Agroecosystems

An important part of our landscape is the diverse agricultural lands that contribute significantly to our local and global well-being and provide many ecosystem services. As with any managed resource, there are many production practices employed, each with potential benefits as well as potential environmental impacts. SES faculty work on a variety of areas in the general theme of agroecosystems including water and air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, land use conversion and evaluation of best management practices (BMPs).

• Greg Boland (epidemiology of plant diseases; microbial ecology of plant pathogens and fungi)
• Paul Goodwin (physiology and molecular biology of plant-pathogen interactions)
• Andy Gordon (agroforestry)
• Ernesto Guzman (bee biology, genetics, behaviour and pathology)
• Chris Hall (mode of action of herbicides; immunochemical techniques for organic contaminat detection in the environment; residue analysis)
• Rebecca Hallett (chemical ecology and integrated management of vegetable pests; insect-plant relations; plant resistance to pests; climate changes)
• Tom Hsiang (turfgrass disease management and biology)
• Peter Kevan (pollination biology; crops and farming systems)
• Jonathan Newman (climate change ecology of invasive pests)
• Rob Nicol (chemical ecology, biofuels production)
• Cynthia Scott-Dupree (integrated pest management for crops; impacts of agroecosystems in non-target beneficial arthropods)
• Laura Van Eerd (environmental impact of agrochemicals)

See also the environmental soils research group page.