Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
My main research topics include:
- Deforestation and forest degradation, with a particular emphasis on new methods to quantify degradation and its drivers
- Miombo woodland ecology, particularly the role of fire
- Land use change in woodlands and savannahs, particularly in SE Asia and Africa
- The socio-ecological outcomes of land use intensification
- The regeneration of native woodlands in Scotland and the effect this has on ecosystem services
- The carbon cycle of tropical savannas and dry forests
- Tree allometry and biomass estimation
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2009
Bachelor of Science, University of East Anglia
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
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Quantifying small-scale deforestation and forest degradation in African woodlands using radar imagery
Ryan, C. M., Hill, T., Woollen, E., Ghee, C., Mitchard, E., Cassells, G., Grace, J., Woodhouse, I. H. & Williams, M., 1 Jan 2012, In: Global Change Biology. 18, 1, p. 243-257 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Overcoming the risk of inaction from emissions uncertainty in smallholder agriculture
Berry, N. J. & Ryan, C. M., 1 Mar 2013, In: Environmental Research Letters. 8, 1, p. 011003Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How does fire intensity and frequency affect miombo woodland tree populations and biomass?
Ryan, C. M. & Williams, M., 1 Jan 2011, In: Ecological Applications. 21, 1, p. 48-60 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Savanna vegetation-fire-climate relationships differ among continents
Lehmann, C. E. R., Anderson, T. M., Sankaran, M., Higgins, S. I., Archibald, S., Hoffmann, W. A., Hanan, N. P., Williams, R. J., Fensham, R. J., Felfili, J., Hutley, L. B., Ratnam, J., San Jose, J., Montes, R., Franklin, D., Russell-Smith, J., Ryan, C. M., Durigan, G., Hiernaux, P., Haidar, R. & 2 others, , 31 Jan 2014, In: Science. 343, 6170, p. 548-552 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intentions behind common and risky fires in south-eastern Tanzania
Wood, E., Mgaya, M., Andrews, C., Schreckenberg, K., Fisher, J., Grundy, I. & Ryan, C., 17 Feb 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: African Journal of Range and Forage Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SECO: Resolving the current and future carbon dynamics of the dry tropics
Ryan, C., Dexter, K., Hegerl, G. & Williams, M.
1/11/20 → 31/10/25
Project: Research
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Socio-ecological landscape dynamics in the headwaters of the Okavango - Studentship - Christopher Andrews
1/09/20 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
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Evidence-based Development Policy in an era of enhanced Remote-Sensing and the SDGs
1/11/19 → 21/08/22
Project: Research
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Trees outside forests: using remote sensing to understand ecological and social landscape change in Africa
1/09/18 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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Datasets
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Carbon losses from deforestation and widespread degradation offset by extensive growth in African woodlands
McNicol, I. (Creator) & Ryan, C. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 30 Sep 2018
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2408
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Local tree names, uses and species identification in Mozambique
Woollen, E. (Owner), Grundy, I. (Owner), Bechel, A. (Owner), Ryan, C. (Owner), Nhaduco, O. (Creator), Daude, I. A. (Creator), Manguiao, A. A. (Creator), Da Costa, A. A. (Creator), Lisboa, S. N. (Creator), Junior, J. F. (Creator), Mutemba, L. (Creator), Pais, A. (Creator), Zavale, M. (Creator), Cumbala, S. (Creator), Xerinda, H. (Creator), Buque, H. (Creator), Meneses, D. (Creator), Rodrigues, C. (Creator), Mário, A. M. (Creator), Ribeiro, N. (Creator), Domingos, L. P. (Creator), Mbandze, A. (Creator), Armando, F. (Creator) & Jennings, P. (Creator), NERC Environmental Information Data Centre, 18 Dec 2017
DOI: 10.5285/52371ef0-855f-40c8-8567-f8965f9cbf03, https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/52371ef0-855f-40c8-8567-f8965f9cbf03
Dataset
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Household composition, income and assets survey data (including environmental product collection) from Mabalane, Gurue and Marrupa districts, Mozambique in 2014 and 2015
Vollmer, F. (Rights Holder), Fisher, J. (Creator), Ryan, C. (Creator), Baumert, S. (Creator), Woollen, E. (Creator), Luz, A. (Creator), Cossa, I. (Creator), Stedham, R. (Creator) & Smith, H. (Creator), NERC Environmental Information Data Centre, 29 Mar 2019
DOI: 10.5285/6d94d084-6c9d-4f81-8a3f-0b82de827858, https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/6d94d084-6c9d-4f81-8a3f-0b82de827858
Dataset
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Woody biomass maps of Mabalane, Gurue, and Maruppa, Mozambique
Ryan, C. (Creator) & McNicol, I. (Creator), NERC Environmental Information Data Centre, 18 Dec 2018
DOI: 10.5285/6a8b07f9-552e-408c-8351-595ee6a7fc5f
Dataset
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Structure and composition of woodlands across Mozambique
Woollen, E. (Creator), Ryan, C. (Creator), Nhaduco, O. (Creator), Daude, I. A. (Creator), Manguiao, A. A. (Creator), Da Costa, A. A. (Creator), Lisboa, S. N. (Creator), Junior, J. F. (Creator), Mutemba, L. (Creator), Pais, A. (Creator), Zavale, M. (Creator), Cumbula, S. (Creator), Xerinda, H. (Creator), Buque, H. (Creator), Meneses, D. (Creator), Rodrigues, C. (Creator), Mario, A. M. (Creator), Ribeiro, N. (Creator), Domingos, L. P. (Creator), Mbandze, A. (Creator), Stedham, R. (Creator) & Jennings, P. (Creator), NERC Environmental Information Data Centre, 18 Dec 2017
DOI: 10.5285/70b5cdda-72df-4007-b10e-d75b4046e603
Dataset
Press / Media
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Fiercer, more frequent fires may reduce carbon capture by forests
25/02/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Edinburgh's vital role in three floodhit countries
Casey Ryan, Iain Woodhouse & Samuel Bowers
9/04/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research