Rate My Professor Mike Fowler

Professor Mike Fowler is a Professor in the School of Biosciences at Swansea University, previously known as the University of Wales, Swansea. He earned his PhD in Theoretical Ecology from the University of Glasgow in 2002 and a BSc in Zoology from the same institution in 1998. His academic career includes serving as Associate Professor in Biosciences at Swansea University from 2012 to 2016, advancing to full Professor thereafter. Earlier positions encompass JAE-Doc Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies in Mallorca, Spain from 2009 to 2012, Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki, Finland during the same period, and Research Fellow at the University of Leeds with Dr. Steve Sait.

Fowler's research centers on theoretical ecology, examining how species interactions and stochastic environmental variability affect ecological stability, invasive species dynamics, and eco-evolutionary processes in populations. He utilizes analytical, simulation, and statistical modeling to explore spatial and temporal environmental fluctuations' impacts on population changes, blending theory with empirical studies across diverse systems. Key interests include ecosystem resilience in coastal planning for flood protection and wetland services, invasive species management, and stage-structured population responses to environmental variation. Notable publications include 'The predictability of ecological stability in a noisy world' (Yang et al., Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2019), 'Navigating the complexity of ecological stability' (Donohue et al., Ecology Letters, 2016), 'Livestock grazing alters multiple ecosystem properties and services in salt marshes: A meta-analysis' (2017), 'Humidity modifies species-specific and age-dependent heat stress effects in an insect host-parasitoid interaction' (Li et al., Ecology and Evolution, 2024), 'Expert-led priorities for a response diversity research agenda in ecology' (Ross et al., Oikos, 2024), 'Grazing reduces bee abundance and diversity in saltmarshes' (Davidson et al., Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2020), and 'Modelling fungal competition for space' (Kiziridis et al., Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - B, 2020). His scholarship has accumulated over 3,500 citations. Fowler received the 2017 Ecological Society of America Innovations in Sustainability Science Award. He actively supervises postgraduate students and collaborates on projects addressing climate action, biodiversity conservation, and fungal community dynamics.