Pages tagged with: biodiversity

Ecology and Evolution Research Group

University of Plymouth research: Ecology and Evolution Research Group. Investigating relationships between organisms and their environment to better inform scientific understanding and management of biodiversity

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.

22Jan 201809:00 - 17:00

Scientists publish seminal study into impact of nanoparticles on living species

Conceived by researchers at the University of Plymouth, the study assessed how the guts of species from honey bees to humans could protect against the bioaccumulation and toxicological effects of engineered nanomaterials found within the environment

Biodiversity

Details of our biodiversity policy at the University of Plymouth.

Research suggests ponies could play critical role in Dartmoor's future health

A research project – coordinated by the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust with researchers at the University of Plymouth - suggests ponies make a positive contribution to conservation management on Dartmoor

Documenting the incredible diversity of southern Africa

University of Plymouth Professor David Bilton has spent almost two decades working to understand the complex and unique species inhabiting the southern tip of Africa.

Marine Conservation Research Group

University of Plymouth Marine Conservation Research Group

‘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

Opinion – Protecting marine biodiversity in post-Brexit Britain

University of Plymouth's alumni magazine, Invenite. Issue 3. Opinion – Protecting marine biodiversity in post-Brexit Britain - Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop

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

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

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