CEH Biodiversity
Lead Research Organisation:
UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
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Organisations
- UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY (Lead Research Organisation)
- Kenya Agriculture & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) (Collaboration)
- Kenya Forestry Research Institute (Collaboration)
- University of Brawijaya (Collaboration)
- Tanzania Forestry Research Institute (Collaboration)
- National Museum of Kenya (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Richard Pywell (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Abolins S
(2018)
The ecology of immune state in a wild mammal, Mus musculus domesticus.
in PLoS biology
Ainsworth G
(2017)
The culture of bird conservation: Australian stakeholder values regarding iconic, flagship and rare birds
in Biodiversity and Conservation
Beckman N
(2018)
High dispersal ability is related to fast life-history strategies
in Journal of Ecology
Broughton R
(2018)
Offspring sex ratio of a woodland songbird is unrelated to habitat fragmentation
in Journal of Ornithology
Broughton R
(2018)
An efficient survey method for estimating populations of Marsh Tits Poecile palustris , a low-density woodland passerine
in Bird Study
Broughton R
(2018)
Social structure of Coal Tits Periparus ater in temperate deciduous forest
in Journal of Ornithology
Bullock J
(2017)
All dispersal functions are wrong, but many are useful: A response to Cousens et al.
in Journal of Ecology
Czerwinski M
(2018)
Plant traits explain the success of vacuum harvesting as a method of seed collection for the restoration of species-rich grasslands
in Landscape and Ecological Engineering
Czerwinski M
(2018)
The effect of tillage management and its interaction with site conditions and plant functional traits on plant species establishment during meadow restoration
in Ecological Engineering
Dick J
(2018)
What is socio-ecological research delivering? A literature survey across 25 international LTSER platforms
in Science of The Total Environment
| Description | Findings from this grant have, for example, contributed to our knowledge and understanding of the impacts of exploitation of resources and environmental change on biodiversity, specifically: - The impacts of renewable energy (wind farms) development and fishing on sea bird populations; - The effects of climate change (drought) on vegetation communities, and soil processes and function; - Impacts of land use change and management actions of on soil biodiversity; - Impacts of light pollination on pollination services provided by moths; - Measures to conserve of rare woodland bird species; - Effects of hedgerow management on associated biodiversity; - Development of new indicators of the status of biodiversity for environmental impact assessment; - Establishment of a new national pollinator monitoring scheme; - Develop new methods to quantify the cultural services provided by habitat restoration. |
| Exploitation Route | The findings of this wide ranging national capability biodiversity programme are used by a wide range of stakeholders, for example: Wider public - will benefit from improved insights into anthropogenic impacts on biodversity in laymans terms; Academics - will benefits from access to long-term data sets describing changes in populations and communities; Industry - will benefit from improved models describing the environmental impact of management and exploitation of resources on biodiversity; Policymakers - Defra family will benefit from improved understanding of land management impacts on biodiversity. These will inform management prescriptions for farmers; the new national pollinator monitoring scheme is supporting the UK National Pollinator Strategy. Policy implementers and regulators - will benefit from the new metrics for assessing biodiversity value to support improved environmental impact assessments; National Governments - will benefit from long-term population data and models describing impacts of development of marine renewables and fisheries on charismatic species; Pan-governmental - will benefit from specialist expertise and knowledge to support international biodiversity initiatives, such as IPBES. |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Energy Environment |
| URL | https://www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/pollinator-monitoring |
| Description | The findings of this wide ranging national capability biodiversity programme are used by a wide range of stakeholders, for example: Defra family have used the data on hedgerow management to develop new management prescriptions for farmers. In addition, the new national pollinator monitoring scheme has provided Defra with new time trends showing changes in species distributions for over 200 pollinator species to support the UK National Pollinator Strategy. The Scottish Government has used the long-term data and models of sea bird populations to inform polices on marine renewables and fisheries in the North Sea. CEH expertise in biodiversity has supported the IPBES specialist groups on pollinators and invasive species and their recommendations to national Governments. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Agriculture, Food and Drink,Environment |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | MoU with Forestry Research Institute (Tanzania) |
| Organisation | Tanzania Forestry Research Institute |
| Country | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | An MoU has been signed between CEH and Tanzania Forestry Research Institute. It outlines area and mechanisms for ambitions to collaborate together including work on terrestrial and socio-ecological ecosystems |
| Collaborator Contribution | An MoU has been signed between CEH and Tanzania Forestry Research Institute. It outlines area and mechanisms for ambitions to collaborate together including work on terrestrial and socio-ecological ecosystems |
| Impact | None as yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | MoU with KALRO (Kenya) |
| Organisation | Kenya Agriculture & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | An MoU has been signed between CEH and KALRO. It outlines area and mechanisms for ambitions to collaborate together including work on terrestrial and socio-ecological ecosystems |
| Collaborator Contribution | An MoU has been signed between CEH and KALRO. It outlines area and mechanisms for ambitions to collaborate together including work on terrestrial and socio-ecological ecosystems |
| Impact | None as yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | MoU with KEFRI (Kenya) |
| Organisation | Kenya Forestry Research Institute |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | An MoU has been signed between CEH and KEFRI. It outlines area and mechanisms for ambitions to collaborate together including work on terrestrial and socio-ecological ecosystems |
| Collaborator Contribution | An MoU has been signed between CEH and KEFRI. It outlines area and mechanisms for ambitions to collaborate together including work on terrestrial and socio-ecological ecosystems |
| Impact | None as yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | MoU with National Musem (Kenya) |
| Organisation | National Museum of Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | An MoU has been signed between CEH and National Museum of Kenya. It outlines area and mechanisms for ambitions to collaborate together including work on terrestrial and socio-ecological ecosystems |
| Collaborator Contribution | An MoU has been signed between CEH and National Museum of Kenya. It outlines area and mechanisms for ambitions to collaborate together including work on terrestrial and socio-ecological ecosystems |
| Impact | None as yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | MoU with University Brawijaya (Indonesia) |
| Organisation | University of Brawijaya |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | CEH and U Brawijaya have signed an MoU outlining ambitions for future collaboration in areas including: soil health, biodiversity, ecosystems service deliver to support sustainable agriculture development |
| Collaborator Contribution | CEH and U Brawijaya have signed an MoU outlining ambitions for future collaboration in areas including: soil health, biodiversity, ecosystems service deliver to support sustainable agriculture development |
| Impact | None as yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | BBC Online and regional press mentions in coverage of Asian hornet sightings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | BBC Online and regional press mentions in coverage of Asian hornet sightings |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Coverage in Daily Telegraph Nature Notes columns of papers on harlequin ladybird citizen science data |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Coverage in Daily Telegraph Nature Notes columns of papers on harlequin ladybird citizen science data |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Coverage in Daily Telegraph Nature Notes columns of papers on seabirds diet |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Coverage in Daily Telegraph Nature Notes columns of papers on seabirds diet |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Coverage in regional and horticultural press of new project involving Steven White to combat threat of Xylella fastidiosa |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Coverage in regional and horticultural press of new project involving Steven White to combat threat of Xylella fastidiosa |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Hidden Britain by Drone Channel 4 programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Tom August appeared on the Channel 4 programme Hidden Britain by Drone |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Interview about Ladybird Nature paper |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Radio 4 interview about Spread of a model invasive alien species, the harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis in Britain and Ireland https://www.nature.com/articles/sdata2018239?WT.feed_name=subjects_entomology |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Interview about insect declines |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview about insect declines |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Rare Arable Flowers app highlighted by Farmers Weekly as an essential arable farming app |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Rare Arable Flowers app highlighted by Farmers Weekly as an essential arable farming app |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Study on plant-pollinator networks in farmed landscapes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article in Daily Telegraph on study on plant-pollinator networks in farmed landscapes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |