Island biotas are threatened by habitat loss, anthropogenic pollution and climate change, as well as the effects of introduced species. The Azorean Biodiversity Group conducts several projects to assess the impact of these threats on the invertebrate communities in the Azorean archipelago. Most of the projects focus on the fauna […]
Tag: arthropods
Effects of grazing on the invertebrate assemblages in Scottish uplands
The Glen Finglas Projects is a large-scale and long-term experiment investigating the effects of four different grazing regimes, no grazing, high-stock sheep grazing, low-stock sheep grazing, and low-stock sheep mixed with cattle grazing (+ the occasional deer), on Scottish upland ecosystems. I was involved in the arthropod collection and sorting/identification […]