Watch Prof Yadvinder Malhi provide an overview of the Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Conservation research cluster at the SEED 2015 event.
Members of this research cluster work on both scientific and social scientific dimensions of the functioning of ecological and biogeographical systems, with principal interests in macroecology, island biogeography, diversity theory, ecosystem dynamics, conservation biogeography, conservation governance, biodiversity and climate adaptation and conservation and traditional ecological knowledge.
Our principal themes of interest are:
| Biodiversity: | macroecology; island biogeography; diversity theory; in which areas our work involves multi-scale ecological and evolutionary approaches to understanding patterns in biodiversity. |
| Ecosystems: | ecosystem dynamics; understanding what makes contemporary ecosystems; and how they may be affected by direct human pressures and global atmospheric change. |
| Conservation: | conservation biogeography; conservation governance; biodiversity and climate adaptation; conservation and traditional ecological knowledge. |
The research cluster has active links with the Biodiversity Institute of Oxford (BIO), the Oxford Long-Term Ecology Laboratory and Oxford Centre for Tropical Forests.
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Latest Publications
- Nogué, S., Santos, A.M.C., Birks, H.J.B., Björck, S., Castilla-Beltrán, A., Connor, S., de Boer, E.J., de Nascimento, L., Felde, V.A., Fernández-Palacios, J.M., Froyd, C.A., Haberle, S.G., Hooghiemstra, H., Ljung, K., Norder, S.J., Peñuelas, J., Prebble, M., Stevenson, J., Whittaker, R.J., Willis, K.J., Wilmshurst, J.M. and Steinbauer, M.J. (2021) The human dimension of biodiversity changes on islands. Science, 372(6541).
- Montana, J. and Wilsdon, J. (2021) Analysts, advocates and applicators: The discursive arenas of UK evidence and policy. Evidence and Policy.
- Wyborn, C., Montana, J., Kalas, N., Clement, S., Davila Cisneros, F., Knowles, N., Louder, E., Balan, M., Chambers, J., Christel, L., Forsyth, T., Henderson, G., Izquierdo Tort, S., Lim, M., Martinez-Harms, M.J., Merçon, J., Nuesiri, E., Pereira, L., Pilbeam, V., Turnhout, E., Wood, S. and Ryan, M. (2021) An agenda for research and action toward diverse and just futures for life on Earth. Conservation Biology.
- Wedding, L.M., Moritsch, M., Verutes, G., Arkema, K., Hartge, E., Reiblich, J., Douglass, J., Taylor, S. and Strong, A.L. (2021) Incorporating blue carbon sequestration benefits into sub-national climate policies. Global Environmental Change. 102206.
- Matos, I.S., Eller, C.B., Oliveras, I., Mantuano, D. and Rosado, B.H.P. (2021) Three eco-physiological strategies of response to drought maintain the form and function of a tropical montane grassland. Journal of Ecology, 109(1): 327-341.
