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A repeatable scoring system for assessing Smartphone applications ability to identify herbaceous plants by Campbell, Neil, Peacock, Julie, Bacon, Karen L

“…The ubiquity of Smartphone applications that aim to identify organisms, including plants, make them potentially useful for increasing people's engagement with…”
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Sudden challenges in teaching ecology and aligned disciplines during a global pandemic: Reflections on the rapid move online and perspectives on moving forward by Bacon, Karen L., Peacock, Julie

“…The challenges facing higher education in response to COVID‐19 are significant and possibly none more so than in ecology and aligned disciplines. Not only did…”
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The botanical education extinction and the fall of plant awareness by Stroud, Sebastian, Fennell, Mark, Mitchley, Jonathan, Lydon, Susannah, Peacock, Julie, Bacon, Karen L.

“…Civilization is dependent upon plants for survival. Plants permeate our every moment and our relationship with them will dictate how we will manage the threats…”
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Extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi by Nic Lughadha, Eimear, Bachman, Steven P., Leão, Tarciso C. C., Forest, Félix, Halley, John M., Moat, Justin, Acedo, Carmen, Bacon, Karen L., Brewer, Ryan F. A., Gâteblé, Gildas, Gonçalves, Susana C., Govaerts, Rafaël, Hollingsworth, Peter M., Krisai‐Greilhuber, Irmgard, Lirio, Elton J., Moore, Paloma G. P., Negrão, Raquel, Onana, Jean Michel, Rajaovelona, Landy R., Razanajatovo, Henintsoa, Reich, Peter B., Richards, Sophie L., Rivers, Malin C., Cooper, Amanda, Iganci, João, Lewis, Gwilym P., Smidt, Eric C., Antonelli, Alexandre, Mueller, Gregory M., Walker, Barnaby E.

“…There is increasing awareness that plants and fungi, as natural solutions, can play an important role in tackling ongoing global environmental challenges. We…”
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Increased atmospheric SO₂ detected from changes in leaf physiognomy across the Triassic-Jurassic boundary interval of East Greenland by Bacon, Karen L, Belcher, Claire M, Haworth, Matthew, McElwain, Jennifer C

“…The Triassic-Jurassic boundary (Tr-J; ∼201 Ma) is marked by a doubling in the concentration of atmospheric CO2, rising temperatures, and ecosystem instability…”
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Spheroidal carbonaceous particles are a defining stratigraphic marker for the Anthropocene by Swindles, Graeme T., Watson, Elizabeth, Turner, T. Edward, Galloway, Jennifer M., Hadlari, Thomas, Wheeler, Jane, Bacon, Karen L.

“…There has been recent debate over stratigraphic markers used to demarcate the Anthropocene from the Holocene Epoch. However, many of the proposed markers are…”
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Cuticle surfaces of fossil plants as a potential proxy for volcanic SO2 emissions: observations from the Triassic–Jurassic transition of East Greenland by Steinthorsdottir, Margret, Elliott-Kingston, Caroline, Bacon, Karen L.

“…Flood basalt volcanism has been implicated in several episodes of mass extinctions and environmental degradation in the geological past, including at the…”
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Japanese knotweed ( Fallopia japonica ): an analysis of capacity to cause structural damage (compared to other plants) and typical rhizome extension by Fennell, Mark, Wade, Max, Bacon, Karen L

“…(Japanese knotweed) is a well-known invasive alien species in the UK and elsewhere in Europe and North America. The plant is known to have a negative impact on…”
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Regeneration and growth in crowns and rhizome fragments of Japanese knotweed ( Reynoutria japonica ) and desiccation as a potential control strategy by Lawson, Jacob W, Fennell, Mark, Smith, Mark W, Bacon, Karen L

“…Reynoutria japonica (Japanese knotweed) is a problematic invasive plant found in many areas of Europe and North America. Notably, in the UK, the species can…”
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Economic value of trees in the estate of the Harewood House stately home in the United Kingdom by Peacock, Julie, Ting, Joey, Bacon, Karen L

“…The estates of stately homes or manor houses are an untapped resource for assessing the ecosystem services provided by trees. Many of these estates have large…”
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Can the extinction risk of Irish vascular plants be predicted using leaf traits? by O’Rourke, Harrison, Lughadha, Eimear Nic, Bacon, Karen L.

“…Globally, 39% of vascular plant species are estimated to be threatened with extinction. Many factors are responsible for this figure; however, in numerous…”
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Global peatland initiation driven by regionally asynchronous warming by Morris, Paul J., Swindles, Graeme T., Valdes, Paul J., Ivanovic, Ruza F., Gregoire, Lauren J., Smith, Mark W., Tarasov, Lev, Haywood, Alan M., Bacon, Karen L.

“…Widespread establishment of peatlands since the Last Glacial Maximum represents the activation of a globally important carbon sink, but the drivers of peat…”
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Can atmospheric composition influence plant fossil preservation potential via changes in leaf mass per area? A new hypothesis based on simulated palaeoatmosphere experiments by Bacon, Karen L., Haworth, Matthew, Conroy, Elizabeth, McElwain, Jennifer C.

“…Atmospheric composition, particularly levels of CO2 and O2, impacts all aspects of life but its role in relation to plant preservation in the fossil record is…”
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The Virtual Palaeosciences (ViPs) project: resources for online learning in or out of a pandemic by Hutchinson, Simon M, Bacon, Karen L., Bunting, M. Jane, Hurrell, Elizabeth R.

“…The Virtual Palaeosciences (ViPs) project is a collaborative initiative bringing palaeoscientists together to locate, access and share online educational…”
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Teaching and learning in ecology: a horizon scan of emerging challenges and solutions by Cooke, Julia, Araya, Yoseph, Bacon, Karen L., Bagniewska, Joanna M., Batty, Lesley C., Bishop, Tom R., Burns, Moya, Charalambous, Magda, Daversa, David R., Dougherty, Liam R., Dyson, Miranda, Fisher, Adam M., Forman, Dan, Garcia, Cristina, Harney, Ewan, Hesselberg, Thomas, John, Elizabeth A., Knell, Robert J., Maseyk, Kadmiel, Mauchline, Alice L., Peacock, Julie, Pernetta, Angelo P., Pritchard, Jeremy, Sutherland, William J., Thomas, Rebecca L., Tigar, Barbara, Wheeler, Philip, White, Rachel L., Worsfold, Nicholas T., Lewis, Zenobia

“…We currently face significant, anthropogenic, global environmental challenges and the role of ecologists in mitigating these challenges is arguably more…”
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Enhancing Student Employability through Urban Ecology Fieldwork by Peacock, Julie, Bacon, Karen L

“…Students undertook a one-hour urban ecology activity based on the University of Leeds campus. The aims of the session were (1) to help students to link…”
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Resilience of peatland ecosystem services over millennial timescales: evidence from a degraded British bog by Swindles, Graeme T., Morris, Paul J., Wheeler, Jane, Smith, Mark W., Bacon, Karen L., Turner, T. Edward, Headley, Alistair, Galloway, Jennifer M.

“…Many peatland ecosystems in Europe have become degraded in the last century owing to the effects of drainage, burning, pollution and climate change. There is a…”
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Editorial: Teaching palaeosciences to future generations by Bjune, Anne Elisabeth, Bacon, Karen L., Bunting, M. Jane, McDougall, Derek A.

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First discovery of Holocene cryptotephra in Amazonia by Watson, Elizabeth J., Swindles, Graeme T., Savov, Ivan P., Bacon, Karen L.

“…The use of volcanic ash layers for dating and correlation (tephrochronology) is widely applied in the study of past environmental changes. We describe the…”
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Could a potential Anthropocene mass extinction define a new geological period? by Bacon, Karen L, Swindles, Graeme T

“…A key aspect of the current debate about the Anthropocene focuses on defining a new geological epoch. Features of the Anthropocene include a biodiversity…”
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