Allan Green | |
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| Born | Thomas George Allan Green United Kingdom |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Awards | Acharius Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Lichenology |
| Institutions | Botanical Research Institute of Texas |
| Thesis | The biology of lichen symbionts (1970) |
| Doctoral advisors | David Cecil Smith |
Thomas George Allan Green NZAM is a lichenologist, terrestrial ecologist and botanist. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. His work particularly studies how lichens respond to extreme low temperatures and dryness, and especially how this affects photosynthesis. He has studied the ecology of Antarctica.