Teaching Duties
- Crop production and protection
- Integrated farm management
- Sustainable Agriculture
Research Interests
The impact of agriculture on the environment
Current ProjectsSOWAP, Soil and Water Protection - studying the effect of conservation tillage on farmland birds, soil and surface-active invertebrates and seeds. www.sowap.org. .
Defra - Cereal-based Whole Crop Silages: a potential conservation mechanism for farmland birds, in conjunction with RSPB and CAER.
RSPB - The effect of farmland manure application on soil invertebrates and soil properties and the implications for breeding birds.
Publications
- Sheldon R., Chaney K. and Tyler G.A. (2004) Factors affecting nest survival of lapwings Vanellus vanellus in arable farmland: an agri-environment scheme prescription can enhance nest survival. Bird Study. Submitted June 2004.
- Cunningham H.M., Chaney K., Bradbury R.B. and Wilcox A. (2004) Non-inversion tillage and farmland birds: A review with special reference to the UK and Europe. IBIS. 146: 192-202
- Cunningham H.M., Bradbury R., Chaney K. and Wilcox A. (2004) The effect of non-inversion tillage on field usage by UK farmland birds in winter. Bird Study In Press.
- Chaney K. and Rothwell A. (2004) The impact of cultivation techniques on earthworm populations. 14th International Colloquium on Soil Zoology and Ecology, Rouen. August 2004.
- Cunningham H.M., Chaney K., Bradbury R. and Wilcox A. (2004) Non-inversion tillage and farmland birds: a review with special reference to the UK and Europe. Presented at The Ecology and Conservation of Lowland Farmland Birds II: the Road to Recovery, The University of Leicester. 26-28 March 2004.
