Join the Museum's Curator of Insects Dr Ed Turner as he introduces the insects, their diversity, factors driving declines in insect numbers and what conservation biologists, both in Cambridge and elsewhere, are doing to conserve insects.

How did this impact the expanding trade in wildlife products at the time?

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Since its foundation, Cambridge University Botanic Garden has been a focus and stimulus for science in the University.

This research showcase aims to engage visitors to the Garden with the relatively unexplored, yet vital relationships between plants and below ground organisms. Plants would not have been able to emerge onto land approximately 470 million years ago, without the help of mycorrhizae and most plants surviving today are still dependent on their fungal partners in various ways.

Since its foundation, Cambridge University Botanic Garden has been a focus and stimulus for science in the University.

This research showcase aims to engage visitors to the Garden with the relatively unexplored, yet vital relationships between plants and below ground organisms. Plants would not have been able to emerge onto land approximately 470 million years ago, without the help of mycorrhizae and most plants surviving today are still dependent on their fungal partners in various ways.

Since its foundation, Cambridge University Botanic Garden has been a focus and stimulus for science in the University.

This research showcase aims to engage visitors to the Garden with the relatively unexplored, yet vital relationships between plants and below ground organisms. Plants would not have been able to emerge onto land approximately 470 million years ago, without the help of mycorrhizae and most plants surviving today are still dependent on their fungal partners in various ways.

Since its foundation, Cambridge University Botanic Garden has been a focus and stimulus for science in the University.

This research showcase aims to engage visitors to the Garden with the relatively unexplored, yet vital relationships between plants and below ground organisms. Plants would not have been able to emerge onto land approximately 470 million years ago, without the help of mycorrhizae and most plants surviving today are still dependent on their fungal partners in various ways.

The Botanic Garden will be launching a new adult trail to celebrate this milestone. This trail will highlight the plants that have unique adaptations for extracting and storing chemical elements, in their immediate environment, used for growth, reproduction, defence and communication. Pick up your trail leaflet at the ticket office and explore the fascinating world of plant chemistry around the Garden.

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