Daniel Colson

🚨New research!🌍Our #OpenAccess study in Global Change Biology shows near-term forecasting can accurately predict mobile species distributions up to 7 months ahead, even during extreme weather. A powerful tool for adaptive management!📉🦜#ClimateChange doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17…

🌿 Exciting #PhD Opportunity! 🌿 Dive into cutting-edge research on the genetic diversity and adaptive potential of mountain birch in Scotland and contribute to vital conservation efforts!🌍🔬 Apply now: iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/t…

Today is the first reading of @SarahDykeLD’s 10 minute rule bill to #EndPeatSales🙌 There has been demonstrated support for this legislation from the horticultural industry, MPs, and the public. There’s no time to waste- let's get this done @DefraGovUK #peatfree #horticulture

There’s still time to apply for our Climate Scholars programme, open to postgraduate researchers from all @UniversityLeeds faculties! 🎓🌍 Find out what it's like and hear some tips for your application from two of our current scholars below 👇

Today we're launching our Wetland Potential Maps. 🗺️ Looking at where wetlands would provide the most value to people and nature, the maps highlight 100,000 hectares of wetland potential around the UK. Find out more here 👉 ow.ly/gk0r50TyHeP

We are officially re-launching the #Peatland and #Wetlands SIG on October 2nd 2024 at 1pm UK time on Zoom! Join to find out more about the SIG, our plans for the future+to let us know what you want from us! You can sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Please RT!

New satellite in space➡️ new images! Here's a stunning set of images from the recently launched @CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 C satellite: 📸Seville 📸Belize and the Great Blue Hole 📸A long strip that stretches from the Camargue and Montpellier in southern France all the way down to south of Barcelona in Spain 📸Fires in southern California (notice the smoke from the Airport Fire) Full res images here: esa.int/Applications/O…

📢we are advertising two, 2-year postdocs on our Losing their Cool project! The first is for a firn modeller, based at @UniversityLeeds : bit.ly/3ymlEbX The second is for a field glaciologist, based at @AberUni : bit.ly/4fmI2Tl Please spread the word!

🎉 Big News! The #FlowCountry is now a @UNESCO World Heritage Site! Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this amazing journey. #WorldHeritage #Peatlands

Results from my peaty "Grand Tour", where I collected 405 surface water samples from 52 to 63°N, showed how varied DOM composition can be, but also how DOM can be clustered to maximise DWT efficiency: doi.org/10.1016/j.watr… #PeatTwitter @wateratleeds @rbpmleeds

We've done it! Saints are 2023/24 Gallagher Premiership CHAMPIONS 🙌 😇 25 - 21 🛁

It’s #EarthDay!🌍 Our colleagues work across the globe to protect the Earth’s wildlife, ecosystems and climate: from ice caps to rainforests and in between. Explore our latest research: environment.leeds.ac.uk/news?query=cli…

There are just 2 days remaining to fill out the #PeatQuest Survey, make sure you submit your important research questions before it's too late! #PeatTwitter ucc.ie/en/peatquest/

Today is #WorldWetlandDay, some of my favourite images of these important ecosystems

Myself + @NickGirkin have a letter in @ScienceMagazine where we looked at all 195 nationally determined contributions following COP28 + found only 43 mention #peatlands explicitly.We highlight the importance of recognising them as natural climate solutions science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Some boreal peatlands are losing their characteristic pools – a concern for their unique ecosystems. @rbpmleeds and @uppsalauni researchers studied the long-term changes of the pools at Hammarmossen to understand why it's happening. Find out more: environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/5…

Our recent study in Ecosystems by PhD student @daniel_colson, examining rapidly shrinking pool area on a patterned boreal peatland, has been summarised on the @EnvLeeds news feed environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/5… @GeomorphMark @GGranath @DuncanQuincey @SoGLeeds @rbpmleeds

🚨 #PeatQuest survey deadline extended 🚨 #PeatTwitter if you still have questions remaining and did not get around to filling out the survey now is your chance! The survey remains open until 16th February. ucc.ie/en/peatquest/

The prospect of large-scale loss of peatland open water area is likely to have important consequences for changes in peatland C budgets, biodiversity and hydrological functions, and deserves systematic study 4/4

New paper by PhD student @daniel_colson out now in Ecosystems uses aerial imagery to track changes at Hammarmossen patterned raised bog, Sweden. Over 61 years this iconic site lost more than a quarter of its pool area, overgrown by Sphag & sedges. Open access and free to all 1/4