Alastair Fitter
Alastair Hugh Fitter
ecologist at the University of York.[1]
Fitter was educated at Oxford and at Liverpool, and came to the Department of Biology in York in 1972.[1] In 2004 he was appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor, with the Research portfolio. He is a member of Council of the Natural Environment Research Council.
Fitter's research interests include
carbon cycling in soil, especially in relation to mycorrhizas; phenological responses to climate change.[2]
Alastair Fitter is the son of the naturalist and author
global warming. They have also collaborated on numerous field guides and other natural history books.[3]
Fitter was elected
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours for services to environmental science.[5] He received a President's Medal from the British Ecological Society.[6]
References
- ^ YESIUoY (23 April 2013). "Alastair Fitter". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Fitter, Professor Alastair H - Biology, University of York".
- ^ "Prof. Alastair Fitter - Publications - Research Database, the University of York".
- ^ "The Royal Society welcomes two New Plant Scientists". SEB Bulletin. January 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 7.
- ^ "Winners of our President's Medal".
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