My lab and I study how ecological communities assemble, function, and change across space and time. We combine extensive field research—particularly in Asian and Australasian tropical forests—with experiments, large-scale biodiversity data, and ecological modeling to understand how species interactions, environmental conditions, and dispersal shape communities from local to planetary scales.
We use this information directly in our on-the-ground conservation work with government agencies, NGOs, and the IUCN, including developing statewide protected-area networks, landscape connectivity, and climate adaptation based on best-available science.
I'm currently:
We use this information directly in our on-the-ground conservation work with government agencies, NGOs, and the IUCN, including developing statewide protected-area networks, landscape connectivity, and climate adaptation based on best-available science.
I'm currently:
- Professor & Craighead Chair of Ecology
- Research Fellow, Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
- Co-chair, Protected Areas and Climate Change Specialist Group; IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
