Assoc. Prof. Dr. Steve Elliott

Steve joined CMU's Biology Department as a lecturer in tropical plant ecology and wildlife conservation in 1986. He co-founded FORRU-CMU with Dr. Vilaiwan Anusarnsunthorn in 1994, and continues to co-ordinate the unit's research program, and to supervise research students. He is also responsible for the unit's research direction, administration, fund-raising, reporting to donors and English publications. His current main research interest is automated forest restoration. He leads CMU's participation in the "Global Tree Seed Bank - UNLOCKED" project, and co-ordinates research on carbon accumulation and biodiversity recovery during forest-ecosystem restoration.

Key Publications:

1. Elliott, S., D. Blakesley and K. Hardwick, 2013. Restoring Tropical Forests: a Practical Guide. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; 344 pp.
2. Elliott, S. D., 2016. The potential for automating assisted natural regeneration of tropical forest ecosystems. Biotropica 48(2):825-833.
3. Elliott, S., 2019. The science and sociology of restoring Asia’s tropical forest ecosystems. Env. Asia Special Issue 12:1-9.
4. Elliott, S., N.I.J. Tucker, D. Shannon & P. Tiansawat, 2022. The framework species method—harnessing natural regeneration to restore tropical forest ecosystems. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B37820210073

Email: stephen_elliott1@yahoo.com