Overview
I am a conservation biologist specialising in the use of DNA metabarcoding to understand animal diets and reconstruct food webs. I am especially interested in using molecular tools to assist in the restoration of functioning and resilient ecosystems.聽
I hold a PhD from Cardiff University, where I used molecular approaches to reconstruct island food webs, to assess the impacts of introduced Aldabra giant tortoises on Mauritian island ecosystems. The tortoises were previously introduced to Mauritian islands as proxies for extinct Mauritian giant tortoises in a rewilding experiment. I characterised the dietary preferences of the tortoises, and endemic Telfair鈥檚 skinks and Pink pigeons, using DNA metabarcoding to measure the impact of tortoises on plant communities and the wider food web.
Since finishing my PhD, I have worked with RSPB Cymru on managing Welsh landscapes to benefit nature, and with the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and Mauritian Wildlife Foundation to restore island ecosystems in Mauritius. Whilst working in Mauritius, I also focussed on capacity building with future leaders in conservation.聽
Qualifications
- PhD: Ecological replacement as a restoration tool: Disentangling the impacts of Aldabra giant tortoises (Aldbrachelys gigantea) using DNA metabarcoding
Cardiff University, 2013鈥�2018 - MSc: (MRes) Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation
Imperial College London, 2011鈥�2012 - BSc: Biology
University of Sussex, 2007鈥�2009
Publications
2022
- Published
Tercel, M., Moorhouse-Gann, R., Cuff, J., Drake, L., Cole, N., Goder, M., Mootoocurpen, R. & Symondson, W., 1 Jan 2022, In: Ecology and Evolution. 12, 1, e8484.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Moorhouse-Gann, R., Vaughan, I., Cole, N., Goder, M., Tatayah, V., Jones, C., Mike, D., Young, R., Bruford, M., Rivers, M., Hipperson, H., Russo, I.-R., Stanton, D. & Symondson, W., 1 Sept 2022, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 59, 9, p. 2245鈥�2261
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Jones, C., Tatayah, V., Moorhouse-Gann, R., Griffiths, C., Zu毛l, N. & Cole, N., 2022, Conservation Translocations. Cambridge University Press, p. 469-475
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter
2020
- Published
Moorhouse-Gann, R., Kean, E., Parry, G., Valladares, S. & Chadwick, E., 1 Jul 2020, In: Ecology and Evolution. 10, 13, p. 6395鈥�6408
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Ammann, L., Moorhouse-Gann, R., Bertrand, C., Mestre, L., Cuff, J., Perez Hidalgo, N., Ellison, A., Herzog, F., Entling, M., Albrecht, M. & Symondson, W. O. C., 1 Jul 2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 7, e0235054.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Redihough, J., Russo, I.-R. M., Stewart, A., Malenovsk媒, I., Stockdale, J., Moorhouse-Gann, R., Wilson, M. & Symondson, W. O. C., 13 Nov 2020, In: Insects. 11, 11
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2019
- Published
Kleinschmidt, B., Burger, C., Dorsch, M., Nehls, G., Hein盲nen, S., Mork奴nas, J., 沤ydelis, R., Moorhouse-Gann, R., Hipperson, H., Symondson, W. & Quillfeldt, P., 16 May 2019, In: Marine Biology. 166, 77.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2018
- Published
Moorhouse-Gann, R., Dunn, J., de Vere, N., Goder, M., Cole, N. C., Hipperson, H. & Symondson, W., 4 Jun 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 8542.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review - Published
Dunn, J., Stockdale, J., Moorhouse-Gann, R., McCubbin, A., Hipperson, H., Morris, A., Grice, P. & Symondson, W., 1 Aug 2018, In: Molecular Ecology. 27, 16, p. 3386-3407
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review