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If you're interested in expanding your knowledge about Nature-based solutions, whether in practice or research, join us this June in York.
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The flapper skate, a critically endangered giant of UK waters, has been thrown a conservation lifeline thanks to a project that uses technology similar to facial recognition to help monitor the species 🌊💡
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🚨 Brand new podcast out now!
🌲We discuss 7 key socio-ecological issues for advancing forest restoration in a world in flux with recent authors Mariana Hernandez-Montilla and Katie Devenish.
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🐠 new podcast episode for our recently published paper, "Invasive goldfish trigger a regime shift in experimental lake ecosystems of varying trophic state"
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📸Your favourite photography competition is BACK ... Capturing Ecology 2026 is open for submissions!
Photo credit: Jamal Kabir, Capturing Ecology 2025
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British Ecological Society
From tourist icon to ecological risk: the Acapulco case shows how Environmental Risk Assessments can transform coastal governance by linking science, regulation, and local practice to address pollution and ecosystem degradation 🏖️🌊
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Solar panels on rewetted peatland can encourage an interesting mix of birds, with both wetland and woodland species recorded at a solar park in Germany.
Reported in @newscientist.com, the findings from a new
@aer-ese-bes.bsky.social study suggest a climate and nature win-win for this novel land use
What's hiding beneath our feet?
Experts in the Kalahari desert have designed a low-cost subterranean trap to investigate invertebrate diversity in drylands ☀️
Check out their blogpost! 👇
People and Nature
It's been two months since our article was accepted at @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social ✨️🐦
In this study, we analysed the effectiveness of implementing nest boxes in organic orchards to support birds, highlighting practical implications for both management and conservation 🏠🐦🌿
📖➡️ doi.org/10.1002/2688...
Blog post out now!
Sharon Moscovitz et al. share their experience comparing between predation preferences of a prawn and a crayfish over four species of aquacultural snail pests🦐
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Artificial nest boxes increased nesting opportunities for birds when tailored to their ecological needs. More complex and heterogeneous landscapes with greater forest and shrub cover increased nest b...
Moscovitz et al. share their experience comparing between predation preferences of a prawn and a crayfish over four species of snails which are aquacultural pests, explaining the observed preferenc…
Peat PV could be a win-win-win for climate, biodiversity and landowners' wallets.
Why isn't the UK looking into this more? www.newscientist.com/article/2529...
A diverse range of bird species has been recorded at a solar park on rewetted peatland in Germany, suggesting that combining energy generation with habitat restoration could benefit biodiversity, the ...
