The recovery of ecosystem complexity in a changing environment

David Moreno Mateos

  • Start  Friday 22 Sep 2023 4:15pm
  • Finish    Friday 22 Sep 2023 5:15pm
  • Venue  School of Geography and Environment Lecture theatre
Norse ruins in Greenland with a former hayfield in the back (Credit: David Moreno Mateos).

How long does it take for an ecosystem to recover after it is disturbed or destroyed by human activities? How do we know when an ecosystem has recovered?

In this lecture, restoration ecologist David Moreno Mateos will discuss the traditional methods used to assess the recovery of terrestrial ecosystems—such as changes in biodiversity or soil carbon levels—and highlight their limitations. He will make a case for more comprehensive and long-term approaches to understanding and measuring ecosystem recovery and highlight their potential for enhancing environmental policies and large-scale restoration strategies.

Biography

David got his PhD from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the University of Alcala, both in Spain with honors (equivalent to summa cum laude) in 2008. He then got postdoctoral fellowships at the University of California at Berkeley, Stanford University and the Centre National de la Recherché Scientific (CNRS) in France. He has been awarded an Ikerbasque fellowship from the Basque Country government and a Ramon y Cajal fellowship from the Government of Spain to join the Basque Center for Climate Change, where he is now a Research Professor. David have authored >50 papers in scientific journals and books, including papers in Nature Communications, Nature, PLOS Biology, or Nature Ecology and Evolution.

The lecture will be followed by an drinks reception and everyone is welcome

The Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and Biodiversity Network are interested in promoting a wide variety of views and opinions on nature recovery from researchers and practitioners.  The views, opinions and positions expressed within this lecture are those of the author alone, they do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery/Biodiversity Network, or their researchers.
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