Oxford Ecosystems Programme's Dr Huanyuan Zhang-Zheng and Sulemana Bawa speak about how "widespread deforestation and constant disturbance [in West African forests] have made it difficult for pygmy hippos to survive" https://t.co/NXzi25fnUf

significant soil organic carbon (SOC) losses, with highest loss in cropland (-33.2%), while conversion from forests to pasture increases SOC (+9.1%). SOC changes are influenced by land-use type & time since conversion, emphasising need for monitoring in land management (2/2)

Perturbation of soil organic carbon induced by land-use change from primary forest https://t.co/s46Gyaud3y via @IOPenvironment Newly published paper co-authored by @_h_zhang shows that converting primary forests to cropland, plantation, and secondary forests leads to (1/n)

New paper: trees host microbes that take up methane from the atmosphere. This novel finding is exciting and opens up many new avenues of research into the importance of earth’s trees for our rapidly changing climate.

Wonderful symposium ‘Innovative remote sensing approaches to understand tropical ecosystem functioning and structure’ organised by @jeaggu @ManuMachado_Eco @KendallJefferys @felipemartello

Great first day @theATBC. @ymalhi @_h_zhang and @KerryAGrey presented on ecosystem energetics, using AI to create digital maps for Africa in the past, and the response of savannas trees to climate change. @nicola_stvns hosted a symposium on long term vegetation plots #atbc2024

Our team has touched down in Kigali, Rwanda for @theATBC 2024. Over this week we will be presenting some of the research that our lab has been doing in tropical forests and savannas across the world #ATBC2024 #ATBCRwanda

Congratulations @HaoranW78247217 @CDahlsjo and @ymalhi on your ash dieback paper @WythamWoods. Using evidence-based modelling they show that ash dieback will continue over the next decade, w/ 26% decline if the no. of resistant trees does not increase. https://t.co/iqhXPEhkOV

Last week @ymalhi travelled to Greenland for our new @NERCscience project. Read about it below 👇🏼

An absolutely fascinating talk from @sdiazecology on where we’re going with plant functional trait research. If you missed it, you can now watch it on @NatureRecovery YouTube page.

We are hiring! How can we measure the ecological health and functionality of savanna ecosystems? How do we define degradation and nature recovery in such ecosystems? New postdoc position - a partnership between @NaturalStateOrg and @NatureRecovery : https://t.co/PYWwKAGtjr

In Greenland this week to set up our new @NERCscience project on the impact of large herbivores on the climate resilience of the Arctic tundra with Marc Macias and @Jeep4byFour. But first a hike to pay respects to the vast silent hulk of the Greenland Ice Sheet

Congratulations to @Erika_Berenguer for being appointed as a @RockefellerFdn Big Bets Climate Fellow for Latin America! We are very excited to see the work that comes from this fellowship.

Where have we come from and where are we going with plant functional trait research? Tomorrow @sdiazecology will be sharing her unique perspective of the plant phenotype, with insights into avenues of future research and areas that may be dead ends at @oxfordgeography

We’re having a great morning learning more from @planet about their satellite products and how we here at @ecioxford @oxfordgeography and @oxsocsci can unlock the power of a one-of-kind earth observation dataset 🌍🌎🌏

Yesterday’s discussion on the usefulness of the Planetary Boundaries was incredibly well informed and insightful. Thank you @KateRaworth and @erleellis for an exciting discussion. Watch it here https://t.co/Q7Ify4QByR @oxmartinschool @BiodivOxford @ymalhi

We look forward to seeing you later today at the @oxmartinschool. There is still space to register for in person attendance. https://t.co/q5zi7Yy4kR