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Richard Corlett
PeerJ Author & Reviewer
170 Points

Contributions by role

Author 100
Reviewer 70

Contributions by subject area

Genomics
Plant Science
Ecology
Ecosystem Science
Environmental Sciences
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Environmental Impacts

Richard T Corlett

PeerJ Author & Reviewer

Summary

I was born in London and did my first degree at the University of Cambridge, followed by a PhD in plant ecology at the Australian National University, with fieldwork in the highlands Papua New Guinea. I subsequently held posts at the University of Chiang Mai (1980-82), National University of Singapore (1982-87 and 2008-2012), and University of Hong Kong (1988-2008). In 2012, I moved to the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to head a new Center for Integrative Conservation. In 2021, I moved back to London, but I continue as an Emeritus Professor at XTBG, as well as an Honorary Research Fellow at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Major research interests include: terrestrial ecology and biodiversity conservation in tropical East Asia, plant-animal interactions, and the impacts of climate change. In addition to many scientific papers, I have written several books, including The Ecology of Tropical East Asia (3rd edition, 2019) and Tropical Rain Forests: an Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison (co-authored with Richard Primack). I was a lead author for the Asia chapter in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC AR5 report and for the IPBES Regional Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Asia and the Pacific.

Biodiversity Biogeography Conservation Biology Ecology Ecosystem Science Environmental Sciences

Editorial Board Member

Past or current institution affiliations

Ohio State University
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 1
  • Reviewed 1
November 29, 2016
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Helwingia himalaica (Helwingiaceae, Aquifoliales) and a chloroplast phylogenomic analysis of the Campanulidae
Xin Yao, Ying-Ying Liu, Yun-Hong Tan, Yu Song, Richard T. Corlett
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2734 PubMed 27917320

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July 13, 2016
Dominant forest tree species are potentially vulnerable to climate change over large portions of their range even at high latitudes
Catherine Périé, Sylvie de Blois
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2218 PubMed 27478706