Oral and Poster Presentations 

Gavin Miles

Cairngorms National Park Authority

7000 years of research in the Park but what do we need to know? [view presentation]

Annie Robinson

NESBReC

Cairngorms Biological Recording System: How to get involved [view presentation]

Simon Langan

Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

Working with Stakeholders to Manage Extreme River Flows [view presentation]

Alan Rankin

Alan RankinThe Cairngorms Business Partnership

Collaborating to Compete [view presentation]

Clive Bowman

Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College UHI

Clim-ATIC: Climate change adaptation capacity building in the Cairngorms [view presentation]

Kirsty Blackstock

Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

Going beyond a line on the map: Co-researching the Cairngorms [view abstract] [view presentation]

Jan Dick

Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Sustainable use of land based ecosystem services within the Cairngorm National Park [view abstract] [view presentation]

Steve Carver

Wildland Research Institute

Wildness in the Cairngorms National Park [view abstract] [view presentation]

Mike Donaghy

Mike Donaghy Associates

Views and experience of land managers in upper Strathspey, Highland Region, Scotland regarding the application of land management measures for flood risk reduction and their experience of climate change impacts on their land management practices [view abstract] [view presentation]

Rachel Helliwell

Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

Can nitrogen pollution and land management threaten soil quality in a Scottish alpine heathland? [view abstract] [view presentation]

Marshall Halliday

Esk Rivers and Fisheries Trust

The control/eradication of giant hogweed and Japanese knotweed in the catchment of the river South Esk - Year one experience [view abstract] [view presentation]

Silvia Flaherty

University of Edinburgh

The impact of forest stand structure on red squirrel habitat use in Abernethy Forest, Scotland [view abstract] [view presentation]

Christiane Nitsch

Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College UHI

An Investigation into the distribution of the Bilberry Bumblebee, Bombus monticola, in the Cairngorm National Park [view abstract] [view presentation]

Vanessa Kirkbride

Scottish Natural Heritage

Geodiversity of the Cairngorm Mountains [view abstract] [view presentation]

Ruth Mitchell

 Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

Woodland regeneration within the Cairngorms National Park: where to target it and the impacts of woodland regeneration on ecosystem services and biodiversity. [view abstract] [view presentation] 

William Boyd Wallis

Cairngorms National Park Authority

Montane Scrub in the Cairngorms [view presentation]

Note: presentation was made on behalf of Duncan Halley

Mark Hancock

RSPB

Testing new techniques for managing native pinewoods: prescribed burning and cattle grazing [view abstract] [view presentation]

Colin Edwards

Forest Research

Converting Scots pine plantations to more natural structures – experimental evidence and practical experience [view abstract] [view presentation]

Steve Penny

Forest Research

Forest Research and Stakeholder Engagement [view presentation]

Heather McHaffie

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Montane Willow Restoration Projects [view abstract] [view presentation]

Stefania Pizzirani

Forest Research

Analysing forest sustainability under various climate change scenarios: a case study in northern Scotland [view abstract] [view presentation]

Rob Mc Morran

Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College UHI

Do forest scale and ownership matter for sustainable multifunctional forestry? A case study of forest management in the Cairngorms [view abstract] [view presentation]

John Carnie

Royal Deeside & The Cairngorms DMO

Market development opportunities for Food Tourism projects in Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms [view abstract] [view presentation]

Beata Kupiec-Teahan

Scottish Agricultural College

Key issues for developing the retailing of mountain quality food products (MQFPs): Lessons from the EU EuroMARC project [view abstract] [view presentation]

Rob Mc Morran

Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College UHI

Benefits and impacts of the grouse shooting industry – the rural community perspective. A case study of the Tomintoul and Strathdon Communities[view abstract] [view presentation]

Xavier Lambin

University of Aberdeen

Turning back the tide of American mink invasion in the Cairngorms National Park through community participation and adaptive management [view abstract] [view presentation]

Keith Marshall

Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

Balancing rights and responsibilities: The implementation of outdoor access legislation in the CNPA [view abstract] [view presentation]

John McClatchey

Environmental Research Institute, North Highland College UHI

Climate change and the skiing industry in the Cairngorms, Scotland [view abstract]
Is there potential to extend the skiing season at Cairngorm?[view abstract] [view presentation]

Kathy Velander

Edinburgh Napier University

Ecotourism Appraisal [view abstract] [view presentation]

Althea Davies

Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

1. Addressing conflicts over natural resources: using participatory GIS to facilitate consensus over wild deer management [view abstract]

2. Farming retreat from the hills - consequences for deer and biodiversity [view abstract]

Diana Gilbert

University of Edinburgh and Macaulay Insitute

Where will montane scrub grow? [view abstract]

John Gordon

Scottish Natural Heritage

Links between geodiversity and biodiversity on mountain plateaux in the Cairngorms: the importance of understanding terrain sensitivity in conservation management [view abstract]

Leah Jackson-Blake

Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

Can environmental traits be used to understand nitrogen leaching?

John McClatchey

Environmental Research Institute

Climate change and the skiing industry in the Cairngorms, Scotland [view abstract]

Vanessa Kirkbride

Scottish Natural Heritage

1. The Geomorphological Heritage of the Cairngorm Mountains

2. Journeys Through Time: experiencing past environments in the Cairngorms [view abstract]

Keith Marshall

Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

Insights from the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute's broad range of research in the Cairngorms National Park [view abstract] 

Clive Bowman

Centre For Mountain Studies, Perth College UHI

Clim-ATIC: Climate change adaptation posters:

Deborah Davies

1. Use of climate change projections for the stakeholder decision making in the Park

2. Developng a climate change adaptation strategy for the tourism sector

3. Assessing the impacts of climate change on the Upper Spey Catchment

4. Demonstrating the use of an electric vehicle in a rural area

5. 'Stay and Play' - using ICT to sell tourism products

6. Building the capacity for woodfuel use in the National Park