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SUMMARY:Understanding long-term spatio-temporal ecological changes in degr
 aded peatlands to inform restoration - Dr Matthew Adeleye\, University of 
 Cambridge
DTSTART:20250220T160000Z
DTEND:20250220T173000Z
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CONTACT:Rachel Ballantyne
DESCRIPTION:Multi-proxy palaeoecological evidence and ethnography can be c
 ombined to develop robust long-term ecological baselines for wetland manag
 ement and conservation. In this presentation\, I explore how this approach
  can inform rewetting and restoration efforts in the Fens\, one of the lar
 gest peatland areas in the UK and home to some of its rarest wildlife. The
  Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire\, Cambridgeshire\, and Northamptonshire (
 WT-BCN) are currently restoring the Great Fen by creating new wetland habi
 tats that support biodiversity. Working in collaboration with the WT-BCN\,
  I aim to understand spatio-temporal changes and the influence of human ac
 tivity in the development of this historic wetland. Furthermore\, through 
 a major new project called ‘Integrating past and present ecologies\, and
  traditional knowledge for effective biodiversity management into the futu
 re (IPPET)’\, it is hoped to make such approaches scalable and globally 
 relevant.\n\nJoin online: https://bit.ly/garrod2025
LOCATION:McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Seminar Room
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