Mr Simeon Wilton

PhD Researcher

Biological and Environmental Sciences Stirling

Mr Simeon Wilton

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About me

PhD Researcher based at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology investigating invasive non-native species including Vespa velutina and Harmonia axyridis.

Education: MSc (Distinction) Biodiversity and Conservation University of Sheffield 2020-2021

BSc (Hons) Ecological and Environmental Sciences The University of Edinburgh 2015-2019

Research

Project: Effects of Invasive Non-Native Species within ecological networks and consequences for ecosystem function

Fundamentally I am interested in the complexities of the natural world through species interactions and the use of ecological network modelling to attempt to capture that complexity. I am interested in how invasive non-native species can change a community's species interactions and the potential consequences on ecosystems.

My current research is focused on Vespa Veluntina (also known as the Asian Hornet), which is an invasive non-native species to Europe, and how it could alter existing predator-prey and pollinator-plant networks.