Press office news tagged biological-sciences
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Students gain experience of conservation challenges and practices during field course to the Azores
University of Plymouth news: Our second year Biological Sciences students travelled to the Azores this summer for an annual field course studying the unique geography and exceptional biology of the remote volcanic island of São Miguel
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Study links cold water shock to catastrophic coral collapse in the Eastern Pacific
University of Plymouth news: An international team of scientists has used 25 years of reef survey and sea surface temperature data to dermine that cold water shock has led to catastrophic coral collapse in the Eastern Pacific.
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University works alongside plant therapy brand at new £1million research facility in Cornwall
Academics from the University of Plymouth's School of Biological and Marine Sciences are working with Trelonk Molecular Wellbeing on a number of joint projects.
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Losing coastal plant communities to climate change will weaken sea defences
Coastal plant communities are a crucial element of global sea defences but are increasingly threatened by the human-induced effects of climate change, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth
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Study offers insight into biological changes among invasive species
Scientists from the University of Plymouth have recently completed extensive research into the Maynard’s Anole population on the Cayman Islands
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Study solves puzzle of snail and slug feeding preferences
A study led by the University of Plymouth analysed the feeding preferences of hundreds of snails when presented with seedlings of 14 different grassland plant species.
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Immunity could be key to addressing coral crisis
A new commentary by Dr Caroline Palmer from the University of Plymouth, published in Nature’s Communications Biology, provides hope that a shift in research focus will support coral reef conservation and restoration efforts.
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Deadly fungus found for first time in critically endangered amphibian species
New research led by the University of Plymouth has shown that the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has been recorded for the first time in critically endangered amphibians in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot.
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Rapid evolution fails to save butterflies from extinction in face of human-induced change
In a study in Nature, Professors Michael C Singer and Camille Parmesan from the University of Plymouth use more than 30 years of research to show the evolution of wild species can cause localised extinctions when land management practices change
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Rocky habitats need to be protected for endangered amphibians to survive, study shows
An international team of scientists led by the University of Plymouth has published research in the PLoS ONE journal showing that rare amphibians living on rocky plateaux in western India are in desperate need of greater protection
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University signs Memorandum of Understanding to further research into climate change
The University of Plymouth and Nitte University in India have entered a formal partnership to further research into the impact of climate change on the marine environment and public health
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Study explores vets’ attitudes towards treatment of wild animals
Plymouth University news: Veterinary practices could be treating increasing numbers of wildlife casualties while facing significant restrictions in terms of cost, knowledge and facilities, according to new research by the University of Plymouth