Casey Ryan

Reader, School of GeoSciences

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1802-0128

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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.
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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. 011003
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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.
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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, Bowman, D. M. J. S. & Bond, W. J., 31 Jan 2014, In: Science. 343, 6170, p. 548-552 5 p.
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A network to understand the changing socio‐ecology of the southern African woodlands (SEOSAW): Challenges, benefits, and methods
Partnership, T. SEOSAW., Ryan, C., Dexter, K., Godlee, J., Libanda, B., Lehmann, C., McNicol, I., Mitchard, E., Nieto Quintano, P., Rickenback, J., Williams, M. & Wood, E., 22 Dec 2020, In: Plants, People, Planet .
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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
Dataset
GapFire
Bowers, S. (Creator), Ryan, C. (Creator) & Williams, M. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 1 Apr 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2795
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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