Louise Ireland
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Louise Ireland
Geospatial Information Systems Lead
Biography
I lead the planning, implementation and management of geospatial information systems (GIS) for the British Antarctic Survey’s Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC). I work with colleagues in MAGIC to develop clear routes to delivery of geospatial information and training for BAS staff and other stakeholders. I am also the UK representative and Co-Chair of SCAGI (SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information).
Research interests
Collaborations
2014
Ferraccioli, F.,Gerard, F.,Robinson, C.,Jordan, T.,Biszczuk, M.,Ireland, L.,Beasley, M.,Vidamour, A.,Barker, A.,Arnold, R.,Dinn, M.,Fox, A.,Howard, A. (2014). LiDAR based Digital Terrain Model (DTM) data for South West England. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. 10.5285/e2a742df-3772-481a-97d6-0de5133f4812
Publications from NERC Open Research Archive
2024
Coleman, J. ORCID record for J. Coleman, Fenney, N. ORCID record for N. Fenney, Trathan, P.N. ORCID record for P.N. Trathan, Fox, A. ORCID record for A. Fox, Fox, E., Bennison, A. ORCID record for A. Bennison, Ireland, L. ORCID record for L. Ireland, Collins, M.A. ORCID record for M.A. Collins, Hollyman, P.R. ORCID record for P.R. Hollyman. (2024) A comparison of established and digital surface model (DSM)-based methods to determine population estimates and densities for king penguin colonies, using fixed-wing drone and satellite imagery. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, (). 18 pp. 10.1002/rse2.424
Trathan, Philip N. ORCID record for Philip N. Trathan, Wienecke, Barbara, Fleming, Andrew ORCID record for Andrew Fleming, Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland. (2024) Using telemetry data and the sea ice satellite record to identify vulnerabilities in critical moult habitat for emperor penguins in West Antarctica. Polar Biology, 47 (). 15 pp. 10.1007/s00300-024-03252-x
2021
Barnes, David K.A. ORCID record for David K.A. Barnes, Bell, James B., Bridges, Amelia E., Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland, Howell, Kerry L., Martin, Stephanie M., Sands, Chester J. ORCID record for Chester J. Sands, Mora Soto, Alejandra, Souster, Terri, Flint, Gareth, Morley, Simon A. ORCID record for Simon A. Morley. (2021) Climate mitigation through biological conservation: Extensive and valuable blue carbon natural capital in Tristan da Cunha’s giant Marine Protected Zone. Biology, 10 (). 18 pp. 10.3390/biology10121339
Belcher, Anna ORCID record for Anna Belcher, Fielding, Sophie ORCID record for Sophie Fielding, Gray, Andrew, Biermann, Lauren, Stowasser, Gabriele ORCID record for Gabriele Stowasser, Fretwell, Peter ORCID record for Peter Fretwell, Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland, Tarling, Geraint A. ORCID record for Geraint A. Tarling. (2021) Experimental determination of reflectance spectra of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the Scotia Sea. Antarctic Science, 33 (). 13 pp. 10.1017/S0954102021000262
2020
Johnson, Joanne S. ORCID record for Joanne S. Johnson, Roberts, Stephen J. ORCID record for Stephen J. Roberts, Rood, Dylan H., Pollard, David, Schaefer, Joerg M., Whitehouse, Pippa L., Ireland, Louise C. ORCID record for Louise C. Ireland, Lamp, Jennifer L., Goehring, Brent M., Rand, Cari, Smith, James A. ORCID record for James A. Smith. (2020) Deglaciation of Pope Glacier implies widespread early Holocene ice sheet thinning in the Amundsen Sea sector of Antarctica.. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 548 (). 13 pp. 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116501
Abreu, José, Phillips, Richard, Ceia, Filipe R., Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland, Paiva, Vitor H., Xavier, José C.. (2020) Long-term changes in habitat and trophic level of Southern Ocean squid in relation to environmental conditions. Scientific Reports, 10 (). pp. 10.1038/s41598-020-72103-6
2019
Gianuca, Dimas, Votier, Stephen C., Pardo, Deborah, Wood, Andrew G., Sherley, Richard B., Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland, Choquet, Remi, Pradel, Roger, Townley, Stuart, Forcada, Jaume ORCID record for Jaume Forcada, Tuck, Geoffrey N., Phillips, Richard A.. (2019) Sex-specific effects of fisheries and climate on the demography of sexually dimorphic seabirds. Journal of Animal Ecology, 88 (). pp. 10.1111/1365-2656.13009
Belcher, Anna ORCID record for Anna Belcher, Henson, Stephanie ORCID record for Stephanie Henson, Manno, Clara ORCID record for Clara Manno, Hill, Simeon ORCID record for Simeon Hill, Atkinson, A, Thorpe, Sally ORCID record for Sally Thorpe, Fretwell, Peter ORCID record for Peter Fretwell, Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland, Tarling, Geraint ORCID record for Geraint Tarling. (2019) Krill faecal pellets drive hidden pulses of particulate organic carbon in the marginal ice zone. Nature Communications, 10 (). pp. 10.1038/s41467-019-08847-1
2018
Warwick-Evans, Victoria ORCID record for Victoria Warwick-Evans, Ratcliffe, Norman ORCID record for Norman Ratcliffe, Lowther, Andrew D., Manco, Fabrizio, Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland, Clewlow, Harriet L. ORCID record for Harriet L. Clewlow, Trathan, Phil N. ORCID record for Phil N. Trathan. (2018) Using habitat models for chinstrap penguins Pygoscelis antarctica to advise krill fisheries management during the penguin breeding season. Diversity and Distributions, 24 (). pp. 10.1111/ddi.12817
Schmidt, Katrin, Brown, Thomas A., Belt, Simon T., Ireland, Louise C. ORCID record for Louise C. Ireland, Taylor, Kyle W. R., Thorpe, Sally D. ORCID record for Sally D. Thorpe, Ward, Peter, Atkinson, Angus. (2018) Do pelagic grazers benefit from sea ice? Insights from the Antarctic sea ice proxy IPSO 25. Biogeosciences, 15 (). pp. 10.5194/bg-15-1987-2018
Fieber, Karolina D., Mills, Jon P., Miller, Pauline E., Clarke, Lucy, Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland, Fox, Adrian J. ORCID record for Adrian J. Fox. (2018) Rigorous 3D change determination in Antarctic Peninsula glaciers from stereo WorldView-2 and archival aerial imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment, 205 (). pp. 10.1016/j.rse.2017.10.042
2017
Pardo, Deborah, Forcada, Jaume ORCID record for Jaume Forcada, Wood, Andrew G., Tuck, Geoff N., Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland, Pradel, Roger, Croxall, John P., Phillips, Richard A.. (2017) Additive effects of climate and fisheries drive ongoing declines in multiple albatross species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114 (). pp. 10.1073/pnas.1618819114
Roberts, Stephen J. ORCID record for Stephen J. Roberts, Monien, Patrick, Foster, Louise C., Loftfield, Julia, Hocking, Emma P., Schnetger, Bernhard, Pearson, Emma J., Juggins, Steve, Fretwell, Peter ORCID record for Peter Fretwell, Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland, Ochyra, Ryszard, Haworth, Anna R., Allen, Claire S. ORCID record for Claire S. Allen, Moreton, Steven G., Davies, Sarah J., Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen, Bentley, Michael J., Hodgson, Dominic A. ORCID record for Dominic A. Hodgson. (2017) Past penguin colony responses to explosive volcanism on the Antarctic Peninsula. Nature Communications, 8 (). 16 pp. doi:10.1038/ncomms14914
2016
Clay, Thomas A. ORCID record for Thomas A. Clay, Manica, Andrea, Ryan, Peter G., Silk, Janet R.D., Croxall, John P., Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland, Phillips, Richard A.. (2016) Proximate drivers of spatial segregation in non-breeding albatrosses. Scientific Reports, 6 (). 13 pp. doi:10.1038/srep29932
Barnes, David K.A. ORCID record for David K.A. Barnes, Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland, Hogg, Oliver T., Morley, Simon ORCID record for Simon Morley, Enderlein, Peter, Sands, Chester J. ORCID record for Chester J. Sands. (2016) Why is the South Orkney Island shelf (the world’s first high seas marine protected area) a carbon immobilization hotspot?. Global Change Biology, 22 (). pp. 10.1111/gcb.13157
Hughes, Kevin A. ORCID record for Kevin A. Hughes, Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland, Convey, Peter ORCID record for Peter Convey, Fleming, Andrew H. ORCID record for Andrew H. Fleming. (2016) Assessing the effectiveness of specially protected areas for conservation of Antarctica’s botanical diversity. Conservation Biology, 30 (). pp. 10.1111/cobi.12592
2014
Schmidt, Katrin, Atkinson, Angus, Pond, David W., Ireland, Louise C. ORCID record for Louise C. Ireland. (2014) Feeding and overwintering of Antarctic krill across its major habitats: The role of sea ice cover, water depth, and phytoplankton abundance. Limnology and Oceanography, 59 (). pp. doi:10.4319/lo.2014.59.1.0017
- South Georgia GIS
- Antarctic Digital Database
- ANiSEED
- Feeding and overwintering of Antarctic krill across its major habitats: The role of sea ice cover, water depth, and phytoplankton abundance
2024
New interactive map of Antarctica available to all
News 18 May, 2024
2022
BAS mapping data in global collection
News 19 May, 2022
2020
Updated Mapping Datasets for Antarctica
News 12 May, 2020
2019
Krill swarms responsible for ‘hidden’ carbon storage
News 21 February, 2019
2017
Albatrosses in decline from fishing and environmental change
News 20 November, 2017
Penguin colony repeatedly decimated by volcanic eruptions
News 11 April, 2017