Mick Crawley
British ecologist
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Michael John Crawley FRS (born 1949) is a British Emeritus Professor of Plant Ecology at Imperial College London.[1] He is based at Silwood Park campus near Ascot, Berkshire.
Born
1949 (age 76–77)
Michael John Crawley
1949 (age 76–77)
Rothbury, Northumberland
EducationWharrior Street Primary School, Newcastle
Newcastle Cathedral Choir School Longhoughton Primary School
Duke's School AlnwickAlmamaterUniversity of Edinburgh
KnownforLong-term field experiments in ecology, concentrating on plant-herbivore interactions
Mick Crawley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael John Crawley 1949 (age 76–77) Rothbury, Northumberland |
| Education | Wharrior Street Primary School, Newcastle
Newcastle Cathedral Choir School Longhoughton Primary School Duke's School Alnwick |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | Long-term field experiments in ecology, concentrating on plant-herbivore interactions |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant ecology |
| Institutions | Imperial College London |
| Thesis | (1973) |
| Gordon Conway FRS | |
Doctoral students | Rosie Hails |
| Website | www |
His research focuses on the relationship between plants and their herbivores, and on the way that alien plants modify plant community dynamics.
Publications
Crawley has been author or co-author of several books and many scientific papers. These include:
- Clive A. Stace and Michael J. Crawley 2015 Alien Plants New Naturalist Library Book 129. William Collins ISBN 978-000750215-8 640pp
