The SPECIAL group is part of the new Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society, which was announced by the Leverhulme Trust today. Wildfire is of great importance for landscapes…Read More >
SPECIAL Blog
Blog of the SPECIAL team members
What do speleothems in Western Europe record? By Laia Comas Bru
Our paper “The Potential of Speleothems from Western Europe as Recorders of Regional Climate: A Critical Assessment of the SISAL Database” is now on-line in Quaternary. This is a contribution…Read More >
What causes spatial and temporal differences in photosynthetic traits? By Sandy Harrison
Our new paper “Functional trait variation related to gap dynamics in tropical moist forests: a vegetation modelling perspective” is now online in Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. This…Read More >
Keeping data FAIR with the World Data System. By Sandy Harrison
I’ve been at the 19th Meeting of the Scientific Committee of World Data System (WDS: https://www.icsu-wds.org/) in Cape Town (12-13th November). The objectives of the WDS are to enable universal…Read More >
Tsinghua Tiger Team. By Sandy Harrison
I have spent the last three weeks working at Tsinghua University in Beijing, as part of my on-going Chinese High End Expert appointment. During this time, I’ve been working with…Read More >
SISAL3 meeting – What work is in progress? By Sarah Parker
The 3rd SISAL workshop took place from the 8th to the 12th October, 2017, in Agadir, Morocco. Approximately 20 researchers from around the globe congregated at the University of Ibn…Read More >
What are the key variables that control global fire patterns? By Sandy Harrison
Our new paper on the emergent relationships between key climate, vegetation and socioeconomic variables and burned area as seen in satellite observations and as captured by fire-enabled vegetation models has…Read More >
3rd SISAL workshop in Agadir (Morocco). By Laia Comas Bru
On October 8th, Agadir (Morocco) welcomed us with a stunning sunshine for the third workshop of the PAGES-sponsored SISAL working group. Compared to previous workshops, where the group agreed on…Read More >
