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Researching grassy ecosystems πΎπΈπ₯π https://globalgrassygroup.github.io University of Edinburgh & Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Find out from Joseph White and the wonderful Kew Madagascar team about what it takes to ground-truth grassland diversity data for spatial prioritisation of conservation and restoration in Madagascar's mosaic ecosystems as part of our TANETI project πΎπ·
globalgrassygroup.github.io/2025/08/05/i...
π’KlimeΕ‘ovΓ‘ et al. (2025) in Trends Plant Sci: Belowground persistence types relevant to severe disturbance - a new classification! βΆοΈ 1url.cz/FJExZ
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #Clonality #BudBank #Resprouting #Disturbance #Storage
π’π’π₯π₯π₯ I am so excited to announce our book about Fire in the South American Ecosystems! It has 14 Chapters led mostly by south american authors. Thanks to all authors for their valuable contribution! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
03.07.2025 12:15 β π 28 π 15 π¬ 0 π 1
Brilliant day this week on the Tropical East Asian Savanna Network workshop- out on Salisbury Crags with the Global Grassy Group practicing ground layer data collection and loving the #grasses! @s-eshelman.bsky.social @wieczor.bsky.social @naomibschwartz.bsky.social @royalsoced.bsky.social
27.06.2025 19:02 β π 10 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
A poster with a black background and six circles, five of which have an animal, bird or plant in. The sixth circle reads 'Tropical East Asian Savanna Synposium' The poster advertises a free public symposium on 24th june at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Lecture Theatre, 20a Inverleith Row. The event is funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh with support from the University of Edinburgh and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
The first Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium, funded by @royalsoced.bsky.social, will be 24 June @thebotanics.bsky.social. Free! Come along, or apply to present! 200 word abstracts welcome for talks (15/30min), deadline 30 May. Email for info / abstract submissions. @edinburghuni.bsky.social ππ
06.05.2025 11:20 β π 8 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0
Looking forward to this event as our own @tanayanair.bsky.social will be taking part. They will be 'Reimagining our Relationship with #Nature' & discussing how we can create new, healthier ways of relating to non-human species. @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
31.03.2025 09:17 β π 19 π 11 π¬ 0 π 0
Cynorkis purpurea in flower
Driving across the Itremo massif
Downloading microclimate data
Our camp by the river
Special few days camped in gallery forest in Central Madagascar. Cynorkis purpurea flowering along the creeks, Sifaka leaping through trees and all microclimate sensors across forest-grassland boundaries still there! π
27.03.2025 17:36 β π 13 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Scene in rural central Madagascar.
Pressing plants for species inventory in a Tapia ecosystem
Rural Madagascar at its finest today. Vistas of rice paddies, marble outcrops covered in aloes and storm clouds rising. π
24.03.2025 18:34 β π 13 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Wonderfully fun afternoon with botanists and ecologists debating classifications of Madagascars ecosystems. We are getting closer to standardising our understanding. Such a wonderful way to see how disciplines inform and support each other.
18.03.2025 11:55 β π 7 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
super excited to begin this new project (Biota-MIF), establishing plots using GGG protocols and analyzing the effects of fire management on vegetation and ecosystem services! More data of grassy ecosystems to come!
18.03.2025 22:49 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Fantastic FunkyBio presentations from @anyacourtenay.bsky.social @wieczor.bsky.social @adamdevenish.bsky.social @s-eshelman.bsky.social @jess-rickenback.bsky.social at the Savanna Science Network Meeting. Thanks to SANParks for always hosting a brilliantly collegiate conference. Till 2026!
15.03.2025 08:34 β π 16 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0
Published! Open letter:There are more than just trees and forests to be conserved and restored.
Tropical & subtropical grasslands & savannas matter for biodiversity protection, and the future of this planet relies on these ecosystems to the same extent it relies on forests.
doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...
Sampling in stunning riverine grasslands in upper Assam. Who knew savanna field work would involve traveling by boat and watching Gangetic river dolphins on the way to our field sites.
21.12.2024 04:18 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
