What is the environmentally optimal number of ruminant livestock in the UK? Investigating the potential for enhancement of natural capital stocks

反刍家畜的环境影响是发展可持续粮食生产系统的一个关键问题。我研究了提高农田自然资本存量的潜力，以抵消牲畜对环境的影响，同时增加额外的生态系统服务的流量，提高农业生产力。我的哲学博士专注于i）将树木融入反刍动物放牧景观，ii）将反刍动物引入耕地系统，iii）国内和海外反刍动物生产的平衡对环境影响最佳。这项工作福尔斯属于BBSRC的优先领域“可持续地提高农业生产”和跨理事会优先事项“环境和土地使用”和“全球粮食安全”。

Summary The environmental impacts of ruminant livestock are a critical issue in developing sustainable food production systems. I research the potential for enhancement of natural capital stocks on farmland to offset environmental impacts of livestock, whilst increasing flows of additional ecosystem services and improving farm productivity. My DPhil focuses on i) integrating trees into ruminant grazing landscapes, ii) introducing ruminants into arable systems and iii) the balance of domestic and overseas ruminant production that is optimal for environmental outcomes. BBSRC remit This work falls under the BBSRC priority area "sustainably enhancing agricultural production" and Cross Council priorities "environment and land use" and "global food security".