Welcome to the Plant Ecology Modelling Group
We are a research group studying plant ecophysiology and the ways plant adapt to global change through process based vegetation models. We combine ecological biogeochemical knowledge to create better predictions of the Earth’s future.
We are part of the Discipline of Botany in the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College Dublin. We are part of the Climate + Biodiversity + Water Co-centre and are funded through the SFI Frontiers for the Future programme.
We are a vibrant and international team and take pride in inclusivity and diversity. You can read about our commitment to these values and how we work together in our Code of Conduct.
News
7. October 2024
Welcome to new group member Gayathri Girish Nair! Gayathri will be working on machine learning methods to advance vegetation projections for UK & Ireland, part of the Climate + Biodiversity + Water Co-centre.
1. October 2024
Welcome to new group member Luke Daly! Luke will be working on plant plastiicty and integrating experiments and models, part of the Trait-Tweaks project.
26. September 2024
New paper out in biogeosciences. Leaf nutrient resorption is driven by leaf type. This is Gabriela’s first paper!
30. July 2024
Josua attend the Land Use and Ecosystem Change summer school in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (KIT Campus Alpin), Germany. 
13. May 2024
The 2nd annual QUINCY workshop takes places in Potsdam, Germany. A lot of science, sun and fun. We forgot to take a picture.
6. May 2024
Midori attends CLEANFOREST COST action summer school.
15. April 2024
Josua and Gabriela present their work at the EGU annual meeting in Vienna.
1. March 2024
Welcome to new group member Midori Yajima! Midori’s PhD project will focus around whole plant phenology and integrating datasets at different scales with models.
13. Dec 2023
Silvia presents work on modelling grassland responses to drought under future climate conditions at the AGU Fall Meeting 2023 in San Francisco, US