Dr Paul Rymer is a Lecturer in the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE) at UWS. His research interests centre on the ecology and evolution of organisms in natural populations, in particular plant-animal interactions, mating patterns, hybridisation and local adaptation, and how these factors drive and erode species diversity. His research is applied to understanding the origin of biodiversity hotspots, the evolution of invasiveness, and adaptation to climate change.