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New publication by Hamid: Ecosystem Disturbance Recovery: What It Was or What It Could Have Been?

Hamid led a study that explores traditional vs. counterfactual views on ecosystem recovery in the age of climate change. Traditionally, recovery means bouncing back to a pre-disturbance state. The problem? It assumes a stable ecosystem, …

New study led by Meng Luo: Impacts of Forest Management-Induced Productivity Changes on Future Land Use and Land Cover Change

We found more intense forest management leads to smaller land use and land cover changes and helps preserve natural lands by 2100. See details at https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024EF004878

Fujiang and Fa led a publication on the transferability of PLSR models for leaf trait estimation: lessons from a comprehensive analysis with a novel global dataset

We compiled a comprehensive dataset of leaf traits and spectra to explore the transferability of predictive models. We found that while PLSR models demonstrate commendable performance in predicting chlorophyll content, carotenoid, leaf water, and leaf …

Congratulations to Fujiang, who received the department’s annual Thomas O’Brien Award!

New paper in Nature Climate Change: Xiaojia and Fa led a study investigating Boreal-Arctic wetland methane emissions

“Methane concentrations are rising faster than ever in the atmosphere. Now, a compilation of observations points towards increased methane emissions from Arctic wetlands as being partly responsible” – Commented by Torben R. Christensen Check out …

Hamid won the 2023 DIH Postdoctoral Fellowship – Congratulations!

Wisconsin is the second-largest dairy producer in the US, but the industry is facing challenges, including climate change and changes in dietary patterns. US climate policies, including carbon pricing, are complex due to variations between …

Min gave his “vegetation structural complexity” talk at Ohio State University

Min gave a talk at Johns Hopkins University Wolman Seminar on Vegetation Structural Complexity and Its Implications on Oct 31, 2023

Min gave an invited talk at Harvard University Atmospheric & Environmental Chemistry Seminar on Modeling Wetland Methane Emissions on Oct 27, 2023

New Research Published in Earth’s Future Explores the Impact of Uncertain Future Land Use and Land Cover Change on Land Carbon Dynamics

Today, an important study led by graduate student Meng Luo, with contributions from Fa Li and Hamid Dashti of our lab, has been published in Earth’s Future, shedding light on the uncertainties surrounding future land …