Macaulay Land Use Research Institute » Understanding Biodiversity

Seminar to explore the links between agricultural pollution and biodiversity in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Clare Neely — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:58:40 +0000

The effects of agricultural run-off on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef will be highlighted at a seminar at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute tomorrow (Wednesday 23 February 2011). [continue reading ... ]

Understanding Biodiversity – a summary of key research findings

Clare Neely — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:50:35 +0000

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Help save our vanishing wetlands

Clare Neely — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:55:18 +0000

A new conservation initiative, headed by North East Scotland Local Biodiversity Action Plan (NES LBAP) is being launched, in an effort to help restore some of our most valuable natural wildlife habitats. [continue reading ... ]

Koalas as picky leaf-eaters

Clare Neely — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:37:19 +0000

Koalas may be the pickiest marsupials around: They evolved to feed almost exclusively on the leaves of Eucalyptus trees, and they are highly selective when it comes to which species and even which individual trees they visit. When the furry leaf-eater settles on a particular tree, it relies on a number of factors, including taste, to make its selection. In a study published in the November issue of Ecology, a journal of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), researchers used koala feeding preferences to design a new method that could help ecologists and conservationists map habitats. [continue reading ... ]

Cairngorms Knowledge Exchange Network & Meeting

Clare Neely — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:03:53 +0000

The Centre for Mountain Studies at Perth College UHI and the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) are working together to create a sustainable network for knowledge exchange within the Park, which will also support the CNPA in preparing their new National Park Plan and, in the future, implementing it. [continue reading ... ]

Colonise: a game of lichen survival

Clare Neely — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:37:47 +0000

‘Colonise: A Game of Lichen Survival’ will premier at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on 25th September. [continue reading ... ]

Managing Wildlife for Tick Control

Clare Neely — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:09:52 +0000

Dr Lucy Gilbert is attending and presenting a paper on managing wildlife for tick control at the European Wildlife Disease Association conference in Vlieland, Netherlands, from 13 – 17 September. [continue reading ... ]

Scots Pine shows its continental roots

Clare Neely — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:48:22 +0000

By studying similarities in the genes of Scots Pine trees, scientists have shown that the iconic pine forests of Highland Scotland still carry the traces of the ancestors that colonised Britain after the end of the last Ice Age, harbouring genetic variation that could help regenerate future populations, according to new results published in the journal Heredity. Read more… [continue reading ... ]

Seminar to explore sustainable agriculture in New Zealand

Clare Neely — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:45:23 +0000

Agricultural practices and techniques in New Zealand and potential lessons for land use in the UK will be highlighted at a seminar at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute this week (Friday 28th May 2010). [continue reading ... ]

Workshop on protecting woodland species

Clare Neely — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:15:03 +0000

A workshop on the identification and protection of wildlife in woodland areas is being held at Thainstone tomorrow (Thursday 18th February 2010). [continue reading ... ]