Biography
Dr Finch is an ecologist / ornithologist with interests in avian population ecology, land-use, long-distance migration and conservation.
- Conservation Scientist / PDRA, RSPB / University of Cambridge (June 2016 to date)
- PhD, University of East Anglia (2012-2016)
- MBiolSci, University of Sheffield (2007-2011)
Research
I am interested in reconciling the (generally) competing interests of food production and biodiversity conservation. My current research project, a collaboration between the University of Cambridge and the RSPB, explores this trade-off in the English lowlands. Specifically, we are comparing the consequences of different food production strategies (under the land sparing-sharing framework) for farmland bird populations, greenhouse gas emissions and human recreation.
Publications
2016
Finch, T et al. (2016) Insights into the migration of the European Roller from ring recoveries. Journal of Ornithology, doi: 10.1007/s10336-016-1374-y
2015
Finch, T et al. (2015) A pan‐European, multipopulation assessment of migratory connectivity in a near‐threatened migrant bird. Diversity and Distributions, 21, 1051-1062, doi: 10.1111/ddi.12345
2014
Finch T, Pearce-Higgins JW, Leech DI & Evans KL (2014) Carry-over effects from passage regions are more important than breeding climate in determining the breeding phenology and performance of three avian migrants of conservation concern. Biodiversity and Conservation, 23, 2427-2444 doi:10.1007/s10531-014-0731-5
