
Sophie Jane Tudge
My research project
Assessing and projecting the effects of global land-use change for cropland and tree plantations on biodiversity
Land-use change for agriculture is a major driver of biodiversity loss. However, food security is of growing concern and there is also potential to generate renewable energy from crops in the form of bioenergy. To tackle the interrelated biodiversity and climate crises, while ensuring food security, there is an urgent need to understand how land can be used to provide food and energy while minimising biodiversity loss.
I am exploring how land-use change for agriculture and tree crop plantations, and in particular bioenergy crops, affects biodiversity, and what local- and landscape-scale factors are involved. I am also interested in how projections for land-use change and biodiversity can be used to help design more sustainable landscapes that are compatible with biodiversity conservation and renewable energy generation in the future.
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Research interests
My research interests include:
- Biodiversity conservation
- Sustainable agriculture
- Land-use change
- Biodiversity monitoring
- Tropical forest ecology