Andrea Sammut
My research interests tend broadly towards biodiversity conservation, with particular interest in how behavioural studies can be utilised to enhance the conservation of individual species. In addition I am an advocate of citizen science and wish to explore effective public outreach regarding current issues in conservation. I am also passionate about all aspects of ornithology.
 
For my MBiol project I will assemble a comprehensive list of all the UK's protected areas and the species that occur there. Phenological data for a number of the species will also be compiled. The second aim is to compare visitor numbers to the occurrence of certain species or events. Understanding the drivers of nature-based tourism (NBT) is increasingly important for allowing effective control of negative tourism impacts and so that NBT can continue to grow as a source of revenue for conservation and local economies.

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Position: Integrated Masters (MBiol) student in the Department of Biosciences

Supervised by: Prof. Stephen Willis

Memberships: Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution Research (BEER) Centre

Contact Details: Department of Biosciences,
                             Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE.
                             Email: andrea.sammut@durham.ac.uk

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Education

2014 - Present   Integrated Masters (MBiol) Biological Sciences, Durham University

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