Dr Julie Rostan

Personal statement:

I am an environmental social scientist with a background in ecology and oceanography, holding a recently completed PhD and previous experience as Ocean Recovery Advocacy and Policy Manager at WWF Cymru. I have a specific interests in nature restoration, and nature-based solutions in the context of climate change and the transition to net-zero. I currently work at the University of Aberdeen and the James Hutton Institute on a project aiming to prioritise evidence gaps for river woodland restoration in Scotland.

Key topic areas of research or interest:

Topics of research:
River woodland restoration
Marine bioenergy
Acceptance of industry development at sea
Habitat restoration and rewilding

Disciplines:
Quantitative and qualitative social research
Marine Policy
Oceanography
Ecology
Conservation

Publications:

Creating a social license to operate? Exploring social perceptions of seaweed farming for biofuels in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102478 Energy Research and Social Science

Is social license to operate relevant for seaweed cultivation in Europe? https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.736203. Aquaculture.

Effects of the toxic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata on survival, feeding and reproduction of a phytal harpacticoid copepod, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022098118304453 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology