TropOz is a NERC (National Environmental Research Council, UK) funded project bringing together a world-class interdisciplinary team. Our cross disciplinary team gains from complimentary expertise across the range of fields necessary to understand the mechanisms and implications of O3 impacts on tropical plant productivity.
Project Investigators
Prof Stephen Sitch
A Professor in Physical Geography at the University of Exeter, with over 25 years research experience in Earth System Science. His research focuses on the role of vegetation in the climate system. (Prof. Sitch, UoE)
Dr Alexander Cheesman
A plant ecophysiologist with a PhD in soil science, Alex is an empirical scientist interested in the dynamic interplay of tropical forests with a changing world. (Dr. Cheesman. UoE & JCU)
A/Prof Lucas Cernusak
A plant ecophysiologist focused on understanding gas exchange from leaf to ecosystem scales, with emphasis on tropical forest responses to global change (A/Prof. Cernusak, JCU)
A/Prof Lina Mercado
A plant ecophysiologist & vegetation/biogeochemical modeler who uses observations and computer models to understand how plants respond to climate and in turn how climate is affected by vegetation. (A/Prof. Marcado, UoE)
Dr Felicity Hayes
A plant ecophysiologist, head of the UK’s Centre for Ecology & Hydrology solardome facility in Bangor and Chair of the ICP Vegetation working group investigating the impacts of air pollutants on crops and natural vegetation. (Dr. Felicity Hayes, CEH)
Prof. Johan Uddling Fredin
A researcher interested in how changes in the environment affect trees and crops and processes in their ecosystems (e.g. hydrology, productivity, species composition) (Prof. J. Uddling, UoG)
Current Students
Nahid Farha (PhD, JCU)
Exploring how leaf morphological and biochemical traits shape tropical species responses to ozone
Flossie Brown (PhD, UoE)
Using climate modelling to explore ozone-plant damage in tropical forests
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