Dr Fredric Windsor

Biography

I have been lucky enough to work at some great instutions and with some great people!

My pathway to date is as follows:

• Geography BSc (2011-2014, University of Birmingham)
• River Environments and their Management MSc (2014-2015, University of Birmingham)
• PhD (2015-2019, Cardiff University)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate (2019-2022, Newcastle University)
• Lecturer in Ecology (2022-present, Cardiff University)

Publications

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Teaching

I am currently teaching on the following modules:

• BI2135 - Ecology Part A
• BI4002 - Advanced Research Methods
• BI9999 - Professional Training Year
• BIT050 - Field Skills for Ecology and Conservation
• BIT056 - Science Communication
• BIT107 - Big Data Science

Summary

I am a network ecologist interested in how ecosystems respond to natural and anthropogenic changes. My work primarily focuses on inter-specific interactions, from pollination through to predation. I aim to combine these interactions into complex networks that represent the structure and function of real-world systems - this is often very difficult!

The reason for undertaking this research is to provide predictions for a variety of different applications, including biocontrol, restoration and conservation. Moving towards predictive ecology, which hinges on a detailed understanding of direct and indirect interactions within ecosystems, is the ultimate goal of my research.

I have been lucky enough to work in some amazing places, and I am always interested in expanding into new study systems that might exhibit unique characteristics (e.g., alpine stream systems) or that have particularly complex and interconnected challenges. So far I have worked, or I am currently working, in:

• Denali National Park and Glacier Bay National Park (Alaska, USA)
• Taff, Usk and Wye River Catchments (Wales, UK)
• Llyn Brianne Experimental Observatory (Wales, UK)
• The Pampas (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina)
• Japanese Alps (Kamikochi, Japan)

Grants

My work has been supported by the following funders:

• NERC
• The Royal Society
• British Ecological Society

Supervision

I am interested in supervising students or collaborating more generally on the following areas of research:

• Freshwater ecology
• Ecological networks
• Ecosystem modelling
• Chemical pollution