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Dr Maria B Mills @mariabmills.bsky.social · Apr 7

I had a lot of fun executing this field campaign and I am very pleased to have the final paper from my PhD published. Thank you to my wonderful collaborators for your support along the way @ymalhi.bsky.social @shenkin.bsky.social @matdisney.bsky.social @kungphil.bsky.social

Investigating the accuracy of tropical woody stem CO2 efflux estimates: scaling methods, and vertical and diel variation

Stem CO2 efflux (EA) significantly contributes to autotrophic and ecosystem respiration in tropical forests, but field methodologies often introduce biases and uncertainty. This study evaluates thes...

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Tristan Quaife @tquaife.bsky.social · Mar 14

New Open Access paper from the NERC SPLICE project, which examines how modelled predictions of photosynthesis change as the 3D description of the canopy becomes more complex. Led by Meg Stretton, with @kungphil.bsky.social and @matdisney.bsky.social.

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The influence of 3D canopy structure on modelled photosynthesis

Vegetation is one of the largest terrestrial sinks of atmospheric carbon dioxide, driven by the balance between photosynthesis and respiration. Unders…

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Phil Wilkes @kungphil.bsky.social · Feb 14

Come join us at @rbgkew.bsky.social for a *paid* summer internship. You will be estimating the aboveground biomass 🌳🌳🌳 at the beautiful Wakehurst.

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Summer Science Internships - Aboveground Biomass assessment for Wakehurst Living - Careers | Kew GardensMenuClose menu

The Wakehurst Horticulture team have updated the Living Collection database recording the location and species of all trees across the estate. This information is vital for understanding population de...

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Phil Stevenson @philstevenson.bsky.social · Jan 5

I have a new PhD opportunity with @juliakoricheva.bsky.social at Royal Holloway University of London on the effect of tree diversity on nutritional and chemical diversity of pollen and nectar resources for bees in the forest understory - deadline 20th January 2025 www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/eff...

Effects of forest diversification on floral reward production for pollinators | TREES DLA

The herb layer in forests has a large potential to provide nectar and pollen for pollinators, but forest management practices such as planting tree species mixtures vs monocultures can affect floral r...

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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · Dec 12

@kungphil.bsky.social presenting our SCATTER work on ancient oaks at #BES2024. Plenty of admiring looks at these fantastic and important sentinel trees 🧪

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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · Dec 6

Fully funded PhD w me and @kungphil.bsky.social looking at the structure & function of urban forests in 3D using ground data, lidar, modelling, all the fun stuff. Check it out and get in touch if you're interested www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/qua...

Quantifying the structure, function and utility of urban forests | UCL Trees

60% of the global population will be urban by 2030. Urban forests provide massively important ecosystem and amenity benefits including health, climate mitigation, recreational and aesthetic. But these...

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Phil Wilkes @kungphil.bsky.social · Nov 29

Does anyone know where I can get an A0 poster printed in #Liverpool for @britishecolsoc.bsky.social?

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Mike Wulder @mikewulder.bsky.social · Nov 26

Refollowed list 1/2 as it grew. Plus, there is also now a second EO and RS list (guess first one maxed out). This will definitely get you going!

Earth Observation & remote sensing 🛰️🌏 (1/2)
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Mike Wulder @mikewulder.bsky.social · Nov 18

Let's go!!! 🔥🔥🔥

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Phil Stevenson @philstevenson.bsky.social · Nov 24

Research Assistant at Wakehurst, Kew’s Sussex botanic garden surveying flower visitors on trees in the living collections at Wakehurst & Kew to identify best trees for bees. work incl. insect ID, nectar & pollen analysis, DNA extractions & citizen science 1/12/24 careers.kew.org/vacancy/rese...

Nature Unlocked: Trees for bees

Find out how you can help pollinators on your next visit to Wakehurst.

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Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · Nov 20

Interested in a #phd in remote sensing of forests? Want to come work with me in Cambridge using drones and ground-based Lidar and photogrammetry? Check out this funding opportunity for the EPSRC Sensor CDT

#phd #forests #remotesensing #lidar

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FindAPhD : EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensor Technologies and Applications in an Uncertain World (Sensor CDT) at University of Cambridge

Apply for a PhD: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensor Technologies and Applications in an Uncertain World (Sensor CDT) at University of Cambridge

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Phil Wilkes @kungphil.bsky.social · Nov 21

Check out our database of 30+ ancient oaks 🌳 captured with #LiDAR

For the tree 😍: sketchfab.com/SCATTER.project

For the tree 🧑‍🔬: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo…

Funded by the Woodland Trust. With support from the Ancient Tree Forum.

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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · Nov 20

Phil presenting our SCATTER project scanning ancient oaks, part of the Woodland Trust campaign for better legal protection for ancient trees. All lidar data open here: zenodo.org/records/1165... and the 3d models here sketchfab.com/SCATTER.proj... #trees #heritage 🧪

Phil Wilkes speaking about the scatter ancient oak project

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