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No, this isn't a maths class for invertebrates (perhaps they'd be best at multiplication?!) but rather an insight into one of our most productive sampling methods; pitfall trapping . On a very (and I mean very ) cold morning last week, Dr Andy Salisbury and myself lifted the traps from the centre...
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Sarah shows John how to separate out insects from detritus under the microscope While we still have Sarah (whose time with the Plants for Bugs entomology team comes to an end next summer), we need to make sure she passes on all her expertise on sorting and identifying invertebrates. Prepared to step...
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This year, in collaboration with researchers at Newcastle University, we'll be monitoring nectar on the plots; research that will help determine whether there's any difference in the quantity (volume) and/ or quality (sugar and amino acid concentrations) of nectar between the flowers of native...
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