Cécile Girardin

Science Lead, Oxford University Biodiversity Network

  • School of Geography and the Environment
Cecile inside a buidling
cecilegirardin@gmail.com More Information

My research focuses on the potential for Nature-based Solutions to respond to climate change. I am an expert on the ecosystem functioning and carbon dynamics of tropical forests across the globe, and their response to a rapidly changing climate.

Related Research Themes

Ecology

Testing the effectiveness of different ecological approaches for nature recovery to support biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services such as climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Related Projects

Healthy Ecosystem Restoration in Oxfordshire

Developing the local Oxfordshire landscape as a case-study, nature-recovery laboratory and community of practice.

Related Outputs

Report LCNR supported Society Human health and wellbeing Ecology

Best Practices for Monitoring Biodiversity

A report of a workshop which focused on monitoring and evaluating biodiversity restoration

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Publications

Sensitivity of tropical woodland savannas to El Niño droughts

Simone Matias Reis, Yadvinder Malhi, Ben Hur Marimon Junior, Beatriz Schwantes Marimon, Huanyuan Zhang-Zheng, Igor Araújo, Renata Freitag, Edmar Almeida de Oliveira, Karine da Silva Peixoto, Luciana Januário de Souza, Ediméia Laura Souza da Silva, Eduarda Bernardes Santos, Kamila Parreira da Silva, Maélly Dállet Alves Gonçalves, Cécile Girardin, Cecilia Dahlsjö, Oliver L. Phillips, and Imma Oliveras Menor

Biogeosciences (2025)

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Related Landscapes

Daisies in a field

Oxfordshire

With its active network of nature recovery groups, Oxfordshire presents a unique opportunity to test and showcase a portfolio of different ecosystem restoration strategies, to become a model county for nature recovery. Our work in this landscape aims to build a community of practice between the University and local practitioners, and will also form a […]