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Dolphin and bear studies have paved the way to improved population forecasting
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Listening in: Acoustic monitoring devices detect illegal hunting and logging
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Using drones to estimate crop damage by wild boar
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How fires are changing the tundra’s face
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Citizen scientists help capture wild mammals on camera
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Show me your leaves - Health check for urban trees
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Making ‘green Brexit’ work for agriculture and the environment
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Physical contact may be good for your health, according to new research
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Capturing Ecology - Winners of British Ecological Society photography competition announced
READ MORE about Capturing Ecology - Winners of British Ecological Society photography competition announced![Higher plant species richness may not be enough to protect ecosystems from the worst impacts of climate extremes](https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Higher-diversity-generally-leads-to-more-stable-ecosystems-but-climate-extremes-complicate-this-relationship-copyright-Hans-De-Boeck-Universitty-of-Antwerp-305x215.jpg)
Higher plant species richness may not be enough to protect ecosystems from the worst impacts of climate extremes
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Study finds ways to avoid hidden dangers of accumulated stresses on seagrass
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It takes a microclimate to raise a pinyon tree
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2017 book prize awarded to behavioural ecologist Professor Tim Clutton-Brock
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Animation meets biology - Shedding new light on animal behaviour
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