Biological recording, future water quality, butterfly numbers and more!

Biological recording apps, future water quality, butterfly decline and more!

Record suspected sightings of the Asian hornet - just one of our apps for biological recording and citizen science

Water demand vs. quality
How do we manage water resources in the future while also protecting river water quality? Mike Hutchins tells us about a recent study exploring the challenge.

Pollinator monitoring
Warmer weather means the opportunity is here to help the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme. Find out how to take part in a Flower-Insect Timed Count.

100 meetings not out
Now in its 50th year, the Scottish Freshwater Group has just held its 100th meeting, celebrating continued interest in the freshwater environment in Scotland.

Butterfly numbers
Hopes of a revival for two British butterfly species last year were dashed by weather conditions, the latest UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme report shows.

Video: Our short clip shows a kestrel checking out our Oxfordshire nest box. As breeding season approaches, follow live updates on our website

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Selected recent papers (open access)

Phillips B B et al. Drought reduces floral resources for pollinators. Global Change Biology doi: 10.1111/gcb.14130

Farkas K et al. Seasonal and spatial dynamics of enteric viruses in wastewater and in riverine and estuarine receiving waters. Science of the Total Environment. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.038

Muhammed S E et al. Impact of two centuries of intensive agriculture on soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in the UK. Science of the Total Environment. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.378

McGinlay J et al. Leisure activities and social factors influence the generation of cultural ecosystem service benefits Ecosystem Services doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.03.019

Blyth E M, Martinez de la Torre A, Robinson E L. Trends in evapotranspiration and its drivers in Great Britain: 1961 to 2015 Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions. doi: 10.5194/hess-2018-153

Holman IP, Brown C, Carter T R, Harrison P A, Rounsevell M. Improving the representation of adaptation in climate change impact models. Regional Environmental Change. doi: 10.1007/s10113-018-1328-4

He B, Heal M R, Reis S. Land-use regression modelling of intra-urban air pollution variation in China: current status and future needs. Atmosphere. doi: 10.3390/atmos9040134

Reid J M, Travis J M J, Daunt F, Burthe S J, Wanless S, Dytham C. Population and evolutionary dynamics in spatially structured seasonally varying environments. Biological Reviews. doi: 10.1111/brv.12409

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