The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
Science
Dr Robert Dunn
ECOLOGIST
Net Zero and Resilient Farming
PUBLICATIONS
Email
robert.dunn@rothamsted.ac.uk
Location
North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB
Tel
+44 (0) 1837 512 327
Professional Platforms
ResearchGate
Associated Websites
Biography
Robert's main research area involves reducing the negative impact of agricultural practices on the wider environment. He has expertise in recording plant diversity, and has worked on projects aiming to enhance or restore diversity to grassland pastures. Robert also has expertise in examining the chemical and physical parameters of soil, measuring hydrological outputs and their associated chemical parameters in run-off from agricultural land and the measurement of greenhouse gases using both manual and automated systems.
Science Projects
- Impacts of different vegetation in riparian buffer strips on hydrology and water quality
Awards
- 2000 - BSc (Hons) Ecology, Lancaster University
- 2001 - MSc Vegetation Survey & Assessment, University of Reading
- 2005 - PhD Plant ecology, Lancaster University