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Leland Werden
@lelandwerden.bsky.social
Lead Scientist @ ETH Zürich
https://lwerden.mystrikingly.com/
nature based solutions, restoration ecology, ecosystem ecology
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October 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Now out in BioScience! Our group highlights the importance of monitoring belowground tropical
forest restoration outcomes doi.org/10.1093/bios...
We recommend and outline streamlined approaches to monitor six key dynamic soil physical,
chemical and biological properties to track project outcomes.
Integrating belowground recovery into tropical forest restoration design and monitoring
Abstract. There is growing recognition that tropical forest restoration is key for sequestering carbon and enhancing ecosystem resilience. Soils, roots, an
doi.org
July 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Reposted by Leland Werden
The Trump administration is planning to cancel its lease at a government laboratory in Hawaii, a site where scientists support key observations of surging greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, according to a list obtained by Democratic members of Congress and shared with The Post.
Trump moves to close facility that helps track planet-warming pollution
The lab is connected to the Mauna Loa Observatory, where scientists gather data to produce the Keeling Curve, a chart on the daily status of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Check out our new paper that introduces an open-source method to quantify herbivory pressure from camera trap images!

The project was led masterfully by @ethzurich.bsky.social student Manuel Weber (not on bluesky).

Desktop application: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...

Code: github.com/ManuelABWebe...
An open-source method for spatially and temporally explicit herbivory monitoring in semi-arid savannas
Effective management of protected areas is crucial for addressing the global biodiversity crisis. In water-limited savannas, altered herbivory regimes…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Reposted by Leland Werden
Out today in @biotropica.bsky.social: We show that deciduous dipterocarp and semi-evergreen forests in Cambodia have distinct species, but similar soils across their abrupt boundaries. But we see differences in fire history and fire adapted functional traits. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Seeing the Savanna Through the Trees: Vegetation Structure, Composition and Function Along a Forest‐Savanna Boundary in Cambodia
In the seasonally dry landscapes of continental Southeast Asia, deciduous dipterocarp vegetation (DDF), which resembles savanna, and semi-evergreen forests (SEF) form patchy landscape mosaics, with a...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hello bluesky!

Are you interested in natural climate solutions and innovative approaches to scaling up assisted restoration efforts? Check out our new paper just published in One Earth: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Assessing innovations for upscaling forest landscape restoration
There is an increasing urgency to implement large-scale ecosystem restoration to mitigate the biodiversity and climate crises. These efforts must be s…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:34 PM