Pages tagged with: climate-change
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![<p>A Porites coral showing immune response on the Great Barrier Reef (Credit Robert Puschendorf)<br></p>]()
Immunity could be key to addressing coral crisis
A new commentary by Dr Caroline Palmer from the University of Plymouth, published in Nature’s Communications Biology, provides hope that a shift in research focus will support coral reef conservation and restoration efforts.
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University of Plymouth academic tops climate change paper citations
University of Plymouth Professor Camille Parmesan has the most highly cited climate change paper.
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A poison'd chalice tale of butterfly extinctions
Professor Michael C Singer, from the School of Biological and Marine Sciences at the University of Plymouth, explains how the diet of butterflies became his life's work
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Agriculture is destabilising the Earth system, according to new study
University of Plymouth news: In a new study, researchers have explored how agriculture is transgressing nine planetary boundaries
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Future proofing our dynamic coast requires an appropriate buffer zone
Gerd Masselink, Professor of Coastal Geomorphology at the University of Plymouth, says the time has come to avoid developments on our coastline and make use of Coastal Change Management Areas outlined within the National Planning Policy Framework
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Europe’s lost forests – study shows coverage has halved over six millennia
Research led by the University of Plymouth shows more than half of the forests across Europe have been lost over the past 6,000 years
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Climate change scientist to receive funding from President of France
University of Plymouth academic Professor Camille Parmesan has been selected by the President of France Emmanuel Macron to receive funding as part of his "Make Our Planet Great Again" programme.
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Studying the seas, from Plymouth to Japan
Studying the seas, from Plymouth to Japan: Chart Dr Ben Harvey’s journey from the South West to the Far East and discover his passion for marine ecology along the way
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Could the Neolithic Revolution offer evidence of best ways to adapt to climate change?
The behaviour of the human population during the last intense period of global warming might offer an insight into how best to adapt to the current challenges posed by climate change, a study led by the University of Plymouth suggests
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Future climate change may not adversely impact seafood quality, research suggests
Future ocean acidification and warming may not have a marked effect on the taste of oysters grown in the UK, according to new research by the University of Plymouth published in Frontiers in Marine Science
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Scientists and policy makers to discuss global challenges at Sustainable Earth 2017
Leading figures addressing the many and varied challenges faced by developing countries will be attending Sustainable Earth 2017, a major conference at the University of Plymouth
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![The Tamar (1962) and Royal Albert (1859) bridges over the River Tamar are well known examples of local civil engineering, visited during the course.]()
Focus on engineering to overcome global challenges
Professor Deborah Greaves, Head of the new School of Engineering at the University of Plymouth, believes engineering can help overcome many of our most pressing global challenges
