Thursday, November 21, 2024

Ecology

Research highlights the pressures human activities place on tropical marine ecosystems

The tropical coastlines of Southeast Asia are home to some of the most important and biodiverse marine ecosystems on the planet. However, they are...

🏆Eminent Ecologist 2024: Fernando T. Maestre (part III: biocrust ecology)

The Journal of Ecology Editors are delighted to announce that Fernando Maestre is our Eminent Ecologist award winner for 2024! In recognition of his work, we asked Fernando to put...

🏆Eminent Ecologist 2024: Fernando T. Maestre (part II: biotic interactions)

The Journal of Ecology Editors are delighted to announce that Fernando Maestre is our Eminent Ecologist award winner for 2024! In recognition of his work, we asked Fernando to put...

New model can help understand coexistence in nature

Different species of seabirds can coexist on small, isolated islands despite eating the same kind of fish. A researcher at Uppsala University has...

How Insularity Shapes Plant-Herbivore-Predator Interactions

Carla Vázquez-González, University of California, Irvine & Misión Biológica de Galicia (CSIC), discusses her article: Testing the contribution of vertebrate predators and leaf...

Tree islands restore nature in oil palm plantations

Southeast Asia's tropical forests are renowned for their biodiversity, but at the same time face significant threats from the expansion of oil palm...

🏆Eminent Ecologist 2024: Fernando T. Maestre (part I: introduction)

The Journal of Ecology Editors are delighted to announce that Fernando Maestre is our Eminent Ecologist award winner for 2024! In recognition of his work, we asked Fernando to put...

The (political?) geography of EEB job applications

A few years ago, I compiled data on the number of applicants for tenure-track ecology faculty positions in North America, and had some...

Biodiversity in the city: Designing urban spaces for humans and animals

Animals and plants also live and thrive on public squares. This creates opportunities for greater biodiversity and well-being for the human population. Researchers...

Diverse and diverging demands on forests in Germany

Forests provide biodiversity, ecosystem functions, income and much more. How can these diverse and seemingly diverging demands be met? An international research team...

Friday links: statistical inference vs. bridges, AI vs. time wasting, and more

Also this week: the phylogenetics of geometry, and more. Only a few links this week, but the average quality is higher than usual. Jessica...

Pioneering research shows sea life will struggle to survive future global warming

A new study highlights how some marine life could face extinction over the next century, if human-induced global warming worsens. The research, led by...

New study reveals half a century of change on Britain’s iconic limestone pavements

Fifty years of change on iconic limestone pavements has revealed mixed fortunes for one of the most distinctive landscapes in the UK. The landscapes...

More evidence that Europe’s ancient landscapes were open woodlands: Oak, hazel and yew were abundant

In 2023, a research group from Aarhus University in Denmark found that light woodland and open vegetation dominated Europe's temperate forests before Homo...
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