Ben Gilbert, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, uses computer models to examines the factors that enable species to co-exist in certain regions. This has great importance in the context of climate change, acid rain and the arrival of invasive species,

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and the following papers:

Gilbert, B., R. Turkington and D.S. Srivastava. 2009. Dominant species and diversity: linking relative abundance to controls of species establishment. American Naturalist 174: 850-862

Connor, M.I., B. Gilbert and C.J. Brown. 2011. Theoretical predictions for how temperature affects the dynamics of interacting herbivores and plants. American Naturalist 178: 626-638

Zhang, H., B. Gilbert, X. Zhang and S. Zhou. 2012. , China. Oikos DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20828.x

Assistant Professor Benjamin Gilbert studies biodiversity and environmental adaptation