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| Name |
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| Dr Iain S. Downie |
| Position |
| Web Software Developer |
| Role |
| The Trust's principal software developer for the web, responsible
for the interactive design, development and maintenance of all
BTO organised web applications written in Java. |
| Qualifications |
MSc Information Technology, University of Glasgow, 2001
PhD ‘Aspects of habitat selection and the influence of
boundaries on some upland invertebrate communities’. Department
of Biological Sciences, University of Durham, 1995
BSc (Hons) Biology, Paisley College of Technology, 1990 |
| Research Interests/Responsibilities |
| Interested in the development of faster, leaner
and more intuitive survey data collection via the web. Also
responsible for all online payment capture and member of Website
Steering Group. |
| Selected Publications |
- Downie, I. S., Ribera, I., McCracken, D. I., Wilson, W.
L., Foster, G. N., Waterhouse, A., Abernethy, V. J. &
Murphy, K. J. (2000). Modelling populations of Erigone
atra and E. dentipalpis (Araneae: Linyphiidae)
across an agricultural gradient in Scotland. Agriculture,
Ecosystems and Environment 80: 15-28.
- Downie, I.S., Wilson, W.L., Abernethy, V.J., McCracken,
D.I., Foster, G.N, Ribera, I., Waterhouse, A. & Murphy,
K.J. (1999). The Impact of different agricultural land-uses
on epigeal spider biodiversity in Scotland. Journal
of Insect Conservation 3: 273-286.
- Downie I.S., Coulson J.C., Foster G.N. and Whitfield
D.P. (1998). Distribution of aquatic macroinvertebrates
within peatland pool complexes in the Flow Country, Sutherland.
Hydrobiologia 377: 95-105.
- Downie, I.S., Coulson, J.C. & Butterfield, J.E.L.
(1996). Distribution and dynamics of surface-dwelling spiders
across a pasture-plantation ecotone. Ecography
19: 29-40.
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| Contact Details |
Email:
Telephone:
Fax:
Postal address: |
01842 750050
01842 750030
British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, IP24 2PU,
UK. |
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