Major extinction event predicted for the Brazilian Cerrado could be avoided by the right policy mix Deforestation in the Cerrado could result in the extinction of 1,140 plant species over the next 30 years, a number eight times higher than all recorded plant extinctions worldwide since the year 1500. Timely support for the...

Dr Kiyoko Gotanda, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department, and colleagues, from around the world, have opened up investigations into the effects of climate change on natural selection. Their article, just published in Science magazine, suggests that precipitation may well influence evolutionary adaptation. Abstract...

Congratulations to Professor Andrew Balmford on the award of the Pilkington Teaching Prize for Teaching in 2017. Andrew has been a member of the Department since 1998 and has been an inspiring lecturer in both second and third year courses in Ecology and Conservation. He has been one of the key leaders of the second year...