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), Carbon Cycling, Fire and Phenology in a Tropical Savanna Woodland in Nhambita, Mozambique, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2009
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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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Loss of tropical moist broadleaf forest has turned Africa’s forests from a carbon sink into a source
Rodríguez-Veiga, P., Carreiras, J. M. B., Quegan, S., Heiskanen, J., Pellikka, P., Adhikari, H., Araza, A., Herold, M., Cartus, O., Smallman, T. L., Williams, M., Nwobi, C. J., Tsutsumida, N., Ryan, C. M., Brade, T., Acil, N. & Balzter, H., 28 Nov 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 41744 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Knowledge transfer partnership between UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH and PLAN VIVO FOUNDATION
Ryan, C. (Principal Investigator) & Street, L. (Co-investigator)
1/06/25 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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Knowledge transfer partnership between UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH and PLAN VIVO FOUNDATION
Ryan, C. (Principal Investigator)
1/06/25 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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DryCap: Advancing Kenya’s capabilities to effectively manage dryland carbon, biodiversity and natural resources
Ryan, C. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/25 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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The Restoration Potential of African Savannas
Ryan, C. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/23 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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Avoiding degradation through sustainable honey production in the miombo - led by MICAIA
Ryan, C. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/23 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
Datasets
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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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Social data on human wildlife conflict in ten rural communities of Marrupa, Northern Mozambique
Carvalho, M. (Creator), Lupera, F. (Creator), Nhamussua, R. (Creator), Lisboa, S. N. (Creator), Ryan, C. (Creator) & Ribeiro, N. (Creator), NERC Environmental Information Data Centre, 31 Jan 2017
DOI: 10.5285/7bd2e230-c219-4017-9914-b5cfd83a4eae
Dataset
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GapFire
Bowers, S. (Creator), Ryan, C. (Creator) & Williams, M. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 1 Apr 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2795
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
Press/Media
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Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
Smallman, L., Williams, M. & Ryan, C.
28/11/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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No silver-bullet solutions for saving used planet
7/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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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
Ryan, C., Woodhouse, I. & Bowers, S.
9/04/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research