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496

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Casey M. Ryan is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and specializes primarily in Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Environmental Engineering, Ecology, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work focuses on topics such as Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management; Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications; Land Use and Ecosystem Services; Forest Management and Policy; Remote Sensing in Agriculture; and Forest Ecology and Management.

Casey M. Ryan has contributed to several peer-reviewed articles published in notable venues. Recent papers include:

  • "Ten facts about land systems for sustainability," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The global forest above-ground biomass pool for 2010 estimated from high-resolution satellite observations," 2021, Earth System Science Data
  • "How Social Considerations Improve the Equity and Effectiveness of Ecosystem Restoration," 2022, BioScience
  • "A comprehensive framework for assessing the accuracy and uncertainty of global above-ground biomass maps," 2022, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Tallo: A global tree allometry and crown architecture database," 2022, Global Change Biology

The venues where Casey M. Ryan frequently publishes include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Forest Policy and Economics

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Edward T. A. Mitchard, John L. Godlee, Kyle G. Dexter, Janet Fisher, and João M. B. Carreiras.

Best Publications

  • Improved allometric models to estimate the aboveground biomass of tropical trees

    Jérôme Chave;Maxime Réjou‐Méchain;Alberto Búrquez;Emmanuel Chidumayo

  • An integrated pan‐tropical biomass map using multiple reference datasets

    Valerio Avitabile;Martin Herold;Gerard B.M. Heuvelink;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis

  • A review of the application of optical and radar remote sensing data fusion to land use mapping and monitoring

    Neha P. Joshi;Matthias Baumann;Andrea Ehammer;Rasmus Fensholt

  • Savanna Vegetation-Fire-Climate Relationships Differ Among Continents

    Caroline E. R. Lehmann;Caroline E. R. Lehmann;T. Michael Anderson;Mahesh Sankaran;Mahesh Sankaran;Steven I. Higgins;Steven I. Higgins

  • Ten facts about land systems for sustainability

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  • Using satellite radar backscatter to predict above‐ground woody biomass: A consistent relationship across four different African landscapes

    Edward T.A Mitchard;Sassan S Saatchi;Iain H Woodhouse;G Nangendo

  • The global forest above-ground biomass pool for 2010 estimated from high-resolution satellite observations

    Maurizio Santoro;Oliver Cartus;Nuno Carvalhais;Nuno Carvalhais;Danaë M. A. Rozendaal

  • Social-ecological outcomes of agricultural intensification

    Laura Vang Rasmussen;Laura Vang Rasmussen;Brendan Coolsaet;Brendan Coolsaet;Adrian Martin;Ole Mertz

  • Carbon sequestration and biodiversity of re-growing miombo woodlands in Mozambique

    M. Williams;C.M. Ryan;R.M. Rees;E. Sambane

  • The carbon balance of Africa: synthesis of recent research studies

    P. Ciais;A. Bombelli;Mathew Williams;S. L. Piao

  • How does fire intensity and frequency affect miombo woodland tree populations and biomass

    Casey M. Ryan;Mathew Williams

  • Carbon outcomes of major land-cover transitions in SE Asia: great uncertainties and REDD+ policy implications

    Alan D. Ziegler;Jacob Phelps;Jia Qi Yuen;Edward L. Webb

  • Above- and Belowground Carbon Stocks in a Miombo Woodland Landscape of Mozambique

    Casey M. Ryan;Mathew Williams;John Grace

  • Quantifying small-scale deforestation and forest degradation in African woodlands using radar imagery

    Casey M. Ryan;Timothy Hill;Timothy Hill;Emily Woollen;Claire Ghee

  • Ecosystem services from southern African woodlands and their future under global change

    Casey M. Ryan;Rose Pritchard;Iain McNicol;Matthew Owen

  • How Social Considerations Improve the Equity and Effectiveness of Ecosystem Restoration

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  • Tree size and climatic water deficit control root to shoot ratio in individual trees globally.

    Alicia Ledo;Keryn I. Paul;David F. R. P. Burslem;John J. Ewel

  • Savanna burning and the assessment of long-term fire experiments with particular reference to Zimbabwe

    Peter A. Furley;Robert M. Rees;Casey M. Ryan;Gustavo Saiz

  • Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots

    Cecilia Blundo;Julieta Carilla;Ricardo Grau

  • A comprehensive framework for assessing the accuracy and uncertainty of global above-ground biomass maps

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  • Carbon losses from deforestation and widespread degradation offset by extensive growth in African woodlands

    Iain M. McNicol;Casey M. Ryan;Edward T. A. Mitchard

  • The forgotten D: challenges of addressing forest degradation in complex mosaic landscapes under REDD+

    O. Mertz;D. Muller;T. Sikor;C. Hett

  • Charcoal production in the Mopane woodlands of Mozambique: what are the trade-offs with other ecosystem services?

    Emily Woollen;Casey M. Ryan;Sophia Baumert;Frank Vollmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathew Williams
Mathew Williams University of Edinburgh
Edward T. A. Mitchard
Edward T. A. Mitchard University of Edinburgh
Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt
Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Ole Mertz
Ole Mertz University of Copenhagen
Simon L. Lewis
Simon L. Lewis University College London
Kyle G. Dexter
Kyle G. Dexter University of Edinburgh
Catherine L. Parr
Catherine L. Parr University of Liverpool
Andrew J. Plumptre
Andrew J. Plumptre BirdLife international, UK
Caroline E. R. Lehmann
Caroline E. R. Lehmann University of Edinburgh
Jérôme Chave
Jérôme Chave Paul Sabatier University

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