Knowing your plants
Robinson, B.S., Inger, R. & Gaston, K.J. 2016. A rose by any other name: plant identification knowledge & socio-demographics. PLoS One 11, e0156572. (Image from Shutterstock) Concern has been expressed…
Read moreIdentifying species at risk of extinction
Collen, B., Dulvy, N., Gaston, K.J., Gärdenfors, U., Keith, D.A., Punt, A.E., Regan, H.M., Böhm, M., Hedges, S., Seddon, M., Butchart, S.H.M., Hilton-Taylor, C., Hoffmann, M., Bachman, S.P. & Akçakaya,…
Read moreLarge scale variation in physiology
Chown, S.L. & Gaston, K.J. 2016. Macrophysiology – progress and prospects. Functional Ecology 30, 330-344. (Image for Shutterstock) 1. Macrophysiology is the investigation of variation in physiological traits over large…
Read moreLighting plants at night
Bennie, J., Davies, T.W., Cruse, D. & Gaston, K.J. 2016. Ecological effects of artificial light at night on wild plants. Journal of Ecology 104, 611-620. (Image from Shutterstock) 1. Plants…
Read moreThe loss of human-nature interactions
Soga, M. & Gaston, K.J. (2016) Extinction of experience: the loss of human–nature interactions. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 14(2), 94-101. (Image from Shutterstock) Increasingly, people are becoming less…
Read moreUrbanisation and vegetation phenology
Dallimer, M., Tang, Z., Gaston, K. J. & Davies, Z. G. (2016) The extent of shifts in vegetation phenology between rural and urban areas within a human-dominated region. Ecology and…
Read moreUrban greenspace and physical activity
Shanahan, D.F., Franco, L., Lin, B.B., Gaston, K.J. & Fuller, R.A. (2016) The benefits of natural environments for physical activity. Sports Medicine, in press. doi: 10.1007/s40279-016-0502-4. (Image from Shutterstock) Urbanisation…
Read moreMeasuring household carbon
Allinson, D., Irvine, K.N., Edmondson, J.L., Tiwary, A., Hill, G., Morris, J., Bell, M., Davies, Z.G., Firth, S.K., Fisher, J., Gaston, K.J., Leake, J.R., McHugh, N., Namdeo, A., Rylatt, M.…
Read moreUAVs for wildlife conservation
Gonzalez, L.F., Montes, G.A., Puig, E., Johnson, S., Mengersen, K. & Gaston, K.J. (2016) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Artificial Intelligence revolutionizing wildlife monitoring and conservation. Sensors 16(1), 97. (Image…
Read moreWarming temperatures and phytoplankton productivity
Yvon-Durocher, G., Allen, A. P., Cellamare, M., Dossena, M., Gaston, K. J., Leitao, M., Montoya, J. M., Reuman, D. C., Woodward, G. & Trimmer, M. (2015) Five Years of Experimental…
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