Pages tagged with: ecology

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

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.

Amazon forests failing to keep up with climate change

An environmental scientist from the University of Plymouth, Dr Sophie Fauset, has contributed to major new research assessing the impact of global warming on thousands of tree species across the Amazon

ADA Public Programme 2018–19: Strange Ecologies

What's on at the University of Plymouth: ADA Public Programme 2018–19: Strange Ecologies. Talks for School of Art, Design and Architecture (ADA). University of Plymouth, Various dates.

7 Feb 2019

Speaker calls for new Environment Act to protect nation’s nature

Tony Juniper CBE, Executive Director for Advocacy and Campaigns at WWF-UK and President of the Wildlife Trusts, will be speaking at an event at the University of Plymouth on Friday 05 October

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

Plight of critically endangered crocodiles put in spotlight through new performance

Reptile Rhythms, an audiovisual work which aims to raise awareness of the plight of the critically endangered gharial crocodile, will be premiered at the 2018 Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival in conjunction with percussion group Ensemble Bash.

‘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

Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre

Research at the University of Plymouth: Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre (MBERC)

Scientists show cities can serve as a refuge for insect pollinators

Plymouth University news: An international team of scientists have co-authored a report which states that people living in towns and cities can have a major impact on the diversity of insect pollinators surviving and thriving around them

Ecology and conservation research

Plymouth University research: ecology and conservation research within MBERC

FdSc Conservation and Ecology

Find out more about studying FdSc Conservation and Ecology at Cornwall College, as part of Plymouth University’s Academic Partnerships.