Staff

Anne Goodenough
BSc (Hons), PG Cert, PGCHE, PhD (Glos)

Position: Lecturer, Biological Sciences

Contact
Email: aegoodenough@glos.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1242 714669

I started teaching at the University in 2006 on a part time basis before becoming a Lecturer in Biological Sciences in September 2007. My research interests centre around evolutionary and behavioural ecology, particularly the ways in which species interact with their biotic and abiotic environments. Ornithology is my particular passion — anything connected with avian biology, behaviour, reproduction and evolution fascinates me. My current research focuses on the factors influencing nest-site choice and reproductive success in three bird species: blue tit, great tit and pied flycatcher. I am also interested in how climate change might alter species’ phenology and distribution. My research is of an applied nature, having relevance to species conservation and habitat management. I use a range of field, laboratory, and analysis methods in my research and am always keen to develop or enhance techniques to aid research into biology and ecology.

I teach several modules at the University, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. My teaching uses lecture-based learning, seminars, workshops, fieldwork, lab work, and computer analysis and modelling. I try to link theory and its practical application wherever possible.

Main Teaching:
EL125 Environmental Data Handling
EL227 Ecosystems
EL228 Environmental Impact Assessment
EL325 Environmental Issues in Geography
EL336 Wilderness and Wildlife
EL338 Biogeography
EL374 Forests, Oceans and Atmospheres
IA401 Environmental Impact Assessment: Scoping and Methods.

Recent peer-reviewed journal articles and book contributions

• Goodenough, A.E., Maitland, D.P., Hart, A.G. and Elliot, S.L. (In Press) Nestbox orientation: a species-specific influence in woodland passerines. Bird Study.
• Goodenough A.E. (In Press) Population Dynamics and Conservation in the Hawaiian Goose. In: Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment (ed. Holden, J.), 2nd edition, London: Pearson Education Ltd.
• Goodenough A.E. (In Press) Use of Diversity Indices in Ecology. In: Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment (ed. Holden, J.), 2nd edition, London: Pearson Education Ltd.
• Evans, D., Warris, A-M. and Goodenough, A.E. (2007) The Environmental and Related Business Impacts of Climate Change. In: Managing Business Risk (ed. Reuvid, J.), 4th edition, London: Kogan Page Limited, pp 368-373.
• Goodenough, A.E. (2006) Planet Earth: Our Unsustainable Biosphere, The Environmentalist, 38, 25-26.

Recent conference presentations

• Goodenough, A.E., Elliot, S.L and Hart, A.G. (2008) Is reserve-based management during the breeding season an effective conservation tool for declining migrant species? The case of the pied flycatcher. British Ornithologists’ Union Conference “Bird Conservation in Response to Global Change: from Ornithology to Policy”, University of Leicester, 8th-10th April 2008 (abstract accepted 3rd September 2007).
• Goodenough A.E. (2007) Population decline in the UK pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) population: is reduced breeding performance to blame? University of Oxford Edward Grey Institute of Ornithology Conference, University of Oxford, 9th-11th January 2007.
• Goodenough, A.E., Maitland, D.P., Hart, A.G. and Elliot, S.L. (2006) Birds And Their Boxes: Orientation Matters. British Ornithologists’ Union Conference “Woodland Birds: Their Ecology and Management”, University of Leicester, 1st-3rd April 2006.