Feathered friends and their foes
Migratory birds annually aggregate at breeding colonies, often at very high densities. This creates an ideal transmission scenario for directly transmitted parasites, such as ticks and mites. In addition, dense congregations of birds can increase competition for space and food, with potential impacts on breeding success. In collaboration with Birdwatch Ireland and colleagues in France […]
Corncrake conservation
GMIT are partners on this five year (2020-2025) collaboration which is funded through the EU LIFE program (LIFE18 NAT/IE/000090). The research aims to improve corncrake conservation status in Ireland by enhancing the SPA network and surrounding farmland. We are focusing on acoustic monitoring as a method of deriving density and abundance. Thermal imaging trials will […]
MicroplastiX
MicroplastiX is an international collaborative and interdisciplinary research project funded by JPI Oceans that focusses on how weathering and biofouling affect the degradation of microplastics in the marine environment. This project aims to overcome knowledge gaps on microplastic weathering, biofouling, and fragmentation and how these processes influence the distribution and dispersal of plastic particles. The […]
Impacts of flow on river ecology
The objectives of this project are to: Test a range of macroinvertebrate flow indices using historical and current data, and develop appropriate macroinvertebrate flow indices for use in Irish river monitoring programmes; Employ statistical modelling approaches, using historical and current data, to infer the impact of flow on fish communities, and develop fish flow metrics; […]
Trophic diversity in marine protected areas
The METRODIVER project (2020-2023) aims to: 1) model the effects of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) on trophic diversity and functioning, 2) identify aspects of MPA design that influence this relationship and 3) determine to what extent protection of trophic diversity by MPAs drives the delivery of ecosystem services and mediates fish health, and ultimately human […]
Conserving Biodiversity
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SeaMonitor
This four year project (2019-2022) is funded by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme (Environment Theme). It will address two Programme Output Indicators and directly deliver the objective of developing cross-border capacity for the monitoring and management of marine protected areas and species. SeaMonitor is a novel and comprehensive project, the first of its kind […]
Whales in the Porcupine Seabight
GMIT are working in collaboration with Woodside PLC, an Australian Oil and Gas company to add value to an acoustic dataset collected in 2014 and 2016 in the Porcupine SeaBight. The project runs for three years from September 2018 and is funded through the Woodside-GMIT Cetacean Scholarship awarded to PhD candidate Cynthia Barile. Cynthia […]
Hen Harrier Project European Innovation Partnership
The Hen Harrier Project (2018-2023) is a European Innovation Partnership for Agriculture productivity and Sustainability (EIP AGRI). These innovation partnerships focus on societal benefits using multi-actor approaches fostering cooperation between research and innovation partners to achieve enhanced results for particular targets. The Hen Harrier Project aims to improve the sustainability of rural areas within areas […]
Water sampling using drones
This EPA funded research assessed the potential of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)/ drones to monitor water quality in Ireland. The project team are the first research team in Ireland and Europe to capture a 2 litre water sample using a drone. This research has made several significant contributions towards the advancement and application of […]
