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Tom Roland

@ThomasPRoland

Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography @ExeterGeography. Earth scientist with interests in environmental and climatic change. @Patagonia pro

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Joined May 2012
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It's getting easier to be green 🌱 🐸 While Kermit may have decided green was all he wanted to be, 🧑‍🔬 scientists warn that a greening trend across the #AntarcticPeninsula is underway & accelerating due to #climatechange. From our team at @UniofExeter ⤵️ news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of…
Antarctic ‘greening’ at dramatic rate

Antarctic ‘greening’ at dramatic rate

Vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold over the last four decades, new research shows. The Antarctic Peninsula, like many polar regions, is warming faster...

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Antarctica Experiencing Rapid Greening as Planet Warms, Study Shows onegreenplanet.org/environme… via @OneGreenPlanet @UniExeCornwall @UniExeCEC @UoE_DEES @BAS_News @uniexecges @ThomasPRoland @IlyaMaclean @KAnderson_RS
Antarctica Experiencing Rapid Greening as Planet Warms, Study Shows

Antarctica Experiencing Rapid Greening as Planet Warms, Study Shows

Most of this growth consists of mosses, and researchers have observed that the greening has accelerated significantly since 2016.

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Article: The Antarctic Peninsula is greening at an accelerating rate @ThomasPRoland @ExeterGeography @HertsGEP @BAS_News nature.com/articles/s41561-0…
Maps of the Antarctic Peninsula showing the spatial and temporal complexity in its greening trend over the past 35 years

ALT Maps of the Antarctic Peninsula showing the spatial and temporal complexity in its greening trend over the past 35 years

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📣 Funded PhD Studentship 🧬 Join us to investigate the expansion of ancient British agricultural expansion using next-generation methods! exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/a… @ThomasPRoland @toby_pennington @vorontsovams Deadline 9th Jan. Share & RT! #phd #gw4 #sedaDNA #agriculture
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Second #PhDproject is investigating the impact of regenerative agriculture on lowland #peat soil characteristics and #GHG fluxes, led by Prof. Will Blake, with me, @jkrowan and Prof. Brian Reid (UoEastAnglia) aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships… (3/n)
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First #PhDproject is looking at integrating modern and long-term ecology to inform UK #peatland #fire management led by @JessieW_Palaeo, with me, Prof. Ralph Fyfe and @garethdclay (UoManchester)! aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships… (2/n)
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Full funded #phd opportunity focusing on #bluecarbon with the @ConvexSeascape survey, @UofE_Research & partners in Argentina. International, EU or UK applicants - all fully funded. Particularly keen for Spanish & English speakers. Come join us! Please RT exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/a…
Image from Jamie Shutler 🇪🇺 (@jamieshutler)
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Excellent day in the field collecting some peat cores from out wet woodland site for my MSc student Jamie. Big thank you to @ThomasPRoland for your help! Managed to get down to 4.5m. Love that clear divide between the peat and the clay #PeatTwitter @wetwoodlands
Image from Dr Scott J. Davidson (@ScootJD)
Image from Dr Scott J. Davidson (@ScootJD)
Image from Dr Scott J. Davidson (@ScootJD)
Image from Dr Scott J. Davidson (@ScootJD)
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This study devised a research and policy agenda that can assist #AntarcticTreaty parties to design and implement effective area-based conservation interventions to facilitate the evaluation of #ASPAs effectiveness. bit.ly/43HuL1Z #ProtectAntarctica #MPAs
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Our latest paper (with a kickass team!) highlights how to authentically collaborate with and empower scientists from the global south to advance tropical ecology and conservation where it matters most! Enjoy!! @MaasBea @CarOcampoA sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Looking forward to share some of my research at the @FSCSlaptonLey Annual Research Seminar today - including highlighting our wet woodland project based there @ThomasPRoland #PeatTwitter @wetwoodlands
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Have a look at our new webapge 👀launching the brand new programme GIS MSc @ExeterGeography @UniofExeter exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/co… come to apply, learn and develop Geographical Information Science through the revolution of spatial analysis, mapping and geo-technologies 🌐🏔️🛰️🗺️🎓🌎
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NOVEMBER 28 – NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE for INQUA ABSTRACT SUBMISSION and FINANCIAL SUPPORT The #INQUARoma2023 organizing committee is extending the abstract submission and financial support deadline for another four weeks to November 28th! All info here: inquaroma2023.org/news/
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It’s great to finally have our dipwells, leveloggers and flux collars installed at our @wetwoodlands research site. Big thanks to @ThomasPRoland and @si_dickinson for their hard work today! Very excited to start collecting some data #PeatTwitter
Carbon flux collars and dipwell installed in a wet woodland ecosystem

ALT Carbon flux collars and dipwell installed in a wet woodland ecosystem

View from the boardwalk of a wet woodland

ALT View from the boardwalk of a wet woodland

A wet woodland

ALT A wet woodland

Some lichen species@covering the trees at this wet woodland site

ALT Some lichen species@covering the trees at this wet woodland site

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After #BogDay yesterday we know that #peatlands are on everyone's minds - so what better way to start the week than by launching the 'Peatland Ecosystems and Time' research network website?! bit.ly/3oqVXhI 1/🧵
Image from QRA Peatland Ecosystems and Time (PEaT) (@QRA_PEaT)
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Our new #PeatPaper led by @wetland_GHG with Takashi Hirano and @christiandunn is out now: The Potential of Peatlands as Nature-Based Climate Solutions #PeatTwitter link.springer.com/article/10…
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A huge thanks to the legend known as Henry Buller who is stepping down as Head of Department after steering us through some difficult years with great skill, kindness & good humour. He returns to normal academic service with fine wine & the Scabs’ (1979) Amory Building single 😘
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Really interesting @RGS_IBGhe session on mental health resilience & mental health first aid, & how to embed these in curriculum & departmental culture. Thanks @ThomasPRoland @cordyf @nickpclare & @thomas_nicola #Wellbeing
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Funding success 🎉! Looking forward to setting up our study this summer investigating wet woodland carbon dynamics and ecohydrology with @ThomasPRoland as part of the wider @wetwoodlands research network! Happy days!
Image from Dr Scott J. Davidson (@ScootJD)
Image from Dr Scott J. Davidson (@ScootJD)
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