Stuart Smith
  

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Stuart Smith

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9396-6610

  • Ecology, Conservation and Zoonosis Research and Enterprise Group

20132023

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Research interests

My research interests lie at the interface between land-use management and plant-soil processes. Currently I am involved in research that aims to improve ecological outcomes for tropical peatland restoration and grazing and fire management of tropical savannahs. I am particularly interested in research applying plant functional traits as a tool to advance the restoration ecology. A long line of my research addresses the impact of land management and restoration on ecosystem (plant and soil) carbon storage and sequestration. In recent years, I have worked as part of larger multi-disciplinary socio-ecological projects and enjoy collaborative projects and learning new perspectives. New to the University of Brighton, I welcome taking on new collaborative projects and research students.

Approach to teaching

My aim is to connect students with current ecological research and support students in building relevant skillset to become professional ecologists. At the University of Brighton a core part of my role is to teach students how to handle data, critically interpret data quality, carry out statistical analyses and communicate these results effectively. These are all skills I teach as part of data-driven exploration of ecology and conservation and often with plant-soil ecological examples. My teaching approaches centre around problem-based learning and social learning.

 

Modules I teach on include:

PB001 - Foundation Biology

BY138 – Essential skills for Bioscience

BY151 – Diversity of Life

BY157 – Terrestrial Ecosystems

BY364 – Hot topics in Ecology and Conservation

BY392 – Biology Experiment Projects

BY394 – Plant Ecology

BYM39 - Issues in Ecology and Conservation

PBM99 – MRes Research project

Supervisory Interests

Happy to supervise post-graduate research projects aligned with my research interests, including: herbivore-plant-decomposer-soil interactions; carbon storage and plant-driven carbon pathways, e.g., grazing, decomposition and fire; restoration ecology from a plant-soil perspective and investigating the application of plant functional traits; plant and functional trait ecology in peatlands, grazed uplands and tropical savannahs, although projects on other habitats are welcome.

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, University of Aberdeen

1 Oct 2009 → 31 Dec 2013

Award Date: 7 Jul 2014

Master, University of Sheffield

1 Sep 2005 → 1 Jul 2009

Award Date: 30 Jun 2009

  • Leaf decomposition and flammability are largely decoupled across species in a tropical swamp forest despite sharing some predictive leaf functional traits

    Rahman, N. E. B., Smith, S. W., Lam, W. N., Chong, K. Y., Chua, M. S. E., Teo, P. Y., Lee, D. W. J., Phua, S. Y., Aw, C. Y., Lee, J. S. H. & Wardle, D. A., 18 Jan 2023, In: New Phytologist. 238, 2, p. 598-611 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Can seasonal fire management reduce the risk of carbon loss from wildfires in a protected Guinea savanna?

    Awuah, J., Smith, S. W., Speed, J. D. M. & Graae, B. J., 9 Nov 2022, In: Ecosphere. 13, 11, 13 p., e4283.

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  • Global maps of soil temperature

    Lembrechts, J. J., van den Hoogen, J., Aalto, J., Ashcroft, M. B., De Frenne, P., Kemppinen, J., Kopecký, M., Luoto, M., Maclean, I. M. D., Crowther, T. W., Bailey, J. J., Haesen, S., Klinges, D. H., Niittynen, P., Scheffers, B. R., Van Meerbeek, K., Aartsma, P., Abdalaze, O., Abedi, M., Aerts, R., & 386 othersAhmadian, N., Ahrends, A., Alatalo, J. M., Alexander, J. M., Allonsius, C. N., Altman, J., Ammann, C., Andres, C., Andrews, C., Ardö, J., Arriga, N., Arzac, A., Aschero, V., Assis, R. L., Assmann, J. J., Bader, M. Y., Bahalkeh, K., Barančok, P., Barrio, I. C., Barros, A., Barthel, M., Basham, E. W., Bauters, M., Bazzichetto, M., Marchesini, L. B., Bell, M. C., Benavides, J. C., Benito Alonso, J. L., Berauer, B. J., Bjerke, J. W., Björk, R. G., Björkman, M. P., Björnsdóttir, K., Blonder, B., Boeckx, P., Boike, J., Bokhorst, S., Brum, B. N. S., Brůna, J., Buchmann, N., Buysse, P., Camargo, J. L., Campoe, O. C., Candan, O., Canessa, R., Cannone, N., Carbognani, M., Carnicer, J., Casanova-Katny, A., Cesarz, S., Chojnicki, B., Choler, P., Chown, S. L., Cifuentes, E. F., Čiliak, M., Contador, T., Convey, P., Cooper, E. J., Cremonese, E., Curasi, S. R., Curtis, R., Cutini, M., Dahlberg, C. J., Daskalova, G. N., de Pablo, M. A., Della Chiesa, S., Dengler, J., Deronde, B., Descombes, P., Di Cecco, V., Di Musciano, M., Dick, J., Dimarco, R. D., Dolezal, J., Dorrepaal, E., Dušek, J., Eisenhauer, N., Eklundh, L., Erickson, T. E., Erschbamer, B., Eugster, W., Ewers, R. M., Exton, D. A., Fanin, N., Fazlioglu, F., Feigenwinter, I., Fenu, G., Ferlian, O., Fernández Calzado, M. R., Fernández-Pascual, E., Finckh, M., Higgens, R. F., Forte, T. G. W., Freeman, E. C., Frei, E. R., Fuentes-Lillo, E., García, R. A., García, M. B., Géron, C., Gharun, M., Ghosn, D., Gigauri, K., Gobin, A., Goded, I., Goeckede, M., Gottschall, F., Goulding, K., Govaert, S., Graae, B. 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I., Lens, L., Liljebladh, B., Lohila, A., Lorite, J., Loubet, B., Lynn, J., Macek, M., Mackenzie, R., Magliulo, E., Maier, R., Malfasi, F., Máliš, F., Man, M., Manca, G., Manco, A., Manise, T., Manolaki, P., Marciniak, F., Matula, R., Mazzolari, A. C., Medinets, S., Medinets, V., Meeussen, C., Merinero, S., Mesquita, R. D. C. G., Meusburger, K., Meysman, F. J. R., Michaletz, S. T., Milbau, A., Moiseev, D., Moiseev, P., Mondoni, A., Monfries, R., Montagnani, L., Moriana-Armendariz, M., Morra di Cella, U., Mörsdorf, M., Mosedale, J. R., Muffler, L., Muñoz-Rojas, M., Myers, J. A., Myers-Smith, I. H., Nagy, L., Nardino, M., Naujokaitis-Lewis, I., Newling, E., Nicklas, L., Niedrist, G., Niessner, A., Nilsson, M. B., Normand, S., Nosetto, M. D., Nouvellon, Y., Nuñez, M. A., Ogaya, R., Ogée, J., Okello, J., Olejnik, J., Olesen, J. E., Opedal, Ø. H., Orsenigo, S., Palaj, A., Pampuch, T., Panov, A. V., Pärtel, M., Pastor, A., Pauchard, A., Pauli, H., Pavelka, M., Pearse, W. 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L., Souza, B. I., Souza Dias, A., Spasojevic, M. J., Speed, J. D. M., Spicher, F., Stanisci, A., Steinbauer, K., Steinbrecher, R., Steinwandter, M., Stemkovski, M., Stephan, J. G., Stiegler, C., Stoll, S., Svátek, M., Svoboda, M., Tagesson, T., Tanentzap, A. J., Tanneberger, F., Theurillat, J-P., Thomas, H. J. D., Thomas, A. D., Tielbörger, K., Tomaselli, M., Treier, U. A., Trouillier, M., Turtureanu, P. D., Tutton, R., Tyystjärvi, V. A., Ueyama, M., Ujházy, K., Ujházyová, M., Uogintas, D., Urban, A. V., Urban, J., Urbaniak, M., Ursu, T-M., Vaccari, F. P., Van de Vondel, S., van den Brink, L., Van Geel, M., Vandvik, V., Vangansbeke, P., Varlagin, A., Veen, G. F., Veenendaal, E., Venn, S. E., Verbeeck, H., Verbrugggen, E., Verheijen, F. G. A., Villar, L., Vitale, L., Vittoz, P., Vives-Ingla, M., von Oppen, J., Walz, J., Wang, R., Wang, Y., Way, R. G., Wedegärtner, R. E. M., Weigel, R., Wild, J., Wilkinson, M., Wilmking, M., Wingate, L., Winkler, M., Wipf, S., Wohlfahrt, G., Xenakis, G., Yang, Y., Yu, Z., Yu, K., Zellweger, F., Zhang, J., Zhang, Z., Zhao, P., Ziemblińska, K., Zimmermann, R., Zong, S., Zyryanov, V. I., Nijs, I. & Lenoir, J., 11 Feb 2022, In: Global Change Biology. 28, 9, p. 3110-3144 35 p.

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    Open Access

  • The road to recovery: a synthesis of outcomes from ecosystem restoration in tropical and sub-tropical Asian forests

    Banin, L. F., Raine, E. H., Rowland, L. M., Chazdon, R. L., Smith, S. W., Rahman, N. E. B., Butler, A., Philipson, C., Applegate, G. G., Axelsson, E. P., Budiharta, S., Chua, S. C., Cutler, M. E. J., Elliott, S., Gemita, E., Godoong, E., Graham, L. L. B., Hayward, R. M., Hector, A., Ilstedt, U., & 19 othersJensen, J., Kasinathan, S., Kettle, C. J., Lussetti, D., Manohan, B., Maycock, C., Ngo, K. M., O'Brien, M. J., Osuri, A. M., Reynolds, G., Sauwai, Y., Scheu, S., Silalahi, M., Slade, E. M., Swinfield, T., Wardle, D. A., Wheeler, C., Yeong, K. L. & Burslem, D. F. R. P., 14 Nov 2022, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 378, 1867, 17 p., 20210090.

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  • Tree species that ‘live slow, die older’ enhance tropical peat swamp restoration: evidence from a systematic review

    Smith, S. W., Rahman, N. E. B., Harrison, M. E., Shiodera, S., Giesen, W., Lampela, M., Wardle, D. A., Chong, K. Y., Randi, A., Wijedasa, L. S., Teo, P. Y., Fatimah, Y. A., Teng, N. T., Yeo, J. K. Q., Alam, M. J., Brugues Sintes, P., Darusman, T., Graham, L. L. B., Katoppo, D. R., Kojima, K., & 23 othersKusin, K., Lestari, D. P., Metali, F., Morrogh-Bernard, H. C., Nahor, M. B., Napitupulu, R. R. P., Nasir, D., Nath, T. K., Nilus, R., Norisada, M., Rachmanadi, D., Rachmat, H. H., Capilla, B. R., Salahuddin, ., Santosa, P. B., Sukri, R. S., Tay, B., Tuah, W., Wedeux, B. M. M., Yamanoshita, T., Yokoyama, E. Y., Yuwati, T. W. & Lee, J. S. H., 4 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 59, 8, p. 1950-1966 17 p.

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