Dung beetles play a crucial role in our ecosystem as well as in agriculture. But sadly, like many of our invertebrate species, dung beetles are in decline
Dung beetles and ecosystem services
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Bats, Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Invertebrates
Date posted: 6 April 2020
Migratory hoverflies provide key ecosystem services
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Biodiversity, Ecological Indicators, Ecosystem Services, Hoverflies, Invertebrates
Date posted: 8 July 2019
Migratory hoverflies are important pollinators of wildflowers. They contribute to maintaining high genetic diversity within wildflower populations through the transfer of pollen across long distances.
Planting for winter-active invertebrates
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Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Invertebrates, Trees, Urban Ecosystems
Date posted: 12 December 2018
Many planting schemes with an ecological input specify that native species should be used, and for very good reasons too. There is a problem with native planting, however, in that indigenous trees and shrubs in the UK are limited in number and very few of them provide a food resource for invertebrates during the winter months. Climate amelioration means that more invertebrates are going to be active during winter months, especially in towns and cities. But will there be enough food to sustain them?
Introducing Greenwood Ecology & Conservation
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Conservation, Ecology, Ecosystem Services, Surveys and Assessment
Date posted: 15 June 2017
Greenwood Ecology & Conservation offers specialist ecological consultancy, conservation and land management advisory services.