Alan G Jones

Senior Scientist, Forest Ecology and Management, Scion Crown Research Institute, NZ | Associate Editor @Ambio_Journal | tweets my own

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

Forest landscapes impacted by changing climate, lose biological, social and economic value. Our new paper in Biological Reviews presents 'Transitional Forestry' as a solution, with New Zealand as a case study. With @scion_research @tim_payn @y_dickinson https://t.co/QS6OKZVBxH

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

We need to seriously consider how to meet NZ's forthcoming bioenergy shortfall, without relying on imported biomass. Short rotation forestry stands out as a highly promising solution. Read my opinion piece in Farmers Weekly NZ 👇👇https://t.co/FfG1pqhRJ2

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

Thrilled the EarthwormWatch citizen science project I developed in collaboration with @SoilScholar, @red_termite, @AndyPurvisNHM @NHM_London
is now published in the European Journal of Soil Biology @EJSOBI : https://t.co/fvS77pSZli The project engaged nearly 8000 people in the UK

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

Great paper by Prof. David Lindenmayer at @ANUFennerSchool in @ConLetters describing how:
"narrowly focused large-scale plantations for carbon sequestration may produce a range of perverse environmental outcomes—bio-perversities" https://t.co/s5YjnxEcE8

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@crawley_mick Trachycarpus Fortunei / windmill palm? 🤷‍♂️

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@NatureRecovery @morethanadodo Oh gosh. I suspect this debate could be a little spicy!

[Scion Research @scion_research]

📢 Exciting news! Alan Jones, senior scientist at Scion, has been appointed associate editor for Ambio journal! With extensive expertise in global change and sustainable futures research, Alan will contribute to enhancing the journal's impact. Congratulations, Alan! #research

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

I'm delighted to have been involved with producing this guide for growing alternative timber species in NZ. We hope this will catalyse ongoing diversification of plantation forestry. Check out the monumental 40 yr Eucalyptus regnans planted behind us!

[Scion Research @scion_research]

A team of scientists and industry experts have made it easier for growers to see their options in a move to meeting industry goals. They've created a booklet to support both experienced growers looking to diversify & new growers looking for info.
See more https://t.co/8FrcfpLzAR

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

I'm delighted that today I join
@Ambio_Journal as associate editor. I have long enjoyed reading and reviewing papers from Ambio, which cut across important enviornmental and social themes. Looking forward to contributing directly to the future of this great journal.

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

@temabef What is a slack group?

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

@gomeztheband I just heard this RH song for the first time - and my first thought - wow this sounds just like Gomez! Glad I'm not the only one 😅

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

@NASA @Space_Station @SpaceX Angel delight, butterscotch flavour.

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

@Ellen_BESS Thanks Ellen!

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

I'm pleased to announce that our Transitional Forestry paper in Biological Reviews is now Open Access https://t.co/QS6OKZVBxH
Here, we present 'Transitional Forestry' as a solution, to forest landscapes impacted by changing climate. @scion_research @tim_payn @y_dickinson

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

@ProfPHaygarth @Nature @AgResearchNEWS @LancsUniLEC @LancasterUni Fascinating work! Why the hotspots in Europe, North Island NZ, East Coast USA, Japan and Korea? Is it something to do with geology from (relatively recent) marine sediments being redistributed on land?

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

@LoraxCate Lead author here, missed your tweet. We highlighted: "Furthermore, spatial analyses of global change experiments [collectively] find these to be concentrated in temperate regions and countries of the Global North, which potentially limits their predictive power at a global scale"

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

A neat overview of how the inital 'carbon debt' from forest bioenergy emissions is eventually offset by re-growth at an inception point - with counterfactual fossil fuel emissions, from https://t.co/f5XBaJWDz2 by @Jacopo_Giuntoli et al.

[Alan G Jones @DrAlanGJones]

@NASAWebb I'm so glad it's not been named LV-426