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Tag Archives: ecology
8th April 2024 – The Science of Peatbogs
Simon Caporn, Emeritus Professor of Ecology and Environment, Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University has been teaching and researching plants, soils and their environments for 30 years. Simon offers the following description of his talk: Dark, peaty soils cover … Continue reading
Posted in 2024, Monthly Meetings, Past Events
Tagged ecology, environment
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9th October 2023 – The Use and Misuse of Science in the Development Planning Process
This month’s meeting will be about efforts to protect Danes Moss, an SSSI and nature reserve managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust, from adjacent building development. The development will adversely affect the peatland, which is a carbon sink. The Moss lies … Continue reading
Posted in 2023, Monthly Meetings, Past Events
Tagged ecology, environment
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14th November 2022 – Native Plant Reintroductions
This talk will be given by Josh Styles. Josh is a recently-graduated botanist who now has a dynamic career in ecology and science communication. He has founded the North West Rare Plant Initiative (www.nwrpi.weebly.com) and British Botany Training (www.BritishBotany.co.uk). He … Continue reading
Posted in 2022, Monthly Meetings, Past Events
Tagged botany, ecology
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7th December 2020 (Zoom 7pm) – Invasive Plant Species
Invasive Plant Species – Bogeyman or Ecological Disaster? Dr Arthur Broadbent of the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester will lead the discussion. “Novel weapons”, “Enemy Release” “Invasional Meltdown” – these are some of the more popular … Continue reading
3rd June 2019 – Microplastics in Manchester’s Rivers
Professor Jamie Woodward, Professor of Physical Geography and Head of the Department of Geography at The University of Manchester, will tell us about research in the Department of Geography at the University of Manchester which has shone a light on … Continue reading
1st April 2019 – Eco Energy Production from Waste Biomass
In April, Mubashra Latif, who is studying for her PhD in the faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Chester, will talk about her research. Mubashra is being supported by the University of Chester’s Eco-Innovation Cheshire and Warrington … Continue reading