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Dr

Matthew Spencer

Lecturer in quantitative biology

Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences

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  • Lecturer in quantitative biology
    Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences

ABOUT

Personal Statement
I am a community ecologist, with particular interests in building theory about community and ecosystem dynamics based on axioms, and in using statistical modelling to study patterns of change in communities. I often use compositional data analysis to study dynamics of relative abundances, including coral reefs, temperate marine subtidal communities and forest pollen samples. I do experimental and observational fieldwork in temperate marine subtidal communities.

UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL ORGANISATIONAL UNITS MEMBERSHIP

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 14 Life Below Water
  • 15 Life on Land
  • 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • 2 Zero Hunger
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being

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