Eva Eagleton

Eva Eagleton B.A. NUI Galway    Room 116, Department of Geography                          Mail: e.eagleton1nuigalway.ie

Biography

Graduated from NUIG with an honours degree in Geography and English in 2008 and in summer of 2008 was awarded an MEI-TEFL qualification, accredited by ACELS and the Department of Education, allowing her to teach English as a foreign language.
 
A native of county Galway, growing up in the countryside only served to deepen the awareness and appreciation of the surrounding nature. Thus, an interest in physical geography developed.
She travelled to Bulgaria in Spring of 2007 on the 2nd year geography fieldtrip. Here conservation and management issues of Sophia's nature parks was studied and examined. This experience prompted her to travel to Australia in July and August of summer 2008, to embark upon a conservation project involving animals such as the rare eastern quoll, swamp tailed wallabies, wombats, kangaroos and emus. Over 1000 native trees were also planted in an Australian Ecosystems Foundation Nature Valley.

Research Interests:

Lie mainly in the physical geographies, such as biogeography and concentrating on conservation and management, ecosystems and succession patterns of species, and the actions and impacts that humans have on certain locations.

Current Research:

"Long term viability of native tree stands in Connemara National Park and Derryclare Nature Reserve."

This research will use standard dendroecological techniques to determine stand dynamics and succession patterns within these stands. Regeneration success of important native trees will be ascertained. The result of this study will offer an assessment of stand ages, overall forest health and threats to forest viability within these conservation areas.