Ben Siggery
Doctoral Practitioner
BSc Environmental Geography; MSc Aquatic Conservation, Ecology and Restoration
Academic and research departments
Centre for Environment and Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.About
My research project
A palaeoecological approach to defining restoration targets for SurreySpace4Nature will create a fantastic tool to target our efforts and allow us to monitor changes in the landscape as we attempt to restore and reconnect habitats. What the tool can’t do is set restoration targets – and in an increasingly unstable and dynamic context we need to be clear on our goals. Palaeoecology is one method by which we can better understand the natural state and natural range of variability of ecosystems and how they respond when pushed towards thresholds. By using palaeoecology to inform our restoration targets, alongside the Space4Nature technology to track our progress towards them, we will combine the past and the future to help us protect the present.
Supervisors
Space4Nature will create a fantastic tool to target our efforts and allow us to monitor changes in the landscape as we attempt to restore and reconnect habitats. What the tool can’t do is set restoration targets – and in an increasingly unstable and dynamic context we need to be clear on our goals. Palaeoecology is one method by which we can better understand the natural state and natural range of variability of ecosystems and how they respond when pushed towards thresholds. By using palaeoecology to inform our restoration targets, alongside the Space4Nature technology to track our progress towards them, we will combine the past and the future to help us protect the present.
My qualifications
2018
MSc Aquatic Conservation, Ecology and Restoration
University College London
2016
BSc Environmental Geography
University College London
Affiliations and memberships
News
In the media
Probing for answers: what Chobham’s mud could tell us about environmental change
Surrey Wildlife Trust
Publications
Ben Siggery, Helen Bennion, Stephen Morse, Richard Murphy and Mike Waite (2023) Practitioner perspectives on the application of palaeoecology in nature conservation
Rocio Martinez-Cillero, Ben Siggery, Richard Murphy, Alvaro Perez-Diaz, Ian Christie, Sarah Jane Chimbwandira (2022) Functional connectivity modelling and Biodiversity Net Gain in England: Recommendations for practitioners