Ecology News

Members and guests may wish to discover more information from two recent lectures and one Cafe presentation discussing current issues in ecology.

Dr Peter Hogarth’s “Mangroves -what they are and why they matter”  lecture is examined in greater  detail in his book from Oxford University Press “The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses”  ISBN:  978-0-19-856871-1

The lecture by  Professor Alastair Fitter “Hidden nature, hidden value”, held jointly with The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, introduced to many of us the term “Ecosystem Services” and there is some further information on the website  target=”_blank”>www.ecosystemservices.org.uk/ecoserv.htm

To follow up Professor David Raffaelli Cafe presentation on “What has nature ever done for me?” there is some more information on the new project website for Biodiversity & Ecosystem Service Sustainability

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