School of Environmental & Natural Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy
Acclimation of cotton (Gossypium) to abiotic stress
Author: Armeanu, K., 2003Supervisor: Gorham, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Acetamiprid in the environment : The impact of commercial neonicotinoid formulations on soil function and ecology
Author: Potts, J., 14 Dec 2022Supervisor: Cross, P. (Supervisor), Jones, D. (Supervisor), Pywell, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Acidophilic sulphate reducing bacteria : candidates for bioremediation of acid mine drainage pollution.
Author: Sen, A., Feb 2001Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Advancing knowledge of microbiallymediated lignocellulose degradation in soil using metagenomics and high-throughput in situ cultivation
Author: Fidler, D., 7 Aug 2023Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor), McDonald, J. (Supervisor) & Griffiths, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Advancing mitogenomics : a case study in the Araneae
Author: Briscoe, A., 22 Aug 2013Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
African bamboos: an appraisal with special reference to Oxytenanthera abyssinica, the savanna bamboo
Author: Inada, T., 2004Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Agroforestry in the buffer zone of Uganda's Budongo Forest.
Author: Kasolo, W. K., Jan 2005Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Alginate from brown seaweeds: extraction, characterisation, modification and the studies on its applications for hydrogels
Author: Alshareef, S. A., 14 Oct 2019Supervisor: Tai, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Aluminium tolerance in Brachiaria decumbens and Brachiaria ruzizenis
Author: Grundy, S., 2003Supervisor: Godbold, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Amino Acid Substituted Guanidines as Organocatalysts
Author: Al-Taie, Z., 8 Oct 2019Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Amperometric biosensors for the detection of explosives
Author: Gwenin, C., Feb 2006Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An ecological study of Chaetogaster limnaei( von Baer)
Author: Gruffydd, L. D., Apr 1963Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An economic appraisal of forestry and the forest industries of Greece 1950-1990.
Author: Sakkas, G. A., Jan 1979Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An economic approach to assessing the value of recreation with special reference to forest areas.
Author: Christensen, J. B., Dec 1985Supervisor: Price, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An economic evaluation of agroforestry, forestry and agriculture projects in Orissa, India : with particular reference to financial profitability and basic needs fulfilment.
Author: Singh, J. P., Sept 1995Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An evaluation of perennial mobile green manures for climate change mitigation in agriculture
Author: Ward, C., 23 Feb 2020Supervisor: Hill, P. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An experimental study on the migration of the African armyworm moth, Spodoptera exempta (Walker) (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae).
Author: Parker, W. E., Sept 1983Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An in vitro and in vivo study of the mechanical stress-controlling region of the extA extensin gene promoter from Brassica napus.
Author: Thomson, H., 2003Supervisor: Shirsat, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An integrated meteorological / hydrological model for the Mawddach catchment, North Wales
Author: Hall, G., Sept 2008Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An investigation into cis and trans acting factors that may influence genomic rearrangements in the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Author: Ramayah, S., Apr 2008Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An investigation of the process of microbial decomposition and the ‘enzymic latch’ mechanism in coastal wetland ecosystems
Author: Dasat, G., 2018Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Anaerobic digestion : its potential to improve the economic and environmental performance of organic farming systems
Author: Walsh, J., 27 Jul 2013Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Analysing the water-energy nexus: Benchmarking efficiency in water services
Author: Walker, N., 16 Aug 2021Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Styles, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Analysis of Options by Context for Scaling Agroforestry in Northwest Vietnam
Author: Nguyen, M. P., 6 Jul 2020Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor) & Pagella, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Analysis of biodiversity and soil C storage in the south Konkan coast of Maharashtra (India)
Author: Gadekar, K., Jan 2012Supervisor: Godbold, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Analysis of human germ lines genes for clinical applications
Author: Alharbi, A., Jan 2017Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Analysis of stem cell genome stability and cancer-associated developmental programmes
Author: Al-Zeer, K., Jan 2011Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Analysis of the Relationship between Pluripotency and DNA Damage Tolerance Recombination in Mammalian Stem Cells
Author: Abdul Jaleel, R., 13 Jun 2014Supervisor: Wakeman, J. (Supervisor) & Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Analysis of triglycerides using quantitative NMR techniques
Author: Dean, R., Apr 2007Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Anisotropic Magnetic Nanoparticles as Reporters in a Magneto-optic Biodiagnostic System
Author: Armstrong, O., 7 Jul 2020Supervisor: Prabhakar, J. T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Anti-atherogenic effects of Schistosoma mansoni infection : modulation of host platelets and serum cholesterol
Author: Stanley, R. G., 2003Supervisor: Doenhoff, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Applications of modified plant extracts in controlling parasites
Author: Ahmad, N. A., 2013Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Appraising farm business financial performance indicators.
Author: Florey, B. H. W., Mar 2005Supervisor: Bright, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Approaches for spacially explicit negotiation of impacts of land use change on ecosystem services
Author: Pagella, T. F., Oct 2011Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Approaches to methylcyclopropanes and a new route to methylenecyclopropanes
Author: Mohammed, H. M., Jul 2004Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Approaches to single enantiomers of cyclopropanes
Author: Bromley, G., 2003Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Approaches to the synthesis of guanidine containing natural products
Author: Buck, M., Jan 2017Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Are we learning? : strengthening local people's capacities to facilitate the recuperation of degraded pasture lands in Central America
Author: Bautista Solis, P., Jan 2012Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Aspects of the economics of transformation : harvesting productivity, a case study of different intervention types in the conversion of Welsh sitka spruce to continuous cover forestry
Author: Price, M., Jan 2007Supervisor: Price, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Assessing and sentencing illegal behaviours in conservation
Author: St John, F. A. V., Jan 2012Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Assessing high resolution climate data to inform landscape management of climate risk at different scales.: Environmental Science
Author: Watts, L., 2 Jun 2023Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Assessing landscape-scale patterns of activity and habitat-use by fallow deer (Dama dama) in the Elwy Valley region of North Wales, UK
Author: Barton, O., 6 Mar 2023Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor), Cordes, L. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Assessing the impacts of organic farming on domestic and exporting smallholder farming households in Tanzania : a comparative analysis
Author: Mamuya, B., Jan 2011Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Assessing the role of DON in semi natural and agricultural ecosystems
Author: Willett, V. B., Mar 2004Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Assessment of surface water quality and quantity in Great Zab river catchment, in the Kurdish region of Iraq
Author: Ismaiel, I. A., 2018Supervisor: Bird, G. (Supervisor) & McDonald, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Assessment of water use efficiency in the flumen irrigation district, Aragon, Spain, through remote sensing and meteorological data: Repercussions and possibilities of new actions to improve water management strategies.
Author: Hernandez, J. G. R., Mar 2005Supervisor: Cratchley, R. (External person) (Supervisor), Kay, J. (External person) (Supervisor), Hollington, P. (Supervisor), Isern, J. H. (External person) (Supervisor) & Mora, R. D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Balanites aegyptiaca: A resource for Improving Nutrition and Income of Dryland Communities in Uganda
Author: Okia, C., Jan 2010Supervisor: Teklehaimanot, Z. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Basic needs analysis of participants in social forestry projects in north-west Bangladesh.
Author: Akhter, S., Jan 2001Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Behaviour of endocrine disrupting chemicals and nitrate in the environment
Author: Lucas, S., Jul 2008Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Behind enemy lines: investigating suppression & coexistence between sympatric carnivores in Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
Author: Haswell, P., 7 May 2019Supervisor: Hayward, M. W. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Beyond carbon accounting: A landscape perspective on measuring and monitoring tropical forest degradation
Author: Morales Barquero, L., Jan 2015Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor) & Klein, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Bioactive carbohydrates: isolation, synthesis and conjugation
Author: Shan, Y., Oct 2011Supervisor: Lahmann, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Biodiversity and stress response to extremophilic prokaryotes isolated from the Escondida Copper Mine, Chile
Author: Galleguillos Pérez, P., Jan 2011Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Biodiversity, ecosystem function and ecosystem service provision in saltmarsh and sand dune grasslands
Author: Ford, H., Jan 2012Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Biogeochemical Implications of Plant-Soil Interactions in Peatland Ecosystems
Author: Bonnett, S. A. F., Aug 2005Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Biology of interspecies Wolbachia infections
Author: Srimurni K., E., Apr 2003Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Biomass production, nutrients and root characteristics of fallow species and the utilization of its biomass as a phosphorus source for the common bean (phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Author: Jorge Mustonen, P. S., Dec 2005Supervisor: Godbold, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Bioreduction : an alternative strategy for storing fallen stock prior to disposal
Author: Gwyther, C., Jan 2012Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Bioremediation of poly-aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contaminated soil by co-composting
Author: Loick, N., Dec 2008Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Biosystematic and cytological studies of mosses and liverworts.
Author: Abderrahman, S. M. M., Dec 1981Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Biotic and abiotic control of microbial community structure and activity in forest soils
Author: Gunina, A., Jan 2017Supervisor: Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Birds using a contemporary neotropical landscape: the effects of forest fragmentation and agricultural landscape structure on neotropical birds
Author: Taylor, R. C., Jun 2006Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Calcareous algae of the silurian of the Welsh border
Author: Green, H., Apr 1959Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Can a woodland activity programme benefit participant wellbeing and change the way they use woods?
Author: Gittins, H., 2021Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor), Wynne-Jones, S. (Supervisor) & Dandy, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Carbon Allocation in Barley Plants
Author: Farrar, S., 1985Supervisor: Farrar, J. F. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Carbon and economic performance of coffee agroforestry systems in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Author: Noponen, M., Jan 2012Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Carbon dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems
Author: Glanville, H. C., Sept 2012Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Carbon storage in Orchards
Author: Anthony, R., 4 Nov 2013Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Catchment Influences on Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentration and Character; Implications for Potable Water Treatment and Trihalomethane Control
Author: Gough, R., 21 Apr 2014Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Cation Profiling in Normal Nasal Mucus
Author: Hudson, E., 21 Sept 2021Supervisor: Murphy, L. (Supervisor) & Hill, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of Hg-containing dental amalgam; a synergy between experiment and density functional theory
Author: Ardalan, S., May 2009Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of a novel role for the cancer-associated protein Translin in the regulation of genome stability
Author: Althagafi, H., 14 Jul 2020Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of genes encoding peritrophins from the peritrophic matrix of Diptera : Drosophila and Glossina.
Author: Perkin, S. A. H., 2004Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of human PRDM9 and TEX19 as potential oncogenic cancer testis genes
Author: Alsulami, A., 8 Jun 2020Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of human TDRD12 and LKAAEAR1 as potential oncogenic cancer testis antigen genes with clinical potential
Author: Alsulami, M., 22 Feb 2019Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of non-metal cation polyborate salts and silicate solutions
Author: Timmis, J. L., Dec 2011Supervisor: Beckett, M. A. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of novel genome regulation functions of the cancer-associated proteins Translin and Trax
Author: Alzahrani, O., Jan 2018Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of the acetate non-utilising mutant 1 of Arabidopsis.
Author: Turner, J. E., Sept 2003Supervisor: Hooks, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of the interactions between amino acid derivatives and phenolic compounds
Author: Foley, M. K., Feb 2007Supervisor: Croft, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characteristics of cultivated Calamus Manan grown under rubber tree canopy and the properties of acetylated rattan
Author: Hamid, N. H., 2010Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor) & Hill, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Characterizing the mechanical properties and behaviour of Gigantochloa scortechinii for structural applications
Author: Husain, H., Jul 2004Supervisor: Breese, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Chemical modification of rubberwood (Hevea Brasiliensis Muell. Arg) with acetic anhydride and hexanoic anhydride
Author: Karim, S. R. A., Dec 2007Supervisor: Hill, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Climate change and Welsh catchments: Implications for hydrological regime, water quality and water abstraction
Author: Dallison, R., 2021Supervisor: Patil, S. (Supervisor) & Williams, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Climate change and dissolved organic carbon : impacts on drinking water supplies
Author: Jones, T., Jan 2006Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Co-production of knowledge with Indigenous peoples for UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Higaonon Food Ethnobotany, and a discovery of a new Begonia species in Mindanao, Philippines
Author: Buenavista, D., 30 Jun 2021Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Mollee, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Cobalt(III), Copper(II), and Nickel(II) coordination compounds as cations in Polyborate Chemistry
Author: Altahan, M., Jan 2017Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Combinatorial, heterocyclic and guanidine chemistry
Author: Jones, L., Nov 2005Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor) & Baird, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Combined dual wavelength interferometer and laser scattering monitor for multi-wafer MOCVD
Author: Bäckström, C. O., Sept 2004Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Combining local and scientific knowledge about tree fodder evaluation and management in the hills of Nepal
Author: Subba, D. B., Aug 2004Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Combining the use of accelerometry and GPS to measure free-flight performance in homing pigeons (Columbia livia)
Author: Tyson, E., 1 Jun 2013Supervisor: Whiteley, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Community-scale viral ecology of agricultural soils and implications for biosolids disposal, wastewater treatment and public health
Author: Hillary, L., 31 Aug 2022Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Comparative Genomics of the Human Follicle Mite Demodex Folliculorum
Author: Jan, A., 30 Jul 2019Supervisor: Braig, H. R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Comparative Phylogeography and species delimitation of the Arabian Peninsula lizards
Author: Almutairi, M., 15 Aug 2014Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Comparative morphologies and life histories amongst montane tree species in north-western Argentina
Author: Easdale, T. A., Jan 2006Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Comparative physicochemical characterisation of thermally modified wood
Author: González Peña, M., Jan 2007Supervisor: Breese, M. (Supervisor) & Hale, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Comparative studies in the pathology of radiomimetic conditions
Author: Mason, J., Sept 1965Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Comparison of breeding strategies to improve salt tolerance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).
Author: Ahsan, M., Jan 1996Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Comparison of nitrogen losses associated with sheep excreta deposition on temperate lowland and upland grassland soils
Author: Mancia, A., 17 Apr 2023Supervisor: Chadwick, D. (Supervisor), Krol, D. J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Waters, S. M. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Compatibilisation of natural fibres for use in polypropylene matrix composites
Author: Spear, M., 2002Supervisor: Hill, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Competitive interactions between Coffea arabica L. and fast-growing timber shade trees
Author: van Kanten, R. F., Jun 2003Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy