Dr Sam Bonnett

• Qualifications:BSc (HONS); MSc; PhD; FHEA
• Position:Senior lecturer in Environmental Science
• Department:Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences (HAS)
• Telephone:+441173287157
• Email:Sam.Bonnett@uwe.ac.uk
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About me

I am a Senior lecturer in Environmental Science in the School of Applied Sciences at UWE. I am a soil ecologist/biogeochemist with a background in plant-soil interactions and soil microbial functions in natural and anthropogenic ecosystems. 

My research is currently focused on improving our understanding of the spatial and temporal variation of biogeochemical pools and processes in soils that are important for soil health, carbon sequestration and nutrient cycling. This understanding will lead to the development of simple, cost-effective methods for monitoring and validating rewilding and restoration projects for biodiversity and climate change mitigation. 

Area of expertise

I have over 15 years of postdoctoral research experience with a specific interest in plant-soil interactions and microbial functions in urban, agricultural, forest and wetland ecosystems.

We are currently researching monitoring methods and strategies with partners on nature-based solutions to carbon and biodiversity loss by rewilding intensive agriculture land particularly lowland riparian peatlands for reducing GHG emissions, increasing carbon storage and biodiversity improvement.

We are actively investigating the potential for monitoring the sound of soil as a means to holistically assessing soil health and provide a human experience of soil life that could influence attitudes and behaviours to the environment.

Find out more about our soil ecoacoustics research and turning soil sounds into music in this Bristol 24/7 article

We are developing an ecoacoustic monitoring network for soil, water and air for research, teaching and knowledge exchange on UWE campus, funded by the UK Acoustic Network+ and the British Ecological Society. 

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