Welcome to our Lab in Liverpool!
The lab is in the process of moving to the University of Liverpool, so this site is currently under reconstruction.
Our lab’s research is focused on understanding the causes and consequences of invasions, and how best to prevent them. A lot of our research involves invasive plants, and in particular we seek to understand how biotic interactions drive plant invasions and result in their impacts.
Our work with a more applied focus often involves developing, testing and enhancing approaches that allow us to predict the risk of species introduction and invasion in new regions and communities, especially in a changing climate.
We work on multiple species and systems (see Projects), and at multiple ecological scales (from individual plants to the whole globe).
We are based in the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour at the University of Liverpool, in the northwest of England. We conduct our research in the UK and beyond, with national and international collaborations.
To find out more about us, see the People page; to find out more about our project findings, see Publications. For info about recent success and activities, check out News!
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