My research interests are mainly focussed on terrestrial mammal ecology and behaviour in relation to habitat use and their implications for conservation and management. I am particularly interested in using new techniques and technology to help answer ecological questions, and provide new tools for conservation management and monitoring. For my PhD I assessed the ecology and behaviour of brown hares and rabbits in pastures and the effects of livestock grazing on their distribution. As part of this I used tri-axial accelerometers on hares to assess their behaviour. Currently, I am exploring the effects of sheep grazing and movement in upland areas of Wales using GPS and tri-axial accelerometers to assess the influence of sheep urine deposition on nitrous oxide emissions. This will provide high resolution spatial and temporal data that will be used to create a spatially explicit predictive model of sheep movement and activity. Areas of Expertise Conservation Biology Behavioural Ecology Terrestrial Mammals Ecology Wildlife Conservation Animal Behaviour

Lush, L., Ellwood, S., Markham, A., Ward, A. & Wheeler, P. (2016). Use of tri-axial accelerometers to assess terrestrial mammal behaviour in the wild.. Journal of Zoology 298(4), 257-265. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26165 doi:10.1111/jzo.12308 (2014). Opposing effects of agricultural intensification on two ecologically similar species. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 192, 61-66. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26167 doi:10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.048 Lush, L., Mulama, M. & Jones, M. (2015). Predicting the habitat usage of African black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) using random forest models.. African Journal of Ecology 53(3), 346-354. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26166 doi:10.1111/aje.12192