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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Extraordinary dataset of 44 million+ records of UK #butterflies collected by 782,000 volunteers in the past 50 years shows many species are in long-term decline eg Pearl-bordered Fritillary. @ukbms.bsky.social is run by @savebutterflies.bsky.social, UKCEH, @btobirds.bsky.social, and JNCC. 🧪 1/

Northern Brown Argus butterfly on a thistle and headline 50 years of butterfly monitoring data reveal specialist species disappearing across UK

Pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly on bluebells

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Major environmental challenges are often tied to conflict. Yet ecological research rarely reflects voices from conflict-affected areas. A new @peopleandnature.bsky.social study explores how to address this, focusing on Korea’s Demilitarised Zone. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Map of Korea with illustrations of wildlife found in the Korean Demilitarised Zone

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🏅 Shortlisted for the 2025 Robert May prize! 🏅 In his blog post, @robboyd.bsky.social talks about his paper 'Using causal diagrams and superpopulation models to correct geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data' 🌍 🧪 Read the blog and find the full article 👇 buff.ly/a7UROJJ

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Robin Boyd: Using causal diagrams and superpopulation models to correct geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data

Throughout March, we are featuring articles shortlisted for the 2025 Robert May Prize. The Robert May Prize is awarded by the British Ecological Society each year for the best paper in Methods in E…

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 08/12/2025

Fungi are among the most important and beautiful soil organisms. 🍄 Explore the fungal tree of life, with an emphasis on the macroscopic diversity of fungi. 📷 Laszlo G. Nagy

An infographic titled “Fungal Tree of Life” depicting a diverse array of fungi with accompanying names and illustrations

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Sam Harrison @samharrison.science · 03/12/2025

A criticism often levelled at #biodegradable plastics is that their degradation produces persistent #microplastics. In this new publication, we used a mixture of experimental and modelling studies to show fragmentation into microplastics is a transient phase. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Soil-biodegradable mulch film: Distinguishing between persistent microplastics and fragments released from certified soil-biodegradable products

Soil-biodegradable mulch films offer a sustainable alternative to conventional plastics in agriculture, especially where recollection or recycling are…

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Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Ever seen fungal illustrations? 🍄 Our Fungarium Sequencing Project Team is thrilled to show some of the original illustrations that were created when the species were first described as new to science. In some cases, this is the only visual reference material of the original fungus that we have! 🧵👇

Hand-drawn botanical illustration of red-capped mushrooms labeled Amanitopsis pulchella, with additional dried mushroom specimens and handwritten notes on a beige paper background.

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

We highly recommend this upcoming talk at @linneansociety.bsky.social for compelling, evidence-based perspectives on the decline of woodland birds from Dr Richard Broughton 🌳⬇️

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Are you involved in freshwater biodiversity or water quality monitoring and research in the UK? We're inviting individuals and organisations to complete a survey to help us understand community needs and priorities around monitoring & research. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ceh-online... 🧵🧪 1/

Scientist sampling for invertebrates on the shore of Loch Leven using a kick-net.

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UKBMS @ukbms.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

A new study from @ukceh.bsky.social using UKBMS data explores the impact of Agri-Environmental Schemes on butterfly abundance, species richness and diversity in England. Some positive relationships uncovered 👍 Learn more here - buff.ly/a0AKpBf buff.ly/yjNJdeE

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 21/08/2025

Combining professional survey data and data gathered from citizen scientists, new research highlights the positive impact of agri-environment schemes on butterfly communities at a landscape scale🦋 @ukceh.bsky.social| @btobirds.bsky.social| @naturalengland.bsky.social| @jappliedecology.bsky.social

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fionaseaton.bsky.social @fionaseaton.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Our paper on the impacts of ash dieback on soil carbon is finally out! 🎉 #soilscience #ashdieback #woodlands In this, we looked at the changes in soil organic carbon content of ~100 woodlands across GB over the past fifty years. 1/

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

NEW: Ash dieback and other tree diseases are resulting in significantly more greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought because a large amount of carbon is escaping from woodland soils, a study has found. 🎞️ Hear from lead author @fionaseaton.bsky.social 🌳🧪 1/

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Sam Harrison @samharrison.science · 08/08/2025

Some reflections on the first few days of #INC5.2 negotations in Geneva, towards a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty. Are the negotiations going well? Frankly, not really, though there are reasons for hope 👇 @ukceh.bsky.social #PlasticsTreaty #PlasticTreaty #GlobalPlasticTreaty

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Nye O'Neil @nyebowman.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Land Cover Map 2024 is available now! The latest in the series of @ukceh.bsky.social Land Cover Maps in raster and vector formats across spatial resolutions! This adds another year to our well established time series! Land Cover Map 2024 is available through @eidcdata.bsky.social

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🧪 A UKCEH Countryside Survey study provides the first evidence of recovering national soil organic carbon in British croplands, after decades of decline. See a blog post by the British Society of Soil Science: tinyurl.com/y86w5nme Full paper: bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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UKCEH Countryside Survey provides the first evidence of recovering national soil organic carbon in British croplands, after decades of decline - British Society of Soil Science

A new study from the UKCEH Countryside Survey on soil carbon has been published in the European Journal of Soil Science. The study provides the first evidence of recovering national soil organic carbo...

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fionaseaton.bsky.social @fionaseaton.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Our new paper looking at the impacts of ash dieback and deer grazing upon woodland vegetation is now out! We found that ash dieback and deer grazing interacted in their impacts upon flora diversity and tree regeneration - and that key species such as bramble mediated a lot of these effects

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AI4SoilHealth @ai4soilhealth.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

"This is probably the most sophisticated soil health modelling framework to date…" says Tomislav Hengl, Director of @opengeohub.bsky.social. Read about our Soil Health Data Cube and why it's set to revolutionise how we manage soil in Europe: ai4soilhealth.eu/new-map-of-s... #SoilHealth

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