John S. Rodwell (1946 – present) is an ecologist who was based at the University of Lancaster, noted for his role in the development of the British National Vegetation Classification and as editor of the five volumes of British Plant Communities.
[2][3][4][5] In the same year, 1975, he became co-ordinator of research leading to the development of the British National Vegetation Classification (NVC).
at Lancaster University, becoming editor of the NVC, a task that dominated his working life for more than two decades.
[2] All five volumes of British Plant Communities, which describe the NVC, were edited by Rodwell.
[6] He joined the faculty of Lancaster University in 1991, was made Professor of Ecology in 1997 and retired in 2004 but has continued to teach and publish since then.