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SUMMARY:Movement of British macro-moths through fragmented agricultural la
 ndscapes - Claire McLaughlan\, University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Jonathan Green
DESCRIPTION:Over 2400 species of moth have so far been recorded in the UK\
 , with around 900 of these belonging to the so called ‘macro-moths’. T
 his is in contrast to the mere 59 breeding species of butterfly. Despite t
 his\, there have been comparatively few studies using moths as surrogates 
 for other insect species when addressing conservation questions. Moths are
  easy to trap and identify\, play vital roles in ecosystems (pollination\,
  nutrient recycling\, prey) and are also in steep decline (a third of UK s
 pecies are reported to be decreasing). As a very mobile group of invertebr
 ates\, habitat preservation and connectivity are presumed to be important.
  This talk will discuss the work that has taken place over the past 3 year
 s at the University of Oxford in the fragmented woodland/agricultural mosa
 ic of Wytham Woods – beginning with a large-scale mark-recapture study t
 o gain a better picture of moth movements through these landscapes\, and c
 oncluding with my own MSc project\, which entailed a more manipulative exp
 erimental set-up designed to elucidate some of the finer details about how
  moths use the agricultural mosaic\, and in particular hedgerows. This wor
 k is highly relevant in the face of a changing climate and also on a more 
 local level\, when considering the most effective measures to be included 
 in the government’s Agri-Environment Schemes.
LOCATION:Part II Lecture Theatre\, Department of Zoology \, Downing Street
 \, CB2 3EJ
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