Isla Myers-Smith
@IslaHMS
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Ecologist studying global change in the Arctic and beyond. @TeamShrub leader | @our_codingclub founder | @EdinburghUni Prof | @InsideNatGeo Explorer
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined October 2013
Last chance to apply for #postdocs and #PhDs on spatial patterning in #tundra and #savanna ecosystems for the @ERC_RESILIENCE project on #TeamShrub @ubcforestry! Also check out the postdocs on tundra plant phenology and vegetation change! Links to apply: https://t.co/PqklJcppXZ
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Great to see our team's project on Arctic Climate Change reaching different audiences! #Qikiqtaruk @TeamShrub @ivarstudios @nwtresearch @InsideNatGeo @MeridianTree @ArcticBasecamp @ARC_AU @CharterArctic
Our recent encounter with VX technology at the @ArcticBasecamp was nothing short of revolutionary. By simulating the immersion of water flooding in #Qikiqtaruk, VX brings the stark reality of #climatechange closer than ever. This technology is not just showing us the future; it's
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📈🔍 Melting sea ice, shifting vegetation, and thawing permafrost – the Arctic is facing unprecedented challenges. Follow us for more at https://t.co/MH7GU8YHLk
@jtkerby @teamshrub @IslaHMS
#WEF2024 #ArcticVR #ClimateCrisis
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Just a reminder about the upcoming deadline of 16 Jan. 2024 for PhD and MSc positions on @TeamShrub at @ubcforestry on global change ecology of northern ecosystems. Please spread the word! For more info and to apply check out the following link: https://t.co/PqklJcpXNx
Team Shrub @ubcforestry is recruiting for fully-funded PhDs, MScs, postdocs, a research manager and a data scientist for two new #tundra projects! Share and/or apply! Deadline for grad student applications is 16 Jan. 2024. See link for info. 📷: @JTKerby
https://t.co/PqklJcpXNx
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Team Shrub @ubcforestry is recruiting for fully-funded PhDs, MScs, postdocs, a research manager and a data scientist for two new #tundra projects! Share and/or apply! Deadline for grad student applications is 16 Jan. 2024. See link for info. 📷: @JTKerby
https://t.co/PqklJcpXNx
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In the @NSERC_CRSNG-funded Canada Excellence Research Chair on Global Change Ecology of Northern Ecosystems, we'll work collaboratively in the Yukon, NWT and around the Arctic to capture responses to climate change. Come join the team! 📷: @IslaHMS
https://t.co/o1qJE82ja7
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In the @ERC_Research-funded @ERC_RESILIENCE project on 'Pathways of Resilience and Evasion of Tipping in Ecosystems'. We're working across disciplines to explore tipping points and spatial patterns in biomes undergoing rapid change. Join us! 📷: @JTKerby
https://t.co/UCN7MvtdPw
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Our team’s research sits at the interface of field ecology, data synthesis and remote sensing. I am keen to recruit a diverse team that are interested in collaborative research, quantitative skills and engagement with Northern partners and Indigenous communities. 📷: @IslaHMS
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I encourage students to develop their own specific projects and lead collaborations inline with their research interests within our broader project goals. For info on how to apply for PhD and MSc graduate student positions see our website. 📷: @JTKerby
https://t.co/PqklJcpXNx
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📣TWO four-year PhD positions in Arctic plant 🌱 ecology/environmental science (with me and @APEGU1). Please share and/or apply! Deadline Jan 19. https://t.co/Zvj13iMZMN 📷: Kai Sattler, of our field site 😍
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With the rising temperatures observed in the Arctic, #UBCForestry’s Professor Isla Myers-Smith (@IslaHMS) emphasizes the crucial role of realistic projections in understanding the impending climate shift via @WIRED. 📈☁️ Read here:
wired.com
Clouds way up in the stratosphere act like a blanket, trapping heat in the Arctic and Antarctica. That could help explain why models keep underestimating how fast they’re warming.
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[1/3] Congratulations to Drs. Kayla King (@kaylacking), Isla Myers-Smith (@IslaHMS), and Corey Stephenson (@crjsteph) on being appointed UBC's newest Canada Excellence Research Chairs!
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Congratulations to #UBCForestry's Dr. Isla Myers-Smith (@IslaHMS) on being appointed one of UBC’s newest Canada Excellence Research Chairs. The position comes with an $8 million grant towards Isla’s research in Arctic greening. @TIPS_SPIIE @TeamShrub 🔗 : https://t.co/3ThQV0gWMz
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Vasts swaths of abandoned farmland are ripe for rewilding, experts say, with huge potential to boost wildlife and draw down carbon. https://t.co/dg7NFpP6Y1
e360.yale.edu
Abandoned farmland has been increasing, with a billion acres — an area half the size of Australia — lost globally. Ecologists are increasingly pointing to the potential of these lands and of degraded...
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Spread the word!
Final days to apply for the Tundra Time postdoc to work on tundra plant phenology change over time at UEdinburgh! Apply here by 28th Aug. 2023: https://t.co/JfLVKBcsDG More about the project: https://t.co/Mq30U4lQnV Other Team Shrub opportunities: https://t.co/PqklJcpXNx
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.@ubcforestry professor Dr. Isla Myers-Smith (@IslaHMS) led a project which used virtual reality to explore changes to vegetation on Qikiqtaruk in Yukon. via @APTNNews
aptnnews.ca
Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park in the Yukon is using a virtual reality program to show people the effects of climate change on the community.
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🌍 Immerse yourself in the realities of climate change with this groundbreaking virtual reality project set in the Yukon with #UBCForestry's @IslaHMS! Check out the article by @globeandmail to learn how it's creating awareness and inspiring action:
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The virtual reality project transports people to Yukon’s northernmost point without them ever having to leave home
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Honoured to have our latest paper @NatureComms featured in the Editors Highlights for Ecology & Evolution, together with a great selection of articles! Browse featured articles here: https://t.co/QL3uMUXJ7S Our paper here: https://t.co/cNxAdFMCVy
@TeamShrub @GeosciencesEd
nature.com
Nature Communications - Functional trait data could guide predictions of species responses to environmental change. Here, the authors show that winner and loser shrub species in the warming tundra...
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