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British Ecological Society calls for greater funding for ecological research and sets out research agenda

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British Ecological Society calls for greater funding for ecological research and sets out research agenda

Two landmark reports by the British Ecological Society reveal that ecological sciences are losing out on funding compared to other sciences.

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Warming climate could turn ocean plankton microbes into carbon emitters

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Warming climate could turn ocean plankton microbes into carbon emitters

New research finds that a warming climate could flip globally abundant microbial communities from carbon sinks to carbon emitters, potentially triggering climate change tipping points.

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Migratory bats tracked for the first time ever, using new algorithm

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Migratory bats tracked for the first time ever, using new algorithm

Migratory bats near wind turbines can be tracked by new radar technology.

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Upcoming events

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Canterbury

Trees for Climate Change, Biodiversity and People

Registration is now open for this symposium organised by the British Ecological Society in collaboration with the Woodland Trust and the Positive Environmental Futures Signature Research Theme, University of Kent.

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Llandudno

Improving the contribution of invasion science to policy and management

This event from the Invasion Science SIG will bring together academics, practitioners and policy makers to discuss and share ideas across sectors of invasion science. Registration is still open!

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