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Scientists call for an update in environmental decision making that takes human rights into account
University of Plymouth news: In a new article, researchers from the University argue that to protect human wellbeing global decisions must be guided by our understanding of the inseparable connection between humans and nature
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Dr Simon Ingram - Associate Professor of Marine Conservation
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Artisanal fishers are almost as accurate as satellites in producing environmental data
University of Plymouth news: BSc (Hons) Ocean Science and Marine Conservation graduate Konstantis Alexopoulos led a new study highlighting the expertise of local fishing communities, and the contribution they can make to greater environmental awareness.
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Historic map reveals how mussel farm is bringing shellfish reefs back to the seabed
University of Plymouth news: The UK’s first large scale offshore mussel farm is allowing shellfish reefs to return to parts of the seabed off England’s south coast for the first time in up to 150 years, a new study has revealed.
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Rocky habitats need to be protected for endangered amphibians to survive, study shows
An international team of scientists led by the University of Plymouth has published research in the PLoS ONE journal showing that rare amphibians living on rocky plateaux in western India are in desperate need of greater protection
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Does seedling defence vary over large geographical scales?
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/does-seedling-defence-vary-over-large-geographical-scales
Researchers from the University of Plymouth’s School of Biological and Marine Sciences will study the feeding behaviour of snails in a new project funded by the Leverhulme Trust
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Burrowing snakes have far worse eyesight than their ancestors
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/burrowing-snakes-have-far-worse-eyesight-than-their-ancestors
An international team of scientists – led by the Natural History Museum and the University of Plymouth – has demonstrated that burrowing snakes have undergone extensive vision gene loss over tens of millions of years of evolutionary history
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How mushrooms become magic
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/how-mushrooms-become-magic
How mushrooms become magic. Researchers in our School of Biological and Marine Sciences are examining why fungi evolve psychedelic properties
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University experts help unlock the Secrets of the Sea
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/university-experts-help-unlock-the-secrets-of-the-sea
University of Plymouth news: Academics from the University have contributed to a new series by the BBC and The Conversation that showcases local marine research with global significance
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Deadly fungus found for first time in critically endangered amphibian species
New research led by the University of Plymouth has shown that the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has been recorded for the first time in critically endangered amphibians in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot.
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