Andrew Hector
Professor
plant biotechnology
Department of plant Science
France
Biography
Professor of Ecology, Plants for the 21st Century (Co-director: Conservation), Researcher, Faculty member, many on going research work under his guidance, many publications along with that won many awards and honors for the contributions in the field of plant biology and ecology.
Research Interest
am a community ecologist interested in biodiversity loss and its consequences for the stability and functioning of ecosystems and the provision of ecological services. I currently work mainly in grassland and forest ecosystems. I am scientific leader of the Sabah Biodiversity Experiment in Borneo where we examine the impact of enrichment planting on forest regeneration after logging. I am part of the new NERC thematic programme: Human-modified tropical forests, which includes the SAFE project that investigates the effects of forest fragmentation on biodiversity.
Publications
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Isbell, F. et al. (2015). Biodiversity increases the resistance of ecosystem productivity to climate extremes. Nature 526: 574-77.
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Verheyen, K. et al. (2016) Contributions of a global network of tree diversity experiments to sustainable forest plantations. Ambio 45: 29-41.
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Grace, James B. et al. (2016) Integrative modelling reveals mechanisms linking productivity and plant species richness. Nature 529: 390-393
