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Tag Archives: naturalised species
Exotic trees
Lewis at woodlands.co.uk tells us about the exotic (alien) trees which are familiar in our British landscapes. Lewis tells us how many of these trees arrived during colonial times when great houses and gardens were built. He doesn’t mention how … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged alien species, arboriculture, disease, disease reservoir, ecosystem, forest, garden, hedge, history, human, invasive species, landscape, native species, naturalised species, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, sugar cane, tree, wood, woodland
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New effort to save Scottish wildcats
The BBC tells us about a new project to save iconic wildlife in Scotland. This project is funded by the National Lottery. It certainly wins on cuteness but is it realistic? The Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) is gorgeous and … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, money and trade
Tagged breeding, captive breeding, carnivore, cat, conservation, domestic cat, feral cat, finance, hybrid, mammal, native species, naturalised species, vertebrate, wild cat, wildlife
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Jumping species: how good intentions spread diseases
Ian Le Guillou at Understanding Animal Research (UAR) tells us how infectious diseases jump between species. These jumps often happen because of things that humans do. Sometimes, the disease jumps to us. Diseases that can infect humans and also other … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, human health, knowledge transfer
Tagged alien species, amphibian, apicomplexan, arthropod, bacterium, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, crop, disease, emerging disease, fungus, human, lab animal, laboratory, mammal, naturalised species, parasite, pathogen, pest, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii, tree, vertebrate, zoonosis
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Duckweed
Duckweeds are nuisance plants or useful plants, depending on your point of view. In places where they’re not welcome, duckweeds live up to the ‘weed’ part of their names. They can be invasive and almost impossible to eradicate. But we … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, horticulture
Tagged alien species, climate, duckweed, eutrophic, farm, glyphosate, herbicide, invasive species, native species, naturalised species, nutrition, pesticide, plant_dicot, pond, research, Roundup, sewage, shade, waste, water, water plant, waterway, weed
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Conkers
Here in Britain the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a glory of many of our landscapes. The horse chestnut or, as many people including me prefer to call it, the conker tree. It’s not a native species here but it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged alien species, child, forest, hedge, horse chestnut, landscape, naturalised species, nut, pharmaceutical, plant_dicot, tree, woodland
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