For the 2020-2021 season all Monday evening talks will be presented online via Zoom and YouTube. Online memberships costs just £15 for the season, which includes watching all of the talks and should you miss one, or wish to view it again, it allows you access to the back catalogue. Alternatively, you can just pay for one talk for a £2 donation. Contact us at prestonwildlife@gmail.com for more details.
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25th January 2021The Role of Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Supporting Coastal Environments, Wildlife and Human Populations
by Dr Daniel Gorman Blue carbon ecosystems such as mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and tidal marshes are vitally important components of nearly all the world’s coastlines. They support countless species, provide vital ecosystem services, protect coastlines and trap atmospheric CO2. This talk will provide a brief introduction to these valuable habitats, discuss their historical loss, and finish with some of the optimistic activities being promoted during the UNs 2021-2030 “Decade of ecological restoration”. |
1st February 2021The Little Ice Age in the Southeast Mediterranean
by Professor Chris Hunt The Little Ice Age was a time of major climatic disruption between 1450 and 1850 AD. In the southeast Mediterranean the climate was so arid and food so scarce that cannibalism occurred in some of the big cities and people fled into the countryside. The halving of the rainfall had a dramatic impact on the animals and vegetation with forests replaced by scrub and steppes by desert. Amongst the general aridity there were enormous rainfall events sending flood waves up to 30 m high down the wadis. |
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