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Publications: MOORCO – Moorland colonisation (Research Page)

Mitchell, R.J., Hester, A.J., Campbell, C.D., Chapman, S.J., Cameron, C.M., Hewison, R.L. & Potts, J.M. (2012) Explaining the variation in the soil microbial community: do vegetation composition and soil chemistry explain ... Read more

Chronosequence: MOORCO – Moorland colonisation (Research Page)

Background The MOORCO chronosequence plots use sites where birch (Betula sp.) has naturally colonised moorland to assess changes in biodiversity and ecosystem services following a change in land use from moorland to birch wood. ... Read more

MOORCO – Moorland colonisation (Research Page)

The MOORCO project studies how woodland expansion onto moorland affects biodiversity and ecosystem services. MOORCO stands for moorland colonisation and is an umbrella project encompassing four different experimental platfo ... Read more

Community Ecology Staff (Research Page)

The Group’s staff members contribute a wide range of skills to the projects on which they work, including a diverse range of taxonomic expertise and data analysis skills. They have experience of working from mountain tops, t ... Read more

Glen Finglas - experimental design (Research Page)

The experiment involves 24 grazing enclosures, measuring 3.3 ha each. There are four grazing treatments with six replicates of each. These are positioned in three blocks of two replicates each, located in different parts of the es ... Read more

Glen Finglas Project Publications (Research Page)

Evans, D.M., Redpath, S.M., Evans S.A., Elston D.A. & Dennis, P. (2005) Livestock grazing affects the egg size of an insectivorous passerine. Biology Letters 1: 322-325. Evans, D.M., Redpath, S.M. & Evans S.A. (2005) Seas ... Read more


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