Matthew Wilkinson, BSc, MSc

 

Project Leader, Environmental and Human Sciences Division

Email: matthew.wilkinson@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1420 22255
Tel direct: +44 (0)1420 526190
Fax: +44 (0)1420 23563

Address:
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey GU10 4LH
UK

Matthew Wilkinson joined the Forest Research in 2001. He obtained a first degree in Agriculture and the Environment from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and completed an MSc in Crop Production in the Changing Environment at the University of Essex (1996). His research thesis was 'Inter and intra-specific variation in photosynthetic acclimation response to long term exposure of elevated carbon dioxide'. Fieldwork was conducted at free-air carbon dioxide enrichment (FACE) site in Switzerland in collaboration with ETH, Zurich.

Current role

Project leader, Meteorology, Environmental and Human Sciences Division

• Management of the Forest Research/Forestry Commission network of meteorological recording stations
• Forest Research – CARBOEUROPE (European Commission DG Research - Vth Framework Programme) Co-ordinator
• International Phenology Garden (IPG) phenology Co-ordinator
• Research station radiation protection supervisor (RPS).

Current programmes

Climate change impacts
Support scientist

Climate change mitigation
Support scientist

Research areas

• Effects of climate change on woodland and forests
• Carbon and water vapour fluxes
• Effects of elevated carbon dioxide and ozone on trees

Publications

Karlsson, P.E.,  Braun, S., Broadmeadow, M., Elvira, S., Emberson, L., Gimeno, B.S., Le Thiec, D., Novak, K., Oksanen, E., Schaub, M., Uddling, J. & Wilkinson, M. (2007).  Risk assessments for forest trees: The performance of the ozone flux versus the AOT concepts. Environmental Pollution 146: 608-616.

Karlsson, P.E., Uddling, J., Braun, S., Broadmeadow, M., Elvira, S., Gimeno, B.S., Le Thiec, D., Oksanen, E., Vandermeiren, K., Wilkinson, M. & Emberson, L. (2004). New critical levels for ozone effects on young trees based on AOT40 and simulated cumulative leaf uptake of ozone. Atmospheric Environment  38: 2283-2294.

Karlsson, P.E., Uddling, J., Braun, S., Broadmeadow, M., Elvira, S., Gimeno, B.S., Le Thiec, D., Oksanen, E., Vandermeiren, K., Wilkinson, M., Ceulemans. R. & Emberson, L. (2003). New critical loads for ozone impact on trees based on AOT40 and leaf cumulated ozone uptake. In: Establishing ozone critical levels II (eds P.E. Karlsson, G. Sellden, H. Pleijel). UNECE Workshop Report. IVL Report B 1523. IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Wilkinson, M. (1996). Inter and intra-specific variation in photosynthetic acclimation response to long term exposure of elevated carbon dioxide. Unpublished MSc Dissertation, University of Essex.

Conference presentations

Kitchen, K., Moffat, A., Wilkinson & M., Lafont, S. (2007). Climate Change & the Implications for Wildfire in the UK. Presentation to Wildfire 2007, Dalby Forest, N Yorks, 5-6 June 2007

Broadmeadow, M., Hendry, S., Durrant, D., Vanguelova, E., Benham, S., Moffat, A. & Wilkinson, M. (2003). Woodland monitoring in the UK. Presentation to JNCC Air Pollution and Ecosystem Change Symposium, Caenarfon, 28-29 October 2003.

Contract reports

Arcangeli, C., Wilkinson, M., Williams, M., Morgan, G. & Taylor, P. (2007). "Modelling rainfall interception” Final Report, Programme No. FF0304UK01 entitled "Forest Focus - UK 2003-2004" Request No. UK7.

Matthews, R.W., Broadmeadow, M.S.J., Mackie, E.D., Wilkinson, M., Benham, S. & Harris, K. (2006). Survey methods for Kyoto Protocol monitoring and verification of UK forest carbon stocks. In: UK Emissions by Sources and Removals by Sinks due to Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Activities. Report, April 2006. DEFRA: London.

Broadmeadow, M.S.J., Matthews, R.W., Mackie, E.D., Wilkinson, M., Benham, S. &  Harris, K. (2005). Survey methods for Kyoto Protocol monitoring and verification of UK forest carbon stocks. In: UK Emissions by Sources and Removals by Sinks due to Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Activities. Report, June 2005. DEFRA: London.

Broadmeadow, M., Benham, S. & Wilkinson, M. (2004). Growth uptake of heavy metals by British Forests: implications for critical load mapping. Report under Defra contract EPG 1/3/188 - further development of an effects based approach for cadmium, copper, lead and zinc. Forest Research, Farnham.