Professor Andrew Lowe is Chair in Plant Conservation Biology and Director of the Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity at the University of Adelaide; and Head of Science within the Science Resource Centre for the South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Andrew’s predominant research interest is ‘how do plants survive and adapt to anthropomorphized landscapes?’
He leads a group applying ecological and genomic analyses, to understand and develop management strategies for a range of landscapes; historical, contemporary and future; intact, fragmented and exploited.
Andrew is passionate about communicating science, particularly the threats and solutions to biodiversity pressures.