to the drivers of global biogeographic patterns, usually with a strong applied focus. 
​Recent News

  • Pen has a new paper out in Natural Resource Modeling. The paper investigates the effects of disturbance and fecundity-tolerance strategies on community composition and uses macrofaunal communities at deep‐sea hydrothermal vents as a case study. Find out more here.
 
  • Courtney has a new paper out in Animal Biotelemetry. The open-access paper titled "Assessing the utility and limitations of accelerometers and machine learning approaches in classifying behaviour during lactation in a phocid seal" can be found here. Courtney has also written a blog about the paper which can be found here.
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  • Mark your calendars, the EEE Seminar Series will be starting back up on Tuesday 9th October, 4:00-5:00 in the Whitehead Room. The schedule for the Michaelmas Term can be found here. We’ve got a lot of great speakers lined up, so please do come along. Looking forward to seeing you there!
 
  • Read about a new paper on climate change and competition between Apennine chamois and red deer, recently published in Current Zoology by Francesco Ferretti, who visited the CEG in 2017 on an Institute of Advanced Studies Senior Fellowship. Our blog about the paper is here.
 
  • Read about the new paper from MammalWeb, recently published in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. Our blog about the paper is here.
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  • ​Nicolas has a new paper published, titled "The mismatch between location of protected areas and suitable habitat for the Vulnerable taruka Hippocamelus antisensis". Click here for a link to the paper.
 
  • Tom has a new paper out in Conservation Letters exploring how we should be managing the wicked problem of conservation conflict. Check out a blog on the paper by co-lead author Chris here! 
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