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David Elston

Director
Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland
BioSS Office
The Macaulay Institute, Craigiebuckler
ABERDEEN, AB15 8QH, Scotland, UK.

Tel: +44 (0)1224 395127
Fax: +44 (0)1224 395010

Development and novel application of statistical modelling techniques to further research in the ecological, environmental and agricultural sciences.
Spatio-temporal modelling of population distribution and abundance
Applications of random effect models using REML and MCMC methods

Allowing for uncertainty of variance components in power analyses
Uncovering when weather variables are most strongly related to species traits using difference penalties in random coefficient models
Modelling travelling waves in vole abundance at the landscape scale
Predicting population dynamics in a changing environment
Statistical consultant for the NERC's Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Banchory
Statistical input to 10-year monitoring programme for Environmentally Sensitive Areas in Scotland
Estimating the power of biodiversity monitoring schemes
Multivariate random effect modelling of diet selection data
Revision and delivery of BioSS course 'Introduction to REML for Scientists'

Honorary Chair, School of Biological Sciences, Aberdeen University
Chairman of RSS Highlands Local Group
Associate Editor of Applied Statistics
Member of UK Environmental Change Network Scientific and Technical Advisory Group
Board Member of Aberdeen Research Consortium
Member of Advisory Group for York University's MRes Course "Mathematics in the Living Environment"
Board Member of Edinburgh Consortium for Rural Research