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THE TETRIX BLOG
news and views on a wide range of ecological and environmental topics from Scotland and beyond......
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Protecting Our Native Caledonian Pine Woodlands
Cultivation of non-native pine trees increases the risk of fungal disease transmission when planted next to native Caledonian Scots pine. Th
Discovering the Secret of the Starling Murmuration...
If you are of a certain age, like me, you’ll no doubt remember the large flocks of over-wintering starling that would return to Glasgow’s ci
Bumblebees Are Losing Their Buzz...
Field-realistic doses of neonicotinoid pesticides directly affects the behaviour of foraging bees by interfering with the type of vibrations
How to Create a Print Template in QGIS
One comment we frequently hear about QGIS is how to create a print composer template. The good news is that this couldn’t be easier, so we t
Our Plastic Oceans
Last month, the EU hosted the 4th Edition of the Our Oceans Conference in Malta. The conference outlined a new vision to secure a sustainabl
Vultures: The Hero of the Savannah
Although there is no current link between declining vulture populations and the death of a large number of hippos in Namibia, the role vultu
The Queensferry Crossing
This week marks the official opening of the Queensferry Crossing, or the Forth Replacement Crossing as we originally knew it back in 2008. L
What will be the Future for Germany's Wolves?
In common with many other countries in mainland Europe, wolves were exterminated from the German countryside at the end of the 19th century.
Evolution of the Shetland Monkey Flower
Monkey flower colonised the wider countryside along with many other non-native species of plant after being introduced to the British Isles
Formby's Synurbic Red Squirrels!
Doctoral research being undertaken by Kathryn Fingland of Nottingham Trent University is helping to uncover the relatively unknown life of F
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