Tom Pugh
@tompugh.bsky.social
Scientist working on ecosystem-climate interactions, forests and the carbon cycle at Lund University and the University of Birmingham, was @tompughlab on Twitter
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Tom Pugh
@tompugh.bsky.social
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Towards a global understanding of tree mortality - out in @newphyt.bsky.social a collaboration between 113 of our members exploring the potential to better understand tree death globally nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Some 6 years after this paper was conceived, many online workshops, long discussions and a really community effort right to the end, it is now out in @newphyt.bsky.social Of course this talks the talk, but there is a road still to walk :-)
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Prioritizing carbon reserve over growth: how aging trees mitigate carbon starvation risk
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Commentary by Fang highlighting the recent work by Zhang et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/YWNADQ...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Commentary by Fang highlighting the recent work by Zhang et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/YWNADQ...
December 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Prioritizing carbon reserve over growth: how aging trees mitigate carbon starvation risk
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Commentary by Fang highlighting the recent work by Zhang et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/YWNADQ...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Commentary by Fang highlighting the recent work by Zhang et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/YWNADQ...
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Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
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Earth's largest land animals are limited by salt.
Sodium availability constrains the density and distribution of elephants, giraffes and rhinos across Africa, and offers a new explanation for the so-called 'missing megaherbivores'.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free access: rdcu.be/eTPY2
Sodium availability constrains the density and distribution of elephants, giraffes and rhinos across Africa, and offers a new explanation for the so-called 'missing megaherbivores'.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free access: rdcu.be/eTPY2
December 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Earth's largest land animals are limited by salt.
Sodium availability constrains the density and distribution of elephants, giraffes and rhinos across Africa, and offers a new explanation for the so-called 'missing megaherbivores'.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free access: rdcu.be/eTPY2
Sodium availability constrains the density and distribution of elephants, giraffes and rhinos across Africa, and offers a new explanation for the so-called 'missing megaherbivores'.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free access: rdcu.be/eTPY2
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Calling on all forest disturbance experts: Please consider contributing to our study on global forest disturbance change, and help resolve the nuances of changing forest disturbance regimes. More details and survey here: www.lss.ls.tum.de/edfm/disturb...
December 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Calling on all forest disturbance experts: Please consider contributing to our study on global forest disturbance change, and help resolve the nuances of changing forest disturbance regimes. More details and survey here: www.lss.ls.tum.de/edfm/disturb...
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Published today in Earth System Science Data: The Global Carbon Budget 2025
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essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
Global Carbon Budget 2025
Abstract. Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere in a changing climate is critical to bette...
essd.copernicus.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Published today in Earth System Science Data: The Global Carbon Budget 2025
essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
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Swedish Climate Symposium: Call for Abstracts open
SCS is a symposium for increased scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. Explore the programme to see which sessions are accepting abstracts. Submit by 30 January: swedishclimatesymposium.com
SCS is a symposium for increased scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. Explore the programme to see which sessions are accepting abstracts. Submit by 30 January: swedishclimatesymposium.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Swedish Climate Symposium: Call for Abstracts open
SCS is a symposium for increased scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. Explore the programme to see which sessions are accepting abstracts. Submit by 30 January: swedishclimatesymposium.com
SCS is a symposium for increased scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. Explore the programme to see which sessions are accepting abstracts. Submit by 30 January: swedishclimatesymposium.com
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Important paper showing the dearth of plant taxonomists in the tropical countries that need them most
www.cell.com/trends/plant...
www.cell.com/trends/plant...
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Important paper showing the dearth of plant taxonomists in the tropical countries that need them most
www.cell.com/trends/plant...
www.cell.com/trends/plant...
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Whether you’ve been with us for years or just joined, your perspective is valuable. Come help shape the future of the network! 🌐✨
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Whether you’ve been with us for years or just joined, your perspective is valuable. Come help shape the future of the network! 🌐✨
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🔍 What are the ITMN meetings about?
We’re taking a moment to reflect on our progress and set new priorities together. We kick
off with a quick recap, then open the floor for your ideas on:
– What matters most to you
– Where ITMN should focus next
– Opportunities to take a more active role
We’re taking a moment to reflect on our progress and set new priorities together. We kick
off with a quick recap, then open the floor for your ideas on:
– What matters most to you
– Where ITMN should focus next
– Opportunities to take a more active role
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🔍 What are the ITMN meetings about?
We’re taking a moment to reflect on our progress and set new priorities together. We kick
off with a quick recap, then open the floor for your ideas on:
– What matters most to you
– Where ITMN should focus next
– Opportunities to take a more active role
We’re taking a moment to reflect on our progress and set new priorities together. We kick
off with a quick recap, then open the floor for your ideas on:
– What matters most to you
– Where ITMN should focus next
– Opportunities to take a more active role
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We’re opening the doors for community meetings. Your chance to influence our next steps & get more involved in the network.
Join one of our upcoming sessions:
🗓 Dec 4 — 06:00 UTC
t1p.de/m3gty
🗓 Dec 4 — 18:00 UTC
t1p.de/xaxsu
🗓 Dec 5 — 13:00 UTC
t1p.de/c4icd
Help guide where ITMN goes next! 🚀
Join one of our upcoming sessions:
🗓 Dec 4 — 06:00 UTC
t1p.de/m3gty
🗓 Dec 4 — 18:00 UTC
t1p.de/xaxsu
🗓 Dec 5 — 13:00 UTC
t1p.de/c4icd
Help guide where ITMN goes next! 🚀
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We’re opening the doors for community meetings. Your chance to influence our next steps & get more involved in the network.
Join one of our upcoming sessions:
🗓 Dec 4 — 06:00 UTC
t1p.de/m3gty
🗓 Dec 4 — 18:00 UTC
t1p.de/xaxsu
🗓 Dec 5 — 13:00 UTC
t1p.de/c4icd
Help guide where ITMN goes next! 🚀
Join one of our upcoming sessions:
🗓 Dec 4 — 06:00 UTC
t1p.de/m3gty
🗓 Dec 4 — 18:00 UTC
t1p.de/xaxsu
🗓 Dec 5 — 13:00 UTC
t1p.de/c4icd
Help guide where ITMN goes next! 🚀
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Are you studying vegetation dynamics 🍃, tree mortality 🪵, or other aspects of the terrestrial carbon cycle? 🌍
Consider submitting to our #EGU26 session "Present & future global vegetation dynamics & carbon stocks from observations & models". We'd be delighted! ☺️
👉 www.egu26.eu/session/57391
Consider submitting to our #EGU26 session "Present & future global vegetation dynamics & carbon stocks from observations & models". We'd be delighted! ☺️
👉 www.egu26.eu/session/57391
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Are you studying vegetation dynamics 🍃, tree mortality 🪵, or other aspects of the terrestrial carbon cycle? 🌍
Consider submitting to our #EGU26 session "Present & future global vegetation dynamics & carbon stocks from observations & models". We'd be delighted! ☺️
👉 www.egu26.eu/session/57391
Consider submitting to our #EGU26 session "Present & future global vegetation dynamics & carbon stocks from observations & models". We'd be delighted! ☺️
👉 www.egu26.eu/session/57391
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🌲 The European Forest Disturbance Atlas by ForestPaths is now on Forest Information Systems for Europe!
Using Landsat data (1985–2023), the maps track fires, storms, bark beetles & harvesting across 38 countries — open-source & updated annually.
🔗 Explore more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...
Using Landsat data (1985–2023), the maps track fires, storms, bark beetles & harvesting across 38 countries — open-source & updated annually.
🔗 Explore more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...
ForestPaths disturbance maps now available on FISE
With ForestPaths releasing the European Forest Disturbance Atlas - a dataset of annual forest disturbance maps across 38 European countries - it is also now featured on the Forest Information System f...
forestpaths.eu
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
🌲 The European Forest Disturbance Atlas by ForestPaths is now on Forest Information Systems for Europe!
Using Landsat data (1985–2023), the maps track fires, storms, bark beetles & harvesting across 38 countries — open-source & updated annually.
🔗 Explore more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...
Using Landsat data (1985–2023), the maps track fires, storms, bark beetles & harvesting across 38 countries — open-source & updated annually.
🔗 Explore more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...
Cool opportunity in a great team who inspire working to improve not just technical methodology but also collaboration methodology :-)
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Cool opportunity in a great team who inspire working to improve not just technical methodology but also collaboration methodology :-)
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A new bark beetle damage model for European forests, now online as part of LPJ-GUESS. Conceptualised and brought to life by Fredrik Lagergren to bring virtual death to simulated spruce in the name of understanding forest vulnerability
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
Combining empirical and mechanistic understanding of spruce bark beetle outbreak dynamics in the LPJ-GUESS (v4.1, r13130) vegetation model
Abstract. For exploring forest performance in the future, dynamic vegetation models are important tools. Tree mortality is a crucial process in these models, but explicit representations of major agen...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
A new bark beetle damage model for European forests, now online as part of LPJ-GUESS. Conceptualised and brought to life by Fredrik Lagergren to bring virtual death to simulated spruce in the name of understanding forest vulnerability
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
A fun trip to Beijing for the 3rd edition of the LPJ-GUESS training school at Beijing Normal University with @lundjing.bsky.social, @haoming98.bsky.social and Stefan Olin. Many cool projects from the participants and interesting conversations. Learnt a lot!
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A fun trip to Beijing for the 3rd edition of the LPJ-GUESS training school at Beijing Normal University with @lundjing.bsky.social, @haoming98.bsky.social and Stefan Olin. Many cool projects from the participants and interesting conversations. Learnt a lot!
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How do forests shape the climate — and how does a changing climate reshape our forests? What can science reveal about the forests of tomorrow?
With the municipality of Lund we produced this mini documentary about climate modeling and the forest, as part of an exhibition at Skrylle outside of Lund
With the municipality of Lund we produced this mini documentary about climate modeling and the forest, as part of an exhibition at Skrylle outside of Lund
Climate modelling and the forest
Climate modelling and the forest
lu.instructuremedia.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
How do forests shape the climate — and how does a changing climate reshape our forests? What can science reveal about the forests of tomorrow?
With the municipality of Lund we produced this mini documentary about climate modeling and the forest, as part of an exhibition at Skrylle outside of Lund
With the municipality of Lund we produced this mini documentary about climate modeling and the forest, as part of an exhibition at Skrylle outside of Lund
Reposted by Tom Pugh
in "General laws of biodiversity: Climatic niches predict plant range size and ecological dominance globally", we provide key insights into species’ vulnerability to environmental change and the processes that structure biodiversity at global scales.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
General laws of biodiversity: Climatic niches predict plant range size and ecological dominance globally | PNAS
A longstanding question in ecology asks whether or not species that achieve large
geographic ranges also have large climatic niche breadths. Using ...
www.pnas.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
in "General laws of biodiversity: Climatic niches predict plant range size and ecological dominance globally", we provide key insights into species’ vulnerability to environmental change and the processes that structure biodiversity at global scales.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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New study led by @lsachsenmaier.bsky.social @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social shows: forest stands made up of tree species with different water-use strategies (not just many species) grow better in drought years. #iDivResearch #Biodiversity
www.idiv.de/diverse-fore...
www.idiv.de/diverse-fore...
Diverse forests are more resistant to climate change
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November 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
New study led by @lsachsenmaier.bsky.social @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social shows: forest stands made up of tree species with different water-use strategies (not just many species) grow better in drought years. #iDivResearch #Biodiversity
www.idiv.de/diverse-fore...
www.idiv.de/diverse-fore...
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The banks financing fossil fuel exploitation in the Amazon
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/thes...
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/thes...
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The banks financing fossil fuel exploitation in the Amazon
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/thes...
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/thes...
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Very pleased to be part of this super cool new paper led by William Hagan Brown in @globalchangebio.bsky.social looking at the impact of elevated CO2 on canopy temperatures in an oak woodland at the BIFor-FACE experiment
dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Elevated CO2 Increases the Canopy Temperature of Mature Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak)
We investigated the impact of high atmospheric CO2, similar to that predicted for 2050, on tree canopy temperature dynamics of mature pedunculate oak using long-term, high-frequency thermal infrared ...
dx.doi.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Very pleased to be part of this super cool new paper led by William Hagan Brown in @globalchangebio.bsky.social looking at the impact of elevated CO2 on canopy temperatures in an oak woodland at the BIFor-FACE experiment
dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
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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.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Congratulations to Alexandre Brunello, Tomas Domingues and colleagues for this tour-de-force.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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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October 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Congratulations to Alexandre Brunello, Tomas Domingues and colleagues for this tour-de-force.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Great new paper led by @knowlton.bsky.social with @ttkeller.bsky.social and @rupertseidl.bsky.social (and me!) Still so much to learn from #Yellowstone about #fire, #forests & #climatechange. #NSFfunded #JFSPfunded
🆕 in Ecosphere's "Vegetation Ecology" track: A hot & dry future may shake up Yellowstone forests—think fewer spruce, more fire-tolerant neighbors
📄Simulated postfire tree regeneration suggests reorganization of Greater Yellowstone forests during the 21st century
doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
📄Simulated postfire tree regeneration suggests reorganization of Greater Yellowstone forests during the 21st century
doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
October 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Great new paper led by @knowlton.bsky.social with @ttkeller.bsky.social and @rupertseidl.bsky.social (and me!) Still so much to learn from #Yellowstone about #fire, #forests & #climatechange. #NSFfunded #JFSPfunded
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📣So happy to share the PhorEau model, combining models of forest dynamics, plant water relations, and process-based SDM = linking ecophysiology, ecology & biogeography 🌳📈💻
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
➡️ from Tanguy Postic's PhD, with many perspectives to simulate forests under CC
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
➡️ from Tanguy Postic's PhD, with many perspectives to simulate forests under CC
PHOREAU v1.0: a new process-based model to predict forest functioning, from tree ecophysiology to forest dynamics and biogeography
Abstract. Climate change impacts forest functioning and dynamics, but large uncertainties remain regarding the interactions between species composition, demographic processes and environmental drivers...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
📣So happy to share the PhorEau model, combining models of forest dynamics, plant water relations, and process-based SDM = linking ecophysiology, ecology & biogeography 🌳📈💻
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
➡️ from Tanguy Postic's PhD, with many perspectives to simulate forests under CC
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
➡️ from Tanguy Postic's PhD, with many perspectives to simulate forests under CC
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/...
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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/...