Dr Toby Marthews
I am a terrestrial ecologist and hydrologist. I work at the meeting point between ecosystem dynamics (vegetation science) and water cycle fluxes from ecosystems (environmental science / land-atmosphere interactions).
My fundamental interest is in the environmental context within which terrestrial ecosystems develop, e.g. what are the essential descriptors of global land biomes? Climate obviously determines much of the structure of ecosystems, but the distribution and movement of water across the landscape (rivers, wetlands, arid areas) often determines even more. Biogeographic history and ecology interact with both drivers to dictate particular species distributions and therefore biodiversity.
Through my projects (see menu, top), I use and develop land surface models (LSMs) and hydrological models within the context of coupled climate simulations, working collaboratively with groups in the UK, India, US, Panama and elsewhere.
My fundamental interest is in the environmental context within which terrestrial ecosystems develop, e.g. what are the essential descriptors of global land biomes? Climate obviously determines much of the structure of ecosystems, but the distribution and movement of water across the landscape (rivers, wetlands, arid areas) often determines even more. Biogeographic history and ecology interact with both drivers to dictate particular species distributions and therefore biodiversity.
Through my projects (see menu, top), I use and develop land surface models (LSMs) and hydrological models within the context of coupled climate simulations, working collaboratively with groups in the UK, India, US, Panama and elsewhere.
Land Surface Science group, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), MacLean Bdg, Wallingford OX10 8BB, U.K., Tel: +44 753 2168305 (mobile)
The background photo I took in the Andamans, India, in 2014.
The background photo I took in the Andamans, India, in 2014.