Dr Novella Franconi

Swyddog Ymchwil

Biosciences

novella.franconi@abertawe.ac.uk

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Llawr Cyntaf
Adeilad Wallace
Campws Singleton

Ar gael ar gyfer Goruchwyliaeth Ôl-raddedig

Dolenni Ymchwil

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4572-4083

ResearchGate

Google Scholar

Scopus

Trosolwg

Rwy’n rheolwr data ymchwil ac yn ecolegydd, gyda 9 mlynedd o brofiad mewn bioguradu, dylunio cronfeydd data a rheoli data ymchwil, yn enwedig gan ddefnyddio PostgreSQL, ac mae gennyf 10 mlynedd o brofiad yn y maes ecoleg mamolion a rheolaeth bywyd gwyllt yn y DU, Ffrainc a’r Eidal, gan gydweithio â Phrifysgolion, Canolfannau Ymchwil, Cyrff Llywodraethu, Cyrff Anllywodraethol Rheolaeth a Chadwraeth Bywyd Gwyllt, ac Ardaloedd Gwarchodedig. Cyn ymuno â Phrifysgol Abertawe, enillais radd MSc mewn Biowyddorau ym Mhrifysgol Pisa (Yr Eidal) a Doethuriaeth mewn Gwyddorau Amgylcheddol a Thechnoleg ym Mhrifysgol Siena (Yr Eidal), a bûm yn gweithio i Brifysgol Siena (Yr Eidal), Sefydliad ONCFS Ffrainc, ac EURODEER, y prosiect rhannu data rhyngwladol.

Meysydd Arbenigedd

Cronfeydd data gofodol perthynol i wrthrychau
Iaith SQL
Rheoli data
Rhannu data
Ymddygiad anifeiliaid
Ecoleg symudiadau
Synhwyro o bell
Arolygon

Uchafbwyntiau Gyrfa

Diddordebau Addysgu

Ar hyn o bryd, rwy’n addysgu modiwl yr ail flwyddyn sef BIO252 Dadansoddi Data Ecolegol a modiwl y drydedd flwyddyn sef BIO346 Sgiliau Proffesiynol, gan gynnwys rheoli data, safonau data a disgrifiadau metadata, data FAIR ac atgynyrchioldeb. Mae diddordebau addysgu pellach yn cynnwys dylunio a defnyddio cronfeydd data, yn enwedig cronfeydd data gofodol perthynol yn PostgreSQL. Mae’r modiwlau rydw i wedi eu haddysgu’n flaenorol yn cynnwys cyrsiau maes a modiwlau proffesiynol mewn rheolaeth bywyd gwyllt a thechnegau dal anifeiliaid mawr.

Ymchwil

Cyhoeddiadau

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

Franconi, N., Borger, L., FRANCONI, N., MICHELE, G., GANTZ, A., MESCHI, F., MANICA, A., LOVARI, S., & COULSON, T. (2006). Effects of sampling regime on the mean and variance of home range size estimates. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75(6), 1393-1405.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01164.x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16618
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01164.x
Franconi, N., Borger, L., Franconi, N., Ferretti, F., Meschi, F., Michele, G., Gantz, A., & Coulson, T. (2006). An Integrated Approach to Identify Spatiotemporal and Individual‐Level Determinants of Animal Home Range Size. The American Naturalist, 168(4), 471-485.
https://doi.org/10.1086/507883, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16619
Williams, H., Taylor, L., Benhamou, S., Bijleveld, A., Clay, T., Jeudi de Grissac, S., Demšar, U., English, H., Franconi, N., Gómez‐Laich, A., Griffiths, R., Kay, W., Morales, J., Potts, J., Rogerson, K., Rutz, C., Spelt, A., Trevail, A., Wilson, R., & Borger, L. (2020). Optimizing the use of biologgers for movement ecology research. Journal of Animal Ecology, 89(1), 186-206.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13094, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52870
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31424571/
Bull, J., Jones, O., Borger, L., Franconi, N., Banga, R., Lock, K., & Stringell, T. (2021). Climate causes shifts in grey seal phenology by modifying age structure. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1964), 20212284
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.2284, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58898
Wikelski, M., Quetting, M., Bates, J., Berger‐Wolf, T., Bohrer, G., Borger, L., Chapple, T., Crofoot, M., Davidson, S., Dechmann, D., Ellis‐Soto, D., Ellwood, E., Fiedler, W., Flack, A., Fruth, B., Franconi, N., Havmøller, R., Hirt, J., Hussey, N...., & Kays, R. (2024). Introducing a unique animal ID and digital life history museum for wildlife metadata. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 15(10), 1777-1788.
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.14407, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67963

Holl Ymchwil

Erthyglau Cylchgronau

Wikelski, M., Quetting, M., Bates, J., Berger‐Wolf, T., Bohrer, G., Borger, L., Chapple, T., Crofoot, M., Davidson, S., Dechmann, D., Ellis‐Soto, D., Ellwood, E., Fiedler, W., Flack, A., Fruth, B., Franconi, N., Havmøller, R., Hirt, J., Hussey, N...., & Kays, R. (2024). Introducing a unique animal ID and digital life history museum for wildlife metadata. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 15(10), 1777-1788.
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.14407, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67963
Bull, J., Jones, O., Borger, L., Franconi, N., Banga, R., Lock, K., & Stringell, T. (2021). Climate causes shifts in grey seal phenology by modifying age structure. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1964), 20212284
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.2284, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58898
Williams, H., Taylor, L., Benhamou, S., Bijleveld, A., Clay, T., Jeudi de Grissac, S., Demšar, U., English, H., Franconi, N., Gómez‐Laich, A., Griffiths, R., Kay, W., Morales, J., Potts, J., Rogerson, K., Rutz, C., Spelt, A., Trevail, A., Wilson, R., & Borger, L. (2020). Optimizing the use of biologgers for movement ecology research. Journal of Animal Ecology, 89(1), 186-206.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13094, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52870
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31424571/
Franconi, N., Borger, L., Franconi, N., Ferretti, F., Meschi, F., Michele, G., Gantz, A., & Coulson, T. (2006). An Integrated Approach to Identify Spatiotemporal and Individual‐Level Determinants of Animal Home Range Size. The American Naturalist, 168(4), 471-485.
https://doi.org/10.1086/507883, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16619
Franconi, N., Borger, L., FRANCONI, N., MICHELE, G., GANTZ, A., MESCHI, F., MANICA, A., LOVARI, S., & COULSON, T. (2006). Effects of sampling regime on the mean and variance of home range size estimates. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75(6), 1393-1405.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01164.x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16618
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01164.x

Modiwlau a Addysgir

BIO346 Professional Skills in Marine Biology

This module will introduce students to the professional techniques utilised to monitor and study marine life in a variety of marine and coastal habitats and in relation to conservation management and biodiversity monitoring in the United Kingdom. The course places a strong emphasis on marine ecological census techniques. Students will learn key skills relevant to the marine ecology sector including protected and economically-important species (especially marine mammals, fish, shellfish, coastal birds) and Phase 1 habitat surveys. Students will also learn about the biotic and abiotic factors that define different UK habitats and relevant regulations that protect them. The module provides an introduction to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process and a range of impacts on the marine environment including energy generation and coastal development. Participants in this module will work in groups to discuss case study surveys and EIAs, including a presentation reporting findings from rapid ecological surveys for a case study EIA. The class will be responsible for collecting key survey data for a Preliminary Environmental Appraisal (PEA) Report in accordance with CIEEM for a proposed commercial development in Carmarthen Bay. During a field course, small groups will work as marine environmental consultancy companies responding to an Invitation to Tender with survey design, planning, cost estimation, data collection and analysis. A focus of the module is on developing key transferable skills that enhance employability such as survey design and planning, problem solving, data analysis, report writing, evaluation, communication and teamwork. This will be a residential field course.