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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 8d

An ancient yew tree in Scotland that is half the age of the Holocene has caught our attention. What a privilege to be in the presence of one of the oldest trees in Europe. @ymalhi.bsky.social explains the significance of this giant. @naturerecovery.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 23d

A recent paper led by Dr Huanyuan Zhang-Zheng @h-zhang.bsky.social uses vapour pressure deficit to mechanistically explain the transition of vegetation traits along a wet-to-dry gradient in Ghana.

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Testing Eco-Evolutionary Theory: How Tropical Forest Traits vary with Dryness

A new paper led by Dr Huanyuan Zhang-Zheng uses vapour pressure deficit to mechanistically explain the transition of vegetation traits along a wet-to-dry gradient in Ghana.

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Aug 27

Fabulous news! Congratulations to our Centre Director, @ymalhi.bsky.social who has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the field of Ecology. 🎉

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Yadvinder Malhi awarded prestigious Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology

Yadvinder Malhi recognised for outstanding contribution to the field of ecology

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 23d

The more you look, the more you see! We love this visual diary from the Reimagining Nature Finance workshop by @naturerecovery.bsky.social hosted in Wytham Woods last week. My favourite is, “accelerate new approaches that transcend system boundaries”. We’ll share more on this in the coming days.

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Jul 29

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...

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.

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Jul 2

Oh but alongside the talks, the team is exploring Oaxaca and having a great time in beautiful Mexico!

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Jul 2

Another great day at #ATBC2025! Dr Sruthi Krishna Moorthy showed how to harness large language models for ecology and conservation and Dr David Bauman @davbauman.bsky.social presented environmental drivers of spatial patterns in tree mortality across the tropics and Sruthi. Fascinating talks!

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our team is at #ATBC2025 where presentations, networking and exploring Oaxaca and its surrounding beauty are in full swing! Catch them to chat tropical forests and cerrados, plant functional traits, drones, and tree ecophysiology 🌱 or simply to say hi 👋🏼 @jeaggu.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · May 23

This week @ymalhi.bsky.social and @h-zhang.bsky.social visited East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai. Yadvinder gave a series of lectures and then he and Huanyuan were shown some of the ForestGEO sites in China

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Ecosystems in the global biosphere: Yadvinder Malhi’s lecture series at East China Normal University

This week Yadvinder has been a guest of the East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai, hosted by Dr Fangliang He and colleagues, where he has given a series of lectures including the annual Daxi...

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · May 5

The arid ecosystems north of Namibia's Orange River harbour unique biodiversity and cultural and economic significance. Rewilding this ecosystem is tricky, but @naturerecovery.bsky.social collaborators, Natural State, have an ambitious goal to do just that.
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Rewilding a Unique Namibian Landscape

As part of an ongoing collaboration between Natural State and the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, Yadvinder and Nikki recently visited a Natural State field site where, together with the Orange...

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · May 1

Our paper on mapping tropical forest canopy traits and functions, led by @jeaggu.bsky.social is out in print and made the cover of @natureportfolio.nature.com. Congratulations to the massive team that makes a study like this possible! @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · May 1

Our paper on mapping the canopy traits and functions of global tropical forests was published online in Nature last month but is out in print today, and it made the cover 😊

Congrats again to @jeaggu.bsky.social and the many, many co-authors who contributed to this
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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · May 1

May Morning is one of Oxford’s busiest celebrations! The morning starts with Magdalen College Choir singing a hymn and madrigal to welcome in summer 🌸 this is followed by festivities in the streets with lots of Morris dancing and music. We went out to celebrate!

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Apr 30

It’s the first week of Trinity Term and that means we’re kicking off our Nature Seminar Series this Friday! Professor of Economics, Ed Barbier (Colorado State Uni) will be speaking about the economics of Nature-based Solutions for climate change mitigation. In-person and online options are available

Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Apr 29

Looking forward to the first of our #Nature seminar series talks this Friday. Join us online or in-person, followed by a drinks reception. Everyone is welcome. Register your place here oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Apr 28

In February, Yadvinder & Eleanor traveled to South Africa to collect trait data at collaborator, Kate Parr’s @funkyant.bsky.social field site for her new ‘The Green Stuff’ Project.
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We cover this visit in a visual way on our blog
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Exploring Nutrient Cycling in the Waterberg, South Africa

Ecosystems researchers travel to the Waterberg in South Africa to collect baseline trait data with collaborators from Liverpool University and University of Pretoria

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Apr 28

Our NEOFIRE team is back from the field with loads of data! We are so excited to see the new insights into Cerrado ecology that come from this campaign.

Francisco Navarro-Rosales @navarrosales.bsky.social · Apr 27

The NEOFIRE team led by @ioliverasmenor.bsky.social has just returned from a 6-week functional traits campaign at Serra das Araras, Brazil! There, I measured photosynthetic and leaf traits of 102 Cerrado trees under different fire regimes @umramap.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Apr 28

The Bluebells are in full bloom at Wytham Woods. If you’re in Oxford this week, perhaps you could take some time to explore Wytham and see them for yourself ☀️

Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · Apr 27

It’s the time of one of the most magic microseasons in British woodlands - bluebell carpets paint the forest floor, a sight unique to to the western fringes of Eurasia. Here at the ever-mesmerising Wytham Woods
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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Apr 28

They are majestic, aren't they!

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Apr 28

Last week Yadvinder, Sandra Díaz, Brian Enquist, Cecilia Chavana, and Mat Disney were guided by local conservation hero, Filipe Salbany, through the ancient oaks of Blenheim. A moment to be reminded of the threads connecting ecosystems, science, and stewardship 🌳 @naturerecovery.bsky.social

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Apr 14

Congratulations to Ecosystems HRA, Sandra Díaz, for winning the 2025 Tyler Prize! Sandra's research has changed the way we understand biodiversity, ecosystems, and the deep ties between humans and nature. Watch this short film on Sandra: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPKy...
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Sandra Díaz, winner of the Tyler Prize 2025

YouTube video by Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Apr 14

Excited to spotlight Haoran Wu, Ecosystems DPhil student, for his research on ash dieback mediated tree mortality. His newly published review offers insights into mortality patterns. Read his new paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The impact of environmental variables on ash dieback mediated tree mortality and defoliation

Populations of European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) are threatened by an invasive fungus, Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (T.Kowalski) Baral, Queloz & Hosoya,…

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Apr 14

Ecosystems DPhil, Jed Soleiman @jedsol.bsky.social, recently contributed to the @britishecologicalsociety.org Regenerative Agriculture report. Read about it on our website:
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Regenerative Agriculture: A New Report Highlighting Promising Practices

Ecosystems DPhil student, Jed Soleiman, contributes to The British Ecological Society's new report, Regenerative Agriculture in the UK: An Ecological Perspective

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Apr 7

Ecosystems postdoctoral research fellow, Megha Ojha, recently visited the Natural State Research Centre and surrounding nature recovery sites in Kenya. We share her experience in today's blog post: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/explori...
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Exploring Kenya's Savannas: Insights from Megha Ojha's Fieldwork Adventure

Ecosystems Programme postdoctoral researcher visits Natural State Research Centre in Kenya

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Apr 7

Last week @ymalhi.bsky.social gave an insightful talk at #StellenboschUniversity on the functioning of the natural world and human influence on this world through the concept of metabolism. We also got to see a fun reunion with Ecosystems alum Anabelle Cardoso!

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Mar 20

We are delighted to have Prof. Sandra Diaz back with us for her annual 4-month HRA visit. She started her visit with an insightful seminar on how our own narratives about nature determine how we interact with and interrogate it.
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'Nature narratives: Eden, spoils or garden' with Prof Sandra Díaz

YouTube video by Oxford Martin School

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Mar 20

We had such fun yesterday in the 'Dance mirrors nature: an Indian dance workshop' organised by Ecosystems DPhil student, @tanayanair.bsky.social and Oxford School of Global and Area Studies' MPhil student Oonmona Das @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

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