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A photo of a podcast being recorded in a room. The two hosts are sitting at the table with the guest, listening as he talks enthusiastically. There’s three microphones standing on the table, one for each person, and a small camera pointing at the guest. A pack of snacks and a few cups of tea or coffee can be seen at the table.
A picture of a Seychelles warbler sitting on a tree, with a few colored rings around its legs. | Image by Hannah Dugdale
An image divided into three sections, featuring a tree reef at the bottom of the sea. The text below states “Tree reef development over time”. The section on the left shows an empty tree reef on sand and rocks. The middle section shows the same tree reef after some time had passed, with some sea creatures making a habitat on it, and a little bit of green growing. The right section shows the tree reef full of green, with sea life swarming on and around it, indicating even more time had passed.
Cover page of the dissertation: an image of chopped trees going down the river and into the water, with multiple “zoomed in” sections showing how driftwood and its effects are fundamental for life at sea. The text in the left corner reads the title of the thesis: “Sunken driftwood, A lost ecosystem”, and the name of the author below it: “Jon Dickson”.
Cover page of the dissertation: the image of the earth on the background with icons of a bird, a drone, and two destination points. The foreground is blue, with an image of a bird on the front and the text containing the title of the dissertation and the name of the author. Title: "Bird’s-eye views: tracking landscape change through remote sensing imagery and movements of Black-tailed Godwits" Author: Taylor B.Craft
A drawn image of a cartoon-style stoat sneaking out at night while holding a bag with its belongings and hiding from a camera trap.
A researcher holding buttercup flowers in one hand and a chafer bug in the other, comparing the glossiness of both
An image of the research vessel Polarstern