ECOSYSTEMS NEWS

A small team of researchers worked together for nine weeks to complete the census. (Image Credit: Andrew Bailey) Over nine weeks among the trees of Wytham Woods, a field team led by Dr Cecilia Dahlsjö has completed the fifth census of one of the UK’s most intensively studied patches of woodland. The team recorded around 22,000 trees across an 18-hectare research plot, adding the latest measurements to a long-term record of Wytham Woods. The census comes at a particularly

Three doctoral researchers from the first ILESLA cohort are bringing new perspectives to the Ecosystems Lab. From soil biodiversity and species reintroductions to forest-atmosphere feedbacks, their projects span disciplines while exploring different dimensions of ecosystem research.

Researchers from the Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme presented their latest work at ATBC 2026 in China, sharing new insights into tropical forests, biodiversity and ecosystem function, with Prof Yadvinder Malhi delivering one of the conference's keynote plenary lectures.