Dr David Galbraith
- Position: Professor in Terrestrial Ecosystem Science
- Areas of expertise: climatic sensitivity of tropical forests; impacts of tropical land use change; ecosystem modelling; tropical forest ecology
- Email: D.R.Galbraith@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 2730
Profile
I am an Associate Professor in Earth System Dynamics. My research focuses on improving our understanding of the biogeochemical cycling and vegetation dynamics of tropical forests and how these processes might be affected by global environmental change.
I have a specific interest in the sensitivity of tropical forests to drought and heat stress, using a range of different approaches, from field-based ecophysiological approaches to dynamic global vegetation modelling.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>- ARBOLES: A trait-based Understanding of LATAM Forest Biodiversity and Resilience
- Impacts of Changes in Land Cover on Ecosystem Function and Climate in Brazil
- TREMOR: Mechanisms and consequences of increasing TREe MORtality in Amazonian rainforests.
Research groups and institutes
- Ecology and Global Change
Projects
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<li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/1910-understanding-and-predicting-sensitivity-of-amazonia’s-forests-to-increasing-heat-and-drought-">Understanding and predicting sensitivity of Amazonia’s forests to increasing heat and drought </a></li>