Dr Dave Seaman

Innovation Fellow E3 Sharing Space for Nature
Email
d.j.i.seaman@kent.ac.uk
Dr Dave Seaman

About

Dr Dave Seaman is an Innovation Fellow on the E3 Sharing Space for Nature initiative. He obtained his PhD in 2021 from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, studying the effects of habitat modification on orangutan population viability and connectivity. Before studying for his PhD, Dave worked in Zoos, predominantly with great apes.

Research interests

Dave’s research now focuses on spatial planning for conservation, with a particularly interest in Systematic Conservation planning and landscape connectivity.

Teaching

Undergraduate:
  • WCON5390: Applied Ecology and Conservation
  • WCON5310: Human Wildlife Conflict and Resource Competition
  • WCON3111: Principles of Biogeography and Ecology  

Supervision

Dave is interested in supervising students for projects related to Landscape Connectivity, Spatial Conservation Planning and the role of Zoos in Conservation
Current PhD Students:
Ardiantiono: The patterns and processes of defaunation in Java and Sumatra, Indonesia (Leverhulme/GCDC, University of Kent - 2nd supervisor) Year of graduation 2025

Professional

Full member of the British Ecological Society
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