Mathew Williams

Biographic Data

ID5671817
NAMEMathew Williams
GIVEN NAMESMathew
FAMILY NAMEWilliams
SIGNATUREWILLIAMS M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Edinburgh
ORCID0000-0003-2055-8741
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS25
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX2

  • Boreal permafrost thaw amplified by fire disturbance and precipitation increases

    Open AccessMathew Williams, Yu Zhang et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2020

    Permafrost soils store huge amounts of organic carbon, which could be released if climate change promotes thaw. Currently, modelling studies predict that thaw in boreal regions is mainly sensitive to warming, rather than changes in precipitation or vegetation cover. We evaluate this conclusion for North American boreal forests using a detailed process-based model parameterised and validated on field measurements. We show that soil thermal regimes…

  • Multi-year data-model evaluation reveals the importance of nutrient availability over climate in arctic ecosystem C dynamics

    Open AccessEfrén López–Blanco, M Jackowicz-Korczyński et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2020

    Arctic tundra is a globally important store for carbon (C). However, there is a lack of reference sites characterising C exchange dynamics across annual cycles. Based on the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring (GEM) programme, here we present 9–11 years of flux and ecosystem data across the period 2008–2018 from two wetland sites in Greenland: Zackenberg (74°N) and Kobbefjord (64°N). The Zackenberg fen was a strong C sink despite its higher latitude a…

  • Shallow soils are warmer under trees and tall shrubs across Arctic and Boreal ecosystems

    Open AccessHeather Kropp, M M Loranty et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2020

    Soils are warming as air temperatures rise across the Arctic and Boreal region concurrent with the expansion of tall-statured shrubs and trees in the tundra. Changes in vegetation structure and function are expected to alter soil thermal regimes, thereby modifying climate feedbacks related to permafrost thaw and carbon cycling. However, current understanding of vegetation impacts on soil temperature is limited to local or regional scales and lack…

  • Forest loss maps from regional satellite monitoring systematically underestimate deforestation in two rapidly changing parts of the Amazon

    Open AccessDavid T Milodowski, Edward T A Mitchard et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2017

    Accurate, consistent reporting of changing forest area, stratified by forest type, is required for all countries under their commitments to the Paris Agreement (UNFCCC 2015). Such change reporting may directly impact on payments through comparisons to national Reference (Emissions) Levels under the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) framework. The emergence of global, satellite-based forest monitoring systems, in…

  • Understanding the relationships between ecosystem services and poverty alleviation

    Open AccessJanet Fisher, Janet A Fisher et al.ARTICLEEcosystem Services2014

    As interest grows in the contribution of ecosystem services to poverty alleviation, we present a new conceptual framework, synthesizing insights from existing frameworks in social–ecological systems science and international development. People have differentiated abilities to benefit from ecosystem services, and the framework places emphasis on access to services, which may constrain the poorest more than aggregate availability. Distinctions are…

  • Strengthening conceptual foundations

    Open AccessJanet Fisher, Janet A Fisher et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2013Cited by: 19References: 28

    A research agenda is currently developing around the linkages between ecosystem services and poverty alleviation. It is therefore timely to consider which conceptual frameworks can best support research at this nexus. Our review of frameworks synthesises existing research on poverty/environment linkages that should not be overlooked with the adoption of the topical language of ecosystem services. A total of nine conceptual frameworks were selecte…

  • Challenges and opportunities in linking carbon sequestration, livelihoods and ecosystem service provision in drylands

    Open AccessL C Stringer, Andrew J Dougill et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2012Cited by: 6References: 8

  • Monsoonal Australia

    Peter J Jarman, Carrie Haynes et al.ARTICLEJournal of Animal Ecology1993

    This work covers the history of the landscape, the climate, the vegetation, the vertebrate animals, Aboriginal association with the land, and conservation and the future.