Dr Christian Dunn
Reader in Zoology / Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor / Director of Ma
Affiliations
Contact info
• Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Sustainability
• Director of Marketing and Recruitment (SNS)
• Director of Marketing and Recruitment (CoESE)
• c.dunn@bangor.ac.uk
• 4th Floor Brambell Building
• +44 (0) 1248 382098
• Google Scholar | ResearchGate | LinkedIn
• @ChristianDunn
Dr Chritian Dunn is the Associate Director of the Bangor Wetlands Group and is an active researcher and lecturer in wetland science - in particular wetland ecology, peatland biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration and the use of constructed treatment wetlands. He is also the director of the Plastic Research Centre of Wales and has ongoing research projects looking at plastic and microplastic pollution.
In 2021 Dr Christian Dunn was appointed as the Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Sustainability at Bangor University, and is working on the sustainability strategy for the university.
An award-winning environmental campaigner and respected public speaker, Dr Chritian Dunn has given three TEDx talks and regularly appears on local and national TV, radio and press publications talking about environmental and climate issues. Being a former journalist he has written extensively for a range of leading newspapers and magazines.
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Constructed wetlands may lower inorganic nutrient inputs but enhance DOC loadings into a drinking water reservoir in North Wales
Scholz, C., Dunn, C., Jones, T., West, M., Ehbair, A. & Freeman, C., Sept 2016, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23, 18, p. 18192-18199Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Small changes in water levels and groundwater nutrients alter nitrogen and carbon processing in dune slack soils
Rhymes, J., Jones, L., Wallace, H., Jones, T. G., Dunn, C. & Fenner, N., Aug 2016, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 99, p. 28-35Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantifying dissolved organic carbon concentrations in upland catchments using phenolic proxy measurements
Peacock, M., Burden, A., Cooper, M., Dunn, C., Evans, C. D., Fenner, N., Freeman, C. G., Gough, R. S., Hughes, D., Hughes, S., Jones, T., Lebron, I., West, M. & Zieliński, P., 16 Jan 2013, In: Journal of Hydrology. 477, p. 251-260Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elucidating the surface macroplastic load, types and distribution in mangrove areas around Cebu Island, Philippines and its policy implications
Paler, M. K. O., Tabanag, I. D. F., Siacor, F. D. C., Geraldino, P. J. L., Walton, M., Dunn, C., Skov, M., Hiddink, J. G. & Taboada, E. B., 10 Sept 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 838, 3, 156408.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Water table fluctuation in peatlands facilitates fungal proliferation, impedes Sphagnum growth and accelerates decomposition
Kim, J., Rochefort, L., Hugron, S., Alqulaiti, Z., Dunn, C., Pouliot, R., Jones, T., Freeman, C. & Kang, H., 22 Apr 2021, In: Frontiers Earth Science. 8, 579329.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decomposition as a regulator of carbon accretion in mangroves: a review
Friesen, S., Dunn, C. & Freeman, C., Apr 2018, In: Ecological Engineering. 114, p. 173-178Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Peatlands: our greatest source of carbon credits?
Dunn, C. & Freeman, C., 2011, In: Carbon Management. 2, 3, p. 289-301Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of molecular weight in the enzyme-inhibiting effect of phenolics: the significance in peatland carbon sequestration
Dunn, C. & Freeman, C., 15 Apr 2018, In: Ecological Engineering. 114, p. 162-166Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is peat accumulation in mangrove swamps influenced by the “enzymic latch” mechanism?
Dunn, C., Mitsch, W., Freeman, C. & Saraswati, S., 15 Dec 2016, In: Wetlands Ecology and Management. 24, 6, p. 641-650Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Earth has lost one-fifth of its wetlands since 1700 – but most could still be saved
Dunn, C., 9 Feb 2023, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article