Newsletter May 2008

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Pond Conservation Newsletter May 2008

Welcome to the May edition of the Pond Conservation newsletter, where you can sign up for one of our pond survey courses and catch up with the latest research on ponds and carbon uptake.

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Pond Survey Training Courses - Oxford

We are running pond survey training courses, held at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford. Please note that these one-day courses will run on Tuesday 22 July, Thursday 24 July, Tuesday 19 August and Thursday 21 August 2008. The course covers use of national standard methods for surveying ponds for plants and invertebrates, including methods for assessing pond priority status under the UK Pond Habitat Action Plan. Cost: £250 for government / statutory bodies and commercial organisations and £75 for charities and volunteers.

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An introduction to pond survey methods - Windermere

This 3-day joint Freshwater Biological Association and Pond Conservation course will cover an introduction to identifying pond plants and macroinvertebrates, and the use of standardised methods for assessing the ecological quality of ponds. You will get the opportunity to apply the Predictive SYstem for Multimetrics (PSYM) and National Pond Survey wetland plant and macroinvertebrate sampling methods in the field. Cost: £300; FBA Individual Member £255; Concessions £275.

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Ponds trap as much carbon as the oceans

New research from the USA suggests that ponds can trap as much carbon as the world's oceans. We are carrying out some preliminary work to see if UK ponds take up carbon at the same rate.

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European Pond Manifesto published

The manifesto presents the case for conserving European and Mediterranean region ponds and to provide an outline strategy for doing so.