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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jul 3

It was an amazing week hosting the inaugural Tropical East Asian Savanna workshop. The week was full of inspiring chats, burgeoning collaborations, & exciting project planning. Thanks to everyone for coming & @royalsoced.bsky.social @thebotanics.bsky.social Edinburgh Uni for supporting us! 🌏🌐

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jul 1

Two different benches, same herbarium. Attendees at the Tropical East Asian Savanna workshop funded by @royalsoced.bsky.social had an intro to the @thebotanics.bsky.social herbarium followed by a crash course in grass ID with Krich. I think we can all spot a spikelet now! 🌏🌐 #grass #botany

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 30

It was great to hear Chau Pham, @naomibschwartz.bsky.social , Manichanh Satdichanh, and Johan Setiawan presenting at the Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium on engaging topics which spanned fire ecology, and placing people into the savanna context. #savanna 🌏🌐

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 30

A selection of amazing talks from the Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium last week @thebotanics.bsky.social and funded by @royalsoced.bsky.social feat. Kyle Tomlinson, Maliwan Namkhan, Martin van de Bult,& Watchara Arthan. #savanna #asia 🌏🌐

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 27

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

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 24

The Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium is today! Join us in person or online to hear from some truly fantastic speakers. Online via teams
Meeting ID: 374 127 860 994 5
Passcode: Yq3je9Jo
or in person at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 9:30-4:30
@royalsoced.bsky.social
🌐🌏 #ecology #savanna

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 19

In person event funded by
@royalsoced.bsky.social

June 24th at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 9:30-4:30
@thebotanics.bsky.social 🌐🌏
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tropical-e...
or online via teams:
Meeting ID: 374 127 860 994 5
Passcode: Yq3je9Jo

Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium

Get ready to dive deep into the vibrant savanna ecosystems of Tropical East Asia at our free symposium!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thrilled to have Dr Naomi Schwartz @naomibschwartz.bsky.social, University of British Columbia, at the Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium! Naomi will present 'Seeing the savanna through the trees: fire ecology at forest-savanna boundaries in Southeast Asia'. Join us in person/online June 24th 🌐🌏

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 19

In person event funded by
@royalsoced.bsky.social

June 24th at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 9:30-4:30
@thebotanics.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tropical-e...
or online via teams:
Meeting ID: 374 127 860 994 5
Passcode: Yq3je9Jo

Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium

Get ready to dive deep into the vibrant savanna ecosystems of Tropical East Asia at our free symposium!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 19

More exciting speakers at the Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium! Dr Manichanh Satdichanh will be presenting on 'Farmer, fire and forest succession: A story of social-ecological system from Southeast Asia'. Join us on 24th June in person or online, for free! #savanna #conference #ecology 🌐🌏

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 18

In person event funded by
@royalsoced.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tropical-e...
June 24th at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 9:30-4:30
@thebotanics.bsky.social

or online via teams:
Meeting ID: 374 127 860 994 5
Passcode: Yq3je9Jo
🌐🌏

Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium

Get ready to dive deep into the vibrant savanna ecosystems of Tropical East Asia at our free symposium!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 18

We are very excited to be hosting Johan Setiawan, Manager of Baluran National Park, Indonesia, at the Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium. Johan will present on the challenges of managing invasive species in the Park. Join us for free in person or online on June 24th! #savanna #ecology 🌐🌏

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 17

In person event funded by
@royalsoced.bsky.social

June 24th at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 9:30-4:30
@thebotanics.bsky.social

or online via teams:
Meeting ID: 374 127 860 994 5
Passcode: Yq3je9Jo
🌐🌏

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 17

Our next speaker is Dr Martin van de Bult who will present at the Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium on 'Melaleuca dominated savanna in Cambodia: floristic composition and ecological characteristics'. Join us in #Edinburgh on June 24th for free in person or online! #savanna #botany #ecology 🌐🌏

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 16

Free in person event funded by
@royalsoced.bsky.social

Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium:
June 24th at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 9:30-4:30
@thebotanics.bsky.social

or online via teams:
Meeting ID: 374 127 860 994 5
Passcode: Yq3je9Jo
🌐🌏

Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 16

It's an honour to host Prof Kyle Tomlinson from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences at the Tropical East Asian Savanna symposium. Kyle will present 'Three lines of analysis for C4 grassy biomes across Southeast Asia'. Don't miss out! Join us on 24 June! 🌐🌏#savanna

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 13

The Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium is free to attend and is funded by @royalsoced.bsky.social and will take place @thebotanics.bsky.social
Book here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tropical-e... or join online on Teams
Meeting ID: 374 127 860 994 5
Passcode: Yq3je9Jo

#floristics #ecology #savanna 🌐🌏

Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium

Get ready to dive deep into the vibrant savanna ecosystems of Tropical East Asia at our free symposium!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our next speaker at the Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium is Chau Pham, a PhD student from the University of Minnesota, who will talk to use about 'Understanding the past to manage for the future: historical fire regimes of a deciduous dipterocarp savanna'. Join us in person / online June 24 🌐🌏

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 12

Well you do have the incredible (and annual!) Savanna Science Network Meeting in South Africa 🤔

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 12

Join us in person at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh @thebotanics.bsky.social (free tickets here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tropical-e... ) or online via Teams
Meeting ID: 374 127 860 994 5
Passcode: Yq3je9Jo
#ecology #fire #savanna #tropics #floristics 🌐🌏

Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 12

Dr Kevin Robertson, a fire ecologist from Tall Timbers Research Station, Florida, USA, will be joining us at the Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium on 24th June! We're very excited to hear his presentation 'Pine Savannas of Vietnam and the Southeastern U.S. - A Comparison'. Attendance is free! 🌐🌏

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 12

Come to Edinburgh and catch his presentation! 💕

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 12

In person event funded by
@royalsoced.bsky.social

June 24th at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 9:30-4:30
@thebotanics.bsky.social
or online via teams:
Meeting ID: 374 127 860 994 5
Passcode: Yq3je9Jo

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 12

The Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium is proud to present Dr Watchara Arthan speaking on 'Andropogoneae a key but overlooked lineage of savannas– A case study from Heteropogon and Themeda'. Join in person @thebotanics.bsky.social or online June 24th! 🌐🌏
#savanna #ecology #grass #biogeography

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Jess Rickenback @jess-rickenback.bsky.social · Jun 11

In person event funded by @royalsoced.bsky.social
June 24th at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 9:30-4:30 @thebotanics.bsky.social or online via teams:
Meeting ID: 374 127 860 994 5
Passcode: Yq3je9Jo
🌐🌏

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