François Edwards

Lead river ecologist

https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/fran%C3%A7ois-edwards

Aquatic biomonitoring and biodiversity, river health, environmental flows

Assess the generality of insect declines across UK taxa

Develop and test mechanistic models based in insect physiology, demography and interactions

Explore how shifts in terrestrial and freshwater insect diversity, functional composition and biomass impact on diverse ecosystem functions

Develop and parameterise methods to estimate the role of insects and the ecosystem functions they perform

Model future changes in insect abundance, diversity, function and natural capital

Assemble and calibrate datasets of change in UK insect abundance, diversity, functional roles and biomass over the past 30 years

Engage stakeholders from government, NGOs, the agricultural sector and the wider public