Adriane Esquivel Muelbert

Adriane Esquivel Muelbert is an Associate Professor in Global Forest Ecology at the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham. Her research centers on forest responses to global change, particularly drought tolerance, tree mortality, and biodiversity dynamics in tropical and temperate forests. She is actively involved in international networks including the RAINFOR network and the International Tree Mortality Network.

Education:

• PhD in Ecology and Global Change – University of Leeds, UK (2017)
• MSc (Hons) in Ecology – Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2012)
• BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences – Federal University of Paraná, Brazil (2010)

Her research interests include global forest ecology, climate change impacts, drought tolerance, biogeochemical cycles, and tree mortality. She investigates how Neotropical and Amazonian forests respond to increasing water stress and rising CO₂ levels, with implications for biodiversity and ecosystem function. Her recent work also explores tree death across large geographical scales and forest resilience under climate extremes.

The recent publications reflect a strong focus on forest dynamics under climate change, with recurring themes in drought stress, carbon cycling, biodiversity patterns, and large-scale ecological monitoring. Her work combines field data, remote sensing, and modeling to understand forest responses across biomes.

She has no listed scientific awards in the provided text.

Adriane advises no named students in the available data. She has been an external lecturer at the Ecology and Conservation postgraduate program of the State University of Mato Grosso since 2021 and is a member of the organizing committee of the International Tree Mortality Network (2020–present).

She is affiliated with key research initiatives such as the RAINFOR network and contributes to global assessments of forest biomass and climate impacts.