Lab members

Kate Parr
Professor of Tropical Ecology and Lab PI
Interested in: savannas, invertebrates, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, fire ecology, tropics
Professor of Tropical Ecology and Lab PI
Interested in: savannas, invertebrates, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, fire ecology, tropics

Alice Walker
PhD student
Interested in: ants, invertebrates, savannas, ecology, ecosystem functioning
PhD student
Interested in: ants, invertebrates, savannas, ecology, ecosystem functioning


Jack Walker
PhD student
Interested in: urban ecology. invertebrates, community ecology, ecosystem processes
PhD student
Interested in: urban ecology. invertebrates, community ecology, ecosystem processes
Lab Alumni

Tom Bishop
Lecturer, University of Cardiff
Leverhulme Research Fellow (Liverpool)
Interested in: ants, macroecology, biogeography, functional traits, thermal tolerance
Lecturer, University of Cardiff
Leverhulme Research Fellow (Liverpool)
Interested in: ants, macroecology, biogeography, functional traits, thermal tolerance

Stephanie Law
Postdoc at Natural History Museum, London
Interested in: tropical forests, invertebrates, decomposition
Postdoc at Natural History Museum, London
Interested in: tropical forests, invertebrates, decomposition

Hannah Griffiths
Future Leaders Fellowship, University of Bristol
Interested in: biodiversity, forests, invertebrates, ecosystem functioning, functional traits
Future Leaders Fellowship, University of Bristol
Interested in: biodiversity, forests, invertebrates, ecosystem functioning, functional traits


James Probert
GIS Officer, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
PhD: fire, large mammals, herbivory, savannas
GIS Officer, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
PhD: fire, large mammals, herbivory, savannas

Jason Donaldson
Postdoc, Wake Forest University, USA
PhD: grasses, grazing lawns, savanna function, fire, herbivores
Postdoc, Wake Forest University, USA
PhD: grasses, grazing lawns, savanna function, fire, herbivores

Ananza Rabello
Assistant Professor, Brazil
PhD: ants, cerrado, seed dispersal, habitat complexity, agroecosystems
Assistant Professor, Brazil
PhD: ants, cerrado, seed dispersal, habitat complexity, agroecosystems

Monica Leitner
Research assistant, and Project co-ordinator, University of Pretoria
MSc interest: decomposition, savannas, rainfall gradient, invertebrates
Research assistant, and Project co-ordinator, University of Pretoria
MSc interest: decomposition, savannas, rainfall gradient, invertebrates

Andrew Davies
Assistant Professor, Harvard University
Post-doc at Carnegie Airbourne Observatory, Stanford University
PhD interest: savannas, termite mounds, spatial patterning, herbivory
Assistant Professor, Harvard University
Post-doc at Carnegie Airbourne Observatory, Stanford University
PhD interest: savannas, termite mounds, spatial patterning, herbivory

Cecilia Dahlsjö
Post-doc, University of Oxford
PhD interest: termites, ecosystem functioning, biomass, tropical forest
Post-doc, University of Oxford
PhD interest: termites, ecosystem functioning, biomass, tropical forest

Bradley Reynolds
Research assistant at University of Pretoria
MSc interest: fire regimes, savanna, spiders, conservation
Research assistant at University of Pretoria
MSc interest: fire regimes, savanna, spiders, conservation

Zoë Luhdo
Reserve Manager at Stevensford Game Reserve
MSc interest: herbivores, savannas, fire, predation-risk
Reserve Manager at Stevensford Game Reserve
MSc interest: herbivores, savannas, fire, predation-risk

Drew Pollard
Reserve Manager at Stevensford Game Reserve
MSc interest: large mammal herbivores, savannas, fire size & season, grasses
Reserve Manager at Stevensford Game Reserve
MSc interest: large mammal herbivores, savannas, fire size & season, grasses
Collaborators
Dr Paul Eggleton, Natural History Museum, London
Prof. Mark Robertson, University of Pretoria
Dr Stephen Adu-Bredu, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
Prof. Yadvinder Malhi, University of Oxford
Prof. Nick Ostle, University of Lancaster
Prof. Sally Archibald, University of Witwatersrand
Prof. Heloise Gibb, LaTrobe University
Prof. Nate Sanders, University of Michigan
Prof. Rob Dunn, North Carolina State University
Dr Ed February, University of Cape Town
Dr Caroline Lehmann, University of Edinburgh, RBGE
Dr Louise Ashton, Hong Kong University
Prof. Mark Robertson, University of Pretoria
Dr Stephen Adu-Bredu, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
Prof. Yadvinder Malhi, University of Oxford
Prof. Nick Ostle, University of Lancaster
Prof. Sally Archibald, University of Witwatersrand
Prof. Heloise Gibb, LaTrobe University
Prof. Nate Sanders, University of Michigan
Prof. Rob Dunn, North Carolina State University
Dr Ed February, University of Cape Town
Dr Caroline Lehmann, University of Edinburgh, RBGE
Dr Louise Ashton, Hong Kong University