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Tag Archives: indicator species
Butterflies in Britain, summer 2013
Lewis at woodlands.co.uk announced the results of the Big Butterfly Count for summer 2013. Here’s his blog post about it. It’s good news on the whole. This confirms a report of conservation successes for some kinds of insect and some … Continue reading
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Tagged arthropod, butterfly, conservation, data, indicator species, insect, lepidopteran
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Big Butterfly Count
If you’re in Britain, Butterfly Conservation invites you to take part in this year’s Big Butterfly Count. This will be fun. Also it will be useful because butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) tell us what’s happening on the land. That is, … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, knowledge transfer
Tagged arthropod, butterfly, climate, conservation, data, ecosystem, indicator species, insect, lepidopteran, moth, research, weather
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Lepidopteran of the month: Small tortoiseshell butterfly
Here’s my Lepidopteran of the Month series, back after a few months’ hibernation. You might choose to follow my ‘butterfly’ tag for other posts in this series. Today, in June, let’s admire the small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) which I … Continue reading
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Tagged alien species, arthropod, butterfly, climate, data, dipteran, ecosystem, Europe, farm, fly, forest, indicator species, injurious weed, insect, insecticide, larva, lepidopteran, native species, nettle, parasitoid, pesticide, plant_dicot, ragwort, research, small tortoiseshell butterfly, stinging nettle, Sturmia bella, weed, wild parsnip, woodland
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Tree of the month: Alder
The moon was full last night. So according to my favourite version of the Ogham ‘tree calendar’, we’re now halfway through the Month of the Alder. You might choose to follow my ‘ogham’ tag for other posts in this series. … Continue reading
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Tagged alien species, ancient woodland, bacterium, bird, bryophyte, catkin, disease, emerging disease, Europe, finfish, flood, flower, forest, fungus, garden, history, indicator species, invertebrate, land reclamation, land use, lichen, mammal, map, mollusc, moss, mould, myth, native species, ogham, pathogen, Phytophthora alni, plant_dicot, seed, seed dispersal, spring, symbiosis, tree, vertebrate, water, waterway, wetland, wildlife, woodland
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Wood anemonies
Spring is late here in the Northern Hemisphere. That’s not the reason for my lateness in writing my monthly blog posts about a tree, a crop and a butterfly, but I’ll write those when I get chance. Meanwhile the plants … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient woodland, Europe, flower, forest, indicator species, native species, perennial, plant_dicot, spring, wood anenome, woodland
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Celebrating beneficial weeds on Weed Appreciation Day
Originally posted on Sciencelens:
Today, 28 March, is Weed Appreciation Day. Not ‘weed’ as in cannabis, but rather in the Merriam-Webster sense of the word, “a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous…
Posted in agriculture, horticulture, knowledge transfer
Tagged conservation, ecosystem, Europe, farm, foraging, garden, indicator species, invasive species, knowledge, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, weed, wild food
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First International Forest Day
Originally posted on The Hollywood Forest Story : An Eco-Social Art Practice | Co. Carlow Ireland:
Holly looking forward, Dec 2010. Photo Cathy Fitzgerald “Making films is the contemporary art form really, essentially you can put across a lot of facts about…
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Tagged alien species, art, bluebell, ecosystem, forest, indicator species, landscape, native species, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, tree, woodland
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