{"id":233,"date":"2019-09-04T02:47:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T02:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/tedfeldpausch\/?page_id=233"},"modified":"2026-06-22T17:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:47:19","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.25rem;font-size:1rem\">We study how fire, deforestation, drought, logging, and climate change shape tropical forests and savannas across Amazonia and Africa \u2014 from individual trees to entire biomes. Our research combines long-term forest plots, remote sensing, and ecosystem modelling to understand carbon stocks, nutrient cycling, and biodiversity resilience in the face of accelerating environmental change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.25rem;font-size:0.95rem;font-weight:600\"><strong>Professor Ted Feldpausch<\/strong> \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 Professor of Terrestrial Ecology and Global Change \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 University of Exeter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/img_5867\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/IMG_5867-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon forest research site, Amazonia\" class=\"wp-image-370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/IMG_5867-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/IMG_5867-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/IMG_5867-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/IMG_5867-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/IMG_5867-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"220\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/overview\/\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/feldpausch-research-group\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/IMG_20171109_120230-e1567884574805-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Feldpausch Research Group team members in the field\" class=\"wp-image-413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/IMG_20171109_120230-e1567884574805-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/IMG_20171109_120230-e1567884574805-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/IMG_20171109_120230-e1567884574805-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/IMG_20171109_120230-e1567884574805-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/IMG_20171109_120230-e1567884574805.jpg 1852w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/feldpausch-research-group\/\">Research Group<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-07-at-20.19.10-e1567884028643-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Research publications and scientific papers\" class=\"wp-image-418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-07-at-20.19.10-e1567884028643-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-07-at-20.19.10-e1567884028643-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-07-at-20.19.10-e1567884028643-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-2019-09-07-at-20.19.10-e1567884028643.png 1498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"121\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/publications\/\"><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/DSC_1244-e1567885627583-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Forest research fieldwork in Amazonia\" class=\"wp-image-436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/DSC_1244-e1567885627583-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/DSC_1244-e1567885627583-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/DSC_1244-e1567885627583-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/DSC_1244-e1567885627583-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/09\/DSC_1244-e1567885627583-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"25\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/research\/\"><strong>Research<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/08\/IMG_20171109_110130-scaled-e1695066032873-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Teaching students at the Eden Project tropical biome\" class=\"wp-image-187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/08\/IMG_20171109_110130-scaled-e1695066032873-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/08\/IMG_20171109_110130-scaled-e1695066032873-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/08\/IMG_20171109_110130-scaled-e1695066032873-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/08\/IMG_20171109_110130-scaled-e1695066032873-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/08\/IMG_20171109_110130-scaled-e1695066032873-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"100\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/teaching\/\"><strong>Teaching<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2019\/08\/IMG_20170119_122906-scaled-e1695065306423-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Field research in tropical forest, Amazonia\" class=\"wp-image-186\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"16\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/news\/\"><strong>News<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3183 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture category-amazonia category-carbon-sequestration category-carbon-storage category-fire category-forest-degradation category-tropical-forest tag-amazon tag-carbon-cycling tag-soil-carbon tag-tropical-forest\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/2026\/03\/27\/amazon-soil-carbon-credits-policy-brief\/\" target=\"_self\" >Amazon Soil Carbon \u2014 The Missing Credit<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/2026\/03\/27\/amazon-soil-carbon-credits-policy-brief\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2368\" height=\"1306\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2026\/03\/Burned_forest_pasture_Ted_Feldpausch.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Amazon Soil Carbon \u2014 The Missing Credit\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2026\/03\/Burned_forest_pasture_Ted_Feldpausch.jpg 2368w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2026\/03\/Burned_forest_pasture_Ted_Feldpausch-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2026\/03\/Burned_forest_pasture_Ted_Feldpausch-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2026\/03\/Burned_forest_pasture_Ted_Feldpausch-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2026\/03\/Burned_forest_pasture_Ted_Feldpausch-1536x847.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2026\/03\/Burned_forest_pasture_Ted_Feldpausch-2048x1130.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2368px) 100vw, 2368px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Amazon Soil Carbon: Policy Brief Summary The conversion of forest to agriculture in the Amazon triggers a &#8220;deforestation multiplier,&#8221; resulting in a total carbon loss equivalent to approximately 1.2 times the original forest&#8217;s aboveground biomass. While current carbon credit standards like VERRA\/VCS focus on standing timber, new evidence highlights the significant, unprotected carbon stocks remaining&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-27T12:38:19+00:00\">March 27, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3227 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-amazonia category-carbon-storage category-fire category-peat category-tropical-forest category-wildfire tag-amazon tag-carbon-cycling tag-fire-ecology tag-peatlands tag-pyrogenic-carbon tag-soil-carbon tag-tropical-forest\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/2026\/03\/20\/amazon-peatlands-pyrogenic-carbon-wildfire-unprecedented\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u2018Unprecedented\u2019 wildfires in tropical peatlands during 20th century<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/2026\/03\/20\/amazon-peatlands-pyrogenic-carbon-wildfire-unprecedented\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2026\/03\/Tropical-peatlands.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u2018Unprecedented\u2019 wildfires in tropical peatlands during 20th century\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2026\/03\/Tropical-peatlands.jpg 930w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2026\/03\/Tropical-peatlands-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2026\/03\/Tropical-peatlands-768x413.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A new study reveals&nbsp;an&nbsp;unprecedented&nbsp;increase in&nbsp;wildfires&nbsp;in&nbsp;tropical&nbsp;peatlands&nbsp;during the 20th century.&nbsp;&nbsp; Peatlands&nbsp;store vast quantities of carbon below the Earth\u2019s surface \u2013&nbsp;more than all the world\u2019s forest biomass combined&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;but when they&nbsp;catch fire&nbsp;large amounts&nbsp;of the stored carbon is released into the atmosphere. &nbsp; Wildfires in&nbsp;tropical&nbsp;regions&nbsp;have been on the rise in recent decades, but the&nbsp;history and characteristics of wildfires in&nbsp;tropical&nbsp;peatlands&nbsp;remain&nbsp;largely unknown.&nbsp;&nbsp;&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-20T16:49:57+00:00\">March 20, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3493 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tropical-forest tag-amazon tag-carbon-cycling tag-fieldwork tag-fire-ecology tag-pyrogenic-carbon tag-soil-carbon\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/2026\/03\/16\/from-sample-to-data-the-journey-inside-the-laboratory\/\" target=\"_self\" >From Sample to Data: The Journey Inside the Laboratory<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/2026\/03\/16\/from-sample-to-data-the-journey-inside-the-laboratory\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ted-feldpausch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2026\/06\/pyrocarbon-lab-technician-weighing-soil-balance.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"From Sample to Data: The Journey Inside the Laboratory\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">After thousands of kilometres of fieldwork across the Amazon, around two thousand soil samples have passed through the CENA laboratory in Piracicaba. This is the story of how they are dried, ground, sieved, weighed, and analysed to reveal how wildfires affect Amazonian soils. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-16T06:52:59+00:00\">March 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Ted Feldpausch researches tropical forest resilience, fire, pyrogenic carbon, and carbon cycling across Amazonia and Africa at the University of Exeter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":999,"featured_media":827,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Feldpausch Research Group | Tropical Forest Ecology | University of 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