Dr Jan Axmacher
About Jan
Department of Geography
University College London
Room 105
Pearson Building
Gower Street
London, WC1E 6BT
E: j.axmacher@ucl.ac.uk
T: +44 (0) 20 7679 0520
F: +44 (0) 20 7679 0565
Office hours
During exam term, my office hours are arranged according to demand. Please, send me an email if you want to see me.
Biography
Lecturer, Landscape Ecology and Conservation
UCL Department of Geography
University College London
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
International Research Training Group
"Sustainable Resource Use in North China"
University of Hohenheim, Germany
Postdoctoral Scientific Employee
Bayreuth Institute for Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (BITOEK)
University of Bayreuth, Germany
Dr. rer. nat.
University of Bayreuth, Germany
Diversitaet von Geometriden (Lepidoptera) und Gefaeßpflanzen entlang von Habitatgradienten am Suedwest-Kilimanjaro.
Diplom Geoecology
University of Bayreuth, Germany
Research Interests
My research interests focus on biodiversity and nature conservation. I study the patterns of insect and plant diversity in space and time, the environmental factors influencing these patterns and the impacts ecosystem restoration and habitat management have on biodiversity. Environmental factors I am particularly interested in are land-use patterns, climate change and invasive species. My research is based in China and the UK.
Some of my current and future research interests can be summarised as
- Biodiversity
patterns of plants and invertebrates in space and time; links between ecosystem services (e.g. pollination and biological pest control) and biodiversity; biodiversity in agrarian, urban and forested landscapes; global change effects; management strategies for biodiversity conservation; large-scale distribution patterns and effects of invasive species on highly diverse versus less diverse communities - Regeneration
and restoration of ecosystems in temperate and tropical regions; habitat fragmentation; island biogeography; key factors controlling the dispersal of plants and animals during the colonization of restored habitats - Conservation
strategies; effectiveness of protected area networks; protected areas versus landscape conservation; sense and sensibility of ecosystem services when used in biodiversity conservation
Publications
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Research Students
Current PhD students (first supervisor in bold where applicable)
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H. Greaves - Assessing the value of pond managewent for biodiversity conservation. Start: 10/11, co-supervision with Dr C. Sayer and Dr H. Bennion
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Z. Yi - Ecosystem changes in the forests of Changbaishan in reaction to global change. Start: 10/10, co-supervision with Dr S. Lewis
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S. Puspitasari - Diversity of arthropods in a tropical archipelago. Start: 10/09, co-supervisoin with Dr S. Lewis
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V. Shepherd - Coleopteran diversity in floodplain ecosystems. Start: 10/08, co-supervision with Dr C. Sayer
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M. Jun - An analysis of different perspectives on MPA designation processes in California. Start: 10/07, co-supervision with Dr P. Jones
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H. Clilverd - Environmental and ecological effects of reconnecting a river floodplain. Start: 10/07, co-supervision with Dr J. Thompson, Dr C. Sayer and Dr K. Heppell (QMU)
Completed PhD students (first supervisor in bold)
- C. Geijer - Connecting the nodes: an analysis of MPA networks for migratory whale conservation. 10/09 - 3/13, co-supervision with Dr P. Jones
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W. Qui - Governance of Marine Protected Areas in South-East Asia. 10/06 - 11/ 10, co-supervision with Dr P. Jones
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C. Jaksic-Born - Das Feuerregime im Queen Elizabeth Nationalpark, Uganda - Auswirkung auf die Verbreitung und Habitatnutzung grosser Herbivoren. 06/05-03/08, co-supervision with Professor D. Senn, University of Basel, Switzerland
MSc students
2012
- Capstick L.: Using historical farming records to analyse the factors contributing to the decline of the grey partridge (Perdix perdix) and ingestigate the possibilities for its future recovery*
- Edmondson H.: National Character Areas: A landscape scale conservation framework for Higher Level Stewardships
- Handley T.: Current status of Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Montes de Toledos, central Spain
- Llewellyn L.: Response of a floodplain carabid beetle community to stream restoration and grazing
- Lowndes L.: Bird Wars
- Parnwell E.: Nature Conservation in London’s Urban Woodland: An Evaluation of Factors Affecting Biodiversity
2011
- Honour L.: Investigation of the feeding ecology of a small population of southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) on a private nature reserve in South Africa, and the implications for conservation and management of the species
- Raggett L.: Mitigation for Annex II Bat foraging and commuting habitat – Hoping for the best?
- Strebel G.: Impacts of grassland farming on the Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra): appropriate conservation measures for a threatened grassland bird in the Goms valley, Switzerland*
- Warren-Thomas E.: Insect diversity conservation in the secondary forests of Northern China*
- Zak A.: The effects of rhino dehorning: Rhino behaviour and tourist attitudes at the Oserian Wildlife Sanctuary in Kenya
2010
- Bergland L.V.: Prospects for the conservation of brown bears (Ursus arctos) and Asian black bears (Ursus thibetanus) in Fenglin Man and Biosphere reserve, Yichun, China
- Fenton E.: Can you call a Gibbon by its call?
- Kingsley H.: An investigation into the habitat suitability for Armur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) of Fenglin National Nature Reserve, Heilongjiang Province, China*
- Longhurst K.: Investigating the conservation implications of using zero-tillage in agricultural systems in the UK*
- Needham O.: Avian density and distribution at Fenglin Nature Reserve, Yichun City, China
- Yates F.A.: The effect of Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera on carabid and other epigeal invertebrate assemblages and diversity in riparian vegetation
2009
- Craig J.: Modelling Lion territories and capacity in Kenya
- Smith L.: Does hunting inhibit regeneration of primate-dispersed tree species in Amazonian Ecuador?
- Storie A.: Planning and Biodiversity Conservation: deciding the appropriate scale of mitigation for habitat loss - Northamptonshire Grasslands
2008
- Collingham N.: Impacts of pheasane releasing on carabid and other epigeal invertebrate assemblages and diversity in broadleaved deciduous woodland*
- Deakin E.: Impacts of recreational disturbance on the ecological functioning of Rdum tal-Madonna SPA/SAC, Malta*
- Gurney J.: Study of the cattle grazing trial in Richmond Park
- Livingston F.: An Investigation into habitat requirements and ecology of the Small Red-Eyed Damselfly (Erythromma viridulum, Charpentier) in South-East England
- Majid S.A.: Vegetation Patterns and Anthropogenic Effects in Al-Reem Biosphere Reserve in Qatar
2007
- Cartwright S.: Habitat Association of the Critically Endangered Djibouti Francolin (Francolinus ochropectus) in the Forêt du Day, Djibouti*
- Cording F.: Greenspaces in the London Borough of Enfield: Use of Electronic Devices in Habitat Surveys and the Consideration of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
- Cotton D.: Beech woodland fragmentation and factors affecting the persistence of rarities*
- Kapsalas G.: Biodiversity of ground beetles in river floodplains: implications for river restoration and conservation
- Neal S.:An assessment of the Herpetofaunal biological diversity of the Hydrological Reserve on Isla Del Ray, Las Perlas Archipelago, Panama
2006
- Ashby N.: Ecological connectance of river-floodplain systems in lowland England: implications for river restoration and riparian ecosystem conservation
- Gilbert T.: Population density and diet of the African golden cat Profelis aurata in Lope National Park, Gabon
- Sahlen V.: Effects of slaughter remains on female brown bear behaviour and implications for Swedish/Scandinavian carnivore tourism and bear management policy*
- Vaux H.: Arribada Olive Ridleys at Ostional, Costa Rica : are low levels of fertility or high levels of organic matter to blame for low hatching rates?*
* received a distinction for the dissertation
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