📖 New paper!
Mixed grazing maintains the spatial invariability of alpine grassland biomass by fostering a more diversified community structure and spatial heterogeneity 🌱 🌍 🐄
🔎 Read more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
📖 New research!
The global impact of land reclamation on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi depends on climate, vegetation type and agricultural management practices🌍
These findings highlight the influence of land use changes on underground microbial function and diversity 🍄
🔎https://buff.ly/3CEXKpL
📖 Published!
Interactive effects of stand age and seasonal litter and soil nutrient dynamics on rhizosphere microbial C and N use efficiency in Pinus massoniana plantations🌳 🦠
🔎 Read more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Want to learn more? 🔎
Head over to our winner summary 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/sout...
Read all the shortlisted articles here 👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Upon learning that they'd won the prize, Qing expressed that it 'is a tremendous honour' and 'it is incredibly encouraging to see this work recognized... especially as it reflects many years of collaboration, fieldwork, and mentorship' 📚
Senior Editor @josbarlow.bsky.social commended the study as 'it is an elegant example of how species’ biology and behaviours interact with humans' 💬
Importantly, it contributes to 'meaningful outcomes for conservation' 🤝
The study shows how the coexistence of Przewalski’s horses and Asiatic wild asses is enabled by the latter avoiding water points near human infrastructures. The avoidance of these sites by the Ass herds prevents their depletion, providing reliable drinking spots for the horses 🌊
This year’s Southwood Prize for the best article by an early career researcher goes to Qing Cao! 🏅
We'll be discussing the winning research article 'Coexistence between Przewalski's horse and Asiatic wild ass in the desert: The importance of people' in more detail below! 🫏
Only 9 days left until applications to become a BES Fellow close! ⌛
⏰ Two weeks left to submit a proposal to our cross-journal Special Feature! ⏰
If you want to further understanding of how climate change affects plant–antagonist interactions, find out more 👇
📖 Published!
Conservation evidence is biased but can support decision-making for prevalent and severe threats in tetrapods🦓
Despite taxonomic and spatial biases, conservation evidence is available to support decision-making by practitioners🌍
🔎 buff.ly/MRPd8yj
⭐Nominate remarkable ecologists for our annual BES prizes⭐
Our awards recognise key influencers in our community whose work has benefited society and significantly advanced our understanding of the natural world🌿
Deadline for nominations is 19 April 🧪
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/bes-prizes/
📖 New paper!
Drought reduces the value of both artificial and natural wetlands for gulls breeding in the Mediterranean region🐦️ 🌍
Find out more 👇️
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
📖Published!
Comparing passive and active kelp restoration techniques along an urbanised coast🌿
Passive restoration through water quality improvements facilitates substantial kelp gains, offers increased scalability and provides broader ecosystem benefits across seascape scales🌊
🔎 buff.ly/3KHXyVt
Have you seen our latest summaries about...
👉How coastal wetlands influence the effects of cyclones 🌀🌏
👉Using seabird migration routes as a tool for ocean conservation 🐦🧪
👉 Exploring patterns and shifts in European forest regimes 🌲📊
Read more below👇
appliedecologistsblog.com/category/res...
📖 New paper!
Parallel responses of gross nitrogen mineralization rate and related functional gene abundance along subalpine secondary succession🌳 ⛰️ 🌲
🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/u6k5L3Y
💡We're still looking for proposals for our special feature with @jappliedecology.bsky.social
and @funecology.bsky.social!
🪲This special feature will focus on how climate change affects plant–antagonist interactions.
Find out more 👉️ buff.ly/RtmeWgE
📖 New Paper
Environmental DNA metabarcoding reflects rank-based abundance of fish
This approach provides a practical tool for managers to rapidly assess rank abundance of freshwater fishes🧬🐟️
🔎 Read more: buff.ly/GXeOPFx
Mateus Silva introduces a tool to facilitate seed provenancing for climate-smart ecosystem restoration📊🌎
Shortlisted for the 2025 Southwood Prize 🏆🧪
appliedecologistsblog.com/2026/04/05/m...
Amanda Hsiung details how the effectiveness of novel hybrid mangrove living shorelines is dependent on context🌲🌊🌎
Shortlisted for the 2025 Southwood Prize 🏆🧪
appliedecologistsblog.com/2026/04/03/a...
Qing Cao discusses the coexistence between Przewalski’s horse and Asiatic wild ass in the desert 🐎🌎
Shortlisted for the 2025 Southwood Prize 🏆🧪
appliedecologistsblog.com/2026/04/02/q...
We're accepting proposals for our Special Feature!
We invite scientists and practitioners to share experiences from management projects that didn't go to plan, but still provided important insights into how best to manage ecosystems and species🌱
⏰Submit by 30th April
More here👇
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📖 Published
Estimating spatially varying occupancy trends for multi-scale conservation: An amphibian case study in the midwestern United States 🐸 🌍
🔎 Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A great, and thought provoking, opening plenary from @josbarlow.bsky.social this morning where he challenged three entrenched paradigms in order to advance tropical forest conservation 🌲 #SCCS2026
We're looking for proposals for our recent special feature! 🌍 🧪
Contributions will explore empirical evidence, methodological challenges, and statistical frameworks for detecting and interpreting rate variation over time 🕰️
⏰️1st May deadline!
Find out more and submit here 👉 buff.ly/cVDgT51
We're at the Student Conference on Conservation Science! #SCCS2026 🌎
Come and find us in the Elementary Lab to learn more about BES membership, our journals, and to talk all things ecology 💬🧪
@britishecologicalsociety.org @sccscambridge.bsky.social
Great looking new paper in @jappliedecology.bsky.social by Sofia Miguel et al, who recently visited my group at BC3, uses a Landsat-derived data to characterise forest disturbance regimes based on size, severity, and frequency with high variability. shorturl.at/B1mg1
Delighted to be shortlisted by the @britishecologicalsociety.org @jappliedecology.bsky.social for the Southwood Prize 2026! Here's a short article about some reflections from our study ✨
This study was a formative step in my training as an early-career ecologist. Thanks to all my co-authors!
Happy to see our paper featured on the cover of the Journal of Applied Ecology!! @jappliedecology.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
Thanks, Habib Ali Hamid - @saharaconservation.bsky.social for the beautiful image of scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) reintroduced in Chad.
@akshaybirdwatch.bsky.social explains how microclimatic niche shifts predict long-term survival and body mass declines in a warmer and more degraded world🐦🌎
Shortlisted for the 2025 Southwood Prize 🏆🧪
appliedecologistsblog.com/2026/03/30/a...