Ruth enjoys investigating how energy flows propagate through marine systems, with a focus on the influence of marine predators such as seabirds. To do this, she uses statistical modelling to combine different types of ecological data, including data on animal movement, demography, physiology, and energetics.

Within LEC REEFS, Ruth’s work aimed to investigate the impacts of rat eradication programmes on tropical seabird nutrient inputs and, ultimately, coral reef ecology.

More recently, Ruth’s research has focused on the movement ecology of seabirds within both tropical and temperate ecosystems.