Dr.ASHTON, Louise Amy

Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, HKU

BSc (Griffith University); PhD (Griffith University)

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2299 0313
2559 9114
KBSB 6S01

Teaching Areas

Community ecology
Conservation ecology
Invertebrate zoology
Field ecology

Research Interest

Tropical rainforest ecology
Canopy science, food webs
Biodiversity and the role of insects in ecosystem function
Ecological responses to environmental change
Study groups include termites, moths and ants

Current Research

The impact of drought on tropical rainforests
The role of termites and ants in ecosystem function
Biogeography of herbivores and plants on an ocanic island
Canopy food web responses to climate change

Research Team

Post-doctoral Fellow: Dr Wenda Cheng (PhD)

Publications and News

We are about to go to Reunion for a month of field work for our National Geographic funded biodiversity study. For updates see: http://louiseashton.net/balitarts/
For publications see here.