معرفی
Dr. Tom Crowther is an Assistant Professor at ETH Zürich's Department of Environmental Systems Science and founder of the Crowther Lab, a multidisciplinary research group focused on global ecosystems to support local biodiversity protection and restoration. His work synthesizes theoretical, experimental, and observational approaches to understand ecological feedbacks across scales.
- Institution: ETH Zürich
- Research Focus: Biodiversity-carbon cycle interactions, soil microbial ecology, nature-based climate solutions
- Leadership: Co-chair of UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration advisory board, founder of Restor platform
Research interests center on ecological community formation, soil biota interactions (fungi, bacteria, nematodes), and climate change mitigation through biodiversity preservation. His group investigates critical mechanisms like carbon exchange dynamics and network dependencies in terrestrial ecosystems.
Recent publications (2025-2024) reveal trends in mycorrhizal fungal ecology, forest restoration efficacy, soil carbon dynamics, and climate-vegetation interactions. Findings emphasize microbial roles in carbon sequestration, temperature thresholds for productivity, and global biodiversity hotspots.
- Scientific Awards: Marie Curie Fellowship, Young Global Leader (World Economic Forum)
- Education: PhD in Ecology (Cardiff University), Postdoc (Yale Climate and Energy Institute)
Crowther's applied efforts include the Restor platform (2021), which provides ecological insights for global restoration projects, and advisory roles in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and WEF's Trillion Trees (1T.org) initiative.
Research outputs demonstrate interdisciplinary impacts through collaborations with conservation organizations, climate policy frameworks, and data-driven ecosystem monitoring systems.
