Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT)
@ect-uk.bsky.social
We are an ecology charity that preserves long-term experiments (LTEs) to understand how environmental changes affect different habitats over long timescales. #LongTermExperiments #Ecology
https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/
https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/
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Early bird registration for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 is now open! #RLASSymposium.
This symposium will bring together stakeholders in #LandscapeScale transformation & it will feature 5 themes.
Book now: https://bit.ly/RLASReg 🌍
This symposium will bring together stakeholders in #LandscapeScale transformation & it will feature 5 themes.
Book now: https://bit.ly/RLASReg 🌍
#ThrowbackThursday to June 2024 when we hosted with @britishecologicalsociety.org & 6 other #NGOs the Resilient Landscapes for People, #Nature & #Climate symposium.
Following that, the Resilient Landscapes & Seas Partnership #RLASPartnership is now hosting the #RLASSymposium.
bit.ly/RLASReg 🌏
Following that, the Resilient Landscapes & Seas Partnership #RLASPartnership is now hosting the #RLASSymposium.
bit.ly/RLASReg 🌏
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#ThrowbackThursday to June 2024 when we hosted with @britishecologicalsociety.org & 6 other #NGOs the Resilient Landscapes for People, #Nature & #Climate symposium.
Following that, the Resilient Landscapes & Seas Partnership #RLASPartnership is now hosting the #RLASSymposium.
bit.ly/RLASReg 🌏
Following that, the Resilient Landscapes & Seas Partnership #RLASPartnership is now hosting the #RLASSymposium.
bit.ly/RLASReg 🌏
@tonyjuniper.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social (one of the RLAS Partners) will be giving the opening address on 10 Feb 2026 for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium.
Register to hear his talk: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
About Tony: https://bit.ly/RLASTJ
#RLASPartnership #RLASSymposium 🌍
Register to hear his talk: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
About Tony: https://bit.ly/RLASTJ
#RLASPartnership #RLASSymposium 🌍
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
@tonyjuniper.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social (one of the RLAS Partners) will be giving the opening address on 10 Feb 2026 for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium.
Register to hear his talk: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
About Tony: https://bit.ly/RLASTJ
#RLASPartnership #RLASSymposium 🌍
Register to hear his talk: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
About Tony: https://bit.ly/RLASTJ
#RLASPartnership #RLASSymposium 🌍
We are pleased to welcome the Migneint Bog #LTE site to our national register!
Lead by Michael Peacock at @liverpooluni.bsky.social, this experiment tests the effects of #rewetting ditch-drained #peatbog.
Pending a webpage on this LTE, see this open access publication: bit.ly/4pdfvDC 🌏
Lead by Michael Peacock at @liverpooluni.bsky.social, this experiment tests the effects of #rewetting ditch-drained #peatbog.
Pending a webpage on this LTE, see this open access publication: bit.ly/4pdfvDC 🌏
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We are pleased to welcome the Migneint Bog #LTE site to our national register!
Lead by Michael Peacock at @liverpooluni.bsky.social, this experiment tests the effects of #rewetting ditch-drained #peatbog.
Pending a webpage on this LTE, see this open access publication: bit.ly/4pdfvDC 🌏
Lead by Michael Peacock at @liverpooluni.bsky.social, this experiment tests the effects of #rewetting ditch-drained #peatbog.
Pending a webpage on this LTE, see this open access publication: bit.ly/4pdfvDC 🌏
#NewboroughWarren, #Wales is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
@Laurence_Jones is looking at the effects of excess #nitrogen & #grazing on #SandDune #grassland.
https://bit.ly/NewboroughW
Listen to our #interview with Laurence
https://bit.ly/3und6cV
@ukceh.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social 🌍
@Laurence_Jones is looking at the effects of excess #nitrogen & #grazing on #SandDune #grassland.
https://bit.ly/NewboroughW
Listen to our #interview with Laurence
https://bit.ly/3und6cV
@ukceh.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social 🌍
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#NewboroughWarren, #Wales is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
@Laurence_Jones is looking at the effects of excess #nitrogen & #grazing on #SandDune #grassland.
https://bit.ly/NewboroughW
Listen to our #interview with Laurence
https://bit.ly/3und6cV
@ukceh.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social 🌍
@Laurence_Jones is looking at the effects of excess #nitrogen & #grazing on #SandDune #grassland.
https://bit.ly/NewboroughW
Listen to our #interview with Laurence
https://bit.ly/3und6cV
@ukceh.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social 🌍
Connect with researchers, Government agencies, landowners & the farming community at the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium to tell them how your #NGO can contribute towards delivering benefits for nature, people & climate.
Register for the symposium: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
#LandscapeScale 🌍
Register for the symposium: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
#LandscapeScale 🌍
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Connect with researchers, Government agencies, landowners & the farming community at the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium to tell them how your #NGO can contribute towards delivering benefits for nature, people & climate.
Register for the symposium: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
#LandscapeScale 🌍
Register for the symposium: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
#LandscapeScale 🌍
Listen on SoundCloud to the #podcast #interview we had with James Rowson in 2019 on the #LTE #CorsFochno, #Wales: bit.ly/3wCtGcZ
It’s a #climate experiment that is being run at this #bog site 🌏
It’s a #climate experiment that is being run at this #bog site 🌏
James Rowson on Cors Fochno
Interview with James Rowson about the climate change long-term experiment taking place at the bog site Cors Fochno in Wales. This interview took place on the 22 August 2019.
To learn more about the
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November 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Listen on SoundCloud to the #podcast #interview we had with James Rowson in 2019 on the #LTE #CorsFochno, #Wales: bit.ly/3wCtGcZ
It’s a #climate experiment that is being run at this #bog site 🌏
It’s a #climate experiment that is being run at this #bog site 🌏
Nash’s Field, #SilwoodPark, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
Catalina Estrada at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is looking at the effects of fertiliser & #grazing on #grassland
bit.ly/NashsField
See this key paper bit.ly/3WSFPaf 🌏
Catalina Estrada at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is looking at the effects of fertiliser & #grazing on #grassland
bit.ly/NashsField
See this key paper bit.ly/3WSFPaf 🌏
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Nash’s Field, #SilwoodPark, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
Catalina Estrada at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is looking at the effects of fertiliser & #grazing on #grassland
bit.ly/NashsField
See this key paper bit.ly/3WSFPaf 🌏
Catalina Estrada at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is looking at the effects of fertiliser & #grazing on #grassland
bit.ly/NashsField
See this key paper bit.ly/3WSFPaf 🌏
Connect with researchers, Government agencies, landowners & the farming community at the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium next year to tell them how your #NGO can contribute towards delivering benefits for nature, people & climate.
Register now: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
#RLASPartnership 🌍
Register now: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
#RLASPartnership 🌍
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Connect with researchers, Government agencies, landowners & the farming community at the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium next year to tell them how your #NGO can contribute towards delivering benefits for nature, people & climate.
Register now: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
#RLASPartnership 🌍
Register now: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
#RLASPartnership 🌍
Connect with NGO’s, Government agencies, landowners & the farming community at the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium next year to tell them about your #LandscapeScale transformation #research.
Register for the symposium: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
#Ecology 🌍
Register for the symposium: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
#Ecology 🌍
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Connect with NGO’s, Government agencies, landowners & the farming community at the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium next year to tell them about your #LandscapeScale transformation #research.
Register for the symposium: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
#Ecology 🌍
Register for the symposium: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
#Ecology 🌍
#Evidence from the Elan Valley #LongTermExperiment #LTE registered with us showed how managing pH is key to maintaining meadow biodiversity.
See the publication here: bit.ly/3CwXZYC 🌏
See the publication here: bit.ly/3CwXZYC 🌏
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
#Evidence from the Elan Valley #LongTermExperiment #LTE registered with us showed how managing pH is key to maintaining meadow biodiversity.
See the publication here: bit.ly/3CwXZYC 🌏
See the publication here: bit.ly/3CwXZYC 🌏
We are going to #Edinburgh for the @britishecologicalsociety.org #BES2025 annual meeting in December. Who else is going?
Find us at stand LT1 to see #LongTermExperiments in #VirtualReality & see the books in our give-away 🌏
Find us at stand LT1 to see #LongTermExperiments in #VirtualReality & see the books in our give-away 🌏
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We are going to #Edinburgh for the @britishecologicalsociety.org #BES2025 annual meeting in December. Who else is going?
Find us at stand LT1 to see #LongTermExperiments in #VirtualReality & see the books in our give-away 🌏
Find us at stand LT1 to see #LongTermExperiments in #VirtualReality & see the books in our give-away 🌏
There is one day left to submit your abstract to the
#ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 taking place in Edinburgh next year.
For full details & to submit your research on #LandscapeScale transformation, see bit.ly/488EYcd
#RLASSymposium 🌏
#ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 taking place in Edinburgh next year.
For full details & to submit your research on #LandscapeScale transformation, see bit.ly/488EYcd
#RLASSymposium 🌏
There is 1 week left to submit your abstract!
Join the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium to share your research on #LandscapeScale transformation.
Deadline: 17:00 Friday 14 November.
Submit now: https://bit.ly/rlassymposium 🌍
Join the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium to share your research on #LandscapeScale transformation.
Deadline: 17:00 Friday 14 November.
Submit now: https://bit.ly/rlassymposium 🌍
November 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
There is one day left to submit your abstract to the
#ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 taking place in Edinburgh next year.
For full details & to submit your research on #LandscapeScale transformation, see bit.ly/488EYcd
#RLASSymposium 🌏
#ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 taking place in Edinburgh next year.
For full details & to submit your research on #LandscapeScale transformation, see bit.ly/488EYcd
#RLASSymposium 🌏
Remember if you are a long-term field ecological researcher who has a #LongTermExperiment registered with us, & you have any new publication, comment below with a link to the publication URL and we will do the rest. 🌏
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Remember if you are a long-term field ecological researcher who has a #LongTermExperiment registered with us, & you have any new publication, comment below with a link to the publication URL and we will do the rest. 🌏
The MOORCO sites in #Scotland & #England are the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
Ruth Mitchell at hutton.ac.uk is investigating the effects of planting birch trees o#moorlandnd https://bit.ly/Moorco
See this key paper https://bit.ly/3jbZUVI
@robinjpakeman.bsky.social 🌏
Ruth Mitchell at hutton.ac.uk is investigating the effects of planting birch trees o#moorlandnd https://bit.ly/Moorco
See this key paper https://bit.ly/3jbZUVI
@robinjpakeman.bsky.social 🌏
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The MOORCO sites in #Scotland & #England are the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
Ruth Mitchell at hutton.ac.uk is investigating the effects of planting birch trees o#moorlandnd https://bit.ly/Moorco
See this key paper https://bit.ly/3jbZUVI
@robinjpakeman.bsky.social 🌏
Ruth Mitchell at hutton.ac.uk is investigating the effects of planting birch trees o#moorlandnd https://bit.ly/Moorco
See this key paper https://bit.ly/3jbZUVI
@robinjpakeman.bsky.social 🌏
A 19-year study in Mongolia examined how mowing affects the stability of above- and below-ground #productivity in a temperate steppe climate.
#LongTermExperiment #LTE
#LongTermExperiment #LTE
📰Published📰Long-term mowing changes how grassland stability responds to rainfall and fertilizer🌧️
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Long-term mowing changes how grassland stability responds to rainfall and fertilizer
Jun Sheng, Pengshuai Shao, Meng Zhou, Fengfeng Cao, Yumeng Guo, Yujia Yuan, Guangyuan Yuan, Zuoqing Jiang, Wen-Hao Zhang, Wenming Bai This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology resear…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A 19-year study in Mongolia examined how mowing affects the stability of above- and below-ground #productivity in a temperate steppe climate.
#LongTermExperiment #LTE
#LongTermExperiment #LTE
We upload our past #webinars to our YouTube channel bit.ly/ECTYouTube so if you have missed any, catch them there.
To stay notified for when we upload more, subscribe to our #YouTube channel
#Videos #LTE #ClimateChange #LTE #Ecology 🌏
To stay notified for when we upload more, subscribe to our #YouTube channel
#Videos #LTE #ClimateChange #LTE #Ecology 🌏
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We upload our past #webinars to our YouTube channel bit.ly/ECTYouTube so if you have missed any, catch them there.
To stay notified for when we upload more, subscribe to our #YouTube channel
#Videos #LTE #ClimateChange #LTE #Ecology 🌏
To stay notified for when we upload more, subscribe to our #YouTube channel
#Videos #LTE #ClimateChange #LTE #Ecology 🌏
Early bird registration for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 is now open! #RLASSymposium.
This symposium will bring together stakeholders in #LandscapeScale transformation & it will feature 5 themes.
Book now: https://bit.ly/RLASReg 🌍
This symposium will bring together stakeholders in #LandscapeScale transformation & it will feature 5 themes.
Book now: https://bit.ly/RLASReg 🌍
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Early bird registration for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 is now open! #RLASSymposium.
This symposium will bring together stakeholders in #LandscapeScale transformation & it will feature 5 themes.
Book now: https://bit.ly/RLASReg 🌍
This symposium will bring together stakeholders in #LandscapeScale transformation & it will feature 5 themes.
Book now: https://bit.ly/RLASReg 🌍
There is 1 week left to submit your abstract!
Join the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium to share your research on #LandscapeScale transformation.
Deadline: 17:00 Friday 14 November.
Submit now: https://bit.ly/rlassymposium 🌍
Join the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium to share your research on #LandscapeScale transformation.
Deadline: 17:00 Friday 14 November.
Submit now: https://bit.ly/rlassymposium 🌍
November 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
There is 1 week left to submit your abstract!
Join the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium to share your research on #LandscapeScale transformation.
Deadline: 17:00 Friday 14 November.
Submit now: https://bit.ly/rlassymposium 🌍
Join the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium to share your research on #LandscapeScale transformation.
Deadline: 17:00 Friday 14 November.
Submit now: https://bit.ly/rlassymposium 🌍
Moor House Hard Hill, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
Don Monteith @ukceh.bsky.social is looking at the effects of #grazing & rotational burning on #bog vegetation
bit.ly/MHHardHill
See this key paper bit.ly/2XQKxdh
@lancasteruni.bsky.social @ukecn.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
Don Monteith @ukceh.bsky.social is looking at the effects of #grazing & rotational burning on #bog vegetation
bit.ly/MHHardHill
See this key paper bit.ly/2XQKxdh
@lancasteruni.bsky.social @ukecn.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Moor House Hard Hill, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
Don Monteith @ukceh.bsky.social is looking at the effects of #grazing & rotational burning on #bog vegetation
bit.ly/MHHardHill
See this key paper bit.ly/2XQKxdh
@lancasteruni.bsky.social @ukecn.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
Don Monteith @ukceh.bsky.social is looking at the effects of #grazing & rotational burning on #bog vegetation
bit.ly/MHHardHill
See this key paper bit.ly/2XQKxdh
@lancasteruni.bsky.social @ukecn.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
In 2 days, Nina Overtoom from @york.ac.uk will be talking about #Welsh #ClimateChange #LongTermExperiment Cors Fochno.
There is still time to register for this #webinar: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... 🌏
There is still time to register for this #webinar: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... 🌏
November 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
In 2 days, Nina Overtoom from @york.ac.uk will be talking about #Welsh #ClimateChange #LongTermExperiment Cors Fochno.
There is still time to register for this #webinar: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... 🌏
There is still time to register for this #webinar: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... 🌏
If you missed our October #newsletter, you can read it here: bit.ly/ECTOct25
Find out about the new small #grants, the #RLASSymposium Call for Submissions (deadline is 14 November), new publications & the new social media platform we are on.
#LongTermExperiments #LTE 🌏
Find out about the new small #grants, the #RLASSymposium Call for Submissions (deadline is 14 November), new publications & the new social media platform we are on.
#LongTermExperiments #LTE 🌏
November 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
If you missed our October #newsletter, you can read it here: bit.ly/ECTOct25
Find out about the new small #grants, the #RLASSymposium Call for Submissions (deadline is 14 November), new publications & the new social media platform we are on.
#LongTermExperiments #LTE 🌏
Find out about the new small #grants, the #RLASSymposium Call for Submissions (deadline is 14 November), new publications & the new social media platform we are on.
#LongTermExperiments #LTE 🌏
This Friday’s lunchtime #webinar will feature Nina Overtoom from @york.ac.uk talking about Cors Fochno - the #ClimateChange #LongTermExperiment Experiment at 15 years.
Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... 🌏
Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... 🌏
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This Friday’s lunchtime #webinar will feature Nina Overtoom from @york.ac.uk talking about Cors Fochno - the #ClimateChange #LongTermExperiment Experiment at 15 years.
Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... 🌏
Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... 🌏
Don’t miss our lunchtime #webinar next month when Nina Overtoom from @york.ac.uk will talk about #Welsh #ClimateChange #LongTermExperiment Cors Fochno.
Register: https://bit.ly/ECTWebinarsEvents 🌍
Register: https://bit.ly/ECTWebinarsEvents 🌍
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Don’t miss our lunchtime #webinar next month when Nina Overtoom from @york.ac.uk will talk about #Welsh #ClimateChange #LongTermExperiment Cors Fochno.
Register: https://bit.ly/ECTWebinarsEvents 🌍
Register: https://bit.ly/ECTWebinarsEvents 🌍
Moor House Grazing Plots, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
Rob Marrs is testing the effects of removing #grazing sheep across 4 plant community types ranging from #grassland to #peatbog.
Pending the webpage on this site, you can read about it in our #newsletter from 2021: bit.ly/Dec21ECTNews 🌏
Rob Marrs is testing the effects of removing #grazing sheep across 4 plant community types ranging from #grassland to #peatbog.
Pending the webpage on this site, you can read about it in our #newsletter from 2021: bit.ly/Dec21ECTNews 🌏
October 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Moor House Grazing Plots, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
Rob Marrs is testing the effects of removing #grazing sheep across 4 plant community types ranging from #grassland to #peatbog.
Pending the webpage on this site, you can read about it in our #newsletter from 2021: bit.ly/Dec21ECTNews 🌏
Rob Marrs is testing the effects of removing #grazing sheep across 4 plant community types ranging from #grassland to #peatbog.
Pending the webpage on this site, you can read about it in our #newsletter from 2021: bit.ly/Dec21ECTNews 🌏
We’re looking to increase the size of our #volunteer pool to be called on occasionally on an ad-hoc basis depending upon availability. Volunteers must be 18+ years & based in the UK.
Do you want to know more?
See: bit.ly/ECTOpportuni...
#Volunteering #Ecology #LongTermExperiments 🌏
Do you want to know more?
See: bit.ly/ECTOpportuni...
#Volunteering #Ecology #LongTermExperiments 🌏
October 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
We’re looking to increase the size of our #volunteer pool to be called on occasionally on an ad-hoc basis depending upon availability. Volunteers must be 18+ years & based in the UK.
Do you want to know more?
See: bit.ly/ECTOpportuni...
#Volunteering #Ecology #LongTermExperiments 🌏
Do you want to know more?
See: bit.ly/ECTOpportuni...
#Volunteering #Ecology #LongTermExperiments 🌏