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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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Basic Silicate Rock By-Product: ANnew Agricultural Input That Captures CO2
Morel, A. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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Leverhulme Regenerative Innovation Scholars Programme (LRISE)
Cuthbertson, A. (Investigator), Lushetich, N. (Investigator), Morel, A. (Investigator) & Rowan, J. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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Youth Empowerment For Resilient Sustainable Development And Climate Action (YES-CAN)
Allan, A. (Investigator), Morel, A. (Investigator), Rowan, J. (Investigator) & van Blerk, L. (Investigator)
1/03/22 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
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What resilience theory and praxis can learn from multi-dimensional approaches to understanding poverty: A study of Ghanaian cocoa forest landscapes
Maguire-Rajpaul, V. A. (Lead / Corresponding author), Hirons, M., Rajpaul, V. M., Asare, R. A., Boyd, E., Malhi, Y., Mason, J., Morel, A. C., Norris, K. & McDermott, C., Jan 2025, In: World Development. 185, 18 p., 106785.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Editorial: Women in tropical forests research 2022
van der Heijden, G. M. F. (Lead / Corresponding author) & Morel, A. (Lead / Corresponding author), 28 Feb 2024, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 7, 3 p., 1358510.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Landscape and management influences on smallholder agroforestry yields show shifts during a climate shock
Morel, A. C. (Lead / Corresponding author), Demissie, S., Gonfa, T., Mehrabi, Z., Rifai, S., Hirons, M. A., Gole, T. W., Mason, J., McDermott, C. L., Boyd, E., Robinson, E. J. Z., Malhi, Y. & Norris, K., 1 Jun 2024, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 366, 10 p., 108930.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Joint optimization of land carbon uptake and albedo can help achieve moderate instantaneous and long-term cooling effects
Graf, A. (Lead / Corresponding author), Wohlfahrt, G., Aranda-Barranco, S., Arriga, N., Brümmer, C., Ceschia, E., Ciais, P., Desai, A. R., Di Lonardo, S., Gharun, M., Grünwald, T., Hörtnagl, L., Kasak, K., Klosterhalfen, A., Knohl, A., Kowalska, N., Leuchner, M., Lindroth, A., Mauder, M. & Migliavacca, M. & 13 others, , 25 Aug 2023, In: Communications Earth & Environment. 4, 12 p., 298.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Landscape and Management Influences on Smallholder Agroforestry Yields Show Shifts During a Climate Shock
Morel, A. (Lead / Corresponding author), Demissie, S., Gonfa, T., Mehrabi, Z., Hirons, M., Woldemariam Gole, T., Mason, J., McDermott, C. L., Boyd, E., Robinson, E. J. Z., Malhi, Y. & Norris, K., 5 Sept 2023, Social Science Research Network , 28 p.Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
Activities
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Changing Water Availability in the Biosphere
Morel, A. (Speaker)
10 Jan 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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NERC Peer Review College (External organisation)
Morel, A. (Chair)
20 Jun 2023 → 1 Jun 2025Activity: Membership types › Membership of council
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BES Annual Meeting 2023
Morel, A. (Participant)
15 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Taking a landscape perspective on social and ecological resilience
Morel, A. (Speaker)
26 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Cacao pod yield as a function of pollination, plantation management and landscape context in Western Ghana
Morel, A. (Examiner)
18 Jul 2023Activity: Examination types › Examination
Press/Media
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Carbon offsets used by major airlines based on flawed system, warn experts
4/05/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research