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Planning and Management Tools for Biodiversity in a Range of Irish Forests

Programme Overview

The PLANFORBIO research programme supports national strategic objectives of increasing the number of post-graduates being trained in Ireland and will build research capacity to underpin a very important sustainable national industry.

Programme Training

The programme has a significant training component, including PhDs, Masters, and Bachelors degree projects. The research outputs from the projects are also incorporated into the curriculum of the Certificate in Biodiversity Components of Forestry at UCC and other national courses.

Research Projects

• PhD research projects:
  • The biodiversity of canopy arthropods in a range of Irish forest types
  • Bird diversity in native and plantation woodlands
  • Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) ecology and requirements for conservation
  • Lepidopteran diversity in native and plantation forests
  • Invertebrate diversity in Irish and British forests
  • Achieving effective Rhododendron control
  • Successional change in ground flora diversity in a range of Irish forest types
• MSc research projects:
  • An investigation of usefulness of Terrestrial Laser Scanning in forest biodiversity assessment
  • The importance of brash from felling and thinning activities in Irish plantation forests for fungus gnats (Diptera, Sciaroidea)

University College Cork

University College Cork is a registered charity with the Charities Regulatory Authority.

Research Areas

The programme focuses on planning and management tools for biodiversity in a range of Irish forests, including:

• Forest biodiversity assessment
• Conservation of threatened species, such as the Hen Harrier
• Control of invasive species, such as Rhododendron
• Successional change in ground flora diversity
• Invertebrate diversity in Irish and British forests

Programme Objectives

The programme aims to increase the number of post-graduates being trained in Ireland and build research capacity to underpin a sustainable national industry. The programme also aims to develop planning and management tools for biodiversity in a range of Irish forests.