Chris Lowe
Lecturer
School of Forensic and Applied Sciences
University of Central Lancashire
United Kingdom
Biography
Chris Lowe is a senior lecturer in ecology and environment with teaching responsibilities on undergraduate courses in Geography, Environmental Management and Biology as well as Masters Courses in Waste, Energy and Resource Management. He has more than 40 peer reviewed research publications covering a wide range of subjects including biological land remediation, environmental monitoring, composting, and waste management. However his main research interest is in the ecology and applications of earthworms.
Research Interest
Environment.
Publications
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Lowe, C.N., Williams, K.S., Jenkinson, S., Toogood, M. (2014) Environmental and social impacts of domestic dog waste in the UK: Investigating barriers to behavioural change in dog walkers. International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 13 (4), 331-347.
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Lowe, C.N., Butt, K.R., Sherman, R. (2014) Current and Potential Benefits of mass earthworm culture. In: Morales-Ramos, J.A., Rojas, G., Shapiro-Ilan, D. Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms, Elsevier pp 683-709.
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Lowe, C.N., Butt, K.R., Cheynier, K, Y-M (2016) Assessment of avoidance behaviour by earthworms (Lumbricus rubellus and Octolasion cyaneum) in laboratory-based, linear pollution gradients. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 124, 324-328.
