David Ellsworth

Brief description

Professor Ellsworth is lead scientist for the Hawkesbury Forest Experiment, and is senior scientific advisor for the Eucalyptus Free-Air CO2 Enrichment (EucFACE) experiment at Western Sydney University. He researches in the fields of ecology and environmental science, with a particular focus on the response of forests to climate change. Previous appointments include the University of Michigan, Duke University and Brookhaven National Laboratory in the USA. In addition to high impact research articles in scholarly literature, he has written articles or been interviewed for Sydney's Sun-Herald, Reuters News Agency, the Washington Post, The New York Times, New York�s Newsday, and National Geographic Magazine. He has appeared on news and science programs for Australian television. His areas of research expertise include: Tree Nutrition and Physiology; Global Change Biology; Ecological Physiology; Plant Physiology; Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change; Ecosystem Adaptation in Australia; Ecosystem Adaptation in the World; Forest and Woodland Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity.