School of Environmental & Natural Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring Relationships Between Catchment Dissolved Organic Matter Characteristics and the Formation of Disinfection Byproducts.
Author: Hopes, M., 27 Feb 2019Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Holliman, P. (Supervisor) & Freeman, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring novel techniques to quantify habitat use, diet, and ecological effects of deer, with a focus on fallow deer (Dama dama) in the Elwy Valley, North Wales
Author: Gresham, A., 11 Aug 2023Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor), Healey, J. (Supervisor), Eichhorn, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Creer, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring payments for ecosystem services in the context of native tree planting in Lebanon
Author: Sarkissian, A., Jan 2015Supervisor: Hockley, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring real and hypothetical impacts of community-based conservation interventions
Author: Lewis, A. R., 25 Feb 2019Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor), Gibbons, J. M. (Supervisor) & Young, R. P. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring the agronomic and environmental effects of herbal leys on lowland sheep production
Author: Cooledge, E., 5 Apr 2024Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring the application of remote sensing to the monitoring of continuous cover forestry
Author: Stoddart, J., 29 Apr 2024Supervisor: Valbuena, R. (Supervisor), Suarez-Minguez, J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Rayment, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring the biodiversity of the lakes of the Malay Archipelago using environmental DNA metabarcoding
Author: Evans, A., 4 Jun 2019Supervisor: De Bruyn, M. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Carvalho, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring the mismatch between policy objectives and outcomes in Participatory Forest Management in Tanzania
Author: Magessa, K., 7 Sept 2020Supervisor: Hockley, N. (Supervisor) & Wynne-Jones, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring the potential of sound management of forest and tree resources on cattle farms located in tropical dry forest of Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Author: Flores Lopez, J. C., Jan 2006Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Extraction of Frankincense Resins
Author: Mitchell, J., 13 Sept 2021Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Factors affecting the early growth and form of Fraxinus excelsior L. in Britain
Author: Kerr, G., 2002Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Factors affecting the enhancement of Acacia hybrid particleboard
Author: Misran, S., Jan 2011Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Factors affecting variation in forest community characteristics and leaf-litter decomposition in tropical montane forest of Chiapas, Mexico: a functional ecology approach
Author: Bolom-Ton, F., Jan 2016Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor) & Finegan, B. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Farmers' ecological and agronomic knowledge about the management of multistrata cocoa systems in Southern Cameroon.
Author: Nomo, B., Mar 2005Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Farmers' knowledge and the development of complex agroforestry practices in Sri Lanka.
Author: Hitinayake, H. M. G. S. B., Apr 1996Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Farmers, ecological knowledge about the management and use of farmland tree fodder resources in the mid-hills of eastern Nepal
Author: Thapa, B., Oct 1994Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Feasibility of soil amendments and ryegrass in circum-neutral and acidic mine tailings remediation
Author: Irhema, S. I. S., 16 Apr 2019Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Bird, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Fine chemicals from cashew nut shell liquid
Author: Braganca, R., 2019Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Tomkinson, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Fisheries-induced evolution : a genetic approach using selection experiments on Poecilia reticulata
Author: Van Wijk, S., Jan 2011Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Food Experiences and Place-Making: An Exploration of the North Wales Foodscape
Author: Jones, R., 13 Jun 2023Supervisor: Lane, E. (Supervisor) & Pierce, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Forest conservation, expansion, restoration and management in a national park : modelling ecology, suitability, biodiversity priorities, temporal and climate change using GIS and spatial data
Author: Gkaraveli, A. G., Aug 2002Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Forest recreation use patterns user behaviour and recreational value in Malaysia.
Author: Sabri, W. M. W., Nov 1987Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Forestry policy: hindsight, forethought and foresight
Author: Dauncey, A., Jan 2016Supervisor: Price, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Fragmented forests in South-West Ethiopia : impacts of land-use change on plant species composition and priorities for future conservation
Author: Daye, D., Jan 2012Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
From history to heritage : using a company's past to guide its future
Author: Smith, P., 4 Jun 2013Supervisor: Pierce, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
From morphology to microbiome: common garden studies in wild, farmed and hybrid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
Author: Perry, W., 12 Aug 2020Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor), Glover, K. A. (External person) (Supervisor), Solberg, M. F. (External person) (Supervisor), Llewellyn, M. (Supervisor) & Taylor, M. I. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
From volcanic ash to allophanic dust : : understanding phosphorous behaviour in Dominican soils
Author: Casimir, A., Jan 2015Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Fuel, feed and fibre: consequential life cycle assessment of novel miscanthus value chains
Author: Yesufu, J., 28 May 2019Supervisor: Styles, D. (Supervisor) & Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Function of cancer associated protein translin
Author: Al-Shehri, Z., Jan 2012Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Functional analysis of the cancer-associated proteins Translin and Trax reveal a novel function in genome stability control
Author: Alahmadi, H. A. S., 6 Jul 2020Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Functional characterisation of SPO11 in human cancer cells
Author: Althobaiti, F., Jan 2017Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Functional landscape connectivity models in applied conservation: spatio-temporal variability, on-ground validation and application for African elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Author: Osipova, L., 17 Jun 2019Supervisor: Hayward, M. (Supervisor) & Balkenhol, N. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Functional molecular wires and devices
Author: Wierzchowiec, P., 2008Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Functional molecular wires from self-assembled films
Author: Williams, A. T., 2012Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Gas-sensitive resistors for detection of nitroaromatics
Author: Jones, B. J. S., 2004Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Gene expression, exchange and distribution of salicylate 1-hydroxylase genes in Acinetobacter species
Author: Kay, C. M., Sept 2005Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Generating carbon credits through application of the enzymic latch mechanism in peatland carbon sequestration
Author: Dunn, C., 17 Jan 2014Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic analysis of production, fertility and health traits of dairy cows.
Author: Pirzada, R. H., Sept 2001Supervisor: Ap Dewi, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic and environmental factors in the migration of the African armyworm moth, Spodoptera exempta (Walker) (Lepidoptera :Noctuidae).
Author: Woodrow, K. P., Sept 1987Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic and phenotypic variation in two marine bryozoans.
Author: Goldson, A. J., Sept 1998Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic aspects of a small scale honeybee breeding program
Author: Williams, I., 6 Dec 2013Supervisor: Malhotra, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic diversity study in landraces of rice (Oryza sativa L.) by agro-morphological characters and microsatellite DNA markers
Author: Bajracharya, J., 2003Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic resources and selection methods for drought and salinity resistance in durum wheat
Author: Pecetti, L., Mar 1994Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic variation in field emergence and related traits in naked and covered spring barley
Author: Keerio, M., Jan 2012Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic variation of Castanea sativa Mill
Author: Buck, E. J., Mar 2006Supervisor: Cahalan, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic variation of juglans regia L.
Author: Thakur, A., Mar 2006Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Genome-wide analysis of topoisomerase removal after campothecin treatment in the context of replication and transcription
Author: Ashour Garrido, K., 30 Jun 2015Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genomic Tools for Conservation and Management of Manta and Devil Rays (Mobula Spp.)
Author: Hosegood, J., 25 Feb 2020Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor), Ogden, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & De Bruyn, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genomic analysis of bacterial species associated with Acute Oak Decline
Author: Doonan, J., Jan 2016Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor) & Golyshin, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genomic analysis of shifts in life history traits in the Trinidadian guppy, Poecilia reticulata
Author: Perry, H., Jan 2015Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor) & Taylor, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Genotype, environment and disease resistance in hill sheep
Author: Pritchard, T. C., 2006Supervisor: Cahalan, C. (Supervisor) & Ap Dewi, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Geochemical and mineralogical studies of the weathering of Silurian argillaceous rocks
Author: Chapman, P., Sept 1986Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Glycinebetaine accumulation in cotton
Author: Shafi, Y., Mar 2002Supervisor: Gorham, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Greenhouse gas flux response to restoration management in UK lowland peatlands
Author: Brown, E., Jan 2017Supervisor: Evans, C. (Supervisor), Smith, A. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Ground level ozone and wheat: an exploration of effects on yield, interactions with nitrogen, and potential sources of sensitivity and tolerance
Author: Brewster, C., 1 Jun 2023Supervisor: Hayes, F. (External person) (Supervisor) & Fenner, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Growth and characterisation of functional molecular wires
Author: Barnes, S. A., 2012Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Growth and inter-specific interactions in young silvopastoral systems with native timber trees in the dry tropics of Costa Rica
Author: Castaneda, H. J. A., Mar 2007Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Growth and physiology of spring wheat under saline conditions.
Author: Iqbal, R. M., Jan 1992Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Guanidine glycomimetics
Author: Jones, I. V., 2012Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Gum Arabic studies in Tanzania: Production, utilization and economic potentials.
Author: Makonda, F. B. S., Nov 2003Supervisor: Bright, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Haemanthamine, zephycandidine and quorum sensing N-Acyl homoserine lactones
Author: Tibble-Howlings, J., 30 Sept 2021Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
High value products from unused, indigenous plants
Author: Preskett, D., Sept 2007Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Holocene environmental and pedogenic history of the Hiraethog Moors, Clwyd
Author: Lascelles, D. B., Jan 1995Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Hormonal control of growth and reproduction in crabs
Author: Withers, P., Jul 2000Supervisor: Webster, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
How ‘local’ is local knowledge?: the role of local knowledge in implementing locally appropriate land restoration interventions
Author: Kuria, A., 3 Jun 2019Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor) & Pagella, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Hydrocarbon-degradation by bacteria from Antarctica
Author: Stallwood, B., Jun 2003Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Hydrology and dune slack habitat: in-depth assessment of the relationship between hydrological regime and plant communities
Author: van Willegen, L., 18 Apr 2024Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, L. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Hydrophilic Copolymers from Multi-Vinyl Monomers via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerisation for Hydrogel Applications
Author: Tochwin, A., Jan 2016Supervisor: Tai, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification and analysis of DNA repair pathways that contribute to the survival of cells after nucleoside analogue treatment in Schizossacharomyces pombe
Author: Gasasira Uwamahoro, M., 5 Jul 2013Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification and characterisation of novel cancer testis antigens in human cancer cells
Author: Alsiwiehri, N., Jan 2017Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification and functional characterisation of germ line genes in human cancer cells
Author: Aldeailej, I., 15 Oct 2013Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification and functional characterisation of potential novel cancer-testis genes in human cancer cells
Author: Almatrafi, A., 16 Dec 2014Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification and testing of enzymes and prodrugs for use in directed enzyme prodrug therapy strategies for the treatment of cancer
Author: Ball, P., 2019Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification of Novel Human Cancer-Testis-Antigen Genes in Cancers
Author: Almutairi, M., 8 Sept 2014Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification of novel MARK3 substrates and upstream regulators
Author: Michael, E., Apr 2009Supervisor: Muller, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identification, Ecology and Function of Armillaria species on oak trees in the Forest of Dean
Author: Diggens, M., 23 Sept 2020Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor), Hale, M. (Supervisor) & Denman, S. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Identifying and overcoming some key limiting factors in agricultural systems to foster rural social and economic stability in the Northwest department of Haiti
Author: Lemma, T., Aug 2001Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Immune responses in the blood-feeding insect Stomoxys calcitrans.
Author: Qureshi, T. A., Oct 2000Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Immunobiology of Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck).
Author: Malham, S. K., Jan 1996Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Impact of Land Use Change and Climate Variability on Watershed Hydrology in the Mara River Basin, East Africa
Author: Mwangi, H., Jan 2016Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor), Patil, S. (Supervisor), Feger, K. (External person) (Supervisor) & Julich, S. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Impact of climate change on belowground carbon storage in the Arctic and UK
Author: Boddy, E., Jan 2008Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Impacts and outcomes of the commercialisation of non-timber forest products on human well being and ecosystems health
Author: Sola, P., Oct 2005Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Impacts of Community Forest Management and strictly protected areas on deforestation and human well-being in Madagascar
Author: Rasolofoson, R., Jan 2016Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor), Larsen, H. O. (External person) (Supervisor) & Smith-Hall, C. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Impedimetric biosensor designed for the multiplex detection of cortisol and human growth hormone
Author: Ashton, R., 27 Sept 2021Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Implications of forest structure on carbon dioxide fluxes
Author: Tamrakar, R., 29 Jun 2020Supervisor: Knohl, A. (External person) (Supervisor), Rayment, M. (Supervisor) & Moyano, F. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improved control of rhododendron ponticum for environmental management
Author: Ninaber, D., Jan 2009Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Through Novel Wood-based Panel Modifications
Author: Stefanowski, B., 2018Supervisor: Ormondroyd, G. (Supervisor) & Curling, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving crop phosphorus uptake through use of bioinoculants
Author: Tyler, L., 2 Jun 2021Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Griffith, G. W. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving fallow productivity in the forest and forest-savanna transition of Ghana : a socio-economic analysis of livelihoods and technologies
Author: Darko Obiri, B., Jan 2003Supervisor: Bright, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving plant conservation interventions through a better understanding of human decision-making
Author: Williams, S., 26 Sept 2012Supervisor: Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving the Carbon Footprinting of Lamb Production
Author: Riddell, H., 7 Jun 2023Supervisor: Styles, D. (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Rees, B. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving the estimation of local welfare costs of conservation in low-income countries using choice experiments: Empirical evidence from Madagascar
Author: Rakotonarivo, O., Jan 2016Supervisor: Hockley, N. (Supervisor), Jacobsen, J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Larsen, H. O. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving the management and productivity of tamarindus indica and ziziphus mauritiana in agroforestry parklands systems in Mali, West Africa
Author: Sidibe, D., Jan 2010Supervisor: Teklehaimanot, Z. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Improving the sustainability of cocoa farms in Ghana through utilization of native forest trees in agroforestry systems
Author: Anglaaere, L., Jan 2005Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
In-situ reflectance monitoring in MOVPE of a multiwafer reactor
Author: Weeks, K. J., 2002Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Incorporating local knowledge in participatory development of soil and water management interventions in the middle hills of Nepal
Author: Shresta, P. K., 2003Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Incorporation of trees in smallholder land use systems: Farm characteristics, rates of return and policy issues influencing farmer adoption
Author: Rahman, S., Jan 2017Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor), Jacobsen, J. B. (External person) (Supervisor) & Sunderland, T. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Increasing agricultural grass production using novel bio-inoculants
Author: Owen, D., 12 Oct 2015Supervisor: Williams, A. (Supervisor) & Withers, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Increasing ecological realism in conservation network design: a case study in Belize and an evaluation of global satellite telemetry for connectivity research
Author: Hofman, M., Jan 2017Supervisor: Hayward, M. (Supervisor) & Balkenhol, N. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy