Ecosystems Lab researchers recently travelled to Xishuangbanna, China for #ATBC2026. Read more about their trip here: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/ecosyst...

Ecosystems Lab researchers share new tropical forest research at ATBC 2026

Researchers from the Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme presented their latest work at ATBC 2026 in China, sharing new insights into tropical forests, biodiversity and ecosystem function, with Prof...

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🛰️ Satellites transform biodiversity monitoring — but gaps remain. ECI-led review shows remote sensing can track forest structure and function for biodiversity targets, but species & genetic diversity need field data. Led by Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez @jeaggu @oxfordeci tinyurl.com/eci-satellites

Members of the Ecosystems Lab recently travelled to the Gower Peninsula for a great weekend of fieldwork, community engagement, and ecological discovery. Read more about our trip here: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/field-n...

Field Notes from Gower: Biodiversity, Community, and Nature Recovery in Mewslade Bay

Members of the Ecosystems Lab travelled to the Gower Peninsula for a weekend of fieldwork, community engagement, and ecological discovery. From pollinator traps and moth surveys to bat walks, acoustic...

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New from @ymalhi.bsky.social in @aeon.co: an exploration of the Nature Relationship Index and why we need a better way to measure the relationship between human prosperity and nature. Read the essay: aeon.co/essays/it-do...

The Ecosystems Lab is now on YouTube! Follow along for updates from the field and conversations from across our work: youtube.com/@oxfordecosy...

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From tropical rainforests to savannas, and closer to home in Oxford, we explore how ecosystems shape our planet. On this channel, the Oxford Ecosystems Lab shares insights from field research around ...

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New paper from Sruthi Krishna Moorthy and @ymalhi.bsky.social examines 60 years of tropical ecology research 🌍 The study highlights the growing dominance of tropical forest research and persistent global inequities in tropical ecology authorship. doi.org/10.1111/btp....

Shifting Trends in Tropical Ecology Research Over Six Decades

We analyzed over 170,000 tropical ecology publications (1960–2023) using a large language model to extract study location and biome information at scale. We show that research has grown across all bi....

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In honour of journalist Dom Philips and indigenista Bruno Pereira, a gathering of Indigenous leaders, human rights and environmental defenders, researchers and practitioners came together on Earth Day to celebrate their lives and build hope for: How to Save the Amazon 🌎

On Monday we joined the Biodiversity Research Cluster on a lovely and informative trip to the New Forest 🌿 We spent the day walking through heath and woodland, talking ecology, and enjoying the sunshine. Thanks to everyone who joined!

In a recent presentation to the Ecosystems Lab, @tanayanair.bsky.social shared early insights from fieldwork across India and Ghana, exploring nutrient cycling in tropical forests and savannas through a collaborative, multi-site research project. Read more: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/studyin...

Studying Nutrient Flows Across Tropical Forests and Savannas: A Collaborative Project

Research by Tanaya Nair explores how nutrients move through plants and soils across tropical ecosystems in India and Ghana.

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Here's a conversation with restoration pioneer Bernado Streassburg and me on the remarkable story of urban forest restoration in Rio de Janeiro, from the 19th century to the 21st, recording in gorgeous Tijuca National Park @naturerecovery.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhXe...

Tijuca: the story of nature recovery in Rio's astonishing urban rainforest

YouTube video by Yadvinder Malhi

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What happens when a musical composer joins an ecology lab?🎶 Zack Di Lello collaborates with the Ecoacoustics project, led by @ellabrowning.bsky.social, transforming ecological data into music and inviting new ways to listen to environmental change. www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/where-m...

Where Music Meets Ecology: Sound & Environmental Research

What happens when experimental music enters an ecology lab? DPhil composer Zack Di Lello is using data sonification and sound art to translate ecological research into listening experiences that deepe...

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Grateful to everyone involved. This paper reveals how Amazon forests have been shifting towards more drought-adaptive functional strategies over the last four decades. @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social @cnpq.bsky.social

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Detected Shifts Towards Drought‐Adaptive Strategies in the Amazon Forest Over the Last Four Decades 🔗 buff.ly/rPV82HR

This week, the Ecosystems Lab welcomed back @ioliverasmenor.bsky.social. During her visit, she shared updates from her research on experimental fire reintroduction and reflected on years of collaborative work in the Brazilian Cerrado. Read more here: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/collabo...

Collaborating Across Continents to Understand Fire and Savanna Dynamics

Dr Imma Oliveras Menor shares her research on vegetative phenology and fire response strategies in the Brazilian Cerrado.

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Last week, @skjoldsoendergaard.bsky.social presented his work on vegetation ecology to the Ecosystems Lab, drawing on research from Denmark and across temperate Europe. Read more about it here: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/deep-ti...

Deep-Time Perspectives on Vegetation Ecology: Skjold Søndergaard

Skjold Søndergaard discusses how long-term ecological processes inform contemporary approaches to vegetation restoration and biotic integrity.

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Yesterday, @erikaberenguer.bsky.social chaired a panel with six members of the Oxford delegation to COP30. The debrief shared insights and reflections on Net Zero and biodiversity targets following the world’s largest climate conference. Watch it here: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/cop30...

Panel Discussion: 'COP30 Debrief: Insights and reflections from the…

The Oxford Climate Research Network and the Oxford Martin School hosted a debrief panel unpacking the key outcomes and implications of COP30, with…

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We're exciting to be hosting visiting researcher, Dr Shilin Chen @shilinchen.bsky.social from @qforestlab.bsky.social. He shares his Wytham Woods research in our latest blog post. Read it here: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/quantif...

Quantifying Forest Dynamics with Terrestrial Laser Scanning: Shilin Chen Visits Oxford

Visiting researcher, Dr Shilin Chen, shares his research on quantifying forest structural attributes and aboveground carbon dynamics with terrestrial laser scanning in a temperate deciduous forest

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🌿 Step into the Amazon with scientist & author Rosa Vásquez Espinoza. Her insights blend Indigenous knowledge and cutting-edge science to reveal how rainforest communities guide solutions for climate, biodiversity & cultural resilience. Watch the talk & be inspired. @ecioxford.bsky.social

The Spirit of the Rainforest - Rosa Vásquez Espinoza

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In an upcoming study from our research group, Bhavya Palugudi, Ecosystems MSc student, and @ymalhi.bsky.social show that higher species richness does not necessarily translate to higher ecosystem energetic flows for tropical forests. Read more here www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/the-bio...

The Biogeography of Ecosystem Flows

Bhavya Palugudi shows that higher species richness does not necessarily translate to higher ecosystem energetic flows for tropical forests.

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Wondering what went on in week one at #COP30? @ymalhi.bsky.social reflects on his week in the city at the mouth of the green ocean: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/cop30-a...

COP30 at the City at the Mouth of the Green Ocean

Yadvinder reflects on his week at COP30 in Belem, Brazil.

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At COP30 in Belém, ECI's Dr Erika Berenguer joined a panel at Dialogues of the Pyrocene, discussing causes, impacts, and solutions to the Amazon fire crisis — an important conversation for climate and communities. @erikaberenguer.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social

Ecosystems and Biodiversity DPhil student, @navarrosales.bsky.social, has recently submitted a paper showing how Cerrado trees exhibit a productivity–fire tolerance trade-off. Read about it in recent blog post here: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/functio... @ecioxford.bsky.social

Functional traits influence woody stem productivity of Cerrado trees across altered fire regimes

Cerrado trees exhibit a productivity–fire tolerance trade-off. Bark protection and light adaptation help maintain NPP under high fire intensities, as both structural and acquisitive strategies mediate...

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From oak forests to school talks, and receiving the Ramon Margalef Prize from Catalonia’s President — @ymalhi.bsky.social shares highlights from an unforgettable week in Barcelona. 🌿🏅🇪🇸 www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/profess...

Professor Yadvinder Malhi, Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme Lead, awarded Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology

We are delighted to announce that Yadvinder has been awarded the prestigious Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology, one of the world’s foremost honours in ecological science.

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Last week @ymalhi.bsky.social received the Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology from the President of Catalonia. Read his acceptance speech and reflections on ecology here www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/profess...

Professor Yadvinder Malhi’s Ramon Margalef acceptance speech

Thank you. Gràcies.I am deeply honoured and genuinely humbled to receive the Ramon Margalef Prize.My heartfelt thanks to the Generalitat de Catalunya for this recognition, to the Jury of the Ramon Mar...

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In June, @ymalhi.bsky.social spoke at the TED Countdown Summit in Nairobi. He shared about how the Oxford Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme, and our many colleagues around the world, measure the vibrancy of Earth's ecosystems. Watch his talk here: www.ted.com/talks/yadvin...

How to measure the planet’s heartbeat

Ecosystem scientist Yadvinder Malhi takes us on a jaw-dropping journey through the hidden flows of energy that make life on Earth tick. From sun-soaked forests to tropical islands, he shows how his te...

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🌍 New Oxford-led study in Nature finds Africa’s wildlife has lost a third of its natural “power” — the energy driving ecosystems and livelihoods. Large animals once sustained this flow; their loss now reshapes life across the continent. @ymalhi.bsky.social

Africa’s wildlife has lost a third of its natural ‘power’, Oxford-led study warns

New paper in Nature today

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Our new review on the “circular seabird economy” - how seabirds circulate nutrients betwem ocean and land, supporting ecosystems and livelihoods …https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00099-w

The circular seabird economy is critical for oceans, islands and people - Nature Reviews Biodiversity

Seabirds are top predators and nutrient cyclers in marine island ecosystems, but are threatened by risk of extinction. This Review explores the circular seabird economy around islands and discusses ho...

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This is an exciting week for our research programme, starting with @ymalhi.bsky.social sharing his thoughts and research on #ecosystemchange and #naturerecovery with the University of Barcelona. Stay tuned… we have more to come today!

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

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. Read more here: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/testing...

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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Fabulous news! Congratulations to our Centre Director, @ymalhi.bsky.social who has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the field of Ecology. 🎉 @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @socsci.ox.ac.uk @orieloxford.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org

Yadvinder Malhi awarded prestigious Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology

Yadvinder Malhi recognised for outstanding contribution to the field of ecology

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