Background
Matthews, John Anthony was born on October 22, 1947 in Timsbury, England. Son of Walter Henry and Edna May (Turner) Matthews.
(This book provides the first comprehensive review of the ...)
This book provides the first comprehensive review of the available information on the ecology of recently-deglaciated terrain and critically evaluates the methodology currently employed in such studies. The theme developed is that the ecology of these regions can only be fully understood by giving due consideration to the role and interaction of both physical and biological processes in the development of the landscape. By adopting this geoecological approach, the spatial variation and dynamics of vegetation and soils is considered in relation to other aspects of the landscape such as topographic variation, climate, and geomorphic processes. A geoecological model is thus outlined that provides both a framework for interpreting the varied ecological nature of glacier forelands found throughout the world, and also an agenda for future research.
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Matthews, John Anthony was born on October 22, 1947 in Timsbury, England. Son of Walter Henry and Edna May (Turner) Matthews.
Bachelor of Science in Geography with honors, University London, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Geography, University London, 1976.
University demonstrator department geography University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1972-1977. University lecturer geography section University College Cardiff, Wales, 1977-1990. University senior lecturer geology department University Wales College of Cardiff, 1990-1994.
Professor physical geography University College Swansea, since 1994.
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Board directors Jotunheimen Research Trust, Cardiff, since 1985. Leader Jotunheimen Research Expeditions, Norway, since 1970. Fellow Royal Geography Society.
Member Institute British Geographers, British Ecological Society, International Glaciological Society, International Association for Vegetation Science, Quaternary Research Association, British Geomorphological Research Group.
Married Rose Maria D'Sa, March 30, 1983.