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Tropical forests in our time - people, trees and climate. Posts by Oliver Phillips.

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Oliver Lawrence Phillips is a British ecologist who specializes in tropical forests and is currently Professor of Tropical Ecology in the School of Geography at the University of Leeds. He is noted for his work coordinating large-scale, collaborative research projects that study how humans have changed the world's tropical forests, and the implications for climate change. .. more

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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 11d
Forest measurements are more important than ever.

“Dedicated teams working in the field to collect vital ground-truth data are essential to the success of our missions” - Simonetta Cheli #ESA Director of Earth Observation. Find out more in our latest newsletter.
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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 13h
Cuatro nuevas especies de Gesneriaceae de la Reserva de Biósfera Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yanesha, Perú. 2025. Revista Forestal del Perú
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Felicitaciones Rocio Rojas Gonzales, Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza y colegas!

Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips

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GALBA - Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport @galba.uk · 2d
This is an excellent explanation of why the govt's headlong rush for airport expansions is wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. Thank you @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
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Should the Government be supporting Airport Expansion?
We comment on the Government response to our petition to Stop Airport Expansion
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Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips, Julie L. Lockwood, Tim Stephens

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 2d
New study finds “brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron. The lake's waters reached 41C (106F).” 😱
Hundreds of dolphins found dead in Amazon lake were in water hotter than a jacuzzi, study finds
"You couldn't put your finger in the water," said the lead author of the study, which spotlights the impacts of planetary warming on aquatic ecosystems.
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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 3d
El calentamiento de los lagos del Amazonas con el clima cambiante supera los límites de tolerancia térmica de la vida acuática.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Reposted by Julen Astigarraga

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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 3d
#PhD investigating the Ecology and Evolution of tree size - integrating field ecology, molecular biology, and biogeography to answer how and why giant trees evolved and what are the consequences of gigantism.
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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 5d
The banks financing fossil fuel exploitation in the Amazon
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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 5d
Melanie Moriano Huillca, Jhon Yuca Palomino, Rolando Monteagudo Begazo, Antonio Peña Cruz (†), Miguel Pedraza Arando, equipo de campo, remedición de parcelas permanentes en Madre de Dios, Reserva Nacional Tambopata, Peru 2023.

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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 5d
Thank you to all our dedicated colleagues in the field! They have revealed dozens of rare new tree species, quantified the climate sensitivity of tropical forests, and discovered the Amazon carbon sink.

One of the greatest investments we can make in the future is supporting their work.

Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 7d
How do aviation emissions stack up?

Our new Substack article explains 👇
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How bad are aviation emissions?
We delve into the calculations behind global aviation emissions.
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Reposted by Yadvinder Malhi, Oliver L. Phillips

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Erika Berenguer @erikaberenguer.bsky.social · 7d
I am the guest at BBC Climate Question this week. Check it out 👇
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Why do we need the Amazon — and what happens if it disappears? 🌳

ECI researcher Dr @erikaberenguer.bsky.social joins the BBC’s Climate Question to discuss the future of the world’s largest rainforest.

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4ZkE...

#AmazonRainforest #ClimateChange

Reposted by Yadvinder Malhi, Oliver L. Phillips, Érika Berenguer

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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · 7d
Why do we need the Amazon — and what happens if it disappears? 🌳

ECI researcher Dr @erikaberenguer.bsky.social joins the BBC’s Climate Question to discuss the future of the world’s largest rainforest.

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4ZkE...

#AmazonRainforest #ClimateChange

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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 12d
Brasil: 7 bolsas de pesquisa vinculadas a projetos sobre biodiversidade Amazônica, desenvolvidos em Belém (PA). O prazo para inscrições vai até o dia 9 de novembro de 2025.

Edital: drive.google.com/file/d/1BoHy...

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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 13d
How soil and climate interact to control biomass in #Brasil's #Caatinga, the largest dry tropical forest in the Americas.

Congratulations to Alexandre Brunello, Tomas Domingues and colleagues for this tour-de-force.

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Soil–climate interactions drive above-ground biomass in the Caatinga, the largest Neotropical seasonally dry tropical forest - Plant and Soil
Background and aims Soil properties are key drivers of vegetation structure, yet their influence on above-ground woody biomass (AGBW) in seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs) remains underexplored, ...
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Reposted by Mathias Disney, Emilio Vilanova

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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 13d
Many congratulations to Adriane Esquivel, Rebecca Morgan and to all our colleagues supporting Amazon forest monitoring with RAINFOR and ForestPlots.net!
Our analysis of 30 years of Amazon forest change is highlighted on the cover of @natplants.nature.com.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
natplants.nature.com Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 20d
The October issue is now fully online:

www.nature.com/nplants/volu...

Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 14d
The Gov’s claim that airport expansion will lead to economic growth is wrong, argues Alex Chapman from @neweconomics.bsky.social: "demand for business air travel is collapsing and we're flying ever more tourists to spend money outside the country than we are flying in."
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Airport expansion put climate goals at risk, MPs say
A committee of MPs says the government has not demonstrated if economic benefits from airport expansion outweigh climate impacts.
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Reposted by Jens‐Christian Svenning, Oliver L. Phillips, Brian J. Enquist , and 4 more

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Tom Pugh @tompugh.bsky.social · 14d
How can we explore the future of the world's forests? Understanding the demography of their trees is key. In We took the new gen of global demographic vegetation models and held their roots to the observations. Thanks @annemarie-es.bsky.social for leading! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips, Graeme S. Cumming, Aníbal Pauchard , and 3 more

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 18d
Widespread #MountainEcosystem loss (2000-2020) is driven by human expansion ( #agriculture approx. 89% and #NaturalDisasters approx 11%)

Over half (approx 56%) occurred in #ProtectedAreas or #biodiversity hotspots, demanding urgent #conservation action 🌍

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global loss of mountain vegetated landscapes and its impact on biodiversity conservation - Nature Communications
This study reports widespread loss of mountain vegetation worldwide from 2000 to 2020, with ∼89% attributable to human expansion, primarily agriculture. Over half of this loss occurred within protecte...
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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 20d
The remaining forests of the eastern Andean slopes have the highest rate of new species discovery in the world.

Here is one more, a gorgeous orchid from #Peru's Reserva de Biosfera Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yánesha
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Telipogon yanesha L. Valenz. & Nauray, sp. nov.

Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips, Emilio Vilanova

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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 20d
The October issue is now fully online:

www.nature.com/nplants/volu...

Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips, Ben Bond‐Lamberty

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Tommaso Jucker @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social · 20d
Predatory journals don't try as hard as they used to ...

Reposted by Jens‐Christian Svenning, Oliver L. Phillips, Simon L. Lewis , and 19 more

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 21d
Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾

Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips

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Jordi Garcia-Pausas @jordigpausas.bsky.social · 21d
Fungi can clearly distinguish between heartwood and sapwood... #wood #fungi
Log of Nothofagus dombeyi with fungi in the sapwood Log of Nothofagus dombeyi with fungi in the sapwood

Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips

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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 22d
Tropical forests remain the front line of deforestation: 6.7 million hectares of primary forest were lost in 2024, releasing 3.1 billion tonnes of carbon. buff.ly/WtEKdS2

Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips

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GALBA - Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport @galba.uk · 24d
BREAKING! New Leeds Bradford Airport expansion application due in November. That's bad news for the climate, air quality and people under the flight path. Find out more on this link:
docs.google.com/document/d/1... And join GALBA to fight LBA's irresponsible plans! www.galba.uk/take-action/...
251017 LBA s73 application
BREAKING! New LBA expansion application New LBA planning application to increase night flights expected in November Resist LBA’s new planning application! What does the airport want? How would an an...
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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 24d
No sector is growing its global warming contribution faster than aviation. No other sector is failing so spectacularly to do anything about it.
#flyless

Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 24d
Plan for climate levy on shipping emissions shelved as countries bow to US intimidation and bullying

#IMO #climatecrisis

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Shipping emissions levy shelved as countries bow to US pressure
Long-planned charge on greenhouse gas emissions postponed as Trump officials accused of intimidation tactics
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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 24d
Una nueva era espacial para los bosques, ¡pero el trabajo de campo importa más que nunca!

-> Nature: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips, Carly Reddington

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Leeds Ecosystem, Atmosphere, & Forest (LEAF) centre @leedsleaf.bsky.social · 25d
Improving Predictions of Tropical Forest Response to Climate Change

Join David Galbraith, Chetan Deva, @forestplots.bsky.social, and Emanuel Gloor for this PhD to explore how climate change will impact the future of the tropical forest carbon sink?

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Improving Predictions of Tropical Forest Response to Climate Change – Understanding Uncertainty to Reduce Climate Risks
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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 27d
The first comparison between the Amazon, Andes and Chocó forests using tree data from 1-ha plots. Led by Camilo Palacios-Hurtado with colleagues in Colombia, the team evaluates the taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of rainforests in NorthWest South America.
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