British Ecological Society Journals

Mark Huxham joins Lydia Groves, publishing assistant for Journal of Applied Ecology, to discuss the research article 'Where to fish in the forest? Tree characteristics and contiguous seagrass features predict mangrove forest quality for fishes and crustaceans'. Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14421

In this episode, Assistant Editor for Functional Ecology, Frank Harris, sits down with Robin Heinen who has been nominated for the 2022 Haldane Prize. This prize is awarded to the best research from an early career researcher. Robin has been nominated for her paper: Foliar herbivory on plants creates soil legacy effects that impact future insect herbivore growth via changes in plant community biomass allocation Paper: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2435.14006 PLS: https://fesummaries.wordpress.com/2022/01/26/insect-feeding-leaves-a-detectable-footprint-in-the-soil-that-causes-plants-that-grow-in-it-to-hide-belowground/ Blogpost: https://functionalecologists.com/2022/03/01/robin-heinen-feeding-from-up-to-bottom-belowground-herbivory-impacts-on-plant-soil-feedbacks/

Sarah is the author of one of the shortlisted research articles for the Southwood Prize 2022, celebrating early career ecologists. Lydia Groves, publishing assistant for Journal of Applied Ecology, sits down with Sarah Schwieger to discuss the research article 'Rewetting prolongs root growing season in minerotrophic peatlands and mitigates negative drought effects'. Find the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14222

Paula is the author of one of the shortlisted research articles for the Southwood Prize 2022, celebrating early career ecologists. Lydia Groves, publishing assistant for Journal of Applied Ecology, sits down with Paula Prist to discuss the research article 'Roads and forest edges facilitate yellow fever virus dispersion'. Find the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14031

In this episode, Assistant Editor for Functional Ecology, Frank Harris, sits down with Hannah Meier who has been nominated for the 2022 Haldane Prize. This prize is awarded to the best research from an early career researcher. Hannah has been nominated for her paper: Temperature-mediated transgenerational plasticity influences movement behaviour in the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Paper: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2435.14214 Plain language Summary: https://fesummaries.wordpress.com/2022/11/07/the-effects-of-temperature-can-influence-the-movement-of-green-algae-individuals-across-multiple-generations/ English Blogpost: https://functionalecologists.com/2023/01/24/hannah-meier-transgenerational-behavioral-plasticity-in-chlamydomonas-reinhardtii/ German Blogpost: https://functionalecologists.com/2023/01/24/hannah-meier-transgenerational-behavioral-plasticity-in-chlamydomonas-reinhardtii-german-translation/

Liz is the author of one of the shortlisted research articles for the Southwood Prize 2022, celebrating early career ecologists. Lydia Groves, publishing assistant for Journal of Applied Ecology, sits down with Liz Koziol to discuss the research article 'Manipulating plant microbiomes in the field: Native mycorrhizae advance plant succession and improve native plant restoration'. Find the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14036

In this podcast for Functional Ecology, Assistant Editor, Frank Harris, sits down with Lauren Nadler and Sandra Binning—two of the four guest editors (also Shelley Adamo & Dana Hawley)—to discuss the recently published cross-journal (with Journal of Animal Ecology) Special Feature titled, The Mechanisms and Consequences of Infection-Induced Phenotypes. This special feature highlights recent insights into the ways parasites alter host phenotypes across a range of systems. Here, we contextualize how each contribution expands our knowledge of the role of parasites in driving individual variation in animal phenotypes. Special Feature: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2435.infection-induced-phenotypes Editorial: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.14309 Transcript: https://functionalecologists.com/2023/04/12/the-mechanisms-and-consequences-of-infection-induced-phenotypes-podcast-transcript/

In conversation with Paulina Arancibia, one of our shortlisted candidates for the 2023 Elton Prize with Journal of Animal Ecology.

Audio Abstract for recently published research paper: Disgust in animals and the application of disease avoidance to wildlife management and conservation. Article: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13903

Audio Abstract - French Translation for recently published research paper Disgust in animals and the application of disease avoidance to wildlife management and conservation. Article: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13903

In this podcast episode for Journal of Applied Ecology, Publishing Assistant Lydia Groves, is joined by Tercia Strydom, Izak Smit and Brian van Wilgen to discuss their newly published research article entitled 'High-intensity fires may have limited medium-term effectiveness for reversing woody plant encroachment in an African savanna'. Article: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14362

In this podcast for Functional Ecology, Assistant Editor, Frank Harris, sits down with Anna Stöckl—a Group Leader at Konstanz University, Germany—to discuss her recently published paper: Flower patterns improve foraging efficiency in bumblebees by guiding approach flight and landing Anna’s paper shows that flower patterns reduced flower handling time by up to 30%, without a reduction in nectar discovery time. Instead, the patterns were involved in guiding approach flight, landing and departure decisions. Anna et al. revealed these effects on flower-experienced foragers. Since these represent the majority of active pollinators, the nectary-independent impact of flower patterns must be considered fundamental to plant–pollinator interactions under natural conditions. * Article: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2435.14262 * Plain language summary: https://fesummaries.wordpress.com/2023/01/10/flower-patterns-improve-foraging-efficiency-in-bumblebees-by-guiding-approach-flight-and

In this podcast for Functional Ecology, Assistant Editor, Frank Harris, sits down with William K. Oestreich—a postdoctoral fellow at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, USA—to discuss his recently published paper ‘Acoustic signature reveals blue whales tune life history transitions to oceanographic conditions’. Will’s paper suggests that blue whales use flexible cues, perhaps including individual sensing of food availability and social information from other individuals (blue whale songs are audible over hundreds of kilometres) to match timing of feeding and migration with ecosystem processes. This flexibility could be key to survival of this endangered population in an era of rapid global change Article: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.14013 Plain language summary: https://fesummaries.wordpress.com/2022/02/02/blue-whales-flexibly-time-feeding-and-migration-to-match-ocean-conditions/ Transcript: https://functionalecologists.com/2023/03/15/acoustic-signature-reveals-

In this podcast for Functional Ecology, Assistant Editor, Frank Harris, sits down with Thomas Chouvenc—Assistant Editor at the University of Florida—to discuss his recently published paper ‘Eusociality and the transition from biparental to alloparental care in termites.' Thomas’ paper shows that, in eusocial insects, colony foundation is a critical bottleneck, where the founding individuals must engage in a temporary (but obligatory) parental care phase that may ultimately reflect on the family unit conditions of their sub-social ancestors. Article: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.14183 Podcast Transcript: https://functionalecologists.com/2023/03/01/eusociality-and-the-transition-from-biparental-to-alloparental-care-in-termites-podcast-transcript/ PLS: https://fesummaries.wordpress.com/2022/09/20/parental-care-behaviors-shifted-from-parents-to-offspring-in-social-insects/

For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. In this very special podcast episode, British Ecological Society Journals podcast is collaborating with Anne Chisa, host of The Root Of The Science Podcast, to produce a panel discussion for Black History Month 2022! Do follow their Twitter account and support Anne however you can! In this podcast, we discuss the journeys of our guests, talk through the challenges that black ecologists (and scientists) face, and look at actions that can be taken to foster a more diverse and inclusive academic landscape. A transcript of this podcast is available here: https://functionalecologists.com/2022/11/07/bes-collaborates-with-the-root-of-the-science-podcast-for-a-special-panel-discussion-with-daniel-pauly-nasiphi-bitani-and-mthokosizi-moyo-for-bhm-2022 Check out all of the

For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. Sandra is a PhD candidate in the Xenopoulos Aquatic Ecology Lab, Canada. In this podcast, we sit down to discuss being an 'aFISHionado', growing up as a global citizen of the world, the need to explore and consider the great ecological research coming out of the African continent, and how to go about creating a fairer and more diverse ecosystem in ecology and academia. A transcript of this recording is available here: https://functionalecologists.com/2022/10/24/sandra-klemet-nguessan-discusses-how-to-cultivate-a-more-equitable-and-diverse-landscape-in-ecology-and-academia-with-frank-harris-podcast-transcript Check out Sandra's website to stay up-to-date with her journey and research: https://sandraklemetnguessan.wordpress.com/ Check out all of the British Ecolo

The latest Methods in Ecology and Evolution brought to you in 3 minutes… more or less! In this episode we interview Roland Kays about his recent publication 'The Movebank system for studying global animal movement and demography'. Read the full article here: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/2041-210X.13767 You can also check out Roland's podcast 'Wild Animals' for crazy stories about animals by the people who study them. For more exclusive content check out the MEE blog and social media. Music: “You’re no help” by Silent Partner (CC BY-SA 3.0).

The latest Methods in Ecology and Evolution brought to you in 3 minutes… more or less! In this episode we interview Dr Josh Cullen about their recent publication titled "Identifying latent behavioral states in animal movement with M4, a non-parametric Bayesian method". Read the full article here: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/2041-210X.13745 For more exclusive content check out the MEE blog and social media. Music: “You’re no help” by Silent Partner (CC BY-SA 3.0).

The latest Methods in Ecology and Evolution brought to you in 3 minutes… more or less! In this episode we interview Cassandra Konecny and Graham Brownlee about their recent publication titled “Adapting a propane turkey fryer to manipulate temperature in aquatic environments”. Read the full article here: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/2041-210X.13662 For more exclusive content check out the MEE blog and social media. Music: “You’re no help” by Silent Partner (CC BY-SA 3.0).

The latest Methods in Ecology and Evolution brought to you in 3 minutes… more or less! In this episode we interview Dr Ana Sequeira about their recent publication titled “A standardisation framework for bio-logging data to advance ecological research and conservation”. You can read the full article here: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/2041-210X.13593 For more exclusive content check out the MEE blog and social media. Music: “You’re no help” by Silent Partner (CC BY-SA 3.0).