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UnderStory - Storying woodland use, management and expansion in the Cairngorms (Project)
A digital story map will be created called the UnderStory and will provide an engaging, enduring account of perspectives on woodland use, management and expansion in the early 21st Century from the Cairngorms.It will be created ou ... Read more
UK Alpine Ecology Network: Projects (Research Page)
This page lists recent projects relevant to UK alpine ecosystems.Contact us if you have papers or reports that you would like to be listed on this page. Return to main Alpine Ecology Network page ... Read more
UK Alpine Ecology Network: Publications (Research Page)
This page lists recent research papers and project reports relevant to UK alpine ecosystems. Contact us if you have papers or reports that you would like to be listed on this page. Return to main Alpine Ecology Network page 20 ... Read more
UK Alpine Ecology Network: Meetings (Research Page)
Here you will find details of past meetings of the UK Alpine Ecology Network along with links to workshop reports and presentations where available. Return to main Alpine Ecology Network page Inaugural meeting January 2018, Ja ... Read more
UK Alpine Ecology Network (Research Page)
The UK Alpine Ecology Network was formed in 2018 as a means of bringing together scientists, conservationists and land managers with an interest in the ecology of alpine ecosystems across the UK. Membership is open to anyone with ... Read more
Native plants need re-seeding after rhododendron removal (News)
Native plants need a helping hand if they are to recover from invasive rhododendron, Scottish ecologists have discovered. A new study in the Journal of Applied Ecology reveals that – even at sites cleared of rhododendron 30 ... Read more
August 22, 2017
The Birse and Robertson Archive (Research Page)
Introduction ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Knock Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Knock Moss, Wigtownshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Elsie Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Elsie Moss, Aberdeenshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Fiag Plantation (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Fiag Plantation, Highland ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Wyndford Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Wyndford Moss, Aberdeenshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Summary (17 Selected Peat Deposits) (Research Page)
Summary of Peat Deposit Depths, and Land Cover in 1988 ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Blacklaw Bog (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Blacklaw Bog, South Lanarkshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Awhirk Moss, Wigtownshire (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Awhirk Moss, Wigtownshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Drumbreck Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Drumbreck Moss, North Lanarkshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Drumbow Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Drumbow Moss, North Lanarkshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Dirskelpin Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Dirskelpin Moss, Wigtownshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Nutberry Moss and Dornock Flow (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Nutberry Moss and Dornock Flow, Dumfriesshire Survey: 1967 ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Creca Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Creca Moss, Dumfriesshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Gartur Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Gartur Moss, Stirlingshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Cranley Bog (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Cranley Bog, South Lanarkshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Harburn and Cobbinshaw Bogs (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Harburn and Cobbinshaw Bogs, West Lothian ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Backhill of Bush Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Backhill of Bush Moss, Kirkudbrightshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Mindork Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Mindork Moss, Wigtownshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Glims Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Glims Moss, Orkney ... Read more
Peat Surveys: White Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: White Moss, Orkney ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Dornal Bog (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Dornal Bog, Wigtownshire ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Threepwood Moss (Research Page)
Peat Deposit: Threepwood Moss, Roxburghshire ... Read more
Biodiversity and Ecosystems (Research Page)
The aim of the Biodiversity and Ecosystem subgroup is to understand how human driven global and local changes impact on the network of interactions between animals, microbes and plants in natural and semi-natural habitats to predi ... Read more
Peat Surveys: Peat Deposits (Research Page)
Maps of the distribution of surveys of peat deposits by the Scottish Peat Committee and Macaulay Institute Peat Surveys (since 1984) ... Read more
Too many businesses unaware of impact of declining natural capital (News)
The Natural Capital Initiative, a partnership between the Society of Biology, British Ecological Society, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the James Hutton Institute, has launched the ‘Valuing our Life S ... Read more
July 7, 2015
What did plants ever do for you? (News)
Whether you have green fingers or not, every breath you take, every meal you eat owes a debt to plants. From one little seed, planted into soil, many green lives can arise - from small herbs up to big trees, or from ornamental flo ... Read more
May 8, 2015
Dr Helaina Black appointed Ecological Sciences group leader (News)
Senior soil ecologist Dr Helaina Black has been appointed to the leadership of the Ecological Sciences group at the James Hutton Institute, following the retirement of Dr Pete Goddard. ... Read more
January 12, 2015
LandSFACTS downloads (Research Page)
The LandSFACTS software is available in several formats: with graphical interface, helpfile and tutorial [XP, W7], cf. below command-line [XP, W7, W7 x64, Linux x64], by request dynamic libraries [XP, W7, W7 x64, Linux x ... Read more
Land manager attitudes and behaviours (Research Page)
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LandSFACTS model details (inputs/outputs) (Research Page)
The LandsFACTS model was originally (v1.6) set up to simulate cropping systems at the landscape scale. Since 2007, it was further developed to allow modelling land uses at multiple scales within an evolving environment. The diagra ... Read more
LandSFACTS (Research Page)
LANDscape Scale Functional Allocation of Crops Temporally and Spatially ... Read more
Scenarios and land use futures (Research Page)
Environmental, economic and social issues associated with agriculture are often fundamental for rural prosperity and sustainability, with consequent implications for any debate about future land use. A key to supporting the planni ... Read more
Natural resource datasets and databases (Research Page)
Soil mapping ... Read more
Soil forensics (Research Page)
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