Research
Biodiversity
Our mission is to contribute to an improved understanding of the dynamics of ecological / biogeographical systems and their relationship to climate and human activities.
The group provides recognised leadership in ecosystem dynamics across time and space, climate - productivity - diversity relationships, island biogeography, and the incorporation of scale in biogeographical theory. We have taken a leading role in efforts to delimit and promote conservation biogeography as a key area of enquiry within conservation science and policy. The Oxford Long-Term Ecology Laboratory provides advanced capability in Holocene and longer-term biological responses to environmental change, and has championed the use of long term ecology in conservation science. We are involved in extensive field programmes, including a multi-national programme of forest dynamics, manipulation and monitoring across Amazonia.
Randomly Featured Research
Diversity–climate relationships in Amazonia
Dr Mark New; Financial support from NERC Tied Studentship; D.Phil. Students: Nathalie Butt; (2004 - 2007)
Academic and Research Staff
Dr Shonil Bhagwat
Course Director, MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management
Dr Paul Jepson
Course Director, MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Policy
Professor Yadvinder Malhi
Professor Robert J. Whittaker
Cluster Leader
Professor Katherine J. Willis
Cluster Leader
The Biodiversity research cluster has a number of other researchers and graduate research students actively involved in current research. The cluster also hosts visiting researchers throughout the year and has a number of associated and affiliated non-resident researchers.