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Heather is a Senior Research Fellow at Griffith University. Her research is aimed at understanding the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, particularly forests, to improve their management for conservation and climate change mitigation.<\/p>\n

Heather's expertise lays in integrating field and experimental data with spatial data to scale up information about ecosystems across landscapes. Her current work is focussed on an international collaboration on primary forests, their identification, assessment of carbon stocks, provision of ecosystem services, role in climate change mitigation, and policies for their protection and restoration.<\/p>\n

Heather is working on case study regions with temperate and boreal primary forests are in Europe, Canada, Siberia and Australia. Here, she synthesises ecological information, in the form of ecosystem accounts, which \u00a0are then applied in assessing trade-offs in the use of different ecosystem services and provide the information base for policies for climate change mitigation and forest management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Griffith University opened its doors over 40 years ago, we\u2019ve been deeply connected to the Asian region, socially conscious and environmentally aware, an integral part of the community and heavily industry focused. We\u2019ve also become a comprehensive, research-intensive university, ranking in the top 2% of universities worldwide. More about Griffith University<\/a>.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Heather's project publications<\/h2>
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Tree structure and diversity shape the biomass of primary temperate mountain forests<\/a><\/h3>
06\/08\/2024<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>
Primary forests are spatially diverse terrestrial ecosystems with unique characteristics, being naturally regenerative and heterogeneous, which supports the stability of their carbon storage through the accumulation of live and dead biomass. Yet, little is known about the interactions between biomass stocks, tree genus diversity and structure across a temperate montane primary forest. <\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
\"Global<\/a><\/div>

The enduring world forest carbon sink<\/a><\/h3>
17\/07\/2024<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>
The uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) by terrestrial ecosystems is critical for moderating climate change. To protect the carbon sink, land management policies are needed to limit deforestation, promote forest restoration and improve timber-harvesting practices.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
\"Beech<\/a><\/div>

Primary forest carbon key to achieving Europe’s Green Deal 2030<\/a><\/h3>
14\/05\/2024<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>
Restoration of forest ecosystems by allowing continued growth of regenerating forests, active restoration measures, and re-connecting fragmented remnants across landscapes, will provide crucial mitigation benefits that contribute to emissions reduction targets as well as existing and future co-benefits.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Policy brief: Ecosystem integrity maximises climate mitigation and minimises risk in international forest policy<\/a><\/h3>
16\/11\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>
The ecological, social and economic values of forests are widely known and avoiding their loss and degradation has been recognized in national and international policy as critical for helping address the many global problems we face. <\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
\"Forest<\/a><\/div>

Policy brief: Carbon accounting improvements for operationalising the Glasgow Climate Pact<\/a><\/h3>
16\/11\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>
The need for integrated policy action to mitigate climate change and conserve biodiversity has now been recognised in Article 38 of the Glasgow Climate Pact. This emphasises the importance of protecting, conserving and restoring nature and ecosystems, including forests and other terrestrial and marine ecosystems.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Using ecosystem integrity to maximise climate mitigation and minimise risk in international forest policy<\/a><\/h3>
16\/09\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>
Rules and guidelines that treat forests equally in key international policy frameworks regardless of their risk profiles limit their effectiveness and can facilitate forest degradation. Here we assess the potential for using a framework of ecosystem integrity to guide policy goals.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Policy brief: Burning forests for energy is not a source clean energy<\/a><\/h3>
13\/09\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>
The recent shift towards using forest biomass burning for energy comes with grave risks of highly perverse outcomes, including increased CO2 emissions and negative impacts on forest ecosystem integrity.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
\"Using<\/a><\/div>

Burning forest biomass for energy is a climate own goal<\/a><\/h3>
25\/08\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>
Data from Europe shows that there has been a major increase in the intensification of logging in Europe over the past five to seven years and this could prevent many European nations reaching their emissions reduction targets under the Paris and Glasgow agreements. The same process is now being pushed heavily by certain forest industry lobbyists and government agencies in several Australian states, including Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Mature and old-growth forests contribute to large-scale conservation targets in the United States<\/a><\/h3>
29\/07\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>
Mature and old-growth forests of the United States collectively support exceptional levels of biodiversity but have declined substantially from logging and development.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
\"British<\/a><\/div>

Estimating carbon stocks and changes in British Columbia’s forests<\/a><\/h3>
05\/05\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>
British Columbia contains under-appreciated carbon stocks, which if protected, can help Canada meet its climate and conservation targets, but only if there are major forestry reforms to protect carbon-dense old-growth forests.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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