Dr Svenja Tidau
Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology
Overview
Office: Thoday F16
My Research
I am an experimental global change biologist with a focus on marine and coastal ecosystems. I am particularly interested in how anthropogenic pollutants like artificial light at night (ALAN) and anthropogenic noise affect animals in their behaviour, physiology, development, and chronobiology.
By taking a sensory ecology approach, I seek to advance our understanding of the underlying basic biology such as night-time ecology, biological rhythms (e.g., chronobiology, diel niche partitioning) while identifying avenues for mitigating adverse effects of anthropogenic global change and supporting wildlife conservation.
My research is interdisciplinary and I collaborate with molecular biologists, optical oceanographers, socio-economist and colleagues outside of academia and research (NGOs, conservation practitioners such as national park authorities and resources managers).
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Postgraduate Project Opportunities
I have a range of research interests in which PhD and Master's projects could be developed. Please contact me by email in the first instance regarding topics I mentioned under my research or are related.
Education / academic qualifications
- PhD , Behavioural impacts of anthropogenic noise on the European hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus (2019)
- MSc , Environmenal Science, Policy and Management Erasmus Mundus (2013)
- BA , Dutch-German Double Diploma BA/ BSc. Public Administration Special Emphasis: European Studies (2010)
Research outputs (14)
- Published
Anthropogenic noise limits resource distribution without changing social hierarchies
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Impacts of artificial light at night on the early life history of two ecosystem engineers
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Artificial light at night alters predation on colour-polymorphic camouflaged prey
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prof. activities and awards (3)
British Council - International Science Partnerships Fund
Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
Welsh Crucible (External organisation)
Activity: Membership › Membership of network
British Ecological Society - Grant Review College (External organisation)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee