Jessica Bays (ECT Engagement Officer) wrote a blog on her visit to the newly established long-term experiment RainDrop. The ECT partnered with the Open University, the University of Oxford and the Patsy Wood Trust to set it up.
Read MoreA Special Issue of the journal Ecological Indicators, was issued to celebrate 20 years of of detailed site-based monitoring and showcasing a range of research using Environmental Change Network data and sites.
Read More'Longer growing seasons shift grassland vegetation towards more-productive species'. Fridley et al., 2016. Nature Climate Change. Analysis of 21 plant species coexisting on BCCIL plots, reveals a strong association between functional traits and temperature regime. Read Syracuse University's blog post on the article.
Read More'Ecological restoration: Soil microbes call the shots'. Marrs (2016). Nature Plants. Letter looking at the use of soil microbes in ecological restoration, and how they can help ‘design’ new target communities more subtly.
Read MoreFloodplain Meadow Partnership conducted their regular fritillary count and survey of the water-management trial plots at North Meadow, Cricklade in Spring. Monitoring is going strong and now in its 18th year the fritillary count attracted over thirty volunteers and was showcased by BBC1's Countryfile programme.
Read MoreWant to keep up-to-date with the initiation of a new long-term experiment investigating the effects of future climate change? Read about RainDrop which is a of a collaborative project in development between the Open University, Oxford Plant Sciences and the ECT.
Read More'Long-term changes in the tree and shrub layers of a British nature reserve and their relevance for woodland conservation management''. Kirby et al., (2016). Journal for Nature Conservation, 31, 51-60.
Read MoreJonathan Silvertown (ECT trustee) writes a blog on what Park Grass and Agathan Christie have in common ahead of the anniversary event in May. Find out what it is here.
Read MoreTo celebrate Park Grass turning 160, Rothamsted Research invites you to ‘160 years of Park Grass'. This free public event takes place on Tuesday 17th May, 5.30pm to 8.00pm.
Read MoreRothamsted Research North Wyke and Duchy College Rural Business School hosted their first Advisory Group Meeting in February, with key representatives from the research and farming communities.
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