Writing in Functional Ecology, Wang and his colleagues describe the results of a decomposition experiment focussed on standing litter. Great stuff, and I’m sure their results hold in many more ecosystems. My long-term collaborator, Vincent Jassey, has written an interesting blog post on protists and their likely importance in the ecology of tank-bromeliads in the tropics. I could not refrain in sharing this with you. … Continue reading Tuesday taster: 29/08/2017

Hi all, During my holidays, I have been reading The Angry Chef: bad science and the truth about healthy eating. It’s an absolutely great book if you want to read about food related pseudoscience and a chef’s views on it. Yesterday, I learned about a New Phytologist Tansley review that dives into the role of a healthy diet for our health– a really interesting read! … Continue reading Tuesday taster: 22/08/2017

Help for ECRs! The BES is running a Grant Writing Workshop for early career ecologists (26th-27th October) The workshop will include best practice and tailored support focused on converting a project idea into a grant or fellowship application For those that like their science illustrated: http://scientificillustration.tumblr.com/ Anyone that missed the recent Symposium on Insect-Plant Interactions, FE Associate Editor Alison Bennett interviewed a number of researchers … Continue reading Tuesday taster: 15/08/2017

Bjorn’s in the field this week, so here are a few things for anyone stuck in an office, on plane, train or automobile or trying to make the most of conference wifi: This Virtual Issue: Future challenges in plant-microbe-insect interactions, edited by Alison Bennett to complement the International Symposium on Insect-Plant Interactions, for everyone that couldn’t make it to the conference. This Special Feature on … Continue reading Tuesday taster: 01/08/2017