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ECN Cairngorms involved in second paper on European mountain vegetation responses to climate change

ECN Cairngorms involved in second paper on European mountain vegetation responses to climate change

Researchers at ECN Cairngorms have contributed to a second paper describing a pan-European study of Europe's mountain vegetation. The paper, published in the journal Science, shows that mountain plants across the continent are moving to higher altitudes, but that such upward shifts can lead to a reduction in species richness.

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What a difference a day makes!

A dramatic change in the weather was observed at the ECN Snowdon in early April

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New paper looks at soil dynamics beneath Alice Holt's oak woods

New paper looks at soil dynamics beneath Alice Holt's oak woods

Scientists at Forest Research have published findings of short and long-term changes in soil properties at ECN's Alice Holt site

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Snow all around but the work goes on!

Snow all around but the work goes on!

Harsh winter weather is not enough to stop our site staff from making ECN measurements.

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ECN Cairngorms site involved in European research suggesting climate change is altering mountain vegetation at the large scale

ECN Cairngorms site involved in European research suggesting climate change is altering mountain vegetation at the large scale

Researchers at ECN Cairngorms have contributed to a pan-European study of vegetation response to climate change

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Windiest day yet for ECN Cairngorms

Windiest day yet for ECN Cairngorms

Analysis of wind speed data for our Cairngorms site reveals a new record during the storm earlier in December

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Loch Leven: 40 years of scientific research

Loch Leven: 40 years of scientific research

Special issue of Hydrobiologia presents research at Loch Leven, an ECN site

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Lakes Tour report published

The report of the latest long-term survey of Cumbrian lakes, carried out in 2010, is now available

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Research access to ECN Cairngorms and other northern latitude field sites

Research access to ECN Cairngorms and other northern latitude field sites

Funds are available via the EU INTERACT project to support research visits to a range of field sites in the Arctic and sub-Arctic, including ECN Cairngorms.

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ECN welcomes Moor House student for 2011-12

News of our latest ECN Moor House sandwich student

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New nature conservation journal launched

News of a new open access journal, Nature Conservation

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Access to research stations in northern Europe and Russia

The EU FP7 project INTERACT, through its Transnational Access programme, invites calls for proposals to use research facilities of northern European and Russian research stations

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'Beyond 2010' conference report available

'Beyond 2010' conference report available

The report of the conference Beyond 2010: strategies for understanding and responding to long-term trends in UK biodiversity, co-organised by ECN (CEH) and the Natural History Museum, has been released.

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The dry Spring: a UK ECN perspective

An an initial analysis of the dry Spring conditions in 2011 at ECN terrestrial sites

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