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Will earlier springs throw nature out of step? 09 February 2010The recent trend towards earlier UK springs and summers has been accelerating, according to a study published today (9 February 2010) in the scientific journal Global Change Biology. The collaborative study, involving scientists from 12 UK research institutions, universities and conservation organisations, is the most comprehensive and rigorous assessment so far of long-term changes in the seasonal timing (phenology) of biological events across marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments in the UK. Led by Dr Stephen Thackeray and Professor Sarah Wanless of the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, the research gathers together more than 25,000 long-term phenology trends for 726 species of plants and animals. More than 80% of trends between 1976 and 2005 indicate earlier seasonal events. The study considers a diverse array of organisms including plankton, plants, insects, amphibians, fish, birds and mammals. >> Full story |
| Conservation from space: Landscape diversity helps conserve butterflies - 08 February 2010 |
| Reports on state of Britain's ponds, soils and streams now published - 04 February 2010 |
| Worsening North Sea conditions could be increasing Atlantic puffin mortality in winter - 08 January 2010 |
| 2009: Review of CEH's year - 24 December 2009 |
| November 2009, Monthly Hydrological Summary for the UK - 21 December 2009 |
| CEH scientists speak on changing water resources availability and blog on 'back to basics' approach on climate science - 16 December 2009 |
| Scientists at climate talks say changes to the nitrogen cycle cannot be ignored - 4 December 2009 |
| Biodiversity under threat from increasing nitrogen emissions - 20 November 2009 |
| CO2 emissions from fossil fuels increase by 29 per cent since 2000 - 18 November 2009 |
| Discovery may help manage nanoparticle wastes from consumer products - 12 November 2009 |
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How to spend $100 billion? Politicians say we should invest to help vulnerable people adapt to climate change. But how should we spend the money? Chris Huntingford and John Burrows of CEH say better climate models will provide the answers. Read more on Planet Earth Online(external link).
