Emma Sayer - Research Portal | Lancaster University

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Environmental change - Ecology, Tropical ecology, Forest ecology, Carbon dynamics, Nutrient cycling, science communication

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Current Postgraduate Research Students

Emma Sayer supervises 3 postgraduate research students. If these students have produced research profiles, these are listed below:

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Professor Emma Sayer

Professor in Ecosystem Ecology

Lancaster Environment Centre

LEC Building

LA1 4YQ

Lancaster

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Tel: +44 1524 510140

ORCID: 0000-0002-3322-4487

Research overview

My research investigates how ecosystems respond to change. I’m happiest when working in forests but I also make the occasional foray into grasslands. My main research focus lies in determining how interactions between above- and belowground processes affect ecosystem function. I currently work in the UK, Panama and Germany using a wide range of tools borrowed from biogeochemistry, plant-, soil, and microbial ecology. I'm also Senior Editor for Functional Ecology and I'm passionate about science communication and public engagement with science.

PhD supervision

I am currently unable to accept new research students.

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Publications & Outputs

Published
Global atmospheric methane uptake by upland tree woody surfaces
Gauci, V., Pangala, S. R., Shenkin, A., Barba, J., Bastviken, D., Figueiredo, V., Gomez, C., Enrich-Prast, A., Sayer, E., Stauffer, T., Welch, B., Elias, D., McNamara, N., Allen, M. & Malhi, Y., 25/07/2024, In: Nature. 631, 8022, p. 796-800 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Published
Precipitation change affects forest soil carbon inputs and pools: a global meta-analysis
Xu, S., Wang, J., Sayer, E. J., Lam, S. K. & Lai, D. Y. F., 15/01/2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 908, 168171.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Published
Tropical forest above‐ground productivity is maintained by nutrients cycled in litter
Sayer, E. J., Leitman, S. F., Wright, S. J., Rodtassana, C., Vincent, A. G., Bréchet, L. M., Castro, B., Lopez, O., Wallwork, A. & Tanner, E. V. J., 8/01/2024, In: Journal of Ecology. 112, 4, p. 690-700 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

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Activities

Make it happen! Project-based learning on developing an environmental technology of slurry processing to support local students from disadvantaged backgrounds and farming..
Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts
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Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition

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Current Postgraduate Research Students

Professor Emma Sayer

Research overview

PhD supervision

Publications & Outputs

Global atmospheric methane uptake by upland tree woody surfaces

Precipitation change affects forest soil carbon inputs and pools: a global meta-analysis

Tropical forest above‐ground productivity is maintained by nutrients cycled in litter

Activities

Make it happen! Project-based learning on developing an environmental technology of slurry processing to support local students from disadvantaged backgrounds and farming..

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts

Science Futures

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