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4 Oct 2023
New position: Post-doctoral fellow in Soil Microbial AgroEcology
In this position, you will work with at project that aims to determine how different farm management types impact the microbial performance and the resilience of different soils to...
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2 Oct 2023
Reflections from ClimBEco summer meeting 2023
In September 13-15, 2023 the ClimBEco summer meeting entitled “Double up and double down: linking the global climate and biodiversity crises to bring about fast, fair and transform...
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29 Sep 2023
Vacuum cleaner effect of fungi can keep nanoplastic particles at bay
Using micro-designed soil models, researchers at Lund University and members of BECC, have investigated how tiny particles of polystyrene affect bacteria and fungi. Although this n...
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24 Aug 2023
Children and biologists research biodiversity together
Children in preschool and primary school will now be able to learn more about insects, birds, flowers and plants, how valuable they are and how we humans can protect nature. The co...
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21 Aug 2023
Urban great tits have paler plumage than their forest-living relatives
A new study conducted by researchers in Europe shows that urban great tits have paler plumage than their countryside counterparts. Since the yellow pigment of the breast feathers o...
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31 May 2023
14 new projects funded by BECC
A major benefit of being part of BECC is the possibility for researchers to apply for project funding. Recently, 14 new projects that will contribute to delivering world leading re...
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22 May 2023
Flowers that benefit both bees and biodiversity
An increasing number of people want to help bees and other pollinators by growing flowers that are rich in pollen and nectar. But which flowers are the most beneficial?
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12 May 2023
Guest researcher Prof. Detlef F. Sprinz on working with the topic of forest carbon removals in BECC
During his stay, Professor Detlef F. Sprinz focused on collaboration on the project LiMa – A Liquid Market for Forest Carbon. The project’s goal is to elucidate whether forest carb...
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26 Apr 2023
Climate change is changing the map of Swedish birds
While southern species such as European goldfinch and European stonechat are becoming increasingly common in our latitudes, species such as curlew and redwing are in northern retre...
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25 Apr 2023
More efficient policy instruments can save the climate
Climate change can be stopped - with the right policy instruments. But to be effective, these policies must be accepted by both citizens and businesses. In a new research project, ...