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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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  1. 2023
  2. Published

    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

  3. 2022
  4. Published

    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

  5. Published

    Britain’s first wetland ‘super reserve’ offers boost to nature-based solutions to climate change

    Dunn, C., 7 Jun 2022, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

  6. Published

    The environmental release and ecosystem risks of illicit drugs during Glastonbury Festival.

    Aberg, D., Chaplin, D., Freeman, C., Paizs, B. & Dunn, C., 1 Mar 2022, In: Environmental Research. 204, Part B, 112061.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  7. 2021
  8. Published

    Nature-based solutions for climate change in the UK - Peatlands

    Dunn, C., Burden, A., Chamberlain, B., Danek, S., Evans, C., Freeman, C., Harvey, R., Proctor, S. & Walker, J., 12 May 2021, Nature-based solutions for climate change in the UK. British Ecological Society

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  9. Published

    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

  10. 2020
  11. Published

    A Potential Approach for Enhancing Carbon Sequestration During Peatland Restoration Using Low-Cost, Phenolic-Rich Biomass Supplements

    Alshehri, A., Dunn, C., Freeman, C., Hugron, S., Jones, T. & Rochefort, L., 12 May 2020, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 8

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  12. Published

    An affordable methodology for quantifying waterborne microplastics - an emerging contaminant in inland-waters

    Dunn, C., Owens, J., Fears, L., Nunnerley, L., Kirby, J., Armstrong, O., Thomas, P. J., Aberg, D., Gilder, W., Green, D., Antwis, R. & Freeman, C., Feb 2020, In: Journal of Limnology. 79, 1, p. 92-95 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  13. 2019
  14. Published

    Peatland Catchments and Natural Flood Management

    Allott, T., Auñón, J., Dunn, C., Evans, M., Labadz, J., Lunt, P., MacDonald, M., Nisbet, T., Owen, R., Pilkington, M., Proctor, S., Shuttleworth, E. & Walker, J., 2 Dec 2019, IUCN UK Peatland Programme. 43 p.

    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review

  15. 2018
  16. Published

    Mangrove forests can rebound thanks to climate change – it’s an opportunity we must take

    Dunn, C., 20 Nov 2018, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

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