Brooke De Gruchy

Ecologist
Focus: Ecology, Conservation, Entomology

Education and Professional Membership

  • Master’s degree (MSc) in Island Biodiversity and Conservation
  • Bachelor of Science (BSc (Hons)) degree in Ecology and Conservation
  • Qualifying Member of the Chartered Institute of Ecologists and Environmental Managers
  • Member of the Royal Entomological Society
  • Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Member of the British Entomological and Natural History Society
  • Member of the Linnean Society

Professional development

  • Attended multiple professional development courses on invertebrate taxonomy, identification and conservation
  • Attended a course on Invertebrate Biodiversity and Monitoring Methods with the University of Oxford
  • Achieved Technician level for Acoustic analysis with BatAbility and completed various courses on sound analysis
  • Training on locating and assessing bat roosts in buildings and trees
  • Various other taxa identification and survey training including reptiles and amphibians

Experience

Brooke is an Ecologist with a specific interest in local ecology, conservation and environmental impacts. Brooke comes with experience in development having worked locally in ecological consultancy. Brooke’s research has a focus on invertebrates and pollinating insects having completed her undergraduate dissertation on the location of pollinator patches and their influence on diversity and abundance of pollinators. Her Master’s project investigated butterfly population trends at Les Blanches Banques. Brooke is trained in the survey and identification methodologies for a range of taxa including small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, acoustic bat analysis and invertebrates.

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