Lecturer in Global Change Biology
Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
•Sep 2016-Feb 2023 - Teaching Fellow, University of Edinburgh. MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health.
•Sep 2014-May 2017- Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Stirling.
•Sep 2010-Aug 2014: PhD Candidate, University of Stirling.
•Summer 2010: Botanist/Field Surveyor, University of Aberdeen.
As a global change ecologist, I have expertise in how global change drivers including climate change, pests and disease drive changes in ecosystems, especially forests.
My research interests are broad and interdisciplinary and current interests include:
•Applying functional trait approaches to better understand species and community responses to environmental change. •Using ecosystem resilience theory to understand response to extreme events. •The application of new modelling approaches and data integration/synthesis to study ecosystem responses and functions across varying spatial and temporal scales. •Understanding the potential and limitations of forests as nature-based solutions. •Research syntheses and meta-analyses.
Article
Optimising geopark networks for biodiversity conservation under climate change
Vasiliev D, Hamlet L, Stevens RL, Bornmalm L, Hazlett RW, Casadevall T, Duque C & Greenwood S (2025) Optimising geopark networks for biodiversity conservation under climate change. Journal of Environmental Management, 391, Art. No.: 126351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126351
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Shankar S & Greenwood S (2025) Understanding tourism's environmental, social, and economic impacts through systematic literature mapping. Tourism and Hospitality Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/14673584251356792
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Potential groundwater contamination from oil drilling in the Okavango
Sheldon R, Esterhuyse S, Lukas A & Greenwood S (2023) Potential groundwater contamination from oil drilling in the Okavango. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 131, Art. No.: 103430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2023.103430
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The role of landscape connectivity in maintaining pollinator biodiversity needs reconsideration
Vasiliev D & Greenwood S (2023) The role of landscape connectivity in maintaining pollinator biodiversity needs reconsideration. Biodiversity and Conservation, 32, pp. 3765-3790. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02667-y
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Vasiliev D & Greenwood S (2022) Making green pledges support biodiversity: Nature-based solution design can be informed by landscape ecology principles. Land Use Policy, 117, Art. No.: 106129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106129
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O’Sullivan KSW, Vilà-Cabrera A, Chen J, Greenwood S, Chang C & Jump AS (2022) High intraspecific trait variation results in a resource allocation spectrum of a subtropical pine across an elevational gradient. Journal of Biogeography, 49 (4), pp. 668-681. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14336
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The role of climate change in pollinator decline across the Northern Hemisphere is underestimated
Vasiliev D & Greenwood S (2021) The role of climate change in pollinator decline across the Northern Hemisphere is underestimated. Science of The Total Environment, 775, Art. No.: 145788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145788
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Vasiliev D & Greenwood S (2020) Pollinator biodiversity and crop pollination in temperate ecosystems, implications for national pollinator conservation strategies: Mini review. Science of The Total Environment, 744, Art. No.: 140880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140880
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Johnson R & Greenwood S (2020) Assessing the ecological feasibility of reintroducing the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) to southern Scotland, England and Wales. Biodiversity and Conservation, 29 (3), pp. 771-797. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01909-2
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In the land of giants: habitat use and selection of the Aldabra giant tortoise on Aldabra Atoll
Walton R, Baxter R, Bunbury N, Hansen D, Fleischer-Dogley F, Greenwood S & Schaepman-Strub G (2019) In the land of giants: habitat use and selection of the Aldabra giant tortoise on Aldabra Atoll. Biodiversity and Conservation, 28 (12), pp. 3183-3198. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01813-9
Book Chapter
Effectiveness of Natura 2000 in forests in EU-28
Greenwood S, Jump A, Sotirov M, Marchetti M, Mikusinski G, Bastrup-Birk A, Brotons L, Hermoso V & Parviainen J (2017) Effectiveness of Natura 2000 in forests in EU-28. In: Sotirov M (ed.) Natura 2000 and Forests: Assessing the State of Implementation and Effectiveness. What Science Can Tell Us, 7. Joensuu, Finland: European Forest Institute, pp. 81-100. http://www.efi.int/files/attachments/publications/wsctu7_2017.pdf
Book Chapter
Policy Conclusions and Recommendations
Sotirov M, Weiss G, Marchetti M, Garcia S, Ecochard L, Hily E, Greenwood S & Jump A (2017) Policy Conclusions and Recommendations. In: Sotirov M (ed.) Natura 2000 and Forests: Assessing the State of Implementation and Effectiveness. What Science Can Tell Us, 7. Joensuu, Finland: European Forest Institute, pp. 135-143. http://www.efi.int/files/attachments/publications/wsctu7_2017.pdf
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Ruiz-Benito P, Ratcliffe S, Zavala MA, Martínez‐Vilalta J, Vilà-Cabrera A, Lloret F, Madrigal‐González J, Wirth C, Greenwood S, Kändler G, Lehtonen A, Kattge J, Dahlgren J & Jump AS (2017) Climate- and successional-related changes in functional composition of European forests are strongly driven by tree mortality. Global Change Biology, 23 (10), pp. 4162-4176. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13728
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Jump AS, Ruiz-Benito P, Greenwood S, Allen CD, Kitzberger T, Fensham R, Martínez‐Vilalta J & Lloret F (2017) Structural overshoot of tree growth with climate variability and the global spectrum of drought-induced forest dieback. Global Change Biology, 23 (9), pp. 3742-3757. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13636
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Greenwood S, Ruiz-Benito P, Martínez-Vilalta J, Lloret F, Kitzberger T, Allen CD, Fensham R, Laughlin DC, Kattge J, Bönisch G, Kraft NJB & Jump AS (2017) Tree mortality across biomes is promoted by drought intensity, lower wood density and higher specific leaf area. Ecology Letters, 20 (4), pp. 539-553. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12748
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Community change and species richness reductions in rapidly advancing tree lines
Greenwood S, Chen J, Chen C & Jump A (2016) Community change and species richness reductions in rapidly advancing tree lines. Journal of Biogeography, 43 (11), pp. 2274-2284. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12776
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Greenwood S, Chen J, Chen C & Jump A (2015) Temperature and sheltering determine patterns of seedling establishment in an advancing subtropical treeline. Journal of Vegetation Science, 26 (4), pp. 711-721. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12269
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Greenwood S, Chen J, Chen C & Jump A (2014) Strong topographic sheltering effects lead to spatially complex treeline advance and increased forest density in a subtropical mountain region. Global Change Biology, 20 (12), pp. 3756-3766. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12710
Article
Consequences of treeline shifts for the diversity and function of high altitude ecosystems
Greenwood S & Jump A (2014) Consequences of treeline shifts for the diversity and function of high altitude ecosystems. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 46 (4), pp. 829-840. https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-46.4.829
Article
Long-term trends in restored moorland vegetation assemblages
Littlewood NA, Greenwood S, Quin SLO, Pakeman RJ & Woodin SJ (2014) Long-term trends in restored moorland vegetation assemblages. Community Ecology, 15 (1), pp. 104-112. https://doi.org/10.1556/comec.15.2014.1.11
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Jump A, Cavin L, Greenwood S, Chen J & Chen T (2012) Effects of rapid climate change and habitat fragmentation on tree growth and associated biodiversity (Keynote). Fourth Tropical Forestry Conference - Environmental Education in Forest Conservation, Pingtung, Taiwan, 2012.
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Greenwood S, Chen T, Chen J & Jump A (2012) Causes and consequences of rapid shifts in species distributions above the closed forest zone in the Central Mountain Range, Taiwan. Vulnerable Isalnds in the Sky: Science and Management of Tropical Island Alpine and Sub-Alpine Ecosystems - Tropical Mountain Conference 2012, Hilo, HI, USA, 04.08.2012-08.08.2012.
I gained a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2022 and have a particular interest in accessibility and inclusivity in learning and teaching.
