A fully funded NERC GW4+ PhD at the University of Exeter on how wildfire and charcoal change soil carbon in Amazon forests. Closes 7 January 2027.
A PhD at the University of Exeter combining environmental sensing, microclimate modelling and machine learning to predict fine-scale climate, heat stress and fire risk in Amazon forests, with fieldwork in Brazil optional.
New spaceborne-lidar work presented at ATBC 2026 shows Amazonian forests in Acre remain measurably shorter, simpler and lower in biomass for at least 40 years after wildfire, recovering to only about 90% of unburned forest.
It is with great sadness that we share the loss of Luciana Pereira, a talented Geography PhD student at the University of Exeter, whose research focused on the effects of fire on Amazonian forests. Luciana, who was supervised by Prof. Ted Feldpausch, Dr Luiz Aragão and Dr Sidnei Sant’Anna, passed away following her struggle with […]
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.
Fire is an important disturbance factor on the land surface, and effects carbon, nitrogen and water cycles, and it is therefore important to be able to represent this process in models.
This opportunity has closed. This studentship was re-advertised in 2020: see the 2020 advert. For current opportunities in the Feldpausch group, see Opportunities.
This opportunity has closed. For current PhD and postdoctoral opportunities in the Feldpausch group, see Opportunities. We are seeking qualified and motivated candidates to pursue a PhD in forest degradation and ecosystem services in tropical montane forests.