Marcia Macedo

BIOGRAPHY:

Marcia Macedo is Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology and of Climate. She is an ecosystem ecologist studying the causes of tropical deforestation and forest degradation and their consequences for forests, rivers, and the climate. Her research explores how land use and climate change are reshaping tropical landscapes by altering the hydrological cycle and regional fire dynamics. To understand these multi-scale processes, she uses a combination of field observations, satellite data, and modeling, focusing on hotspots of connection between upland forests and aquatic ecosystems (e.g. riparian forests, reservoirs). Much of this work focuses on the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado biomes, with the goal of identifying science-based solutions to inform management and build social and ecological resilience. Recent work has focused on translating this information for operational use by decision-makers including agricultural producers, forest managers, and firefighters in the Brazilian Amazon.