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Tag Archives: mollusc
Stowaways in potted plants
Potted plants can seem so benign. Beautiful, fascinating, good to grow and give, but they may carry invasive species which are not benign. Tom Bawden at The Independent tells us about invasive species reaching Europe, including the New Guinea flatworm … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, horticulture, money and trade
Tagged alien species, America, Argentine ant, arthropod, Asia, Asian hornet, beetle, biosecurity, coleopteran, Europe, flatworm, garden, harlequin ladybird, herbivore, hymenopteran, insect, invasive species, invertebrate, ladybird, landscape, lepidopteran, light brown apple moth, lily beetle, mollusc, moth, native species, New Guinea flatworm, New Zealand flatworm, oak processionary moth, pest, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, predator, rosemary leaf beetle, slug, snail, Spanish slug
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A new invader to eat rice plants?
The Non-Native Species Secretariat (NNSS) for Britain doesn’t list apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata and P. maculata) as invasive species, but perhaps it should. Apple snails are aquatic. They spread when there’s flooding, when they cling onto larger animals or onto … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, ecology, miniculture
Tagged alien species, America, apple snail, aquaculture, Asia, crop, data, farmer, flood, gastropod, heliculture, herbivore, invasive species, map, mollusc, nematode, parasite, parasite transmission, pest, pet, plant_monocot, rice, roundworm, snail, vector, waterway
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New Marine Conservation Zones around England
New Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) will soon be created in English seas to protect coral reefs and other marine life. Yesterday Auntie Beeb told us that there are to be 27 new MCZs. ‘Announcing the 27 new zones, marine environment … Continue reading
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
Posted in ecology
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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Pests and wildlife in the year that was
Lewis at Woodlands.co.uk tells us how 2012 – a rather wet year was a good one for slugs in Britain, especially the Spanish stealth slug (Arion flagellu) which I mentioned in July. A good year for slugs is bad news … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, ecology, horticulture
Tagged alien species, apple, arboriculture, Arion flagellu, arthropod, bird, butterfly, climate, ecosystem, gastropod, honey, honeybee, hymenopteran, insect, invasive species, invertebrate, lepidopteran, mollusc, native species, pest, slug, vertebrate, water, weather, wild bee, wildlife
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Acidity threatens ocean’s food chain
Lina Hansson at the European Project on OCean Acidification (EPOCA) tells us about recent science by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and other institutions. Those scientists’ findings are about tiny snails called sea butterflies. The findings illustrate how increased carbon … Continue reading
Posted in fish, food
Tagged aquaculture, conservation, ecosystem, finfish, food, hunting, invertebrate, mollusc, pH, research, sea, seafood, shellfish, snail, vertebrate, wild food
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Sustainable oceans?
Can oceans be managed sustainably? I’ve written here about the importance of managing fish stocks and about the challenge of ocean acidification. I’ve written about the potential of aquaculture. Maybe we don’t have to give up fishing the oceans. Eivind … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, fish
Tagged climate, conservation, ecosystem, Europe, finfish, fishery, fishing, hunting, invertebrate, mollusc, pH, sea, seafood, shellfish, sustainable, vertebrate, wild food
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Food from acidifying waters
As carbon dioxide builds up in the Earth’s atmosphere, carbonic acid builds up in the oceans. Because of the carbonic acid, oceans are becoming more acidic. Elizabeth Kolbert at the National Geographic explains how oceans acidify and asks whether oysters, … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, fish
Tagged aquaculture, cephalopod, cod, coral, ecosystem, finfish, fishing, hunting, invertebrate, mollusc, mussel, octopus, oyster, pH, research, salmon, seafood, shellfish, squid, sustainable, vertebrate, wild food
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Oysters
The oyster (Ostrea edulis) was a staple food for British working-class people in our great-grandparents’ time. Here’s a 19th century recipe for fish and oyster pie. My mother’s and grandmother’s recipe books tell you how to make steak, kidney and … Continue reading
Adding value to seafood
You may recall that I wrote how, in my opinion, the British shellfish industry needs more value-added products. I’m not the only person to think about adding value. Eivind Burkow at The Coastal House tells us that Seafood Scotland’s value … Continue reading
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Tagged food, grocery, mollusc, sea, seafood, shellfish, supermarket, trade, value-added
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