Mark S. Ashton

Scientific Leadership Team

Managing forests for carbon and resilience to changing climates

Forests, forestry and people - I study the regeneration ecology of native forests that includes a) tree seedling ecology; b) physiological and morphological adaptations of seedling leaves to environment; c) forest microenvironments, disturbance and landsc

Professor Ashton conducts research on the biological and physical processes governing the regeneration of natural forests and on the creation of their agroforestry analogs. In particular, he seeks a better understanding of regeneration establishment among assemblages of closely related trees. His long-term research concentrates on tropical and temperate forests of the Asian and American realms. The results of his research have been applied to the development and testing of silvicultural techniques for restoration of degraded lands and for the management of natural forests for a variety of timber and nontimber products and services. He is the author or editor of over twelve books, including the nations textbook on silviculture and applied forest ecology, and over 200 publications in applied forest ecology.

Where are you from:

I was born in the Brunei Sultanate. My early childhood was in Sarawak and Brunei, but later I moved to Scotland and now live in New England, USA with periods in Sri Lanka.

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