Dr Lucy Rowland

About me:

I am a professor at the University of Exeter. My research is focused on understanding how tropical ecosystems from rainforests to savannas respond to environmental change and how we can conserve and restore these ecosystems to be resilient to future anthropogenic climate change.

I am an ecologist researching how tropical ecosystems, from humid tropical rain forests to dry forest and savannas, respond to environmental change and how restoring these ecosystems can help us address the climate and biodiversity crises.

In my role as Professor at The University of Exeter, I lead a research group focusing on making detailed measurements of plant characteristics relating to the carbon and water cycle in tropical ecosystems to understand how these cycles interact and are limited by changing environmental conditions. Furthermore, we undertake research into the most effective ways to restore tropical ecosystems. Principally, I focus on how to restore climate-smart ecosystems, which can be both resilient to future climate change, alongside acting as a natural climate solution and preserving biodiversity.

Please see my blog for further details:

http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/lucyrowland/

Broad research specialisms:

Tropical Forest, Savanna, Climate change, Drought, Eco-physiology, carbon dynamics, water dynamics.