| (he/him) |
| University of Leeds |
| Current Position | Professor in Forest Ecology and Global Change |
| r.brienen@leeds.ac.uk | |
| Department(s) | School of Geography |
| ECR | No |
| YES.DTN Core Themes | Ecology, Evolution & Biodiversity |
| Profile(s) | Roel Brienen (0000-0002-5397-5755) – ORCID |
Key Research Interests
- Understanding forest responses to climate and CO2
- Tropical forest ecology and climate change
- Tree rings and isotopes
Recent Key Papers
- Brienen, R.J.W., et al. 2020. Forest carbon sink neutralized by pervasive growth-lifespan trade-offs. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17966-z
- Brienen, R.J.W., G. Helle, Pons T.L, Guyot, J-L and Gloor E. (2012) Oxygen isotopes in tree rings record Amazon rainfall and ENSO variability. PNAS, 109, 42, 16957-16962, www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1205977109
- Brienen, R.J.W. et al. (2015). Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink. Nature 519 (7543): 344-348. doi:10.1038/nature14283.