David Clements, Ph.d.

Biography

David Clements is a Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies.  He has taught at TWU since 1994, teaching in the areas of ecology and botany, including field courses in plant ecology in the Gulf Islands off the BC coast and in the Hawaiian islands. He supervises research and restoration at TWU’s field sites including sites in Langley and on Salt Spring Island. He was a founding board member of A Rocha Canada, a national Christian conservation organization and has also served on the board of the Langley Environmental Partners Society, The Langley Field Naturalists and the Salmon River Enhancement Society. He researches weed biology and ecology and is currently the President of the Canadian Weed Science Society. Clements has published more than 50 papers in scientific journals and is currently an editor for two journals: Weed Research and Pacific Science. Clements initiated the series “Biology and impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species” in the Journal Pacific Science (Clements and Daehler 2007) and continues to serve as the editor for the series.  

Research Interest

Weed science, Agroecology (ecology as applied to agriculture), Christian environmental theology, Threatened ecosystems/restoration, and Invasive species biology