Chris Quine, MA, MSc, FICFor, PhD

Head of Centre for Human and Ecological Sciences

Dr Chris Quine studied for a first degree in geography at Cambridge University, followed by a Masters in Forestry at Oxford University, and then joined the Forestry Commission in South Scotland. After five years of forest management he moved to Forest Research, and has since conducted research in silviculture and forest ecology, and obtained a PhD in forest ecology from Edinburgh University. reviously Head of the Ecology Division, he is now Head of the Centre for Human and Ecological Sciences.

Current role

Head of Centre for Human and Ecological Sciences 

Ensures a sound ecological approach is adopted across Forest Research’s remit and that organisational objectives with regard to winning new grants/contracts, working in partnership with other organisations and achieving innovation and scientific excellence are achieved. Additional responsibilities include representation and co-ordination of Forest Research’s facilities and staff as Head of Station at the Northern Research Station (NRS) and active involvement in several research projects.

Current programmes

Assessing and communicating animal disease risks for countryside users
Principal Investigator for this Rural Economy and Land Use Programme (RELU) programme.

Management of roe deer in the peri-urban environment
Examining the interaction of roe deer with people in Scotland’s peri-urban environments.

Recent programmes

Visualisation tools for public participation in the management of landscape change (VISULANDS)
Project Manager of Forest Research involvement and also work package leader for involvement of end users, and for incorporation of landscape change indicators. The project explores the use of visualisation tools for participatory planning of landscape change.

EU LIFE 'Urgent conservation management for the Scottish capercaillie'
Project Manager and lead investigator for monitoring of habitat enhancement.

Affiliations and achievements

• Trustee and member of the projects committee of the Scottish Forestry Trust
• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters
• Member of editorial panel of the OUP journal 'Forestry'
• Founder and Past leader of IUFRO Unit 8.08.02 'Impact of winds on forests'
• Member of Advisory Panel for RERAD P3G Environment - Land Use and Rural Stewardship programme

Research areas

• Interface between ecological and social studies
• Risk communication
• Landscape change indicators
• Forest biodiversity

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Main recent publications

Quine, C.P., and Watts, K. (2009). Successful de-fragmentation of woodland by planting in an agricultural landscape? An assessment based on landscape indicators. Journal of Environmental Management. 90, 251-259.

Brockerhoff, E.G., Jactel, H., Parrotta, J.A., Quine, C.P. and Sayer, J. (2008). Plantation forests and biodiversity: Oxymoron or opportunity? Biodiversity & Conservation 17:925-951.

Quine, C.P., and Malcolm, D.C. (2007). Wind-driven gap development in Birkley Wood, a long-term retention of planted spruce in upland Britain. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37.1787-1796

Quine, C.P., Fuller, R.J., Smith, K. and Grice, P. (2007). Stand level management in British woodlands: consequences for woodland structure and bird populations. Ibis On-line. 149, 161-174

Fuller, R.J., Gaston, K.J., and Quine, C.P. (2007). Living in the edge: British and Irish woodland birds in a European context. Ibis On-line. 149, 53-63.

Fuller, R. J., Smith, K.W., Grice, P.V., Currie, F.A. and Quine, C.P. (2007). Habitat change and woodland birds in Britain: implications for management and future research. Ibis On-line. 149, 261-268.

Brockerhoff, E.G., Jactel, H., Parrotta, J.A., Quine, C.P. and Sayer, J. (2007). Evaluating biodiversity in fragmented landscapes: applications of landscape ecology tools. Information Note 85, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh.

Humphrey, J. W., Quine, C.P. and Watts, K. (2006). The influence of forest and woodland management on biodiversity in Scotland: recent findings and future prospects. Pages 59-75 in R. Davison and C. A. Galbraith, editors. Farming, Forestry and the Natural Heritage: towards a more integrated approach. Scottish Natural Heritage, Edinburgh.

Quine, C.P., and Gardiner, B.A. (2006). Understanding how the interaction of wind and trees results in windthrow, stem breakage and gap formation. Pages 103 – 155 in E. A. Johnson and K. Miyanishi, editors. Plant disturbance ecology: the process and the response. Academic Press (Elsevier), New York.

Quine, C.P., Watts, K., Ray, D. and Humphrey, J.W. (2006). Landscape ecology: emerging approaches for planning and management of forests and woodlands within Britain. Pages 54-61 in Forest Research Annual Report and Accounts: 2004 - 2005. The Stationery Office, Edinburgh.

Bryce, J., Cartmel, S. and Quine, C.P. (2005). Habitat use by red and grey squirrels: results of two recent studies and implications for management. Information Note 74, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh.

Watts, K., Humphrey, J.W., Griffiths, M.W., Quine, C.P. and Ray, D. (2005). Evaluating biodiversity in fragmented forest landscapes: principles. Information Note 73, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh.

Watts, K., Griffiths, M.W., Quine, C.P. and Ray, D. (2005). Towards a Woodland Habitat Network for Wales. Countryside Council for Wales, Bangor.

Quine, C.P., Humphrey, J.W. and Watts, K. (2004). Biodiversity in the UK's forests - recent policy developments and future research challenges. Pages 237-248 in R. Paivanen and A. Franc, editors. Towards the Sustainable Use of Europe's forests - forest ecosystem and landscape research: scientific challenges and opportunities. European Forest Institute, Joensuu.

Quine, C.P. (2004). Integrating indicators of biodiversity into a tool to enhance participatory planning of landscape change: a component of the VisuLands project. Pages 321-324 in Landscape Ecology of trees and forests. IALE UK, Cirencester.

Quine, C.P., Shore, R.C. and Trout, R.C. editors. (2004). Woodland management and woodland mammals - proceedings of a joint Forestry Commission/Mammal Society symposium. Forestry Commission, Edinburgh.

Quine, C.P. (2004). Development of epicormic sprouts on Sitka spruce stems in response to windthrown gap formation, Forestry, 77 225-233.

Quine, C.P. and Freer-Smith, P. (2004). Woodland birds in the UK - report and recommendations, FRCC, Edinburgh

Ruck, B., Kottmeier, C., Mattheck, C., Quine, C.P. and Wilhelm, G., (eds) (2003). Wind effects on trees: proceedings of the international conference, University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, pp. 375

Quine, C.P. (2003). Wind-driven gap formation and expansion in spruce forests of upland Britain, in 'Wind effects on trees' International Conference, Ruck, B., Kottmeier, C., Mattheck, C., Quine, C. P., and Wilhelm, G., Eds., University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, pp. 101-108

Quine, C.P. (2003). Wind as a forest disturbance agent - and its implications for forest landscape patterns at Glen Affric, in The potential of applied landscape ecology to forest design planning, Bell, S., Ed., Forestry Commission, Edinburgh, pp. 55

Pyatt, D.G., Fletcher, J., Rayner, W. and Quine, C.P. (2003). The natural forest mosaic: constructing the landscape pattern of potential woodland types using ESC [for Glen Affric], in The potential of applied landscape ecology to forest design planning, Bell, S., Ed., Forestry Commission, Edinburgh, pp. 47

Moore, J., Mitchell, S.J., Maguire.D.A. and Quine, C.P. (2003). Wind damage in alternative silvicultural systems: review and synthesis of previous studies, in 'Wind effects on trees' International Conference, Ruck, B., Kottmeier, C., Mattheck, C., Quine, C. P., and Wilhelm, G., Eds., University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, pp. 191-198

Humphrey, J.W., Ferris, R. and Quine, C.P. (eds) (2003). Biodiversity in Britain's Planted Forests: Results from the Forestry Commission's Biodiversity Assessment Project, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh, pp. vi + 118

Humphrey, J.W., Newton, A.C., Latham, J., Gray, H., Kirby, K., Poulsom, E. and Quine, C. P.(eds) (2003). The restoration of wooded landscapes, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh, pp. vi+158

Hanson, C., Palutikof, J., Osborn, T., Davies, T., Holt, T. and Quine, C.P. (2003). An integrated assessment of the potential for change in storm activity over Europe: implications for forestry in the UK, in 'Wind effects on trees' International Conference, Ruck, B., Kottmeier, C., Mattheck, C., Quine, C. P., and Wilhelm, G., Eds., University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, pp. 129-136

Gardiner, B.A., Suarez, J. and Quine, C.P. (2003). Development of a GIS-based wind risk system for British forestry, in 'Wind effects on trees' International Conference, Ruck, B., Kottmeier, C., Mattheck, C., Quine, C. P., and Wilhelm, G., Eds., University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, pp. 145-150

Gardiner, B.A. and Quine, C.P. (2003). Understanding wind damage to trees as an ecological disturbance: the British experience, in Biomechanics, Michigan

Foody, G.M., Jackson, R.G. and Quine, C.P. (2003). Potential improvements in the characterization of forest canopy gaps caused by windthrow using fine spatial resolution multispectral data: comparing hard and soft classification techniques, Forest Science, 49, 444

Quine, C.P., Humphrey, J.W., Purdy, K. and Ray, D. (2002). An approach to predicting the potential forest composition and disturbance regime for a highly modified landscape: a pilot study of Strathdon in the Scottish Highlands, Silva Fennica, 36, 233

Trout, R.C., Quine, C.P., Dugan, D. and Summers, R.W. (2001). Alternative deer fences in core capercaillie and black grouse habitats, Forestry Commission Highland and Islands Conservancy, Dornoch

Towers, W., McKeen, M., Hester, A.J., Malcolm, A., Ray, D., Quine, C.P., Gray, H. and Stone, D. (2001). A preliminary comparison of outputs from the Ecological Site Classification (ESC) and the Native Woodland Model (NWM), Scottish Natural Heritage, Edinburgh

Quine, C.P. (2001). A preliminary survey of regeneration of Sitka spruce in wind-formed gaps in British planted forests, Forest Ecology and Management, 151, 37

Humphrey, J.W. and Quine, C.P. (2001). Sitka spruce plantations in Scotland: friend or foe to biodiversity?, Glasgow Naturalist, 23, 66

Ruel, J.-C., Quine, C.P., Meunier, S. and Suárez, J.C. (2000). Estimating windthrow risk in balsam fir stands with the ForestGales model, For. Chron., 76, 329

Quine, C.P. (2000). Estimation of mean wind climate and probability of strong winds from assessments of relative windiness, Forestry, 73, 247

Peltola, H., Gardiner, B., Kellomäki, S., Kolstrom, T., Lässig, R., Moore, J., Quine.C. and Ruel, J.-C. (eds) (2000). Wind and other abiotic risks to forests, in Forest Ecology and Management Volume 135

Moore, J. and Quine, C.P. (2000). A comparison of the relative risk of wind damage to planted forests in Border Forest Park, Great Britain, and the Central North Island, New Zealand, Forest Ecology and Management, 135, 345-351

Miller, D.R., Quine, C.P. and Hadley, W. (2000). An investigation of the potential of digital photogrammetry to provide measurements of forest characteristics and abiotic damage, Forest Ecology and Management, 135, 279-288

Jackson, R.G., Foody, G.M. and Quine, C.P. (2000). Characterising windthrown gaps from fine spatial resolution remotely sensed data, Forest Ecology and Management, 135, 253-259

Gardiner, B.A. and Quine, C.P. (2000). Management of forests to reduce the risk of abiotic damage - a review with particular reference to the effects of strong winds, Forest Ecology and Management, 135, 261-273

Ferris, R., Purdy, K., Humphrey, J.W. and Quine, C.P. (2000). An introduction to new landscape ecology research in British forests., Forestry Commission

Dunham, R., Gardiner, B., Quine, C. and Suárez, J. (2000). ForestGALES: a PC-based wind risk model for British forests - User's Guide, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh

Suárez, J C., Gardiner, B.A. and Quine, C.P. (1999). A comparison of three methods for predicting wind speeds in complex forested terrain, Meteorological Applications, 6, 1

Quine, C.P., Humphrey, J.W. and Ferris, R. (1999). Should the wind disturbance patterns observed in natural forests be mimicked in planted forests in the British uplands?, Forestry, 72, 337

Quine, C.P. and Gardiner, B.A. (1998). FORESTGALES - replacing the Windthrow Hazard Classification, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh, pp. 26

Quine, C.P. (1998). Strong winds forecast! A job for you and the new windthrow risk model FORESTGALES, Forestry  and British Timber, February, 12

Quine, C.P. and Bell, P.D. (1998). Monitoring of windthrow occurrence and progression in spruce forests in Britain., Forestry, 71, 87

Quine, C.P. and White, I.M.S. (1998). The potential of distance-limited topex in the prediction of site windiness, Forestry, 71, 325

Hale, S.E., Quine, C.P. and Suárez, J.C. (1998). Climatic conditions associated with treelines of Scots Pine and Birch in Highland Scotland, Scottish Forestry, 52, 70

Quine, C.P. and Sharpe, A.L. (1997). Evaluation of exposure and the effectiveness of shelterbelts on the Western and Northern isles of Scotland., Scottish Forestry, 51, 210

Quine, C.P., Mackie, A.L. and Bell, P.D. (1997). In the woods with GPS, Mapping Awareness, 11, 28

Nykänen, M.-L., Peltola, H., Quine, C.P., Kellomäki, S. and Broadgate, M. (1997). Factors affecting snow damage of trees with particular reference to European conditions, Silva Fennica, 31, 192

Miller, D., Quine, C.P. and Broadgate, M. (1997). The application of digital photogrammetry for monitoring forest stands, in Applications of Remote Sensing in European Forest Monitoring, Kennedy, P., Ed., EUR 17685, Vienna, October 14-16 1996., pp. 57

Quine, C.P. and Humphrey, J.W. (1996). The potential role of wind in contributing to the floral and structural diversity of planted coniferous forests in Britain, in The Spatial Dynamics of Biodiversity: towards an understanding of spatial patterns and processes in the landscape. (Proceedings of the fifth annual conference of IALE UK, University of Stirling, 9-12 September 1996), I.A.Simpson, and P.Dennis, Eds., IALE UK, pp. 183

Quine, C.P. (1996). The chance of a windfall., Forestry and British Timber,, August 1996, 17

Quine, C.P. (1996). The role of wind as disturbance in planted coniferous forests in Britain., in Second International workshop on disturbance dynamics in the boreal forest., Vol. Abstracts, Bergeron, Y., and Frisque, G., Eds., Universite du Quebec,, Rouyn-Noranda., pp. 201

Mackie, A.L., Bell, P.D. and Quine, C.P. (1996). Where on earth are we with GPS?, Forestry and British Timber, 25, 39

Quine, C.P., Coutts, M.P., Gardiner, B.A. and Pyatt, D.G. (1995). Forests and wind: management to minimise damage, HMSO, London, pp. 24

Quine, C.P. (1995). Assessing the risk of wind damage to forests: practice and pitfalls, in Wind and Trees, Coutts, M. P., and Grace, J., Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 379

Mason, W.L. and Quine, C.P. (1995). Silvicultural possibilities for increasing structural diversity in British spruce forests: the case of Kielder forest., Forest Ecology and Management, 79(1/2), 13

Hannah, P., Palutikof, J.P. and Quine, C.P. (1995). Predicting windspeeds for forest areas in complex terrain, in Wind and Trees, Coutts, M. P., and Grace, J., Eds., Cambridge University Press, pp. 113

Bell, P.D., Quine, C.P. and Wright, J.A. (1995). The use of digital terrain models to calculate windiness scores for the windthrow hazard classification., Scottish Forestry, 49, 217

Quine, C.P. and Gardiner, B.A. (1994). Could irregular forests be the stable alternative?, Continuous Cover Forestry Group Newsletter, 6, 3

Quine, C.P. and Bell, P.D. (1994). Digital terrain models in windthrow research., Forestry and British Timber,, May 1994, 28

Quine, C.P. (1994). Windthrow - classified information., Timber Grower, 130, 23

Quine, C.P., and White, I. M. S. (1994). Using the relationship between rate of tatter and topographic variables to predict site windiness in upland Britain., Forestry, 67, 245

Quine, C.P. (1994). An improved understanding of windthrow - moving from hazard towards risk, in Forestry Commission Research Information Note, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh, pp. 6

Gardiner, B.A. and Quine, C.P. (1994). Wind damage to forests, Biomimetics, 2, 139

Wright, J.A. and Quine, C.P. (1993). The use of a geographical information system to investigate storm damage to trees at Wykeham Forest, North Yorkshire., Scottish Forestry, 47, 166

Quine, C.P. and Wright, J.A. (1993). The effects of the revised windiness scores on the calculation and distribution of windthrow hazard classes, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh

Quine, C.P. and White, I.M.S. (1993). Revised windiness scores for the windthrow hazard classification: the revised scoring method, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh, pp. 6

Quine, C.P. (1992). Windthrow as a constraint on silviculture., in Whither Silviculture, Vol. Proceedings of the ICF Wales and Marches Region Discussion Meeting, R.E. Stumbles, Ed., pp. 21

Quine, C.P. and Gardiner, B.A. (1992). Incorporating the threat of windthrow into forest design plans., Forestry Commission Research Division, Farnham

Hannah, P., Palutikof, J.P. and Quine, C.P. (1992). The use of statistical modelling techniques in the prediction of windspeed time-series., in Wind Energy Conversion 1992.  Proceedings of the 14th British Wind Energy Association Conference., Clayton, B. R., Ed., Mechanical Engineering Publications Ltd, London, Nottingham, pp. 267

Gardiner, B.A., Quine, C.P., Hannah, P. and Inglis, D.W.F. (1992). Airflow over complex terrain in the West of Scotland, in European Geophysical Society XVII Assembly, Vol. Poster, Edinburgh

Quine, C.P. and Burnand, A.C. (1991). Early growth and root architecture of Sitka spruce in relation to cultivation of a peaty ironpan afforestation site., Scottish Forestry,, 45, 175

Quine, C.P. Burnand, A.C., Coutts, M.P. and Reynard, B.R. (1991). Effects of mounds and stumps on the root architecture of Sitka spruce on a peaty gley restocking site., Forestry, 64, 385

Quine, C.P. and Miller, K.F. (1991). Windthrow - A factor in the choice of Silvicultural Systems., in Institute of Chartered Foresters Discussion meeting Published in , Ed., Vol. Proceedings, P. Gordon, Ed., ICF, York, pp. 71

Quine, C.P. and Burnand, A.C. (1991). Early growth and root architecture of Sitka spruce in relation to cultivation of a peaty ironpan afforestation site., Scottish Forestry,, 45, 175

Quine, C.P. and Gardiner, B.A. (1991). Storm damage to forests: an abiotic threat with global occurrence, in Tenth World Forestry Congress, Vol. 2, Paris, pp. 339

Quine, C.P. (1991). Recent storm damage to trees and woodlands in southern Britain, in Research for Practical Arboriculture, Forestry Commission Bulletin 93, Vol. Forestry Commission Bulletin 93, Hodge, S. J., Ed., HMSO, London, pp. 83

Prest, G.I., Quine, C.P. and Cameron, A.D. (1991). Windthrow of five year old Sitka spruce on an upland restocking site., Scottish Forestry, 45, 120

Hannah, P., Palutikof, J.P., Quine, C.P. and Guo, X. (1991). Reconstruction of windspeed time series in complex terrain.  In Wind Energy Conversion 1991., in 13th British Wind Energy Association, Quarton, D. C., and Fenton, V. C., Eds., Mechanical Engineering Publications Ltd, London, Swansea, pp. 281

Quine, C.P. (1990). Planting at stump - preliminary evidence of its effect on root architecture and tree stability., Forestry Commission

Quine, C.P. and Reynard, B.R. (1990).  A new series of windthrow monitoring areas in upland Britain, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh, pp. 11

Quine, C.P. (1989). Topographical exposure in forestry; letter to the Editor., Weather, 44, 267

Quine, C.P., Gardiner, B.A. and Hill, M.K., (1989). Measurements of wind climate in upland Britain., in International Conference on Mountain Meteorology and ALPEX,, Vol. preprints, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Quine, C.P. (1988). Damage to trees and woodlands in the storm of 15-16 October 1987, Weather, 43, 114

Miller, K.F., Quine, C.P. and Hunt, J. (1987). The assessment of wind exposure for forestry in upland Britain., Forestry, 60, 179