Mechanistic controls of post-deforestation

soil carbon persistence under changing climate and land-use

Amazon rainforest and agricultural land in Acre, Brazil, photographed during field work

Our Team

A global, interdisciplinary collaboration in soil science, ecology and climate modelling

UK Project Coordinators

Ted Feldpausch

Prof. Ted R. Feldpausch

Principal Investigator, University of Exeter

Iain Hartley

Prof. Iain Hartley

Co-Investigator, University of Exeter

Kees Jan Van Groenigen

Assoc. Prof. Kees Jan Van Groenigen

Co-Investigator, University of Exeter

UK Research Co-Investigator

Oscar Kennedy-Blundell

Dr. Oscar Kennedy-Blundell

University of Exeter

UK Partners

Eleanor Burke

Dr. Eleanor Burke

UK Met Office

Philippa Ascough

Prof. Philippa Ascough

University of Glasgow, NEIF

Brazil & Australia Partners

Prof. Plinio Camargo
Prof. Ben Hur Marimon Jr
Dr. Carlos Quesada
Prof. Beatriz Schwantes Marimon
Dr Leonardo M. dos Santos
Prof Michael Bird

Dr Simone Reis
Dr Willian Flores de Melo
Dr Judson Ferreira Valentim
Dr Raimundo C. de Oliveira Junior
Dr Ana Carolina França Bogo
Dr Carlos Frederico de Angelis

Coordinating Institutions

The Amazon Forest to Field Project is coordinated by the University of Exeter and CENA-Brazil, in collaboration with partners from Brazil, UK and James Cook University, Australia. Brazil partners include UNEMAT, INPA, IPAM, UFAC, Embrapa, and Instituto Ouro Verde.

Funding

This project was funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

Header image credit: Ted Feldpausch