Prof Oliver Phillips
Research overview
My long-term research goal is to understand the dynamics of carbon and biodiversity across the world’s tropical forests, how these change with our changing climate, and how they may feedback on the whole planet.
The scale of the endeavour is large, requiring global team-work and a multidisciplinary approach. I personally lead a team of more than 100 researchers in Leeds, across South America, and elsewhere, to understand the behaviour of Amazonian forests in the changing earth system.
Contact details
Room 3.66e
School of Geography
University of Leeds
University Road
Leeds LS2 9JT UK
Email:
o.phillips
Telephone:
+44 (0) 113 34
36832
Student hours:
Tuesday
Latest publications
- Emilio T; Schietti J; Quesada CA; Costa FRC; Phillips OL et al. (2013) Soil physical conditions limit palm and tree basal area in Amazonian forests, Plant Ecology and Diversity, . doi: 10.1080/17550874.2013.772257
- Galbraith D; Lewis SL; Peh KS-H; Phillips OL; Lloyd J et al. (2013) Residence times of woody biomass in tropical forests, Plant Ecology and Diversity, . doi: 10.1080/17550874.2013.770578
- Huntingford C; Mercado LM; Harris PP; Zelazowski P; Phillips OL et al. (2013) Simulated resilience of tropical rainforests to CO -induced climate change, Nature Geoscience, 6, pp.268-273. doi: 10.1038/ngeo1741
- Bowman DMJS; Prior LD; Brienen RJW; Gloor E; Phillips OL (2013) Detecting trends in tree growth: Not so simple, Trends in Plant Science, 18, pp.11-17. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2012.08.005
- Torello-Raventos M; Saiz G; Davies K; Thomson J; Phillips OL et al. (2013) On the delineation of tropical vegetation types with an emphasis on forest/savanna transitions, Plant Ecology and Diversity, . doi: 10.1080/17550874.2012.762812
Current projects
- RAINFOR: Red Amazonica de Inventarios Forestales An international network established to monitor the biomass and dynamics of Amazonian forests
Research affiliations
- Ecology and Global Change
- RAINFOR
- TROBIT
