Biology Investigations by FSC Blencathra

1. Start planning

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Find an area you are interested in and start to plan a manageable investigation

Grassland

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Scroll down to look at more information about the fells and open grassland

woodland

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Freshwater

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Primarily for Low bridge end farm investigations

waterlogged field

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dry stone wall

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State of our rivers - Rivers trust

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Environment Agency -St Johns beck report

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MAGIC maps - DEFRA

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IUCN Red list

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State of nature England report summary 2023

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Environment agency - River basin management plans

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FSC Biology fieldwork guides

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Project planning sheet

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2a. How to research

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You should aim to gather a wide range of information about the area you are interested in. Scroll down for deeper research and more information.

2b. General background and research

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How is what you are studying related to current issues in ecology? Scroll down for habitat specific information.

Explore habitats at the Blencathra centre

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You could be doing your investigation here or at Low bridge end farm, check with your course organizer.

Explore habitats at Low Bridge End farm

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You could be doing your investigation here or at Low bridge end farm, check with your course organizer.

How To Read Scientific Papers

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2c. Habitats

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Find out more information about the habitats at our investigation sites - Scroll Along to see them all

How to use the padlet

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Simply scroll along for help with each step of an investigation.

3. Methodology

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4. Data presentation and Statistics

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5. Conclusions, Evaluations and Report writing

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Fresh water trust research library

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Life in freshwater - invertebrates guide

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Revised BWMP scores of invertebrates

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UK wide citizen science project - Water Blitz report

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Sam (a tutor here) submitted results to this project!

Invertebrate sampling methods

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Freshwater invertebrates ID guide

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You can request a laminated version of this to use.

All statistical tests blank worksheets

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Data presentation

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GIS

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Sampling strategies

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Measures of abundance

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Uncertainties

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IB internal Assessment checklist

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Referencing

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Evaluation of Methods

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DIAL Conclusions + evaluation worksheet

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Conclusion + evaluation workshop

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Designed to support IB

UN sustainable development goals

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Lake district national park - Management goals for the environment

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Woodland creation in the lake district

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Re-imagining the lake district

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Cumbria Wildlife trust

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Wildlife trust - Grassland habitats

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Magnificent meadows - analysing meadows using indicator species

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Vegetative survey methods

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Species rich Grassland - RSPB presentation

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Plant life - survey methods for meadows

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National plant monitoring scheme - ID guide

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Really helpful for all habitats. This is pre-loaded on to our tablets

National plant monitoring scheme

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Species lists with positive and negative indicator species for every habitat

Plant ID for beginners

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This is useful if you are interested in learning more about the identification of plants beyond your project

Grassland degredation

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Grasslands as a carbon store

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Does trampling affect plants?

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Grassland habitats

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Introduction to woodland management

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Tree age estimation

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Ancient woodlands

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Ancient woodland guidance

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Identifying ancient woodland

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Woodland invertebrates

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How to sample for invertebrates

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Secrets of the soil

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Dry stone wall

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The biodiversity of a dry stone wall

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Opal air quality survey - lichens on trees

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Flora of Dry stone walls

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Factors influencing epiphytic moss and lichen distribution within Killarney National Park

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This paper looks at what factors are affecting moss and lichen distribution

Factors influencing epiphytic moss and lichen distribution within Killarney National Park

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This paper looks at what factors are affecting moss and lichen distribution

Common mosses on walls

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Common mosses on trees

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British Lichen society methods

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About Lichens

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Lichen on trees

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Soft rush

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Using ArcGIS

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FSC GIS how-to-videos

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FSC GIS fold-out chart

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Equipment Specs

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Accuracy and resolution information of abiotic equipment

Invasive species in the UK

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