Professor Dr. Simon Queenborough

Biography

Simon Queenborough is a Senior Lecturer and Research Scientist at the Yale School of the Environment, where he also serves as the Musser Director of the Tropical Resources Institute. His academic interests span botanical ecology, particularly the interactions of individuals, species, and communities over ecological and evolutionary time. With over 20 years dedicated to field research in Latin America and Europe, his work has largely focused on plant population dynamics within old-growth tropical forests and managed agricultural communities, relying on theoretical models for population dynamics. His current research investigates mechanisms of diversity, breeding systems, resource allocation, and quantitative methods in population dynamics, with significant work situated in Yasuni National Park in Ecuador. His teaching encompasses tropical field courses and statistical analysis using R. Queenborough leads a lab that explores various topics, including phylogenetics, the impact of human interventions, and macroecological patterns in plant traits and breeding systems. He actively encourages student participation in lab research and projects.

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