British invertebrates make up the majority of our native fauna and provide a wealth of ecosystem services, yet they often fly under the radar compared to their vertebrate counterparts. The State of the UK’s Virtual Symposium looked at research intended to ensure invertebrates are considered for conservation actions.
Category Archives: Virtual Symposium
Windermere’s Water Quality: From Satellite To River Bank
Join us for an investigation into the water quality issues of lake Windermere, taking a view from the sky and the river bank.
How Can We Use Sound to Measure Biodiversity?
Explore the potential benefits and limitations of using sound to measure biodiversity.
The Field Identification Skills Certificate: Assessing Botanical ID Skills
Dr Chantal Helm provides a summary of the Field Identification Skills Certificate and how it is providing a means of assessing the botanical field skills of both professionals and amateurs.
Image Recognition and AI for Species Identification
Alba Gomez Segura delves into the work of UK CEH on the use of image recognition and AI to identifying organisms to species/
BioLinks: Developing Structured ID Training Pathways for Invertebrate Groups
Keiron Brown discusses the FSC BioLinks project and the development of ID training pathways.
What is it? Developing Biodiversity identification Resources
Dr Rebecca Farley-Brown presents the FSC’s experience of developing and publishing identification resources.
Species ID Skills Virtual Symposium
The Species ID Skills Virtual Symposium was a knowledge-sharing event about developing species ID skills for professional and non-professional audiences.
Keeping the Spark Alive: Volunteer Retention in Citizen Science
Dr Linda Birkin discusses considerations for volunteer retention in citizen science projects.
Bee-hind the Bees and Heatwaves Project: Lessons Learnt from PhD Research with the Buzz Club
Yanet Sepulveda discusses the lessons she has learned using citizen science within her PhD.
Biological Recording 