Understanding how plant species respond to climate change is one of the great challenges
in biodiversity conservation and sustainable ecosystem planning. Current studies of the …

People have been recording wildlife for centuries and the resulting datasets lead to
important scientific research. The Biological Records Centre (BRC), established in 1964, is a …

Large-scale biodiversity changes are measured mainly through the responses of a few
taxonomic groups. Much less is known about the trends affecting most invertebrates and …

State of Nature 2019 presents an overview of how the country's wildlife is faring, looking
back over nearly 50 years of monitoring to see how nature has changed in the UK, its Crown …

Steep insect biomass declines (or 'insectageddon') have been widely reported, 23 despite a
lack of continuously-collected biomass data from replicated long-24 term monitoring sites …

Many species are extending their leading-edge (cool) range margins polewards in response
to recent climate change. In the present study, we investigated range margin changes at the …

The Global Casino is an introduction to environmental issues which deals both with the
workings of the physical environment and with the political, economic and social frameworks …

Community (or citizen) science, the involvement of volunteers in scientific endeavors, has a
long history. Over the past few centuries, the contributions of volunteers to our …

Biodiversity is a key criterion in nature protection and often indicates habitats and localities
rich in endangered species. Our research, using 48 one-man one-day field trips, located an …

Lichens have been used as biomonitors for multiple purposes. They are well-known as air
pollution indicators around urban and industrial centers. More recently, several attempts …