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Forum on Biodiversity 23rd June 2017
Dr. Jim CarolanMaynooth University
Establishing a Pollinator Research Network for Ireland
Forum on Biodiversity 23rd June 2017
Irish Pollinator Research Network
IPRNmission
Connecting Researchers
Practical Research
Publicise
Public Engagement
IPRN-Connecting Irish Researchers
Share ExpertiseMeetings
Pool resources
IPRN
Connecting Researchers
Practical Research
Publicise
Public Engagement
Numerous researchers and students from 4 Institutions
Dr. Jim CarolanDr. Dara Stanley
Prof. Jane Stout
Dr. Blánaid White
IPRN-Practical and Important Research
IPRN
Connecting Researchers
Practical Research
Publicise
Public Engagement
IndividualsNutrition, behaviour, health, fitness
PopulationsPopulation size, density, growth rates…
CommunitiesSpecies richness, diversity, community composition, interaction networks
LandscapesComposition, configuration, connectivity
Evidence based Risk Assessment
AIPP progress
Policy development
1. Creating pollinator friendly habitats
2. Raising awareness
3. Supporting beekeepers & growers
4. Expanding knowledge
5. Tracking changes
www.biodiversityireland.ie/pollinator-plan
IPRN-Publicise Irish Pollinator Research
IPRN
Connecting Researchers
Practical Research
Publicise
Public Engagement
IPRN-Outreach and public engagementPublic contact points
Provide expertise to local communitiesregarding the AIPP
Develop Biodiversity Programmes and Initiatives for our Universities
Pollination Research at TCD
Professor Jane StoutDepartment of Botany,School of Natural Sciences,Trinity College Dublin
For more info see: https://www.tcd.ie/Botany/staff/stout/index.php
[email protected]@JaneCStout
IndividualsNutrition, behaviour, health, fitness
PopulationsPopulation size, density, growth rates…
CommunitiesSpecies richness, diversity, community composition, interaction networks
LandscapesComposition, configuration, connectivity
Addressing challengesat a range of scales
Sarah Gabel Impacts pesticides on hoverflies
Dr Laura RussoImpacts of chemicals on interactions
Saorla KavanaghHoney chemistry in relation to land use
Dr Aoife DelaneySustainable sheapollination in West Africa
Fergus ChadwickPollen foraging in urban landscapes
Pollination Research at TCD
Finding Solutions: recognising value, changing policy and behaviour
Dr James MurphyMarket and non market values of pollination
Super B Working GroupRole of pollinators for medicinal and symbolic plants
Hannah HamiltonBusiness drivers for biodiversity action
Natural CapitalLinking the economy & nature for a sustainable
future
H2020 project on nature-based solutions
Pollination Research at TCD
Stanley Ecology lab • Botany & Plant Science, Ryan
Institute
Ecology of plants, pollinators and interactions between them
For more info see: www.darastanley.wix.com/ecology
Dr. Dara StanleyLecturer in Plant EcologyDepartment of Botany & Plant Science Ryan Institute,NUI Galway
Pollination at NUI Galway
Pollination research interests
• Impacts of pesticide use on bee behaviour and pollination
• Plants and pollinators in agriculture• Crop pollination• Agricultural management and pollination• Agri-environment schemes
• Results based agri-environment schemes and pollinators• Burren & Leitrim• Michelle Larkin (PhD student), Emmeline Cosnett (intern),
Laura McEntegart (4th yr student)
For more info see: www.darastanley.wix.com/ecology
Current pollination projects
• Plant-pollinator interaction networks in biodiversity hotspots
• Eva Crane Trust pollen reference collection of Burren plants• Fergus Chadwick (intern)
• Campus pollinators and management• Kate Greaney (4th yr student)
For more info see: www.darastanley.wix.com/ecology
Pollinator Research at DCU
Dr. Blánaid WhiteSchool of Chemical SciencesNational Centre for Sensor Research & DCU Water InstituteDublin City University
For more info see: www.dcu.ie/chemistry/people/blanaid-white
Does landscape structure impact the nutritional value of Irish honey?
@blanaidwhitedcu
Sarah Gabel Impacts pesticides on hoverflies
Saorla KavanaghHoney chemistry in relation to land use
Related PhD Projects
Rebecca MarkeyJessica Gunnoo
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Pollinator Research at DCU
HoneyBioactive compounds
antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti carcinogenic
Polyphenols:FlavonoidsPhenolic acids
Characterisation:
physiochemical parameters
bioactive constituents
anthropogenic constituents
Pollinator Research at DCU
Total Phenolic Content Land cover
Pollinator Research at DCU
Environmental Proteomics Laboratory
Jim Carolan @CrawliOmics Carolan Lab
Collaborators: Prof Jane Stout TCD School of Natural SciencesProf Mark Brown Royal Holloway London
Dr. Joe Colgan Queen Mary University London
Dearbhlaith Larkin
Felipe Guapo
Pollinator Research at Maynooth
Dearbhlaith Larkin
Pollinator Research at Maynooth
Pesticides
Carolan Lab
Characterised response to infectionsNew aspects to the immune system
Pesticide effects on metabolism
Pollinator Research at Maynooth
Investigating pesticide effects on bee physiology and brain proteome
Felipe Guapo
Pollinator Research at Maynooth
Investigating pesticide effects on bee physiology and brain proteome
Felipe Guapo
Major changes in brain molecular profileInhibition of neuron functionsExplains behavioural and navigation issues
Pollinator Research at Maynooth
Collaborators: Dr Mary Coffey TeagascOak Park Research CentreDr. Carla Surlis Teagasc
Professor Kevin KavanaghMedical Mycology LabMaynooth University
Investigating the effect of parasitizationby Varroa destructor on worker and drone Apis mellifera
Worker Control
Worker ParasitisedDrone Control
Drone Parasitised
IPRN-Not an exclusive group!
Questions?Jim Carolan @CrawliOmics
Carolan Lab