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| July 2011-present: Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation and Zoonotic Epidemiology. University College Dublin, Ireland. Nov 2005- June 2011: Postdoctoral Researcher. University College Dublin, Ireland. Sept 2002 - Oct 2005: Ph.D. in Avian Ecology within Irish Agricultural Ecosystems. University College Dublin, Ireland. Sept 1998 - June 2002: B.Ag.Sc in Agriculture and Environmental Science. University College Dublin, Ireland. |
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| Sponsor : University College Dublin (UCD) Title : The prevalence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in wild birds Start Date / End Date : 01-MAY-12 / 31-OCT-13 |
| Sponsor : Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) Title : A population biology study on the genetic composition of red grouse on the island of Ireland Start Date / End Date : 31-AUG-11 / 31-AUG-12 |
| I co-supervised a M.Sc. student, Magnus Johansson, who was based at Uppsala University and submitted in 2010. His thesis was entitled 'Genetic variation within endangered population of Irish Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus)'. |
Purvis, G., Downey, L., Beever, D., Doherty, M. L., Monahan, F. J., Sheridan, H. & McMahon, B.J.; (2012) 'Development of a Sustainably-Competitive Agriculture' In: Lichtfouse, E (eds). Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Berlin: Springer.  [DOI] [Details] |
| McMahon, B.J., Anderson, A., Carnus,T., Helden, A.J., Kelly-Quinn, M., Maki, A., Sheridan, H., and Purvis, G. (2012) 'Different bioindicators measured at different spatial scales vary in their response to agricultural intensity'. Ecological Indicators, 18 :676-683. [DOI] [Details] |
| McMahon, B.J., Copland, Kirwan, L. Purvis, G. & Whelan, J. (2012) 'Survey evaluation for species richness of farmland birds'. Irish Birds, . [Details] |
| McMahon, B.J., Johansson, M.P., Piertney, S.B, Buckley, K. & Höglund, J. ; (2012) 'Genetic variation among endangered Irish red grouse (Lagopus lagopus hibernicus) populations: implications for conservation and management'. Conservation Genetics, 13 :639-647. [DOI] [Details] |
| Johansson, M.P., McMahon, B.J., Höglund, J. & Segelbacher, G.; (2012) 'Amplification success of multilocus genotypes from feathers found in the field compared with feathers obtained from shot birds'. Ibis, (154):15-20. [DOI] [Details] |
| Sheridan, H., McMahon, B.J., Carnus, T., Finn, J.A., Helden, A.J., Kinsella, A. & Purvis, G. ; (2011) 'Pastoral farmland habitat diversity in south-east Ireland'. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 144 :130-135. [DOI] [Details] |
| McMahon, BJ,Helden, A,Anderson, A,Sheridan, H,Kinsella, A,Purvis, G; (2010) 'Interactions between livestock systems and biodiversity in South-East Ireland'. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT, 139 :232-238. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Mcmahon, BJ,Giralt, D,Raurell, M,Brotons, L,Bota, G; (2010) 'Identifying set-aside features for bird conservation and management in northeast Iberian pseudo-steppes'. Bird Study, 57 :289-300. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| McMahon, B.J., Sheridan, H., Kinsella, A. & Purvis, G. ; (2010) 'An assessment of bird species within Irish agricultural landscapes using the Field Boundary Evaluation and Grading System'. Bird Study, (57):108-115. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Bracken, F., McMahon, B. J., Whelan, J., ; (2008) 'Breeding bird populations of Irish peatlands'. Bird Study, 55 :169-178. [Details] | |||||||||
| McMahon, B. J., Purvis, G., Whelan, J., ; (2008) 'The influence of habitat heterogeneity on bird diversity in Irish farmland'. Biology and Environment-Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 108B (1):1-8. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Anderson, A., Helden, A., Carnus, T., Gleeson, R., Sheridan, H., McMahon, B., Melling, J., Lovic, Y., Purvis, G.; (2008) 'Arthropod biodiversity of agricultural grassland in South and East Ireland: Introduction, sampling sites and Araneae'. Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society, 28 (6):232-239. [Details] | |||||||||
| McMahon, B.J. ; (2007) 'Irish agriculture and farmland birds, research to date and future priorities'. Irish Birds, 8 :195-207. [Details] | |||||||||
| Finnerty, E.J., Dunne, J. & McMahon, B.J.; (2007) 'Evaluation of Red Grouse(Lagopus lagopus scoticus) habitat in the Connemara National Park'. Irish Birds, 8 :207-214. [Details] | |||||||||
| McMahon, B.J. & Whelan, J.; (2006) 'Individual field boundary evaluation and grading system attributes and Irish farmland birds'. Tearmann, 5 :29-41. [Details] | |||||||||
| McMahon, B.J., Whelan, J., Kirwan, L. & Collier, M.; (2005) 'Farmland birds and the field boundary evaluation and grading system in Ireland'. Tearmann - the Irish Journal of Agri-Environmental Research, 4 :67-77. Link to full text [Details] | |||||||||
| McMahon, B.J., Whelan, J., Bracken, F., & Kavanagh, B. ; (2003) 'The impact of farming on over-wintering bird populations'. Tearmann, 3 :63-72. [Details] | |||||||||
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| Farrell, E.P. & McMahon, B.J. ; (2011) 'The threat of rabies in Ireland' Veterinary Ireland Journal (64) :204-205. [Details] |
| McMahon, B.J., Anderson, A., Carnus, T., Helden, A., Sheridan, H., & Purvis, G; (2011) How does animal stocking rate influence agricultural grassland biodiversity when measured at different scales? Conserving Farmland Biodiversity: Lessons learned & future prospects. Teagasc Biodiversity Conference , 25-MAY-11 - 26-MAY-11 , pp.78-79 [Details] |
| Carnus, T., Anderson, A., Breen, J., McMahon, B. J., Santorum, V., Sheridan, H. & Purvis, G.; (2011) Probability of pollinator occurrence increases with duration of AES participation and floral diversity Conserving Farmland Biodiversity: Lessons learned & future prospects, Teagasc Biodiversity Conference Ferrycarrig Hotel, Wexford, , 25-MAY-11 - 26-MAY-11 , pp.52-53 [Details] |
| Sheridan, H., Keogh, B., Anderson, A., Carnus, T., McMahon, B., Green, S. & Purvis, G.; (2011) Habitats in the irish farmed landscape Conserving Farmland Biodiversity: Lessons learned & future prospects. Teagasc Biodiversity Conference , 25-MAY-11 - 26-MAY-11 , pp.32-33 [Details] |
| Buckley, K., O¿Gorman, C., Comerford, P., Swan, V., Carnus, T., Kavanagh, B. & McMahon, B.J. ; (2011) The role of habitat creation in the recovery of the Irish grey partridge Perdix perdix Conserving Farmland Biodiversity: lessons learned & future prospects , pp.42-43 [Details] |
| McMahon, B.J.; (2009) Interations between farming system, habitat quality and biodiversity at the farm scale in the S.E. of Ireland The British Ecological Society Annual Meeting [Details] |
| Purvis, G., Anderson, A., Helden, A.J., McMahon, B.J. and Sheridan, H. ; (2009) The policy relevance of Ag-Biota findings regarding farm system effects on biodiversity [Published Abstract]; University of Hertfordshire , 07-SEP-09 - 10-SEP-09 British Ecological Society Annual Meeting [Details] | |||||||||
| Purvis, G., Anderson, A., Helden, A.J., McMahon, B.J. and Sheridan, H. ; (2009) The policy relevance of Ag-Biota findings regarding farm system effects on biodiversity British Ecological Society Annual Meeting [Details] | |||||||||
| McMahon, B.J., Sheridan, H., Kinsella, A. & Purvis, G.; (2008) Rapid assessment of bird species richness and diversity within agricultural landscapes using the Field Boundary Fifth Irish Ornithological Research Conference [Details] | |||||||||
| Gray, J. & McMahon, B.J. ; (2005) Lyme disease risk and biodiversity 1st Conference on Health and Biodiversity [Details] | |||||||||
| McMahon, B.J. & Whelan, J. ; (2006) Habitat diversity as a predictor of avian diversity within Irish agricultural ecosystems ENVIRON 2006: 16th Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium [Details] | |||||||||
| McMahon, B.J. & Whelan, J. ; (2005) Grassland and avian biodiversity within Irish agriculture XX International Grassland Congress [Details] | |||||||||
| McMahon, B.J. & Whelan, J.; (2006) Avian biodiversity in grassland ecosystems ENVIRON 2006: 16th Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium [Details] | |||||||||
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| Purvis G., Anderson, A., Baars, J-R., Bolger, T., Breen, J., Connolly, J., Curry, J.P., Doherty, P., Doyle, M., Finn, J., Geijzendorffer, I., Helden, A., Kelly-Quinn, M., Kennedy, T., Kirwan, L., McDonald, J., McMahon, B.J., Miksche, D., Santorum, V., Schmidt, O., Sheehan C. & Sheridan, H. ; (2009) Ag-Biota: Biodiversity - Monitoring, Functional Significance and Management for the Maintenance and Economic Utilisation of Biodiversity in the Intensively Farmed Landscape: Synthesis Research Report (2001-CD/B1-M1); STRIVE Report Series no. 21; 63 pp. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford. [Details] |
| Purvis, G. Anderson, A., Mc Mahon, B., Sheridan, H., Carnus, T., Kelly-Quinn, M., Breen, J. & Santorum, V.; (2010) Creating an environmental baseline for evaluation of Irish agri-environmental policy. Dublin: Abstract [Details] |
| Year: 2005. Title: UCD Open postgraduate Scholarship-Faculty of Agri-Food and the Environment |
| Association: Infection, Ecology and Epidemiology Network, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: Birdwatch Ireland, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: British Trust of Ornithology, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: Society of Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiology , Function/Role: Member |
| Purvis, G., Anderson, A., Helden, A.J., McMahon, B.J. and Sheridan, H.; (2009) The policy relevance of Ag-Biota findings regarding farm system effects on biodiversity. [Published Abstract], British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, University of Hertfordshire , 07-SEP-09 - 10-SEP-09. |
| McMahon, B.J.; (2009) Interations between farming system, habitat quality and biodiversity at the farm scale in the S.E. of Ireland. [Oral Presentation], The British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, University of Hertfordshire , 07-SEP-09 - 09-SEP-09. |
| McMahon, B.J., Sheridan, H., Kinsella, A. and Purvis, P.; (2008) The utilisation of rapid assessment methods in the field to assess bird species richness and diversity is an important objective for the conservation of farmland species. [Oral Presentation], Fifth Irish Ornithological Research Conference, UCC, Cork , 15-NOV-08 - 15-NOV-08. |
| McMahon, B.J. and Whelan, J. ; (2006) Habitat diversity as a predictor of avian diversity within Irish agricultural ecosystems. [Oral Presentation], ENVIRON 2006: 16th Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium, UCD , 27-JAN-06 - 29-JAN-06. |
| McMahon, B.J. and Whelan, J. ; (2006) Avian biodiversity in grassland ecosystems. [Poster Presentation], ENVIRON 2006: 16th Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium, UCD , 27-JAN-06 - 29-JAN-06. |
| Gray, J. and McMahon, B.J.; (2005) Lyme disease risk and biodiversity. [Oral Presentation], 1st Conference on Health and Biodiversity, Galway , 23-AUG-05 - 25-AUG-05. | |||||||||
| McMahon, B.J. and Whelan, J. ; (2004) Avian diversity in habitats on Irish farmland in winter. [Poster Presentation], ENVIRON 2004: 14th Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium, University of Limerick , 30-JAN-04 - 01-FEB-04. | |||||||||
| McMahon, B.J. ; (2005) The interaction between avian biodiversity and field boundaries. [Oral Presentation], The EGI Student Ornithology Conference, University of Oxford, UK , 05-JAN-05 - 08-JAN-05. | |||||||||
| McMahon, B.J.and Whelan, J. ; (2005) The poster presented findings relating to the bird species found within Irish agricultural ecosystems. [Poster Presentation (Refereed)], In XX International Grassland Congress, UCD , 30-JUN-05 - 01-JUL-05. | |||||||||
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| Committee : National Red Grouse Action Committee |
| Committee : Dept. Environmental Resource Management Research Committee |
| Committee : Dept. Environmental Resource Management Departmental Committee |
| Committee : Dept. Environmental Resource Management Quality Assessment and Quality Improvement Committee |
| Committee : Agricultural Science Faculty Graduate Committee |
| Year 2002 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: BAgrSc Subject: |
| Year 2005 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: PhD Subject: Avian Biodiversity in Farmland |
| Infection Ecology & Epidemiology : Editor. |
| Tearmann - The Irish Journal Of Agri-Environmental Research: Reviewer. |
| Agriculture, Ecosystems And Environment: Reviewer. |
| Basic And Applied Ecology: Reviewer. |
| Ibis: Reviewer. |
| Journal Of Environmental Management: Reviewer. | |||||||||
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| 201200 AESC40160 Agricultural&Environmental Sci: Research Project (AESC) |
| 201200 ERM40230 Environmental Resource Managmt: Env. Management Sciences |
| 201200 AESC40220 Agricultural&Environmental Sci: Conservation Policy |
| 201200 AESC40230 Agricultural&Environmental Sci: Group Assignment -Wildlife Mgt |
| 201200 AESC40170 Agricultural&Environmental Sci: Status of Irish Fauna |
| 201200 AESC40240 Agricultural&Environmental Sci: Research Project-Wildlife Mgt | |||||||||
| 201200 AESC40210 Agricultural&Environmental Sci: Core Field Skills | |||||||||
| 201200 AESC40180 Agricultural&Environmental Sci: Data Analysis for Biologists | |||||||||
| 201200 AESC40020 Agricultural&Environmental Sci: Epidemiology and Zoonoses | |||||||||
| 201200 AESC40200 Agricultural&Environmental Sci: Conservation Genetics | |||||||||
| 201200 AESC40150 Agricultural&Environmental Sci: Wildlife Conservation | |||||||||
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