Leslie Firbank
Leslie Firbank is an agro-ecologist based at the University of Leeds, with interests in sustainable agriculture, land management and food production. His research has addressed competition between arable weeds and crops; the impacts of farming systems on biodiversity (including organic and GM); national surveys of biodiversity and land use; the assessment of ecosystem services from agricultural land; systems for measuring and monitoring ecological processes; defining and measuring the concept of sustainable intensification of farming and ensuring a sustainable and secure system of food supply for cities. (taken from http://www.firbank-ecosystems.co.uk/) |