Course Name

Ecology and Agri-Environmental

Level of study

PhD

Study Mode

Fulltime

Duration

3 Years

Start Term

Country

United Kingdom

City

Reading

Course Subject

Agriculture & Forestry

Course Fees

Inside EU: 4260

Outside EU: 16070

Universities

University of Reading

Description

Students who join our ecology and agri-environment group typically undertake research in one of the following five areas.

1. Impacts of land use and environmental change on biodiversity

Focus on quantifying the impacts of land use change on biodiversity, from field scale through to landscapes and national levels, and also includes impacts of climate change and other environmental drivers.

2. Relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem services

Understanding the mechanistic basis linking biodiversity to ecosystem function to ecosystem services. Research here aims to identify those components of biodiversity, such as species abundance, diversity and functional traits, which affect the delivery of ecosystem services and their resilience to environmental change.

3. Value of ecosystem service provision

Quantifying the economic (and non-economic) values of service provision and the implications this has for policy and local management practice. A primary focus is on quantifying the contribution of various ecosystem services to crop production, and where appropriate monetising this.

4. Development and appraisal of environmental land management policy

Generating relevant evidence bases to underpin policy development, including evaluation of existing policies for land use management, developing indicators and policy evaluation tools.

5. Stakeholder behaviour and decision making by land managers

Understanding the behaviour of farmers and other land managers, as well as consumers, in response to socio-economic drivers and policies, and how this in turn effects land use decisions.

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