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Biography
I am an ecosystem scientist interested in the interface of ecology and economic development, particularly understanding the ecological processes supporting agricultural commodity production and how it may be impacted by landscape, management and climate drivers. I have used satellite imagery to scale-up field data to landscape and regional scales. I am also interested in understanding the ecological underpinnings of forest resilience using a combination of paleo- and contemporary ecological methods.
Research interests
My research is primarily interdisciplinary and my most recent work has focused on smallholder agroforestry systems in Ethiopia and Ghana. I have worked on questions of resilience and resistance of managed systems to climate shocks, how net primary productivity (NPP) varies between natural and managed systems and the role of biodiversity in supporting these processes. I am interested in collaborations and/or postgraduate projects relating, but not limited, to the following topics:
- Landscape drivers of agricultural productivity
- Nutrient cycling in natural and managed systems
- Using functional traits to understand ecosystem resilience
- Linking ecological understanding of rural livelihoods with urban migration
- Combining remote sensing analysis and ecological modelling to assess landscape-level responses to climate anomalies
- Developing long-term, community-led ecological monitoring programmes
- Combining tropical dendrochronology records with contemporary forest productivity measures
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Youth Empowerment For Resilient Sustainable Development And Climate Action (YES-CAN)
Allan, A., Morel, A., Rowan, J. & van Blerk, L.
1/03/22 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
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Aboveground forest biomass varies across continents, ecological zones and successional stages: Refined IPCC default values for tropical and subtropical forests
Rozendaal, D. M. A., Requena Suarez, D., De Sy, V., Avitabile, V., Carter, S., Adou Yao, C. Y., Alvarez-Davila, E., Anderson-Teixeira, K., Araujo-Murakami, A., Arroyo, L., Barca, B., Baker, T. R., Birigazzi, L., Bongers, F., Branthomme, A., Brienen, R. J. W., Carreiras, J. M. B., Cazzolla Gatti, R., Cook-Patton, S. C., Decuyper, M., & 37 others , 10 Jan 2022, In: Environmental Research Letters. 17, 1, 15 p., 014047.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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A comprehensive framework for assessing the accuracy and uncertainty of global above-ground biomass maps
Araza, A., de Bruin, S., Herold, M., Quegan, S., Labriere, N., Rodriguez-Veiga, P., Avitabile, V., Santoro, M., Mitchard, E. T. A., Ryan, C. M., Phillips, O. L., Willcock, S., Verbeeck, H., Carreiras, J., Hein, L., Schelhaas, M. J., Pacheco-Pascagaza, A. M., da Conceição Bispo, P., Laurin, G. V., Vieilledent, G., & 10 others , Apr 2022, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 272, p. 1-16 16 p., 112917.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate change alters impacts of extreme climate events on a tropical perennial tree crop
Creedy, T. J., Asare, R. A., Morel, A. C., Hirons, M., Mason, J., Malhi, Y., McDermott, C. L., Opoku, E. & Norris, K., 16 Nov 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 9 p., 19653.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Editorial: Intact Forests
Evans, T. D., Morel, A. C., Malhi, Y. & Watson, J. E. M., 6 Sep 2021, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 4, 5 p., 753786.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Fine root dynamics across pantropical rainforest ecosystems
Huaraca Huasco, W., Riutta, T., Girardin, C. A. J., Hancco Pacha, F., Puma Vilca, B. L., Moore, S., Rifai, S. W., Del Aguila Pasquel, J., Araujo Murakami, A., Freitag, R., Morel, A. C., Demissie, S., Doughty, C. E., Oliveras, I., Galiano Cabrera, D. F., Durand Baca, L., Farfán Amézquita, F., Silva Espejo, J. E., da Costa, A. C. L., Oblitas Mendoza, E., & 26 others , Aug 2021, In: Global Change Biology. 27, 15, p. 3657-3680 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Festival of the Future 2022: Overgate Shopping Centre
Simon Cook (Contributor), Sarah Halliday (Contributor), Alexandra Morel (Contributor) & Mark Cutler (Contributor)
13 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition
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Foreign energy investment and sustainable development goals
Tong Zhu (Member), Xiaoyi Mu (Member) & Alexandra Morel (Member)
25 Mar 2022 → 30 Jun 2022Activity: Other activity types › Funding - grants and income which support research related activities
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Festival of the Future COP26 Series: Food
Derek Stewart (Presenter), Beverley Searle (Presenter), Jennie Macdiarmid (Presenter) & Alexandra Morel (Chair)
14 Oct 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Women and the Climate Crisis
Alexandra Morel (Speaker) & Beverley Searle (Organiser)
8 Mar 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Dundee Science Centre Science @ Home kits for October school holidays 2021
Amy Cameron (Organiser), Elizabeth Mills (Contributor), Kevin Frediani (Contributor), Irene Hallyburton (Contributor), Ailsa Mackintosh (Contributor), Simon Cook (Contributor), Emma Beatt (Participant), Volker Röben (Participant), Sarah Halliday (Participant), Colin Reid (Participant), Alexandra Morel (Participant) & Ryan Webster (Participant)
4 Oct 2021 → 15 Oct 2021Activity: Other activity types › Other