Dr Axel Rossberg

Reader in Theoretical Ecology
Head of The Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Theoretical Ecology, Biodiversity Patterns, Biodiversity Finance, Complex Systems
Interests
Ecology cannot be a science without a consistent theoretical underpinning of the concepts and ideas employed. Unfortunately, insufficient efforts are made to develop such a theoretical basis of ecology, perpetuating confusion. My research aims to overcome this barrier to progress in ecological research by (1) developing a "zoo" of different ecological models that can consistently be derived from each other, usually through appropriate approximations, (2) describing the solutions of these models, so often solving decades old ecological problems, and (3) verifying these solutions by comparison with the rich fundus of ecological observations in the literature. The resulting abstract but general understanding of ecology allows me to address high-level applied problems, such as in biodiversity finance, and led to our proposal for Biodiversity Impact Credits that can play a similar role for species conservation as carbon credits do for climate protection.Interview conducted and presented by our former BSc student Jasmine Pilgir in 2023.
Publications

2024

Terry JCD and Rossberg AG
Ecology, Wiley vol. 105 (11), e4430-e4430.
02-10-2024

Rossberg AG, O'Sullivan JD, Malysheva S and Shnerb NM
Journal of Industrial Ecology, Wiley vol. 28 (4), 1009-1021.
25-06-2024

Del Santo O’Neill TJ, Rossberg AG and Thorpe RB
Fish and Fisheries, Wiley vol. 25 (3), 441-454.
20-03-2024

Atkinson A, Rossberg AG, Gaedke U, Sprules G, Heneghan RF, Batziakas S, Grigoratou M, Fileman E, Schmidt K and Frangoulis C
Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 15 (1)
09-01-2024

Cockrell C, O'Sullivan JD, Terry JCD, Nwankwo EC, Trachenko K and Rossberg AG
Physical Review Research, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 6 (1)
01-01-2024
2023

Terry JCD, O'Sullivan JD and Rossberg AG
The American Naturalist, University of Chicago Press vol. 203 (2), 161-173.
12-12-2023

Wang L, Clayton M and Rossberg AG
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Wiley Open Access
25-10-2023

O'Sullivan JD, Terry JCD and Rossberg AG
Global Ecology and Biogeography, Wiley vol. 32 (12), 2230-2243.
09-10-2023

Christopher J, Langdon W and Rossberg AG
Ecography, Wiley Open Access
21-04-2023

O’Sullivan JD, Christopher J, Wilson R and Rossberg AG
Plos Computational Biology, Public Library of Science vol. 19 (1)
30-01-2023
2022

Gutiérrez Al-Khudhairy OU and Rossberg AG
Ecology Letters, Wiley vol. 25 (5), 1055-1074.
01-03-2022

Terry JCD, O'Sullivan JD and Rossberg AG
Ecography: Pattern and Diversity in Ecology, Wiley Open Access
24-02-2022
2021

Terry JCD, O’Sullivan JD and Rossberg AG
Nature Ecology and Evolution, Nature Research
30-12-2021

Spence MA, Griffiths CA, Waggitt JJ, Bannister HJ, Thorpe RB, Rossberg AG and Lynam CP
Marine Ecology: Progress Series, Inter Research
09-12-2021

O'Sullivan J, Terry C and Rossberg A
Nature Communications, Nature Research (Part of Springer Nature)
15-06-2021
2020

Rossberg AG
Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Elsevier
13-07-2020
2019

Dinner J, Knell RJ and Rossberg AG
Ecology Letters, Wiley vol. 22 (12), 2168-2168.
07-11-2019

Rossberg AG, Gaedke U and Kratina P
Nature Communications, Nature Research (Part of Springer Nature) vol. 10 (1), 4396-4396.
27-09-2019

Rossberg AG, Barabás G, Possingham HP, Pascual M, Marquet PA, Hui C, Evans MR and Meszéna G
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Elsevier vol. 34 (9), 759-762.
11-07-2019

Rossberg AG
In Encyclopedia of Theoretical Ecology, University of California Press 294-302.
01-07-2019

Dinner J, Knell RJ and Rossberg AG
Ecol Lett
27-06-2019

Rossberg AG and Barabás G
Trends Ecol Evol vol. 34 (5), 385-386.
15-03-2019
2018

Rossberg AG
Nature Sustainability vol. 1 (11), 615-616.
01-11-2018

Spence M, Blanchard J, ROSSBERG AG, Heath M, Heymans J, Mackinson S, Serpetti N, Speirs D, Thorpe R and Blackwell P
Fish and Fisheries, Wiley
15-08-2018
2017

Rossberg AG, Caskenette AL and Bersier L-F
In Adaptive Food Webs, Cambridge University Press (Cup) 372-383.
21-12-2017

Santini L, Belmaker J, Costello MJ, Pereira HM, Rossberg AG, Schipper AM, Ceaușu S, Dornelas M, Hilbers JP, Hortal J, Huijbregts MAJ, Navarro LM, Schiffers KH, Visconti P and Rondinini C
Biological Conservation, Elsevier vol. 213, 341-350.
01-09-2017

Broszeit S, Beaumont NJ, Uyarra MC, Heiskanen AS, Frost M, Somerfield PJ, Rossberg AG, Teixeira H and Austen MC
Ecological Indicators vol. 81, 409-442.
21-07-2017

拓海 一, Rossberg AG, Rajendran N, 隆 雨 and 公紀 伊
24-06-2017

Tam JC, Link JS, Rossberg AG, Rogers SI, Levin PS, Rochet M-J, Bundy A, Belgrano A, Libralato S, Tomczak M, van de Wolfshaar K, Pranovi F, Gorokhova E, Large SI, Niquil N, Greenstreet SPR, Druon J-N, Lesutiene J, Johansen M, Preciado I, et al.
ICES Journal of Marine Science. vol. 74 (7), 2040-2052.
04-02-2017
2016

Lynam CP, Uusitalo L, Patrício J, Piroddi C, Queirós AM, Teixeira H, Rossberg AG, Sagarminaga Y, Hyder K, Niquil N, Möllmann C, Wilson C, Chust G, Galparsoro I, Forster R, Veríssimo H, Tedesco L, Revilla M and Neville S
Frontiers in Marine Science, Frontiers vol. 3
28-09-2016

Heiskanen A-S, Berg T, Uusitalo L, Teixeira H, Bruhn A, Krause-Jensen D, Lynam CP, Rossberg AG, Korpinen S, Uyarra MC and Borja A
Frontiers in Marine Science, Frontiers vol. 3
23-09-2016

Rossberg AG, Uusitalo L, Berg T, Zaiko A, Chenuil A, Uyarra MC, Borja A and Lynam CP
Ecological Indicators vol. 72, 215-224.
20-08-2016

Farcas A and Rossberg AG
Ices Journal of Marine Science: Journal Du Conseil, Oxford University Press (Oup): Policy B - Oxford Open Option A
28-07-2016

Schipper AM, Belmaker J, de Miranda MD, Navarro LM, Böhning‐Gaese K, Costello MJ, Dornelas M, Foppen R, Hortal J, Huijbregts MAJ, Martín‐López B, Pettorelli N, Queiroz C, Rossberg AG, Santini L, Schiffers K, Steinmann ZJN, Visconti P, Rondinini C and Pereira HM
Global Change Biology, Wiley vol. 22 (12), 3948-3959.
12-05-2016
2015

Hyder K, Rossberg AG, Allen JI, Austen MC, Barciela RM, Bannister HJ, Blackwell PG, Blanchard JL, Burrows MT, Defriez E, Dorrington T, Edwards KP, Garcia-Carreras B, Heath MR, Hembury DJ, Heymans JJ, Holt J, Houle JE, Jennings S, Mackinson S, et al.
Marine Policy, Elsevier vol. 61, 291-302.
01-11-2015

Piroddi C, Teixeira H, Lynam CP, Smith C, Alvarez MC, Mazik K, Andonegi E, Churilova T, Tedesco L, Chifflet M, Chust G, Galparsoro I, Garcia AC, Kämäri M, Kryvenko O, Lassalle G, Neville S, Niquil N, Papadopoulou N, Rossberg AG, et al.
Ecological Indicators, Elsevier vol. 58, 175-191.
01-11-2015

Borrelli JJ, Allesina S, Amarasekare P, Arditi R, Chase I, Damuth J, Holt RD, Logofet DO, Novak M, Rohr RP, Rossberg AG, Spencer M, Tran JK and Ginzburg LR
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Elsevier vol. 30 (7), 417-425.
08-06-2015

Fung T, Farnsworth KD, Reid DG and Rossberg AG
Nat Commun vol. 6, 6657-6657.
23-03-2015

James A, Plank MJ, Rossberg AG, Beecham J, Emmerson M and Pitchford JW
The American Naturalist, University of Chicago Press vol. 185 (5), 680-692.
11-03-2015
2014

Nagelkerke LAJ and Rossberg AG
Theoretical Ecology, Springer Nature vol. 7 (4), 423-434.
02-07-2014

Rossberg AG, Rogers T and McKane AJ
Proceedings of The Royal Society B, The Royal Society vol. 281 (1783)
22-05-2014

SHARMA D
In English in The Indian Diaspora, Benjamins Editors: Hundt M and Sharma D.
01-01-2014
2013

Rossberg AG, Rogers T and McKane AJ
Proc Biol Sci vol. 280 (1767), 20131248-20131248.
22-09-2013

Rossberg AG, Houle JE and Hyder K
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Canadian Science Publishing vol. 70 (10), 1447-1455.
19-07-2013

Fung T, Farnsworth K, Shephard S, Reid D and Rossberg A
Marine Ecology Progress Series, Inter-Research Science Center vol. 484, 155-171.
12-06-2013

Rombouts I, Beaugrand G, Fizzala X, Gaill F, Greenstreet SPR, Lamare S, Le Loc’h F, McQuatters-Gollop A, Mialet B, Niquil N, Percelay J, Renaud F, Rossberg AG and Féral JP
Ecological Indicators, Elsevier vol. 29, 246-254.
01-06-2013

van Leeuwen E, Brännström Å, Jansen VAA, Dieckmann U and Rossberg AG
Journal of Theoretical Biology, Elsevier vol. 328, 89-98.
17-02-2013

Shephard S, Fung T, Rossberg AG, Farnsworth KD, Reid DG, Greenstreet SPR and Warnes S
Fisheries Research, Elsevier vol. 140, 91-95.
01-02-2013
2012

Greenstreet SPR, Rossberg AG, Fox CJ, Le Quesne WJF, Blasdale T, Boulcott P, Mitchell I, Millar C and Moffat CF
Ices Journal of Marine Science, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 69 (10), 1789-1801.
01-12-2012

Rogers T, McKane AJ and Rossberg AG
Physical Biology, Iop Publishing vol. 9 (6)
31-10-2012

Houle JE, Farnsworth KD, Rossberg AG and Reid DG
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Canadian Science Publishing vol. 69 (6), 1065-1079.
24-05-2012

Naisbit RE, Rohr RP, Rossberg AG, Kehrli P and Bersier L-F
Proceedings of The Royal Society B, The Royal Society vol. 279 (1741), 3291-3297.
23-05-2012

Fink P, Reichwaldt ES, Harrod C and Rossberg AG
Oikos, Wiley vol. 121 (12), 1985-1994.
03-04-2012

Rogers T, McKane AJ and Rossberg AG
Epl (Europhysics Letters), Iop Publishing vol. 97 (4)
01-02-2012

Shephard S, Fung T, Houle JE, Farnsworth KD, Reid DG and Rossberg AG
Ices Journal of Marine Science, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 69 (2), 223-234.
19-01-2012

Fung T, Farnsworth KD, Reid DG and Rossberg AG
Ices Journal of Marine Science, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 69 (2), 235-239.
12-01-2012

Mulder C, Boit A, Mori S, Vonk JA, Dyer SD, Faggiano L, Geisen S, González AL, Kaspari M, Lavorel S, Marquet PA, Rossberg AG, Sterner RW, Voigt W and Wall DH
vol. 46, 1-88.
01-01-2012

Rossberg AG
vol. 46, 427-521.
01-01-2012

Mulder C, Boit A, Mori S, Vonk JA, Dyer SD, Faggiano L, Geisen S, González AL, Kaspari M, Lavorel S, Marquet PA, Rossberg AG, Sterner RW, Voigt W and Wall DH
In Global Change in Multispecies Systems Part 1, Elsevier 1-88.
01-01-2012

Rossberg AG
In Global Change in Multispecies Systems Part 1, Elsevier 427-521.
01-01-2012
2010

Brännström Å, Carlsson L and Rossberg AG
Journal of Mathematical Biology, Springer Nature vol. 63 (3), 575-592.
16-11-2010

Rossberg AG, Farnsworth KD, Satoh K and Pinnegar JK
Proceedings of The Royal Society B, The Royal Society vol. 278 (1712), 1617-1625.
10-11-2010

Rossberg AG and Farnsworth KD
Theoretical Ecology, Springer Nature vol. 4 (4), 449-465.
24-06-2010

Rossberg AG, Brännström Å and Dieckmann U
Journal of The Royal Society Interface, The Royal Society vol. 7 (53), 1735-1743.
12-05-2010
2009

Mulder C, Den Hollander HA, Vonk JA, Rossberg AG, op Akkerhuis GA and Yeates GW
Naturwissenschaften vol. 96 (7), 813-826.
01-07-2009

Rossberg AG, Matsuda H, Amemiya T and Itoh K
Journal of Theoretical Biology, Elsevier vol. 258 (2)
01-05-2009

Rossberg AG, Brännström Å and Dieckmann U
Theoretical Ecology, Springer Nature vol. 3 (1), 13-24.
22-04-2009
2008

Kumar P, Hiremath US, Yelamaggad CV, Rossberg AG and Krishnamurthy KS
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 112 (32), 9753-9760.
23-07-2008

Kumar P, Hiremath US, Yelamaggad CV, Rossberg AG and Krishnamurthy KS
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 112 (31), 9270-9274.
10-07-2008

Rossberg AG
Journal of Applied Probability, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 45 (2), 531-541.
01-06-2008

Rossberg AG
Ecological Complexity, Elsevier vol. 5 (2), 121-131.
01-06-2008

Rossberg AG, Yoshida K and Ishii R
Ecological Complexity, Elsevier vol. 5 (2), 71-72.
01-06-2008

Serizawa H, Amemiya T, Rossberg AG and Itoh K
Limnology, Springer Nature vol. 9 (3), 185-194.
09-05-2008

Rossberg AG, Ishii R, Amemiya T and Itoh K
Ecology, Wiley vol. 89 (2), 567-580.
01-02-2008
2007

Serizawa H, Amemiya T, Enomoto T, Rossberg AG and Itoh K
Ecological Research, Wiley vol. 23 (5), 841-850.
12-12-2007

Amemiya T, Enomoto T, Rossberg AG, Yamamoto T, Inamori Y and Itoh K
Ecological Modelling, Elsevier vol. 206 (1-2), 54-62.
01-08-2007
2006

Rossberg AG, Yanagi K, Amemiya T and Itoh K
Journal of Theoretical Biology, Elsevier vol. 243 (2), 261-272.
29-06-2006

Rossberg AG, Matsuda H, Amemiya T and Itoh K
Journal of Theoretical Biology, Elsevier vol. 241 (3), 552-563.
07-02-2006

Tatsumi S, Sano M and Rossberg AG
Physical Review E, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 73 (1)
01-01-2006
2005

Rossberg AG, Matsuda H, Koike F, Amemiya T, Makino M, Morino M, Kubo T, Shimode S, Nakai S, Katoh M, Shigeoka T and Urano K
Landscape and Ecological Engineering, Springer Nature vol. 1 (2), 221-228.
28-10-2005

Rossberg AG, Matsuda H, Amemiya T and Itoh K
Ecological Complexity, Elsevier vol. 2 (3), 312-321.
01-09-2005

Rossberg AG, Matsuda H, Amemiya T and Itoh K
Journal of Theoretical Biology, Elsevier vol. 238 (2), 401-415.
20-07-2005

Amemiya T, Enomoto T, Rossberg A, Takamura N and Itoh K
Ecology and Society, Resilience Alliance vol. 10 (2)
01-01-2005
2004

Rossberg AG
Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 112 (6), 907-919.
01-12-2004

Yimit A, Rossberg AG, Amemiya T and Itoh K
Talanta, Elsevier vol. 65 (5), 1102-1109.
23-11-2004

Rossberg AG, Bartholomé K, Voss HU and Timmer J
Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 93 (15)
08-10-2004

Herwig J, Riegler P, Friedrichs R, Rossberg AG and Bartholomé K
Vdi Berichte (1829)
06-10-2004

ROSSBERG AG
International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, World Scientific Publishing vol. 14 (06), 2115-2123.
01-06-2004

Rossberg AG, Riegler P, Buhl F, Herwig J and Timmer J
Flow Measurement and Instrumentation. vol. 15 (1), 29-35.
01-03-2004

Rossberg AG, Riegler P, Buhl F, Herwig J and Timmer J
Flow Measurement and Instrumentation vol. 15 (1), 29-35.
01-01-2004

Rossberg AG, Bartholomé K and Timmer J
Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics vol. 69 (1 2), 162161-1621611.
01-01-2004
2003

Rossberg AG
Aip Conference Proceedings, Aip Publishing vol. 661 (1), 270-271.
07-04-2003
2002

Éber N, Németh S, Rossberg AG, Kramer L and Buka Á
Physical Review E, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 66 (3)
01-09-2002
2000

Rossberg AG
Physical Review E, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 62 (6), 8114-8132.
01-12-2000

Éber N, Rossberg A, Buka Á and Kramer L
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. vol. 351 (1), 161-168.
01-11-2000

Rossberg A
Physical Review E, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 62 (4), 4682-4687.
01-10-2000

Huh J-H, Hidaka Y, Rossberg AG and Kai S
Physical Review E, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 61 (3), 2769-2776.
01-03-2000

Rossberg AG, Éber N, Buka Á and Kramer L
Physical Review E, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 61 (1), r25-r28.
01-01-2000

Rossberg AG
Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics vol. 62 (4), 4682-4687.
01-01-2000

Rossberg AG
Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics vol. 62 (6), 8114-8132.
01-01-2000
1999

Amm H, Stannarius R and Rossberg AG
Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena, Elsevier vol. 126 (3-4), 171-188.
01-02-1999
1998

Rossberg AG and Kramer L
Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena, Elsevier vol. 115 (1-2), 19-28.
01-04-1998
1997

Plaut E, Decker W, Rossberg AG, Kramer L, Pesch W, Belaidi A and Ribotta R
Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 79 (12), 2367-2370.
22-09-1997
1996

Rossberg AG, Hertrich A, Kramer L and Pesch W
Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 76 (25), 4729-4732.
17-06-1996

Rossberg AG and Kramer L
Physica Scripta, Iop Publishing vol. T67, 121-124.
01-01-1996
1994

Predtechensky AA, McCormick WD, Swift JB, Rossberg AG and Swinney HL
Physics of Fluids, Aip Publishing vol. 6 (12), 3923-3935.
01-12-1994
Grants


Axel Rossberg, Joanne Chamberlain and Andrew Leitch
£115,853 NERC Natural Environment Research Council
02-01-2024 - 01-04-2026

Axel Rossberg
£68,437 DEFRA Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
01-01-2024 - 31-03-2025

Axel Rossberg and Kostya Trachenko
£1,213,084 NERC Natural Environment Research Council
06-01-2020 - 04-04-2025

Axel Rossberg and Andrew Leitch
£198,029 NERC Natural Environment Research Council
03-01-2023 - 30-06-2024

Lin Wang and Axel Rossberg
£46,821 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-04-2022 - 31-07-2023

Axel Rossberg
£60,891 NERC Natural Environment Research Council
01-02-2022 - 30-09-2022

Axel Rossberg
£5,600 CEFAS Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
01-09-2019 - 31-08-2023