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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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. 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
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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
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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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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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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
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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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Investigating whether light intensity can modify decomposition rates in peatlands through control of the ‘enzymic latch’
Dunn, C., Zielinski, P., Kent, M. & Freeman, C., 15 Apr 2018, In: Ecological Engineering. 114, p. 167-172Research 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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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