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Colin Edwards, BSc, MSc
Programme Leader, Forest Management DivisionColin studied Forestry at The Scottish School of Forestry, Inverness, in 1986, with the Open University gaining a BSc (Hons) in Natural Sciences with Biology in 2001, and then with Edinburgh University gaining a Masters by Research in 2006. He came to Forest Research in 1990 as a Research Forest Officer at Newton Research Nursery, then transferred to the Northern Research Station in 1992 as Project Support Officer. He became a Project Leader in 2002. He is currently working on a PhD with Edinburgh University entitled ‘The Demographics of Native Scots Pine Flowering’. Current roleProgramme Leader, Forest Management Division Researching the implications of a changing climate on the ability of upland native trees species to regenerate naturally, and developing appropriate management prescriptions to enable managers to meet their objectives for Upland Native Woods. Current programmesManagement of upland native woodlands
Programme Leader Affiliations and achievements- Gained Certificate in Crop Protection (BASIS Ltd) 2001
- Member of Continuous Cover Forestry Group
Research areas- Silvicultural systems, with particular emphasis on native Scots Pinewoods
- Natural regeneration of native and commercial species
- Control and management of invasive Rhododendron ponticum (L)
- Age structure analysis of native woods
Main recent publicationsEdwards, C., and Rhodes, A. (2006). The influence of ground disturbance on natural regeneration in a native pinewood; results after 60 years. Scottish Forestry 60 (2), 4-11. Edwards, C. (2006). Managing and Controlling Invasive Rhododendron. Forestry Commission Practice Guide, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh. Edwards, C. and W.L. Mason. (2006). Stand structure and dynamics of four native Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) woodlands in northern Scotland. Forestry. 79: 261-277. Stephenson, C.M., MacKenzie, M.L., Edwards, C., Travis, J.M.J. (2006). Modelling establishment probabilities of an exotic plant invading a heterogeneous landscape using logistic regression with spatial autocorrelation. Ecological Modelling, Volume 193, Issues 3-4, Pages 747-758. Mason, W. L., Hampson, A., and Edwards, C. (eds.) (2004). Managing the Pinewoods of Scotland. Forestry Commission, Edinburgh. Mason, W. L., Hampson, A. and Edwards, C. (Editors) (2004). Managing Scotland’s Native Pinewoods. Joint SNH Forest Research Publication due October 2004. Mason, W. L., Edwards, C. and Hale, S. E. (2004). Survival and early seedling growth of conifers with different shade tolerance in a Sitka spruce trial and relationship to understorey light climate. Submitted to Scand. Jor. For. Res. Hale, S.E. and Edwards, C. (2002). Comparison of film and digital hemispherical photography for assessing canopy characteristics and the understorey light environment of British plantation forests. Agric. For. Meteorol. Edwards, C., Clay, D.V. and Dixon, F.L. (2000). Stem treatment to control Rhododendron ponticum under woodland canopies. Aspects of Applied Biology 58. Edwards, C., and Mason, W.L. (2000). Long term structure and vegetation changes in a native pinewood reserve in Northern Scotland. Conference on long-term monitoring, Oxford University. Edwards, C. (1999). Herbicide control of Rhododendron ponticum following mechanical clearance by hydraulic flail. Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 1999 (II) 145-150. Edwards, C. and Nixon, C.J. (1999). The potential role of uneven-aged management in Scots pine forests in Northern Britain: Studies of age structure and stand dynamics. IUFRO Uneven aged silviculture symposium, Corvallis, Oregon.
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