In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
28.09.2025 17:25 β π 497 π 125 π¬ 20 π 30
Global distribution of forest landscapes covered by airborne LiDAR
Only a pre-print for now, but after 4 years of hard work I couldn't resist sharing this!
The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems
π: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!
05.09.2025 14:29 β π 204 π 63 π¬ 7 π 6
After many years, I find myself playing again with loggers and sensors! π This set will be part of a MSc experiment comparing water stress in mixed and monoculture stands of Scots pine and Silver birch.
25.07.2025 11:15 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Mixed species planting for drought adaptation - Forest Research
π³π²Today, we released an online survey seeking to collect the views and experiences of people managing mixed-species stands in the UK, as part of my new CFP project, EXPLORATION. Follow the link to find out more, and please share the survey link with your network.
tinyurl.com/mixed-specie...
24.07.2025 16:09 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Testing our new equipment, which measures ecosystem water loss through evapotranspiration. #WaterNode #EXPLORATIONproject
08.07.2025 18:32 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1
Centre for Forest Protection Internship Vacancies β 2025/26 - Centre for Forest Protection
We are recruiting six new interns across Forest Research and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to work on a wide range of projects. Take a look to see if there is one for you!
π’INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIESπ’
π³Are you interested in #treehealth and #forestprotection? Then check out our exciting new internships based at @forestresearchuk.bsky.social and @rbgkew.bsky.social, two of Britainβs leading research institutes!
Click on the link below to find out more!
#Internships
04.07.2025 10:10 β π 6 π 8 π¬ 0 π 5
Volunteers needed to help monitor health of oaks in new research project - Forest Research
π³ Woodland owners and managers β our oaks need you.
This summer, assess 5+ trees and share the data via Forest Lab to support research into Acute Oak Decline.
Sign up π www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/145159-...
02.05.2025 08:31 β π 6 π 8 π¬ 0 π 1
A new study, published in Nature by INRAE and Bordeaux Sciences Agro reveals that conservative tree species actually grow faster in real-world forest conditions than the traditionally faster-growing acquisitive species.
Find out more: ow.ly/tVWF50VkBqJ
20.03.2025 09:17 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Group of 2 adults and 2 children under 6 years in a woodland in Spring. There is wild garlic flowering underfoot and they have stopped to look closely at something on the ground. Credit WTML.
Climate change is impacting #Spring π
Compared to the early 1900s, spring now occurs an average of 8.4 days earlier π
As signs of spring change, it's crucial to track these shifts to monitor natureβs health π
Join us to log the spring sightings you see in nature
πhttps://buff.ly/3PTQ6ze
19.03.2025 08:00 β π 6 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0
Replace "climate" with "global"?
22.02.2025 16:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Delighted to have led this research and always great to see our science published!
Check out this video, the paper and a data explorer weβve built so that YOU can interactively explore the data and the results yourself!
Thanks to the FR team and Forestry England for making this research possibleπ
06.02.2025 13:17 β π 12 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
Current Opportunities - Forest Research
Browse the latest vacancies and current job opportunities at Forest Research, and apply online.
We have an exceptional opportunity available to join Forest Research as our Chief Scientist.
πβ¨ If you are ready to make a lasting impact on the future of forest science, apply now: ow.ly/bMxR50UTly5
#ForestResearch #ScienceLeadership #ChiefScientist #JobVacancy
04.02.2025 16:10 β π 6 π 7 π¬ 0 π 3
Homegrown seed that will kickstart a new breeding generation of British Douglas Fir trees - Forest Research
π‘ What does it take to select a new generation of Douglas fir trees that will be adapted to the British climate and have good timber properties?
π₯Ύ We went to Mortimer Forest, where experimental trials were first set up over 30 years ago, to find out.
π www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/142575-...
07.01.2025 09:07 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
YouTube video by Forest Research
Behind the Scenes at Forest Research's Taxonomy Lab: Insect Collections & Stories
π ππ²πΉπΉπΌ ππΉππ²π¦πΈπ, weβre excited to be here π
π₯ To kick things off, step into the captivating world of #Entomology with Danae Vassiliades, Entomological Curator at #ForestResearch, for an ππππ‘πͺπ¨ππ«π tour of our taxonomy lab.
πΊ Watch the full video here: youtu.be/r_56hj70nKM
18.12.2024 10:53 β π 13 π 5 π¬ 2 π 3
It was a lively poster session today at the #BES2024 annual conference! In the next few months we'll have results from our dendrochronology study on past drought resilience of broadleaf tree species in England.
11.12.2024 21:23 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
From mapping forest function and disturbances, exploring forest dynamics to mortality from drought, 2024 has seen several analyses we've been working on for years finally come out. Here's a quick summary of them, @julenastigarraga.bsky.social @n-acil.bsky.social @daijunliu.bsky.social
03.12.2024 19:54 β π 44 π 17 π¬ 3 π 3
Dr Andrew Plackett
Dr Andrew Plackett
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
I have a fern PhD opportunity in my group with the MIBTP DTP to study the evolution of epigenetic regulation in seed-based reproduction. If you know of anyone who is interested please do let them know. Deadline 16th January. Thank you!
#Plantscience
#PhD
25.11.2024 13:41 β π 11 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
2025-B25 Can the lifecycle of oak be adapted to coming climate change?Β β CENTA
centa.ac.uk/studentship/...
I also have an oak(!) PhD opportunity in my group via the CENTA DTP π
. What drives oak's slow ageing, and can this be changed to allow fast breeding? If you know anyone who's interested please do let them know! Deadline 8th January. Thank you! π
#Plantscience
#PhD
25.11.2024 13:47 β π 11 π 12 π¬ 0 π 0
Hi science π§ͺ folks. I am just sharing a feed that iβve been working on in the past year.
It has 10K+ contributors, mostly scientist and researchers in different science disciplines, connected with the *climate* crisis.
Check it and: use it, like it, share it⦠if usable
bsky.app/profile/did:...
28.11.2024 15:51 β π 21 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Today I was out in crispy (but sunny!) conditions to measure #soilrespiration at a Sitka spruce clearfell site as part of long-term monitoring of #GHG #fluxes in #forest plantations
19.11.2024 17:59 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Sunrays emanating from a corner of sky and the text We're hiring Associate Science Directors (x4)
π¨ Leadership Roles in Environmental Science! π¨
We are hiring 4 x Associate Science Directors to lead key science areas:
Biodiversity & Land Use
Environmental Pressures & Response
Hydroclimate Extremes & Resilience
Surface Atmosphere Interactions & Effects
πApply by 25 Nov with the links below ππΌ
14.11.2024 14:22 β π 12 π 21 π¬ 1 π 1
2025-B34 Mangroves in a changing climate: impacts of elevated carbon dioxide and rising temperatures on mangrovesβ carbon and water dynamics β CENTA
Exciting first post on BlueSky:
We have a PhD opportunity with Anna Gardner & me @BIFoRUoB in mangroves ecophysiology! π± π‘οΈ
Potential funding through @CENTA_NERC - see here: centa.ac.uk/studentship/...
12.11.2024 07:46 β π 14 π 13 π¬ 0 π 0
Climate change: Your questions answered
Global News Podcast Β· Episode
A useful recap on #climatechange issues ahead of the #COP29 summit
11.11.2024 08:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π³Focused on the future of forest and tree health, funded by Defra.
πLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/forestprotection/
π¦ββ¬π: https://x.com/ForestProtectUK
πCFP Website: https://www.forestprotection.uk/
Your gateway to jobs that protect the planet. π
Explore careers in climate, renewable energy, clean tech, sustainability & more. π±
π Search now: https://greenercareers.co.uk
Freshly minted PhD in forest ecology and modeling (CEFE, CNRS, Montpellier)
Postdoc in Lizzie Wolkovich lab at UBC (Vancouver)
#globalchangecology #forest #modeling #phenology
The ClimateChangePost: the latest news on how the shifting climate is affecting life in Europe. https://www.climatechangepost.com
Researching and reporting the science and impacts of climate change π
climatecentral.org
Climate Scientist at @climatecentral.org | PhD | Passionate about improving science communication through data-driven stories | Harrisburg, PA | https://zacklabe.com/
Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed here are only my own.
Navigating European Forests and forest bioeconomy sustainably to EU climate neutrality. (https://www.forestnavigator.eu/)
Plant and pollinator ecologist. R&D fellow at Defra
Tropical forest ecologist | Professor | Wageningen University π³π± | Climate change impacts on trees & forests | Tropical π³ rings | Dendrochronology | Timber tracing | Model-data integration
Associate prof in plant ecology at Uppsala University, Sweden. Tropical forest dynamics, trait-based ecology, natural and anthropogenic disturbance...
Tree & forest lover π³π² | Plant ecophysiologist (PhD, UMR PIAF)
Studying drought response, plant hydraulics & forest resilience π§πΏ
Recently defended β open to new research opportunities π¬β¨
Ecophysiology - Tree hydraulics - Drought - Tropical ecology - Postdoc at University of Bordeaux / Affiliate Univ. Gothenburg and Univ. Rwanda - He/Him β
We are an ecology charity that preserves long-term experiments (LTEs) to understand how environmental changes affect different habitats over long timescales. #LongTermExperiments #Ecology
https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/
ETH Joint Initiative on Reactive #nitrogen at #CLimate, #Energy, #Agriculture, #water, & #health Nexus, uniting five institutions:
@epflenac.bsky.social, @ethzurich.bsky.social, @psich.bsky.social, @eawag.bsky.social and @wslresearch.bsky.social
π³ Plant ecophysiologist π³ | Heat and drought impacts | Professor at EPFL | Group leader at WSL, Lausanne, Switzerland π¨π | she/her https://www.epfl.ch/labs/perl/
PhD-ing at @edfm-tum.bsky.socialπ³ | Piecing together clues of forest disturbances, recovery, and human footprintsππͺπ± | Remote sensing π°, mountain climbing β°, coffee-fueled science βοΈ
Plant ecophysiologist.
https://ecophys.imk-ifu.kit.edu/
Passionate about trees and forests.
Professor at KIT-Campus Alpin.
Ecophysiologist investigating plant responses to heat and drought π‘οΈπ¦π² at the University of Utah πΊπΈ
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