Dr Alan Feest
BSc, PhD, PGCE
Current positions
Senior Research Fellow in Civil Engineering
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Contact
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Research interests
I am a world leader in the measurement of biodiversity.
I have created a computer programme that can be adapted to a variety of taxa for the estimation of biodiversity.
I have given radio and television broadcasts on the ecology and physiology of slime moulds (one of nature's odder creations).
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Measuring the apparently infinite
Principal Investigator
Description
despite the frequently stated apparent infinite number of species of tropical invertebrates this project has managed to measure the biodiversity of Odonata and relate this to a physical variable (Site…Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
16/03/2012 to 31/03/2013
Biodiversity trends on a farm managed for wildlife (Elm Farm)
Principal Investigator
Description
in year eight!Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
01/01/2005 to 31/12/2014
Publications
Recent publications
19/03/2019Evaluating the biodiversity quality response of tropical odonata to tree clearance
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
Measuring macrofungal biodiversity quality using two different survey approaches
Ecological Indicators
Soil protistology rebooted: 30 fundamental questions to start with
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
The IPBES conceptual framework
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
The Effects of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity
Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity