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The central theme that unifies the research interests and backgrounds of the Terrestrial Ecology Research Group (TERG) members is an integrated approach to the sustainable use of natural and agricultural ecosystems for the conservation of biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services. The group's staff have complementary skills in soil, plant and animal sciences.

Our main focus is the mechanistic understanding of plant and animal diversity at genetic, population, community, and environmental levels for application in conservation and sustainable crop production. Spatial processes in population dynamics, population genetics and behaviour as drivers of biodiversity underpin much of the group's work. Our use of mathematical, statistical and simulation modelling enables us to test and develop ecological theory cost effectively and at hitherto intractable spatial and temporal scales.

The links on the left hand menu will take you to profiles of our staff and graduate students, and there are also details of selected projects and recent news items associated with the group. Project details are in pdf format.