James Ryalls

I am a Research Fellow in the Centre for agri-environmental research at the University of Reading. My research interests focus on understanding the mechanisms driving invertebrate responses to future changes in climate and atmospheric conditions.

My current research involves investigating the effects of nitrogen oxides, from diesel exhaust, and ozone pollution on the interactions between above- and below-ground insects, with a particular focus on how belowground soil-dwelling herbivores, which are major primary consumers in many ecosystems, alter the behaviour of those aboveground.