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Feeding bluebirds helps fend off parasites
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Why the British Ecological Society President mows round the dandelions in her lawn
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British Ecological Society launches new journal: Ecological Solutions and Evidence
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Energy-saving modernisation of villages may reduce farmland bird numbers
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Closer scientific collaboration needed to save orangutan, say leading experts
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Global study finds predators are most likely to be lost when habitats are converted for human use
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The temporal dimension of the ‘alien attack’ in plant-pollinator communities
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Parliament and policy-making: the importance of collaborative work between scientists and policy makers.
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Climate change unlikely to drive sugar maples north
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First come, first bred
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From scientist to storyteller: my PhD placement with the BES
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Fish species benefit from marine protection to varying extents – common and exploited species profit most
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Best of Belfast: highlights from the 2019 Annual Meeting
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2019 Annual Meeting Student Prize Winners
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