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10 results for "biogeochemistry"
![Chris Bengt, PhD Student, in Stable Isotope Lab, Keyworth. BGS © UKRI.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/chris-bengt-p1038345.webp)
Understanding nutrients in tropical rainforests
Christopher Bengt talks about carrying out research for his PhD amongst the rainforests and volcanoes of the Philippines.
![Glastonbury Tor rises above the low-lying wetlands of the Somerset Levels, one of the sample areas for the new research. BGS © UKRI.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/P769823.jpg)
New method developed to identify wetland inhabitants
BGS-led research has helped develop a method to identify ancient human and animal wetland inhabitants.
![The coast on the surface of the river is covered with a pellicle of blue-green algae](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/iStock-1272284836-960x640.jpg)
How does public water use influence the amount of phosphorus in the environment?
New research looks at how phosphorus accumulates in public water systems in the USA.
![Four-hundred-year-old bear paw bone (metapodial) showing where it has been sampled for isotopes and ancient DNA analysis. BGS © UKRI.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/7CB62E87-0791-4727-AB91-7B67BD71C5E3.jpg)
Exploring animal diets in Shakespeare’s London
The ‘Box office bears’ project aims to understand more about the bears that were once a common sight in England. Prof Hannah O’Regan and Dr Lizzie Wright from the University of Nottingham explain what the project entails.
![Cattle grazing in green grass with a saltwater creek running between the animals.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cattle-grazing-saltmarshes.jpg)
When did the cows come home?
PhD student David Osborne is exploring Bronze Age animal husbandry using isotopes and X-rays.
![Ancient neolithic stones,West Kennet Long Barrow, Wiltshire. Source: Neil Bussey/istock.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/iStock-1344273389.jpg)
New lead isoscape map for archaeological provenance studies in Great Britain
A new study aims to determine lead isotope ratios in soil and rock across Great Britain which could inform future archaeological studies about human and animal origins.
![Diatom silica under Scanning Electron Microscopy for isotope analysis using MOBiS instrumentation BGS © NERC](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Various_diatoms.jpg)
BGS receives funding for new system to analyse oxygen isotopes
A major upgrade of BGS's research equipment following investment from NERC will help scientists understand historic changes in climate.
![Ducks on water, photo credit: HeikeKampe from Getty Images Signature](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Algal-blooms-HeikeKampe-from-Getty-Images-Signature.jpg)
Missing components of nitrogen cycling budgets across the United States
As a BGS-hosted Lancaster University PhD student, Elizabeth Flint has been working to understand the effects of water supply processes upon macronutrient cycling.