Dr Emma Mae Docherty

Profile

My research focusses on tropical forest response to heat and drought. Through measuring ecophysiological traits and combining these with field ecology, plant ecophysiology and remote sensing data my work aims to improve our understanding of the thermal and hydrological limits of forest function across the Amazon and wider tropics. I have coordinated tropical forest field campaigns across the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon, Malaysia, Australia and India and helped establish a large-scale drought experiment in southern Amazonia. I am currently expanding a thermal trait data network to be able to evaluate thermal safety margins across tropical forests globally.

Research interests

Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all research projects allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.

• ARBOLES: A trait-based Understanding of LATAM Forest Biodiversity and Resilience | Faculty of Environment | University of Leeds
• THERMOS:Thermal Safety Margins of Earth's Tropical Forests | Faculty of Environment | University of Leeds
• Lethal Psi: Characterising critical embolism thresholds for Amazon tree survival

Qualifications

• PhD, Towards a better understanding of South American forest thermal sensitivity, University of Leed
• MSc, Environmental Change, Impact and Adaptation, Aberystwyth University
• BSc, Zoo Biology, Nottingham Trent University

Professional memberships

• British Ecological Society