Megan Boffin
PhD student
PhD: Multi-stressor interactions in the context of beaver-mediated recovery of natural processes within riparian habitats
Supervisor: Prof. Bernd Hänfling
My academic background includes a BSc (Hons) in Wildlife Conservation, where I developed an interest in the conservation of rare and elusive species, and an MRes in Biosciences, during which I used genetic analyses and population modelling to inform pine marten (Martes martes) reintroduction efforts from Scotland to southern England. I am interested in biodiversity conservation and evidence-led management, with a particular focus on understanding how multiple environmental stressors interact to affect ecosystem health. Through my PhD, I aim to integrate ecological, genetic, and environmental data to better understand species and ecosystem responses to changing habitat conditions, and to support evidence-based conservation management.
Research interests:
- Reintroduction Biology
- Wildlife Conservation
- Ecosystem Health
- Population Genetics
Past projects:
- Genetic Profiling of a Scottish Source Population: Informing Reintroduction Efforts for the Pine Marten Martes martes – project undertaken in fulfilment of an MRes (Swansea University)
- The conservation of elusive and little-known species: a case study of the Red Panda Ailurus fulgens – project undertaken in fulfilment of a BSc (Hons) (Nottingham Trent University)
- Enabling conditions for species diversity on IPLC-held lands – project undertaken in fulfilment of UNIQ+ internship (University of Oxford)