Alan Morton

Family

• Full name: Alan John Morton
• Wife: Greteli
• Children: Anna, Andy, Helen

Education

• 1956-1963: Bournemouth Grammar School
• 1963-1966: Imperial College, London (BSc in Botany)
• 1966-1969: University College of North Wales, Bangor (PhD in Plant Ecology)

Recent employment

• 1969-2003: Lecturer in Ecology, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College, London
  • Subject areas: Plant Ecology, Biological Conservation, Ecological Management, Habitat Creation, Computer Programming, Remote Sensing, Soil Science
• 1990-present: Botanical and Ecological Consultant
  • Botanical surveying
  • Woodland habitat creation
  • Software development for biological applications, particularly Distribution Mapping

Other interests

• Botanical recording in Britain and Europe including the Flora of Montgomeryshire
• Nature reserve management, Chawridge Bourne SSSI
• Practical conservation work
• Fossil collecting, mainly in Dorset and Hampshire