Gareth Phoenix
Reader in Plant Ecology
Animal and Plant Sciences
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom
Biography
BSc, University of Edinburgh (1996) PhD, University of Sheffield (2000) NERC post-doctoral research associate, University of Sheffield (2000-2003) Departmental research associate and teaching fellow, University of Sheffield (2003-2004) RCUK academic fellow, University of Sheffield (2005-2009) Lecturer, University of Sheffield (2010-2011) Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield (2011-2014) Reader in Plant Ecology, University of Sheffield (2015-present)
Research Interest
My research focuses on the interactions between plants and the environment, particularly in the Arctic, northern boreal and upland ecosystems. I study the impacts of climate change (warming, extreme events, snow regime change, precipitation), UV-B radiation and pollution on ecosystem structure and function. I'm interested in the impacts on biodiversity, on cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, and the consequences for feedback to climate (ecosystem carbon balance). I also aim to understand how responses observed at the vegetation/ecosystem level are driven by individual plant, root and leaf responses. Other interests include more applied fields such as understanding nutrient acquisition for sustainable agriculture.
Publications
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Davidson SJ, Sloan VL, Phoenix GK, Wagner R, Fisher JP, Oechel WC, Zona D. Vegetation type dominates the spatial variability in CH4 emissions across multiple arctic tundra landscapes. Ecosystems. 2016 Sep 1;19(6):1116-32.
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Bjerke JW, Bokhorst S, Callaghan TV, Phoenix GK. Persistent reduction of segment growth and photosynthesis in a widespread and important subâ€Arctic moss species after cessation of three years of experimental winter warming. Functional Ecology. 2017 Jan 1;31(1):127-34.
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Phoenix GK, Bjerke JW. Arctic browning: extreme events and trends reversing arctic greening. Global change biology. 2016 Sep 1;22(9):2960-2.
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Fisher JP, Estopâ€Aragonés C, Thierry A, Charman DJ, Wolfe SA, Hartley IP, Murton JB, Williams M, Phoenix GK. The influence of vegetation and soil characteristics on activeâ€layer thickness of permafrost soils in boreal forest. Global change biology. 2016 Sep 1;22(9):3127-40.
