Head of Group
Biography:
Conserving the world’s dwindling biological diversity is one of the most pressing issues facing humans. We use high-resolution remote sensing to understand how forests are responding to global change and contribute to international efforts to protect these ecosystems.
Research Interests
Our research includes:
- Assessing the impact of land-use change on carbon and biodiversity using LiDAR and hyperspectral sensing
- Measuring carbon storage in forests using airborne and space-borne technologies
- Evaluating the success of carbon projects aimed at reducing deforestation in developing countries
- Researching the effects of introduced organisms on forest communities and developing control strategies
- Species distribution modelling to understand the effects on climate change on biological diversity and trait evolution
- Developing new biological scaling theories, and confirming their significance by statistical analyses of forest inventory data
- Simulation modelling to examine the responses of forests to environmental change
Interested in doing a PhD? Click the second web link above for projects currently advertised (deadline 5th January including references)
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