Pages tagged with: biodiversity
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Greater diversity enhances public interest in marine habitats
Research by scientists at Swansea University and the University of Plymouth has shown greater animal biodiversity can lead to heightened human interest in marine habitats
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Moving fish farms enables seagrass meadows to thrive, study shows
Commercial fish farms should be moved away from seagrass meadows in order for both to thrive in the future, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth
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Do species move, adapt or die?
What's on at the University of Plymouth: Do species move, adapt or die? Biodiversity, ecological change and community dynamics in the Anthropocene. University of Plymouth, 22 January 2018.
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‘Hiding in plain sight’ – new species discovery raises questions over scale of overlooked biodiversity
Scientists from the University of Plymouth and the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Barcelona have used cutting edge DNA technology to demonstrate that one of Europe’s top freshwater predators is actually two species rather than one
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Artificial coastal defences could be used to enhance marine biodiversity
Coastal defences, harbours and ports have the potential to enhance biodiversity within the marine environment through the use of cement substitutes. But the materials used need to be selected carefully, a study by the University of Plymouth suggests
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Academic takes the lead in European plankton policy assessment
Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Lecturer in Marine Conservation at the University of Plymouth, has played a lead role in a seven-year project assessing the importance of plankton to the future biodiversity of the North East Atlantic
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BSc (Hons) Environmental Science with Foundation Year
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Scientists discover freshwater diversity hotspot in arid region of South Africa
Plymouth University news: Scientists from Plymouth University have discovered a hotspot of freshwater diversity in an arid part of South Africa, including many new species
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New species of diving beetle found 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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Biodiversity
Details of our biodiversity policy at Plymouth University