Research Interests

My research focusses on the patterns of biodiveristy in space and time, and on environmental factors influencing these patterns. These factors include land-use patterns, climate change and invasive species. My research is currently based in areas of Northern China and the UK.
Some of my future research interests can be summarised as...

• Biodiversity
  patterns of plants and invertebrates in space and time; biodiversity in the agrarian landscape; global change effects; management strategies for biodiversity conservation; effects of invasive species on highly diverse versus less diverse communities
• Regeneration
  and restoration of ecosystems in temperate and tropical regions; habitat fragmentation; island biogeography; key factors controlling the dispersal of plants and animals during the colonization of restored habitats
• Conservation
  strategies; community-based conservation; full protection versus environmentally sound management

Key conservation-related links

• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
• Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
• The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention)
• Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD)
• EU "Habitats Directive" (92/43/EEC, 21/05/1992)
• EU "Birds Directive" (2009/147/EC - codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended)