Tropical Ecology in a rapidly changing world

About Us

We are a research group at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Bristol, in the United Kingdom.

What do we do?

At TropEco lab, we investigate how environmental changes are affecting tropical ecosystems. We do this using a range of organisms from insects to fish and approaches such as field experiments, long-term ecological monitoring, large-scale biodiversity datasets, and participatory methodologies with local policy/decision-makers, community leaders, and practitioners.

Where do we work?

Our current projects are based in three regions of the Brazilian Amazon (Altamira, Tailândia, and Santarém), as well as in Ghana (Kumasi) and Malaysia (Borneo).

Most research by TropEco members focuses on terrestrial insects and forest ecosystems, although we also have previous/ongoing work with tropical freshwater/marine and savanna biodiversity through partnerships with other labs in Brazil.