Emeritus Professor of Plant Ecology
Animal and Plant Sciences
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom
BA (1970) University of Oxford; PhD (1973) University of Lancaster NERC Research Fellow, University of Lancaster (1973-1975) Higher Scientific Officer, Grassland Research Institute (1975-1976) Lecturer, Department of Plant Science, University College Cardiff, University of Wales (1976-1979) Lecturer, Department of Botany, University of Cambridge (1979-1991) Fellow, Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge (1981-1991) Professor of Plant Ecology, Department of Animal & Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, (1991-present)
Research is concentrated into two main areas:1. modelling the impacts of environmental changes on vegetation at the global scale. 2. investigating the mechanisms controlling stomatal development, with particular emphasis on identifying the network of environmental responses