About Lucy Morriss
Hi all! I'm Lucy and I'm currently studying MSc Sustainability and Ecology at the Centre of Alternative Technology.
I have an interest in IUCN red listed species, indigenous and local ecological knowledge, and habitat restoration. I'm also interested in networking with other environmentalists, and gaining more experience within the sector through volunteering or gaining a part-time job.
I have previously worked as a higher education placement student at an environmental education charity in the UK, so I'll be happy to share my experience and help people who are interested in the field.
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Citrus greening aka. Huanglongbing
Hello all,
I'm currently writing an assignment on citrus greening, and I was wondering if anyone has had first-hand experience with it. The assignment focuses more on the potential gene-editing might have as a solution to citrus greening, and what sustainability pros and cons arise from it.
If anyone has had any first-hand experience with citrus greening or has an opinion of gene-editing as a solution for combating citrus greening, feel free to comment or message me. Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Lucy
Hello everyone!
Hi all! I'm Lucy and I'm currently studying MSc Sustainability and Ecology at the Centre of Alternative Technology, Wales.
I have an interest in IUCN red-listed species, UK BAP species, rewilding, reintroductions, habitat restoration, and environmental/ecological research.
Work-wise, I previously worked for the Field Studies Council (FSC) as a Higher Education Placement. This formed part of my Bachelor's, as all students had to complete a mandatory placement year. I have experience assisting in teaching children from primary schools to A-Level students. Providing equipment and resources for university and adult groups, completing preliminary site visits, and helping local conservation efforts were also duties placement students fulfilled.
More recently, I volunteer part-time with a couple of environmental charities as it gives me a bit of flexibility while I study.
I joined Wild Hub with the goal of networking with others, and seeking training and career opportunities.
Hope you all have a lovely day!
Lucy
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Hi Lucy,
Havent done a lot on carnivores but did do a few sensitivity reviews for marine species. Definitely worth looking at standardised literature sift methods - keeps you on track and methodical with what papers you are reading and helps you to identify key search terms so you don't end up down a rabbit hole of going from one paper to the next which I have done plenty of times :)
Basically what I learnt to do was use different search places for scientific papers using key words. Saved ones that looked like the title and abstract were relevant.
Then went through them all and split them into most relevant (1) less relevant (2) and not really relevant (got rid of). Then you start with the ones in group 1 first and move onto group 2 until you feel you have enough evidence for your analysis/review
Thank you Lize! That's really useful advice!
I'm no expert in wolves but I read about this famous re-wilding case of wolves being re-introduced into a US park where they indirectly even changed the course of rivers, which would make them helping out with water provision as an ecosystem service. If I remember correctly, the wolves cause the deer to move higher up in the mountains where they are safer from the wolves because they can see them coming, which meant that the deer stopped eating trees in the valleys, which in turn stopped erosion.
Thank you Frank! I think there was a documentary or video on this called 'How Wolves Change Rivers'. It a really interesting case study.
Hi Lucy, thanks for sharing this ask for help: I have added it to our "Collaborate and help others" room to make sure our members are notified of this new content.
Linking in some other members here to help you get the support you need: Any thoughts @Magdalena , @Silvia Ribeiro , @Adam Roberts , @Alan Munro , @Rachel Stewart , @Jaima Smith ? Many thanks for your help!
Re Meta-analysis method, have a look here at @Alec Christie 's resources here.
Thank you Thirza! I really appreciate the help!
Hi Lucy,
General advice on synthesis and meta-analysis can be found here: https://environmentalevidence.org/information-for-authors/
Some carnivore examples of meta-analyses that I found on google scholar were: https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12420 and https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/local-hunting-of-carnivores-in-forested-africa-a-metaanalysis/69714D59961C234669C6D61D8BA62499 and https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12959. Not sure how good they are as the perceived 'quality' of meta-analyses varies a lot. There's this handbook too: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781400846184/html.
Good luck!
All the best,
Alec.
Thank you Alec! I did hear the meta-analyses can vary a lot, but thank you for sharing some examples. I really appreciate it.