Oscar Morton
@omorton212
Researcher at University of Cambridge, all things conservation, sustainable use, and wildlife trade.
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https://www.conservation.cam.ac.uk/staff/dr-oscar-morton 05-09-2016 20:14:57
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🌡️ As global temperatures rise, will we be able to continue growing both the food and the trees we rely on? These two vital resources may soon be in direct competition, as the regions of the world suitable for growing crops shift northwards. New study from Department of Plant Sciences 👇
Global timber supply threatened as climate change pushes cropland northwards. New study by researchers at Department of Plant Sciences finds climate change will put production of these two vital resources into direct competition. 👉tinyurl.com/3xezr2pj
New bird🐦⬛research🚨! So excited to share our new study in NatureEcoEvo! In it, we examine shifts in the breeding latitude, elevation, and phenology of North American #birds in relation to #climatechange! The last paper of my UCLA EEB postdoc with Morgan Tingley🥲 A🧵...
A massive thanks to British Ecological Society, People and Nature, and both the BES Macroecology and BES Conservation special interest groups for your support. Also facilitation led brilliantly by Thomas Frederick Johnson, along with Charlie Outhwaite, Diogo Veríssimo diogoverissimo.bsky.social, Dr Laura Thomas-Walters, Dr. Bethany Allen, and Oscar Morton
Had a brilliant time at this interdisciplinary event led by Joe Millard and Thomas Frederick Johnson. Thoroughly enjoyed discussing ecosystem services and disservices in cities and social disparities. Can't wait to see where this goes next! Thanks to British Ecological Society for making it happen!
New Forum paper out today. I’ve wanted to write something like this for a while. Big thanks to Natalie Cooper and Methods in Ecology and Evolution for the opportunity. A short thread for context, and then see the link to the paper at the end.
New research on the Global Impacts of Bird Extinctions 🌍🦜🦤 "The global loss of avian functional and phylogenetic diversity from anthropogenic extinctions" led by Tom Mathews and published in Science Magazine. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… A summary of our findings below 🧵(1/9)
I am looking to build my new lab at Dept of Zoology Cambridge University. If you are a highly motivated student interested in landscape conservation and want to pursue a PhD, please take a look at: zoo.cam.ac.uk/2025-26-projec…
