Phd Researcher
Heloise.Courtines@uwe.ac.uk
Research interests: Wildlife conservation; noise pollution; soundscapes; human health.
I started my Ph.D. in October 2023, working with Dr. Paul Lintott, Dr Issy Bray, and Dr Angeliki Savvantoglou. After working for a year in conservation/trail work in California, I graduated with an MS in Biodiversity Ecology and Evolution, specializing in Economics and ecology, from the Paul Sabatier University (South of France). My master’s thesis focused on the cost-effectiveness of culling species viewed as nuisances in France, such as the red fox, carrion crow, and rook.
My current research aims to measure the impacts of road noise on various taxa, including but not limited to bats, terrestrial mammals, and birds, as well as human psychology and physiology. The purpose is to develop strategies to lessen the impacts of road noise, by exploring the potential of reduced speed limits and electric vehicles to make urban landscapes healthier and more hospitable for people and wildlife.
Publications
Barrere, J., Collet, C., Saïd, S., Bastianelli, D., Verheyden, H., Courtines, H., Bonnet, A., Segrestin, J., & Boulanger, V. (2022). Do trait responses to simulated browsing in Quercus robur saplings affect their attractiveness to Capreolus capreolus the following year? Environmental and Experimental Botany, 194, 104743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2021.104743