Statement on UKCEH business continuity, launch of the UK Water Resources Portal, butterfly numbers and much more

Statement on business continuity, launch of the UK Water Resources Portal, butterfly numbers and more

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Statement on UKCEH business continuity during the COVID-19 crisis

Track the UK hydrological situation via an interactive web portal
A unique web portal developed by UKCEH brings together a wealth of information on the latest hydrological situation across the whole of the UK.

Expert analysis of February floods
Devastating floods across the UK in February 2020 were remarkable in terms of the combination of duration, scale and severity.

Lakes with similar seasonal patterns of surface water temperatures are grouped together in a thermal region

New system classifies lake thermal regions
Scientists have devised the first global system that classifies lakes into thermal regions, aiding research into climate change impacts.

Teaching computers to think like ecologists
How can a computer be taught to think more like a human and use data from multiple sources to identify species? A recent project has tried to find out.

Exploring the impact of potential changes to how we manage land
An updated version of an online tool to explore the potential impact of future land use scenarios in Great Britain is now available from the ASSIST project.

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Orange-tip butterfly. Picture: Bob Eade, Butterfly Conservation

Welcome boost for butterfly populations
More than half of UK butterfly species showed higher population levels in 2019 compared to 2018, according to the latest survey.

Investigating a threat to our juniper populations
From our blog, learn what PhD researcher Flora Donald has uncovered about a pathogen threat to native juniper populations across the country.

Celebrating Women in Science
To mark International Women's Day, which is held on 8 March each year, we highlighted the stories off some of UKCEH's own Women in Science.

Training courses at UKCEH

As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, UKCEH is currently reviewing all training courses scheduled for June 2020 and beyond. During this review, sign-up for training courses may be paused. We are exploring conversion to online training courses and will post more information in due course. Please continue to express your interest for courses so we can have an understanding of demand and prioritise conversion to online training accordingly.

Two of our upcoming courses are already converted to online learning:

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Selected recent papers (open access)

Ridding L E et al. Long-term change in calcareous grassland vegetation and drivers over three time periods between 1970 and 2016. Plant Ecology. doi: 10.1007/s11258-020-01016-1

Maberly S C et al. Global lake thermal regions shift under climate change. Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15108-z

Greenop A et al. Equivocal evidence for colony level stress effects on bumble bee pollination services. Insects. doi: 10.3390/insects11030191

Lennon R J et al. From seeds to plasma: confirmed exposure of multiple farmland bird species to clothianidin during sowing of winter cereals. Science of the Total Environment. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138056

Coz D M, Young J C. Conflicts over wildlife conservation: learning from the reintroduction of beavers in Scotland People and Nature. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10076

Preston C. The phenology of an urban street flora: a transect study. British and Irish Botany. doi: 10.33928/bib.2020.02.001

Biggart M et al. Street-scale air quality modelling for Beijing during a winter 2016 measurement campaign. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. doi: 10.5194/acp-20-2755-2020

Wang P et al. Managing health risks of perfluoroalkyl acids in aquatic food from a river-estuary-sea environment affected by fluorochemical industry. Environment International. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105621

Stockwell J D et al. Storm impacts on phytoplankton community dynamics in lakes. Global Change Biology. doi:10.1111/gcb.15033

Carss D N et al. Ecosystem services provided by a non-cultured shellfish species: the common cockle Cerastoderma edule. Marine Environmental Research. doi:10.1029/2019MS001946

Duckworth J et al. First biologging record of a foraging red-throated loon Gavia stellata shows shallow and efficient diving in freshwater environments. Marine Ornithology.

India-UK Water Centre: closing the loop video

Watch: The India-UK Water Centre promotes stronger collaboration between India and UK scientists to address key water challenges.

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