tropical forest ecology, conservation, and policy
DAVID C MARVIN
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Remote sensing of ecosystem function

I am a climate change ecologist with The Nature Conservancy
and a visiting investigator in the Department of Global Ecology at
the Carnegie Institution for Science.

My research focuses on how global change affects the ecological composition, structure, biomass, and function of ecosystems worldwide.

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Tropical conservation and policy

Every year tropical forests convert more atmospheric CO2 into biomass than any other ecosystem on earth. This means they play a crucial role in modulating climate change, among other ecosystem services.
 
One of my main goals as a scientist is to facilitate the development of sound conservation policy through my research, outreach, and advocacy. 
Conservation & Policy Linkages

Asner Lab News


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May 1, 2015 - Next Generation Airborne Laboratory Launched

Carnegie Science announces the launch of the Carnegie Airborne Observatory-3 (CAO-3), the most scientifically advanced aircraft-based mapping and data analytics system in civil aviation today. “The future of ecosystem research takes off,” remarked principal investigator Greg Asner of Carnegie’s Department of Global Ecology.
Read more: Carnegie Airborne Observatory 3 
Nov 17, 2014 - Overhaul in Tropical Forest Research Needed
 
News coverage from my recent paper showing the limitations of long-used research methods in tropical rainforest ecology.
Mongabay.com
Carnegie Press Release
July 30, 2014 - Peru's Carbon Quantified in High-resolution

Read the full story and download the report.
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