Ep 44 Birds, Storms and Wind Farms: The Science of Aeroecology | Professor Judy Shamoun-Baranes

About this episode

Professor Judy Shamoun-Baranes discusses her research on how animals move through the atmosphere and the tools used in aeroecology.

Professor Judy Shamoun-Baranes is a world-leading aeroecologist and Professor of Animal Movement Ecology at the University of Amsterdam, where she leads research into how animals move through one of Earth’s least visible habitats: the air. Her work sits at the intersection of ecology, meteorology, technology and conservation, using tools such as GPS tracking, accelerometers, weather radar and predictive modelling to understand how birds, bats and insects move through the atmosphere. Aeroecol...

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Host: Kurt Krispyn

Guest: Professor Judy Shamoun-Baranes

Topics covered

• aeroecology
• animal movement
• ecology
• meteorology
• conservation
• technology

Keywords

• aeroecology
• animal movement ecology
• GPS tracking
• weather radar
• conservation
• bats
• insects
• predictive modelling

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Organizations: University of Amsterdam

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