BTO working with EDF Energy to see 'What's Under Your Feet'

17 Jun 2015

We know little about the distribution of soil invertebrates across Britain or which factors influence their abundance such as climate and soil type. Engaging schools in this project provides an excellent opportunity to answer these questions, and they will be getting their hands dirty in the name of science. By digging randomly selected turf samples from school playing fields, schools can hopefully provide us with the information to help us relate long-term declines in some familiar bird species to climate change.

Learn more about the What's Under Your Feet? project at the Pod website.

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