UK threat to nature reserves

Theory and Design of Nature Reserves

Managing landscapes In a 2008 review, David Lindenmayer and a long list of distinguished conservation biologists review two decades of research on landscape management [5]. They identify a set of 13 factors that anyone managing a landscape for conservation should consider, and they group those factors under four boad themes: setting goals, spatial issues, temporal issues, and management approac...

Nature Reserves as Catalysts for Landscape Change

Managing Nature Reserves for Cranes in China

During the past 15 years, China has established more than 300 nature reserves. Many of the wetland reserves have been created primarily to protect endangered cranes. This paper summarizes the status of 22 nature reserves, 13 for breeding cranes and 9 for wintering cranes. The nature reserves have often been established in areas heavily populated or intensively used for economic purposes. Many r...

Shellfish toxicity in UK waters: a threat to human health?

The potential for poisoning of humans through their consumption of shellfish which have themselves consumed biotoxin producing marine phytoplankton exists in the UK. Toxins are bio-accumulated within the shellfish flesh allowing them to reach harmful concentrations. This threat is in most part mitigated by monitoring programmes that assess both the presence of potentially harmful phytoplankton ...

Liver fluke – A growing threat to UK livestock production

The liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, is becoming increasingly common in cattle and sheep in the UK. The suitability of different methods for detection of liver fluke infection depends on the type of animal, the purpose of the investigation (individual or herd level) and the stage of the liver fluke life-cycle. Treatment options are also influenced by the type of animal (beef, dairy, sheep) and t...