Scientists at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) are embarking on two new research projects that will transform our understanding of impacts of the climate and biodiversity crises.
Scientists at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) are embarking on two new research projects that will transform our understanding of impacts of the climate and biodiversity crises.
One of the projects will investigate the multiple environmental threats to freshwater biodiversity, while the other will predict which areas will be most affected by humid heat extremes. The £1 million three-year projects are both being funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Humid heat is the combination of air temperature and moisture, sources of which include seas, rivers and other water courses, irrigated fields and floodwater. In some parts of the world, humidity is so severe that it reduces the ability of sweating to cool the body down, posing a significant threat to human health.
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New research will study the impacts of environmental threats on tadpoles of the Common frog because amphibians are the most threatened class of vertebrates (Photo Credit: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology)
