William J. Sutherland Explained

William J. Sutherland
Birth Date:27 April 1956
Fields:Conservation Biology
Workplaces:University of Cambridge
Alma Mater:University of East Anglia (BSc); Liverpool Polytechnic (PhD)
Thesis Title:Oystercatchers and cockles : a predatory-prey study
Thesis Url:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.290281
Thesis Year:1980
Doctoral Advisor:William G. Hale
Known For:President of the British Ecological Society; Creator of ConservationEvidence.com
Awards:Distinguished Service Award, Society for Conservation Biology, 2013; Sir John Burnett Memorial Lecture Medal, 2013
Spouse:Nicola Jane Crockford
Children:2 daughters

William James Sutherland (born 27 April 1956) is the Director of Research at the University of Cambridge Department of Zoology, and was previously the Miriam Rothschild Professor of Conservation Biology.[1] He has been the president of the British Ecological Society.[2] He has been a Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge since 2008.[3]

Research

Sutherland's research interests largely involve predicting the consequences of environmental change. He is known for his research on integrating science and policy particularly in the field of evidence-based conservation. Over the last three decades, his research has spanned several disciplines. Two of his key contributions have been the horizon scanning exercises to identify future priority issues and the 100 important questions in various disciplines (ecology,[4] poverty prevention,[5] global agriculture and food[6] amongst others. He has also worked extensively on bird population ecology and the biodiversity impacts of agriculture.[7] He has been cited 23,955 times and has an i10-index of 277.[8]

Research career

Sutherland was awarded the Natural Environment Research Council postdoctoral fellowship to join Wolfson College, Oxford in 1980–82.[9] After completing his post-doctoral research he joined the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia in 1983 and went on to hold a professorship in Biology from 1996–2006 in the School of Biological Sciences.[10] He was also a trustee of Fauna & Flora International from 1998 to 2006, and the President of the British Ecological Society from 2013-2015.[11]

Honours and awards

Sutherland was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to evidence-based conservation., and a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2023.[16]

Books

He has authored three books: Transforming Conservation: A Practical Guide to Evidence and Decision Making,[17] The Conservation Handbook and From Individual Behaviour to Population Ecology. Additionally, he has also edited the following books: Managing Habitats for Conservation, Ecological Census Techniques, Behaviour and Conservation, Conservation Science and Action and Bird Ecology, Conservation: a Handbook of Techniques and Transforming Conservation- A Practical Guide to Evidence and Decision Making,[18] [19] He has also co-authored the summaries on amphibian, bird, bee and farmland conservation,[20] [21] [22] [23]

A gratis book scheme that he established has given away more than 5,000 books to 137 countries.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Professor William Sutherland. University of Cambridge. 12 December 2023.
  2. Web site: BES Trustees . British Ecological Society. 20 March 2015.
  3. Web site: St Catherine's College Cambridge – Fellows . St Catherine's College Cambridge. 20 March 2015.
  4. Sutherland. William J.. William Sutherland (biologist). Freckleton. Robert P.. Godfray. H. Charles J.. Beissinger. Steven R.. Benton. Tim. Cameron. Duncan D.. Carmel. Yohay. Coomes. David A.. Coulson. Tim. Emmerson. Mark C.. Hails. Rosemary S.. Hays. Graeme C.. Hodgson. Dave J.. Hutchings. Michael J.. Johnson. David. Jones. Julia P. G.. Keeling. Matt J.. Kokko. Hanna. Kunin. William E.. Lambin. Xavier. Lewis. Owen T.. Malhi. Yadvinder Malhi. Yadvinder. Mieszkowska. Nova. Milner-Gulland. E. J.. Norris. Ken. Phillimore. Albert B.. Purves. Drew W.. Reid. Jane M.. Reuman. Daniel C.. Thompson. Ken. Travis. Justin M. J.. Turnbull. Lindsay A.. Wardle. David A.. Wiegand. Thorsten. Gibson. David. 5. Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions. Journal of Ecology. 101. 1. 2013. 58–67. 0022-0477. 10.1111/1365-2745.12025. 37227167 .
  5. 10.1332/175982713X671210. 100 Questions: Identifying research priorities for poverty prevention and reduction. 2013. Sutherland. William J.. Goulden. Chris. Bell. Kate. Bennett. Fran. Burall. Simon. Bush. Marc. Callan. Samantha. Catcheside. Kim. Corner. Julian. d'Arcy. Conor T.. Dickson. Matt. Dolan. James A.. Doubleday. Robert. Eckley. Bethany J.. Foreman. Esther T.. Foster. Rowan. Gilhooly. Louisa. Gray. Ann Marie. Hall. Amanda C.. Harmer. Mike. Hastings. Annette. Johnes. Chris. Johnstone. Martin. Kelly. Peter. Kenway. Peter. Lee. Neil. Moore. Rhys. Ouchikh. Jackie. Plunkett. James. Rowlingson. Karen. 5. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. 21. 3. 189–205. free.
  6. 10.3763/ijas.2010.0534. The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture. 2010. Pretty. Jules. Sutherland. William J.. Ashby. Jacqueline. Auburn. Jill. Baulcombe. David. Bell. Michael. Bentley. Jeffrey. Bickersteth. Sam. Brown. Katrina. Burke. Jacob. Campbell. Hugh. Chen. Kevin. Crowley. Eve. Crute. Ian. Dobbelaere. Dirk. Edwards-Jones. Gareth. Funes-Monzote. Fernando. Godfray. H. Charles J.. Griffon. Michel. Gypmantisiri. Phrek. Haddad. Lawrence. Halavatau. Siosiua. Herren. Hans. Holderness. Mark. Izac. Anne-Marie. Jones. Monty. Koohafkan. Parviz. Lal. Rattan. Lang. Timothy. McNeely. Jeffrey. 5. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 8. 4. 219–236. 12208593.
  7. Web site: Department of Zoology – William Sutherland . 12 June 2013 . University of Cambridge. 19 March 2015.
  8. Web site: William J. Sutherland – Google Scholar Citations. scholar.google.co.uk.
  9. Conservation in a post-truth world. Sam Perrin. Ecology for the Masses. April 2018.
  10. Conservation Careers podcast: Bill Sutherland. Nick Askew. July 2018.
  11. Web site: BES Presidents recognised in Queen's birthday honours list. British Ecological Society. 2023.
  12. Web site: ZSL Scientific Medal Winners. ZSL.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314084919/https://www.zsl.org/sites/default/files/media/2014-07/ZSL%20Scientific%20Medal_previous%20winners_0.pdf. 2016-03-14.
  13. Web site: The Marsh Award for Ecology. britishecologicalsociety.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20160526140025/https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/grants-awards/honours_awards_prizes/marsh-award-for-ecology/. 2016-05-26.
  14. Web site: Recipients of The Zoological Society of London Marsh Award for Conservation Biology. ZSL.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20160814085116/http://static.zsl.org/files/marsh-cons-biol-winners-2008-806.pdf. 2016-08-14.
  15. Web site: NBN Timeline. National Biodiversity Network.
  16. Web site: William Sutherland FRS. Royal Society. London. Anon. 2023.
  17. Book: Sutherland, William. Transforming Conservation: A Practical Guide to Evidence and Decision Making. November 2022. 9781800648562. Open Book Publishers.
  18. Book: Sutherland, William J.. Transforming Conservation: A Practical Guide to Evidence and Decision Making. William J . Sutherland . 6 December 2022. Open Book Publishers. 10.11647/obp.0321. 978-1-80064-856-2 . free .
  19. Web site: Professor Bill Sutherland – Cambridge Conservation Initiative.
  20. Smith, R.K. & Sutherland, W.J. (2014). Amphibian Conservation: evidence for effectiveness of interventions. Pelagic Publishing
  21. Dicks, L. V., J. E. Ashpole, J. Danhardt, K. James, A. Jönsson, N. Randall, D. A. Showler, R. K. Smith, S. Turpie, D. Williams, and W. J. Sutherland. (2014). Farmland Conservation Synopsis. Pelagic Publishing
  22. Williams, D.,W., Opole, R.G., Showler, D.A., Dicks, L.V., Child, M.F., zu Ermgassen, E.K.H.J., & Sutherland, W.J. (2013). Bird Conservation. Evidence for the effects of interventions. Pelagic Publishing
  23. Dicks, L.J. Showler, D.A. & Sutherland, W.J. (2010) Bee conservation: evidence for the effectiveness of interventions. Pelagic Publishing

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