Professor Mark Tibbett
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0118 378 6633
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Professor of Soil Ecology
- To lead research in plant-soil-microbe interactions, soil microbiology, soil science and plant nutrition
- Joint Editor-in-Chief of Soil Research
- Editor of Mining In Ecologically Sensitive Landscapes
- Associate Editor for the Australian Journal of Botany and Restoration Ecology
- Council member of British Society of Soil Science
- Founder and co-chair of the international Mine Closure conference series
Formerly:
- Chair of Soil Ecology, Cranfield University
- Director of Centre for Land Rehabilitation, The University of Western Australia
- Team Leader, CSIRO Land and Water
Areas of interest
- Restoration and measurement of soil functions in creating sustainable landscapes.
- Plant-soil interactions and feedbacks
- The physiology, ecology and nutritional aspects of mycorrhizal and other higher fungi
- Soil ecology and biodiversity
- Microbially mediated processes in soil
- Soil organic matter and carbon sequestration
- Terrestrial biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling
- Metals in the soil-plant system
- Early-stage ecosystem development
- Bioremediation of organics and inorganics
- Decomposition and forensic taphonomy