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Our Team<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A global, interdisciplinary collaboration in soil science, ecology and climate modelling<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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UK Project Coordinators<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\"Ted<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Ted R. Feldpausch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Principal Investigator, University of Exeter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Iain<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Iain Hartley<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Investigator, University of Exeter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Kees<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Assoc. Prof. Kees Jan Van Groenigen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Investigator, University of Exeter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

UK Research Co-Investigator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\"Oscar<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Oscar Kennedy-Blundell<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

University of Exeter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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UK Partners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\"Eleanor<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Eleanor Burke<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UK Met Office<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Philippa<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Philippa Ascough<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

University of Glasgow, NEIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Brazil & Australia Partners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Plinio Camargo
Prof. Ben Hur Marimon Jr
Dr. Carlos Quesada
Prof. Beatriz Schwantes Marimon
Dr Leonardo M. dos Santos
Prof Michael Bird<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Simone Reis
Dr Willian Flores de Melo
Dr Judson Ferreira Valentim
Dr Raimundo C. de Oliveira Junior
Dr Ana Carolina Fran\u00e7a Bogo
Dr Carlos Frederico de Angelis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Coordinating Institutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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

Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This project was funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Header image credit: Ted Feldpausch<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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