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Research
Our research themes
are outlined in the clickable links to the left. We have
focussed on understanding the farmland in terms of the habitats that it
provides for native species. Our initial work involved surveying for
various organisms on seven regional farms. Subsequently, we tackled
open-land ponds, and compared the biodiversity of farm ponds and
landscaping ponds. We have also combined some of
our fieldwork with "bookwork" to explore the landscape of our changing
county. Finally, Martin Holdrege has taken on a group of native
organisms which are important to farms - the native bees, who are
major pollinators of crops.
The last category,
"What's Cooking", will give you a sneak preview of what we plan (or
hope) to work on in the future. We have now begun work on floodplain
forests - a
habitat that occurs both on farmland and non-farmland. Bottomlands tend
to have good soils and readily accessible water, making them prime
agricultural sites.
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