UCC Research Profiles: p.whelan@ucc.ie, School of BEES (School Office)

Contact Details

Lecturer
School of Bio, Earth & Env
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland

T: +353-21-490-3000
F: +353 21 490 4560
E: p.whelan@ucc.ie
W: http://www.ucc.ie/

Dr Pádraig Whelan has carried out research and teaching in the areas of aquatic and terrestrial botany and ecology. His early research was on Irish marine algae followed by seagrass (Zostera marina). He was Chief Scientist at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) where he oversaw research activities that were carried out by scientists and students in the research station. His work led to the initiation of a process that established an inspection and quarantine system for the Islands so as to avoid the entry of alien species. Subsequently he moved to Amazon region in Brazil where he worked on the establishment of a research station. His teaching and research in Ireland are concerned with biodiversity conservation and invasive alien species. Research has been carried out in a number of Irish protected areas (Burren, Glenveagh and Killarney National Parks, Glengariff Wood nature reserve) and others. In the wider countryside, Dr Whelan's research seeks to promote biodiversity conservation in highly applied and innovative ways. He has supervised a number of M.Sc. and PhD students on such varied topics as road ecology, remote sensing of crops, honey bees and seagrasses.

Research Interests

My research uses fundamental research to underpin highly applied management of a) alien species and b) endangered species and habitats. Most of the research takes place in protected areas (whether abroad, formerly, or, now, in Ireland) the Burren National Park (especially with respect to management of vegetation by large herbivores); the management of Glengarriff Nature Reserve and Killarney National Park (with respect to management and control of the alien Rhododendronponticum); the conservation of the rare plants Tuberariaguttataand Taxus baccata in Ireland; and, the potential for more sustainable and conservation-oriented planting schemes on national road construction projects and waste treatment plants. Other aspects of my research are in terrestrial and marine biology conservation research (rare toad habitat conservation, ecology of seagrasses, non-conventional wildlife protection habitats. The strategy has tended to migrate toward team research with members of very different complementary skills. The ¿client¿ for most of the results of the research I supervise (or co-supervise) are conservation organisations. The impact of the research is mainly at a national (Irish)-regional (UK) level but the research into road planting has a European impact.

Research Grants

Project	Funding Body	Start Date	End Date	Award
IRCSET PG The Behavioural Ecology of the Old Irish Goat in the Burren National Park & Beara Peninsula Student Ruth Enright	Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology (IRCSET)	01-OCT-08	30-SEP-11	€72,009.00
IRC"EBPPG/2015/168 G Weyman"Dr P Whelan : Status, threats, protection and conservation of Ladybirds in Ireland.	Irish Research Council	01-OCT-15	30-SEP-19	€9,000.00
The birds and bees - impacts of Varroa on ecosystem functioning of semi natural woodland	Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology (IRCSET)	01-OCT-09	30-SEP-13	€72,009.00
Grooming behaviour in the dark European honey bee, Apis mellifera, as a potential biological control against the introduced parasitic mite, Varroa destructor.	Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology (IRCSET)	01-OCT-09	30-SEP-14	€72,009.00
EPA Sectoral Impacts on BIOdiversity & ecoSYStem Services Strive 2007	Environment Protection Agency (EPA)	01-APR-08	02-JUL-13	€492,323.00
Assessment of ecological mitigation measures used on National Road Schemes	National Road Authority (NRA)	04-JAN-10	31-DEC-15	€127,315.00
EPA "Active Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture"	Environment Protection Agency (EPA)	06-NOV-06	01-JUN-11	€84,650.00

Contract Researchers

	Researcher Name	Project	Role	Funding Body
	Lisa Dolan	Sectoral Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services	Research Assistant	Environmental Protection Agency

Publications

Books

	Year	Publication
	(2007)	Management considerations for subtidal Zostera marina beds in Ireland.Irish Wildlife Manuals No. 28. Dale, A., McAllen, R. & Whelan, P.; (2007) Management considerations for subtidal Zostera marina beds in Ireland.Irish Wildlife Manuals No. 28. : National Parks and Wildlife Service. [Details]
	(2006)	A guide to landscape treatments for National Road schemes in Ireland. Anon (Burns, T., Dolan, L.M.J. and Whelan, P.M. (2006) A guide to landscape treatments for National Road schemes in Ireland. Dublin: National Roads Authority. [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2006)	'Towards the sustainable development of modern road ecosystems' Dolan, M.J., Van Bohemen, H., Whelan, P., Akbar, K.F., O'Malley, V., O'Leary, G. and Keizer, P.J.; (2006) 'Towards the sustainable development of modern road ecosystems' In: John Davenport and Julia Davenport (eds). The Ecology of Transportation: Managing Mobility for the Environment. Netherlands: Springer. [Details]
	(2005)	'Nature's Immigrants' Whelan, Padraig; (2005) 'Nature's Immigrants' In: Crowley, J. S., Devoy, R.N., Linehan, D. and O'Flanagan, P (eds). Atlas of Cork City. Cork, Ireland: Cork University Press. [Details]
	(2004)	'Galapagos - a jewel under threat?' Whelan, Padraig; (2004) 'Galapagos - a jewel under threat?' In: John Davenport and Julia L. Davenport (eds). The effects of human transport on ecosystems - cars and planes, boats and trains. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2015)	'Phenotypic and Genetic Analyses of the Varroa Sensitive Hygienic Trait in Russian Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colonies' Kirrane MJ, de Guzman LI, Holloway B, Frake A, Rinderer T, Whelan PM (2015) 'Phenotypic and Genetic Analyses of the Varroa Sensitive Hygienic Trait in Russian Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colonies'. Plos One, [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	'Response of farmland biodiversity to the introduction of bioenergy crops: effects of local factors and surrounding landscape context' Bourke D,Stanley D,O'Rourke E,Thompson R, Carnus T,Dauber J,Emmerson M,Whelan P,Hecq F,Flynn E,Dolan L,Stout, J (2014) 'Response of farmland biodiversity to the introduction of bioenergy crops: effects of local factors and surrounding landscape context'. Global Change Biology Bioenergy, 6 :275-289 [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	'Light responses of yew (Taxus baccata L.); does size matter?' Devaney JL, Whelan PM and Jansen MAK (2014) 'Light responses of yew (Taxus baccata L.); does size matter?'. Tree Physiology, 29 :109-118 [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	'Spatial patterns of natural regeneration in stands of English yew (Taxus baccata L.); Negative neighbourhood effects' Devaney JL,Jansen MAK,Whelan PM (2014) 'Spatial patterns of natural regeneration in stands of English yew (Taxus baccata L.); Negative neighbourhood effects'. Forest Ecology and Management, 321 :52-60 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Sensitivity of spaceborne radar to near-surface soil moisture in grasslands across southern Ireland' Barrett, B., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2013) 'Sensitivity of spaceborne radar to near-surface soil moisture in grasslands across southern Ireland'. Irish Geography, 45 (2):131-149 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Detecting changes in surface soil moisture content using differential SAR interferometry' Barrett, B,Whelan, P,Dwyer, E (2013) 'Detecting changes in surface soil moisture content using differential SAR interferometry'. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 34 (20):7091-7112 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Age and reproductive status of adult Varroa mites affect grooming success of honey bees' Kirrane, M.J., Guzman, L.I., Rinderer, T.E., Frake, A.M., Wagnitz, J., Whelan, P.M. (2012) 'Age and reproductive status of adult Varroa mites affect grooming success of honey bees'. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 58 (4):423-430 [Details]
	(2012)	'A method for rapidly marking adult varroa mites for use in brood inoculation experiments' Kirrane, MJ,de Guzman, LI,Rinderer, TE,Frake, AM,Wagnitz, J,Whelan, PM (2012) 'A method for rapidly marking adult varroa mites for use in brood inoculation experiments'. Journal Of Apicultural Research, 51 :212-213 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'The use of C- and L-band repeat-pass interferometric SAR coherence for soil moisture change detection in vegetated areas' Barrett, B., Whelan, P., and Dwyer, E. (2012) 'The use of C- and L-band repeat-pass interferometric SAR coherence for soil moisture change detection in vegetated areas'. The Open Remote Sensing Journal, 5 (1):37-53 [Details]
	(2012)	'Sensitivity of spaceborne radar to near-surface soil moisture in grasslands across southern Ireland' Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2012) 'Sensitivity of spaceborne radar to near-surface soil moisture in grasslands across southern Ireland'. Irish Geography, 45 (2):131-149 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Asynchronous Development of Honey Bee Host and Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) Influences Reproductive Potential of Mites' Kirrane, MJ,De Guzman, LI,Rinderer, TE,Frake, AM,Wagnitz, J,Whelan, PM; (2011) 'Asynchronous Development of Honey Bee Host and Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) Influences Reproductive Potential of Mites'. Journal of Economic Entomology, 104 :1146-1152 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'Soil Moisture Retrieval from Active Spaceborne Microwave Observations: An Evaluation of Current Techniques' Barrett, BW,Dwyer, E,Whelan, P (2009) 'Soil Moisture Retrieval from Active Spaceborne Microwave Observations: An Evaluation of Current Techniques'. Remote Sensing, 1 :210-242 [DOI] [Details]
	(2007)	'The natterjack toad Bufo calamita in Co Kerry, Ireland: conservation status, current and foreseeable threats' Becart E, Aubry A, Whelan P and Emerson MC (2007) 'The natterjack toad Bufo calamita in Co Kerry, Ireland: conservation status, current and foreseeable threats'. The Irish Naturalists' Journal, 28 (12):477-487 [Details]
	(2003)	'Ecologically Friendly Highways' Dolan, L.M.J. and Whelan, P.; (2003) 'Ecologically Friendly Highways'. The Engineers Journal, 54 (1):43-49 [Details]
	(1995)	'Eingefuhrte Aten in Galapagos [B2503]' Whelan, P.M.; (1995) 'Eingefuhrte Aten in Galapagos [B2503]'. Praxis Der Naturwissenschaften-Biologie, 8.44 :37-39 [Details]
	(1995)	'Warum Sind Die Galapagos-Inseln So Bedeutend? [B2501]' Whelan, P.M.; (1995) 'Warum Sind Die Galapagos-Inseln So Bedeutend? [B2501]'. Praxis Der Naturwissenschaften-Biologie, 8.44 :3-4 [Details]
	(1995)	'Ein Uberwachungs Und Quarantane System Fur Galapagos [B2504]' Whelan, P.M.; (1995) 'Ein Uberwachungs Und Quarantane System Fur Galapagos [B2504]'. Praxis Der Naturwissenschaften-Biologie, 8.44 :39-42 [Details]
	(1995)	'Naturschutzprobleme in Galapgos. [B2502]' Whelan, P.M.; (1995) 'Naturschutzprobleme in Galapgos. [B2502]'. Praxis Der Naturwissenschaften-Biologie, 8.44 :34-36 [Details]
	(1987)	'Uses of seaweeds as biomonitors of zinc levels in Cork Harbor, Ireland' Cullinane, JP,Doyle, TM,Whelan, PM; (1987) 'Uses of seaweeds as biomonitors of zinc levels in Cork Harbor, Ireland'. Hydrobiologia, 151 :285-290 [Details]
	(1987)	'The occurrence of wasting disease of Zostera in Ireland in the 1930s' Whelan, PM,Cullinane, JP (1987) 'The occurrence of wasting disease of Zostera in Ireland in the 1930s'. Aquatic Botany, 27 :285-289 [Details]
	(1985)	'Algal epiphytes of subtidal Zostera marina L on the South Coast of Ireland' Cullinane J, O'Mahony J, Whelan, P. (1985) 'Algal epiphytes of subtidal Zostera marina L on the South Coast of Ireland'. Cryptogamie Algologie, 6 :239-251 [Details]
	(1985)	'The algal flora of a subtidal Zostera bed in Ventry Bay, Southwest Ireland' Whelan PM ,Cullinane JP (1985) 'The algal flora of a subtidal Zostera bed in Ventry Bay, Southwest Ireland'. Aquatic Botany, 23 :41-51 [Details]
	(1984)	'The importance of substrate type in colonization by Cryptonemia hibernica Guiry at Irvine and its associated algae' Cullinane, J,Maguire, D,Whelan, P. (1984) 'The importance of substrate type in colonization by Cryptonemia hibernica Guiry at Irvine and its associated algae'. Hydrobiologia, 116 :438-442 [Details]
	(1983)	'An example of drastic natural change in the intertidal biota and the implications for monitoring programs' Cullinane JP,Whelan PM. (1983) 'An example of drastic natural change in the intertidal biota and the implications for monitoring programs'. Estuarine Coastal And Shelf Science, 17 :479-481 [Details]
	(1982)	'Subtidal algae of Horseshoe Harbour (Sherkin Island) west Cork' Cullinane, J.P. and Whelan, P.M.; (1982) 'Subtidal algae of Horseshoe Harbour (Sherkin Island) west Cork'. Irish Journal of Environmental Science, 2 (1):61-65 [Details]
	(1982)	'Copper, cadmium and zinc in seaweeds from the south coast of Ireland' Cullinane, J.P. and Whelan, P.M.; (1982) 'Copper, cadmium and zinc in seaweeds from the south coast of Ireland'. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 13 (6):295-208 [Details]
	(1981)	'The ecology and distribution of Stenogramme interrupta (C. Agardh) Montagne et Harvey on the south coast of Ireland' Cullinane, J.P. and Whelan, P.M. ; (1981) 'The ecology and distribution of Stenogramme interrupta (C. Agardh) Montagne et Harvey on the south coast of Ireland'. Proc. Royal Irish Acad, 81B (9):111-116 [Details]
	(1980)	'The most northern fruiting record of Pterosiphonia complanata' Cullinane, J.P., Egan, B. and Whelan, P.M.; (1980) 'The most northern fruiting record of Pterosiphonia complanata'. The Irish Naturalists' Journal, 20 (4):140-141 [Details]
	(1979)	'Notes on Irish Marine Algae - 3 - New records of Rhodophyta from the Wexford coast' Guiry, M.D., Cullinane, J.P. and Whelan, P.M.; (1979) 'Notes on Irish Marine Algae - 3 - New records of Rhodophyta from the Wexford coast'. The Irish Naturalists' Journal, 19 (9):304-306 [Details]
	(1979)	'CURRENT PHYCOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE SOUTH COAST OF IRELAND' Cullinane, JP, Whelan, PM (1979) 'CURRENT PHYCOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE SOUTH COAST OF IRELAND'. British Phycological Journal, 14 :122-122 [Details]
	(1978)	'The Bryophyte Herbarium, University College, Cork' Cullinane, J.P. and Whelan, P.M.; (1978) 'The Bryophyte Herbarium, University College, Cork'. Taxon, 2 (2/3) [Details]
	(1978)	'Some Bryophytes of Hare Island, Co. Cork' Whelan, P.M.; (1978) 'Some Bryophytes of Hare Island, Co. Cork'. Irish Naturalists' Journal, 19 (5) [Details]
	(1977)	'The Bryophyte Herbarium, University College, Cork' Cullinane, J.P. and Whelan, P.M.; (1977) 'The Bryophyte Herbarium, University College, Cork'. Irish Naturalists' Journal, 19 (3):90-91 [Details]
	(1976)	'Bryophyte collection in the herbarium of University College Cork (CRK)' Whelan PM (1976) 'Bryophyte collection in the herbarium of University College Cork (CRK)'. Journal Of Bryology, 9 (2):282-282 [Details]
	(1976)	'Effects of oil on beaches in West Cork, Ireland' John P. Cullinane and Padraig M. Whelan; (1976) 'Effects of oil on beaches in West Cork, Ireland'. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 7 (4):72-73 [DOI] [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2015)	2015 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Edwards Murphy F., Popovici E., Whelan P., and Magno M (2015) Development of a heterogeneous wireless sensor network for instrumentation and analysis of beehives 2015 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference [Details]
	(2015)	6th IEEE International International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI) Edwards Murphy F., Magno M., O'Leary L., Troy K., Whelan P., and Popovici E.M. (2015) Big Brother for Bees (3B) - Energy Neutral Platform for Remote Monitoring of Beehive Imagery and Sound 6th IEEE International International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI) [Details]
	(2015)	IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS) Edwards Murphy F., Magno M., Whelan P. and Popovici E. (2015) b+WSN: Smart Beehive for Agriculture, Environmental, and Honey Bee Health Monitoring - Preliminary Results and Anamysis IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS) [Details]
	(2015)	IEEE Sensor Applications Symposium Edwards Murphy F, Magnoz M, Whelan P, Popovici E (2015) 'Development of an Heterogeneous = Wireless Sensor Network for Instrumentation and Analysis of Beehives' IEEE Sensor Applications Symposium Zadar, Croatia, , 13-APR-15 - 15-APR-15 [Details]
	(2011)	Plant Population Biology Conference Devaney, J. D., Jansen, M., Whelan, P. (2011) The role of light in the regeneration ecology of Taxus baccata Plant Population Biology Conference Department of Plant Science, University of Oxford, , 01-JUN-11 - 04-JUN-11 [Details]
	(2011)	The 2011 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation - sustainability in motion Thompson, R., Dolan, L. M. J., Emmerson, M., Dauber, J., Stout, J., Bourke, D., Whelan, P.M. (2011) Assemblage structure of plant communities along the road corridor: rock and scree slopes - planting versus natural recolonisation . In: Wagner PJ, Nelson D, Murray E eds. The 2011 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation - sustainability in motion Seattle, Washington, USA, , 21-AUG-11 - 25-AUG-11 , pp.311-325 [Details]
	(2010)	20th Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium Devaney, J. D., Jansen, M., Whelan, P. (2010) The ecophysiological factors controlling the regeneration ecology of yew Taxus baccata L 20th Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium Limerick Institute of Technology, , 17-FEB-10 - 19-FEB-10 [Details]
	(2010)	2010 IENE International Conference on Ecology and Transportation: improving connections in a changing environment Thompson R, Dolan LMJ, Emmerson M, Dauber J, Stout J, Whelan PM (2010) Ecological considerations for the management of non-native invasive species during maintenance and operation of national road schemes in Ireland 2010 IENE International Conference on Ecology and Transportation: improving connections in a changing environment Velence, Hungary, , 27-SEP-10 - 01-OCT-10 , pp.57-58 [Details]
	(2010)	InfraEcoNetwork Europe (IENE) Finnety, E.J., Whelan, P.M., Butler, F., Emmerson, M. and Dolan, L.M.J. (2010) Making the connection: mammal mitigation measures on National Road Schemes in Ireland InfraEcoNetwork Europe (IENE) [Details]
	(2010)	2010 IENE International Conference on Ecology and Transportation: improving connections in a changing environment Finnerty E, Whelan PM, Butler F, Emmerson M, Dolan LMJ (2010) Making the connection: mammal mitigation measures on national road schemes in Ireland . In: Richter V, Puky M, Seiler A eds. 2010 IENE International Conference on Ecology and Transportation: improving connections in a changing environment , 27-SEP-10 - 01-OCT-10 , pp.67-71 [Details]
	(2010)	ESA Living Planet Symposium Barrett, B., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2010) Soil Moisture Estimation over Southeast Ireland using C-and L-band Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) ESA Living Planet Symposium Bergen, Norway, , 28-JUN-10 - 02-JUL-10 [Details]
	(2009)	The Irish Landscape 2009 - looking around, looking ahead Dolan, L.J.M., Whelan, P.M. and Emmerson, M. (2009) Road infrastructure and the landscape . In: Starrett, M eds. The Irish Landscape 2009 - looking around, looking ahead Kilkenny, , pp.158-168 [Details]
	(2009)	19th Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium Devaney, J. D., Jansen, M., Whelan, P. (2009) Yew Taxus baccata L. regeneration in southwest Ireland 19th Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium Waterford Institute of Technology, , 18-FEB-09 - 20-FEB-09 [Details]
	(2009)	Irish Earth Observation Symposium 2009 Barrett B, Dwyer N, Whelan P (2009) A Comparative Analysis of Soil Moisture Retrieval using C- and L-band Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (INSAR) over Southeast Ireland Irish Earth Observation Symposium 2009 [Details]
	(2007)	ESA ENVISAT Symposium Barrett, B., Dwyer, N., Whelan, P., Bartlett, D.; (2007) Soil Moisture Determination using an ASAR Time Series ESA ENVISAT Symposium Montreux, Switzerland, , 23-APR-07 - 27-APR-07 [Details]
	(2007)	Proc of the 2007 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation Dolan L, Whelan PM (2007) Road decommissioning: minimising the adverse ecological effects of roads in European agricultural landscapes . In: Irwin CL, Nelson D, McDermott KP eds. Proc of the 2007 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, , pp.592-592 [Details]
	(2003)	IENE (under COST 341 project): Habitat fragmentation transportation infrastructure Dolan, L.M.J. and Whelan, P.; (2003) Sustainable Road Landscapes I: an ecological landscape design approach to rural roadside verges including design for the driver within the vehicle . In: (In Press) eds. IENE (under COST 341 project): Habitat fragmentation transportation infrastructure Brussels, , 13-NOV-03 - 15-NOV-03 [Details]
	(2003)	The effects of human transport on Ecosystems - cars and planes, boats and trains Whelan, P.; (2003) Galapagos - jewel under threat? . In: Royal Irish Academy eds. The effects of human transport on Ecosystems - cars and planes, boats and trains Dublin, , 01-APR-03 - 02-APR-03 , pp.171-192 [Details]
	(1981)	Xth International Seaweed Symposium - Proceedings Cullinane, J.P. and Whelan, P.M. (1981) Ecology, distribution and seasonality of Cryptonemia hibernica Guiry et Irvine on the South coast of Ireland . In: Tore Levring eds. Xth International Seaweed Symposium - Proceedings Goteborg, Sweden, , 11-AUG-80 - 15-AUG-80 , pp.259-264 [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	Sectoral Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Final report. Stout, J.C., Bourke, D., Callier, M., Carnus, T., Crowe, T.P., Dauber, J., Dolan, L. Emmerson, M., Green, D., Jones, M.B., Kochmann, J., Mina-Vargas, A., O’Rourke, E., Sharkey, N., Spillane, C., Stanley, D., Thompson, R., Tuteja, R., Whelan, P., Zimmermann, J. (2013) Sectoral Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Final report. Environmental Protection Agency, Wexford, Ireland. [Details]
	(2012)	The road to improvement: the ecological highways of the future. Dolan LMJ, Stout J, Whelan PM (2012) The road to improvement: the ecological highways of the future. Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. [Details]

Published Letters

	Year	Publication
	(2011)	Galápagos Goal: Eradication of Invasive Plants. Geist D, Hamann O, Snell H, Whelan P (2011) Galápagos Goal: Eradication of Invasive Plants. Published Letters [Details]

Unpublished Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2009)	The Cork Lough Integrated Management Study. A report prepared for Cork City Council. Murphy, G., Chapman, D., Kelly, T. and Whelan, P. ; (2009) The Cork Lough Integrated Management Study. A report prepared for Cork City Council. Unpublished Reports [Details]

Professional Activities

Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	1997	Member of General Assembly of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Isles	General Assembly of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Isles
	1978	Travelling Studentship Prize	National University of Ireland

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2011)	6th European Congress of Mammalogy, R. A. Enright, R. M. O'Riordan, B. Williams, P. M. Whelan (2011) Grouping dynamics of feral goats in Ireland: Social segregation and home range. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], 6th European Congress of Mammalogy, Université P. et M. Curie - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris , 19-JUL-11 - 23-JUL-11. [Details]
	(2010)	Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc), Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2010) SAR Interferometry for Soil Moisture Retrieval. [Oral Presentation], Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc), University College Cork, Ireland , 31-AUG-10 - 03-SEP-10. [Details]
	(2010)	ESA Living Planet Symposium, Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2010) Soil Moisture Estimation over Southeast Ireland using C-and L-band Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR). [Poster Presentation], ESA Living Planet Symposium, Bergen, Norway , 28-JUN-10 - 02-JUL-10. [Details]
	(2010)	EPA National Research Conference, Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2010) Soil Moisture Retrieval from Space. [Poster Presentation], EPA National Research Conference, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland , 23-JUN-10 - 23-JUN-10. [Details]
	(2010)	The Mammal Society's Easter Conference and AGM 2010, Ruth Enright, Ruth Ramsay and Pádraig Whelan (2010) Feral goats of the Burren, Co. Clare, and the Beara peninsula, Co. Cork. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], The Mammal Society's Easter Conference and AGM 2010, Bangor University , 26-MAR-10 - 28-MAR-10. [Details]
	(2010)	IENE 2010, Finnerty, E. J., Whelan, P.M., Butler, F., Emmerson, M. and Dolan, L. M. J. (2010) Making the connection: mammal mitigation measures on National road schemes in Ireland. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], IENE 2010, Velence, Hungary , 27-SEP-10 - 01-OCT-10. [Details]
	(2010)	Environ 2010, 20th Irish Environmental Researchers¿ Colloquium, Murphy, G.M., Chapman, D.V., Kelly, T.C. Whelan, P.M.; (2010) Potential measures for the restoration of Cork Lough: a shallow hypertrophic urban lake. [Oral Presentation], Environ 2010, 20th Irish Environmental Researchers¿ Colloquium, Limerick Institute of Technology , 17-FEB-10 - 19-FEB-10. [Details]
	(2009)	1st All-Ireland Mammal Symposium, Ruth Enright, R. O'Riordan and P. Whelan (2009) Behavioural ecology of feral goats on the Beara peninsula, west Co. Cork and the Burren, Co. Clare. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], 1st All-Ireland Mammal Symposium, Waterford Institure of Technology, Waterford , 06-NOV-09 - 08-NOV-09. [Details]
	(2009)	Environ 09, 19th Irish Environmental Researchers¿ Colloquium, Murphy, G., Chapman, D., Kelly, T. and Whelan, P ; (2009) The contribution of waterfowl to the phosphorus loading of a shallow hypertrophic lake in Cork City. [Oral Presentation], Environ 09, 19th Irish Environmental Researchers¿ Colloquium, Waterford Institute of Technology , 18-FEB-09 - 20-FEB-09. [Details]
	(2009)	Environ 09, 19th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium, Murphy, G., Chapman, D., Kelly, T. and Whelan, P (2009) The contribution of waterfowl to the phosphorus loading of a shallow hypertrophic lake in Cork City. [Oral Presentation], Environ 09, 19th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium, Waterford , 18-FEB-09 - 20-FEB-09. [Details]
	(2009)	Irish Earth Observation Symposium, Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2009) A comparative analysis of soil moisture retrieval using C-and L-band Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) over Southeast Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Irish Earth Observation Symposium, Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dublin, Ireland , 12-NOV-09 - 13-NOV-09. [Details]
	(2009)	The Mammal Society's Easter Conference and AGM 2009, Ruth Enright , Dr. Ruth Ramsay, Dr. Pádraig Whelan (2009) The Behavioural Ecology of the Old Irish Goat (Capra hircus) in the Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork and the Burren, Co. Clare. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], The Mammal Society's Easter Conference and AGM 2009, University of Winchester , 17-APR-09 - 19-APR-09. [Details]
	(2008)	ESA/JAXA ALOS PI`s Symposium, Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2008) Active Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture. [Poster Presentation], ESA/JAXA ALOS PI`s Symposium, Rhodes, Greece , 03-NOV-08 - 07-NOV-08. [Details]
	(2008)	ESA Earth Observation Summer School on Earth System Monitoring and Modelling, Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2008) C- and L- band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for Estimating Spatially Distributed Surface Soil Moisture in Southern Ireland. [Poster Presentation], ESA Earth Observation Summer School on Earth System Monitoring and Modelling, ESRIN, Frascati, Italy , 04-AUG-08 - 14-AUG-08. [Details]
	(2008)	Irish Earth Observation Symposium, Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2008) Active Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture. [Poster Presentation], Irish Earth Observation Symposium, University College Cork, Ireland , 06-NOV-08 - 07-NOV-08. [Details]
	(2008)	EPA Doctoral and Fellowship Seminar, Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2008) Active Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture. [Oral Presentation], EPA Doctoral and Fellowship Seminar, Dublin, Ireland , 13-NOV-08 - 14-NOV-08. [Details]
	(2008)	EPA National Research Conference, Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2008) Quantifying the Spatio-Temporal Variability of Soil Moisture using C-and L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar. [Poster Presentation], EPA National Research Conference, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland , 06-FEB-08 - 07-FEB-08. [Details]
	(2007)	British Ecological Society, Annual meeting,, Becart, E., Whelan, P., & Emmerson, M.C. (2007) Habitat management effects on the population of natterjack toads (Bufo calamita) in Ireland. [Poster Presentation], British Ecological Society, Annual meeting,, Glasgow , 01-JAN-07 - 01-JAN-07. [Details]
	(2007)	ENVISAT Symposium, Barrett, B.W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. and Bartlett , D. ; (2007) Soil Moisture Determination In Southern Ireland Using An ASAR Time Series. [Oral Presentation], ENVISAT Symposium, Montreux , Switzerland , 01-APR-07 - 01-APR-07. [Details]
	(2007)	EPA Doctoral and Fellowship Seminar, Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2007) Quantifying the Spatio-Temporal Variability of Soil Moisture using C-and L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar. [Poster Presentation], EPA Doctoral and Fellowship Seminar, Dublin, Ireland , 01-NOV-07 - 02-NOV-07. [Details]
	(2007)	Irish Earth Observation Symposium, Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2007) Quantifying the Spatio-Temporal Variability of Soil Moisture using C-and L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar. [Poster Presentation], Irish Earth Observation Symposium, Teagasc, Kinsealy, Dublin, Ireland , 14-NOV-07 - 14-NOV-07. [Details]
	(2007)	ESA Envisat Symposium, Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2007) Soil Moisture Determination using an ASAR Time Series. [Oral Presentation], ESA Envisat Symposium, Montreux, Switzerland , 23-APR-07 - 27-APR-07. [Details]
	(2007)	Environmental Science Association of Ireland (ESAI) ‘Environ 2007’, Barrett, B. W., Dwyer, E., Whelan, P. (2007) Active Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture. [Oral Presentation], Environmental Science Association of Ireland (ESAI) ‘Environ 2007’, Institute of Technology, Carlow, Ireland , 26-JAN-07 - 28-JAN-07. [Details]
	(2006)	41st European Marine Biology Symposium, Dale, A., McAllen, R., Whelan, P. (2006) Seagrass beds in Ireland: Is there higher diversity in protected sites?. [Oral Presentation], 41st European Marine Biology Symposium, Cork , 04-SEP-06 - 08-SEP-06. [Details]
	(2004)	The Irish Wildlife Trust 25th Anniversary - National Wildlife Conference, Dolan, L.M.J. and Whelan, P.; (2004) Ecological Landscape Design for Irish Road Systems: design of rural roadside verges for wildlife and the road user. [Oral Presentation], The Irish Wildlife Trust 25th Anniversary - National Wildlife Conference, Durrow, Co. Laois , 24-SEP-04 - 26-SEP-04. [Details]
	(1995)	Symposium on Invasive Species on Oceanic Islands. Galapagos Conservation Trust, London and the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands, Whelan, P.M.; (1995) An inspection and Quarantine System for the Galapagos Islands. [N/A], Symposium on Invasive Species on Oceanic Islands. Galapagos Conservation Trust, London and the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands, London , 01-JAN-95 - 30-DEC-99. [Details]

Committees

Committee	Function	From / To
Departmental Graduate Studies Committee	Chair	2003 / 2007
Teaching and Learning and Student Experience Committee, College of Science, Engineering and Food Science, UCC	Representative from School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences on the College of Science, Enineering and Food Science Comittee of Teaching and Learning	2011 /
Teaching and Learning and Student Experience Committee, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences	Chair	2011 / 2014
Centre for Global Development (UCC)	One of two elected representatives to the Executive Committee of CGD from the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science on this University level body	2009 /
Latin America Regional Working Group	Representative of College of Science, Engineering and Food Science	2013 /
Internationalisation Committe, College of Science, Engineering and Food Science	member	2014 /
Disability Support Officer, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences	Disability Support Officer	2011 / 2014
Student applications officer, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences	Chair	2014 /
Departmental Graduate Studies Committee	oversight of applications and postgraduate progress	2007 /
Teaching and Learning Committee	member	2003 / 2011

Employment

Employer	Position	From / To
University College Cork	Lecturer Plant Science	04-OCT-95 /
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Isles	Free-lance consultant	01-NOV-94 / 01-OCT-95
Overseas Development Agency (Foreign and Commonwealth Office - UK Gov)	Technical Cooperation Officer	01-JUL-93 / 01-OCT-94
Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos, Ecuador	Chief Scientist	01-MAY-88 / 01-MAY-93
University College Cork	Manager Resource and Environmental Management Unit	02-MAR-87 / 13-MAY-88

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
1976	University College Cork	BSc	Botany
1978	University College Cork	MSc	_
1986	University College Cork	PhD
2014	University College Cork	Postgrad Cert. in Teaching & Learning in HE	Teachiing and Learning

Languages

Language	Reading	Writing	Speaking
English	Fluent	Fluent	Fluent
Spanish	Fluent	Fluent	Fluent
Portuguese	Functional	Functional	Functional
French	Basic	None	None

Consultancy

	Client	Description
	Local Authorities	Review of development projects and documents/publications

Outreach Activities

	Description
	Occasional expert assistance on some projects undertaken by local authorities on managing invasive alien species, conservation projects, roadside vegetation management, native planting schemes. 2008 to present
	Member of IRD Duhallow (EU Leader initiative) Environmental Working Group 2010 - present
	Member of the Board of Management of a primary school in Co. Cork - 2013- to present

Other Activities

	Description
	Ghost editing of natural history book (15 chapters) and a chapter in a collection of invited papers on a natural history topic.

Teaching Interests

In my teaching I try to: a) instil a sense of discovery about what is being learned, so I don’t provide all the answers; b) introduce a topic by referring to something in a student’s own experience; c) approach the topic in more than one way; and d) provide personal context for the material I present, from my own life and research experience.

AE2002 Practical animal ecology http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/AE.html#AE2002

AE2003 Habitats and ecosystems

http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/AE.html#AE2003

AE3013 Practical field ecology http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/AE.html#AE3013

AE3014 Biodiversity and Conservation (coordinator)http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/AE.html#AE3014

AE3016 Biology of aquatic organism http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/AE.html#AE3016

AE4012 Landscape and conservation management http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/AE.html#AE4012

AE4015 Biology and management of alien species (coordinator) http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/AE.html#AE4015

BL1005 Biodiversity, Ecology and Environmental Biology http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/BL.html#BL1005

BL3001 ZEPS Literature review projects (joint coordinator) http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/BL.html#BL3001

BL4001 ZEPS Research project http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/page008.html#BL4001

BL6010 Characteristics of the marine environment http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/page008.html#BL6010

BL6016 Marine ecology and conservation (joint coordinator) http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/page008.html#BL6016

EV1002 The environment

http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/EV.html#EV1002

EV2001 Practical environmental science http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/EV.html#EV2001

EV3002 Environmetal Science literature review http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/EV.html#EV3002

EV4001 Environmental Science research project
http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/EV.html#EV4001

PS2003 Plant Identification http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/PS.html#PS2003

In terms of Research-Led Teaching, the following is an outline of the way that research that postgraduates and I carry out, is translated into teaching:

EV1002 alien species lectures include information from taught MSc research projects on invasive alien seaweed; AE3014 information on class fieldtrip from Fionnuala O'Neill's PhD and John Devaney’s PhD research as well as final year undergrad research projects on invasive alien species biology/ecology of Killarney National Park; AE3016 aquatic macrophytes lectures include information on invasive alien seaweeds and seagrasses from taught MSc research projects; BL3001/EV3002 – themes for lit reviews based on SIMBIOSYS project and NRA funded research; BL4001/EV4001 – themes from research projects arise from SIMBIOSYS and NRA funded research; AE4012 Burren National Park management field trip includes a considerable portion of the day on the work by PhD graduates Dr Dolores Byrne and Dr Ruth Enright; AE4015 lectures and fieldtrip on invasive alien species module includes research from taught MSc research projects, the SIMBIOSYS project, Emer Walker’s MSc research project.

Recent Postgraduates

Graduation Year	Student Name	Institution	Degree Type	Thesis Title
2010	Gearoid O'Murchu	University College Cork	M.Sc.	The Lough Cork: Integrated Management Study
9999	Rosalyn Thompson (on leave, due to complete in 2015)	University College Cork	PhD	Sectoral Impacts on Biodiversity of roadside and agricultural flora
2013	Erin O'Rourke	UCC	PhD	Sectoral impacts on the biodiversity of Carabid beetles (Coleoptera:Carabidae)and their associated ecosystem service of biocontrol
9999	Tadeusz Kirakowski (on leave, due to complete in 2015)	University College Cork	PhD	The Bees and the Birds - impacts of Varroa on ecosystem functioning of semi natural woodland
2003	Noreen Dalton	NUI (UCC)	MSc	The vegetation and environment of the Distillery Field Cork, Ireland: a comparative GIS approach
2000	Fiona Jennings	NUI (UCC)	MSc	Phenolics of Irish Zostera populations - development of thin layer chromatography for taxonomic purposes
2012	Ruth A. Enright	NUI (UCC)	PhD	Feral goats (Capra hircus L.) in the landscape: behaviour, home range and habitat use
2008	Emeline Becart	NUI (UCC)	MSc	Conservation status of Bufo calamita (Laurenti) - Natterjack toad- in Ireland and effects of landuse
2011	Brian Barrett	NUI (UCC)	PhD	Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) - intensity and interferometric approaches to near-surface soil moisture characterisation
2009	Amy L. Dale	NUI (UCC)	PhD	Spatial and temporal variability of Zostera marina and associated fauna in Southwest Ireland
2011	Emer A. Walker	NUI (UCC)	MSc	The potential of Leycesteria formosa to become and invasive alien species in Ireland
2009	Julia Feliz	NUI (UCC)	MSc	Gaultheria mucronata (L.f.) Hooker & Arnott: distribution and biology of an exotic invasive species in Glenveagh National Park, County Donegal
2006	Elaine Bennett	NUI (UCC)	PhD	The status, ecology and conservation of Tuberia guttata (L.) Fourreau in Ireland
2013	John Devaney	NUI (UCC)	PhD	The natural regeneration ecology of yew Taxus baccata L.
2001	Dolores Byrne	NUI (UCC)	PhD	A study of the numbers, diet and effects of cattle and feral goats on the ecology of the Burren National Park, Co. Clare, Ireland
2003	Fionnuala O'Neill	NUI (UCC)	PhD	Regeneration of native oak woodland following Rhododendron ponticum clearance from Glengarriff Wood Nature Reserve, Co. Cork, Ireland
2014	Maria J. Kirrane	UCC	PhD	Grooming and hygienic behaviours of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) toward the parasitic mite Varroa destructor
9999	Eugene Finnerty (due to complete in 2015)	University College Cork	PhD	Effectiveness of mammal mitigation measures on Irish national roads

Current Postgraduate Students

	Student	Degree Type
	Mc Auliffe Fergus	Doctoral Degree
	Weyman Gillian	Doctoral Degree
	Duggan Tara Maria	Doctoral Degree
	Edwards Murphy Fiona	Doctoral Degree

Modules Taught

	Term (ID))	Title	Link	Subject
	2016	Biology & Management of Alien Species	AE4015	Biology & Management of Alien Species
	2016	Plant Identification	PS2003	Plant Identification

Collaboration

Internal Collaborators

Name	Institute	Country
Dr Emanuel Popovici	Dept of Civil and Electrical Engineering, University College Cork	IRELAND
Dr Marcel Jansen	School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences	IRELAND
Dr Rob McAllen	School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences,	IRELAND
Prof Mark Emmerson	Department of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Science	IRELAND
Prof Mark Emmerson	Deparetment of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Science	IRELAND
Dr Deborah Chapman	Department of Environmental Science	IRELAND
Dr Ruth Ramsay	Department of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Science	IRELAND
Dr Tom Kelly	Department of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Science	IRELAND
Dr Fidelma Butler	School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences	IRELAND
Dr Fidelma Butler	School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences	IRELAND
Dr Edward Dwyer	Coastal and Marine Research Centre	IRELAND
Prof Mark Emmerson	Department of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Science	IRELAND
Dr Emanuel Popovici	Dept of Electrical Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Univerisity College Cork	IRELAND
Prof Mark Emmerson	Dept of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Science	IRELAND

External Collaborators

Name	Organisation / Institute	Country
Dr Jane Stout	Trinity College Dublin	IRELAND
Prof Mark Emmerson	Queen's University, Belfast	NORTHERN IRELAND
Prof Mark Emmerson	Queen's University Belfast	IRELAND
Dr Colin Lawton	National University of Ireland, Galway	IRELAND
Prof Peter Jones	School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences	IRELAND
Prof Mark Emmerson	Queen's University Belfast	NORTHERN IRELAND
Dr David Bourke	Trinity College Dublin	IRELAND
Dr Jens Dauber	Trinity College Dublin	IRELAND
Dr Lilia de Guzman	US Dept of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service	U.S.A.
Prof Charles Spillane	National University of Ireland, Galway	IRELAND

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