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Emma is a Reader (Associate Professor) in the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath where she leads the Bat Conservation Research Lab which conducts a diverse portfolio of applied research focused on understanding the dynamic interrelations between ecosystems and society under anthropogenic change. Emma’s work is focused on Global Environmental Change (GEC) research, combining social-ecological-geographical methods to predict and understand the impacts of urbanisation and habitat change on biodiversity using bats a models.
Emma has worked in conservation research for over 20 years, with a focus on African ecology, working for 13 years in Zambia, South Africa and Malawi. Emma is Founder/Director of Conservation Research Africa – a long-term applied research programme and English Charity based in Malawi. Through this programme she leads multidisciplinary research assessing the impacts of environmental change on wildlife through two main projects African Bat Conservation and Carnivore Research Malawi. In the UK Emma works in close partnership with Natural England, Lighting Industry and Local Councils to assess the impacts of land use change and lighting on bats.
Emma has published over 30 papers and book chapters, and is a member of the IUCN Bat Specialist Committee, IUCN Hyaena Specialist Committee, Regional Chair of the BAT1K Committee, Editorial Board Member of Mammal Review and Associate Editor of the Journal of Wildlife Research.
Visit Emmas lab - Bat Conservation Research Lab to find out about her research and opportunities currently available in the lab.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Zoology, Doctor of Philosophy, Impacts of development on bats with a particular focus on artificial lighting, University of Bristol
Award Date: 31 Aug 2011
External positions
Associate Editor, Journal of Wildlife Research
1 Oct 2022 → …
Regional Chair , BAT1K
1 Jun 2021 → …
Keywords
- QL Zoology
- Conservation Biology
- Behavioural Ecology
- Urbanisation
- Artificial Lighting
- Chiroptera
- Carnivore Ecology
- Ecology
- Malawi
- Africa
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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BATS NOISE PHD: Impact of noise on bats - PHD Project
Stone, E. (PI)
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Research-related funding
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North Somerset Bat Survey
Stone, E. (PI)
1/05/23 → 30/04/26
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Understanding population level effects of artificial lighting on biodiversity
Stone, E. (PI)
Natural Environment Research Council
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research council
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WAI-HYAENA: City living – assessing the welfare costs of urban living in spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) in Malawi
Stone, E. (PI)
1/01/23 → 1/12/26
Project: Research-related funding
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Re-establishing historic ecosystem links through targeted species reintroduction: Beaver-mediated wetlands support increased bat activity
Hooker, J., Foxley, T., Stone, E. L. & Lintott, P. R., 15 Nov 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 951, 175661.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the impact of festival music on bat activity
Hooker, J., Daley, E., Stone, E. & Lintott, P., 20 Jun 2023, In: Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 4, 2, 11 p., e12250.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Habitat structure and the presence of large carnivores shape the site use of an understudied small carnivore: caracal ecology in a miombo woodland
Davis, R., Gentle, L., Mgoola, W., Stone, E., Uzal, A. & Yarnell, R., 1 Jan 2023, In: Mammal Research. 68, 1, p. 113-120 8 p., https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-022-00655-1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What drives bat activity at field boundaries?
Foxley, T., Linott, P. & Stone, E., 1 Mar 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 329, 117029.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A review of spotted hyaena population estimates highlights the need for greater utilisation of spatial capture-recapture methods
Davis, R., Gentle, L., Stone, E., Uzal, A. & Yarnell, R., 13 May 2022, In: Journal of Vertebrate Biology. 71, 22017, p. 1-15 15 p., jvb.22017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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