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I am an ecosystem ecologist interested in plant-soil interactions. I mainly work on grassland soils, with some peatlands thrown in as well. My overarching aim is to improve our understanding of the way plants build their specific soil community, in order to restore grassland form and function in degraded lands. My work has taken me across the world, and into many interesting socio-ecological systems, including that of Inner Mongolia and Western Kenya. Each presents its own unique challenges, opportunities and questions.
At Edge Hill my research takes three related paths:
1. How do plant functional traits inform soil food web assembly, dynamics and consequent functions? This takes place on a well-established experiment on calcareous grassland on Salisbury Plain.
2. How do plant-soil feedbacks operate in the real world? What effect do do drivers such as climate change have on them?
3. Can we improve bioengineering of the soil food web for agricultural and grassland restoration purposes? Could vermicompost hold the key? Could bioengineering in a non-invasive way shift plant community dynamics to restore restoration outcomes?
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Biology, PhD, Climate change implications for grassland ecosystems: a biodiversity approach, Imperial College London
1 Oct 2007 → 16 Jul 2011
Award Date: 26 Sept 2011
Forest Protection and Conservation, MSc, Mycorrhizal associations in lowland heath ecosystems after fire, Imperial College London
1 Sept 2006 → 28 Sept 2007
Award Date: 28 Sept 2007
Environmental Biology, BSc, Endophytic colonisation of Cirsium arvenseafter drought and fungicide application, Royal Holloway University of London
28 Sept 2002 → 30 Jun 2006
Award Date: 30 Jun 2006
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Manchester
1 Aug 2019 → 31 Mar 2021
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Manchester
1 Apr 2017 → 31 Jul 2019
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Manchester
4 Feb 2013 → 31 Mar 2031
Endeavour Research Fellow, Western Sydney University
1 Feb 2012 → 16 Jun 2012
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
LYONS, A., Ewing, S., Field, R., Buckingham, D., OXBROUGH, A. & FRY, E.
1/10/22 → …
Project: Research
OXBROUGH, A., BATKE, S., FRY, E., FERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ, L. & Champion, M.
10/05/21 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
FRY, E. (Creator), Evans, A. L. (Creator), Savage, J. (Creator), Bardgett, R. D. (Creator), Ostle, N. (Creator), Pywell, R. F. (Creator), Bullock, J. M. (Creator) & Oakley, S. (Creator), NERC Environmental Information Data Centre, 10 Jan 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5285/1e9cd575-66a0-4d7e-920c-4ce462efe5ce, https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/1e9cd575-66a0-4d7e-920c-4ce462efe5ce
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FRY, E. (Creator), Evans, A. L. (Creator), Savage, J. (Creator), Bardgett, R. D. (Creator), Ostle, N. (Creator), Pywell, R. F. (Creator) & Bullock, J. M. (Creator), NERC Environmental Information Data Centre, 10 Jan 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5285/4c7c9343-0624-4249-9ab2-183d49d41fe6, https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/4c7c9343-0624-4249-9ab2-183d49d41fe6
Dataset
FRY, E. (Creator), Evans, A. L. (Creator), Savage, J. (Creator), Bardgett, R. D. (Creator), Ostle, N. (Creator), Pywell, R. F. (Creator), Bullock, J. M. (Creator) & Oakley, S. (Creator), NERC Environmental Information Data Centre, 10 Jan 2017
DOI: 10.5285/5012D5C1-DA82-4773-B286-01222595A8C8, https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/5012d5c1-da82-4773-b286-01222595a8c8
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De Long, J. R. (Creator), Semchenko, M. (Creator), Pritchard, W. J. (Creator), Cordero, I. (Creator), FRY, E. (Creator), Jackson, B. G. (Creator), Kurnosova, K. (Creator), Ostle, N. J. (Creator), Johnson, D. (Creator), Baggs, E. M. (Creator) & Bardgett, R. D. (Creator), Dryad, 11 Apr 2019
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FRY, E. (Creator), Evans, A. L. (Creator), Savage, J. (Creator), Bardgett, R. D. (Creator), Ostle, N. (Creator), Pywell, R. F. (Creator), Bullock, J. M. (Creator) & Oakley, S. (Creator), NERC Environmental Information Data Centre, 10 Jan 2017
DOI: 10.5285/b8e9c03e-4b71-4e3b-9110-820b7bc0bac7, https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/b8e9c03e-4b71-4e3b-9110-820b7bc0bac7
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