Dr Sue Hull's Projects (12)

Great Yorkshire Kelp Forest Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
Project Brief: Developing a comprehensive baseline dataset of kelp habitats on the Yorkshire coast using both novel and existing data, to include an estimation of carbon sequestration values and possible enhancement opportunities.

Identifying functionally linked land for overwintering waders in the Humber region Aug 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2025
This is the second part of the project with Natural England that follows on from the Scoping study (Phase 1) that was Worktribe 4126615. Phase 1 aimed to identify the gaps in knowledge and data on waterbird use of the hinterlands of the Humber. O... Read More about Identifying functionally linked land for overwintering waders in the Humber region.

Scoping study for birds in the hinterlands Jan 31, 2023 - Mar 31, 2023
This will involve collating information and building a network of contacts that may have information on the distribution and habitat use of wading birds of conservation concern in the hinterlands around the Humber estuary. It will involve scoping... Read More about Scoping study for birds in the hinterlands.

Evidence review on the sensitivity of seagrass to nutrients Nov 21, 2022 - Mar 24, 2023

Monitoring of Whitby ecological enhancement for Groundworks Trust Jul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2025
This is a small project that will run for 3 years, monitoring the efficacy of a range of trial ecological enhancement techniques installed in Whitby by the Groundworks Trust in conjunction with the Environment Agency (EA). Here we will survey the... Read More about Monitoring of Whitby ecological enhancement for Groundworks Trust.

Connected ecology; linking the Hull to the Humber through collaborative tracking Jun 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2023
This project will seek money from Yorkshire Water's Biodiversity Fund (max £50K) to create a small collaborative tracking network on the River Hull, connecting to the Humber estuary. Focus is on ecological connectivity, understanding biodiversity be... Read More about Connected ecology; linking the Hull to the Humber through collaborative tracking.

Blue carbon restoration in Northern Ireland - a feasibility study Dec 1, 2020 - Nov 30, 2021

Coastal ecological enhancement in the Humber Aug 1, 2020 - Jul 31, 2021
The sea-surface temperature of the UK waters has risen by 0.5-1.0 °C since 1870 and, during the twentieth century, both mean and extreme sea level have risen by 14cm (UKMMASS, 2010). The resulting sea level rise has reduced the area of the intertidal... Read More about Coastal ecological enhancement in the Humber.

Yorkshire Coast Shark & Ray Programme ENG3021 Jun 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2020
This project aims to support the monitoring of a series of protected and commercial shark and ray species assessing their distribution, site fidelity and movement on the Yorkshire Coast. The project intends to facilitate a citizen science led program... Read More about Yorkshire Coast Shark & Ray Programme ENG3021.

CoCoast - New ‘Marine Evidence’ proposal, Big Sea Survey 2 Jun 23, 2015 - Oct 31, 2018

Sublittoral rock indicator: spatial correlation between environmental conditions and biological data Jan 1, 2017 - Jun 1, 2018
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) wish to develop and calibrate the ?morphological diversity of sponge assemblages plus anthozoan species composition and abundance? indicator for the monitoring of sublittoral rock. Initial analysis of So... Read More about Sublittoral rock indicator: spatial correlation between environmental conditions and biological data.

Survey for Scarborough BC Nov 1, 2016 - Jun 30, 2017
The project entails determining how common seabirds and shorebirds use the harbour area and beaches around the piers in Whitby during late autumn/winter. It is a survey commissioned by Scarborough BC, to be undertaken before any remedial works are c... Read More about Survey for Scarborough BC.