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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Meet three doctoral researchers from the first ILESLA cohort working with the Ecosystems Lab 🌱 Their research spans soil biodiversity, species reintroductions and forest-atmosphere interactions, bringing different perspectives to the study of ecosystems. www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/meet-th...

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Meet the first ILESLA cohort in the Ecosystems Lab

Three doctoral researchers from the first ILESLA cohort are bringing new perspectives to the Ecosystems Lab. From soil biodiversity and species reintroductions to forest-atmosphere feedbacks, their pr...

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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

🛰️ 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

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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...

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

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....

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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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Nature-based Solutions Initiative @naturebasedsols.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

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 🌎

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

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!

A group of people with backpacks walking along a wide path through a sunlit forest, surrounded by tall trees with fresh green leaves.

A woodland scene with tall, slender trees and a carpet of bluebells covering the forest floor in dappled sunlight.

A small group standing in a grassy clearing while one person holds up a large map and gestures to it, others looking on during a field discussion.

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

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...

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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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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

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...

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

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

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...

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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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Milton Barbosa @mbsj.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

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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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

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...

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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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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

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...

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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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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🌿 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

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The Spirit of the Rainforest - Rosa Vásquez Espinoza

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

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...

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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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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

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...

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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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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

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

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

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...

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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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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

🌍 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

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

New paper in Nature today

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

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!

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

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 · 15/09/2025

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...

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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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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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 · 29/07/2025

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...

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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.

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

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 · 02/07/2025

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 · 01/07/2025

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 · 05/05/2025

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. www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/rewildi...

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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 · 01/05/2025

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

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

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 · 30/04/2025

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

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

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. @naturerecovery.bsky.social We cover this visit in a visual way on our blog www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/explori...

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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 · 28/04/2025

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.

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

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 ☀️

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

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 · 14/04/2025

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... @naturerecovery.bsky.social

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Sandra Díaz, winner of the Tyler Prize 2025

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

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... @ecioxford.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social

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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 · 07/04/2025

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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