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Latest news: It is not only size that matters when planning a protected area, other spatial features such as shape are also critical to the number of animal species found there. A new study from the University of Exeter assessed the spatial characteristics of more than 400 South American protected areas - places legally protected for the long term conservation of nature - to determine what affects the number of amphibians, birds and mammals present....Read full story
Latest news: A new study found that phytoplankton - microscopic water-borne plants - can rapidly evolve tolerance to elevated water temperatures....Read full story
Latest news: Professor Katrina Brown’s latest book, which has just been published, is particularly timely. ‘Resilience, Development and Global Change’ presents new perspectives on resilience to help us re-think orthodox approaches to environmental change and international development....Read full story
Latest news: A strong cohort of ESI researchers will be heading to Edinburgh in December to contribute to The British Ecological Society’s 2015 Annual Meeting....Read full story
Latest news: Members of the public are invited to join University of Exeter academics at a series of events that will demonstrate how our research is investigating the key issues in modern day life....Read full story
Latest news: A new study, published in the journal PLOS Biology, has demonstrated that lizards do not cope well with the climate predicted for the year 2100....Read full story
Latest news: University of Exeter lecturer Dr Joanie Willett is hosting a series of community discussions designed to collect information on what various members of the public think the British constitution should look like....Read full story
Latest news: The ESI’s Dr Joanie Willett was one of two academics who recently gave evidence on behalf of The Political Studies Association (PSA) to Parliament’s Constitution Committee consultation on the State of the Union and Devolution. ...Read full story
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