Personal profile
Research interests
I am a computational/spatial ecologist interested in understanding how anthropogenic changes such as climate and land-use change affect global ecosystems, and how this in turn affects human well-being.
I am particularly interested in using novel statistical methods and heterogeneous sources of data to answer applied and theoretical questions. I was previously a mathematician and database developer, and apply skills learned there to answer ecological questions.
I am currently working at the University of Birmingham in the role of Birmingham Fellow. The first three years of this will be spent working on the IIASA-NERC funded project A complex-systems approach to improve understanding of the biodiversity-landscape structure relationship.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Geography, University of Nottingham
Award Date: 31 Jul 2015
Master of Science, Environmental Management, University of Nottingham
Award Date: 8 Dec 2011
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, University of Southampton
Award Date: 31 Jul 2005
Keywords
- GB Physical geography
- spatial ecology
- Biogeography
- ecosystem services
- macroecology
- Landscape Ecology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Landscape can play a role in the moisture content of temperate fuels
Ivison, K., Graham, L. J., Little, K., Orpin, A. & Kettridge, N., 21 Apr 2026, In: Fire Ecology. 22, 1, 13 p., 39.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multiple Mechanisms Required to Predict Grass Community Composition
Catford, J. A., Graham, L. J., Shepherd, H. E. R., Hauser, C. E., Munro, N. T., Wintle, B. A., Donohue, J. G., Tilman, D. & Clark, A. T., 12 Apr 2026, In: Ecology Letters. 29, 4, 15 p., e70358.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Relationships between synoptic weather patterns, surface fire weather and vegetation fire in a temperate region
Little, K., Castellanos-Acuna, D., Flannigan, M., Graham, L. J., Jain, P., Kettridge, N., Neal, R., Pope, J. O. & Ivison, K., 5 Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Wildland Fire. 35, 1, 16 p., WF25158.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resurrecting habitat fragmentation as a process over time
Fletcher, R. J., Bullock, J. M., Graham, L. J., Kortessis, N. & Watts, K., 20 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Risk Factors of Ash Dieback Disease and Consequences for Carbon Storage in Natural Ash Populations
Mailes, R., B. L. Cintra, B., Bergamin, R. S., Graham, L. J., Luna, E., Heard, M. S., Matthews, T. J., MacKenzie, A. R., Brienen, R. & Esquivel-Muelbert, A., 15 Jun 2026, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 610, 9 p., 123575.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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IDEAL UK FIRE: Toward Informed Decisions on Ecologically Adaptive Land management for mitigating UK FIRE
Kettridge, N. (Principal Investigator) & Graham, L. (Co-Investigator)
Natural Environment Research Council
1/12/22 → 1/06/28
Project: Research Councils
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A complex systems approach to improve understanding of the biodiversity-landscape configuration relationship
Graham, L. (Principal Investigator)
Natural Environment Research Council
1/06/20 → 31/05/24
Project: Research Councils
Activities
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Rethinking the habitat fragmentation debate
Graham, L. (Invited speaker)
13 Nov 2024Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Guest lecture or Invited talk
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Capitalising on the Big Data era: establishing a multi-source monitoring framework for England’s natural capital assets and flows
Graham, L. (Assessor)
3 Sept 2024Activity: Examination
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A stage for form and function: linking geodiversity to trait diversity
Graham, L. (Assessor)
21 Jun 2024Activity: Examination
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THE BRITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY (External organisation)
Graham, L. (Chair)
1 Jan 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of working group or committee
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Journal)
Graham, L. (Editorial board member)
7 Jan 2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial board of a journal