Ecology and Conservation

Lancaster Environment Centre

Contact information

Type of address	Postal address
Postal code	LA1 4YQ
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Address lines	LA1 4YQ

http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec/research/research-areas/biodiversity-and-conservation/

Phone: +44 (0) 1524 510288

Organisation profile

Two of the most urgent environmental issues facing mankind are global change and the accelerating loss of biological diversity. Our research investigates how biodiversity influences the services provided by both natural and managed ecosystems (including food production), and how ecosystems can be managed to protect and enhance biodiversity under global change. We use a variety of perspectives, with studies ranging from fundamental evolutionary ecology to the interactions of social and ecological constituents in the Earth-system.

Publications & Outputs

(1493)

Published
Shedding light on land use change for solar farms
Blaydes, H., Whyatt, J. D., Carvalho, F., Lee, H. K., McCann, K., Silveira, J. M. & Armstrong, A., 1/07/2025, In: Progress in Energy. 7, 3, 033001.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Comment/debate › peer-review
Published
A stitch in time: integrating energy infrastructure into the fabric of conservation habitats
Barley, T. A., Blaydes, H. & Dolezal, A. G., 30/06/2025, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 69, 101358.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Published
Assembly processes inferred from eDNA surveys of a pond metacommunity are consistent with known species ecologies
Cai, W., Pichler, M., Biggs, J., Nicolet, P., Ewald, N., Griffiths, R. A., Bush, A., Leibold, M. A., Hartig, F. & Yu, D. W., 30/06/2025, In: Ecography. 2025, 6, 15 p., e07461.
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

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Activities

(73)

Towards COP30 – Integrated and Participatory Planning for Forest Restoration in Response to the Climate Crisis
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Windemere Science Festival
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition/Concert
The Secret Life of Bumblebees
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition/Concert

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Press

(21)

What animals do at scale: a new lens on behaviour and conservation
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
Science on tap across Lancaster and Morecambe with Pint of Science
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
Lancaster University scientists contribute an array of exciting exhibits and talks to the annual Windermere Science Festival
Press/Media: Newspaper Article

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Research