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Lecturer in Ecosystem Resilience, University of Plymouth, UK
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada
Professional memberships
- American Geophysical Union
- European Geosciences Union
- Canadian Geophysical Union
- British Ecological Society
- British Bryological Society
Roles on external bodies
Co-Chair: Peatlands and Wetlands Special Interest Group - British Ecological Society
Science and Policy Advisory Board - Can-Peat: Canada's peatlands as nature-based climate solutions
ACU British Council Commonwealth Future Climate Research Cohort Fellow
Supervised research degrees
Lead Supervisor (Director of Studies):
Emma Duley (PhD student) 2023 - 2027 The Wetter the Better? Understanding wet woodland carbon dynamics in the Anthropocene (ARIES DTP)
Co-Supervisor:
Georgie Freer-Carmichael (PhD student) 2023 - 2027 Assessment of the co-benefits of Natural Flood Management interventions (Lead supervisor: Dr Paul Lunt)
Izadora Kervin (PhD student) 2023 -2029 (PT) Developing capacity in ex situ conservation for threatened bryophytes (Lead supervisor: Dr Jennifer Rowntree)
Natasha Underwood (PhD student) 2021 -2024 Project: Wetland restoration on the Somerset Levels (Lead supervisor: Dr Paul Lunt)
Megan Schmidt (MRes student) 2019 – 2021 Project: Greenhouse gas exchange on restored peatland seismic lines (Lead supervisor: Dr Maria Strack)
Teaching interests
My teaching interests fall broadly within Environmental Science and Ecology. Specifically,
- Ecosystem vulnerability, resilience and management
- Climate Change
- Biogeosciences
- Science Communication
I am the Stage 1 Lead for the ENVS/ENVM programmes
I currently teach on the following modules:
Environmental Science/Management and Sustainability
ENVS1009 Sustainability Science (module lead)
ENVS1003 The Biosphere (module lead)
ENVS/ENVM2002 Environmental Expedition and Environmental Management and Sustainability in Practice
ENVS2004 Environmental Issues and Communication
ENVS3016 Climate Change Action
Earth Science
GEOL1007 Sustainable Geosciences
Geography
GGP3212 Contemporary Arctic and Alpine Challenges
GGX1206 Sustainable Futures
MSc programmes
GEES506 Climate Change: Science and Policy
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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Entrepreneurial Futures. Nurturing, embedding and accelerating an entrepreneurial culture in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly: an agile approach from higher and further education providers
Goodhew, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Alencastro, J. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Agarwal, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Knight, H. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Warwick, P. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Blake, W. (PI - Principal Investigator), Lunt, P. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Davidson, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Davey, P. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Greaves, D. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Ansell, L. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Johanning, L. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Whitley, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Hann, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Lopez-Santander, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Rihan, H. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth
1/10/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Browning events in Arctic ecosystems: Diverse causes with common consequences
Davidson, S., 27 Jan 2025, In: PLOS Climate. 4, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A global systematic review of the cultural ecosystem services provided by wetlands
Wood, K. A., Jupe, L. L., Aguiar, F. C., Collins, A. M., Davidson, S. J., Freeman, W., Kirkpatrick, L., Lobato-de Magalhães, T., McKinley, E., Nuno, A., Pagès, J. F., Petruzzella, A., Pritchard, D., Reeves, J. P., Thomaz, S. M., Thornton, S. A., Yamashita, H. & Newth, J. L., Dec 2024, In: Ecosystem Services. 70, 101673.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A synthesized field survey database of vegetation and active-layer properties for the Alaskan tundra (1972-2020)
Zhu, X., Chen, D., Kogure, M., Hoy, E., Berner, L. T., Breen, A. L., Chatterjee, A., Davidson, S. J., Frost, G. V., Hollingsworth, T. N., Iwahana, G., Jandt, R. R., Kade, A. N., Loboda, T. V., MacAnder, M. J., Mack, M., Miller, C. E., Miller, E. A., Natali, S. M. & Raynolds, M. K. & 9 others, , 16 Aug 2024, In: Earth System Science Data. 16, 8, p. 3687-3703 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Carbon Stocks and Fluxes From a Boreal Conifer Swamp: Filling a Knowledge Gap for Understanding the Boreal C Cycle
Davidson, S., Davies, M., Wegener, E., Claussen, S., Schmidt, M., Peacock, M. & Strack, M., 15 May 2024, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 129, 5, 16 p., e2024JG008005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do linear clearings in boreal peatlands recover? Comparing taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional plant diversity
Goud, E. M., Davidson, S. J., Dabros, A., Kleinke, K., Schmidt, M. A. & Strack, M., 16 Oct 2024, In: Botany. 102, 11, p. 438-451 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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