Dr Rob Brooker

Rob is a plant ecologist with 13 years research experience of a wide range of ecosystems, including arctic and alpine environments, semi-arid ecosystems, and Scottish plant communities.

Research Interests

Rob's research interests focus on plant community and population processes, especially the role of plant-plant interactions; positive plant interactions in extreme environments; the causes and consequences of rarity in plants; the impacts of climate change on plants. He is an honorary lecturer at the University of Aberdeen and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Ecology.

Rob's most recent publications

• Plant communities, plant-plant interactions, and climate change., Brooker, R., (2010) In: Positive Plant Interactions and Community Dynamics, (F. I. Pugnaire), CRC Press, 99-123.

• Literature review: Species translocations as a tool for biodiversity conservation during climate change., Brooker, R.; Britton, A.; Gimona, A.; Lennon, J.; Littlewood, N., (2010) SNH Report produced as part of the SNH-MLURI Collaborative Prohect, Feasibility Study: Translocation of Species for the Establishment or Protection of Populations in Northerly and/or Montane Environments, March 2010.

• Biodiversity research and the science-policy interface., Brooker, R.W., (2010) Talk to Aberdeen University Undergraduate Course, 15th March 2010.

• Climate change and biodiversity., Brooker, R.W., (2010) Talk to Aberdeen University Masters Course.

• Communicating the science of climate change., Brooker, R.W., (2010) Talk to Aberdeen University Masters Course.

• RERAD Research Programme 3: Delivering Knowledge for Scotland's Biodiversity., Brooker, R.W.; Albon, S.; Hester, A.; Pakeman, R.P., (2010) Presentation to Scottish Biodiversity Committee, 9th March 2010.

• Towards a more exact definition of the importance of competition - a reply to Freckleton et al. (2009)., Kikvidze, Z.; Brooker, R., (2010) Journal of Ecology, 98, 719-724.

• Local adaptation to serpentine soils in Arabidopsis lyrata., Bourne, E.; Pakeman, R.; Brooker, R.; Kunin, B.; Travis, J., (2009) British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, University of Hertfordshire, 9th September 2009.

• The changing nature of Scotland's uplands - an interplay of processes and timescales., Brooker, R., (2009) Conference Proceedings, The Changing Nature of Scotland, SNH Conference, Perth, October 2009.

• Cushions and condors: A trip to Patagonia., Brooker, R., (2009) In-land Newsletter, May 2009.