Paul J. Morris

Academic conducting research into peatlands, wetlands, climate, hydrology, biogeography. No longer active on X/twitter. Connect with me on Bluesky!

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

@EEIatHull @VAS1111111 @gregvasilop @DrChrisHackney @bedform @GeomorphicJosh @NinaDethlefs @UniOfHull @NCL_Geography @UniofNewcastle @lborouniversity @HullGGEPGR Well done Vas! Good luck for the future 🍀

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

Our new paper, led by @baird_andy and out now in
@HydroProcesses, shows the importance of measuring peat specific yield (Sy) from intact peat cores, rather than depth-interval "pucks", which may underestimate Sy. Open access and free to all.

[Andy Baird @baird_andy]

New #PeatPaper 'The effect of wetting history, botanical composition and depth on the specific yield of two common types of bog peat' https://t.co/BM0hEhcmHc w/ @alicemmilner @peatbloke @sophie0682 #PeatTwitter

[Mike Waddington @peatofmind]

Kicking off the #PeatMetal and Restoring Industrially Impacted Peatlands International Workshops with a tour of our @NOBEL_Water natural and unburned peatland sites. Looking forward to great discussions on peatland hydrology, metal biogeochemistry, and restoration!

#PeatTwitter

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

If so please DM me and/or BSc dissertation student @mari3llacraig. Thanks!

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

#peat Twitter does anyone have an electronic copy of...

Mathur SP & Famham RS (1985) Geochemistry of humic substances in natural and cultivated peatlands. In Aiken GR, McKnight DM, Wershaw RL & MacCarthy P (eds) Humic Substances in Soil, Sediments and Water, 53-86

[Graeme T. Swindles @GraemeSwindles]

Check our our exciting new climate change journal "Critical Insights in Climate Change". Happy to answer any questions you have! https://t.co/aBElCV9o4Y
@WeAreTandF #climate #environment Please retweet!

[Geography at Leeds @SoGLeeds]

Some boreal peatlands are losing their characteristic pools – a concern for their unique ecosystems.

@rbpmleeds and @uppsalauni researchers studied the long-term changes of the pools at Hammarmossen to understand why it's happening.

Find out more:
https://t.co/nNeK3oF4eB

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

Here's the original journal article from December, open access and free to all https://t.co/k4n8trKbR4

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

Our recent study in Ecosystems by PhD student @daniel_colson, examining rapidly shrinking pool area on a patterned boreal peatland, has been summarised on the @EnvLeeds news feed https://t.co/oeJXoGeKMz
@GeomorphMark @GGranath @DuncanQuincey @SoGLeeds @rbpmleeds

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

Congrats Richard!

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

The prospect of large-scale loss of peatland open water area is likely to have important consequences for changes in peatland C budgets, biodiversity and hydrological functions, and deserves systematic study 4/4

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

New paper by PhD student @daniel_colson out now in Ecosystems uses aerial imagery to track changes at Hammarmossen patterned raised bog, Sweden. Over 61 years this iconic site lost more than a quarter of its pool area, overgrown by Sphag & sedges. Open access and free to all 1/4

[Daniel Colson @daniel_colson]

Pleased to announce our new #PeatPaper ⬇️

Six Decades of Changes in Pool Characteristics on a Concentric-Patterned Raised Bog (Colson et al., 2023)

https://t.co/74O6RoDqws

Many thanks to my co-authors @peatbloke @GeomorphMark @DuncanQuincey Håkan Rydin and @GGranath

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

Worryingly, this isn't an isolated observation. Other recent studies in boreal and temperate peatlands have shown similar losses of open water, with colonisation of pools, and acceleration of fen-bog transitions, possibly driven by warming climates 3/4

[Tom Sim @thomasgeorgesim]

1/2 A few months into my new role at @Forest_Research and as part of @OptFORESTS we've collected and sown a Scottish provenance of sessile oak. This is first step towards establishing next-generation multi-species common gardens across Europe 🌲🌳🧬

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

@DuncanQuincey @chapmanpippa @LiamTaylorIce @juliepeacock06

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

BSc Geography students from @SoGLeeds learning about the forests, rivers, hills and soils of the Lake District on our first-year Blencathra trip (also enjoying great weather).

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

Supervised by me, @geojho, Taylor Maavara and @JirenXu

[Paul J. Morris @peatbloke]

(ANOTHER) FULLY FUNDED PHD OPPORTUNITY
Large-scale Export of Aquatic Carbon from Peatlands. Fully funded by NERC Panorama DTP here at @SoGLeeds, now open to applications. Contact me for more details.
PLEASE REPOST
https://t.co/XYqbL3qAbe