Ewan Wakefield

Ewan Wakefield is an Affiliate Researcher at the University of Glasgow's School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine. His research focuses on seabird ecology, animal movement patterns, and marine conservation. He has authored over 45 publications since 2009, emphasizing seabird habitat use, foraging behavior, and the impacts of environmental changes.

Key areas of expertise include tracking technologies, spatial modeling of marine ecosystems, and assessing threats such as fisheries bycatch. His work integrates field observations with computational methods to address conservation challenges. Notable contributions include studies on albatross flight dynamics, gannet foraging strategies, and seabird-habitat associations in polar regions.

Wakefield has conducted extensive fieldwork in the North and South Atlantic, including transatlantic surveys and collaborations on projects like the RRS Discovery Cruise. His findings highlight the importance of integrating multi-platform data to inform marine protected area design and climate resilience strategies.