Ted Feldpausch Research Group

In category: Forest degradation


New artwork highlights forests damaged by deforestation and wildfire

Artwork developed by our Amazon Past Fire and Amazon PyroCarbon Projects, funded by UK NERC and ODA grants, was shown at a new artwork exhibit to highlight deforestation and wildfire. Tipping Point, by Bristol artist Luke Jerram, combined smoke, lights and sound to simulate forest fires. The installation ran at the University of Bristol’s Botanic […]


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China Scholarship Council and University of Exeter PhD Scholarships studying tropical forests

中国国家留学基金委和英国埃克塞特大学合作奖学金(博士生项目) Prof Ted Feldpausch is recruiting two students for the China Scholarship Council and University of Exeter PhD Scholarships. Up to 50 full-time PhD scholarships are available in collaboration with the China Scholarship Council (CSC), for September 2025/26 entry. The PhD projects focus on a range of themes related to the ecological and economical impacts of fire, drought, […]


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EPSRC Funded PhD Studentships for September 2024 entry

Applications open for fully-funded PhDs starting in 2024 The University of Exeter is offering up to 15 fully funded doctoral studentships for September 2024 entry as part of our Doctoral Training Partnership with the EPSRC (Engineering, Physical Sciences Research Council). The PhD projects focus on a range of themes related to fire, land-use change, lightning […]


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Postdoctoral Opportunity to Quantifying Soil Organic Carbon Responses to Landscape-Scale Fire in the Amazon

FAPESP Opportunity Postdoctoral Opportunity to Quantifying Soil Organic Carbon Responses to Landscape-Scale Fire in the Amazon This research aims to map and quantify the environmental factors, especially “fire”, that drive the spatial variation of soil organic carbon (SOC) and its “pyrogenic” fraction (CPi) in the Amazon. It is based on 2 objectives: O1. Modeling baseline […]


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Post-doc to model soil carbon and fire in tropical forests

We are recruiting for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to model soil carbon and fire in tropical forests. Summary of the Role We wish to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate to support the work of Profs Richard Betts, Ted Feldpausch, and Kees van Groenigen at the University of Exeter and in collaboration Dr Eleanor Burke and Dr […]


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China Scholarship Council and University of Exeter PhD Scholarships

中国国家留学基金委和英国埃克塞特大学合作奖学金(博士生项目) Prof Ted Feldpausch is recruiting two students for the China Scholarship Council and University of Exeter PhD Scholarships. Up to 50 full-time PhD scholarships are available in collaboration with the China Scholarship Council (CSC), for September 2024/25 entry. The PhD projects focus on a range of themes related to fire, land-use change, lightning and tree mortality, carbon […]


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Post-doc opportunity: Interaction between geospatial monitoring of environmental data and soil carbon.

There is a post-doctoral opportunity at INPE to study forest degradation, fire, and soil carbon using remote sensing.


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Tropical Forest Research in Geography at the University of Exeter (video)

Researchers at the University of Exeter describe some of the globally important research that they lead on tropical forests and peatlands.


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Workshop “Science and Practices of Fire in Amazonia: past, present and future”

The four-day workshop “Science and Practices of Fire in Amazonia: past, present and future”, organized by the University of Exeter, with Brazilian institutions (Cemaden, INPE and UNEMAT), was held between 8 and 11 November – online. The workshop was attended by almost 300 people*, most of them Brazilian and about 15% of foreigners (Europe, Africa, […]


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Using Charcoal Reflectance to Understand Fire and Carbon Dynamics in Amazonia

Research at the University of Exeter examines how measurements of charcoal reflectance can be used to understand fire regimes and carbon dynamics in tropical forests in South America.


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Fires from 2015 El Niño drought burned “fire-resistant” wet forests in central Amazonia

A new study by Pontes-Lopes et al. 2021 examining the impacts of the record-breaking drought and fires caused by the 2015/2016 El Niño has found that even the wet forests of central Amazonia, forests considered relatively fire-resistant, were affected by fire.


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Masters and PhD selection in the Tropical Forests Science Programme at INPA, Brazil

The public selection process is now open for assessing and selecting candidates for admission to the Masters and PhD programme in the Tropical Forests Science Programme at the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA) with research projects matching themes of the Post-graduate programme in Tropical Forest Science (PPG-CFT).


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Two PhD students funded to study forest degradation and recovery within the Global Systems Institute

Two complementary PhD studentships have been funded thanks to donations from long-term University of Exeter supporters, the A. G. Leventis Foundation. Both will be based within the Global Systems Institute and focus on tropical forest protection and restoration, specifically understanding carbon storage within degraded and recovering forest ecosystems.


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Fire-related forest properties observed using Landsat and radar data

Fire is an important cause of disturbance in terrestrial ecosystems and can has a major impact on biodiversity. We evaluated the effect of fire regime on species richness and tree basal area in southern Amazon forest using Landsat and PALSAR data.


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Special Issue: Transformation of Tropical Forests Through Fire

The fire regime of tropical forests is changing rapidly, with implications for forest cover, carbon storage, species composition, biodiversity, function, and climate. These changes are having a range of impacts over varying spatiotemporal scales and are explored in a journal special issue on the Transformation of Tropical Forests through Fire.


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Fire effects on understory forest regeneration in southern Amazonia

There has been a large increase in deforestation and wildfire in Amazonia over recent years. Fire in tropical forests increases tree mortality, degrades forest structure, and reduces carbon stocks (Figure 1). Remote sensing now permits a rapid and accurate assessment of the location and extent of fires. On the ground and in forests, however, there […]


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Using charcoal to improve the understanding of fire behaviour in different biomes

New research in Geography at the University of Exeter is developing a charcoal reflectance methodology into a novel metric with which to assess fire severity and the amount of energy that has been delivered across burned areas in the UK, USA and Brazilian Amazon.


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PhD in Geography (NERC GW4+ DTP): Forest degradation and ecosystem services in tropical montane forests

We are seeking qualified and motivated candidates to pursue a PhD in forest degradation and ecosystem services in tropical montane forests.


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Fire reverses carbon sink in seasonally flooded forests in southern Amazonia

Our recent research highlights the negative effects of fire on the forest carbon sink in seasonally flooded forests in southern Amazonia, an area rich in diversity at the forest-savanna transition, including permanent forest plots from the Parque Estadual Araguaia.


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