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Expert backs international call for action to safeguard our oceans
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/expert-backs-international-call-for-action-to-safeguard-our-oceans
Professor Jason Hall-Spencer, from the University of Plymouth, has backed a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) revealing the extent of the crisis facing humanity as the ocean and its services begin to show signs of collapse
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Coastal engineering and ecology research receives European award
THESEUS, an international research project involving engineers and ecologists from the University of Plymouth, has received a Horizon Impact Award from the European Commission
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Beaches can survive sea-level rises if they have space to move
Researchers from the University of Plymouth are part of an international team of coastal scientists who have dismissed suggestions that half the world’s beaches could become extinct over the course of the 21st century
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New species of diving beetle found living in isolation in Africa
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/new-species-of-diving-beetle-living-in-isolation-in-africa
Plymouth University news: A striking new species of beetle with no direct relatives has been identified by a scientist from Plymouth University living in wetlands on the outskirts of Cape Town
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Study solves puzzle of snail and slug feeding preferences
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/study-solves-puzzle-of-snail-and-slug-feeding-preferences
A study led by the University of Plymouth analysed the feeding preferences of hundreds of snails when presented with seedlings of 14 different grassland plant species.
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Rapid evolution fails to save butterflies from extinction in face of human-induced change
In a study in Nature, Professors Michael C Singer and Camille Parmesan from the University of Plymouth use more than 30 years of research to show the evolution of wild species can cause localised extinctions when land management practices change
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Harpy eagles could be under greater threat than previously thought
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/harpy-eagles-could-be-under-greater-threat-than-previously-thought
Harpy eagles are considered by many to be among the planet’s most spectacular birds but new research led by the University of Plymouth suggests estimates of the species’ current distribution are potentially overestimating range size
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Academic contributes to new animal welfare guidelines for zoos
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/academic-contributes-to-new-animal-welfare-guidelines-for-zoos
University of Plymouth news: Dr Joanna Newbolt is among the contributors to a new set of guidelines that aims to help zoos effectively evaluate the interactions between visitors and their animals
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Blinded by the light: the effects of urban lighting on beach bugs
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/blinded-by-the-light-the-effects-of-urban-lighting-on-beach-bugs
University of Plymouth news: A group of international scientists has developed a new method for examining the effects of Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) on two sandy beach crustacean species
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Mapping the gaps: new global assessment reveals stark biases in ocean biodiversity data
University of Plymouth news: A new study by Dr Amelia Bridges and Professor Kerry Howell, published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, highlights just how uneven our knowledge of ocean biodiversity really is
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