I’m Director of Research of HIE, and chair of the EucFACE Scientific Committee. I’m an ecologist and ecosystem modeller. I’m interested in the role of the biosphere in regional and global climate dynamics, using Earth system models to examine biogeochemical and biophysical feedbacks of ecosystem change to the atmosphere. I’m developing models for exploring responses of vegetation and ecosystems to drivers such as climate change, rising CO2 concentrations and land use.