Ecology - Tales from the field

Tim talks with Elouise Mayall of the UK Youth Climate Coalition It has never been more important to be engaged in the conversation about the climate crisis. In part 3 of this 3 part mini series  we look at climate change activism. We discuss how to find the right fit for you to release your inner climate activist, how to avoid the perils of apathy and cycicism, why we need to see outselves as political beings rather than consumers, and why it doesn't matter if your parents are vegan. Thanks: Kelly Lomas & Gif Lemon - Artwork 'Still Pickin', Kevin Macleod - Theme tune Related Links: Twitter @ElouiseMayall

Tim talks with Caroline Hickman (Psychotherapist and member of the Climate Psychology Alliance). It has never been more important to be engaged in the conversation about the climate crisis. In part 2 of this 3 part mini series  we look at the psychology of climate change. We discuss eco anxiety, how it doesn't have to be a bad thing, in fact it's healthy and can become a motivating force for action. Thanks: Kelly Lomas & Gif Lemon - Artwork 'Still Pickin', Kevin Macleod - Theme tune Images used for Instagram and Face Book posts - Sonia Shomalzadeh Related Links: Twitter @CarolineHickma Climate Psychology Alliance: https://www.climatepsychologyalliance.org/ Climate Crisis Conversations (Climate Psychology Alliance podcast) https://castbox.fm/channel/Climate-Crisis-Conversations-id2174834?utm_source=website&utm_medium=dlink&utm_campaign=web_share&utm_content=Climate%20Crisis%20Conversations-CastBox_FM [https://castbox.fm/channel/Climate-Crisis-Conversations-id2174834?utm_source=website&utm_medium=dlink&utm_campaign=web_share&utm_content=Climate%20Crisis%20Conversations-CastBox_FM] Sally Weintrobe – ‘Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis’ https://www.sallyweintrobe.com/ [https://www.sallyweintrobe.com/] @sallyweintrobe Sylvia Earle https://www.nationalgeographic.com/expeditions/experts/sylvia-earle/ [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/expeditions/experts/sylvia-earle/] Sonia Shomalzadeh https://www.soniashomalzadeh.com/ [https://www.soniashomalzadeh.com/] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUrOCJfynVk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUrOCJfynVk]

Tim talks with Dr Kathryn  Adamson (Senior lecturer in physical geography at Manchester Metropolitan University). It has never been more important to be engaged in the conversation about the climate crisis. In part 1 of this 3 part mini series  we look at the science of climate change. We cover everything from what it is, the scale of the problem, how it works,  how did we get here, glaciers, ocean currents, mass extinction, analytical DeLoreans, and the importance of mucking about in your garden with beer bottles. Thanks: Kelly Lomas & Gif Lemon - Artwork 'Still Pickin', Kevin Macleod - Theme tune Related Links: Twitter @DrMeltwater Willi Dansgaard - Frozen Annals https://icedrill.org/library/frozen-annals-greenland-ice-sheet-research Tessa Dunlop - The Century Girls https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-century-girls/tessa-dunlop/9781471161346

Tim talks with Dr Hannah Mossman (Senior lecturer in ecology at Manchester Metropolitan University), and also to Alys Laver  (Senior Conservation Warden for the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust) In this interview we talk about all things salt marsh, from managed realignment projects to Charles Dickens. We discuss Hannah's research on the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust's site at Steart Marshes and there's a bonus interview spliced in with Alys Laver, the WWT warden for the site. If you didn't already think salt marshes were up there with the most facinating and important habitats, you soon will! Thanks: Kelly Lomas & Gif Lemon - Artwork 'Still Pickin', Kevin Macleod - Theme tune Related Links: Twitter @H_Mossman  @WWTSteart Professor Jenny Gill https://people.uea.ac.uk/j_gill Helen Scales - Spirals in Time https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/may/29/spirals-in-time-helen-scales-review Steart Marshes https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/steart-marshes/#

Tim talks with Tom Squires – Manchester Met PhD student studying mynah birds in Indonesia... In this interview we talk about his PhD and the Asian Songbird Crisis. We also talk about what its like doing a PhD generally, doing any kind of ecology further education really. We also discuss the merits of being a generalist, and about that most mysterious of attributes: being a birder. Thanks: Kelly Lomas & Gif Lemon - Artwork 'Still Pickin', Kevin Macleod - Theme tune Related links: IUCN – Species Survival Commission https://www.iucn.org/commissions/species-survival-commission/about [https://www.iucn.org/commissions/species-survival-commission/about] Asian Songbird Trade Specialist Group https://www.iucn.org/commissions/ssc-groups/birds/asian-songbird-trade [https://www.iucn.org/commissions/ssc-groups/birds/asian-songbird-trade] The Tourist Gaze https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/resources/sociology-online-papers/papers/urry-globalising-the-tourist-gaze.pdf [https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/resources/sociology-online-papers/papers/urry-globalising-the-tourist-gaze.pdf] British Bird Sounds on CD – British Library https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Bird-Sounds-CD-Definitive/dp/0712305122 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Bird-Sounds-CD-Definitive/dp/0712305122] The Behavioural Ecology and Evolution Podcast http://thebeepcast.blogspot.com/ [http://thebeepcast.blogspot.com/] Beth Roberts https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Beth_Roberts3 [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Beth_Roberts3] Asian Songbird Crisis https://www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/story/10987/ [https://www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/story/10987/] Birdsong competition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6de8S9VMLAo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6de8S9VMLAo] Beaver eating lettuce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h54NHiDzvsM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h54NHiDzvsM] Alfred Russel Wallace (and the ‘Wallace Line’) https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/who-was-alfred-russel-wallace.html [https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/who-was-alfred-russel-wallace.html]