The Applied Vegetation Dynamics Laboratory

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Bracken infested hillside in North Wales		Our interests cover the entire range from purely theoretical to applied research. We aim to provide practical solutions to land management problems that can be used by both land managers and policy makers. Most of our research involves manipulating the direction of succession, speeding it up, reversing it, or trying to enforce an equilibrium - much of this research is on the grass/heathland - bracken\scrub interface. Two of the most important species in our research are Calluna vulgaris (heather) and Pteridium aquilinum (bracken) The Invasive Alien Species project aims to produce a management resource to assist environmental practitioners in the development of control and management strategies for problem exotic species. Click here to go to the project webpage for more information
We also believe that ecological research should be long-term and many of our experiments last for over 10 years. We use three basic approaches: • Surveys: We examine vegetation in the landscape and to explain the way it works using a variety of survey approaches. • Experiment: We examine the effects of different management treatments by direct manipulation in controlled experiments. • Modelling: We develop computer models to help predict the outcome of impacts on vegetation.

Contact: Applied Vegetation Dynamics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB

Direct: Professor Marrs +44 (0) 151 795 5172

Lab telephone: +44 (0) 151 795 5173

Fax:+44 (0) 151 795 5171