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Yadvinder Malhi: "The message 'we have five years to save the planet' is paralyzing; we need to change the narrative." Professor of ecosystem science at the University of Oxford

"The message 'we have five years to save the planet' is paralyzing; we need to change the narrative."
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Watercolour painting of a young Tulip Poplar tree on the cover of 'Journal Experimental Botany', for volume 76, Issue 18, 2025

The cover of @jxbotany.bsky.social is my painting of Tulip Poplar, a North-American native & global street tree that was the focus of our paper visualising freezing spread & freeze-thaw embolism in leaves!
A lovely way to finish this multi-year mutli-country project
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@brodersenlab.bsky.social

Nice painting and wonderful paper! Kate Congratulations

Elevated CO2 Increases the Canopy Temperature of Mature Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak) We investigated the impact of high atmospheric CO2, similar to that predicted for 2050, on tree canopy temperature dynamics of mature pedunculate oak using long-term, high-frequency thermal infrared ...

Very pleased to be part of this super cool new paper led by William Hagan Brown in @globalchangebio.bsky.social looking at the impact of elevated CO2 on canopy temperatures in an oak woodland at the BIFor-FACE experiment

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Drawing of a researcher looking out thoughtfully at mountains, grasslands and intertidal study systems

New paper out today in Ecology Letters! In this synthesis we dive into the equilibrium assumption in ecology - why it's everywhere in ecological theory, the evidence for it in nature, when meeting the assumption is important, how to achieve it in empirical research, and more! tinyurl.com/yh6kyysm

Submit your abstract to join our session on climate extremes ☀️❄️and their effects on plants🌱 at #EGU in Vienna May 3-8 2026!! meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...

Pyro-ecophysiology of 11 woody Karst species: Leaf flammability analysis reveals fire-safe species for green firebreaks development Climate change is intensifying wildfire frequency and severity in Mediterranean ecosystems, creating urgent needs for effective fire management strate…

Pyro-ecophysiology of 11 woody Karst species: Leaf flammability analysis reveals fire-safe species for green firebreaks development

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Benchmarking nine vegetation demographic models: what works, what doesn’t, what’s next...
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Memories of Trees Past: Coexistence Implications of Legacy Conspecific Density Dependence Negative density dependence persisted for up to 5 years after tree death, but with interspecific variation. Although stabilising niche differences were large, fitness differences–at the seedling life...

🌳 New paper out in Ecology Letters! 🌱
Our latest study, led by Lukas Magee, shows that the “legacies” of trees continue to shape forests long after they die.

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#Ecology #Forests #Biodiversity
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Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.

Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why

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Functional Biogeography and Ecological Strategies of Trees Across the Amazon–Cerrado Transition We investigated how tree functional traits vary across six vegetation types in the Amazon–Cerrado transition and identified key environmental drivers of these patterns, revealing a functional continu....

Functional traits can efficiently characterize and distinguish the complex communities where South America's largest biomes meet.
Congratulations to Wesley Jonatar Alves da Cruz for his tremendous work untangling this critical transition zone!
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#Amazon #Cerrado

🔍 Have we solved the replication crisis?

Join us for an IGOR panel discussion on the state of Open Science in biological psychology more than a decade after the crisis first hit.

📅 Friday, 10 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET
💻 Online (contact us for the link)

#OpenScience #neuroskyence #academicsky

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Testing key tenets of pyro‐ecophysiology: Indicators of drought response in relation to shoot flammability Premise Relationships between flammability and drought tolerance influence vegetation dynamics during fires. A goal of the emerging subdiscipline of pyro-ecophysiology is to identify ecophysiologica.....

I'm so very proud of Niger Sultana and the first chapter of her PhD thesis!!!

She had so many challenges and came through them all with flying colours.

With @loraxcate.bsky.social @azhar06.bsky.social et al.

in @botsocamerica.bsky.social

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New PhD position in Plant Ecophysiology🌳 Study how atmospheric & soil drought shape tree carbon & water relations at the VPDrought experiment in Switzerland. Start Jan 2026. Apply here: m.refline.ch/273855/1759/... @wslresearch.bsky.social

New Article: "Leaf venation network evolution across clades and scales" rdcu.be/epLNP

Evolution of leaf venation networks, from fewer, corrugated veins to high vein density and smoother loops. Herbivory as a potential driver of venation architectural changes.

Leaf minimum conductance dynamics during and after heat stress: Implications for plant survival under hotter droughts Temperatures above a critical threshold can increase leaf minimum conductance after cooling, evidencing a “thermal leaky legacy effect” that can reduce pla

🔥Can heatwaves leave a thermal leaky legacy?🔥

Check out our latest paper on gmin dynamics during and after thermal stress🍃📄

Extremely proud of my student Viviane!

Special thanks to @hcochard.bsky.social @torresruizjm.bsky.social @martijnslot.bsky.social

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Mapping forest resilience hotspots in South America A new publication led by DPhil student Xiongjie Deng pinpoints Chilean forest resilience hotspots and areas of vulnerability to environmental change.

We're excited to share a paper led by DPhil student, Xiongjie Deng @xdeng.bsky.social. With colleagues from @ecioxford.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social and South America, he used remote sensing and field data to map forest resilience hotspots in Chile www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/mapping...

Neighbourhood diversity increases tree growth in experimental forests more in wetter climates but not in wetter years - Nature Ecology & Evolution How tree diversity effects on ecosystem functioning vary along climatic gradients is unclear. Here, analysing data from 15 experimental forest sites, the authors show that tree growth responses to nei...

🗞️New publication🗞️

How do neighbourhood diversity effects on tree growth change with climatic conditions?🌳🌲🔆🌧️

We adress this question in our new study in @natecoevo.nature.com led by Liting Zheng.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

/w @liting-zheng.bsky.social, Peter Reich & #TreeDivNet

🌲 New R package: forestdata makes it easy to download forestry and land cover data from multiple sources (Copernicus, ESRI, EU-Trees4F, and more). Supports sf, SpatRaster, and tidy outputs.

Explore it here: cidree.github.io/forestdata/

#rstats #rspatial #forestry #landcover

Cones and consequences: the false dichotomy of conifers vs broad‐leaves has critical implications for research and modelling In plant science research and modelling, particularly from the northern hemisphere, the terms ‘needle-leaved’ and ‘conifer’ along with ‘broad-leaved’ and ‘angiosperm’ are often used synonymously, cre....

Enjoyed reading "view point", a must read all, will be an eye opener for many... great piece of thought @kateplantphys.bsky.social
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Lakshadweep Islands, An amazing place to visit. Couldn't find any mangroves though.

Only two weeks left to apply! The deadline is April 27
#tropical #forests #treemortality

A poster for the event titled "Nature Narratives: Eden, Spoils or Garden" featuring Prof Sandra Díaz. The poster includes the Oxford Martin School and University of Oxford logos at the top. The text provides event details: Date & Time - 5th March 2025, 17:00–18:15 (GMT), Location - Oxford Martin School & Online. The right side displays a photograph of dandelion seed heads in a sunny field. The URL for more information is included: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events.

Is nature a paradise, a resource, or a garden? Join us as Professor Sandra Díaz, 2025 Tyler Prize laureate, delves into why it’s time to rethink our relationship with the nature.

📆 5 March | From 5pm

Register now: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/nature-narratives

Successfully defended my thesis.... Thanks to everyone stood by me in this journey 🙏

Our paper on the Forest and Biodiversity experiment (FAB2) at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve is out. We made the cover! The “ecosystem-scale” experiment is designed to test long-term ecosystem consequences of tree diversity & composition
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The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear? The long read: Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria

Fascinating and ecologically informed read in @theguardian.com about the pathways ecosystems take following rural land abandonment, and how the presence of people can sometimes help nature recovery more than inhibit it

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