Meet the (Blog) Editor: Arianne-Elise Harris

Hi there! My name is Arianne-Elise Harris and I’m an instructor in the Department of Biology at the University of Guyana. My interests lie in population ecology where I’ve spent the last four years studying birds and mammals in tropical rainforests. My interests in population ecology grew with an already established interest in the natural world. I’ve never been the type of person that could … Continue reading Meet the (Blog) Editor: Arianne-Elise Harris

Functional Ecology9 Oct 20248 Oct 2024Leave a comment

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Associate Editor (Blog) – Functional Ecology

Functional Ecology is seeking a new Editor to help run its highly successful blog site, Functional Ecologists We are currently looking for a new Blog Editor, with a broad interest in animal ecology, to continue delivering high-quality content on the blog. As well as highlighting journal content, the blog is a platform for discussing topics of more general interest to our readership and ecologists in general. … Continue reading Associate Editor (Blog) – Functional Ecology

Functional Ecology8 May 20248 May 2024Leave a comment

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Meet The Editor: Michael P. Moore

Current Institution: University of Colorado Denver, USA Research interests: I study how physiology and ontogeny limit the ways that organisms adapt to their environments. I am especially interested in using information about these constraints to better forecast how organisms will respond to global change. Why did you choose to study your particular area of research? When I started graduate school, there was a ton of … Continue reading Meet The Editor: Michael P. Moore

Functional Ecology13 Jul 202319 Sep 2025Leave a comment

Journal Update, News

Functional Ecology welcomes 20 new Associate Editors

Functional Ecology is delighted to announce 20 new Associate Editors who have joined the Editorial Board following our latest open call across all seven BES journals. Find out more about the expertise behind Functional Ecology’s newly onboarded Associate Editors below! Associate Editor Profiles 1. Iveren Abiem Department of Plant Science and Technology, University of Jos, Nigeria Iversen is a forest ecologist and conservation biologist studying … Continue reading Functional Ecology welcomes 20 new Associate Editors

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Journal Update

Interested in becoming a BES Associate Editor?

The seven British Ecological Society journals are currently?looking for ecologists and practitioners to join their editorial boards! See here for more information and how to apply (deadline: 28th February 2023). Read on for details about the role and insights from some of our current Associate Editors: 🔎 THE ROLE Being an Associate Editor (AE) involves making initial assessments on the suitability of manuscripts, securing appropriate… Continue reading Interested in becoming a BES Associate Editor?

Functional Ecology2 Feb 20232 Feb 2023Leave a comment

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Lara Ferry: Let’s talk about Review Papers and welcome our new Reviews Editor, Dr. Liza Holeski!

We are about to welcome a new Review Editor to the Editorial Team at Functional Ecology, Dr. Liza Holeski! I hope you will all join me in welcoming Dr. Holeski to the team. She has served for several years as an Associate Editor and is going to be great in this new role. I hope that many of you seek out the opportunity to work … Continue reading Lara Ferry: Let’s talk about Review Papers and welcome our new Reviews Editor, Dr. Liza Holeski!

Functional Ecology14 Jun 202219 Sep 2025Leave a comment

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Meet the editors: Adam Frew

Adam is an ecologist interested in plant-microbe and plant-insect interactions. His research investigates plant defences against herbivores, the ecology of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and everything in-between. He usually employs experimental approaches in controlled environment (glasshouse/growth chamber) and field studies to tease apart the functional ecology of the interactions between mycorrhizal fungi, plants, and herbivores. He recently took up an ongoing position at the University of … Continue reading Meet the editors: Adam Frew

British Ecological Society26 Feb 202119 Sep 2025Leave a comment

Community+Ecology

Resolving the conflict between conferences and care duties

Conference season is about to start again. For many this is a chance to present latest research results, connect with peers, and establish new contacts and networks. But what if you’re time-poor? What if you have care duties, or, for other reasons, cannot travel far away or for long periods of time? The goal of this blog post is to give tips and a moral … Continue reading Resolving the conflict between conferences and care duties

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Community+Ecology

Choosing conferences – a personal approach

This week the BES journals are focussing on how to survive at conferences! In this post, Associate Editor Oscar Godoy discusses how he chooses what conferences to go to and why.

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British Ecological Society29 May 20196 May 20213 Comments

Ken Thompson presenting 12 Months of Ecology

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12 Months in Ecology – a reading list from #BES2018

For those that asked, here is the reading list from Ken Thompson’s “12 months in (the science of) ecology” talk, from the 2018 British Ecological Society Annual Meeting.

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British Ecological Society20 Dec 20184 Apr 20192 Comments

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